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I 12 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, December 11,1991 Late Goal Eliminates Bowmanville Midgets from Tournament by Brad Kelly The jinx continued for the Toro midgets at their third annual tournament this past weekend. In the previous two tournaments, tournaments, 1989 and 1990, they failed to get past the second round. That number was increased increased to three in a row on Saturday afternoon. A goal, with 22 seconds remaining in the game, lifted Markham to a 4-3 win over the Toros, eliminating them from the championship side of the tournament. They had beaten the Oshawa Canadians, 7-4, in the tournament opener on Saturday morning. In the early stages of their game against Markham, the Toros appeared as though they were going to be able to shake the losing trend that Toro teams before them had encountered. They jumped out to a three-goal lead, and looked like they were headed to the semi-finals. Unfortunately, a fourth goal eluded them. The late goal by Markham handed the Toros the same fate as their predecessors. In '89, the Toros suffered two straight lopsided losses, 6-1 to Peterborough and 6-2 to Trenton. Last year, they managed a first-round victory over the Oshawa Bruins, 7-5, but lost to the eventual tournament tournament champions, Uxbridge, Uxbridge, 5-2. Though they handled the Oshawa Canadians with little problem in their opener, the game did have its moments. In the end, the game cost the Toros the services of five players due to suspensions. With less than a minute to go in the third period, and the game's outcome no longer in question, an Oshawa player ran the Toro goaltender. Fights ensued between the players on the ice, and all were given fighting majors and game misconducts. A major penalty during any game resulted in expulsion expulsion from the remainder of the tournament. With five players unable to play in the second game, a call for help went out to the Bowmanville Eagles. Gary Adams, who plays for the Ea gles but is signed to a midget card, was pressed into service for the game against Markham. Markham. Willowdale emerged as the overall champions of this year's tournament, despite trying their best to lose a certain certain victory in the finals. They jumped out to a commanding 6-0 lead over Owen Sound early in the second second period. Gamely, Owen Sound fought back to narrow the gap to 6-4. But, they A >»»«»•»» I * • II» MIMMIM X I V couldn't get any closer, as Willowdale went on to record an 8-6 win. Willowdale had very little trouble advancing through the single elimination portion of the tournament Other than a scare in their first game - a 6-5 win over Port Perry - they were untested. They shut out the Oshawa Red Wings in the second round, 6-0, and ■ eliminated Barrie in the semifinals, semifinals, 5-1. Owen Sound advanced to the finals with an opening round 4-1 win over Stratford, followed by 7-1 and 5-1 wins over Bolton and Markham, respectively. id Phone Brad Kelly at 623-3303 WOULD YOU BELIEVE? -- The Catholic high school in Bowmanvillc, St. Stephen's, held a draw recently in an attempt to raise funds for their hockey program. The winners, John Sheridan, of Bowmanville, and S. Martucci, of Newcastle, each won a camping knapsack. Nothing strange about that. But guess how many tickets were sold for the draw? If you guessed 666, you're right. EAGLE ALL-STARS -- We (Eagle manager Mike Laing and myself) erred last week when we published the names of the players from the Eagles who are going to the all-star game. in Cobourg on January 11. The Eagles have nominated Shane Armstrong, Dean Baumhauer, Brad Robinson, Drew Allenby, and Nick Dennis. A minimum of three of those players will be chosen for the league all-stars, who will face the Port Perry MoJacks. Also on the nominee list is goaltender, Chris Massey. NOMINATED -- Doug Brown, of Bowmanville, is one of two finalists in balloting for the O'Brien Award as the best standardbred driver of the year. Brown has captured the award for three years in a row. The winner will be announced at the third annual O'Brien Awards banquet on Saturday, January 18 in Toronto. IN SYNC -- Jessica Archibald, a member of the Oshawa Synchro Club, placed sixth in the 10 and under category at a recent competition held in Port Hope. Just a beginner, her highlight was scoring fives from almost every judge in the Sailboat Alternate figure. Kelly Flintoff had a strong showing in the 13-14 age group. She is coached by Hampton resident, Raida Pearce., ......... i hit; 'n^n< : EAGLES' GAMES -- In case you missed last week's game between Bowmanville and Uxbridge, don't despair. You can catch the same two teams at the Recreation Complex this Sunday at 7:30 p.m. A large crowd is expected, as a promotion for Big Brothers and minor hockey will allow a lot of 'freebies' into the rink. ATHLETES OF THE YEAR -- It's that time of year, when we are busily preparing for the new year. But, before we leave 1991, we want to recognize the best male and female athletes of the year in the Town of Newcastle. If you have any suggestions, drop us a line. You'll find an ad on one of the sports pages outlining all the details. SKI NEWS -- Daily information on alpine and cross-country ski conditions throughout the province for the upcoming season will be available. The alpine information line is (416) 963-2992 and the cross-country line is (416) 963-2911. The taped report is available 24 hours a day, and is updated at 7 and 11:15 a.m., and 2:15 p.m. The service will be available until the first weekend in April of '92. TRIVIA -- Who did the Buffalo Bills select when they had the first overall pick in the 1985 college draft? ANSWER -- Bruce Smith, DE, Virginia Tech Yesterday's Heroes 25 YEARS AGO -- Sunday night's freewheeling opener between Ken's Men's Wear and Bill's Billiards, Billiards, provided some of the best action in the Jr. Men's League this season. Bill's, doormats in the four-team loop, lost 6-5. Warner Wallroff had a pair for the winners. Steve Bums, Ron Baker, Brian Forsey' and Barry Whiteman had the others. George Leaver had two for Bill's, with Rae Pickle, Pete Budel and Jim McIntyre collecting singles. ****** Team standings in the Commercial League, W. Frank Real Estate 6-3-12; Mutton & Gould 6-3-12; Bryson's Smoke Shop 3-6-6; Brooks' Supertest 3- 6-6. ****** 20 YEARS AGO -- The Bowmanville Red Eagles were defeated by Cobourg, 7-4. Coach Buck Moore praised the work of goalie Rob Willoughby who had 44 shots fired àt him. Goal-scorers for the Eagles were Ken Holmes, Neil and Grant McLaughlin. ****** 10 YEARS AGO -- Jr. C standings, Bowmanville 18-2-0-36; Lindsay 12-3-2-28; Cobourg 11-4-1-23; Uxbridge 9-7-2-20; Port Hope 8-11-2-18; Port Perry 7-9-2-16; Bcwdlcy 6-9-3-15; Stouffville 4- 10-3-11; Lakefield 1-12-5-7; Little Britain 1-11-4- 6. ****** The girls of Hampton Junior Public School took the Darlington soccer tournament crown recently. Team members included Kathleen Whatcly (coach), Jacky Turkocio, Carolyn Bateman, Tammy Tammy Fowler, Lynn Jones, Lucy Davidson, Erin Par- fitt, Jessica Vccnstra, Jackie Imigcr, Diane Homs-' by, Annisa Aus, Ailccn VanHeuvelcn, Heather Miller, Laura Jensen, --Best Team Effort of Season for Junior "C" Club -- Eagles Dump Uxbridge6-2 by Brad Kelly There was nothing spectacular spectacular in the fact that the Eagles Eagles beat the Uxbridge Bruins on home ice Sunday night. It was the second time in three weeks they had done so. But, the way in which they accomplished the 6-2 victory deserved some note. "Eagles 6 Uxbridge 2 It was the best team effort that the Eagles have put forth this seàson. With six players out of the lineup, two more sidelined during the game, and another ejected for a second second period fight, it was the type of total team effort they needed. Everybody saw a regular shift, and the players relegated relegated to third and fourth line duties duties on most evenings, responded responded with solid efforts. Combined with the stellar performance of the game's first star, Chris Massey, the win was a much-deserved one. "It was a total team effort. Everybody contributed tonight," tonight," said Massey. "All the third line players and guys who weren't playing playing all the time got a regular shift tonight, and played really really well. They did their job and everything was fine." In addition to a strong supporting supporting cast of. non-regulars contributing to the win, the two players the Eagles counted counted on to lead the team offensively, offensively, did so. Brad Robinson and Shane Armstrong both scored a pair of goals in the second period to erase a 1-0 Uxbridge lead after the opening 20 minutes. Todd Cannings and Rob Real, who also played a strong game, had third period markers. Blair Cook and Craig Stronach replied for Uxbridge. Uxbridge. The win moved the Eagles' Eagles' record on the season to 10-7-1. They are now an impressive impressive 8-2 in their past 10 games. A marked improvement improvement over the 2-5-1 start they had to open the season. They had an opportunity to add to their current streak last night (Tuesday) as the Lakefied Chiefs paid a visit to the Recreation Complex. Armstrong's , first goal of the evening jaidway through the second period, to tie the game at one apiece, gave the Eagles the lift they needed after after a sluggish opening period. Three goals in a span of 2:18 to close out the period put the game virtually out of reach. The most damaging was Robinson's second goal of the period. With the Eagles leading 3-1 and playing short-handed, Robinson sped away from his own blueline after two Uxbridge defence- men collided. He beat goal- tender Ian Witucki to give the Eagles a three-goal cushion. Stronach brought Uxbridge Uxbridge to within two early in the third, but Cannings, on a slapshot from just outside the Uxbridge blueline, beat Wi- Goode, Nick Dennis tucki to retain the three-goal Drew Allenby were lead. Uxbridge thought they had narrowed the margin with just over six minutes left in the game. A shot from the point rang off of the post and went in behind Massey. But the referee ruled that Greg Ferraro of the Brains had in- Chris Massey Pines Girls Win Kinsmen Volleyball Tournament h mm: B SIB, The defending tournament champions, Uxbridge, were not entered. Port Perry, who advanced to last year's final against Uxbridge, made a quick exit this year, losing in straight games to Willowdale, 6-5, and Whitby, 8-4. On the consolation side, Richmond Hill held off Whitby, Whitby, 6-4, in the finals. After dropping their opening opening round game in overtime to Bolton, 54, Richmond Hill advanced to the consolation consolation finals with a 4-2 win over Stratford, and a narrow 4-3 victory over Peterborough. Peterborough. Whitby were relegated to the consolation side after dropping their opener, 4-1, to the Oshawa Red Wings. They had an easy time in their next two games, posting an 8-4 win over Port Perry, and eliminating Waterloo in the semi-finals, 7-2. Last year's consolation champions, Goulding Park, did not return to defend their title. Previous overall tournament tournament champions included Woodstock, and consolation winners were Preston, in the first midget tournament held in '89 under the current two- day format. terfered with Massey, disallowed disallowed the goal, and issued Ferraro a penalty. Forty-six seconds later, Armstrong fed a cross-ice pass to Real who one-timed it into the open side of the net. It was a strong performance performance for Massey, who made several key saves early in the game to keep the Eagles within striking distance. It was the type of game the Eagles Eagles were hoping to see from Massey when they signed him to one of two over-age cards. They weren't getting full value at the start, but he has shown a marked improvement improvement of late. "I'm a really slow starter, but it was the competition when Drew (backup goalie Drew Campbell) showed up," said Massey of the reasoning reasoning behind his improved play. Campbell started the season with the Jr. B club in Ajax before coming to the Eagles after the start of the season. "As the winter goes along, I'll continue to get more confidence," continued Massey. "I was flopping at the start of the year really bad. I knew it, I just had to correct it myself. "My dad told me and Mike Laing (Eagles' manager) manager) told me. Everybody knew what I was doing wrong, I just had to correct it" THE SCOOP - In addition addition to Chris Massey, the La- batt's three stars included Brad Robinson and Rob Rid- dell.Jeff Rohr, Tony Van Hoof, Steve DeSmedt, Greg and not dressed. Rohr and Van Hoof are away at school, Dennis and Goode are suspended, and Allenby is in- jured...Coach Mike Noonan received a two-game suspension suspension following his ejection from last week's game against Port Perry. The grade seven girls' volleyball team at The Pines Senior Public School won the area Kinsmen championship championship tournament on November 27 when they defeated Bowmanville Senior two games to one in the finals. The Pines managed to advance through the round robin unde- ni- • 4 mm *L »>■ nunnnfullil tliol r* llMft Members of the winning team from Willowdale (not in order), Matthew Blackett, Tony Sialtsis and Alasdair Goodwill are presented the championship championship trophy from honorary tournament chairman, Keith Shackelton, after their 8-6 triumph over Owen Sound. ■ M. Keith Shackelton presents the consolation championship trophy to Steve Forberg, of Richmond Hill, after they defeated Whitby, 6-4 in the finals. FINAL CLEARANCE BUSINESS CLOSED FINEST IN SILVERWARE CHESTS No. 12 Sterling Drawer Chest Available in Solid Walnut and Solid Mahogany High lustre finish. Solid brass hardware. Lined in anti-tarnish brown Kenized cloth. 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