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6 The Clarington Independent, Bowman ville, Saturday, December 31,1994 Yesterday's Heroes 50 YEARS AGO -- The first schedule has been completed and with it bowling history in town has been made. The bowlers will always remember Ernie Roach's great score of 450 which gave him first prize for high single game of the season. Roach won the prize for high three games with 955. Roach and Ken Luxton ran 1-2 in the high averages, winning 15 free games and 10 free games. ******* 35 YEARS AGO -- Top bowlers in the Ladies' Major Bowling League are Bernice Buday, Sadie Bucknell, Doris Joli, Donna Preston, Preston, Kay Beauprie, Joyce Lyle, Hilda Brock, Lola Wright, Lydia Bates, Ena Etcher. ******* 25 YEARS AGO -- Bowmanville's three Little NHL hockey teams took to the ice sporting bright, new green and white outfits, provided by their three new sponsors. Sponsors and team captains are: Jack Locke of L&L Tool, captain Brad Almond of the peewees; Maurice Preston of Preston Transport, captain John Conboy of the novices; C. Ernie Rehder of Bowmanville Foundry, captain John Tamblyn of the bantams. * * * jjc * * * 20 YEARS AGO -- Walter Frank's peewees travelled to Cobourg and came home with a 2-1 win. Bowmanville's goals were scored by Steve Braun arid Carl Chambers. Playing a good game in the nets for the winners was Mark Schackelton. 10 YEARS AGO -- Buster's Roadhouse hockey team was the big winner of $1000 in a 16-team tournament in Sutton. Team members are: Brian Allin, Don Farrow, Steve West, Doug Crough, Tom Simpson, Simpson, Gary Dusseldorp, Brad Prentice, Bill Prentice, John Conboy, Sandy Brown, Boyd Knox, Craig Vandenburg, John Hogarth, Duane Major, Bruce Osborne, Murray O'Brien, Terry Baker, Rudy Kvas- nik, Britt Murphy. ******* The Bowmanville Senior Public School's senior girls' volleyball team took home the gold at the Western Area Championships. The. proud winners are Vicki Gillard, Yvonne Sandor, Mellisa Harness, Tracey Storey, Carla Rowe, Mrs. Hansen (coach), Tami Richards, Kathy Coombes, Tammy Wright, Lisa McLeod, Nichole Pollett, Miss Dean (coach). Local Sports Year in Review Central Ontario Jr. C Standings (as of December 27) Team GP W L T GF GA Pts. Bowmanville 26 24 2 0 156 78 49 Georgina 26 15 11 0 130 119 31 Uxbridge 25 13 12 0 119 116 27 Lakefield 25 11 13 1 116 124 26 Port Perry 25 11 11 3 94 92 25 Little Britain 26 7 19 0 104 124 16 Bobcaygeon 23 4 17 2 79 144 11 (Teams get one point for overtime loss) League Scoring Race - Name Team GP G A Pirns. Pts. Jason Robinson Geor. 24 30 28 16 58 Curtis Hodgins Bow. 23 14 31 30 45 Keith Leslie P.P. 22 23 11 0 34 Gary Armstrong Bow. 19 22 11 22 33 Duane Bennett Geor. 24 10 22 18 32 Donny Watson Lake. 20 14 17 34 31 Todd Cannings Bow. 23 8 23 71 31 Chris Longfield Lake. 21 11 19 57 30 Mike O'Grady Lake. 19 13 16 82 29 Randy DeCarlo Lake. 20 10 19 48 29 January •Gymnast Stephanie Cappuccitti and lacrosse player Jim Veltman were selected as the Canadian Statesman female and male Athletes of the Year for 1993. •In provincial Jr. C rankings tabulated tabulated by The Canadian Statesman, the Bowmanville Eagles rank fourth in the province with a record of 19- 5-1. •Canada's leading harness horse driver, Doug Brown of Bowmanville, Bowmanville, captured his fifth O'Brien Award as the nation's Driver of the Year. February •Orono's Jeremy Blackburn finished finished second overall at the Canadian Ski Jumping Championships in Thunder Bay. •Area public school volleyball teams competed at the annual Kinsmen Kinsmen Tournament. •Goaltender Sarah Couch helped her Toronto Aeros hockey team win the provincial title. They will represent represent Ontario at the Canadian Championships Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba. •Jason Jackman, of the Oshawa Legionaires, has been selected to play in the rookie all-star game in the Metro League. •A winning streak that spanned a two-year period ended for professional professional lacrosse player Jim Veltman. His Buffalo Bandits team lost to Boston, ending the winning streak that had reached 22 in a row. March •Jim Shaw was selected the top male athlete by the Cerebral Palsy Association. Mike "Pinball" Clemons Clemons of the Toronto Argonauts presented presented the award. •A ruling by the OMHA against the Bowmanville Toro juveniles has banned them from further action in the playoffs. The OMHA ruled in favour of a protest submitted by Barrie following the seventh and de ciding game of the quarter-final series series between the two clubs. •The senior girls' volleyball team at Durham Christian High School qualified for the DYSSAA championships. championships. •Over 200 penalty minutes were called during a second period brawl involving players and coaches during during game three of the Jr. C league final final series between Bowmanville and Port Perry. •After trailing jn their series 3-1 to Port Perry, Bowmanville reeled off three successive victories to claim their second league championship championship in a row. •The Clarke High School senior girls' volleyball team won the provincial provincial single 'A' gold medal. •Ron Farrow, of Newtonville, was selected as the champion of the moose division in the Toronto Sportsmen's Show Callin' Classic Competition. •Sarah Couch and her Toronto Aeros hockey team had to settle for a bronze medal at the Canadian Women's Championships. •A new Canadian swimming record was set by a group of 11 and 12-year-olds from Markham during a NEWAC Invitational Meet. The record was set in the 11/12-year-old girls' short course 200m individual medley relay. •Paul Murdoch will represent Ontario at the Canadian Karate Championships in Calgary. April •The Bowmanville Eagles eliminated eliminated Napanee in seven games of their All-Ontario quarter-final series. series. They advance to the semifinals semifinals against the Rockton Real McCoys. •The Orono Family Auto atoms reached the Ontario final before losing losing to Thedford. •In front of a shoehorn crowd at the Bowmanville Recreation Com plex, Rockton scored an overtime goal to eliminate Bowmanville in the seventh game of their semi-final series. May •Newcastle referee Jim Houston returned home from Copenhagen, Denmark, after officiating games at the World Senior 'B' Pool Hockey Championships. •For the third time in her career, gymnast Alisha Conahan has qualified qualified for the National Championships. Championships. •A total of 108 kids competed in the 3rd Annual Canadian Statesman 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. •A letter to the editor questioning the screening process of volunteer coaches sparked letters from angry parents and coaches. June •Bowmanville resident Floyd Bradd was inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame. Floyd was a second baseman with the 1936 General General Motors junior baseball team that won a provincial championship. •Baseball pitcher Mark Tranter returned home to Orono after playing playing for Howard Junior College in Texas. •Bowmanville Minor Hockey graduate, Jason Jackman, was selected selected in the 10th-round of the OHL priority draft by the Guelph Storm. •Paul Murdoch won a bronze medal at the Canadian Karate Championships held in Calgary. •A record number of participants (79) entered the 8th Annual Museum Museum Fund Run. •Noted sports author and historian, historian, Bill Humber, released his sixth book, this one entided "The Kids' Soccer Book." 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