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iii 26 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, November 15, 1988 Is Rodeo Drive ready for seven muscled men from Ontario? A better question, is the seven member Port Perry Armwrestling team ready for the World Arm- wrestling competition in the heart of Hollywood, California? They're ready, allright, and more than a little anxious to tackle the world's top armwrestlers Novem- ber 19 in Hollywood's Shrine Au- ditorium, home of the Academy Awards. On Thursday November 17 at 6 a.m., Mike Haigh, 26, Garth Carlson, 29, Pat Mastrangelo, 22, Terry Barton, 26, John Roberts, 24, Dan Wells, 24, and Rick Er- win, 24, will be flying dewn to the most glamourous city in the U.S. to test their mettle in the first world class competition this local team has entered. They qualified for the event at the Canadian Stand-Up Armwres- ting Challenge held in October. e world competition is part of the American Dream Festival which includes a variety of events including something the Port Per- ry armwrestlers are looking for- ward to--the Dream Girl Calendar contest. And while dream girls, Califor- nia beaches, tans, Rodeo Drive and other Hollywood attractions will be part of the team's trip, the guys plan to be all business until the actual competition, November 19, is over. Weigh-in for the competition is set for November 18, and the competition takes place the next day, all in one day, with two to four matches going on at once. The current world champions will be there to defend their titles, along with a few hundred arm- - wrestlers anxious to steal their thunder. Members of the Port Perry team Ringette is a Canadian sport started in 1962 that has gained in- ternational recognition in coun- tries like the U.S., France, Finland and Sweden. Ringette is Canada's fastest growing winter team sport. In On- tario alone the sport is increasing at the rate of 14 percent per year. And now boasts over 10,000 registered players. Ringette is a non-contact game involving skating, stick handling, passing, shooting and checking. There are six players on the ice surface at one time: a goalie, two defencemen, two forwards and one centre. The game has two 15 Ringette Week admit to being nervous about the competition, but as PPAW prcsi- dent Mike Haigh points out, "It's in the back of your mind, but you have to concentrate on what's go- ing on." They're also confident about pulling off a few wins. "We're as good as the next per- son," Mike says. John Roberts adds, "Everybody has their day." Still, they don't honestly expect to walk out of the competition with every prize. John is calling the event "a learning experience" and the other team members agree. But they're not going all the way to Hollywood to lose, and with the team's record so far, chances for winning look pretty good. Since the team was formed in October 1987, 24 first prizes have been recorded; 27 seconds; 19 thirds; and five fourths--all in 14 tournaments. Mike Haigh of Port Perry, at 165 pounds, is in the lightweight division, and is sponsoted by Schildt Machining of Port Perry. He has garnered four ii:st prizes since the team was formed. Garth Carlson of Millbrook weighs in at 195 pounds and is ca- tegoriZed in light heavy. Spon- sored by Wiggans Landscaping Ltd., he is the Canadian Amateur Champion and has six first prize finishes to his credit. Pat Mastrangelo of Oshawa weighs 165 pounds and is a light- weight. He is sponsored by Re/ Max Apple, and is also a Canadi- an Amateur Champion with three firsts on his record. Terry Barton lives in Myrtle, weighs 135 pounds and is Canadi- an Amateur Champion in the ban- tam division. He has come in first four times. minute periods. There are seven age groups to be played in. These are: Bunnies (up to 7 yrs. old), Novice (up to 9), Petite (upto 11), Tween (up to 13), Junior (up to 15), Belle (up to 17) and Deb (18 and over). Teams travel to different cen- tres to play games. The teams are very competitive and the players develop special skills in sport- smanship and comaraderie. The Port Perry Ringette Association is inviting all adults and children to come and see the sport of ringette played. If there are any inquiries please contact the Port Perry Ringette Association. Bash for the curlers A very successful 'Welcome Curlers Bash' was held at the Port Perry Curling Club on Saturday, November 12th. With nearly 150 people in atendance, the Silver Eagle Band, of Oshawa, enter- tained the enthusiastic crowd. Prize winners for the evening were: Jim Rider, Audrey Mid- dleton, Connie Parish, Marj Preston, Brenda Mayes, Marianne Free, Dave Nixon, & Wray Gundry and Bill Pearson. Carol Hobbs won the grand prize of free dues for the 1988-89 curling season. The Social Committee would like to thank the members and their friends for supporting the dance and invite you to attend the New Year's Eve Dance on Satur- day, december 31st at 8:00 p.m. featuring the 'Elastic Band'. John Roberts of Oshawa weighs 190 pounds and competes in the middleweight division. He is sponsored by Power Automatic Tools Ltd. and has placed first once. Dan Wells of Scarborough is a middleweight at 175 pounds and is a Canadian Amateur Champion. TR £ H AX ALAR: ] ' { Pa Ar ; sgn. gun H i; i Ed Rick Erwin of Oshawa is light heavy at 195 pounds and is spon- sored by T & C Small Engine Re- pair. He has won first place five times. Sponsors have helped the team a great deal, and are paying for part of the trip to Hollywood. One sponsor is still needed. The members practice on aver- age twice a-week at Mike's apart- ment in Port Perry, which is dom- inated by trophies and an armwrestling table. No doubt Mike and his team mates are hoping to add more tro- phies to their collections from this prestigious cvent. ro 41 ! 1 # Ls Hopefully, the next time you see members of the Port Perry Armwrestling team, they'll have world champion status and great tans! The guys are headed to Hollywood California to compete In world class armwrestling matches. The competition, they admit, will be tough, but they're up to the challenge. Heading to lotusiand is (from left) Pat Mastrangelo, Mike Haigh, Rick Erwin, John Rob- erts, Dan Wells, Garth Carison and Terry Barton. See story for details. Larocque takes over first in Scugog Mens League The first game of the day saw Larocque Electric defeat first place Crandell's, to take over first place. The final score of the game was 3-2. Leading the way for Larocque was Bill Bridge 1 goal, 2 assists, Bart Wagar and Sean Kenny 1 goal apiece. Adding assists were Colin Asselstine, Bruce Smith, and Dave Mann 1 assist each. Game two was an exciting bat- tle which saw Norton's Home Im- provements move into a tie for first place as they tied Compton Cable T.V. 5-5. Capitalizing for Norton's were Dave Roth 1 goal, 2 assists, Bob Tarbotton 1 goal, 1 assist, Dale Bronson 1 goal, 1 assist, Fred Moffat 1 goal, 1 assist, and Ran- dy Prosser 1 goal. Other assists to Ron Jeffrey, Sandy Garvock, and Doug Suppelsa each with one. Counting for Compton were Bill Haynes 2 goals, 1 assist, '"'Doc"' Thomson 1 goal, 2 assists, Ron Compton 1 goal, 1 assist, and Larry Jackson one goal. Helping out was Brian Samis with 2 assists. In game three Blanchard's Supply Co. moved into the tie for first place as they squeezed past Sportsland 5-4. Scoring for Blanchard's were Mark Jobb 2 goals, 2 assists, Mike Driscoll 1 goal, 2 assists, Al Bon- ner and Kevin Ried also with one goal each. Also assisting were Jim Duncan with 2, Wayne Nor- ton, and Dan Carty. Fighting along for Sportsland were John Foster 1 goal, 1 assist, Clarence Stephenson 1 goal, 1 assist, Rick Hope and Dave Bourgeois 1 goal apiece. Assists to Rob Evans 2, Ken Nighingale 2, and Ray Zaparaniuk one. Game four was a real nail-biter as Anderson's and J&D Carpen- try fought to a 3-3 tie. Scorers for Anderson's were Gary Lance 1 goal, 1 assist, Don Orr, and John Robertson 1 goal each. Bob Beveridge, Bill Hurst, and Lee Steeves each added 1 assist. Scoring for J&D were Brad Hurst 1 goal, 1 assist, Brian Callery 1 goal, 1 assist, and Terry Flieler 1 goal. Special thanks to Don Card who re-dressed to come in and replace Merle Schewaga who had to leave at the 10:42 mark of the first period with an injured knee. 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