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Worboy, who attends Courtice Secondary School, competes in swimming, swimming, bowling, track and field, and alpine skiing. It's on the ski slopes Kristen Worboy (seated), was during an awards evening held in Mississauga on October 18. She competes in a variety of sports, and represented Ontario at the National Winter Games held in Calgary, where she won a gold medal in the slalom. Kristen, a student at Courtice Secondary School, is pictured above with Jim Cryderman, who served as Kristen's coach for several years. where she has enjoyed her greatest success. At the 1996 Provincial Winter Games in Kitchener-Waterloo, Worboy won two gold medals and a bronze, earning a spot on Team Ontario for the 1996 National Winter Games in Calgary. At the Nationals, she won a gold medal in the slalom. Worboy, who competes in Region 12 events, has been involved in Special Olympic programs for the past nine years. Coached by her dad, Ron, she enjoys competing and the social interaction that Special Olympics offers. The title of Athlete of the Year includes not only athletic performance, performance, but also takes into account good sportsmanship and the ways in which the athlete exemplifies the Spirit of Special Olympics. Worboy has also been nominated on behalf of Ontario for the Canadian Special Olympics Athlete of the Year award. Defensive "Workhorse" Named Eagles Captain by Brad Kelly own for a couple of years while attending Sir It was as though an informal game of word Sandford Fleming College as contributing to the association was taking place inside an empty maturing process. And he has made the most of dressing room at the Recreation Complex last growing up, especially on the ice. week. He is the workhorse of the hockey club,. regu- The word that everyone was quick to suggest larly logging close to 30 minutes of ice time a was "maturity." game. He plays a regular shift. He is out on The question was: What is the difference power play and penalty killing situations. And, . between the Gary Adams who played Jr. C for surprisingly, he's one of the few defencemen in the Bowmanville Eagles, and the Gary Adams the Provincial Jr. A League who is put out on the who is now playing for the Jr. A Bowmanville • ice during key faceoffs in the defensive zone. Eagles? "Guy (Jacob) told me in training camp that I General manager Mike Laing, without hésita- would be his number one defenceman and would tion, said maturity. Ditto for coach Guy Jacob. get a lot of ice time," said Adams, who played And, to make it unanimous, évén Adams for Jacob a few years ago in Cobourg. "My admitted as much. game has picked up incredibly." We have a consensus. His game has risen to - such a level, both on "I've matured, and have learned to take the and off the ice, that the former Bowmanville game a lot more seriously," said Adams follow- Toro minor hockey product was named the ing a brisk practice last week. "Back then, in Jr. team's captain. He will replace Scott Imrie, who C, I wasn't serious." was dealt to the Oshawa Legionaires as part of The 20-year-old blueliner credits living on his Continued on page 2 by Chris Rourke Do you play squash and wonder why there isn't a league for Clarington players? Well, wonder no more! The Bowmanville Squash Team is in existence. The first night for the newly-formed team wàs last Thursday, October 24, at the Clarington Fitness Centre. The team currently has five regular members, with a total of eight players on the team. They play in the Toronto District Squash League (TDSL). Bowmanville captain, Mike van der Yen, is relieved that the team is finally up and running. running. "This is the first time we've had a team in Bowmanville," van der Yen told The Statesman last Thursday night (October 24) at the Clarington Fitness Centre. "With a push from Jeremy Forward (Bowmanville team member and BHS teacher) and help from the town (Carol Gonder), we've acquired some time on Thursdays to play." The league runs from October to March or April, with each team playing 18 games. Each team plays twice a week, once at home and once on.ther.oad. van der Yen said he and Forward have been trying to get a team in the TDSL for three or four years. "It's been frustrating, but • Continued on page 2 Inside Section Two i çiarKe voitevDaii team ; lui- iiiFalterÉiftÉf : HorneiCotiFt To. De round i In Ika ^laeeifiafle ^ i 1