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durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ March 1,2006 ♦ Page 15 Skaters leading the wav Ho, ? b ? akker Be , rgin HU1 , ° > settles lor tie with Newcastle Consistent podium finishes a long time in the making for Bowmanville club BY BRAD KELLY ^Sports Editor BOWMANVILLE -- The awards and accolades continue to pour in for members members of the Bowmanville Figure Skating , Club. :■■■ The winning trend that the club has ^established over the years and continues ; to build on has produced a number of ; podium finishes at events both provin- : daily and nationally. - Ann Monaghan, who has been associ- ; ated with the club for 18 years and is coming to the end of her fourth year as | its president, says-that a couple of key | factors contribute to the success. | "It's been a long process, and it's | something that we have been building ; on the last five or six years," she says, j "It's the continuity of the coaches and I the, commitment to the club, and how ! everyone works together as a cohesive |. unit." I She also credits the Durham Region | Skating Academy for providing skaters | a close off-season' alternative to driving ; to similar programs in Barrie or Quebec. | The extra time on the ice has served the j local skaters well. ! One of the skaters who has enjoyed her i time in the spotlight is Carly. Morishita, ! who placed first at Sectionals held in ! Whitby, and advanced to Jr. Nationals in I Moncton. The 10-year-old resident from ; Courtice caught the eye of top-level tal- ■ ; ent evaluators, as Skate Canada invited I her to a National Youth Talent Camp last ! May. She was one of only 20 skaters ! from the country to be included in the ! elite program. j The season has followed a'successful I campaign a year ago when she placed j first in the Juvenile Pairs event and i advanced on to Jr. Nationals. Her partner in that event was Jonathan ! Mills, who' is just as accomplished in i singles as he is in pairs. | He led the field by winning both the | Pre-Novice short and long programs | at Sectionals last year, advancing to Jr. j Nationals in both pairs and singles. On ' the strength of those showings, he fol- j lowed that up this season by making the ! most of an international assignment in Boston where he won silver, and posted n| a top-.10.finish at Nationals. He was second second in the Novice Men's event this year at Sectionals. Some of the other skaters who have made a significant impact include: Erika Chew, who placed third in Novice Novice Ladies Sectionals and advanced to •'"Eastern Challenge; Erica Duncan had a •"Second at Sectionals and also advanced lJf to Eastern Challenge; Jordan Somogyi -'was fourth at Sectionals, advancing to /'Eastern Challenge; as well, Rebecca -'Marcinek and Gordon Wegg have qualified qualified for the Ontario Winter Games in Jrl Gollingwood from March 9-12 that will ."include 22 events and more than 3,000 "athletes. The club also knows how to stage an ■ -event, welcoming participants to the recent Boston Pizza Eastern Ontario Sectionals Interclub Competition that was held at the South Courtice Arena. What they didn't do was allow another competing club to share in the limelight. Bowmanville won 14 medals, doubling the output of the next "closest club in , Whitby, who finished with seven. It was the third year in a row that Bowmanville has dominated the medal podium. The event, as expected, was a big hit. "We have great facilities in the municipality, municipality, and a great working relationship with the municipality," notes Monaghan, who also holds the title of Championship Championship Chairperson of the Skate Canada East Ontario Board. During her travels, she has come to find that not all skating clubs enjoy a good working relationship with the centres they preside in. "I've had the chance to see things outside of our club, and have come to respect the great relationship we have with the municipality. We get the support that a lot of clubs don't get." 'Tykes nine m soccer CLAR1NGTON -- In Claringlon Indoor x'ccr League Tyke action, T2 defeated I by a score of 6-3 in a very exciting tme. Scoring fort I were Lucas Joel with two id Ethan Harrison with one. Outstand- g goaltending duties were split between Iran Harrison and Lucas Joel. Scoring r T2 were Cameron Ilillis with five and •ooke McGuigae with the other. In the next game, Tl defeated T3 by a ore of 5-0. Lucas Joel had all live goals r Tl, Spectacular goaltending was split tween Noah Cranney and Makayla For- Submitted photos Members of the Bowmanville Figure Skating Club making an impact this season include: top photo, from left, Myke Gillman (coach), Gordon Wegg, Tracy Tht- ton (coach), Rebecca Marcinek; middle, Carly Morishita, Jordan Somogyi, Jonathan Mills, Erica Duncan, Erika Chew; left, Jonathan Jonathan Mills and Carly Morishita. . » -=S. Ages 7 & up REGISTRATIOK Garnet B. Rickard Complex Wednesday, March i st , 6-9pm $85 per child, 3rd child half price Only $70 if born 1997/98/99 www.claringtongirlssl0pitch.com . 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