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2008 Sports; Wall off kame; Continued from page 31 ty Recreation Centre, 1655 Reach terms of sporting influence be- Street, Port Perry. ginning in the early 1900's right On pages 31 and 32 are char- through until today. icatures and biographies about The Sports Wall of Fame is this year’s deserving inductees located at the Scugog Communi- _ to Scugog’s Wall of Fame. ONTARIO SQUIRT SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS rt Perry Minor Softball Association was founded in the fall of 1962 and the first teams took to the field in 1963. By 1965, the Legion Squirts managed to capture an OASA Championship, Scugog's first for a minor ball team. Team mbers are, front row (L to R): Ron Redman, John Bourgeois (Bat Boy), Ken Staite (Captain), Phil Cochrane (Bat Boy), Dave Bourgeois. 2nd Row (L to hrane, Ricky Short, Ricky Evans, Cal Cochrane, Bill Jeffery. 3rd ar (L to R): Roland Skinner, Brent Heard, Gary Waller, Laurie Williams, Bob Young, Ed Mulholland (President of Port Perry Legion), Jim Irvine (Coach), Vin Walker (Manager) Garry Evans (Coach), Bill Taylor (Sports Officer P.P. Legion). Facing tough competition from perennial favourite Galt, the teams were to face off in the final game. Galt had won the championship for the last four years but that did not seem to deter the boys. The championship tournament was played in Woodstock and the first game was a 6-0 victory over Niagara Falls. Now came the powerhouse Galt team and even though the local team heard pre-game bragging of who would ride the “fire truck” in the victory celebration in Galt, the actual riders were the Port Perry squad as they defeated Galt 6-1 For over 20 years, the Port Perry softball teams have wom the blue and gold jerseys of the local Le- gion. Their financial support and a team of talented boys who were in the words of many “a complete ‘ean would bring this community provincial softball recognition in just three years of play- ing together. This standard of success set the stage for many more championships that were to follow for minor softball teams in Scugog. DAVID PORTER During the 1960's and 70’s Port Perry skaters were a powerhouse in Canadian Figure Skating, Da- vid Pe pionships (1975 and 1976) and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics placing 9th. Born in Bowmanville, David moved to Port Perry when he was very young and attended both Port Per- ty Public School (now R.H. Cornish) and Port Perry High School. His parents owned the apple orchards that were to become the “Apple Valley” subdivision. Although originally scouted for hockey, he was told to Novice Canadians competition in 1967 and the rest is history. David has appeared on ‘Stars On Ice’ for Cana- dian TV as well as being a member of the 1978 Ship- ‘stads & Johnson Ice Follies. He has also made guest Rhap- sody on Ice” which starred Toller Cranston. David ree to play an important role in the life of Scugog as his company supplies the fireworks (and has for many years) for the Canada Day festivities. Scugog is proud of their figure skating history and David Porter was a prominent member of our Cana- dian Champions. A SURE SHOT EVERY TIME! The time is nearing for winter sports and it’s time to look after those persistent aches and pains. We have many services to offer you Physiotherapy, Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Bracing and Orthotics. Call us today for your IndIviduallzed assessment. Evening and early moming appointments avaliable. No referral necessary. Physiotherapy 34 FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2008 Located in the Medical Building _/, 462 Paxton St., Port Perry : * ASSOCIATES+3% 905°5a5"836e