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Tu i Cane Epp tm - w i BE rae AGS EN BR Sl si "A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, March 15,1994 - 29 i ---------- SPORTS The Port Perry Swamp Auto Body hockey team of the Ban- tam House League continued their quest for a place in the fi- nal championship game as they travelled to Uxbridge on March 9 to take on Uxbridge's PDM Foods. Knowing that every game is an important match in this round robin playoff format with only the top two teams out of six making it to the final it was surprising to see the Swam- pers come out so flat. _ PDM Foods were getting the Jump on the Swampers and beating them to every open puck and their hard work final- ly paid off as they took a 1-0 lead. This seemed to wake the Swampers out of their coma for a bit as they managed to tie the game at one a piece by the end of the first period. Getting the Swampers on the scoresheet was Cory Wiatrzyk with Matt Baker picking up the assist. The second period had the Swampers go back into hiberna- tion and PDM Foods madegthe most ofit as they managed tb re- gain the lead making it 2-1. I on't like to complain about the officiating but these two were definitely home grown. They gave the Swampers loads of op- portunities to practice their penalty killing, which they did. Good job by Jeremy Gibson, Kris Wootton, Nick Skerratt, Greg Bonser, Noah Dorland and Jay Fletcher. Finally the referees came back to reality when it was pointed out that even the home town fans were calling them homers! The third period had the Swampers start to take control of the game. The players were really picking up the pace and were starting to get some scor- ing chances. Aaron Levy ripped a shot off the goalies arm that just stayed out, Jamie Sauter and Kevin Edwards both had glorious chances that just missed, Jay Fletcher and Jere- my Gibson worked the puck 'Swamp Auto continue quest around well in front of PDM's goal but just couldn't bulge the twine. Finally it was Aaron Levy to Matt Baker over to Cory Wiatr- zyk and he fires it home tying the game up at 2-2. With time running down and the Swam- pers now totally dominating the game it was Homer who would slow the Swampers down as he assessed the Swampers a minor penalty forcing them to stay on the defencive for the remainder of the game thus settling for the tie. Swampers lanky goaltender Doug Short played another strong game in net coming up with plenty of big time stops. The tie doesn't hurt the Swampers playoff hopes as they are still undefeated as yet hav- ing picked up two wins and one tie. Their next big encounter will be on Wednesday, March 16 in Port Perry against East Gwil- limbury with a 7 p.m. start. Come on out and cheer on your local Swampers!! Bowmanville eliminates MoJacks From Page 26 od. Steve Laird scored thanks to a momumental effort in front of the Eagles' net. Laird had two shots stopped by Eagles' net- minder Drew Campbell before a third attempt from his knees got through Campbell and over the line to make it 4-1. Armstrong scored his second of the night at 11:53 when, after being left alone in front of La- rocque, he fired one home on a centering pass from Hodgins. The score remained 5-1 until 2:25 of the final frame. Bow- manville's Pete Young's shot from a sharp angle somehow eluded Larocque, giving the Ea- gles a 6-1 lead and all but extin- guishing any flicker of hope for a MoJacks' comeback. To Port Perry's credit, they never gave up the fight and con- tinued to play with the grit and courage that got them to the league final. Todd Smart picked up his first of the playoffs at 7:42 of the third after deflecting Duane Empringham"s point shot. Smart's deflection was stopped by Campbell but the rookie Mo- Jack poked in the rebound to makeit 6-2. Shannon Todd, who had been on fire throughout the first two rounds of the playoffs collecting 31 points in ten games, was rel- atively quiet in the champion- ship series as the Eagles played him tight and kept him well cov- ered. Todd scored only his second goal of the series at 13:41 of the third, beating Campbell on a one-timer from the slot. Menzies pulled Larocque in favor of the extra attacker with just under two minutes remain- ing but the Eagles' empty net goal made the score 7-3 and sent Bowmanville fans into a frenzy. With the crowd and the Ea- gles' counting down the final seconds, the game, the Central Division final and the MoJacks' season came to a close as Bow- manville celebrated its repeat as league champs. Despite the heartbreaking loss, Menzies and his MoJacks can hold their heads high and be proud of their accomplish- ments in the playoffs. "It was supposed to be a four- game series and we ended up taking them seven games so I'm pretty proud of the guys," said Menzies. A question that will never be answered is whether things may have turned out differently Novice playoff action In the second game of the playoffs, we saw Port Perry Printing win the game by a goal, which was scored with 11 seconds remaining in the third. Pat Lewis scored both goals and an assist was credited to Devon Howsam. The Haugens' goal was scored by Jesse Mischtian, assisted by Scott Lennox. The netminder for the Printers was Mark Lott and for Haugens' Scott Honey. Van Camp and Re/Max tied their game 2-2. The first goal was scored by Pierce Jones of the Van Camp squad when the team was short two players. As- sists on the play went to Chris McKitterick and Paul Phillips. B. J. Schaump scored the sec- ond goal with assist going to Joey Lane. Wesley Langmaid scored both goals for Re/Max, the assists going to Stuart Co- chrane and Chris Milligan. Be- tween the pipes for Re/Max was Peter Konstantinopoulos and for Van Camp Tyler Webb. Correction A photograph on page 32 of the March 8 issue of the Port Perry Star incorrectly named the Port Perry Wrestling Club and the S.A. Cawker Public School team. The Port Perry Star regrets thiserror. had Port Perry captain Clair Cornish been in the lineup for the last four games of the finals. Cornish, who captured the league scoring title this season, had his appendix removed last Tuesday and was forced to watch as his teammates tried to finish the Eagles without him. The veteran MoJack was in his last season and hoped to add a league championship to his swan song, thus making having to watch the final four games even more painful for Cornish. Menzies admitted that losing his captain made things tough- er for his team but was quick to give credit to the rest of his players who worked hard to try and fill the gap left by Cornish's absence. "That was a big loss no ques- tion," said Menzies. "But that's something that happens. Eve- ryone else pulled together and played hard." For dependable services since 1947 call Swain ed. We have a complete line of agriculture seeds to meet your spring seed requirements. Hay and pasture seed, seed grain, seed com, seed soybean and seed peas. Make your empty grain wagon pay, bulk seed is available. For seed cleaning at its best, take it to Swain's and let them do the rest. Check our prices! Check our sevice! Swain Seed Cleaners & Dealers Ltd. Blackstock Dr The Port Perry Figure Skating dance pair of Ashley Faux and Marc Desmarais continue to do well in competitions, capturing a bronze medal in pre-preliminary dance at the Eastern Ontario sectionals in Kingston on March 6. The pair's next competition in Sudbury on March 20 in the All-Ontario finals. - - - SCOTT ANDERSON / PORT PERRY STAR Melissa Meeking, a member of the Port Perry Figure Skating Club, won a silver medal at the Manvers Mini Blade Competi- tion on March 5. -- ae a a Sat ea Sr Er aaa