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1x6n\v»>\'\v.SS MK sa âSflâ S18 • I üil ■■ x >|| The Canadian Statesman IVuAoUvi, Bowmanville, Saturday, May 8,1993 9 Bowmanville Skaters On Saturday, April 24, the T-Mac T-Mac got the regular season off to atoms won their best-of-three 'A' a very slow start by losing five of Championship series against Gerani- their first seven games. The boys man- um Homes in two straight games. aged to turn their season around and Goods, Ted Stacey, of Oshawa, took first prize with a 32.5-inch rainbow. rainbow. He is pictured here with the Mitchell fishing rod and reel he received received as first prize. Stephen's sporting uoous, in bowmanville, held a fishing derby last month to mark the opening day of the fishing season. In this photo, photo, George Cooinbcs, of Bowmanville, displays the 11 pound, 11 ounce rainbow trout which took top prize in the largest fish contest.. His prize was a Mitchell rod and reel. came together to play some excellent hockey through the second half and continued that play throughout the playoffs which culminated with their victory over a superb Geranium Homes team. T-Mac went into the playoffs boasting a 14-game undefeated streak. They won the first four games of the round robin to increase their streak to 18 games', but then they ran into two of the strongest teams in the league in Family Trust and Geranium Homes who quickly brought them down to earth by handing them two straight losses. The T-Mac boys regrouped and came back to win their last two games and earn a spot in the 'A' finals. finals. The first game was very important- to T-Mac as they had not defeated Geranium Geranium all season. All they could manage manage was a tie, so if they could win the first game, it would be a real confidence-builder confidence-builder for the boys. T-Mac managed to score the first goal of the game, which gave the boys a real lift. As he had done for most of the season, Jeff Ross was the leader md scored the first goal, with assists going to Jessie Halik and Ryan Burrows. Burrows. After Geranium had tied the game, he boys never gave up and proceeded 0 score the next two goals to go up 3- l. Adam Patterson scored the second ;oal by knocking in a rebound, with îelp coming from Ian Cuthbertson ind Rob Milford. Joey Naccarato got he third marker by hammering home 1 loose puck after Rob Milford had nade an outstanding end-to-end rush inly to be stopped by their goalie. Ge- anium managed to close the gap with inly seven seconds left, but T-Mac mng on to win the first game 3-2. The second game turned out to be even more exciting than the first. The Geranium boys came out knowing they had to win to send the series to the third game. With that on their minds, they came storming out and scored, the game's first goal. The T-Mac boys, riding the crest of their new-found confidence, came back to tie the game on a nice goal by Ian Cuthbertson. It was an unassisted marker, with Ian stealing "the puck behind the net and putting in the wrap-around. The game remained tied until midway midway through the final period when Darren Kok knocked in a loose puck after a scramble in front of the net where Jeff Ross and Jessie Halik fought vigorously to free up the puck. Now, it was nail-biting time as Geranium Geranium went all-out to get the equalizer. equalizer. With three minutes left, Geranium pulled their goalie and had numerous chances, but some excellent goaltending goaltending by Eric Arsenault and some fine defensive play by all five players on the ice helped preserve the lead and give T-Mac the win 2-1. Special mention must be given to the T-Mac goalie, Eric Arsenault, who picked the ideal time to come up with his two best games of the season. It was an outstanding performance by all members of the team. Listed are the remaining players who each had a very important role to play: Tom Tester, Tester, Mike Devcaux, Dave Lammers, Russell Gaal, Matthew Mcgcsi and Mike Gushulak. The coaches of T-Mac, Rick Kok, Sid DcGraaf and Roy Gaal would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to the sponsor, T- Mac Insulation, for their support and to the BRHL for the fine job they did in running the league and the playoffs. Thanks also go to the parents who made sure the boys got out as often as possible and especially to the boys themselves for putting out a tremendous tremendous effort all season long. All three coaches would like to wish the players and their families a safe and enjoyable summer and we hope to sec you all around the arenas next year. The Bowmanville Figure Skating Club has now finished for the season, during which there were a total of 25 Intermediate and Senior skaters who passed the following CFSA tests. Intermediates Preliminary Figures - Marc Heath, Mandi Paquin, Natasha Piney, Kerri Rath Preliminary Freeskate - Kerri Rath, Julia Ward, Dutch Waltz - Marc Heath, Mandi Paquin, Natasha Piney Canasta Tango - Marc Heath, Mandi Paquin, Natasha Piney. Shelley McLeod and Rebecca Rooney Rooney passed all four. Baby Blues - Shelley McLeod, Natasha Piney, Rebecca Rooney Lisa Bridgett, Tracy Brouse, Loni Krummenacher, Chandra Murdoch and Crystal Sneidcr passed all five of these tests. Seniors First Figure - Lisa Bridgett, Tracy Brouse, Claire Kelly, Melissa Pear- - son, Kristin Perry, Tiffany Piney 2nd Figure -- Leanne Jennings 3rd Figure - Laura Bullock, Gillian Gillian Hajduczek, Hilary Jennings 4th Figure - Vivi Cockerham, Stacey Stacey Dunnigan Swing « Lisa Bridgett, Tracy Brouse, Kristin Perry Fiesta Tango - Lisa Bridgett, Tracy Tracy Brouse, Claire Kelly, Melissa Pearson, Pearson, Kerri Rath Willow Waltz - Lisa Bridgett, Tracy Brouse, Melissa Pearson, Kristin Kristin Perry European - Laura Bullock, Gillian Hajduczek, Leanne Jennings, Lisa Ta- lotti Ten Fox - JuliaTalotti Fourteen Step -- Debbie Beckwith, Julia Talotti Foxtrot -- Gillian Hajduczek, Leanne Jennings Rocker Foxtrot & Jr. Bronze Freeskate -- Leanne Jennings Senior Bronze Freeskate - Hilary Jennings Silver Artistic & Tango -- Stacey Dunnigan With American, Killian, Bronze Artistic and Jr. Silver Freeskate -- Vivi Cockerham In finishing up the season, Melissa Pearson, Tiffany Piney and Vivi Cockerham represented the club in the Scarborough Skate Competition on April 24. Winners from Legion Dart League Banquet Kevin Gibson was Singles Champion The Playoff Men's League Champions were, Roy Clowes, Steven Steven Jones; absent, Ron Etcher, Ken Nicholson; Smokey Hayes (deceased). (deceased). Orono Tennis Club Registration Thursday, May 13th at 7:00 p.m. (Rain or Shine) at the Orono Tennis Courts Students $20.00 Adults 30.00 Family 60.00 For information call 983-618a