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4. id OR a "A Family Tradition for 127 Years" The Communit Home Petites went into their fi- nal tournament of the year, the Regionals, with their backs against the wall. The team had lost the chance to participate in the league championship. final on a complicated tie breaker that allowed Whitby to move ahead despite a better all round performance in the round robin by the Port squad. The Region- als pitted Port and the Ajax Se- lect that had moved down from the CORL league, the Pickering team that was supposed to be moved up to the cORL loop and the always physical Whitby team. In game one, the coaching staff did not tell the girls that they were playing the select team, as the last time these two teams played the Ajax team overwhelmed Port more be- cause of being psyched than anything. A nervous first shift allowed a quick goal and the up- hill battle began. Ajax opened a 2-0 lead before Leanne Holt narrowed the gap with an unas- sisted marker. Just before the period ended, Ajax scored while Port was short-handed. In period two, Ajax took ad- vantage of timely penalties called against Port just when the momentum was changing. Port put one into the net that the ref waived off and then didn't see the goalie kick the ring over the line (it would have been 3-2). Instead, a penalty and an Ajax goal made the defi- cit 4-1. Miranda Burgess gave the "wrinkles" girls a chance with just 58 seconds remaining in the contest when completing a checking and passing play from Jennifer Donnelly and Leanne Holt. With the goalie out Port had the pressure on for the remainder of the game but to no avail. Game one ended in a 4-2 loss with the team playing exceptionally well despite the difficulties they had to over- come. Yes, they figured out it was the Ajax rep team but with a little better shooting the game would have been a win. Games with their next oppo- nent, Whitby, have always been tough and close games. The dif- ference is usually how. much Whitby can get away with, as this team always takes the body contact rule to the limit. Jenni- fer Imrie opened the scoring on the first shift, on an unassisted marker, to give the C.N.H. girls the early lead. Whitby evened the score less than a minute lat- er and the struggle had begun. Another unassisted goal by Jen Imrie made the score 2-1. The turning point came when coach Burgess was given the boot for asking why there was no trip- ping penalty on a play that re- sulted in an injury to a Port player. On a nice pass up ice Lisa LeFort found Leanne Holt and the lead was two near the end of the period. At the end of the period Whitby put the ring into the net as the buzzer sounded. The ref allowed the goal and the air was being tak- en out of the girls by this series of events. Despite the penalty barrage, the Community Nursing Home team worked as hard as they have all year in a tremendous effort by everyone. Jennifer Donnelly gave Port a 4-2 lead on a nice lead pass from Leanne Davison for a breakaway. Whit- by got this one back in short or- der however. Jennifer Donnelly netted another to stretch the 'Nursing lead when she finished oft a ass from hard working Julia amen. Whitby responded in kind to narrow the gap. Two quick goals by the opposition had Port behind the eight ball with only seven minutes re- maining. At this point, five Port players had been injured suffi- ciently that they were unable to lay or function at full capacity. ith just over two minutes re- maining Whitby got the insu- rance marker they needed to put the game away. A demoral- ized Port team gave up one more at the end of the game for an 8-5 loss. In this game, three Port goals were disallowed! Despite the two losses the team had an outside chance of advancing when they left the arena. This chance was taken away with a 5-5 tie between Ajax and Pickering early on day two of the tournament. The stake in game three was to up- set Pickering and throw a wrench into the works. Pickering opened the scoring but Leanne Holt replied to tie the game with the assist going to Lisa LeFort. Jennifer Don- nelly put the team ahead with an unassisted goal and Picker- ing was concerned about the outcome. Before the period end- Petites strong play goes unrewarded at Regionals ed Pickering tied the score, 2-2. The Community Nursing Home team played as well as 'they have all year but were un- able to put anything past the ° Pickering goalie in the second period. Pickering picked up some scrambly goals late in the fons that made the difference. e score in their final game of | the year was 6-21oss. The coaching staff would like to thank the team, Alicia Bur- gess, Lauren Christie, Julia Leamen, Jennifer Jennifer Donnelly, Melissa Hooker, Cathy Cooper, Miran- da Burgess, Lisa LeFort, and Jennifer Hammond for their ef- fort from the first shift to the last of the season. Your re- sponse to the "always do your best" approach was rewarding to see for the coaches. A thanks to the parents for - supporting the coaches, getting the girls to tournaments, games and practices. Finally, a very special thank you to the Community Nursing Home staff and residents for their kind sponsorship in their first of what we hope is many .years of affiliation with the Port Perry Ringette Association. : Tweens end season at ringette regionals The long awaited regionals fi- nally arrived for the Port Perry teams. We all look forward to com- peting against the best "B" teams in Central Region. The Pine Ridge girls were in a five team division meaning the top two in our division would qualify for the semi-finals Sun- day morning. The Port Perry girls started quickly with an 11-1 romp of the Manvers team. On Saturday at 8 a.m., we were up against the Mariposa team. A hard fought game by both teams resulted in a win by Port Perry 6-5. Game 3 was against the fine Pickering team whom were un- defeated like us. Both teams skated hard until the end, but Pickering won on the scoresheet Farm Saf for Youth April 17 Approximately sixty youth from Durham West are now more aware of farm and home safety precautions following a fun, hands-on workshop pre- sented at Ross Doble Inc., Hwy. 7 and 12, Sunderland on Satur- day, April 17. Aimed at youth between 7 and 13 years, the workshop was assisted by the generous support of local volun- teers from the farming and local community. Topics included Basic First Aid by Beaverton Ambulance Services; a dramatic Power- Take off display by Fred Young; Poison Look-Alike Quiz by Pat Morgan; Basic Equipment and Lawnmower Safety by Brian Lee and staff of Ross Doble Inc.; Game 4, our third game of the day was against the well-rested Warkworth team. It was a must win for both teams however the Warkworth goalie stoned us time after time. The final score was Warkworth 6 - Port Perry 4, ending our season. As the coach of this team, I would like to thank the girls for their efforts all season, the par- ents for coming out to cheer us on, to Linda Elliot and Janice Pashley for their assistance with the team. A special thank you to Pine Ridge Sports for their generous sponsorship and for keeping the girls skates so sharp. Lastly, I would like to thank the Poppletons and the Central Region Committee whom un- selfishly gave of their time to make this such a wonderful wrap up to the season. ety Day Fire Prevention by John Pil- grim and the Sunderland Fire Deparment, e children participated in a series of rotations through the various sessions and enjoyed a hot dog lunch sponsored by Dur- ham Region Farm Family En- hancement Program and Farm Safety Association. All partici- pants were presented with graduation certificates at the close of the day. The coordinators of the day, Sally Barrie, Farm Family En- hancement Program, and Ruth Powell, Ontario County Farm Safety Association would like to thank all children, parents, pre- senters and donors for their . generous support. Imrie, Leanne Davison, Leanne Holt, * ; J. PETER HVIDSTEN PORT PERRY STAR As soon as the snow disappeared from the tennis courts along Port Perry's lakefront last week, the nets 'were strung and a number of eager tennis players braved the cool air to get back into shape. 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