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a SHC CH == 22 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, June 25, 1985 Sports Gretchen Cornish tops in 100 m. with time of 13.9 seconds Ten year old sets Regional record Gretchen Cornish is the fastest ten year old girl in Durham Region. She's got the ribbons and a shiny medal to pro- ve it. At the All-Durham Elementary School track and field meet held June 13 at Oshawa's Civic Fields, Gretchen set a new record in the 10 year old girls 100 metre with a sparkling time of 13.9 seconds. That was 3/10th of a se- cond faster than the old mark of 14.2 set four Members of the R.H. Cornish Jr. track and field team. Front from left: Mandy Stairs, Megan Thompson, Vanessa Gibson, Melissa Rudy, Sherri-Lee Hvidsten, Michelle Flieler, Scott McTavish, Kent Jamieson, Dave years ago. And just to prove her victory in the 100 m. was no fluke, Gretchen also won the 200 m. in her age group and then helped her relay team to a strong second place finish. The grade five students at R.H. Cornish Public School in Port Perry said she worked hard preparing for the all-Durham meet with four weeks of training and has already set her sights on new records next year. Gretchen wasn't the only student from R.H. Cornish School who turn- ed in a fine performance at the all-Durham meet. In the 60 m hurdles, 11 year old Lisa Levy plac- ed first, and Nicole Slack placed second in the 100 m. for the 11 year olds. Nicole set a new record earlier in the area meet. In the intermediate division, Mark Fitze took a first in the 100 m. hurdles for 15 year olds and he repeated the same feat in the 800 m. hurdles as well. The relay team of Eldon Sears, Rob Elson, Derek Fitzgerald, and Shane Branton snared a first in the 13 year old class, while the 12 year old girls team of Andrea Johnston, Jenny Allar- dyce, Jenny Blanchard and Joanne Birkett did the same thing. The school also picked up numerous second and third place ribbons in both the junior and in- termediate divisions. Coaches Clive Roane and Rob Smart were more than pleased with the strong showing by all the track and field team members for a job well done. On Wednesday, June 19, the R.H. Cornish men teachers relay team par- ticipated in the R.O.M. event and turned in an average of 23 minutes for three miles. This "historic event' was carried on by Mr. Justynski, Mr. Brown- son, Mr. Cooke and Mr. Pashley and Sean McEnaney. Back from left: Jason Towns, Andre Gotthelf, Sarah Morris, Danny Sluggett, Gretchen Cornish, Craig Dale, Nicole Slack, Bill Rud- dell, Lisa Levy and coach Clive Roane. The Cornish Intermediate track and field team ages 12t0 15 years. Front from left: Jenny Blanchard, Jenny Allardyce, Jamie Brown, Gloria Wilson, Mark Fitze, Norman Gourlie, Pam Philpott, Jesse Fluke, Celia Williamson, Joanne Birkett and A.J. Johnston. Back from left: Rob Elson, John Lally, Tom Bell, Troy Smale, Fleure Presner, Brian Appleby, Eldon Sears, Mark Elliot, Greg Grass, Terry Childs, Clair Cornish, Graham Sullivan and Nick Walton. Lewis. Nice going. The following are the first, second and third place finishers in both the Intermediate and Junior Divisions from the R.H. Cornish School for the competition held at Civic Fields. JUNIOR DIVISION 9 Year Olds 60 m - Kent Jamieson - 5th in Final; 100 m - Kent Jamieson 6 in Heat; 200 m - Mandy Stairs 4th in Heat; 800 m - David Pashley 7th in Final; Long Jump - Craig Dale 8th in Final. 10 Year Olds 100 m - Gretchen Cor- nish ist in Final 13.9, a new track record; 200 m - Gretchen Cornish 1st in Final; 400 m - Melissa Rudy 3rd in Final; 800 m - Melissa Rudy 4th in Final; Girls Relay - Fleiler, Cornish, Rudy, Hvidsten 2nd in Final. 11 Year Olds 60 m Hurdles - Lisa Levy 1st in Final; 100 m - Nicole Slack 2nd in Final; Jason Towns 6th in Final; 200 m - Lisa Levy 4th in Heat; Danny Sluggett 3rd in Final, Boys Relay - Gotthelf, Sluggett, Ruddell, Towns 3rd in Final; Girls Relay - Gibson, Levy, Morris, Slack 4th in Final. INTERMEDIATE Hurdles 13 years Celia Williamson 2nd; 12 Graham Sullivan 3rd. 100 M. 13 Celia Williamson 2nd; 15 Mark Fitze 1st. 200 M. 12 Joanne Birkett 3rd; 14 Fleure Presner 2nd; 12 Clair Cornish 2nd. 800 M. 15 Mark Fitze 1st. High Jump 14 Pam Philpott 2nd; 13 Shawn Phillips 3rd. Long Jump 15 Norman Gourlie 2nd. Shot Put 12 Brian Appleby 2nd; 14 Mark Elliott 3rd. Boys Relay 12 Graham Sullivan, Troy Smale, Clair Cor- nish, Jamie Brown 3rd; 13 Eldon Sears, Rob Elson, Derek Fitzgerald, Shane Branton 1st. Girls Relay 12 Andrea Johnston, Jenny Allardyce, Jenny Blanchard, Joanne Birkett 1st; 14 Leslie Benns, Pam Philpott, Fleure Presner, Gloria Wilson 3rd. Paddlers set sights on provincials Mike Freeman and Bill Hurst have set a goal for themselves this summer. They are hoping to qualify for the national Marathon Canoe Racing championship to be held August 17 and 18 in Peterborough. But to get there, the two Scugog Township residents first must pro- ve they are among the top marathon canoe racers in Ontario by qualifying at the provin- cial finals, also in Peter- borough July 6 and 7. Freeman and Hurst have been training hard to make this goal, paddl- ing two or three hours each evening on Lake Scugog, and their efforts have paid off already this summer with victories in the first two races they have entered. They won the 20 mile Canoe the Nonquon on L.ake Scugog early in June and two weeks ago, they took another first in Canoe Racing Associa- tion event on the Not- tawasaga River near Angus. In the senior mens .class over 14 miles with three portages, the pair finished with a time of one hour, 53 minutes, 43 seconds, well ahead of the other competitors in this class. Mike told the Star they were very pleased with the time, despite the fact they lost a couple of minutes by taking a wrong turn at one of the portages. "Our goal now is to qualify for the na- tionals,"" he added. Competitors from the Scugog area came home from the Nottawasaga event with several trophies. Terri Gibson and Robert Baird paddled to a second place finish in the couples class; Dave Booth and Joe Giroux took first in the recrea- tional division, while Paula Haugen and Heather McDougall were first in the womens open. ai y a mut A a bo. if " A CEC ER A BO SE Ra QR el ce Iss PAPE okt 1 SI Lo EA Ni hi