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+ we A -- Ng od ee IEEE en eB - « Wi Ser RIT i up ied : \ ' FREE TER CREP 22 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, May 17,1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice " Sr re SR roy 1 tip. nl Soir rilry © ---- rq "gi mg ~---- SProrTs Swim Club striving to do well By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star Heather Lee has not only con- quered her fear of the water, she has turned it into a competitive edge. The 12-year-old member of the Uxbridge Swim Club has posted times in the past year which has placed her in the top 50in various categories. These include fourth in the 100 metres freestyle, fifth in the 100 metres breaststroke, sev- enth in the 200 metres breast- stroke, first in the 200 metres individual medley and second in the 400 metres individual med- ley. This is all pretty impressive for a girl who began swimming only six years ago, following in her sister's footsteps. "I never actually thought I would be a swimmer. I didn't start until I was five or six be- cause I was afraid of the water," she said. But now you can't get her out of the water. Heather, along with her other USC teammates, spend hours in the pool each day training for the competitive meets. Golf tour underway By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The Taylor Made Junior Golf Tour, which had a successful in- itiation year as the Durham Northumberland Junior Golf Tour, is gearing up for its second season. The tour, sponsored this year by Taylor Made, offers juniors an opportunity to play against stiff opposition on a level play- ing field with no handicap and improve their knowledge of the game. Returning to the tour this year is last year's champion Todd Burrell as well as the 1993 Ontario Junior Golf Champion Derek Gillespie and the runner- up Eddie Maunder, of Scugog. ni ial Weekdays 18 holes $13.00 Cart Specials too! *GST included [on Having just completed the short course season, the team is now gearing up for the long course season, with extra work- outs and dry training. Uxbridge Swim Club member Heather Lee, flanked by Sandy This season will take them through to August. The short course season was very successful, said USC coach, Terry Bryon, ranking Williamson and Peter Willlamson, representing Williamson Ux- bridge, award her for her recent accomplishments. The top 15 players still eligible from last year's Order of Merit are given exemptions for this year's tour which leaves 45 spots open as a total of 60 players will compete on the tour. The tour is accepting 100 entries for these spots and are expecting a great turn out. Cost for the qualifying round is $20. This year the tour's qualify- ing round will be at the Newcas- tle Golf Club on Saturday, June 4 starting at noon. The tour is open to all junior golfers who live in Durham Region, North- umberland or Peterborough Counties. To be eligible, golfers must be 18 years of age or under as of August 12, 1994. The junior tour will consist of BOOK YOUR BANQUETS & TOURNAMENTS AT "DURHAM'S BEST GOLFING VALUE... Ladies Tuesday Night Fun Golf League 5:00pm to 6:00pm PORT PERRY 1430 King St. 985-2234 1 Pot Perry @ * 1 Ed ] Now Available! (ask for Gerta) seven tournaments and will open at Dalewood Golf Club in Port Hope on June 25. Other tour spots are Cedarhurst on June 30; Lakeridge Links on July 5; Glen Cedars on July 18; Cherry Downs on August 4; Pe- terborough on August 18 and Thunderbird on August 23. A banquet will be held after the fi- nal round at Thunderbird to award the Green Jacket to the overall champion. ; The Taylor Made tour is made possible through the support of the golf professionals at each club, as well as the sponsor. There is still time to sign up for this year's qualifier. Those interested can call John Uprich- ard at 728-1376 or Mark Row- land at 433-2421. Weekday - 18 holes $15.00 Weekend - 18 holes $20.00' Twilight $13.00 GOLF LESSONS 20th across the country accord- ing to the TAG listings. "I think it's been a successful year," Dr. Bryon said. "We've had some tremendous individu- al accomplishments, but the depth of the team has been in- credible as well." What has surprised the coach the most has been the success of the relatively small club, which he notes is located in a town of only 5,500 people and a town- ship of 15,000. He said they strive constantly to eradicate the stigma of being asmall town club. "We try to emphasize that it isn't a handicap coming from a smaller town," he said. In fact, Heather, sees it as a bonus. With approximately 76 members, the swimmers can re- ceive more personal attention. And with the individual coaching and growing reputa- tion in the area, coach Bryon sees the club becoming " a force to be reckoned with" in the years ahead. Although the 1994 racing season has yet to full get under- way in southern Ontario, there has been plenty of action from other motorsports venues. The sudden and violent death of Brazilian Ayrton Senna, ar- guably the greatest driver of all time, has typically been the prime topic of most racing conversations. Tempering this tragic story is the good news that three Cana- dians, Scott Goodyear, Paul Tracy and Jacques Villeneuve all have full time rides in the IndyCar championship circuit with Quebec's Claude Bourbonnais and veteran Ross Bentley driving a limited schedule in the same series. In the three events run to date, Tracy has earned two pole po- sitions and suffered a similar number of crashes. Villeneuve has also been fast but has crashed out of two races as well and while Goodyear has kept his Lolo Ford off of the wall, the Bernstein Budweiser team hasn't been able to give Scott the car to get him out of the mid-pack doldrums. - To keep himself busy, the aforementioned Bentley has se- cured a plum contract with the Ferrari factory team in the IMSA World Sportscar series and will be going head to head with the Spice team of Toronto's Jeremy Dale. One more note of congratulations must also be made to Cal- garian Allen Berg, who, over the winter rejuvenated his racing career by claiming the Mexican Formula 2 championship. Locally, Mosport Park will once again kick off its season with the runningof the Victoria Day Sprints. Sharing top billing for the four day weekend will be the SCCA Trans-Am Series and the Player's Limited/Toyota Atlantic Championship. Now in its 29th year, the Trans-Am will pit the Fords of Mis- sissauga's Ron Fellows and former champion Tommy Kendall against the Oldsmobile of Paul Gentolozzi and the Chevy Bri- gade headed by 1992 series champion, Jack Baldwin. Forty-two cars took the green flag for the season opener in Miami, a field of this size could prove very interesting on the challenging Mos- port circuit. Formula Atlantic has always been considered to be a prime stepping stone to the top of the racing world and can boast of such past champions as Gilles Villeneuve, Bobby Rahal and Scott Goodyear. Canadian David Empringham will be looking to defend his 1993 Series Crown but faces an uphill battle as mechanical woes have left him well back in the standings after two rounds of the 11 race series. Victories this year have gone to Texan Greg Ray and rookie Richie Hearns, but the home track advantage should give "Emp" the kick start that his season needs. Sunday's racing card will be filled out with the SCCA Formu- la 2000 cars, the Esso Protec Formula 1600 championship and the first race in the 1994 Michelin Enduroseries. Watch for Uxbridge's Scott Maxwell as he tries to claim his third consecutive Canadian endurance racing crown in the beautiful Ford Quality Care Mustang. To round out your long weekend, the Superbikes and various national motorcycle classes will take to Mosport's road course for a full day of competition on Monday. Stock car fans haven't been forgotten as Mosport Internation- al Speedway begins its run of Saturday night mayhem with the Thundercars, Street Stock and Sportsman classes. Added to this weekend's schedule will be the inaugural event in the ACT sanctioned Late Model Regional Races. Sunday afternoon and evening a different kind of sound will echo through the stands at Mosport Speedway as the track hosts a night of New Country music featuring Jim Witter, Doug Stone and Canadian Superstar, Michele Wright. A quick note to wrap up. The call has gone out for race marshals. If you would like to become involved with the racing scene and get the best seats for all ha netion at the track, you can do this by joining the Motor- spor arshalling Service. For more informati Olympia at (416) 425-6264. ation, call Bobby See you at the track, From Corner Five.