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Page 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc. June 24, 1998 Section Two High School Sports May Face Extinction Next Year School sports programs arc in jeopardy jeopardy of becoming a distant memory if the current situation remains. As it stands, there arc no convenors in place to operate LOSSA leagues for the next school year, leaving thousands of young athletes wondering if they will ever wear their school's colours in a sporting event. Earlier this month, members passed a vote by an overwhelming margin margin to postpone the LOSSA Annual General Meeting until further notice. It is at this meeting that LOSSA -- the sports governing body for local high school athletics -- secures its convenors for the upcoming year, and each school submits a list of the number of teams they will be operating. High school sports could be saved if a meeting were to be held by the end of this week, but the chances of that happening are non-existent. The uncertainty exists because of the provincial government's proposed changes which result in teachers teachers spending more time in the classroom. High school teachers currently have two periods a day that they can devote to preparation time. If the changes occur, that time will be cut down to one period a day. The message the teachers want to make clear is that their decision to put school sports on hold isn't a way of protesting because they don't approve of what is being done. It's not a case of sour grapes, they say. It's a simple case of carrying carrying out their duties as teachers, not coaches. If the school day is lengthened to seven classes per day, it leaves fewer opportunities for some teachers to cover for others who leave in the late afternoon to coach varsity sports. And, without adequate time during the day, teachers will be forced to spend time after school hours preparing for classes and offering students extra help in academic areas. One solution could be to move school athletics from their traditional time slot of late afternoon to evenings. But the problem that creates for the students is getting home late at night. For the teachers, teachers, evening games would significantly cut into their personal lives, with many of them having their own kids to take to games, lessons, etc. It may also cause scheduling problems with some community leagues who have rented school gyms to operate volleyball or basketball basketball leagues for a number of years. Another solution suggested would be to hire parents as coaches. But, any parent who coaches a high school team must be approved by LOSSA, and there has to be a teacher supervisor present for all games and practices. The danger of not offering, high school athletics is that sports may be available to only those families who can afford to play. Playing for the school team allowed a number of students to participate participate in sports. They wouldn't otherwise get that chance because they couldn't afford the registration fees that are required to play for a community team. Sports could become an elitist hobby for those who can afford it. The key here is that coaching high school sports is a voluntary service that teachers offer. It is not, as some believe, a job requirement. With more being asked of them by the provincial government, government, something has to give. Unfortunately, it will be the sports programs, programs, and a number of other extracurricular extracurricular activities. At the very worst, there will be no high school sports when school begins in the fall. In the best case, sports will operate, operate, but the seasons may be shortened or delayed. Either way, nothing has been decided, and there is no use in jumping to conclusions. Sidewalk Sale Volleyball Results li Uowing are the results from the Fabulous Fifties Festival Co-ed Beach Volleyball Tournament that was held on Saturday, June 20. A Champs -- Redmen Runners-up -- Cactus Clothing B Champs -- Retro Kids Runners-up -- Posties C Champs -- James Publishing Runners-up -- Durham Region Finance D Champs -- Orono Runners-up -- Health Department.- In the school challenge, Hampton Jr. Public School were champions, while Dr. Ross Tilley were runners- up. All games were officiated officiated by Bruce Dillon and Melissa Harness. COACHES NEEDED for 7 998 - 99 Season CLARINGTON MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (TOROS) (Formerly Bowmanville Minor Hockey Association) REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS Minor Bantam "A" Major Bantam "AA" - Midget "A" Juvenile (subject to ice time availability) O.M.H.A. 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Curtis Hodgins, who took over the hockey club as head coach last season, is expected to be named as an assistant coach for the Oshawa Generals within the next week. The vacancy vacancy with the Generals came when both assistant coaches coaches from last season, Wayne Marchment and Brent Grieve, resigned from the team, For Hodgins, it's a case of being in the right place at the right time. And it's Schickedanz Beat Foundry By 10-2 Score Schickedanz continued their regular league play pitted against Bowmanville Foundry and recorded a 10-2 win. Brad Fegan and Kyle Robertson netted three goals each and Aaron Sleeves connected connected with two goals of his own with passes from Michael Hoskin. Shelby v Murphy rounded out the ; scoring with' her first goal of the season. Michael Hoskin and Tyler Wallace played a strong game in net. Black Forest Hams Drop Latest Match The Black Forest Hams were matched against Oliver's Pizza and Sub in regular season play at Maple Grove Fields. Oliver's Pizza jumped ahead of the Hams early in the game and went on to record a 6-1 victory. Kirk Campbell had the Hams lone marker. Taryn Smith and Kirk Campbell shared the goaltending duties. an opportunity that the 24- ycar-old couldn't let slip away. "This has come a little earlier then I expected," admitted Hodgins, who was raised in Oshawa but now resides in Bowmanvillc. "The opportunity to work with the Oshawa Generals doesn't come around every day. It's something that I wanted to do in the future, so I just couldn't pass up the opportunity." Hodgins did an outstanding outstanding job in his first, and only, season as the bench boss of the Eagles last season. Coming off a dismal mark of 15-31-5 in 1996-97, he turned things around and guided the club to a mark of 27-19-5, an improvement of 24 points in the regular season. Though Hodgins' departure leaves a huge vacancy to fill in the organization, organization, Eagles general manager Mike Laing couldn't be happier for the promising young coach. "You won't find someone someone that young who will put in the time it takes to do an excellent job like Curtis will do," praised Laing. "He did an excellent excellent job for us. I would never consider holding him back from taking the job with the Generals." Hodgins has already met a number of the returning veterans and rookies at Oshawa's fitness testing that took place recently. Though his job duties haven't been finalized finalized yet, he is looking forward forward to the start of training camp in early September. In addition to spending three years as a coach with the organization, Hodgins also played for the team when they were classified Jr. C. His resignation ends a six-year association with the Eagles. 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