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( 8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, February 16,1994 By Brad Kellv Fitweek Challenge Comes To a Merciful Conclusion It is with the deepest regret that I am left to be the one to inform everybody everybody that the Particpaction Challenge has come to a slow, fateful end. I can almost hear a collective boo-hoo. In a letter directed to Town Council, organizers from Participaction announced, with regret, that a major sponsor for the Challenge, which is held in conjunction with Canada's Fitweek, cannot be found. The Challenge pitted communities against one another, attempting to find out who could rally their residents to perform 15 minutes of physical activity during the course of a particular day. Residents would then call a central location and their participation would be included in the communities1 communities 1 final total. These totals were then compared against the challenged community, and a winner declared. The Challenge, according to the letter, is billed as the most successful participatory activity in Canada. Why that is, I don't know. Like many events of this nature, it had mn its course. Residents, particularly particularly in this area, cared very little about the Challenge. Oh, there were those who bothered to do some sort of physical activity and call in. But, the final calculations were misleading. An entire school, for example, would put their students through 15 minutes and then call in to register their participation. If those same kids were left on their own to participate in the Challenge, Challenge, the final numbers would be only a fraction of what they were. As the number of participants continued to dwindle each year, attempts attempts made to revive the project were unsuccessful. Last year, the entire Municipality of Clarington was challenged by Port Hope. Though the population in this municipality far exceeds that of Port Hope, it was Port Hope which had a higher percentage of participants. Who cares? The concept of the whole Fitweek was to make Canadians aware that living an active lifestyle contributes greatly to a healthy way of life. By having Canadians do some sort of physical activity during the Challenge, it was hoped that they would continue to do so in the future. The event just didn't continue to have the impact it was supposed to. How many of the people who called in during the Challenge continued to lead an active lifestyle the entire year? If my guess is right, the number is probably very low. But, alas, to replace the Challenge, Participaction has an alternative event they would like our community to become involved in. Sneaker Day invites residents to -- get this -- wear their sneakers for a full day. What a great idea! Now there is something that people will really excited excited about. One...Two...Three.„Yipee! Soccer Camps Starting July 25th at Darlington The Premier Soccer Academy will be hosting its 5th annual program program of soccer camps during the summer of 1994, in conjunction with a number of major junior soccer soccer clubs in Southwestern Ontario. ■ Premier will be travelling to Whitby, Oshawa and Darlington in the Durham Region, Oakville, Mississauga Mississauga and Brampton in Peel Hal- ton, together with Barrie, Aurora, Guelph, Waterloo, Vaughn, Etobicoke, Etobicoke, Scarborough and Toronto be tween July 4 and August 19. The Academy will be in Darlington Darlington the week of July 25-29. Each camp operates for five days, Monday through Friday between between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. each day. Full and half-day programs are available and the camps arc open to boys and girls 5-16 years old. Further information and registration registration details are available from the Soccer Academy Director, Mr. Duncan Duncan Wilde, at (905) 847-6413. Sometimers and Marigold Skate To 6-6 Stalemate by Robert E. Stiles The Newcastle Sometimers hosted hosted the Marigold Oldtimers from Whitby and spotted them a 6-3 lead after two periods. However, they were able to make a three-goal comeback in the third, with Greg Sloan getting two and Bill Perry one to salvage a 6-6 tie. The first period saw Marigold 1 take a 1-0 lead on a shot that squeezed between the pads of Dave Skan, who looked after the goaltending. goaltending. Rick Lafoy scored, assisted by Dave Roote and Greg Sloan. Chris Hurst scored with 52 seconds left, assisted by Doug Cole and Dave Roote for a 2-1 lead after one period. The second period saw Newcastle Newcastle sit back on their heels, with four straight goals from Marigold in the first 11 minutes. Dave Roote got one back, assisted by Bill Perry and Chris Hurst, to narrow the margin to 5-3 for Marigold. Marigold went ahead 6-3 to end the period. The third period saw Dave Skan, who appeared shaky during the second second period after being off for a month, settle down and blank the Marigold crew, while his mates racked up three goals for the tie. Assisting on Sloan's first goal was Jack Leman. Dave Roote and Chris Hurst assisted on Perry's goal, while Sloan's second goal was unassisted. unassisted. New Sponsor for Racing Season at Mosport in 1994 Mosport Park, and Performance Racing News, Canada's only motor- sport publication, have joined forces for the 1994 season. Performance Racing News will be a presenting sponsor of events this summer at both the Mosport Park road course and the Mosport International Speedway oval. "Performance Racing News has always been an excellent communications communications vehicle for us," said Mosport Mosport President, Harvey Hudes. "We know our fans read this paper and it's a great way for us to reach them. With Performance Racing Racing News getting new subscribers all the time, we hope to develop new fan interest in the sport. "We're delighted to have Performance Performance Racing News join the Mosport Mosport family of major sponsors and we welcome them." David Weber, National Sales Manager for Performance Racing News, is also pleased with thé ar- ' rangement. , ; ' : "Mosport is one of the most' important important race tracks in this country," he said. "It truly is Canada's Home of Motor Racing, and has such a diverse diverse and unique following. Those arc the people we need to reach. So, it only seemed natural for us to become become a sponsor at this track." Hockey Rivals Prepare for Battle...25 Years Later Bowmanville Eagles Accept Bye To League Championship Final by Brad Kelly Now that any meaningful encounters encounters have ceased for the next couple of weeks, the Bowmanville Eagles find themselves embroiled in a waiting game. As regular season champions of the Central League, Bowmanville elected to bypass the semi-final round. The Eagles opted, instead, to take residence as one of two teams in the finals. "It's a situation where we arc damned if we do and damned if we don't," said manager MikcLaing. Last year, Little Britain chose that same path after eliminating Bobcaygeon in four straight games. By the time the finals against Bowmanville Bowmanville started, the two-week layoff layoff left Little Britain stale. Bowmanville won the series in four straight games, capturing their eighth league championship, and first since 1984-85. The same scenario has begun to unfold this year. Bowmanville was untested in the quarter-final series, sweeping Bobcaygeon Bobcaygeon in four straight games, out- scoring them 48-5. It may have been one of the most lopsided series in the history of the Central League playoffs. Bowmanville, like Little Britain a year earlier, chose the bye, as opposed opposed to selecting their opponent for the semi-finals. "If we didn't take the bye and lost in the semis, we would have had egg on our face," said Laing. So, Bowmanville now awaits the Figure Skaters Compete in Minden The Bowmanville Figure Skating Club sent the above members to compete at the Minden Meet to Skate competition that was held February February 5-6. In the Proficiency Ladies category, Lauren Alexander (far left) finished first in her flight, and fifth in the final. The remaining skaters all competed in the Preliminary 13 Ladies category. They include, include, from left, Tracy Brousc (5th Flight), Melissa Pearson (8th Flight), Kristin Perry (6th Flight), Crystal Sncidcr (5th Flight). winner of the semi-final scries between between Port Perry and Little Britain, who won their respective quarterfinals. quarterfinals. Port Perry, who finished second to Bowmanville in the standings, eliminated Lakefield in five games. The first two games of that series went into overtime. And Little Britain pulled off a mild upset over Uxbridge in a bitterly bitterly contested scries. Little Britain, who finished 13 points behind Uxbridge Uxbridge in the standings, only needed five games to conclude the scries. "I figured Little Britain would hike Uxbridge," said Laing. "(Little "(Little Britain) had a score to settle after the all-star fiasco." In that particular game, Uxbridge took liberties with Little Britain goaltcndcr Don Fleming, who was representing the all-star team. The animosity that was created at the all-star game between the two teams carried over into their playoff scries. Now, with the semi-finals set to get underway, Little Britain will be looking for a repeat of last year's final final with Bowmanville, And, says Laing, they may just pull it off in what he predicted could be a long scries. "Port Perry doesn't have enough depth to beat Little Britain," he predicted, predicted, The eventual champion of the Central League will venture cast for the Ontario quarter-finals, meeting the champion in the Eastern League. That league's regular season concluded concluded on the weekend, and the defending defending Ontario champions from Napancc arc poised to make a run at their second consecutive title. Napancc finished first overall with a record of 24-9-3, and boasts the number one and two scorers in the league. Chad Parslow, who was a nemesis to Bowmanville last year in their scries, scored 40 goals and finished with 82 points in only 25 games. 'Hie opening round of the Eastern League playoffs gels underway this week. Durham Region's version of the feud between the Hatfield and McCoys is set to take place this Saturday Saturday afternoon at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex. Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Jr. C hockey hockey in Bowmanville, the original Bowmanville Whiz Kids team from 1968-69, will battle the Ajax Spartans, Spartans, team from that same year in an exhibition game. A couple of the players in the game, Mike Laing (left) of Ajax, and Mike Donoghue of Bowmanville, had to be separated by BE Morrison of Ajax during during a recent press conference that was held to promote the event. The faceoff is set for 4:30 p.m. A celebration of the birth of Jr. C hockey in Bowmanville some 25 years ago is set to take place Saturday Saturday afternoon at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex. The first-ever Reunion Game will feature many members from the original Bowmanville Whiz Kids team of 1968-69, against the Ajax Spartans team from that same year. Faceoff for the game is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. The game not only offers the opportunity opportunity to salute some of the Suburban Jr. C League Standings (1968-69) Team GP W L T GF GA Pts. Lindsay 36 27 8 1 223' 160 55 Newmarket 36 23 7 6 232 145 52 Milton 36 24 8 4 221 141 52 Bowmanville 36 17 15 4 179 190 38 Ajax 36 17 16 3 146 152 37 Richmond Hill 36 16 19 1 171 164 33 Georgetown 36 14 17 5 170 179 33 Oakville 36 12 18 6 165 200 30 Streetsville 36 8 26 2 152 221 18 Thornhill 36 6 30 0 149 255 12 Regular Season Statistics Name G A Pts. Kim Rogers 30 25 55 Larry Devitt 18 28 46 Steve West 18 20 38 Bob Howes 16 13 29 John Oyler 13 14 27 Harvey WiUiams 10 17 27 Joe Hircock 7 14 21 Rick Woolner -. - - 9 11 20 Dave Refuse 5 s " 7 10 17 Sandy Brown 3 11 14 Doug Taylor 5 8 13 Don Forsey 4 7 11 Gary Wilson 4 5 9 Larry Devitt Kim Rogers Sandy Brown Bob Howes John Oyler Joe Hircock. Gary Wilson Don Forsey Playoff Statistics 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 Midget and Juvenile Call-ups Grove Bennett 2 3 5 Doug Crough 4 1 5 Randy Rogers 2 3 5 Warren Alder 0 3 3 Bmce Simpson 0 3 3 Tom Kinsman 1 1 2 Bob Ellis 1 1 2 Steve Forsey 0 11 Rick Shackelton Oil Midgets and Juveniles in Playoffs Tom Kinsman 112 Warren Alder 0 11 Mike Bothwell 0 1 1 Larry Allin 0 1 1 players who were the pioneers for Jr. C hockey in Bowmanville, but it also allows participants from both teams to renew acquaintances of those with whom they may have lost contact with over the years. For many of the local participants in Saturday's game, it will be hard to believe that it was 25 years ago that an invitation was extended to players of midget age and up to junior to attend attend a Jr. C training camp. A total of 37 hopefuls took to the ice at the old Memorial Arena on Queen Street for that initial practice under the watchful eye of coach Ray Preston and manager Don McGregor. McGregor. At the time, it was expected that Bowmanville would ice a very competitive competitive club in the 10-team Suburban Suburban League. The previous year, the St. Marys Cement Juvenile team won the Ontario championship, and the midget team was equally as strong. The talent that resided in the area was recognized by the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Junior *A' circuit, who drafted Harvey Williams from the midget team, and issued an invitation invitation to Joe Hircock for try-outs. Both players returned to Bowmanville Bowmanville to play for the Whiz Kids. Not surprisingly, Bowmanville did quite well in that first year, finishing finishing in fourth place in the regular season, just one point ahead of the Ajax Spartans. But in the playoffs, Bowmanville made a quick exit against Oakville, losing the best-of-five opening round series in three straight games. Since that time, Bowmanville's ôntry in the Jr. C league has seen many changes. In the second year of the team's existence, their name was changed to Cable Tee Vees, and following following that, in the early 1970's, to Red Eagles. That name still exists, though it has been shortened to Eagles. The team hasn't been short on icing icing high calibre teams throughout its history. Over 25 years, Bowmanville has captured eight league championships championships - including last year's - and has advanced to this year's final of the Central League. Along the way, there have also been two Ontario Championships. The first was won in 1978-79 over Kincardine, followed by a second in 1980-81 against Essex. SCOREBOARD Central Ontario Jr. C (End of Regular Season) Team GP W L T Pts. Team W L T Pts. Bowmanville 30 22 7 1 45 BurkfeDiviaion Port Perry 30 18 10 2 38 Beasties 1 0 1 3 Uxbridge 30 17 10 3 37 Hanes 0 1 1 1 Lakefield 29 13 15 1 29 Little Britain 30 10 17 3 24 D. Base 1 0 1 3 Bobcaygeon 29 4 25 0 8 A&D Truckshop 0 1 1 1 -Lakefield vs. Bobcaygeon cancelled Quarter-Finals Bowmanville defeats Bobcaygeon 4-0 Port Perry defeats Lakefield 4-1 Little Britain defeats Uxbridge 4-1 Semi-Finals Port Perry vs. Little Britain Eastern Jr. C league (End of Regular Season) Team GP W L T Pts. Napancc 36 24 9 3 51 Picton 36 19 12 5 43 Ernestown 36 19 14 3 41 Campbcllford 36 18 14 4 40 Trenton 36 17 15 4 38 North Frontenac 36 12 20 4 28 Mndoc 36 4 29 3 11 (Central League Champion faces fiastorn League Champion in All-Ontario quarter-finals) Bowmanville Non-Contact League Oliver Division Hooper's Trophies 2 Cdn. Home Therapy 0 Mosport 0 Dutchman 2 Shackelton Division Preston 2 Pattern 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 Blues 110 2 Hawks 1102 Weekly Results Benstics 2 Hanes 2 Hooper's Trophies 4 Cdn. Homo Therapy 2 Dutchman 6 Mosport 2 D. Base 6 A&D Truckshop 3 Hawks G King. St. Bar & Grill 3 Preston 8 Pattern I