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Scugog Cilizen -- Tuesday, January YE TOF I = oe a day makes for MoJacks! % ' So ---- lan Cooper displays some acrobatics to make a save on this play during MoJack/Cougar Junior C action Sunday at the Scugog Arena. MoJacks looked sluggish all evening, and came out on the short end of a 4-2 score. However, 24 hours later, In Cobourg, the .MoJacks turned the tables on the Cougars for a convincing and Impoftant 9-5 victory. See story for details. Compton runs over Nortons 8-0 The Compton Cable boys were in high gear Sunday morning as the Scugog Mens Hockey league resumed action at the local afena. Norton's was on the losing end of an 8-0 trouncing dished out by the Cable Crew as Rick Hope and Jim Duncan each collected four points on two goals and two assists. Bill Van Camp also had a four- point outing with a goal and three helpers. Rounding out the scoring in this one were Bob Beveridge with a goal and two assists, Russ Connelly and Larry Page a goal and assist, and Ed Olsen who helped set up two markers. Eaming the shut-out with a fine game between the iron was Doug MacSween. The early morning hour didn't bother the guys from Andersons and J and D Carpentry as game one was 4 fast- -paced affair that ended up 5-2 in favour of Andersons. Darcy Milligan led the way with a goal and two assists with Lee Steeves chipping in with a single goal and set-up. Singles came from Joe Mcintyre, Wayne Taylor and Rick Sheehey. Doug Suppelsa had a pair of assists and Glen Hudson and Carl Durward set up one goal each. For J and D, it was Dave Milton from Brian Cowie and Mark Burger, then Colin Asselstine from Cary Lance and Joe Curran. Game two that moming was a see-saw battle in which Crandells squeezed by Sportsland 6-5. Rick Olaisen was the big gun- ner in this one with the hat trick and Rob Kroonenberg fired a goal. ~ and assist in the winning cause. Other scorers were John Kotarba and Donovan Smith with singles. It always takes someone to put the pass op the tape for the goal scorers and Richie Lefort had four of the them, Bruce Gracie three, Chris Brain two and John Robertson one. For the Sportsland crew, the League's leading scorer Bill Bridge fired a pair of goals and the same number of assists. Tim Ashbridge had the same numbers and Ken Little clicked for a goal Free throw competition All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 from local schools have been invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 1992 Knights of Columb Headquarters, based on scores from . Provincial Level Competitions. All boys and girls 10 to 14 years old are eligible to International Free Throw Competition. The local competi- tion will be held on Wednesday, January 29th, at 7 p.m. in the Immaculate Conception School gym. ; The Free Throw Competition is sponsored annually by the Knights of Columbus with winners pro- gressing through local, regional and provincial competition, International champions are announced-by, the Knights of Cdlumbus International and will pete in respective age divisions. Last year more than 199,000 Sharpshooters participated in 2,990 local compe- titions. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their par- ticipation in this event. 'The Knights of Columbus is an International Catholic, family, "=- ternal, Service Organization with + more than 1.5 million members in more than 9,600 local Councils. In 1991 Knights donated 36.5 mil- lion mah hours and $94 million to charitable and benevolent causes. and assist. Scout Davis, Keijo Kinnunen, Wayne Norton, Doug he and Tom Patton were crediled with one assist each. In the final game of the day, there were no surprises as league leading Finzgeralds skated to a 5- 3 victory over Van and Truck World. Lee Wilbur fired the hat trick (feeling no ill effgcts from the game the night before) with Ken Smart and Henry Forderer getting the others. Bill Owen picked up three assists, Bruce Smith a pair with one each to Carl Fitzgerald, Bart Wager, Rob Evans, Jody Peters and Doug Bronson. For the Van and Truckers Wayne Fox had a pair with one assist, Tony Oxley had a goal and assist with Brian Samis getting two helpers. Single assists went to Dave Jackson and Ron Card, By John B. McClelland What a difference 24 hours made for the Port Perry MoJacks. After a lack-lustre performance on home ice Sunday night, the team made the long rgad trip to Cobourg Monday evening and came out of the Cougar's den with a gutsy 9-5 victory. With the Cougars willing to spend most of the night in the sin bin, WE MoJacks were willing to cash in and counted seven of their nine goals ou the power play. And they were led by Mark McKay who fired five big"foals. The winger has been playing well over the last dozen games or so, and Monday night's effort proved he can put the puck in the net. Clair Cornish, Jeff Barr, Brad Menzies and Kevin Bagshaw rounded out the scoring. Mike Coulson helped set up three goals 4 for the MoJacks. It was a chippy ill-mannered game with a hos of penalties, including fighting majors to * Cornish and the Cougars' Kevin Williams in the third period. Mark Dekker got the call between the iron and faced just 24 shots from the Cougars. MoJacks fired 27 at the other end. This was a big victory for a team that has been struggling of late, but it was a different story 24 hours earlier at the Scugog Arena. The MoJacks could hardly get out of first gear Sunday evening as they went down to defeat 4-2 at the hands of the Cougars, their third successive loss on home ice. The attack coughed and sput- tered all game as the team mus- tered just 19 shots on the Cobourg net, few of the serious variety. Any sustained pressure was non- existent. The Cougars, on the other hand, played an efficient gang. firing 39 shots at lan Cooper. visitors won the game by out- skating and out-checking the Molacks. Though they could manage just four shots on the Cobourg goal in the opening period, MoJacks opened the scoring at. 13:49 as John Lally deflected home a power play shot by Trevor Mcintyre. But the lead was short-lived as Cougars Trevor Clapperton got that one back less than a minute later. And it was the same Clapperton who put his team ahead for good at 15:54 as he was left un-covered in front of the MaoJack cage. MolJacks were two men short mid-way through the second peri- od after some chintzy penalties and Phil Davey upped the score to 3-1 in favour of the visitors. The fourth Cobourg goal early in the third was jugt typical of the way things were going for the MoJacks in this one. With a man advantage, Clair Cornish lost the puck inside his own line and pp walked in ui I Om it past Cooper. MoJacks came to life briefly in the third as Scott Erickson scored on a power play with Troy English and Frank Kavanagh drawing the assists. For Erickson, it was his first goal in eight games, way off the pace tie was setting in the first half of the sca- son. SLAPSHOTS: Next home for the Molacks is this "FhurSday evening (Jan. 23.) with the Lakefield Chiefs in town for an 8:30 faceoff. There is no Junior C hockey at the Arena this coming Sunday night. After Monday's game, MolJacks sport a record of 23 wins; six losses and two ties for 48 points. . Little Britain is in second with 39 points, followed by Cobourg and Bowmanville with 37, Uxbridge 18 and Lakefield 10. The Merchants, with five games 10 play can still finish first place if they win all five and the MoJacks lose their remaining three games. In other Junior C action over the weekend, Bowmanville mipped Little Britain 7-6, Cobourg did the same score on Uxbridge and the Merchants edged the Chiefs 4-3. Werenich, Turcotte and Merklinger in Port Perry for Labatt's Blue Light curling showdown this weekend Ed Werenich, Bob Turcotte and Dave Merklinger. These and other top curlers in Ontario will be here this weekend to in the both from the Port Perry Club rounding out the foursome. There will be entries from wa, Lindsay, Labatts Blug Light Challenge Round (East and West) at the Port Perry Curling Club. And Ralph Fairman, OCA rep for Port Perry says the Club is extending an invitation to curlers and non-curlers alike to come out and see the best in action as they go after a berth in the Ontario championships and per- haps a shot at the Briar. The 16 rinks will include an entry of well known local curlers skipped by Barry Acton of Ufbridge. He'll have club-mate Greg Timbers as vice, with Don Beaton (2nd) and Ron Parish (lead) Renfrew, Peterborough, To and Trenton. The action get underway this Friday evening (Jan. 24) at 6:00 PM with eight teams on the ice (including the Ed Werenich rink) followed by a second draw at 9:00 PM with Dave Merklinger and the Barry Acton entries. The curling will continue through the week- end with the championships slated for Monday. The Port*Perry Curling Club is located at Bay and Old Simcoe Streets. If you're an experienced curler or just enjoy watching the best at their sport, you'll be made to feel wel. come this weekend.