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E-lfX 1 ; Che (Canabtan Statesman WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1996 SECTION TWO 1 Expectations are very high for Bowmanville gymnast Alisha Conahan as she prepares prepares to compete in her sophomore sophomore year at Northern Illinois University. The BHS grad placed fourth in team scoring in her freshman season last year and recorded an overall team-best on the balance balance beam with a cumulative tdtal of 134.750. She had a team season best score of 9.850 on the beam during a meet at Iowa in February. In addition to competing on the beam, the former Gemini gymnast also competed on the floor exercises. As a team, Northern Illinois posted an 11-9-1 mark, and placed seventh at the National Invitational Championships. . This year, the team has 11 returning members, including five seniors, three juniors, and three sophomores. "There is no doubt that we have an extraordinary amount of talent on our team," said head coach Bobbie Cesarek in the team's 1997 media guide. entire framework for this season on consistency. Whether we can perform at a high level week in and week out remains to be One of the gymnasts Coach Cesarek will be calling upon to play a bigger role with the team is Conahan. "Alisha has made a lot of adjustments in coaching and training styles over the past year," says Cesarek. Continued on page 2 Inside 1 Section 1 Two What's Happening in Your Community Tons of Bargains To be Found in The Classifieds Eagles Continue Strong Play at Home Post 8-2 Victory Over Cobourg by Chris Rourke 'Sports Reporter Bowmanville Eagles head coach, Guy Jacob, said the team needed a blowout win in Sunday's game. And that's what he got. As Jacob and General Manager Mike Laing drove to Sunday's Provincial Jr. A league game against the Cobourg Cougars at the Recreation Complex, Jacob mentioned mentioned that a blowout was what the team needed to regain some lost confidence. The team dominated Cobourg, scoring four power play goals en route to an 8-2 win. The victory improved the Eagles' record to 8- 14-2. Jay Cannings, Ron Baker, and Adam Armstrong sparked the team's offence with a combined 16 points. Cannings broke out of a slump with two goals and four assists, while Baker scored a hat trick and had two helpers. Adam Armstrong chipped in with five assists. Cannings, who was in a scoring slump due to sickness, exploded in a big way, which caught him off guard. '■ "I haven't played well this year, but eyef since I've gùt ; over being sick, I've started to play better," Cannings said following the game. Baker gave the Eagles a 1-0. lead midway through the first, but Shawn Scott scored twice to give Cobourg a 2-1 lead after the first. came out strong. After a talk with coach Jacob in Stu Parrish (called up from the first intermission, the Eagles Uxbridge Jr. C), Charlie Bosworth m (M. : ■ • "i, jj LET GO!!! - Bowmanville Eagles continued their strong play on home ice, posting a convincing 8-2 win over the visiting Cobourg rrmnarc in a ProvinniaV-Ir A Ipsmip ofltrw* nlavprt at the Rwrpatinn oa, out rive unanswered goais oy tne tiagies imeu mem io me vicio- ry. Cobourg had difficulty mustering any offense, which can be explained by this picture, as Bowmanville's Niall Maynard (#2) puts - pr photo by Chris Rourke (with his first of the year), Matt Armstrong, and Cannings scored in the second to give the Eagles a 5-2 lead after two. Baker, with his second and third of the game, and Cannings, with his second, scored in the final 20 minutes to give Bowmanville the 8-2 win. The victory evened the season series between the two arch-rivals at two wins apiece, with four more games to go. Coach Jacob was happy with the outcome of the game. "We started slowly, but we picked up the tempo in the second," second," he told The Statesman. "If we have Hercules (Karasavvidis) making the first save, and the defence clearing the rebounds, we'll be successful." Tempers flared at the end of the second, as Cobourg's starting goalie, Cam McDonald, skated to the Eagles bench and started throwing punches at the Eagles' backup goaltender Brett Cooper. McDonald and Cooper, along with Cobourg's trainer and the Eagles' equipment manager, Doug McMillan, were thrown out of the game. THE SCOOP -- The. Eagles played last night- (Tuesday) in Peterborough, and play Sunday at the Recreation Complex against Kingston...Bowmanville lost 6-2 last Friday in Collingwood, and lost 6-4 last Wednesday in Trenton. The fight game isn't new to Nick Rupa, a veteran of 32 professional professional fights, but the circumstances surrounding his next bout are something, that he has to experience. experience. On Saturday, January 11, the Bowmanville native will enter a ring in Nashville. And when he looks to the opposite corner, where his opponent will be standing, Rupa will realize that he has finally finally reached his dream: a chance to win a world title. Rupa will be fighting Junior Middleweight Champion, Terry Norris, in a 12-round bout, for Norris' IBF and WBC belts. "This is a big stepping stone for me, and I'm very excited about the fight. "I've reached the pinnacle of my sport, and will give it everything everything I have," said Rupa during a telephone interview from a hotel room in Nashville. He was in Nashville to take part in a press four times, all resulting in knock- conference that was scheduled last outs in his favour. He figures, col- Wednesday. lectively, it took him less than 10 It will be the third time in his rounds to dispose of all four oppo- seven-year career that Rupa will nents. His record improved to 27- fight for a title. In his previous two attempts, for the USBA title, he was unsuccessful. In 1993 he battled champion Kevin Pompey to a draw, and in July of last year, he lost by TKO in the seventh round to James Hughes. The loss to Hughes was the only time in his career that Rupa hit the canvas. By Brad Kelly Sports Editor BOXING 4-1, with 17 KO's. "(Terry Norris) is a very good fighter, but I have improved a lot. My punching power has really improved." Norris, who was considered one of the best fighters in the world at one time, is no stranger to championship championship fights. He has had 22 world title fights in his career, and has won his past six defences. He has lost only six times in 50 pro Since the Hughes fight, Rupa fights, has moved up a weight class and Despite those lofty credentials, has improved dramatically, he Rupa is confident that he will have says. Over the summer, he fought his arm raised in victory at the con clusion of the January 11 fight. "I plan to pressure him, and sustain the same pace for 12 rounds. I've been 12 rounds before, so I know what it takes to go the distance. "He (Norris) has good hand speed and good punching power, but doesn't have the best chin," said the 31-year-old, who was married this past summer in Virginia. His wife, Deanna, is the vice president of his manager's company. The Virginia resident has already begun training for the January 11 showdown, but plans to take a couple of days off and return home to Bowmanville for Christmas. Details were still being worked out to make the card from Nashville available television through Pay Per View. 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