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- EN TIT. TAI Re JE rp "A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 17,1994 - 19 _-- Sp PORT PERRY STAR € ORT ~ Coaching staff returning next seaso ModJacks wrap up season with awards banquet By Kelly Lown ort Perry Star The Port Perry MoJacks Jun- ior C hockey club held its end-of- year banquet on the weekend to wrap up, what General Manag- er Murray Parliament deemed "a successful" season. The ModJdacks who not only had a promising season, but a healthy playoff run, were in the hunt for the league champion- ship down to the last game, be- fore being ousted by the season champions Bowmanville Ea- gles. The Eagles would go on to the all-Ontario semi-finals. The ModJacks, whose strength this year, according to many, was team chemistry, may for the first time in years see that nucleus return next season. For the first time in several seasons the team will lose only one player to overage restrictions, that player being Clair Cornish, who was awarded the team's most valuable player trophy at the banquet. Depending on school and work commitments, the Port Perry ModJack squad of 1994-95 could be very similar to the one seated at the Legion on the weekend. Not only may several of the player's faces remain the same, but the faces behind the bench will definately not change next year. Brad Menzies, in his inaugu- KELLY LOWN/PORT PERRY STAR Other awards presented at the annual MoJack banquet were awarded to Kevin MacDonald, left, academic achieve- ment and dedication to the hockey club, Jason Cochrane, best defensive player and Keith Leslie, best team player. KELLY LOWN/PORT PERRY STAR MoJacks players were presented with individual awards at the teams' a banquet and awards night held over the weekend. Pictured are Brad Moase, left, and lan Titterton, who shared the most improved player award. ral year behind the bench, han- dled the job more than suffi- ciently, and he along with his assistant coaches Chic Carne- gie, who Menzies credited with bringing experience behind the bench, and Ian Cooper, all an- nounced they would be back for a second run with the team. The return of the coaching staff will make for an easier summer for the executive, who have too often spent their months off searching for poten- tial candidates for the coaching job. ae ofc ake Changes for next year will see The Port Perry MoJacks annual end-of-year banq night at the Legion. Pictured are Rick Hutchinson, Sutton joining the Central On- tario Junior C loop and MoJack fans may also see a return of the club's original 7:30 p.m. Sunday night start time. Last year's 8p.m. start is thought to be the main reason behind a drop in gate revenues last season. As is traditional with the end of year banquet, several tro- phies, including the aforemen- tioned MVP trophy were pre- sented to several individual players. The rookie of the year award, donated by Carl and Marion Luke, was presented to goal- tender Rick Hutchinson; best defensive player, sponsored by Pineridge Sports, was Jason Co- chrane; best team player was Keith Leslie; most improved player, donated by Clare Watts and family was shared by Brad Moase and Ian Titterton. The hardest worker award, the Vaughn McKee trophy, donated by the Norman Jackson family, was Todd Dennis and the Dan Sluggett Memorial Award, pre- sented to the player who com- bines academic achievement and dedication to his hockey club was Kevin MacDonald. KELLY LOWN/PORT PERRY STAR uet and awards night was held Saturday rookie of the year, Clair Cornish, MVP and Todd Dennis, hardest worker. Please see story for more details. Juvenile fastball team meet Oshawa in opener This sports report for the Juvenile Merchants Fastball team is sponsored by R.B.Moase, C.A., Precision Con- struction and JBK Industries. On Tuesday, May 10, the Oshawa Juveniles visited Port Perry and spoiled our lea openers with an 8-1 win. The fact that this was our first game of the year saw some rustiness early in the match which al- lowed Oshawa to go ahead. Chad Venning and Jeff Card combined to strike out 10 and walk only two. This goes to show that the score does not ful- ly indicate the type of game it was. On Thursday, May 12, the Juveniles were visitors to the Port Perry Antrim House. The weather was more indicative of the Stanley Cup playoffs which could be clearly heard through several earphones scattered around the park. The game was tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the seventh when the Antrim team was able to start off with a double. With one out and the runner at third, the Merchant players were moved in for the play at home. The ball was hit to second, but unfortunately the ball to home arrived at the same time as the runner. In spite of the good job done by Tim Timms to block the plate, the go-ahead run was scored. The Merchants' two runs were scored when Smart, on with a single and Brough, on with a walk, were scored by a two-RBI hit by Laird. The Merchants are not pan- icking, since the team is still not set. The players are optimistic and are hoping that over the next three to four weeks they will start to settle in at their regular positions and the bat- ting lineup will be more consis- tent to utilize the individual batting skills of each player. Coaches Venning, Redman and Vander Slagt are still work- ing with the following players before the final roster is set: Richard Brough, Jeff Card, Ja- gon Cochrane, Duane Empring- ham, Grant Kay, Steve Laird, Paul Linton, Scott MacLennan, Jason McBride, Brad Moase, Ian Shrigley, Todd Smart, Tim Timms, Darrell Vander Slagt and Chad Venning. Hits for the two games were - as follows: Jeff Card, triple; Steve Laird, two singles, double and two RBIs; Scott MacLen- nan, walk; Jason McBride, sin- gle; Brad Moase, two walks; Todd Smart, single; Darrell Vander Slagt, ag a Rich- ard Brough, walk; Ian Shrigley, two singles, double; Paul Lin- ton, RBI; Tim Timms, walk. The next games are Tuesday, May 17, Greenbank vs Mer- chants 8:30 p.m. South Dia- mond; Wednesday, May 18, Merchants vs Bowmanville 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, May 24 Oshawa Squirrels vs Mor- chants, 8:30 p.m. South Dia- mond. The Merchants look forward to seeing their loyal fans at the games as this support has been a definite factor in the success this team has seen over the past few years. Sr PP ll i ol eS rs NE A a en Ce (epg ry AR - y u . . ie | | |