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I ■mm rrrm*r* | Jtsmsi Page 2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, September 16,1998 Section Two Slo Pitch National Qualifer The Corky's Old Boys will be hosting the Bowmanvillc Fall Classic slo pitch tournament on September 26-27 at Memorial Park in Bowmanvillc. The tournament will be a SPN Qualifier. There arc a number of different divisions. divisions. Call Paul Forscy at 623-9473. Home Opener for Eagles As indicated on the advertisement on this page, hockey officially arrives in Bowmanvillc this Sunday night when the Jr. A Eagles open their season with a home game against Syracuse. Game time is 6:45 p.m. at the Recreation Complex. Eagles Hire New Head Coach...Aaain The comment received some uncomfortable laughter from Bowmanvillc Eagles General Manager Mike Laing, probably more out of courtesy than anything else. Laing was on the phone to announce that the hockey club had just hired a new head coach, which isn't any cause for celebration, considering it happens on a weekly basis this year. I asked for advice on what to tell Las Vegas odds- makers if they call. Unsure of where the line of questioning was headed, I told him that when news leaked out on the hiring, Vegas might call wondering what the over/under should be for the length of time the new head coach will last. And the number that is chosen, I said preparing for the punch line, should it be in days, weeks, or months? The comment is just an example of the type of snickering that goes on every time someone asks what the Eagles are doing with their coaching situation. After all, the Eagles paraded Carey Durant out to the media at a press conference as the head coach to succeed succeed Curtis Hodgins, who departed to the Oshawa Generals. Ten days later, Durant was fired. So this time, it was Don Howse who was unveiled as the flavour of the month that will take up the post of head coach of the hockey club for the upcoming season. season. He was introduced to the media on Friday afternoon afternoon at a press conference. Actually, terming the event a "press conference" may be a stretch, as members representing the Eagles outnumbered the press by a margin of 5-2. If first impressions are any indication, and I sincerely sincerely hope for the Eagles' sake they are not, Howse could be in for a long year. Based on their final exhibition exhibition game this past Sunday night, this year's edition appears headed for a season in which victories will be hard to come by. Now, it may not be fair to judge a hockey club based on only one pre-season game. So let's compare this year's club with the one from last season. At this time last year, the Eagles had four front-line players that were already in place to lead the hockey club. Offensively, there were Steve Blais, Adam Armstrong, and Jay Cannings, while in goal, ex- OHL'er Ryan Penney was guaranteed to steal some wins. In addition to those four, a strong supporting cast was mixed in, as well as some great coaching by the departed Hodgins to finish the season with a mark of 27-19-5. As this season opens, Blais, Armstrong and Penney are gone, while Cannings isn't likely to return. There is no evidence to suggest anyone on the current roster will post the type of offensive numbers that the trio of forwards did last year (over 200), and there isn't a goaltcnder that is equal to Penney's calibre. What the Eagles are left with this season is a strong supporting cast. The complexion of the team could change as the season progresses with trades and maturity from the existing lineup. But it will have a long way to go to match last year's team. Unless the rest of the teams in the Eastern Conference are weak, the Eagles will be much worse than the one that qualified for the playoffs last season. Run, Bike or Walk At Terry Fox Run |On Sunday Morning ! A Canadian legend's ! memory will be resurrected resurrected on Sunday morning when participants take to The streets for the 18th ■ Annual Terry Fox Run for ! cancer research. !• The Clarington race Tsile will be held in \Bowmanville at the ^Memorial Park Clubhouse >on Liberty St. S. The official official start time for the 10km (event will be 9:00 a.m., but .'organizers will have (.'everything in place at 8:00 • a.m. for those eager to get ;startcd. Participants can ;run, jog, walk, or bike a •lkm or 10km course. The •courses arc designed as a lamily-orientcd event, and (not a competition. "Terry would be proud ■of the great strides cancer research has made over the 18 years since his Marathon of Hope," says Darrell Fox, National Director of the Foundation created in his brother's honour. "This is thanks, in large part, to the funds that ; have been raised by the ; thousands of people who participate every year in Hhc annual runs." • Those numbers have (been on a steady rise ever (since the first annual run (was organized in 1981, In (1997, over one million Canadians walked, jogged, •hiked or in-line skated at •'4,500 sites across the country. A record $14.2 million was raised last . year alone, bringing the grand total donated since The Marathon of Hope to more than $200 million. There are now 333 international runs sites in 52 countries. Some of the countries involved include Ghana, Kuwait City, and Bangladesh. At the Clarington race site in Bowmanvillc, 7-11 will hold a barbecue after the event, and has donated the water for all those taking taking part in the run. Pledge sheets arc available at the Bank of Nova Scotia, all LCBO locations, Toronto Dominion Bank, Big Brothers of Clarington, and local businesses throughout Clarington. Anyone wishing to dedicate their run to a loved one who succumbed to cancer can fill out a card available at the registration table and it will be displayed displayed on a Dedication Board during the run. For more information, or if you would like to volunteer volunteer to help, contact Liz Bateman at 263-2960. The Clarington race site is in Bowmanville at the Memorial Park Clubhouse on Liberty St at 9:00 am. Hole-in-One Nets $ 10,000 Duncan Smith wasn't wasn't kidding when he walked up to the tec on the 12th hole at Newcastle Golf Course and quipped to his playing partners that he would "show them the line" to the challenging par three hole. Turns out he showed them the line right to the bottom of the cup. And, because of his first-ever holc- in-one, he pocketed $10,000 for his group. The foursome were playing in a Newcastle Minor Hockey tournament tournament on Monday, September 7. As part of a promotion to attract golfers, Fortune Financial posted a prize of $10,000 to, anyone who scored a hole-in-one on the tough 164 yard, par 3, 12th hole. Smith's five-iron shot found the cup, hitting hitting the jackpot for his group. Prior to teeing off, Smith and his playing partners agreed that if anyone aced the hole, the money would be split evenly among the four golfers. Sharing in the wealth with Smith were Rick Worsley, of Bowmanville, and Fred Cosgrove and Jim Knight, both of Bowmanville. Each golfer pocketed $2,500. Over 70 golfers teed it up in the tournament, tournament, helping to raise over $1,700 for minor hockey in Newcastle, Triple F Bowling Scores and Results Frances Mulder 5, Albert Vander Gaast 4 1/2, Shirley Van Belle 4, Albert Van Belle 3 1/2, Peter Flonk 3, John Rozema 3, Doreen Bakker 2, Don Vander Meer 2, Jake Dykstra 2, Ann Strikwerda 1. High Single Ladies - Hotly Vander Gaast 206, High Single Men - Peter Flonk 301, High Triple Ladies - Minnie Kaldeway 544, High Triple Men - Peter Flonk 702, High Average Ladies - Ann Strikwerda 173, High Average Men - Brian Reid 211. Winning Smiles Duncan Smith (fifth from left), had a day to remember at the Newcastle Minor Hockey golf tournament that was held recently. He scored a hole-in- one on the par 3, 12th hole, to win a cheque for $10,000. He split the money with his playing playing partners who are also holding the cheque, from left, Rick Worsley, Jim Knight, and Fred Cosgrove. Also taking taking part in the photo are (far left), Newcastle Minor Hockey president Bob Holmes, tournament convenor Gord Whaley, and Ken Richards (far right) from Fortune Financial, who were the sponsor of the hole-in-one promotion.