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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, March 2,1994 Fans Brawl at Jr, •Phone Brad Kelly at 623-3303 TOP MALE ATHLETE -- Congratulations go out to Newcastle's Jim Shaw who was selected the Top Male Athlete by the Cerebral Palsy Association during a banquet held on Saturday, February 19. Jim was thrilled when he was presented his award by Mike "Pinball" Clemons of the Toronto Argonauts. To top the evening off, Jim's name was selected for a door prize that included a trip to Florida. He plans on taking his sister on the trip. His next competition is scheduled for this month in Windsor. But, the big event he is looking forward to will take place on May 14 when • his Hot Wheels club will host a meet in Oshawa in honour of his late coach, Jeff Simpson. SUMMER SPORTS REGISTRATION -- For the big newspapers, sending reporters to cover baseball's spring training is a sure sign that warmer weather can't be too far away. For those of us at weekly newspapers, we tend to look to the advertising for a sign of spring. Well, it musn't be far away now, because a number of ads are scattered on the sport pages this week. They are alerting readers to upcoming registrations for a wide variety of summer sports programs. May we direct your attention to all of the ads on the sports pages, and suggest you consider signing up at the first available date to guarantee a spot. Z •••••••••••• LOOKING FOR GOLD -- Both the senior boys' and girls' volleyball teams from Durham Christian High School will be in action this weekend at the Ontario Christian Schools Championships in Kitchener. The two-day tournament will feature 11 teams in the boys' division, and nine in the girls'. Good luck to both teams. by Brad Kelly The Bowmanville Goodyear Eagles Eagles have learned a valuable lesson one game into their League Championship Championship final. They have learned that this series isn't going to be a breeze. The Port Perry MoJacks, fresh off their semi-final series victory over Little Britain, stormed into the Recreation Complex on Sunday evening evening and stole game one of this best- of-seven series. Port Perry 3 Bowmanville 1 Two goals in an 18-second span in the third period lifted Port Perry to.a decisive 3-1 victory, wrestling home ice advantage away from Bowmanville. to cash in on a number of scoring opportunities. Game two of the series shifts to Port Perry on Saturday night, while game three will be back at the Recreation Recreation Complex on Sunday night. The game had all the ingredients of the old-time hockey that was enjoyed enjoyed by fans of this area when the arena on Queen Street provided the atmosphere. On two occasions, players from both teams became involved in skirmishes skirmishes inside the opposing team's bench. And when the teams weren't battling battling on the ice, the focus turned to the stands. An angry fan from Port Perry threw a binder belonging to the supervisor supervisor of officials, Ivan Locke, onto the ice after becoming disenchanted disenchanted with the calls of referee John Cobum. Later in the game, a fight among fans behind the two benches erupted, cutting one young fan badly. As for the on-ice performance, Bowmanville failed to score a goal' at even strength. Their lone marker on the night came in the first period from Gary Armstrong during a short-handed situation. Port Perry tied the game on a power play in the second period when Todd Dennis was the recipient of a nifty pass from Clair Cornish. Cornish then put Port Perry ahead six minutes into the third, when his wrist shot from high in the slot beat goaltender Barry Crawford to the stick side. The end came only 18 seconds later when Steve Laird blocked a Matt Cardwell shot and raced the length of the ice on a breakaway, giving Port Perry a two-goal cushion. cushion. The victory will undoubtedly provide Port Perry with a tremendous tremendous confidence boost for the remainder remainder of the series. "It's only one game, so we can't dwell too much on it," said Watson, putting the game into perspective. "If we get the same effort and are a little sharper, we'll be fine for the rest of the series." Port Perry actually scored a fourth goal with 7:50 left in the game, but it was mled that Trevor Bremner re-directed a shot with his skate. THE SCOOP -- It was by far the, largest crowd of the year, and the numbers are expected to climb as the series progresses. Once word makes it around town concerning the bitter rivalry between the teams, and the shenanigans of the fans, a sell-out is likely...Assistirig on Gary Armstrong's goal were Drew Allen- by and Craig Hilton...Prior to the game, goalies Barry Crawford, Jason Jason Bailey and Drew Campbell received received the league trophy for posting thé lowest goals against average during the regular season. • IMMIMMI INTERNATIONAL POLICE TOURNAMENT -- On March 2-3, the Durham Regional Police Service is hosting the 34th Annual International Police Hockey Tournament, involving 38 teams from Ontario, Quebec and the United States. Two arenas in Pickering, one in Ajax, and another in Whitby will be in use for the two-day tournament, which will feature close to 200 hockey games. The benefactors of the event will be the Kids' Safety Village of Durham Region. The village is a child-sized model of a town, where all school children in the Region will learn traffic safety in a controlled environment WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM STARTING -- Michelle Rosenberg, of Peterborough, is planning to operate a Senior 'AA' Women's hockey team next year in her hometown that will compete in the Central Ontario Women's League. She is extending an invitation to all female hockey players from this area who might be interested in playing to attend an evaluation camp on Sunday, March 13, at the Northcrest and Kinsmen Arenas in Peterborough. A skills session will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with a scrimmage to follow. There is a nominal fee involved, and players are required to pre-register by March 6. To register, or to receive more information, you can contact Michelle at (705) 743-7090. Also, anyone interested in assisting with the team in an administrative or sponsorship capacity can also call the same'number. The victory by Port Perry; snapped a 13-game home ice winning winning streak that Bowmanville had, built, including 11 straight in the regular season and two more against Bobcaygeon in the quarter-finals. Ironically, the last home loss for Bowmanville came October 31. It was a 6-2 defeat by Port Perry. This wasn't the most opportune time to have the streak halted. "Every mistake we made, they scored on," began coach Mark Watson. Watson. "We had enough chances to win, but we didn't capitalize and that was the difference. "Some of that might have been the layoff." It was the first time since February February 9 that Bowmanville had played in a meaningful game. As indicated by Watson, the most noticeably affected affected were the forwards, who failed % Prior to the start of Sunday night's game, league convener Andy McLauchlin (second from right) was on hand to present the Bowmanville goalies with trophies for posting the lowest goals against average in the league this year. It was the second straight year that Bowmanville won the award. Accepting the trophies trophies are, from left, Barry Crawford, Drew.Campbell, Jason Bailey. Barry Crawford seems to have the angle cut down on this shot by Port Perry's Clair Cornish during the second period of their opening round Jr. C league final series at the Recreation Complex on Sunday night. For the first time in 13 games on home ice, Bowmanville suffered a loss. Two goals in 18 seconds in the third period gave Port Perry a 3-1 lead, and a one-game-to-zero lead in the best-of-seven series. Checkers Variety Major Novices Capture 'A' Crown in St. Thomas ; The Checkers Variety Major ship. Scan Lcfort, Bret McKee and Novice Toros travelled to St. Thom- Mark Lemieux (with the winner) as on February 18-20 and came had singles. Assists went to Steven away as 'A' champion winners. Hatfield, Adam Bowen, Craig Bar- On February 19, Checkers Varie- raball, Trevor Baker, Garrett ty defeated Agincourt 4-0. Single McKnight and Jamie Bryant, markers went to Scan Lcfort, Trevor Baker, Mark Lemieux, and Zach Superb goaltcndmg came from Thoraval. Assists went to Matt Craig Sykes and Jcrred Williams. Gross, Steven Hatfield, Darryl Mas- Allowing only five goals in thro; terson, Craig Barraball, Garrett games set the tone for the weekend. McKnight, Brett McKee and Zach Add die rock solid defence work Thoraval from Matt Gross, Darryl Mastcrson, Checkers Variety then look on Steven Hatfield, Adam Bowen and Kitchener and came away 4-3 win- Robbie Campbell, and the steady ners. Brett McKee led the way with work from Craig Barraball, Justin a pair. Garrett McKnight (lg, la), Naklicki, Mark Lemieux, Garrett Zach Thoraval (lg, la), Scan Lcfort McKnight, Scan Lcfort, Zach Thor- (la), and Jamie Bryant (la), round- aval, Brett McKee, Trevor Baker, cd out the scoring. Jamie Bryant, and the Checkers Va- ' On February 20, Checkers Varie- ricty Toros came away with a satis- ty edged Leamington 3-2 in over- tying tournament win. Congratula- time to capture the 'A' champion- tionsl It was a job well done, Sunday 27 Port Perry 3 Bowmanville 1 Port Perry at Bowmanville 7:30 p.m. 13 Port Perry at Bowmanville 7:30 p.m. Monday 28 x If necessary Tuesday 1 8 Wednesday Bowmanville at Port Perry 8:00 p.m. Thursday 10 Port Perry at Bowmanville 7:30 p.m. X Friday 11 Saturday Bowmanville at Port Perry 7:45 p.m. 12 Bowmanville at Port Perry • 7:45 p.m. X Bowmanville Goodyear Eagles Championship Series Calendar 328 RITSON RD. 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