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16- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 13, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" ------------ SPORTS CATHY OLLIFFE/PORT PERRY STAR A giant 'T' is what Rick Werner's invention resembles. Afte- years of planning, his new snowmaking system is up and running at Lakeridge Ski Resort, where he is area manager. Called 'Ener-wise', the system uses water pressure to cover the slopes with snow, as opposed to massive amounts of electricity. Of course, Mother Nature put her own snowmak- ing system to work on the weekend, making for some great ski conditions throughout the area. Bantams skater tough on the ice On Monday, Dec. 5, the Pe- terborough Nationals came to town looking to maintain their lock on first place in the league. The Nats have a strong team and outplayed Country Style Bantams, with the re- sults showing up on the score- board. The final score was 8-6 in Peterborough's favor. Rob Murphy took a shot from the point which was tipped by Derek Tindall, and blocked by Nats' goalie Kris Ehmke. Morden knocked the rebound behind Ehmke, to get us started. Our second goal was scored by Scott Heffern, with Murphy picking up his second assist on the night. Hobbsy also assisted. This brought the score to 2-2. The to Robbie Waller. good team work Re/Max. First tournament The Re/Max team of the Novice House League went to their first tournament this past weekend in Bewdley and did Port Perry Minor Hockey proud, as they made it to the B final. First game of the day was against a very strong Baltimore team as they went through to the A final. Scoring for the Port Perry team in this game was Jesse Mullins with three unassist- ed goals and Maggie Robbins on a nice pass from Blake Cun- ningham. Kyle Geer played goal for this game. The second game of the day was against the home team Bewdley. This game was very exciting as the team passed the puck well and had many good scoring chances. Clay Trainor played goal for this game and made some great saves. Jesse picked up two more goals in this game with an assist going to Blake. Craig Kehoe scored a goal on a nice pass from Colin Hol- ditch. Scott Lennox scored on a hard shot with the assist going This win of 4-1 put the team into the B final against a team from Cobourg. The team played very well but came up on the short end of the hockey stick as they were outscored 5-1. Jesse picked up the lone goal with the assists going to Blake and Ryan Hockley. Clay had a good game in goal for this game also. Brook MacKenzie and Ryan Hockley played well on defense throughout the tournament. Kevin Dalby and Hayden Fish showed great hustle on forward. Kristy Ashton, Brady Gray, Cory Mitchell and Darren Tapper made some great passes to make this first tournament outing a great success. Keep up the It's all downhill! Cold-loving ski resorts open for business By Cathy Olliffe Port Perry Star It was the cold snap they were waiting for. The minute last week's tem- peratures plummeted below the freezing point, local ski resort operators had their snow- making equipment ready to roll. "We're letting it rip!" enthused Dagmar Ski Resort's marketing manager, Steve Dunn. Employees at both Dagmar and Lakeridge Ski Resort worked feverishly, day and night, pumping artificial snow onto the hills. And despite the fact there was little snow anywhere else in the area, both resorts were able to open on the weekend. It was a week earlier than last year for Dagmar, which opened in 1993 on Dec. 17; it was two weeks earlier for Lakeridge. But it's a lot earlier than it used to be, in the 'prehistoric' era before snowmaking equip- ment was invented. In the bad old days, resort operators were completely at the mercy of Mother Nature -- if there wasn't any snow on the ground, there sure as heck wasn't any on the slopes either. These days it doesn't matter how much snow there is in the rest of the world -- temperature is vastly more important than snowfall. At Lakeridge, for example, area manager Rick Werner says Ol' Hobbsy doesn't scoring seemed to be going back and forth. Heffern then scored again, on a fabulous passing play. Tindall led a three-on-two rush deep into Peterborough's end, then dished off to Norton. Norty somehow managed to get the puck to Heffy, who was wait- ing in the slot with a cannon that blasted into the top cor- ner. Casey Van Schagen scored our next late in the second pe- riod, assisted by Norty and Heffy. The Nationals also scored a late period goal to bring the score to 7-4 after two. In the third, we showed some heroic signs of a comeback but it didn't seem to be our day. Strickert scored on a slapshot that couldn't be seen it was go- ing so fast, and Morden banged in a rebound to finish off our scoring. An empty net goal was added by the opposi- tion, and we were done. Lenny faced a lot of rubber in goal, but enemy players weren't knocked down in front of the net, making his job near- ly impossible. We took it easy as a team during the week, only having as long as the temperature is at -6 degrees Celsius or lower, he can make snow. His job is even easier this year, thanks to a new snow- making system he has invented (with the cooperation of Lakeridge). Called 'Ener-wise', the new system uses less elec- tricity, air pressure, and money. Rick says the system will save Lakeridge $45,000 in the first year alone. Noise-free and pol- lution-free, Rick calls the patent-pending units Ener-wise because, "They are so energy- efficient." At Dagmar, Steve says snow- makers have made a big differ- ence in the skiing industry. "We don't rely on snowfall at all," he says. "It's nice. It adds to the atmosphere, makes the trees look great. But it's not necessary." The one thing 'real' snow does accomplish, is put people in mind of skiing. "As soon as there's a dusting in the city, we get calls (from people wanting to ski)," Steve says. Youngsters are the most anx- ious to get a head start on ski season. Steve says he has had kids call as early as September. Although Dagmar was open last weekend, the fun begins in earnest this Saturday with 'Family Fun Day'. Dagmar is giving an "early Christmas present" to Ronald McDonald Children's Charities and the public by offering lift tickets in exchange for a minimum dona- tion of $5. Special activities take any guff one late-night icetime that was in preparation for the Minden Mudhog Challenge. We first faced off against Hali- burton, and this was a show for all to see. Shane Norton scored our first and only goal, flipping one in assisted by Adam Hobbs. This was it for our scor- ing, and Haliburton only man- aged to get one by some superb altending by Shane Savage. e went down to sudden death overtime, with a player being removed from the ice every minute, after the first five minutes. Haliburton were the lucky ones on this night scoring first with just two skat- ers a side. This put us on the B side of the tournament. "The mental part of the - game is just as or more impor- tant than actually skating, around out on the ice, iy just don't think we were pre- pared to play. We might as well have been doing triple sow-cows out there. We were skating around in circles." That is what Blades had to say about our next game (among other things). He was right. We weren't ready to play, and we didn't. The final score was 2. Wi, EA include a Family Fun Slalom Match and Win Race, a Ronald McDonald Show with draw prizes, and dancing to the sounds of "Two Young Chaps'. Lakeridge also has a full slate of special events planned; the first is a Snowboard and Ski Instructors Course, Dec. 16 to 18. On the weekend of Jan. 21/22, the resort has a Lake Windward Snowboard Competition in the works. Speaking of competition, there is plenty of rivalry going on between the two resorts, located just a few minutes away from each other on Durham Rd. 23 (south of Durham Rd. 21). But both Steve and Rick say the competition is a good thing -- two resorts bring twice as many skiers and snowboarders to the area, making Durham more a ski destination than ever before. And both are proud of the ski facilities they offer. Lakeridge has a 300-foot verti- cal ; Rick says Horseshoe's ver- tical is 325 feet. "What's the difference in 25- feet?" he asks. "Other than the hour it takes to get to Horseshoe?" He admits Lakeridge can't compare to mountains in Banff, Quebec or Vermont, but he claims regular weekends skiing locally will get you in good shape for that one-week ski vacation further away. "We're not the big mountain," he says, "but we'll get you in shape to ski the big mountain." 4-2 for the other team, on an empty net goal. We went home early, in disbelief to what had just happened. It was a learn- ing experience, and I don't think we'll ever forget it. This week's player profile is on number 10, Adam Hobbs. Hobbsy's a great smooth skat- er who doesn't like to take any - guff on the ice. Every practice" you can find Hobbs working on a new maneuver for his deadly break-away, as that's how he is. He's a hard worker, who mucks in the corners. Hobbsy says "You know, I like to give it my all out on the ice. If I'm at practice, I might take a couple of minutes to work on my slap- per. I have a really hard shot, but it's not that fast. It's the same thing for break-aways." Hobbs talks it up in the dress- ing room to get the guys going, and is a good team player, and has made a great contribution with seven goals and 14 as- sists. Hobbsy likes big crowds at our games on Monday nights at 7:30 p.m., because "When I'm on a break-away, and you hear a hush come over the fans, it makes me want to score that much more. It makes me want to bury one up high. Come on out and watch the guys put on a show for you. We're a bunch of great guys, who like the support." Come on out, fans, on Mon- day nights at 7:30 p.m. for some great hockey. You'll love it. 1 RS ee Ef CT