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In a sport where success is often measured in inches, the Port Perry entry in the Ontario School Boy Curling finals came about as close to gold as possi- ble. But the team of Jason Guindon, Rob Mitchell, Ian Thompson and Mike Flynn had to settle for silver as they went down to defeat on the final rock of an extra end in the Ontario spiel held in Cornwall the week- end of February 22-24. Not that there is anything too shabby about being runner- up. After all, 192 Ontario school boy teams started this competi- tion, and it came down to the top eight for all the marbles in Cornwall. But being so close to the gold, sure this foursome was disappointed. They lost to Smiths Falls in the final with the Port entry ty- ing the match in the 9th, and then catching a break in the 10th as their oppoents missed a "free draw" shot. But with the hammer in the 11th, the Smiths Falls skip had an open take-out with his last stone, and he wasn't about tolet this one get away. "The Smiths Falls team was very strong, they were full marks for the victory," said Port Perry coach Wayne Medford last week. And about his own team he had this to say: "I am very pleased with their effort. This team has come a long way this season." Just getting to the Ontario championship round was quite an achievement. The team had some memorable wins during eliminations rounds. And after losing their first match at Cornwall (to Smiths Falls 9-4) they had to curl smart and tough the rest of the way to even have a shot at the gold. They doubled tilbury 8-4, then got a real "pick-me-up" vic- tory 7-5 over Orangeville when Guindon was forced to make an angle-raise take-out in the final end to score four. "That win really gave us all a bigboost," he said later. It also put them into the semis against a previously un- defeated team from Lorne Park School in Toronto. Both teams took a cautious, hesitant approach to this match and the result was a low-scoring affair that went to an extra end. Holding the hammer, Guindon again won it with final rock, executing a draw around a guard that just nosed out the opposition's counting rock for a 5-4 victory. Playing in an Ontario championship was quite a thrill in itself. PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 5, 1991 -- 21 Curlers come within a whisker of gold medals Port Perry's entry in the Ontario School Boy Curling championship had to settle for the silver medals after a tough extra-end loss to Smiths Falls. And you can't get much closer than that. (see story foe details) Team members from left: Pam Byers, assistant coach, Mike Flynn, lead; lan Thompson, third; Rob Mitchell, second; Jason Guindon, skip; and coach Wayne Medford. Though the team will be broken up next season we suspect you may be hearing more from these young guys in curling circles. The opening ceremonies, the large crowds of spectators (200 or more) added to the at- 'mosphere, but also added an element of pressure as well. And though he's not using This curling team from Port Perry High School won the bronze medals in recent LOS- SA competitions held in Port Perry. In front are Jennifer Geer and Alli Cowdy, and at back are skip Jason Guindon and second Rob Mitchell. The team defeated Eastdale, Uxbridge and Dunbarton before losing to O'Neill and a chance at the gold medal game. PPHS DYSSA basketball Both the Midget and Junior Port Perry High School basket- ball teams competed in DYSSA (Durham-York Secondary School Association) this past week-end. The Midget squad lost a heartbreaker to a team from Cardinal Carter in the final. The final score was 49-48. Top scorer for Port Perry was Gary Norton with 22 points. The junior team also played well in the championship tour- nament but came up short in the semi-finals. PPHS lost to Newmarket by a score of 54-44. 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Consumers Gas came back to tie the game three minutes later but Neal Hancock scored the final goal of the period by stealing the puck at the blue line and going in alone to score a beautiful shor- thanded goal. The second period saw Emiels take the game away with three more goals in a row to go up by 4 goals. The first goal of the period was scored on an end to end rush by Jeremy Stevens assisted by Mark Thornton. Then Robbie Martyn scored from Kristin Wooton and Chad Barker with Justin Wooton scoring his se- cond of the game to close out the period from Chad Mitchell. The third period was more of the same with Emiels scoring . three more goals from Noah Smith, with two, and Chad Mit- chell. Assisting were Justin Wooton, Shawn Watson, Jeremy Stevens and Kristin Wooton. This was the final game before the playoffs and the Emiels boys ended the season in first place and are to be congratulated for not on- ly a good season to date, but for good sportsmanship throughout the season. Consumer Gas 5 - Scala 1 Leading in the scoring for Con- sumers was Matt Phoenix and Ryan Larmer with two goals each. Terry Jellicoe had a goal and an assist. Matt Grills added two assists with Matt Brown, Eric Lucyk and Steven Hiemstra with one assist each. Scoring for Scala was Philip Donnelly with Mark Dunn getting the assist. Larocque 3 - Big V 3 The second game of the playoffs had the fans sitting on the edge of their seats. Both teams exhibited a good team effort. Leading in the scoring for Larocque was Steven Elliot with two goals. Jason Brain scored the other. Assists went to Jon Jamieson, Ryan Williams, Dave Kemp and Jason Vader. Scot Prechitko scored for Big V and Robbie Murphy beat the goalie in a penalty shot. SUNROOFS! TRUCK SLIDER! CELLULAR PHONES! BOX LINERS! RUNNING BOARDS! 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