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26 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 23, 1986 Sports Port Squirts take the York Durham crown Port Perry Legion Branch 419 The local team finished the schedule in fourth place in the nine team league, and opened the double knock out tournament Friday night by easily defeating Markham 15-6. Steven Desautels started the game and got the win with relief help from Jeff Card. Todd Smart, Duane Empr- ingham, Jason Cochrane, anc Scott MacLennan each had two hits, while Chad Venning, Gavin Cochrane and Jason McBride each had one hit, with Greg Rankin adding a long pinch hit home run. Markham even- tually won four straight games to Sain third piace ani wie brows I second game of the tourna: ment on Saturday morning after a long rain delay the Port Perry team faced the first place team from Aurora, a team they had not beaten during the season games. Port Legion took an early 6-2 lead and went on to win 12-2. The Aurora coach had trouble accepting this defeat. Stephen Laird had four hits to lead - the way, while Jeff Card who was the winning pitcher, had three singles, Brad Moase, Jase Cochrane, Gavin Cochrane, and Jason McBride each had two hits. hits went to Ryan Picard, Smart, and Kent Jamieson. OLD RIVALS The third game of the tournament ~ was played late Saturday evening against Port Perry's old rivals from Unionville and the boys came cut with a strong effort to win 10-7 and advanced to the championship game on Sunday. Jeff Card again pitched a strong game and collected two hits, but the surprize of the gr me was the play of Simon Traynor and Steven Desautels who both started in the outfield and both scored two runs with aggressive base running. Stephen Laird and Duane Empr- ingham had three hits each, while Jason Cochrane, Chad Venning, Gavin Cochrane and Greg Rankin defeat the Port Perry team twice to win the championship. In the first of two exciting games Unionville scored three early runs and continued on to a 6-4 hard fought Brad Griffin was the winning pit- cher for Unionville while Jeff Card took the loss. Jason Cochrane had three hits. Jeff Card had two singles, while Chad Venning, Kent Jamieson, Gavin Cochrane, and Brad Moase each collected one hit. FINAL GAME This loss by Port Perry set the stage for a final game between the two arch rivals and both coaches sent their ace pitchers to the mound to go for the win; Brad Griffin for Unionville and Jeff Card for Port Perry. The local team jumped into an early 2-0 lead when Brad Moase walked and Jason Cochrane hit a long triple and scored on Stephen Laird's sacrifice fly. In the top of the third inning Port Perry made the score 5-0 as Duane Empringham, Brad Moase and Jason Cochrane each collected hits and scored. Unionville scored three runs in the bottom of the inning and Port Perry collected one more in the top of the fifth to make the score 6-3. In an exciting bottom of the sixth inning, Unionville scored 2 more runs to make the score 6-5. Two great plays by the Port Perry out- field saved two more runs in the game as Kent Jamieson showed his strong throwing arm as he threw out Tennis Racket by Heather McCrae On Sunday, Sept. 14, the Port Perry Tennis Club "Kawartha League Championship Team" travelled to Trenton to play the Lakeshore Champions in the Eastern Regional Final. The Tren- ton Racquet Team defeated us 5 matches to 1 but the play was much closer than indicated, with hotly contested tie-breakers and 3 set matches which unfortunately all went Trenton's way. Thanks to the Trenton Racquet Club; you were gracious hosts providing great play- ing facilites, superb weather and an excellent repast! Our final tournament of the year -- The Singles Tournament -- con- cluded on Sunday, Sept. 2:st, after ten days of many marathon mat- CONTINUOUS FORMS Printed and Blank PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street 985-7383 ches. Thirty-eight members par- icipated in this ever popular tournament. "The Ladies Singles Championship was won by Sophia Brendon over Diane Burt, 6-2, 6-4. Sophia nreviously defeated Lesley Allin, 7-5, 7-6 to reach the finals. Diane Burt defeated Beth Charles in 3 sets, 2-6,6-2 & 6-4 to advance to the finals. The consolation side of the Ladies was won by Heather Muir over Jan Barton, 6-4, 6-4. Heather defeated . Gale Ballard and Jan defeated Rebecca Kahn to advance to the finals. The Mens Singles Championship was won by Jay Neill over Kenny Elliott in exciting tennis, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. uy defeated John Scott and Ken defeated Dave Nichoiishen in 3 sets to advance to the finals. The Mens "onsolation was won by the youngest membe. of the tourna- ment, Jon-David Rodway. Jon- Lavid defeated Bob Alexander, 6-2, 7-5 in the finals. Plans are underway for our an- nual fall dance, the Tennis Ball. Stay tuned for more details ... a Unionville runner at third base and Jason Cochrane made a runn- ing shoe-string catch of a hard line- drive with this tying run on third base. In the bottom of the seventh inn- ing Jeff Card shut down Unionville's three top hitters with Jason and Jason Cochrane who had 12 hits in eighteen times at bat for a .666 batting average in the five games. The defense also played excellent ball as they made very few errors and made many good plays. The coaches, Wayne Venning, Ron Redman and Jim Rankin and Manager Jean Rankin along with the parents and fans were very pleased with this League Champion- ship and also the semi-final finish in the O.A.S.A. Tournament in Bracsitiflas iv snake iis a very Roy and Harold Roy and Harold McLaughlin of Nestleton have teamed up to win the 1986 Horseshoe Pitching Champion- ship at the International Plowing Match held in Hastings County, near Stirling, Ontario. Roy and Harold had a fairly easy time of it in the ten game round robin competition last Saturday, winning all ten games by comfor- table margins. Roy and Harold are no strangers to winning this plowing match tour- nament as they have been suc- ousaful numerous times in the past. More honours for Steven Making a gooa umng better is Steve London's philosophy. Each year, since he was in grade 8 at R.H. Cornish P.S., Steve London has added to and perfected his Science Fair project with the result that his entry for Spring, 1986, has brought him rewards and recogni- tion across Canada. Currently in grade 11 at Port Perry High School, Steve was one of five Durham Board of Education students to be invited to travel to last May to compete in the Canada Wide Science Fair. His project, entitled Snow Control, was developed as a result of conver- sations with Gary McIntyre, Works Supervisor for the Town of Whitby Public Works Department, who con- firmed that the effect of wind on snow, namely drifting, can result in both poor visibility and hazardous driving conditions. Steve set out to accumulate data and, from that, build exact models of two stretches of rural road in Durham which were known for their serious drifting , problems each winter. With his models designed to rate 360° within the project, and utilizing fine silica sand to scatter on the water moving through the pro- 'ject at various speeds, Steve was able to chart snow drifting problems that would occur with the speed and direction of various prevailing winds. His findings, along with his recommendtions for the placement of snow fencing along the two stret- ches of road, were forwarded to the Town of Whitby Public Works Department, where they will, at least in part, be implemented this winter. Steve's project, while on view in Calgary at the Canada Wide Science Fair, was nominated by represen- tatives from the Youth Science Foundation for one of fourteen Young Canadians Science awards under the Canadian Awards for Ex- cellence program. Just recently ad- vised of his success in this competi- tion, Steve is now planning his five- Port Perry High School student Steve Lon- don with his on-going Science Fair project Snow THiS I AWA Control Steve will be taking off for the west day, all-expenses-paid trip to Van- couver from October 8-12 where he will receive his award at the gala banquet and presentation to be held at the Pan Pacific Hotel. Two days of sightseeing at Expo '86 will be in- cluded in his stay in British Columbia. Co-chairpersons of this year's Durham Region Science Fair, Reg Philip, teacher at R.H. Cornish P.S. and Glen Rideout, Science teacher at Port Perry High School, are understandably proud of Steve's ac- complishments, as is his father, - Bernie London, a shop teacher at Port Perry High School. Not content to rest on his laurels, Steve is studying calculus and fluid mechanics in preparation for im- proving and refining his Snow Con- - trol project for the 1987 Durham Region Science Fair. To Steve London, for his success in the world of Science, congratula- tions, and the best of luck in all future endeavours. coast early next month on an all-expense paid trip. (See story for details)