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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 26,1994 - 19 Sr IE/OTES BY RID EJ ES TN DAV I Jim Geer wins | two medals at Masters meet By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star After several years away from the sport, Jim Geer came back with a vengeance to claim gold and silver medals at the recent Ontario Masters Track and Field Association Indoor Cham- pionships at York University. The 40-year-old Honey's Beach resident won the gold in the 400-metre sprint and the sil- ver in the 200 metre. He was also only one tenth of a second out of nabbing the bronze in the 60 metre. The Port Perry High School graduate, and Claremont na- tive, ran track and field and cross country in high school, but only recently began getting back into shape. After taking part in the first Port Perry Triathlon, he said he decided it was time to get back into shape. : He now cross trains, with hard work-outs three days a week as well three days of light- er training. i When he was preparing for the sprint races he would train on his lunch hours at General Motors. Mr. Geer's field consists of those 40-45 years of age and is a "very strong, close and competi- tive field." At the Canadian Masters, his first race, he finished last, but only one second separated the entire field. Mr. Geer's gold-medal win- ning time of 60.4 seconds in the 400 metre would have also won him the gold in both the other di- visions. As one of the few competitors in the competitions, who does not belong to a track club, he said the sport is taken very seri- ously by those in the field. This fierce competitiveness was shown as 13 world records were set at the event, which is electroncially timed. The competitors at the recent meet included 21 Americans, two from Guinea as well as run- ners from India and Great Brit- ain. At least one runner was a former Olympic athlete. From his participation in the local triathlon to Ontario Mas- ters races and a mini meet at Variety Village, "it just spring- boarded from there," Mr. Geer said of where his running has taken him. Although the sport takes its competitors to many different locales, including the Pan American Games in Edmonton later this year, for now Mr. Geer is mainly sticking close to home. This recent meet was the first indoor meet of the year and there are several more upcom- ing races in the summer, includ- ing the Outdoor Championships to be held at the Civic Fields in OshawaondJune 11-12. KELLY LOWN/PORT PERRY STAR liver Jim Geer, of Port Perry, recently won a gold and a 8 medal at the Masters Indoor Track and Field Meet. The 40- year-old resident only began competing recently. Please see story for more deialls. The Cartwright Junior Girls basketball team ended an Im cluded capturing the Area Championship held at Port Per the team members. (Front) Bobbi-Jo Keeler, ald SCOTT ANDERSON / PORT PERRY STAR pressive season recently which in- ry High School on April 8. Shown are Christine Davey, Jessica Boccacclo, Carla McLaughlin, Holly Westall and Lisa Parsons. (Back) Ed Waring, coach, Jen Upton, Lori William- son, Tina MacPherson, Miranda Burgess, Jenny Jones, Christa Lane and Jocelyn Thompson. KELLY LOWN/PORT PERRY STAR The S.A. Cawker boys basketball team won the Central Durham Championships before: bowing out in the Final Four tournament. Pictured are the members of the winning team.' Front row from left are: Ross Gower, D frey, Dane Gray, Glenn Thompson, Matt Breen and T.J. Ki Burke Thomson, Doug Taylor, Matt McGarry, Absent from photo was Scott Brownson. Plea avid Halward, Chris Monsma, Brad Hooker, Sean Jef- ng. Back: Rob Murray, coach, Chris Skerratt and Janice Ferguson, coach. se see story for more details. SEE Gamblers prepare for another exciting season The Greenbank Gamblers Fastball Club worked out twice last week at Greenbank Park, preparing for the 1994 fastball season The Gamblers will be compet- ing in the Oshawa City and Dis- trict League again and will be contesting for the O.A.S.A. In- ter. "A" Ontario Championship. Greenbank are the defending Oshawa league champions and will try to repeat their successes of last year. However, the Oshawa City League is much stronger this year as most of the players from last year's Oshawa Hornets are back in the league, along with the powerful Scarbo- rough Royals club which will play out of Thomson Park in Scarborough. The new nine-team league gets underway in Greenbank Park on Thursday, May 12 at 8 p-m. when Oshawa Mickey Finns visit the Greenbank Ball Park. The Gamblers received some recognition last week in the To- ronto Sun when they were rated third in the province by the For- mosa Fastball Ratings, but only time will tell if the Greenbank team can repeat some of their past success. At the present time, the Gam- bler outfield will need to be re- built as Terry Till, Bill Buys, Dave Bacon and Gary Baker are all considering "to play or not to play". Returning from last year's ball club are Don Beaton, Jim Chilvers, Steve Durham, Mike Giroux, Mark Goreski, Paul Go- reski, Peter Oosterholt, Don Phinney, Rod Real, Brian Bill and Trevor Till. Newcomers to the 1994 Gam- bers include Tim Evans, Dan Turnto Page 22 Eagles soar to final The S.A. Cawker Junior Boys basketball team made their sec- ond consecutive trip to the All- Durham Final Four last week and finished the season with an impressive 36 and 1 record. Un- fortunately, the Eagles' only loss of the year came on Tues- day night against a tall and tal- ented squad from Valley Farm in Pickering. Cawker had ad- vanced to the finals by defeat- ing Lakewoods P.S. of Oshawa and Roland Michener P.S. of Ajax in "Sweet Sixteen" action two weeks ago. The Michener victory was especially exciting with Cawker posting a deter- mined come-from-behind victo- ry in the last few minutes. Earlier in April, Cawker had captured the Central Durham Championship by defeating Beaverton P.S. and R.H. Cor- nish. Other highlights this sea- son include successfully defend- ing their title at the annual Port Perry Invitational, as well as many other smaller tourna- ment victories. The Junior Eagles enjoyed a well-balanced attack that relied mainly on quick passing and disciplined defensive coverage. Coaches Janice Ferguson and Rob Murray found this year's lineup to be a delightful group of boys and, all in all, it was an extremely rewarding season.