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-_ mp" 42 -- Scugog Citizen - Tuesday, April 11, 1995 Bruins win 2-1 over Swampers The broomball season finally drew to a close this past Sunday when the Brooklin Bruins downed the Homespec Swampers 2-1 in a closely contested battle thereby winning the championship series in two games straight. With this win the Bruins capped a year in which they went undefeated in both the regular season and playoffs rattling off 24 straight. The game started off with the Swampers getting on the scoresheet first as Brian minutes in. Unfortunately for Homespec though the Bruins came back before the end of the period to pull ahead as they notched both of theirs within a minute and two seconds. First it was Wayne Tate firing one in from Luc Collard and then followed up by Nick Attwood from Greg Lepine. Both teams had chances in the second half with each having a power play but it was the Bruins prevailing in the end. Robinson set up Mike Butt five |-arrived at the new $200 million United Centre in Chicago and was ushered through a pass gate into a marble foyer big enough to house downtown Shawinigan. After hiking by a dozen souvenir stands and the specialty food court, | arrived at the dressing room to interview a player on my new digital audio tape that fit nicely in a shirt pocket. The dressing raom looked like the West Edmonton Mall, complete with stereos, TVs, massage tables, jacuzzi tubs, saunas and a stationary bike for everyone on the team. After a short chat with a millionaire, | had roast beef and Yorkshire pudding in the press lounge and took the private elevator to the broadcast booth. It was tastefully appainted with reclining chairs and deep pile rugs and | sat back with a double mocha java from the expresso bar and thought to myself, "My, how things have changed in the workplace." My first experience with 3 hockey broadcast was in the South Peace Hockey League and the buildings weren't mew. They were old even then, had no concourses, certainly no souvenir shops and the dressing rooms featured wooden benches with nails to hang clothes on. There were no jacuzzi tubs but in a couple of rinks, the players could shower after the game. There wasn't much point in conducting an interview since | didn't have a tape recorder, but | often dropped around the co-op store, where many of the players worked, to chew the fat about the games. There were no elevators in the SPHL, unless you count the Alberta Wheat Pool, and most broadcast booths had a three-rung wooden ladder into an puthouse suspended at the back of the building near centre ice. Some booths were crowded with two people but it didn't matter since there were no colour commentators, unless the bus driver was a good talker. No chance of a pre-game meal but the coffee was usually hot and there were no chairs to sit on. Standing, however, was good, especially during a cold snap. | recall one chilly night at the Hythe, Alberta arena where the temperature dipped to where Fahrenheit_and Celsius meet and the Mustangs and Flyers had just played the first period of another thrilling tilt. | reached out with frozen mitt and pulled the wires from the broadcast loop mid-sentence and left the booth for a cup of hot chocolate in the warm room, After 15 minutes, | i. A up the wires again, apologized for the technical difficulties, chattered on through the rest of the game. | looked out from my perch at the United Centre and watched al the three-piece suits sampling appetizers in the luxury suites then scanned the out-of-town scores off the computer printer while an engineer dialled up the satellite co-ordinates for the night's broadcast Despite the comfort, | thought how I'd like to drop by the co-op and have a chat with the star centre before crawling up the ladder into the booth in hopes the game would be so good | wouldn't notice the cold. v ) "Jim Hughson" is sponsored by Your authorized YAMAHA Sales & Service YAMAHA The Poveer To Sati. nowmaobile Hwy 57 South of Blac (905) ¢ 86-4437 Whitby Auto Wreckers won the Minor Hockey Atom House League championship recently 4- 2 over Laurentian Bank. Front from left Joel C , Nick Br K antl 1 P hall Cc on MacD Peter and Matt Fraser. Middle row Stefan senyk, Adam Harkness, Gabriel Benschop, Jamie 'Anderson, Jeffrey Glandville. In the back Joe Farquharson, Chris McKitterick, Matt Smart, John-Ross Lennox, Jeff Kane. Coaches are Jerry Kane, Terry Smart and John Lennox. PPHS girls on top rank Durham hoop squad by Heqgther McCrae Twelve young women from high schools throughout Durham are part of a Regional basketball team ranked second within the rovince. ! Three of those members on the Durham Merchant "AA" 'Juvenile' Basketball Team are PPHS students Julie Ball, 18, and Kiley Ballard and Charlene Criscione, both 16. The team is also made up of students from Henry St HS in Whitby, Paul Dwyer Catholic High School in Oshawa, Brock HS in Sunderland, Pine Ridge HS in Pitkering and the Ajax and Bowmanville secondary schools. Bherteam played their final , "AA CBA (Central Basketball League) league game over the weekend in Whitby and, after winning their first game against a team from Mississauga, then losing to a team from Toronto, the girls finished the season with a silver medal. Having been undefeated all season, it was a letdown to lose against a team they've beaten three times already this year but, as Julie said "it just wasn't our day". Basketball has been a big part of these girls' lives. Since their junior years in public school they've been playing the sport. While this is Charlene and Julies third year playing in the "AA" League, it's Kiley's second. All three admit they enjoy playing in the league because "there's more competition and aggression than in HS basketball". The team was originated three years ago by Bill Langley, phys ed. teacher at PPHS. Langley is the team's manager and coaching the team is Richard Kennelley, a phys. ed. teacher from Anderson CVI in Whitby. Mr. Kennelley is a firm believer of academics coming first before sports and is always concerned for his players' welfare. Julie told the Citizen, "if he knows I'm scheduled for a test the next day, he'll suddenly blurt out a quick chemistry question Three students from Port Perry High School are on a team of 12 players from throughout the Durham Region to form the Durham Merchant Basketball team. In photo Is Kiley Ballard (left), Julle Ball and Charlene Criscfone (right). The team . ranked second In the province, has a great record within its league and Is hosting the alli-Ontarlo finals at [Durham College the weekend of April 28. while I'm sitting on the bench during a game, just to keep me tuned". "Not only is he our coach but he's also our friend and -- he never yells" Charlene said. Throughout the year the team has played at league games or tournaments sometimes as far as a three hour drive away. But the parental support they've received has been wonderful. While all the girls. live throughout the Region they now know each other well and have become good friends. "We're like a big family" Kiley said, "and all the parents know each other well too." ® The Durham Merchant Juveniles are hosting the All- Ontario Finals at Durham College the weekend of April 28, . starting Friday evening. Sixteen of the finest juvenile' basketball teams throughout the province will be competing that weekend. Games will also be played at Paul Dwyer HS in Oshawa andy Father Leo J. Austin Catholic econdary School in Whitby. Plan on attending to witness some of the finest basketball played at the juvenile level. Angels work out Both 'Angels' teams worked out this past weekend at the waterfront. Twenty-three players were put through the paces. Six pitchers were in camp, three senior and three good young midget hurlers, getting ready to go the 1995-season. On May 19,20,21, 1995 is the weekend of the 'Scugog Angels' third annual Slo- pitch Tournament. Mix Teams and Men's Rec. D. will be open to this tournament. The fee is $200. entry.