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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, June 3, 1997 Section Two Page 3 Blue Jay Reliever Makes Pitch For Kids to Get an Education Green Gaels Lacrosse Update by Brad Kelly Staff Wnter A sea of Blue Jay hats welcomed relief pitcher Paul Quanlrill as he spoke to students at Dr. Ross Tilley Public School on Friday, May 29, about the importance of goal-setting and getting an education. "Gel an education and work hard at school. Do the best you can in school because an education is what is going to get you places," said the Port Hope native to a gymnasium gymnasium full of students and teachers who were all wearing Blue Jay baseball caps. Quanlrill was speaking on behalf of the club's Student Rally Day, a community community project where Blue Jay players visit schools throughout the province. The project, in its fourth year, allows kids to sec that the players arc just normal people, who had some of the same dreams when they attended school. But the underlying message was to work hard, stay in school, and achieve goals. "Baseball is a fun and important part of my life, hut it's just a game. The thing I am most proud of is the degree I got from the University of Wisconsin," said Quanlrill, who majored in business administration and marketing. marketing. After getting drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers after completing high school, Quanlrill opted to gel an education on a full scholarship at the University of Wisconsin instead of turning professional. professional. Upon graduation from university, he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox. After reaching the big V / /v.<!< Vp HERE'S THE PITCH -- Students and teachers at Dr. Ross Tilley Public School in Bowmanvillc welcomed Toronto Blue Jay reliever Paul Quanlrill on Friday, May 29. The Port Hope native spoke to the students about the importance of getting an education education and setting goals. Although he was drafted to play baseball after high school by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Quanlrill opted to gel a university education before turning professional. leagues with Boston, Quanlrill was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies before signing with the Blue Jays. As an example of how important an education is, he cited an example of reading a contract before signing with a professional team. "Talent and working hard at baseball isn't enough," said the 29-ycar- old. "Reading and writing is what's important. School has taught me more than baseball ever has." When the session opened up to answering questions from the students, students, Quanlrill said that it wasn't until the age of 17 that he thought he might have a chance at playing professional baseball. "My family moved to the United Slates, and they weren't good at playing hockey down there so I played baseball," he said. When asked why pitchers pitchers don't bat, he garnered a few laughs with the response "Mostly because we're lousy." In comparing baseball to school, he said both have some similarities. In baseball, you don't have to pick just one position and play it all the time. The same applies for school. "It's important to take as many different classes as you can. Set goals and get involved in as many different activities as you can while you're in school." Before departing, Quanlrill presented the school with an autographed autographed bat, ball and oversized oversized poster of the Blue Jays logo. HOME FLOOR ADVANTAGE - For the game, the Claringlon Green Gaels came away with fourth consecutive home a relatively easy victory. However, Sunday afternoon's 8-2 decision over the visiting Gloucester Griffins was a little closer than the previous three outings. Wayne Richard and Nick Peacock led the offence for the Green Gaels, scoring twice. Duke McNutt, Matt Parro, Rob Fodor, and Mike Rowland had one apiece. Ryan Douglas, Brent Lazary and Ryan Unwin each collected two assists for the Green Gaels, who led 1-0 after the first period and 6-1 after the second frame. In four home games this season, the Gaels outscorcd the opposition by a whopping 60-15. The victory moved the Green Gaels' record to 7-1 on the season. They sit in second second place in the Eastern Division behind Nepean, who have compiled a 9-1 mark. THE GM SAYS -- It goes with the territory that General Managers arc always looking for players to help improve their roster. The Green Gaels arc no different, despite being ranked as one of the top Jr. B lacrosse teams in the country. Although the team isn't actively looking for players, that doesn't mean there isn't some room for improvement, says General Manager, Dieter Kirner. If the right player player came along, they would certainly be interested. "There is no such thing as a team without a weakness," said Kirner following Sunday's game. He added that the club is struggling offensively, using the analogy of running into the other team's zone and "dropping anchor." "Right now we aren't clicking on offence. Tire coaches arc frustrated that we aren't getting more offence, and we aren't 100% sure why." The defence is just fine, owning the lowest goals against average of any team in senior or junior lacrosse with mark of 6.1 per game. That average went down after holding Gloucester to only two goals on Sunday. THE LEADERS -- The team scoring race is a tight one as the season nears the halfway point. Rob Fodor leads the team with 37 points (17 goals, 20 assists), followed closely by Duke McNutt with 36 points (16 goals, 20 assists). Bryan Power (24 points), Wayne Richard (22 points), and Saul Rochclcau (15 points) round out the top five. On the injury front, the only player out of the lineup is Barrett Church who is nursing nursing sore ribs. He will be sidelined for a minimum of two weeks. THE WEEK AHEAD -- The Green Gaels will host Akwcsasnc on Friday, June 5, at 8:30 p.m., and Mirnico on Sunday, June 7, at 7:00 p.m. Both games arc at the Recreation Complex. On Tuesday, June 9, they travel to Scarborough. Under-10 Beats Malvern The Darlington Rep Under 10B soccer team opened its regular season with a 7-1 victory over Malvern at the Hydro Fields. Darlington took to the offensive early with Luc Pither sending a long shot over the Malvern goal- tender's head. Greg Ncmisz, Alex Hart, Jamie Stevens and Carmen Shah each added single single goals with Pither putting in two more to round out the scoring. A strong Darlington defence and solid goaltending goaltending by Mike Hinz limited Malvern to a single goal. CORRECTION NOTICE We wish to draw your attention to the following in our current "Giant Outdoors Sale" flyer. 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Our Guest Panel of Estate Planning Professionals will share strategies with you to: Top Track and Field Athletes from Lord Elgin Lord Elgin Public School held their annual track and field meet on Wednesday, May 20, with the above athletes accumulating enough points to be awarded medallions medallions for winning their respective age divisions. Front row, (1-r), Marc Reynolds (bantam), Chris Kinncar (junior), Kurtis Allen (tyke), Corey Prince (atom). Back row, (l-r), Holly Caverly (tyke), Aleisha Marchant (junior), Lori Summers (atom), Tiffany Thompson (bantam). A total of 75 athletes from the school will be competing competing at the area meet at Civic Fields in Oshawa on Wednesday, June 10. by Telma R. Grant r.p.t. Neck & Degenerative Disc Disease Help is Here QUESTION: Telma, I have been told that I have degenerative disc disease in my neck. My symptoms are, my neck is very stiff and sore. I cannot turn it very well, especially when I am going to back my car out. I have been told that physiotherapy can help, but I do not see why I should bother bother because I have been told that the problem is because of degenerative disc disease. How are you going to change that? If I had a dollar every time I am asked this question...you know the rest. In short, physiotherapy,can physiotherapy,can help and it. will pro- vide.relief from this painful and debilitating condition. But before I tell you how, let's talk a little bit about what exactly, degenerative disc disease is and how it affects the sufferer. Degenerative disc disease means that there is a narrowing of the disc space between the vertebrae of a person's spine. A disc is a jelly-iike material that serves as the cushion between the bones of the spine. When this cushion or buffer is worn down, the medical diagnosis is degenerative disc disease. Other complicating conditions conditions may follow. For example, the lipping of the joint. A bony formation will occur around the disc space to compensate for the narrowing that is inevitable with degenerative disc disease. In many cases, arthritis will surface surface in the joints on either side of the disc. Unfortunately, there is more to the neck pain you suffer than just the narrowing of the disc space. One of the key considerations considerations is the posture of the neck. All patients that I have ever seen with complaints of neck pain have one of two postures: postures: rounded shoulders or a forward poking head. These result in neck spasm - the actual actual source of the pain. The neck muscles are tight and the head is sitting on the neck in the wrong position, thus the neck does not have the range it needs to make a simple turn of the head. Physiotherapy cannot reverse degenerative disc- disease; disease; that is not what it was designed to do. 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