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30 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 4, '" Room for optimism around core of veterans and good rookie prospects Although the Port Perry Mo- Jacks were winless (two losses, one tie) in three pre-season games, there is lots of room for optimism as the team spends the next week getung ready for the start of the regular schedule. After an initial 7-3 loss to Schomberg Jr. C's, the team skat- ed the Ajax Axemen to a 6-6 dead- lock last Thursday night, then lost 6-3 to the same Axemen on Sun- day at the Scugog Arena. The final score wasn't com- pletely indicative of the way the MolJacks played. They skated well, moved the puck around nice- ly, but had trouble finishing plays Turkey Trot on Oct.16 The 11'th Annual Durham Col- lege Turkey Trot will be held Sun- day, October 16, 1988 at 2 P.M. Start/Finish at the north main campus entrance. Entry fee for this popular an- nual race and costume fun-run is $2.00 advance, $4.00 Oct. 12 and on race day. All ticket proceeds donated to the United Way. Organized from start to finish by students in the College's Sports Administration Program, the race is open to anyone who wants to run, walk, or jog the 5 km. or 10 km. courses. Part of the course will wind through Oshawa's Forested Camp Samac, giving those more sedate participants a chance to see some beautiful fall colours. Prizes are awarded in com- petitive and participatory categories. Traditionally, College Faculty Ict their hair down and compete for prizes in the costume category. There will be a registra- tion stub draw, the winner receiv- ing full use of the Durham College Athletic Complex for a year. Everyone who finishes receives a certificate of participation. Registration forms are available at Durham College (Athletic Complex), the United Way office and most Athletic Footwear Stores in Oshawa and Whitby. Registration forms are also available at R.H. Cornish Public School and Port Perry High School. For more informa- tion contact: Athletic Co-director, Durham College Athletic Com- plex 576-7622. 4th season for Y floor hockey The Durham Region Family YMCA Floor Hockey League for girls and boys is now entering its fourth season in both Port Perry and Blackstock and hopes to bring more fun and excitement to all those new and returning players. Floor Hockey is a non-contact sport played with plastic sticks and pucks on a gymnasium floor. The game is simple and safe with a few basic rules and can be mastered quickly. It emphasizes alertness and movement rather than strength or height. The pur- pose is to have FUN, develop skill, sportsmanship and low-key competition. All players will need to bring is safety glasses, running shoes and enthusiasm. Teams will be made along with a schedule for games, to provide skill develop- ment as well as recreational PORT PERRY CURLING CLUB -- invites -- NEW CURLERS GOOD COMPANY -- FUN -- EXERCISE -- for more information call -- eee ns Ron Mcintyre 985-7061 rm Kathy Gundry 985-8015; MEN'S ........oooiviiiie --_------ Gale Ballard 985-7054 competition. The program began on Sept. 19th in Port Perry at R.H. Cornish and Immaculate Conception Schools and Sept. 20th in Blackstock at Cartwright P.S. There are 3 age levels: Junior (6 to 8 years), Intermediate (9 and 10 years) and Senior (11 to 14 years). We still have openings in the Intermediate and Senior in Port Perry and the Senior group in Blackstock. The Junior Team in Blackstock is looking for more registrations so that they can begin. They will play on Monday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. If you are interested in the YM- CA Floor Hockey program you can register by calling the YMCA office on Queen St. at 985-2824 bet- ween 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. daily. (or) Vivian Rider 985-2278 (or) Kelly Owen 985-2055 Scugog Island Marina 98 INSIDE COVERED STORAGE FOR 200 BOATS, CAMPERS, CAMPER TRAILERS deep in the Ajax zane and were guilty of some shooting that was less than accurate. There are still several spots to be filled on the roster and in Sun- day night's game, head coach Mel Brown was juggling his line com- binations. The club expects to sign more players this week and Coach Brown should have his lines pret- ty well set in time for the league opener October 11 in Madoc against the Hurricanes. Brad Bricknell played 40 min- utes in the MoJack cage Sunday night and Jeff Lynch was in for the middle period. Several of the Ajax goals came on two on one breaks or when the defense allowed the Axe- men to work the puck into the shallow slot area for a clear scor- ing opportunity. Mark Purdy clicked for two goals for the visitors, while the MoJack scoring was handled by three Port Perry boys: Brad Men- zies, Warren Geer and John Har- man. Menzies had two assists to go with his goal. As pre-season games go, this was better than average with both teams showing a lot of speed and hustle, some hard hitting and the occasional flare-up of tempers. The difference was the MoJack inability to capitalize on some fine scoring chances. The play of Geer and Menzies, both rookies from last year's Mid- get squad, shows they've earned a spot in the line-up. Geer has great wheels and Menzies displayed some good puck savvy as evidence by his two assists. Thane Ellis, a veteran off last year's MoJack team, was all over the ice Sunday night. An out- standing skater with a long stride, he appears to be even quicker this year | year's team, turned in a solid game on the wing, had some good scor- ing chances and played agressively in the corners. Rookie Jeff Fitchett is a fine prospect for the team. An excel- ~ lent skater, he did some good work Sunday killing penalties with Greg Warriner. Len Giacalone and John Har- man- are both veteran MoJacks who thrive on the heavy going in the opposition zone. Along the blue line, Chris Ed- Sports Land 985-2174 See our New ... HOCKEY DEN ... Year.round access to HOCKEY EQUIPMENT 8200 Steve Ashby, also off last mondson, another veteran, turned in his usual steady game, as did newcomer Paul Barry. Steve Fountain is back in a MoJack uniform this year. He plays a bruising style of hockey but ran into suspension problems last season during the playoffs. He played most of Sunday night's game, moved the puck and at times controlled the pace of the play. Fountain has a red hot temper and he showed it Sunday night when he doffed his gloves and his helmet to challenge Mark Hawn of the Axemen. The officials kept these two big guys at arm's length before any serious damage could be done, and both took miscon- ducts. Steve Connors and Phil McBride from last year's Port Midgets, also like to play it rough and tumble on the ice, and they both have the size to do it.Like Fountain, Connors and McBride will have to pick their spots to "get physical," and keep their tem- pers in check the rest of the time. The MoJacks expect to have Dave Sims in the line up this week. He's a solid, hard-nosed de- fenseman who played part of last season. Sims watched Sunday's game from the stands and is ex- pected to join the team for practis- es this week. Also watching from the stands Sunday night was John Hartford. He's starting his third season in a Molack uniform and there isn't a harder working player anywhere, Hartford can play forward and de- fense, kill penalties, and he's tena- cious along the boards and in the More time on the ski hills and less time getting there. That's a fact when Scugog and surroun- ding area members of Skyloft Ski and Country Club describe their private Ski area west of 'Port Perry and south of Uxbridge. The club property is comprised of over 100 acres with 16 downhill runs, two T-bars and comfortable lodge facilities. Excellent cross country skiing exists both on the club's trails and in the 900-acre Durham Regional Forest adja- cent to Skyloft's property. Membership is restricted to about 200 families to ensure short tow lineups and a relaxed comfor- table atmosphere. Lessons are available for all ages and levels of skill. New members are offered free lessons upon joining Skyloft which provides an excellent op- portunity to learn the sport in a safe and proper manner. Racing instruction is.also part of the ski ~ school program. Skyloft has inter- club racing teams in the "Nancy MoJacks fine tuning for the league opener comers. . THE OUTLOOK: It is impossible to make any reasonable predic- tions at this time of the season. But there are a lot of reasons for cautious optimism. The team has a fine nucleus of experienced Jun- ior C hockey players who know how to win and know what it's like to be in the playoff pressure cooker. There appears to be a good blend of speed, finesse and tough- ness on the forward lines, though the team right now may be lack- ing a "big sniper" who can pull the trigger any time he's on the ice. The blue line corps is big, strong and experienced, but must avoid the needless penalties. The penalty killers may get a workout this season. Jeff Lynch appears to be a solid goaltender. As of Sun- day's game team officials had not made a decision on whether to sign Brad Bricknell, who has two years of Midget eligibility left: Getting off to a quick start will be important to the team this year as only the top eight qualify for playoffs. Nobody in the MoJack camp is talking about a repeat of last year when the team went all the way to the all-Ontario fi- nals.But with the addition of a couple more players, plus the combination of experienced vete- rans and some outstanding rookie prospects, let's just say the team has the potential to be very com- petitive in the tough Central League. and provide some fine hockey entertainmment for fans in Scugog. First home game is Sunday, Oct.16 at 7:30 PM, with Ajax the opposition. Ski Skyloft Greene' League (ages up to 13) and in the "Alpine League' (ages 14 to 20). All the members of the family can also participate in the intra-club racing events. Social events throughout the season allow members to meet old and new friends. A Ski-swap and Hayride at Open Hills in the fall gets everyone in the mood for the coming season. Events through the year include dances, barbeques, pot luck suppers, apres-ski sing songs to name on- ly a few. A regular newsletter and direct phone line keeps members abreast of current developments and provides up-to-date weather and ski reports. Skyloft Ski and Country Club re- mains one of the best kept secrets in Southern Ontario skiing dating back to the 1930s, but it is no secret to its members that the spirit of friendship and the love of skiing is the reason why this facility has many more years of family fun in store. Selection, Price and Good Old Fashioned Service is what brings people to Uxbridge. Let us make your drive worthwhile. A BRIAN NORRISH ~~ -- 2 ACRES OF OUTSIDE STORAGE -- specializing in... 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