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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, January 13,1993 9 t Brought to you by... Corner of Courtice Rd. and Sales and Servicing Salesperson of the week Jim Reid Phone Brad Kelly at 623-3303 WELL TRAVELLED -- Our timing was a little bit off this year when notifying Craig deBlois that he had been selected as the 1992 Canadian Statesman Male Athlete of the Year. By the time we received the plaques over the Christmas holidays, Craig had already returned to Colgate University. Luckily for us, his parents, Robert and Jean, were planning a visit over New Year's. We loaded them up with the plaques and a roll of film so they could take a photo for us. The photos turned out so well that if we ever need some freelance work done, their names are at the top of our list. BEST OF LUCK -- We wish all the luck to Bowmanville resident Doug Brown, who is one of two finalists for the Canadian Driver of the Year award that will be presented at the annual harness horse racing banquet this Saturday evening. Doug has won the award the last four years in a row, but is in tough this year against a driver from Montreal. The winner will represent Canada at the World Driving Championships in France in June of this year. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION -- Those who are interested in keeping, their promise of trying to get into shape this year, may want to take a look at a story on this week's sports pages. An aerobics class to be held on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Recreation Complex will be getting underway this Monday evening. It's a great opportunity to ensure that all of last year's summer clothes will fit. Or, if you're one of the fortunate ones, the classes will help make you look fit and trim for that winter vacation to a secluded warm spot. If that's the case, there are a number of staff members here who would be more than happy to accompany you on that trip to warmer temperatures, should there be a spare ticket. its RUNNING JOKE -- Each Monday morning we share a laugh with a former high school classmate, who in those days was known as Denise Maher. Today, after marriage some time ago to husband, Randy, her last name is now Riopelle. An easy name to pronounce when seen in print, but over the phone, it's one that can sound muffled. For the staff out front who field tire calls into the office, it has provided all sorts of nightmares. At one time, we decided that when Denise called, she could just tell them it was 'D' on the other line. Despite having her name butchered every week, she continues to call with all the results from the Newcastle Village Town League. Her efforts have been very much appreciated. May we suggest the league consider giving her a raise in pay? FUTURE BASKETBALL SUPERSTAR -- Keep the name Mike Ï; Piwerka in mind for future reference when watching NCAA Division I basketball. The 16-year-old student at McLaughlin Collegiate in Oshawa, \t was at Bowmanville High School on Monday afternoon for a senior boys' basketball game, and had the many onlookers in awe. And that was before ■ the game even began. Reverse dunks and 360° slams were a part of his arsenal in the warmups. And, in the first quarter, he delighted the fans with a couple of power dunks. His coach said that he is being pursued by five major universities in the .States, including University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Notre Dame, Florida State, University of Florida, and Marquette. Problem is, he is only in grade 11 and has two more years to go. Those y offers will certainly increase pver time. 1 HOME AND WELL -- Joe Kennett, of the Town of Newcastle ; Community Services Department, is home and resting after undergoing heart bypass surgery January 4: He returned home from hospital on . January 10, and is hoping to be back in circulation at the office sometime * soon. The calls to his home and to the office regarding his health have been appreciated. Local Athlete Prepares to Ski in by Rachel Van Hamburg 'O Cross-country skiing is consid- ; ered a hobby by most. It's viewed as : something that is relaxing, yet con- •-sidered a good way of staying physi- - cally fit. L/! But most people don't see it as a ijj competitive sport. For Darlene Carter, cross-country skiing is relaxing and good exercise. f But, it is also a sport in which she finds exciting competition. Carter's success in the sport is •' continuing. In March, she will be on • her way to Austria for the Intcrna- ■J tional Special Olympics. *1 Unsure of how she will do, she ;knows that she will be competing '^against the best from all over the K world in Austria. îj "I think cross-country skiing is I fun," said Carter about the sport. Carter was a tremendous success ■ Ü-whcn she was one of 63 athletes " who travelled to the Special Olym- j pics National Winter Games in Sas- ■1 katoon last February 18- 23,1992. *' She brought home three medals and recognition for the Town of Newcastle by winning gold in the 100m, silver in the 400m and a bronze in the 800m cross-country races. "I was really happy and excited when I got first place in Saskatoon," Carter recalled. Carter, who has been competing in the Special Olympics since she was a teenager, has won numerous medals throughout her skiing career. The Bowmanville resident trains for her competitions by walking, not skiing. In the summer, since there is no snow to ski on, Carter resorts to track events and shot put. Another success story in the Special Special Olympics is Betty Auld, who has been competing in speed skating and swimming for as long as she can remember and has collected a wall full of medals and trophies. This Courtice resident was a teammate of Carter at the Special Olympics National Winter Games in Saskatoon. Auld brought home two silvers for the 100m and the 300m in speed skating, fred's autobody ltd. FREE ESTIMATES • COMPETITIVE RATES INSURANCE CLAIMS FRED DE VRIES (416) 623-6353 163 Baseline Road Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3L4 -COMPLETE COLLISION REPAIR. RESTORATION AND REFINISHING- DURHAM AUTO DETAIL COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE CLEANUP Buff and Wax • Interior Shampoo • Polyshine • Rust Proofing FRED DEVRIES (416) 697-2297 163 Baseline Road, Unit 2 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3L4 Clarke H.S. Humiliates Visitors by 69-26 Margin by Brad Kelly As blowouts go, this one was of huge proportions. We're talking as large as the likes of a Cecil Fielder. Yes, that big. Consider that if the Clarke High School senior boys' basketball team didn't score another point after halftime, halftime, they still would have cruised to an easy 12 point victory. Unfortunately for Campbellford, that wasn't the case. Clarke scored. Again and again. Virtually at will. The end result was a 69-26 humiliation. humiliation. It was a game that was deemed a laugher. The joke was on those who stayed to watch. "We could have probably run up 100 points on them tonight," said coach George Matsuasaki of the approach approach his team took into last Thursday Thursday night's game. "We were in second gear all, night, and didn't crank it up. But it was good in a way, because everyone everyone played and got to work on their shooting." Indeed they did. Clarke fired more shots then the entire Iraqi army did during the Gulf War. And, on the other side, Clarke had as many direct hits as the allied forces. As in the war, many of the hits were from bombs. They finished the game with six, three point baskets. Clarke were led offensively by Dustin Reid, who had a game-high 19 points. His younger brother, Daryl, Daryl, finished with 13, while Mark Tranter had 11. The game was virtually over minutes after Clarke scored their first basket. Campbellford offered little in the way of any offence, and were non-existent at the defensive end of the court. Clarke opened a 21-6 lead by the end of the opening quarter, and stretched it to 38-14 by halftime. Their best quarter, in terms of production, was the third. In that quarter, they poured in 22 points, while allowing Campbellford only one basket. At that point, it was 60-16. The win improved Clarke's record in South Kawartha league play to 4-1 on the year. The only loss of the season was their home opener, when Trinity handled them rather easily. Clarke have back-to-back home games over the next couple of days. This afternoon (Wednesday, January January 13) they face St. Mary's, while tomorrow, Cobourg East will provide provide the opposition. Bell Canada Girls Continue Streak With Win Last Week Todd Graves (#14), of Clarke High School, battles with a Campbellford Campbellford player for a loose ball, while teammate Jim Partner (#20) awaits the outcome during a.South Kawartha basketball league game last Thursday. Clarke humiliated their opponents, racking up an easy 69-26 victory. On December 15, the Bell Canada Canada girls continued their winning streak by defeating Oshawa 3-0. The shutout went to Heather, with goals by Lisa (2), and Suzanne. The assists camé from Paula (2), Jill and Cheryl. After the two-week Christmas break, the Bowmanville Terrors were at it again. This time, they defeated defeated Keene 4-1 on January 5. Goals were scored by Sommer (2), .Marcy and Sherry. Assists went to Marcy, Lisa, Amanda, Laura G, and, Laura S. On January 7, the girls travelled to Oshawa. The girls continued their unbeaten streak, defeating Oshawa 5-0. Goals were scored by Sommer (2), Sherry,, Laura S. and Bridget. Assists went to Sommer (2), Lisa and Sherry. Heather recorded the shutout. Congratulations go to Sommer for making the Ontario Under-18 team. The Bell Canada record is now 14-0. Clarke Wants to Return to OFSSA Bantam Toros Win First Two Games of Season by Sandra Hamilton The Bowmanville bantam Toros started 1993 off with a bang, taking the win in the first two games of the new year. Their first game against Markham Markham started off in favour of the opposition. opposition. Period one brought in three goals for Markham and only one for Bowmanville. The Toros were not about to give up. Playing die best comeback game this season, Jason Jeffreys and Jason Bubar fought through Markham's defence to score two goals. The game remained tied into the third period. With exhausted confidence, confidence, the Toros skated back onto the ice, determined to get the win. Four minutes into the last period, Steve Bonneau, scoring his second goal of the game, broke the tie. The Toros were not finished with Markham Markham yet. With six minutes left in the game, Steve Hamilton made his way up the ice to score a final goal, ending ending the game with a score of 5-3. With two days' rest, the Toros were back on the ice, ready to face Ajax. Again, the game did not start in favour of Bowmanville, as the Toros fell behind 1-0 to end the first period. Period two brought Mike Parks, then Steve Bonneau, to the net to score two goals, seizing back the lead and starting the final period with a score of 2-1. Ajax fought back and managed two more goals in the third. Bowmanville Bowmanville fought back harder. Mike Francis, assisted by Steve Bonneau and Jason Bubar, made the tieing goal. With less than seven minutes remaining, Francis and Jamie Shet- lcr assisted Steve Hamilton in scoring scoring the winning goal, ending the game with a final score of 4-3. by Rachel Van Hamburg The Clarke High School senior senior girls' volleyball team has progressed into another winning season season of Kawartha' Kawartha' play, capturing capturing three league tournaments tournaments so far. In a tournament tournament at Clarke High School Tuesday, January January 5, they played four teams and raised their number of wins from 12 to 20. Their losses are unchanged, unchanged, at two. They won all eight games in the tournament. "We had a practice in the morning, morning, so the girls were kind of tired at the end of the tournament," said Dave Dobson, one of the coaches for Clarke, "but they still played well through every game." They played their first game against Port Hope, winning 15-13 and 15-6. They displayed their strength in both games but they also had their low points. When Port Hope tried to pull back into the running, Clarke would hit them even harder, with great plays. "Some of the teapis had considerably considerably weaker skills, so the skill level of Clarke seems to drop a little little when we play the weaker teams," said Dobson. They also played ' St. Mary's, beating them in both games, 15-2 and 15-1. St. Mary's seemed to have little skill compared to Clarke. Cobourg West and Cobourg East also both lost to Clarke. Clarke beat Cobourg West 15-9 and 15-4. They also beat Cobourg East 17-15 and 15-1. "Cobourg East is one of the better better teams in the region, and to play well against a better team is always good," said Dobson. The whole team seemed to be playing their best through most of the tournament, but Megan Davies and Janice Rickard seemed to be at peak performance, showing their excellent hitting skills. Also, Carrie Farrow, with some great sets, and Jen Goodmurphy, with amazing overhand serves, led the team to their relatively easy victories. "We expected to be competitive this year and to be one of the top teams in the region," said Dobson. "We have a good shot of winning COSSA in early March at North Addington, and going on to OF- SAA in April in Ottawa. "We had a lot of girls come back from last year's senior team and, since we placed eighth at OFSAA last year, there is a good chance that we will place higher litis year," added added Dobson. Hove Dinner On Us! SAVE s SO.OO on deductible of most insurance windshield claims plus ... Dinner for Two at Hone's Chicken & Ribs Offer expires January 30th, 1993 Auto Glozr 623-4225 19 Silver St., Bowmanville (beside Pine Ridge Automotive)