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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, June 2,1993 High School Athletes Gain Co-Op Credits Co-operative education teachers have gained approval for a program that will allow elite athletes in grade 10 or beyond an opportunity to earn credits.toward their high school diploma while training for their specific sport. The green light was granted in late April, leaving enough time to put the program into effect for the 1993-94 academic year. The request for instilling a; High Performance Athletic program in three area high schools -- Bowmanville, Clarke, and Courlice -- was made by students and parents who became aware that such opportunities existed at other school boards. Metro Toronto boards have offered the program to their sludenl/alhlcics for several years. And, more recently, Dunbarton (Pickering) and Henry St. (Whitby) have followed suit. "It storied in Metro involving quite a few athletes, and has gradually crept cast," said Howard Mooney of Courlice Secondary School, who has been one of the catalysis behind drawing up the proposal for this area. His involvement comes from experiencing first-hand how difficult it is for students to excel at athletics, and still maintain a high academic standing. While attending the University of Pennsylvania on an athletic scholarship, he. was a two-sport athlete, competing for both' the varsity hockey and golf teams. "I saw the need for the program in this area because there is a lot of pressure on kids to achieve a high level of academics and athletics. This is the perfect way of combining both," he said. The co-op students will earn high school credits for the work they do coaching, training and attending attending in-school discussion sessions. To be eligible for admission into the program, sludcnt/athlctcs have to meet the following criteria: •must be competing at the provincial level with a history of involvement involvement in their chosen sport •maintain a minimum of 70% average in grade 11 or above •provide own transportation and be responsible for any costs pertaining pertaining to their placement •find an appropriate employer with a minimum level 3 Coaching Certificate Certificate or equivalent •be involved in some aspect of the sport a minimum of 15 hours per week •must be actively involved in some form of coaching in their sport Senior students who arc in grade 12 or OAC, can receive up to one credit per semester, while students in grades 10-11 are restricted to one credit per year. • ' ^ Bowmanville High School students will be the biggest benefactors of thc'program next year. To date, nine students will be enrolled in the program program in sports including gymnastics, swimming, diving and Highland Dancing. Clarke High School will have one student involved, a roller skater, while Courlice Secondary won't have any. Students participating in the program next year will be brought together together as a group on a regular basis to discuss their progress, and to provide support for one another in their quest to become the best athlete they can be in their particular sport. "The whole idea of the program is to help relieve the academic pressures pressures these kids arc under, and to free up one period a day to pursue their athletic interests," said Mooney. "It's an alternate form of education." Pursuing their athletic endeavours at a collegiate or university level after after graduating from high school would certainly demonstrate the effectiveness effectiveness of such a program. Results from Fourth Race for Bowmanville Racing Pigeons The Bowmanville Racing Pigeon per minute, almost 80 mph. Eight lofts Club held its fourth race of the year sent 134 birds, on Saturday, May 29. Results were: Bob Waterfall (1st, 7th, 8th), Dave Woollier (2nd, 3rd, The race from Englcharl was very 5th), Terry Woolncr (4th, 6th), Ted fast, with a velocity of 1928 meters Brown (9th, 10th). Frank Shane and the sTaff at Darlington Auto Centre arc pleased to announce expansion to both land and sea with their sister company Boatland Canada. Pictured above arc Mr. and Mrs. Adams taking delivery of their new Grumman boat and Johnson motor. Darlington Auto Centre has been selling quality previously owned vehicles for the past 18 years at the same location on the corner of Church and Silver Streets and can now offer a full selection of boats and motors, including new Grummnns, Skceter and Johnson Motors and Easy Loader trailers and a full Inventory ol'O.M.C. parts. 22 Silver Street, Bowmanville Medal Winning Performance Surprises Gymnast on Comeback Trail Surprises were the order of the weekend for Stephanie Cappuccitti at the National Gymnastics Championships Championships in Calgary. After a two-year layoff from competitions due to an assorunent of injuries, it was surprising at all that she qualified to represent Ontario Ontario at the Canadian Championships. Once there, she admits to pulling off a few surprises of her own. Strong routines in all four disciplines disciplines lifted her to a third place finish finish among 36 competitors from across the country in the Novice Women's category. "My mom didn't want anyone to tell me where I placed because she wanted it to be a surprise," said Cappuccitti in describing how she found out about her bronze medal placing. Her coach, understandably proud of his young pupil's finish, couldn't wait until the medal presentations before spreading the good news. "My coach told me," she said with a laugh. Her bronze medal was just one of five she received for her outstanding results in the two-day competition. There was a gold medal for competitors competitors from Ontario for their first place finish overall in the team competition. competition. Individually, she received medals for placing first on the beam, second on the uneven bars, and third on the vault. "I just had a good meet," understated understated the Courlice resident. Recording her best mark in each event over the two-day competition, Cappuccitti scored a 9.125 on vault, 9.Cfo0 on the uneven bars, 8.900 on the beam, and 8.750 on the floor exercise exercise for an overall score of 35.775. An Ontario gymnast from Kitchener Kitchener placed first overall with a 36.750 total, while in second place was another Ontario team member from Mississauga who finished with a 35.925. Members of the Ontario team dominated the division by sweeping the top five positions, and seven of the top ten spots. It was an all-around better competition competition for Cappuccitti than the one the grade seven student at Mother Teresa School enjoyed during the Elite Ontario qualifier in Brampton. Competing against the best gymnasts gymnasts in her division from throughout throughout the province, Cappuccitti mustered mustered a fifth place finish. It was her first major competition in over two years after injuries forced her to put a halt to her rigorous rigorous training schedule at the Gemini Gymnastics jClub in Oshawa. An ankle fracture, an elbow injury injury and a lower back fracture forced her to the sidelines. Upon her return, she showed no signs of the rustiness that was to be expected in a sport that requires as much strength and timing as gymnastics. gymnastics. She took the confidence she gained from her Elite Ontario result back to the gym to begin preparing for the Nationals. And it was her strong practices that she credits for Bowmanville Falcons Drop 20-10 Contest with Orillia her results in Calgary. "I had a really good week of practice," she said during a training session last Friday afternoon. "I really didn't know what to expect because I didn't know what die others others could do." Apparently, all that the others could do was fill in positions four through 36 in order of finish. Courlice resident Stephanie Cappuccitti, of the Gemini Gymnastics Gymnastics Club, returned home from the National Gymnastics Championships Championships in Calgary as the bronze medalist in the Novice Women's category. category. Above, she is shown with the five medals she won, including a gold in the team competition after her Ontario teammates captured seven of the top 10 placings. by Brad Kelly The Bowmanville Langley Utilities Utilities Contracting Falcons showed their best and worst against Orillia on Saturday afternoon at Soper Creek Park in an EOBA senior league game ... . „ ; W. Their best included scoring 10 runs, staying competitive through seven innings, and receiving a fine relief appearance from Todd Flemming Flemming until he tired in the eighth inning. inning. Their worst included a game ejection, and a couple of other confrontations confrontations with the umpires. • In the end, it all added up to a 20- 10 loss for the expansion club. "Our poor altitude look over early early in the game," said a visibly upset coach, Ron Cormier. "These guys can't be complaining to the umpires because they're not going to change the umpire's decision. I don't know what they were complaining about." Already short on pitching, they lost one of their better pitchers when starter Jason Carroll was tossed from the game in the fourth inning after arguing a play at the plate. Not only did. Carroll's ejection hurt Bowmanville on the mound, but it took some much-needed offence offence away as well. In the second inning, he ripped a three-run homer to centre field, scoring Jeff Laird and Ed Bird ahead of him, to give Bowmanville a 6-2 advantage. Leading 8-5 after the third ilining, ilining, Flemming was summoned to the mound on short notice to replace Carroll in the fourth. Orillia took ad vantage, scoring five runs on five hits in die inning to go up 10-8. Bowmanville closed to within one at 10-9 in the fifth, but that's as close as they could get. With a 12-10 lead heading into the eighth, Flemming began to tire, allowing Orillia .to blow, the 1 game open with four runs for a 16-10 lead. Orillia added four more in the ninth, all unearned, off pitcher Chad Handsor to complete the 10-run victory. victory. "After last Sunday, we stuck with them and could have won that game. That's the first real bad game we've had," said Cormier of his team's improved performance. One week earlier, Orillia incrcicd Bow- manvillc after seven innings. "We've got the hitting and the speed, it's just a matter of putting it all together." The following day in Little Britain, Britain, Bowmanville suffered their fourth loss of the season in a 7-6 setback. setback. Bowmanville jumped out to a 5-3 lead after six innings. But Little Britain tied the game at 6-6 with a run in the eighth, and scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Bowmanville had their chances to blow the game open in die eighth when they failed to score widi the* bases loaded. And in the ninth, they put two runners aboard but failed to bring them in. Last Thursday, they recorded their second win of the season in a 17-12 slugfcst with Cobourg. 1 ■v * r . MM i ,/Vv> 4K * -jm % ' ■ / L i- Falcons Meet Cobourg Wednesday Night Todd Flemming, of the Bowmanville Falcons, delivers to the plate during their EOBA senior league game with Orillia on Saturday afternoon afternoon at Soper Creek Park. Orillia scored eight runs in their final two at bats for a convincing 20-10 victory. Bowmanville will host Cobourg tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. at Soper Creek. THINK spring FREE GAS B.B.Q/s SfiVE *50.00 on deductible of most insurance windshield claims plus ... ONE FREE GflS BARBECUE Offer good whilo quantities last, i Auto Glo// OShflWfl 432-4642 Moor St. at Park Rd. NO SHORTCUTS BOWMANVILLE 19 Silver St. (Across from old Canadian Tira) 623-4225 UXBRIDGE 852-5382 Douglas Rd. NO OVERCHARGE TO YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY