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J 1 f Page B4 ♦ THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ June 14,2006 durhamregion.com Clarington to host memorial tournament Lacrosse tournament in memory of Dan Greer will foe first to host women's teams BY SHAWM CAYLEY Staff Writer CLARINGTON -- Dan Greer loved to watch his kids play ■ lacrosse. •>In fact, he just plain loved the ; game of the lacrosse, spending ; countless hours going back and ; forth attending every practice, ; game, meeting or banquet that he ■ could. - • ■ 'Now, thanks in part to the Clar- /ington Minor Lacrosse Associa- ; tion and his family, the late Dan ; Greer will be honoured when the ;,first annual Dan Greer Memorial Memorial Tournament hits the floor in ■'Clarington June 16-18. ■^ The CMLA plans to make this ran annual event in the hopes of /rivaling such prestigious touma- ; ments as the Annual Laker Classic Classic which goes in Peterborough ■.'every year. «" "We hope that this tournament / weekend will become Claring- ; ton's very own lacrosse festival," .'-■says Dan's daughter Amanda /Mushynski, also the tournament -.convener. Bill Greer says soon after his 'father's death, the family began ' thinking of a proper way to hon- [our him. Submitted photo Dan Greer sips from the Minto Cup, the top prize for Jr. A lacrosse in the country. A memorial tournament in his honour honour will be held in Clarington this weekend. "I knew right away, right after (he died), that we wanted to do something to honour him," explains Bill, who plays for the Brooklin Redmen in the summer and Rochester Knighthawks in the winter. "He meant so much to so many people in the com munity." With that in mind, a proposal was put together, and rather than having it held in Whitby, where several other events of this ilk take place, Clarington and the Ontario Lacrosse Association was presented with the idea, which was accepted with open arms. "In Whitby there are so many tournaments, and with (Dan's) grand-kids (Amanda's kids) playing playing in Clarington, it just seemed like a natural fit," says Bill. "Amanda has been so involved and they were nice enough to give their support along with the OLA. Right away things were approved." • Games will be played out of the Garnet B. Rickard Recreational Complex along with the Darlington Darlington Sports Centre, and it will be one of the first tournaments to include girls' teams. "(That was) something I insisted insisted on when I took the proposal to CMLA because my dad was such a huge supporter of women athletes," says Amanda. According to Bill and Amanda, the response and interest in the tournament has been great, with 20 teams and roughly 500 players players currently signed up. On May 31 st , wall all be able to breathe a little easier Smoking is the No. 1 preventable cause of death in Ontario today. The Smoke-Free Ontario Act, which comes into force on May 31 st , is part of a broad effort to improve public health by reducing Ontarians' exposure to and use of tobacco products. The legislation bans smoking in all enclosed workplaces and enclosed public places to protect workers from second-hand smoke. The legislation also strengthens laws on tobacco sales to minors and restricts the display of tobacco products in retail outlets. If you smoke, now is a good time to consider quitting. For help and a plan to quit, call Smokers' Helpline at 1-877-513-5333. Or visit www.smokershelpline.ca for tips, tools and support. For more information on the Smoke Free Ontario Act, contact your Public Health Unit or call 1-866-396-1760. TTY: 1-800-387-5559. Or visit www.ontario.ca/smokefree IV> C*' Ontario Paid for by the Government of Ontario. St. Stephen's all even at OFSAA Win two, lose two at soccer championship PETERBOROUGH - The St. Stephen's Royals girls' soccer soccer team won just as many games as it lost, but it wasn't enough to advance to the playoff playoff round at the OFSAA AA provincial soccer championships championships in Peterborough last week. The team split its opening two games, dropping a 4-1 decision to St. Christopher's on a lone goal by Meghan Durno, but rebounded at the end of the opening day to record a 5-1 decision over Ridgeway-Crystal Ridgeway-Crystal Beach. Brianna Heard and Durno had a pair of goals each, with 'another added by Rhea den Brascn. On day two, Tara Watchorn had the only goal in a 4-1 loss to St. Marlin's, but the tournament tournament closed on a positive note after blanking Baysidc 3-0. Sara Donnelly, den Brasqn and Durno had the goals. The four points that St: Stephen's Stephen's earned in pool play left them in third place, with the top two advancing to the quarterfinals. quarterfinals. The eventual gold medal champions were St. Thomas Aquinas, who won on penalty kicks over St. Joseph's. SOCCER CLUB MICRO SOCCER Our club is accepting registrations for our Micro Soccer Program for players born 2003 and 2002. Die program starts the week of July 10th and runs for 7 weeks. There is limited space available. Cost is $75 DARLINGTON SOCCER CAMP Ôur summer soccer camp will be held July I Oth to 14th. Children bom 2000/201, half day camp, 9 am to noon - $80 . ^ Youth bom 1999 and older, 9am to 4pm -$130 Registrations for Micro Soccer and the Soccer Camp arc being taken at the Darlington Soccer Club office -- during regular office hours. For more information on both programs please visit our website: www.darlingtonsocçerdub.com 905-623-7309 darlingtonsoccer@rogers.com FATHER'S DAY GOLF SPECIAL TVyPT T"TrW>r? Victoria St. S. F yM IMI» Port Hope, ON Golf & Country£lub 905-885-6487 or 1-800-346-5361 www.porthopegolf.ca FeNXŸkPaRK St'nœ gfyp AON® All Day Sunday $49.95* includes: • 18 hole green fee • Shared power cart • Steak on a ban 'excludes league and tournament play. YOUR GRAD! on June 18,2006 with an ad in the special full colour Graduation 2006 Feature Only $72 ,0 ' l for a 2.25"x3' ad with colour picture, name, and graduation announcement. 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