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1 rn rm net SO Teo = TI ww WW ---- aa EE ea aad Te C4 = LA Li » 16- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 23 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" laa SPORTS ~ Four members of the Durham Rowing Club won sliver medals recently. See story for more details. Rowing club members win silver medals By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Members of the Durham Row- ing Club brought home medals from Central Ontario Rowing Championships held on July 16 in St. Catharines. , Tara Hopper, Lisa Eddy, =.{manda Robinson and Tracy Hodge combined to come home with the silver medal in the quad race of the rowing champi- onships. Earlier in the week the club also sent several members to the 112th annual Royal Canadi- an Henley Regatta, also held in St. Catharines. The Henley Regatta is the largest regatta in history. More than 2,600 rowers, coaches, boatmen and their families took part in what is one of the pre- mier rowing regattas in the world. Olympic gold medalists Terry Paul and Leslie Thompson com- peted in the event, each repre- senting their home clubs. The two-day event was ham- pered both days by heavy rain and strong winds, which de- 7layed several of the races. The local crew of Tara Hop- per, Samantha McLellan, Lisa Eddy and Tracy Hodge compet- ed in rough water in their com- petition. They were knocked out of competition by crews from New York state, West Virginia: and St. Catharines. The next race, a "straight four" event saw the team of Hop- per, McLellan, Lee-Ann Hilton and Hodge place fourth in a race, which pitted them against crews from St. Catharines, South Niagara, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Peterborough and Albany, New York. Jeanette Lunenborg, of Port Perry, the head coach and past president, of the team was very pleased with the initial showing of the rowers at their first Hen- ley and said the rowers "now know what to expect and have the time goals to strive for in training to be ready for next year's Henley." Members of the Durham Row- ing Club, the majority of which are high school girls, train on Lake Scugog. The club is also currently in the midst of begining construc- tion on a new housing unit for their rowing shells. Members of the Durham Rowing Club practice on Lake « Scugog. 1 , 2 A i 4 gi / y / { % id > iA W y \ bo phy N\ J hs TUNE-UPS $24.95 (parts extra) Fs122 120] [a] CH STV] Tell Mol (£2 Te fe le TIN re) BIKE REPAIR LR e]q @ a Te 1¢ 10) lo F:\YA" "214 £21214" ¢ Used Bikes now (Wo ofc (clo Nol WAN 0121 {slaty iF Taled a Toc (elf. Wale a @ 20e10Y - 985-8924 - Epon ewstom service & Tires, tubes, rims, accessories, now available Legion Squirts wrap up year at tournament Port Perry's rep Squirt fastball team went to Willowdale for their York-Durham year end tournament on Aug. 14. The team was charged up and jumped out to an early 6-2 lead and then cruised to a 12-8 win over East Gwil- limbury. The Legion bats were led by Mark Richardson's two-run triple and single. Chris Monsma had two hits and singles were hit by Matt Skerratt, Aaron Lycett, Tim Jones and "Windows" Wiseman. Richard Bryant got to first on three walks (and made a fine catch in right centre field as well). Mike Koury had an excellent bunt down the first baseline. Tim Jones collected the "W" on one walk, 13 strikeouts, and he scattered seven hits. Game two on the day was an upset win over Stouffville whom our squad hadn't beaten this season! Good intense ball was played in this contest and the score was knotted at two all af- ter three innings. Mark was chucking well and earned the win on a three hitter with 10 Ks and four walks. Aaron and Chris M. alertly got a lead run- ner at second base and Chris alertly tossed to Aaron for a double play later on after snagging a hard line drive. Chris Skerratt made a nice catch on a ball hit deep into the centre field pastures. Jeff Kane alertly covered his right field de- fensive duties. Chris Skerratt had a nice de- layed steal of third base. The batting for the Legionaires was led by Mark's double and Chris Skerratt (single and two walks). Singles were hit by Matt Skerratt and the always enthusiastic Matt Breen. Sean Jeffrey's good bat wasn't available in this one due toillness. Game three was against the tough Vaughan team who to their credit put on a fine display of crisp defensive play to give Port their first loss of a long wet day. The game was still with- in reach for the Legion boys as Vaughan held just a 3-1lead going into the final inning. They pressured our defence for three final inning runs to hand us a 6-1loss however. A couple of errors and some difficulty in exe- cuting run down plays were costly. A key missed opportunity occurred in the fifth in- ning when we let Vaughan wiggle off the hook of a bases loaded situation. Defensive hightlights were by Matt Sker- ratt who was very gutsy in catching his third complete game of the day and in throwing out a stealer at second. Braden made a diving catch in the right centre field gap and Chris Skerratt made a nice right field catch. Mark was charged with the "L" though he proved hard to hit in allowing just two hits. He gave up seven walks and sent 10 batters back to the dugout with their heads down after strikeouts. The Port Perry offence against Vaughan was led by Chris Monsma's two hits. Singles were hit by Matt Skerratt, Sean, Aaron and Matt Breen. Tim Jones came off the bench to tally a seventh inning pinch hit but was stranded at second. Having earned the right to play on into Sun- day; the squad dragged themselves out of the hay to face Oshawa in another early morning battle. The parents were thrilled to have this excuse to get an early start on the day! .."NOT!" The alert Oshawa team capitalized on sev- eral hits and three errors to jump out to a 4-0 first inning lead. They withstood the Legion's last inning two run rally for a 9-5 win. Chris Skerratt singled and walked as well as drawing a poor throw while running at third base to start our rally. Matt Skerratt had a pinch hit single and other Port hits were by Chris Monsma and Sean Jeffrey. Our batting eyes weren't quite as good as usual as we gave up four outs on called third strikes. Defensive highlights were a throw out at second base by catcher Sean Jeffrey and as well he combined with Tim for a tagout at the plate. Matt Skerratt made a fine catch on a sinking liner to right field. Both Tim and Mark pitched gamely despite injury and between them they allowed seven hits, six walks, while striking out eight. This loss put the Legion squad out of the tournament with two wins and two losses. Overall the coaches were pleased that the boys were able to finish in fourth place in the 13 team York-Durham League final stand- ings. During the summer they won a tourna- ment in Newmarket and beat teams from Wil- lowdale, Markham, Pickering, Stouffville, Oshawa, East Gwillimbury, Richmond. Hill, | Aurora, Newmarket, Napanee, St. Catharines and Peterborough. Considering the size of our minor softball organization, we feel our lads can hold their heads high for many fine sea- son's highlights and for a gentlemanly ap- proach to competitive ball that is in the best tradition of their sponsor. The team would like to take this opportuni- ty to thank the Canadian Legion Branch 419 for their ongoing support, and, as well, would like to acknowledge the sacrifices of the par- ents who had to bear the consequences of hav- ing their young men represent Port Perry and Scugog so well. The coaches would like to thank each and every member of the team for their infectious enthusiasm and dedication. We wish you all well over the winter and look forward to seeing you come out next spring to get the gloves and cleats back in action. The team would also like to thank this fine newspaper for its support throughout the sea- son. Cartwright coaches, umps August 27 to get dunked at the fair The players and fans of Cart- wright Minor Ball will get their chance to give this season's coaches, umpires, executive members and yes, maybe even some local politicians too, some very direct feedback at the Blackstock Fair on Saturday, Aug. 27. These people have agreed to take a seat on a dunk tank at the fair, giving everyone an opportunity to give them feedback in a very direct way. According to the coaches, they don't think that any of their players can hit the target any- way. The operation of the dunk tank at the fair is one of the two fundraisers for Cartwright Mi- nor Ball. The intent of these fundraisers is to generate mon- ey specifically for the future de- velopment of improved dia- mond facilities within the local communities. At this point. the primary emphasis is on the de- velopment of a new lighted dia- mond for Blackstock. The second fundraiser for mi- nor ball will be a mixed lob ball tournament, open to 16 teams, and scheduled for the Oct. 1-2 weekend. Openings for the tour- nament are still available, and registration can be made through Doug Kadowaki at 986- 4263. For the 'dunk tank event, league officials are considering keeping track of which people generate the most interest while sitting on the "hot seat." This will'give some indication of the degree of feedback the per- son can generate, and serve as a valuable barometer for every-. one. This is the chance that eve- ryone has been looking for - a way to demonstrate their feed-. back with enthusiasm - and not get benched, thrown out of the game or charged late fees.