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8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, February 24,1993 Successful Skating Meet in Uxbridge for Orono Skaters Young Orono Figure Skaters Do Well at Unicorn Skating Meet At the Fine Kidge skating competition held in Uxbridge on February 13, the following skaters repre-' sented the Orono Figure Skating Club. Front row, (1-r), Taralee Clements, Jillian Lemieux, Kaitlin Colville, Colville, Erin McGlynn, Michelle Moffatt. Back row, (1-r), Ailan MacKenzie, Melanie Lemieux, Anthea Peacock, Heather Gebeors, Tony Clemants, Melissa Colville, Michelle Rutherford, Adam Colville, Lori Mirsch. Absent was Melissa Allin. Skaters Represent Newcastle Club at Uxbridge Meet These up-and-coming skaters of the Orono Figure Skating Club participated in the Unjcom Fair competition competition that was held in Oshawa this past Saturday. For many of them, it marked their first time in 'a competition. Front row, (1-r), Brittany Robinson, Rena Malda, Andrea Lament, Jennifer Lamont, Tina Cumby. Middle row, (1-r), Katie O'Neill, Rebecca Townsend, Gillian Donnelley, Darryl McNair, Dianne McNair. Back row, (1-r), Erin McGlynn, Ncisha Snyder, Nicole Marrett, Dawn Cumby, Lauren Crashléy, Geoffrey McNair. Î, The Pine Ridge competition in Uxbridge on February 13 provided the latest meet in which the above skaters from the Newcastle Figure Skating Club were able to strut their stuff. Front row, (1-r), Jennifer Woo, Nicole Norton, Robyn Cooper, Carly Schmahl, Lyndsey Tollett. Back row, (1-r), Julian Norton, Shannon Hicks, Karen Nuttal, Lisa Wright, Amanda Rogers. Absent were Amy Woodcock, Jennifer Woodcock. Julian Norton, after a good skate at Pine Ridge, will be representing the Newcastle club at E.O.S.I.C. on March 6 in Ottawa. Manager Responds to Former Coach Dear Brad This letter is in response to the letter letter from Paul Robinson published in the February 17, 1993 issue of The Statesman. Paul, I believe all of Bowmanville is appreciative of your efforts as coach of the Eagles, and congratulate you on the "team's" accomplishments. accomplishments. I also appreciate your comments comments regarding the four D's, and we, the coaching staff of the Eagles, will continue to instill them wijhin the Eagles' Eagles' roster. Junior hockey today, Paul, is much different than it was in your era as a coach and also in our era as players. Remember, Paul, you and I played against each other in this league in the late 1960's. Many of the centers of those years now have Junior A teams. In the Durham and surrounding ar eas alone, there arc over 15 junior hockey teams vying for our Bowmanville Bowmanville hockey talent. This competition is further intensified by the Triple A and high school divisions which have flourished in recent years. Teenagers of the 90's also have many more distractions distractions outside of hockey than teenagers teenagers of any other era. However, this in no way impacts on the foui - D's as is relates to our hockey club, and the quality of our hockey club. We have assembled an excellent hockey team which includes 15 local players, and have also been fortunate to acquire six players with Junior A experience. Our record this season includes: •second place finish (one point out of first) •maintained first place for all but one week of the season •lowest goals against in the league •highest goals for in the league •a season to date which includes 36 wins and 15 losses With continued hard work, this team could add a league championship championship to the list. Anyway, Paul, if you would take the time between well-deserved pats on your back to read between the lines of coach Marchmcnt's quote, I am sure you will see that he was simply using the media to inspire his players after a frustrating loss. This is something something that is done by every successful coach I have known or read about. Paul, I wish you continued success. Yours very truly, Michael D. Laing General Manager, Bowmanville Eagles Hockey Club Ganaraska Wolves Midgets Reach Bronze Medal Game by Brad Kelly Rarely is there a smile on the face of a coach after her team has just been edged out of a bronze medal in a volleyball tournament. But that certainly wasn't the case with the coach of the Ganaraska Ganaraska Wolves midget girls' team, Krista Krista Rudman. She fully expected her young team to advance to the medal round of the Division 1 Midget Challenge tournament held Saturday at Bowmanville Bowmanville High School. If they walked away with one of the coveted coveted medals around their necks, it would have surpassed her expectations. expectations. So, the mere fact that they stretched the Hamilton Seekers to a third and deciding game in an exciting exciting contest for the bronze medallion, medallion, gave her and the rest of the team all the more reason to wear a smile, Hamilton won the match, 15-10, 13-15,15-13. "I'd say'we dill as well as 1 expected expected to do today," said Rudman alter the game. "The girls really played well as a team." The Wolves and Hamilton [rent ed a number of local spectators to an exciting thrcc-sct final which cither cither team could have claimed. 'Hie Wolves, behind the strong serving of Caroline Fletcher, were staked to a 7-0 lead in the third game before Hamilton got the serve back. But, when they did, they took advanuigc. They rolled up the points through the middle stages of the game, and managed to hold off a late surge by the Wolves that was again led by Fletcher for a 15-13 win. In the second game, the Wolves stretched the final to the limit by rebounding rebounding from a deficit and rallying rallying for a 15-13 win. They trailed throughout much of the game, but pulled it out in the later stages. "We seem to do that a lot," said Rudman of her team's growing reputation reputation for having a flair for the dramatic. In the round robin, the Wolves finished with four points in their pool with the .South Selects (Peel Region) and Windsor Diggers. in the opening match, they lost twice lo the South Selects 15-8,15- 10, before salvaging the third game 15-13. Windsor were simply overmatched overmatched as the Wolves took all Ürrce games, 15-7,15-13,15-10. They advanced to the semifinals, semifinals, where they faced the number one team in the other pool, Nova from Scarborough. Nova advanced to the gold medal game with 15-10 and 15-5 wins. This tournament was a prelude to the big tournament of the year in Hamilton during April, when teams will seek out top honours in the Provincial Championships. The top two teams at the Provincials will qualify for the National Championships Championships m May. Though Rudman is hesitant to make any bold predictions, she does like her tcnnrs chances. Currently Currently they arc ranked fourth in On lario. "The higher the level, the more they have to come together and be come comfortable with each oth er," she began, "If wo can play like we did today, we should gel a medal." And if that holds true, there's no telling how big the smiles might lie afterwards. by Brad Kelly Two prominent members of the Newcastle Aquatic Club (NEWAC) will be heading to Cornwall during the second week of March to participate participate in the Ontario Winter Games. Both will be representing the Central Region. They will be in much different capacities, though. Toby Limebeer qualified for the 200m butterfly event while competing competing at the Ontario Senior Games held in Etobicoke on January 29-31. In addition, NEW AC coach Karen Holbrook, who led the club to a Division Division III championship last year, has been selected as the men's swim coach. Holbrook's selection, however, won't give Limebeer any extra advantages advantages over the rest of the competition competition he will be facing, said the 15- year-old grade 11 student at Cour- tice Secondary School. -'"You have to be able to adapt to the 'coach 1 and the style that they are using at all times, no matter who it might be," said Limebeer. That theory suits Holbrook just fine. She emphasizes to members of her club that it is the water that they arc swimming in that is important, not the competition facing them or the surroundings of a particular pool. "It's very important for a swimmer swimmer not be dependent on a particular coach," she said, as members of NEWAC were going through a training session last Friday afternoon, afternoon, "They have to take responsibility responsibility for setting their own goals." Limebeer, who is in his fifth year with NEWAC, has been steadily progressing up the competition ladder. ladder. The top of that ladder, he hopes someday, will include a spot on Canada's National team at an Olympic Olympic Games. For now, competing against the best in Ontario is just another step up in calibre, and one dial he is eager eager to meet. "When I'm swimming, I want to compete at the highest level I can. Now, I just want to keep going higher." higher." The Ontario Games will give him a good indication of just how high his enormous talent will lake him. Based on his performance in Etobicoke, lie has now earned the title title of being die best 200m bultcrfiy- cr in Ontario's Central Region, which includes 36 clubs in and around the Toronto area. One of the youngest to qualify for the team, Holbrook feels that this may just be the start of something something even bigger. "He is improving rapidly right now," his coach assessed. "For his age, lie is one of the best swimmers in Canada. "He has a lot of potential to do whatever he wants, In this sport, he can take it as far as lie wants to go." For the Ontario Games, it's not the placing that is important to Liin- cbccr. To him -- much like making SPORTSCARD SHOW Saturday, Feb. 27th Bowmanville Recreation Complex Hwy. 2, Bowmanville llxlt 401 at Wavcrlcy Road FREE ADMISSION 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Next Show Sat., March 6th Ajax Community Centre Telephone 728-4456 the Olympic team in the future -- timing is everything. He would like to lower his personal personal best time in the 200m butterfly, butterfly, which currently rests at 2:14. A successful meet in Cornwall would see that time lowered to 2:09. Shaving five seconds off is something something he considers to be reachable. "T nnnnltu tr* oîrri UiirU In «hrx 200m because there is a lot of room to drop the time," he said. "All I have to do is improve on my turns a small amount because there are seven seven turns in the race." If one good turn leads to another, then Limebeer is hopeful that the ' Ontario Games will help him turn his competitive level up another Newcastle Aquatic Club's Toby Limebeer will be a member of thp Central Ontario Region team that will be competing at the Ontario Winter Games in Cornwall. The 15-ycar-old qualified for the 200m butterfly after posting personal best times at the Ontario Senior Championships in Etobicoke recently. ' Proof of Ago required Late fee of $10,00 Is applied to rogls. received after March 27th An Administration charge of $5.00 Is applied to cancellations. TOWN OF NEWCASTLE BASEBALL REGISTRATION (T.O.N.B.A.) Bowmanville Mall St. Francis of Assisi Church Parish Hall Friday, March 5th and March 26th-6-9 p.m. Saturday, March 6th and March 27th - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m, Thursday, March 25th-6-9p.m, T-Ball (1987/88), Four Pitch (1985-86) $-10.00 House Lcngqfl $80.00 Tyke (1984-86), Mosquito (1982/83), Pec Wee (1980/81) $100.00 Bantam (1978/79), Mldgec/Juvenlle (1974-77) Orioles $200.00 Players bom from 1972 thru 1984