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< 6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, December 9,1992 Eagles Need Overtime to Defeat Uxbridge, 54 Phone Brad Kelly at 623-3303 FOOD DRIVE -- It has been a very busy year so far for those associated - with the Bowmanville Eagles, and things are only going to get busier. V. Through the month of December, their annual food drive is in effect at all ^ home games, permitting children under the age of 12 to watch the game for " free as long as they are accompanied by an adult, and donate a non-perishable food item. On December 19, many will reminisce with ■- players from the past during an Alumni game that begins at 2:00 p.m., and V- on January 9, they will be hosting the League All-Star Game, which has a ',.'2:00 p.m. faceoff. So much to do and so little time to do it in. •••••••••••a - THANKS FOR RESPONSE - A couple of weeks ago, a ;■ Sports-Thought column expressed the problems we have been having of • late getting all of the write-ups in, and asked for suggestions from our correspondents on how to resolve the problem. One day after that article appeared in the paper, we had a visit from Mike Bryant, who had some good ideas. This week, there was a letter from Janice Maude. Obviously, Janice has put a lot of thought into our dilemma and her idea deserves a great deal of consideration. We are looking into implementing it in the •■ New Year, and are crossing our fingers in the hope that her suggestion whelps solve the problem. ■•■••••■■••a ~ HIGH SCHOOL SEMI'S -- The Lakeshore Hockey League has ^concluded its regular season, and the four teams are eagerly anticipating -, : the playoffs which begin in Orono on Friday afternoon. The favourites are St. Stephen's, who finished the year undefeated and will face Cartwright in rone semi-final. In the oilier semi, Clarke will lake on St. Mary's. Hopefully, either St. Stephen's or Clarke will win their respective games, so that the finals will be held in this area next week, and give us the chance to bring you the results. HOW 'BOUT THAT -- There aren't many regular readers up Port Perry way, which is a shame, because we couldn't pass up the opportunity to give their beloved MoJacks a little dig this week. The Bobcaygeon Bullets, the newest team in the Jr. C loop this year, went into Port Perry on Sunday night with no wins or ties in 21 starts. That changed with a 6-5 win oyer -the MoJacks, and apparently, they had two goals called back. The rest of s the teams in the league breathed a sigh of relief, because they all knew that sooner or later, Bobcaygeon were going to win a game. It's just a real , . shame that it had to happen to our good neighbors to die north. Not! •••••••■■■•a BEST SHOWING YET -- Tip of the hat goes out to the Bowmanville midget Toros, who came within an eyelash of advancing to the semi-finals of their 16-team tournament over the weekend. They have some satisfaction in knowing that they beat the eventual champions, Stratford, during round robin play. Next up is the Christmas Classic, which will get underway for Toro teams on December 26, and run until December 31. 50 YEARS AGO -- Receiving recognition at the BHS commencement jj'for being on the girls' athletic society were Lurana Sleep (president), Willa Ward (vice president), Joan Newton (secretary), Sally Cole (treasurer). On the boys' athletic society were Donald Ferguson (president), Alan Strike (vice president), John Rutter (secretary-treasurer). 35 YEARS AGO -- Local curling enthusiasts who are enjoying curling curling at the Oshawa Curling Club are Wilf Kitson, E.W. Crawford, L. Dip- pell, L.M. Roenigk, W. Courtney, W.S. Cotton, Ernie Rehder, Ross Strike. 25 YEARS AGO -- The Bowmanville Kinsmen Club gave the Town of Bowmanville a cheque for $25,000 to pay for the changeover in the power system at the Memorial Arena. The following participated in the ceremony in the Council Chambers: Don Masterson, Ralph Whyte, Bill Slaght, Roy Woodward, Mayor Ivan Hobbs, Maurice Prout (councillor), Annie Oke (councillor), Wes Fice (deputy reeve), Glenholme Hughes (councillor), Robert Byron (clerk-controller). ******* Jackie Patfield, 16, bowled the first 400 game at Liberty Bowl in two years. Jackie, bowling in the Youth Bowling League, started off with ten strikes in a row and then, on the eleventh try, threw away from the head pin and finished finished with a 414. 20 YEARS AGO -- Top scorers in the Bowmanville Commercial Hockey League are: G. Wilson (8-10-18), B. Hellam (7-10-17), S. Burns (7- 7-14), D. Green (5-7-12), L. Burns (5-7-12). , ****** * 10 YEARS AGO -- It took an extra end for Gord Baker's Bowmanville Bowmanville rink to win the Labatt's Las Vegas bonspicl on Saturday at the Bowmanville Bowmanville Country Club. The winners were Gord and Rosemary Baker, Robin Robin and Jean MacDonald. Marilyn Kowal of Bowmanville Travel presented plane tickets to Las Vegas to the winners. y-y PRO SHOP CHRISTMAS SALE L~r. ! Fri., December 18, Sat,, December 19th 10 a.m.-5 p,m. \ • ^ OUR ENTIRE INVENTORY IS ON SALE , r •' AT BARGAIN PRICES!! 1993 Driving Range Memberships only $99.00 ^ 1993 Golf and Tennis Memberships are available A** 82 Victoria Street Port Hope 885-6487 RftHope Golf \Cmyay Club^ by Brad Kelly The Goodyear Eagles have been looking for some scoring punch of late from someone outside of their, marquee players. Sunday night, against the Uxbridge Uxbridge Bruins, a couple of those players stepped forward. Ryan Stewart tallied twice, while Gary Adams scored the winner in overtime and added a pair of assists in a 5-4 win. "Those guys are really coming around," said assistant coach Jeff Fox of his two offensive weapons of the night. "At the beginning of the season, it's easy to say that the young guys are making mistakes, but you have to bear with them. Stewy and Gary are perfect examples. examples. "They have turned the comer. There was no question they could play here, it was just a matter of time." Extra time was something the Eagles Eagles needed to record their 15th win of the season, and second straight victory in as many nights. Saturday, in Little Britain, they posted an 8-6 victory, to maintain their lead atop the Central Jr. C standings. With 2:45 elapsed in the extra frame, Adams took a pass from Shane Armstrong who was behind the net. In one quick motion, he fired a shot past Uxbridge's Jeff Reid for the winner. The goal capped off a productive night for Adams, who was the best Eagle on the ice. In the third period, he assisted on Stewart's second goal of the night, and in the second period, period, picked up an assist on Geoff Fleming's first goal as an Eagle after after being picked up from the Co- bourg Cougars of the Jr. A Tier II loop. Shane Armstrong potted his 32nd goal of the year early in the first period period on the power play. Curtis Hodgins had a pair of third period goals for Uxbridge, while Ja son Underwood and Darryl Brick- nell hadone apiece. Three times in the game, the Eagles Eagles held a one-goal lead, but.each; time the pesky Bruins managed to] make the most of their chances to: pull even. And, as well,.a little luck! was on their side. After tying the game 1-1 on a powerplay goal by Underwood in. the second period, Uxbridge took their only lead of the game nine seconds seconds later. Bricknell fired the puck into the ; Eagles' zone.from centre ice. Goal- tender Drew Campbell stopped the shot behind the net. The puck became became lodged between Campbell's skates and when he returned to his crease, the puck slipped out through his skates and just over the goal line. Stewart tied the game on the power play when his shot found its way through the pads of Jeff Reid at the midway mark of the second period. period. And, with 3:16 left in the period, Fleming banged in a rebound that was left loose in the crease to restore restore the Eagles' one-goal lead. But Uxbridge weren't about to concede the two points. Hodgins pulled them even again when he scored on his own rebound just 18 seconds into the final period. Stewart restored the lead on a nice individual effort resulting in a goal on a slapshot from the top of the circle. But Hodgins lied the game at 4-4 during a five minute power play after after Chad Armstrong was tossed trom the game for checking from behind. The fact that Uxbridge came back from a one-goal deficit on three different occasions didn't come as a surprise to Fox. "They are pretty good at both ends of the rink and aren't out of any game with us or whoever they* play." Bowmanville out-shot Uxbridge 48-41 in the wide-open affair. THE SCOOP - The three stars were Ryan Stewart, Curtis Hodgins and Jason Underwood. Despite playing playing his best game of the year, Gary Adams was ignorcd...Along with Geoff Fleming, the Eagles also signed Marvin Robillard, who was playing with the Cobourg Cou- gars...Shanc Armstrong, Nick Dennis, Dennis, Todd Cannings and Ryan Stewart Stewart tallied twice each in Saturday's win in Little Britain. a* A loose puck just outside the crease area always attracts a crowd, and Sunday's game between the Bowmanville Eagles and Uxbridge Bruins was no exception. The Eagles needed overtime to record their 15th win of the season, a 5-4 victory. The Ganaraska Wolves midget girls' volleyball team played in the McGregor Cup Tier II tournament held in Scarborough on November 28. The girls met competition from Ottawa, Ottawa, London, Stratford, Oshawa and Waterloo. In pool play, the Wolves finished second out of five teams, winning seven seven of their eight games. They played Geranium Homes Atoms The Geranium Homes atoms had another busy week. On the evening of Thursday, November 26, Geranium came out flying against Major Plumbing Plumbing in a regularly scheduled league game in Orono. Major Plumbing managed to come out with a 2-1 win, with Geranium's Geranium's goal being scored by Mike Cyr, assisted by Mike Harper. On Saturday, November 28, Geranium Geranium suited up against Family Trust in an exhibition game in Newcastle. Family Trust came out with the first goal which was quickly matched by Geranium's Colin Maude, assisted by Chris Jasicwicz and Mike Harper. Then, five minutes into the second period, period, Mike Cyr netted a nice goal. Family Trust came back with two more goals, leaving the score 3-2 at the end of the second period. With three minutes left in the game, Jonathan Jonathan Black connected to bring the . score to a 3-3 tie. their playoff match against the other pool's first place finisher, Genesis, from Oshawa. The winner of the best- of-three games advanced to the gold medal match and the loser to the bronze. • Ganaraska took the first game 15- 12 and Genesis came back in the second second to win 15-10. In the third game, the Wolves walked away with a 15-4 victory. This match also clinched them a position for all following Tier I tournaments. Exhaustion, stress and pain were factors faced by the girls during the gold medal games against the Waterloo Waterloo Tigers. Not one game came easy for either team. The first game score was 15-9 for the Wolves. 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