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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, December 23, 1998 Section Two Page 5 Year in Review A Look Back at 1998 Though impossible to ' give recognition to all of " the individual and team achievements that athletes in Clarington enjoyed in 1998, the following is a , glimpse of some of the i sports highlights from the past year. January • The Minor Novice, Atom, and Pccwcc Toro teams won their divisions 1 of the regional Silver Stick qualifying tournament that they hosted. • Bowmanvillc driver Doug Brown captured his tenth consecutive provin- ; cial harness racing driving title, winning 307 races in 1997. His nearest rival finished finished with 224 trips to the winner's circle. • Courtice's Scott , Barney, of the Peterborough Petes, was . selected to play in the . OHL All-Star game. , • The Bowmanvillc Eagles had three players named to the Tier II Jr. A all-star team. They were h goaltcndcr Ryan Penney, along with forwards Jay !-j Cannings, and Adam h Armstrong. h • Orono figure skater tj Adam Colville earned a spot on the National Junior !' Men's Team with a fifth place finish in the Junior J Men's Division at the >! National Figure Skating i. Championships held at \[ Hamilton's Copps j- Coliseum. 1; February ji • Bowmanvillc Eagles i; rookie head coach, Curtis !; Hodgins, was named !' Provincial Jr. A coach of the year. • The girls' volleyball ■[ team dt Vincent Massey '[ won the Bowmanvillc Junior School champi- i' onship, defeating' Lord ;i Elgin in the championship i; final. • After opening their playoff series with a victo- ry, the Bowmanvillc El Eagles lost four straight l games to the Trenton Sting t[ and were bounced from the playoffs in the opening r round. » • Clarington's Joanna I Van Dyke was named an ? OCAA league all-star and a CCAA All Canadian at the league volleyball banquet. banquet. She helped her Durham College team to a fourth place finish at the Ontario Championships. March • At an Ontario Hockey Association meeting, an agreement was reached to amalgamate the Provincial Jr. A League, and the Metro Toronto Junior League. The new league will split 38 teams into three divisions. The Bowmanvillc Eagles will be placed in the Eastern Conference with 12 other teams. • Jessica Collins and Keith Varlcy, representing the Clarington Splashers swim club, returned from the Special Olympics Region 12 Provincial Qualifying swim meet with eight ribbons, including including six first place finishes and a pair of second place results: Their efforts earned them the overall team trophy, despite being the only two members of the team. • Bowmanville's Ryan Stewart helped his University of Alabama at Huntsville hockey team to the Division II National Title. He had the gamewinning gamewinning goal in the first game, and another marker in the second game. • Sommer West and her Ontario teammates captured captured the silver medal at the Canadian Senior Women's hockey championships championships that were held in Calgary. Ontario lost 3-2 in overtime of the gold medal match to Alberta. April • The Clarke High School senior girls' volleyball volleyball team won the silver medal at the. OFSAA championships. They lost to West Elgin in the championship championship final. • The Orono Figure Skating Club celebrated their 50th anniversary. • The Minor Peewee AA Toros won the OMHA championship trophy. • The Newcastle Square Boy Pizza Peewees won the OMHA championship by defeating Tara in the HH» □BV ▲l TM LIFESTYLE TIPS Kids fatter, not active enough \CFLRI: The Researchers in Active Living ;,A study funded by the Canadian ••Fitness and Lifestyle Research j Institute and conducted by Susan "Crawford and colleagues from the iUniversity of British Columbia " found clear evidence that obesity ihas increased among Canadian «children between the ages of 7 -and 12. Between 1981 and 1988, 'childhood obesity increased by «over 50%, as evidenced by measurements of subcutaneous •fat taken with skinfold calipers. The 1981 Canada Fitness Survey rand the 1988 Campbell Survey on ■ Well-Being in Canada (which still ' provide the most recent national -data on children's obesity) show 'the rate of obesity increasing from 5a baseline level of 15% in 1981 to ;24% in 1988. The increase for [boys went from 15% to about •20%--less than the increase for girls, which went from 15% to labout 26%. t •To slow the rise in obesity among (children, we need to address [behaviours such as physical •activity. These behaviours are [established in childhood and lend •to persist into adulthood. 'Ideally, children should be active •enough to prepare them for a lifetime lifetime of physical activity and to (enhance their physical and •psychological health. Recent •physical activity guidelines for [children and adolescents suggest '.that an optimal goal is 6 to 8 KKD •(kilocalories/kilogram of body iweight/day). For the purposes of ;the 1995 Physical Activity ,'Monitor, conducted by the •Institute, the possible tendency of 'parents to overestimate their children's children's participation in physical .activity was offset by setting the 'guideline at 8 KKD. " [The results show that over one- .third of children aged 5 to 17 [satisfy this guideline for optimal "health and development. An additional additional one-filth fall just short of •the guideline. The remaining half 'either meet only the minimum [standard equivalent to walking a dotal of one hour daily or are 'considered sedentary altogether. [Hoys are clearly more likely than [girls to meet thé optimal guideline Keep the "physical" in education! Research confirms tint children who participate In daily physical education are mote fit, have belter health habits, arc less susceptible to stress, and perfonn better academically. Staring a Hcolihicr Fulvio' -- spanmipacmn finals. • Joanna Van Dyke was selected as Durham College's Female Athlete of the Year at the annual awards banquet. • Orono figure skater Adam Colville placed fifth at the Triglav Trophy international international skating competition competition in Slovenia. • The Ganaraska Wolves midget girls' volleyball volleyball team finished second second at the provincial tournament, tournament, and have qualified for the National Championships. May • After four years of unsuccessful attempts, the Clarington Toros have finally been approved for Triple A status beginning in the 1999-2000 season. • Troy Pcrsaud finished first in the light heavyweight heavyweight division of the Canada Cup bodybuilding championships. • The junior hockey career of Bowmanville's Jason Jackman ended when his Guelph Storm suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to Portland in the championship game of the Memorial Cup. June • Steve Dao and Angie Ross were selected as the Athletes of the Year at Bowmanvillc High School. • Blue Jay reliever Paul Quantrill spoke to students at Dr. Ross Tilley Public School about the importance importance of getting an education. education. • Motorcycle racer Mark Orchard placed 11th in a National race held at Mosport. • Athletes of the Year at St. Stephen's Secondary School included Danielle Bcaucage, Jason Ruszcr, Karen Ecclcs, Jessey Thompson, Nick DcFrcilas. • Bowmanvillc Eagles head coach, Curtis Hodgins, has been hired by the Oshawa Generals to be an assistant coach. Continued Next Week Legends of Auto Racing Series will Return to Mosport Park on June 27 The SupcrStars of Auto Racing, a new circuit circuit featuring top race drivers of years past, has been added to the diversified diversified weekend lineup for American Lc Mans Series events in 19995 The circuit will make its stop June 27, 1999 at Mosport Park in Clarington. The race will be featured live on American television network network CNBC. • SupcrStars of Auto Racing, L.L.C., has been purchased by the American Le Mans Series and the purchase includes agreements with some of the most popular drivers of the century. Seventeen drivers have been signed, with the total expected to reach 30. Fifteen will be present to compete in identically-prepared cars at a minimum of six races on the 1999 American Le Mans Series schedule. The competition joins the previously announced Women's Global GT Series as part of the American Lc Mans Scries weekend package of events. "SupcrStars will feature feature more recognizable names than any other series in America," said Bill Donaldson, executive executive director of the American Le Mans Series. Drivers signed to date include past Formula One champion Sir Jack Brabham; Indianapolis 500 champions Parnclli Jones, Tom Sneva, Johnny Rutherford, Jim Rathmann, Rodger Ward and Gordon Johncock; veteran road racing legends legends Bob Bondurant, George Polluter, Augie Pabst, Dick Guldstrand, Peter Brock, John Morton, Rocky Moran, Brian Redman and Lyn St. James and Indianapolis 500 veteran Lloyd Ruby. The drivers at each event will be available for fan autographs and photos. The announcement comes on the heels of the successful inaugural Petit Lc Mans last month at Road Atlanta, the model by which all American Le Mans Series events will be patterned in 1999. Statesman Toros Boost Record In York-Simcoc League play, the Canadian Statesman Major Novice Toros added three more wins to run their season record to 20-2-1. On Friday night, against the much improved Whitby Wildcats, the Toros headed into the 2nd period tied 1-1 before exploding for 5 unanswered goals to skate to a decisive 6-1 victory. victory. On Saturday, the Markham Waxcrs visited Darlington Arena and the first two periods were highlighted by great end- to-end action that saw the Toros take a 2-0 lead into the third period. After the Waxers scored to reduce the lead to one goal, the powerful offence came to life and fired in 4 goals for another another 6-1 victory. On Sunday, arch rival Belleville Bobcats arrived for an evening game at Rickard Complex, hoping to steal a pre- Christmas win. The Bobcats jumped to a quick 1-0 lead but the Toros battled back to tie the score before the 1 st period ended. In the 2nd, the Toros pulled ahead by two before Belleville narrowed the gap with a breakaway goal but the boys were determined to take this one and potted one more goal to finish with a 4-2 victory. Leading the Toros this week were Luke Pither with 7 goals, 1 assist, Mitch Callicu with 4 goals, Brock Murphy with 2 goals, 2 assists, Daniel McCarthy 1 goal, 6 assists, Kurds Allen 1 goal, 3 assists, Denver Brown 1 goal, 2 assists while assists went to Brandon Castellan with 5, Mike Berncy and Allen Dillon with 2 each and Carl Andrews and Robert O'Shea with a single helper each. The Toros and their families would like to extend wishes for a Very Merry Christmas to all and wish to thank Santa Murphy for his visit to the team after Sunday's game. Great Christmas Recipe Mix love, friendship and laughter for the sweetest holiday season ever. Thanks for coming byl Isabel and Ross Graham PONT I AC/BUICK/GMC P RESEN TS ZBI, 1 ¥x,mWncT. À i.u7 .2 i : ■V: ' t. i <• ,'v \ ' '■ v : ' ■ ' J /vrJAÛkOf / a'IV \ 1 - ::i ;,5S if i" r»'-] i'l j uiL rfVta- ' ■ r i K\J\ V)\ r *. L_:ijy CM ;v for physical activity, which reflects the greater increase in obesity observed among girls. 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