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Œïje Canadian £>tate$man April 17,1996 by Chris Rourke One local hockey team won a championship championship game over the weekend, but the championship championship title didn't include the letter of the alphabet they wanted. The Clarington Bantam Select Eagles won the 'C' Championship of the CRHL CP Rail Bantam Select Tournament on Sunday after noon. They beat Millbrook 5-4 in overtime. The game didn't start too well, as the Eagles trailed 1-0 after only 1:30 of the first period. But Jamie Potter pulled them even with only nine seconds left in the first. Millbrook responded quickly, and with only one second left in the first, they took a 2-1 lead. Millbrook extended the lead to 3-1, six minutes into the second. But the Eagles scored three goals in a span of 52 seconds to take a 4- 3 lead after two periods. It looked like clear sailing to the championship, championship, but Millbrook tied the score 4-4 with only three minutes to play, sending the game to overtime. At 1:44 of the extra frame, Andy Gifford banged the puck through a crowd and into the net to give Clarington the victory. Eagles head coach Denis Laflamme felt pretty good after the game, but did have to change strategy during the contest. "Before the game, the boys wanted to make up their own lines, so we did. But after the first period, we decided it was time for a change," Laflamme explained. Laflamme said the team was happy about the victory and fortunate to win. "The team played well throughout the tournament. There were some good teams and good competition," competition," he told The Statesman. "We would've The Clarington Recreational Hockey League hosted a bantam select tournament in which TO like to have gone to the 'A' teams participated this past weekend. Pictured above is action from the Clarington Eagles game Championship, but the two against a team from Millbrook on Saturday. The Eagles won easily, 6-1. best teams advanced to the IÜI 6 A' final." During the round robin, the Eagles went 1- 1-1 during the two days before the playoffs. On Friday, they opened the tournament with a 3-1 loss to the Oshawa NASC Selects. Oshawa took a 3-0 lead after two periods, but Mike McCrory scored a shorthanded goal with two minutes left in the game to cut the lead to 3-1. However, that was a close as they got. Saturday morning saw them demolish the same Millbrook team they played in the 'C' final, 6-1. The team opened a 6-0 lead on goals by Andy Gifford, Darren Kok, Blake Aylesworth, McCrory, Scott Lane, and Jamie Morrison. Millbrook scored a late goal to break the shutout. In their last game before the 'C' Championship, the Eagles tied Deseronto 2-2.. Steve Laflamme and Luc Denisson scored for Clarington. Another Clarington team didn't do as well as the Eagles. The Newcastle Bantams, a last- minute fill-in for Cobourg (who dropped out Thursday night) lost all three of their games. They played all their games with only nine players. They lost 6-1 to Kingston CAL, 6-2 to Deseronto, and 4-1 to Whitby. Nevertheless, Newcastle head coach Jim Conboy was proud of his team. "We had nine guys who never gave up and don't believe in the word quit," Conboy said. "Being 15 and 16-year-olds, a lot of them had to work." In other championship games: 'A' final - Hamilton 4, Peterborough 3 in double overtime; overtime; 'B' final -- Kingston CAL 3, Whitby 0; 'D' final - Oshawa 3, Deseronto 2. Scoring sensation Tracey Academic All-Canadian. Michaud has netted the highest prize available to an athlete at shares with two others. Other award winners with local ties included Clarke High School Vim Dyke was a co-w inner of the Rookie of the Year award in women's volleyball. Reid was a double winner. He was a co-win- Tracey Michaud The Male Athlete of the Year award was presented to Cuban native Augusto Duqcsne, who defected to Canada a couple of years ago during the World record, pouring in 42 points. Scuba Divers Offered Chance to Get Their Feet Wet with Club by Chris Rourke Do you like to scuba dive? If you do, or would like to try it for the first time, there is a Bowmanville resident who wants to start up a scuba diving club here in Clarington. Roberto Valle would like to have the Clarington scuba diving club up and running by late summer or early fall of 1996. "There is no scuba diving club in Bowmanville, but each city from Oshawa to Pickering has one. Why not Clarington?" Valle asked. "Scuba diving is a very misunderstood misunderstood sport because of the dangers reported in the media. Actually, it is a very safe sport." Valle, who is originally from Mexico, moved to Bowmanville in the early 1990's to be with his wife, who is Canadian. He said a person only needs the basics in equipment to start scuba diving. "A person only needs a snorkel, a mask, and fins. Then, they move on to tanks, wet suits, and other equipment," he explained. Right now, Valle has no goal on the number of members he will take into his club, but he said he has a good foundation to start from. "I have two former students (he has been teaching since 1988) from Mexico who will come, and there are some area divers who will be a Turn to page 3 r 3 on 3 Basketball Registration Form BHt Charity Hockey Tournament Has Raised Over $30,000 DB Statesman Classifieds All the News from Bowmanville High School WHS