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T_T > seer ,9< vicunsh. ysheaayT - AATE YAAIY TRON : ete PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 2¢, 1993+ 3: Ginny Burt, 31, a native of Port Perry recently qualified for the National Telemark Ski ~ Team. She has been Telemark skling for four victories. Please see story for more details. years and has compiled an impressive list of Port Perry native makes the National Telemark Ski Team By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Port Perry native Ginny Burt recently qualified for the Na- tional Telemark Ski Team. Burt, 31, has been skiing since the age of two and racing since the age of five, but only be- gan Telemark skiing four years ago. Although she said her ap- pointment to the team was ex- pected, she was still excited when the announcement was made public on Thursday, Jan. 21. "T am excited but also did ex- pect it because I was pleased with my performance last year," she told the Star. There is a lot of criteria Burt had to meet before qualifying for the team. Her second place finish at the Canadian Tele- mark Championships last year enabled her to make the Nation- al team. The appointment to the Na- tional team means a lot of hard training. Burt has been dry-land train- ing since April 156. She currently trains with the team in Colling- wood on the weekends as well as skiing one to two nights a week on her own and also takes part innight races. Burt, was previously an al- pine skier who began Telemark skiing four years ago. She was living in Aspen and said once she returned to Ontario she was bored with alpine skiing. "My brother bought me a pair of Telemark skis for Christmas and it was really fun once I tried it." "I love the sport. It is a joy for me toski," she added. Telemark skiing is a hybrid between cross country and al- pine. There is a free heel like cross country, but the skis have edges like downhill skis. The skis are heavy duty al- ~ lowing the skier to go off-track, but can still ski on a groomed slope with a high degree of com- fort. "It is the original method of skiing, and is more physical than alpine skiing, " Burt told the Star. When competing it is not just speed which the judges look for, but technique. "Each turn we make we are judged on our technique. Penal- ties are assessed for incorrect turns, of which there can be any- where from 20 to 70, depending on the length of the hill," she said, A year after Burt began Tele- mark skiing she began racing in the Women's Citizen's Division on the Ontario Druxy's Tele- mark Race Series in 1989. After three races she moved up to the Women's Points Divi- sion. It was here where she claimed a first in the Ontario Telemark Championship Clas- sic Racein 1990. She placed second and third during racing series in 1991 in the same division. She was first in the Ontario Telemark Cham- pionship Giant Slalom, second in the Ontario Telemark Cham- pionship Classic Race and fourth at the Canadian Tele- mark Championships. She was also elected to the Board of Telemark Ontario the same year. Burt had a banner year in 1992. She claimed the gold at the Women's Giant Slalom, Ca- nadian Telemark Champion- ships. She was the combined gold medal winner at the Ontario Championship, and was first at the Women's Trailhead Crash and Burn Giant Slalom. She was also second overall at the Canadian Telemark Cham- pionships, second at the Onta- rio Telemark Championships, third at the Adult Alpine Inter- Club Racing League with Tele- mark equipment, Burt also claimed a fifth at the Women's Classic Race at the Canadian Telemark Championships. Competition in the United States brought Burt a 14th in Turnto Page 39 Legion Peewees win home tour Seven goals were all that was needed on Saturday-for the Le- gion Peewee A squad to win their third tournament of the year, and most importantly, their home tournament.. : In the three games, we actu- ally scored nine goals but two were insurance markers in the championship which we were leading 1-0 until the last min- ute. The opening game was against Bowmanville where we enjoyed a 4-2 win. The scoring: wag opened in the first by - Shane Norton with assists to Scott Jeffrey and Danny Lyons. Bowmanville had scored earlier and this made a tie after one pe- riod. Scott Heffern from Daryl McEnaney and Seth Gray made it 2-1 and one minute later Scott passed off to Adam Jones and a pass was made to Jay Strickert who popped in an- other to give us a 8-1 lead. After another one minute in- terval, Seth Gray handed off to Mike Morden who slipped one in for our fourth and ended the second period 4-1. Despite hard work, we could not add to this in the third but Bowmanville did add one to end thegame4-2, = oes Our second game put us up against Trenton who had also won their first game, and 'we edged by them2-1. . =~. nly seconds into the: game, 9:04 to be exact, Adam Jones ~. fed a pass to Rob Murphy, who's shot rebounded, and Mike 'Morden put it home to open the scoring. RN Ao . Nothing more happened until 7:21 of the second period when Trenton tied the score and we then went on to the third. = At 8:57, Adam Jones passed to Scott Heffern in front of the net and Scott put the winner in. Hard work enabled us to hold on for the balance of the game." This set us up for the champi- onship against East Gwillem- bury, and it was closer than the score showed. Hard work by the entire team helped us to a victo- Ty. After Rob Murphy scored the winner unassisted on a power play. The score stayed that way until the final minute when we won two faceoffs within five sec- onds of each other and Daryl McEnaney shot both down the _ice and into an open net as East TurntoPage 34 . Snowmobile races set for February 21 along Lake Scugog Snowmobiles of all sizes and speeds will be hitting Lake Scu- gog next month for a one-day speed run. ki : The Central Ontario Snow- mobile Drag Racers Association (COSDRA) is planning the event for February 21 on the lake in Port Perry. - The event will feature a 3,000-foot strip for the speed trials, with the speed clocked by a radar gun over a 1,000-foot distance. According to race director Tom Doran, the race will fea- ture various classes including stock, improved stock, pro stock, super modified and open fuel classes. v Each participant will be given three runs with the fastest time being registered for considera- tion. Entry fee will range from $10 to $30 depending on the class. : Trophies will be awarded in all classes and the event is open to both male and female partici- pants aged 16 and over. Some sponsorshi Asselstines and Used Parts Plus of Bowmanville has been secured, but the organizers are seeking additional sponsors, Registration will be held from 9 am. to. 10:30 a.m. at Cran- dell's on Water Street in Port Perry. The racing will get un- derway at 11:30'a:m. Organizers are hoping this event will not only inject some interest back into snowmobile racing, but also be the start of an annual traditionin the area. _ "We're hoping it will be a step in getting racing back in Port Perry," said Mr. Doran. The organizers plan to donate 'the proceeds from the event to a loca charity. According to Mr. Doran, a similar race in 1990 raised approximately $1,000 which was donated to Commu- nity Memorial Hospital. For more information contact Tom Doran at 6655-5645 or see him at the Classic Hot Dog cart on Water Street in Port Perry, extra publicity? welcome. Have your upcoming sporting events listed in the Port Perry Star's Discover Scugog '93 Have a pporting event coming up this summer? Need some Star's Discover Scugog '93 can city it needs, ' e Port Perry give your organization the publi Events are listed in the booklet designed to give both residents and visitors a closer look at our township, and to take in as many local events as possible dur- ing the year. i 5 All listings of events must be received by the Port Perry Star by February 15 for publication in the booklet. Discover will be available to the public in early April. Any events planned for early April through the remainder of the year are ree of charge. The booklet is ney including. ! * * ie &