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d 0 Pe FE» or oc SENN AND 33 SA Sl wil § es or an 16- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 24, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice " Sr ORTS By Duncan Campbell Sweep!...Sweep! The words echo down the length of ice the mo- ment the rock is released. The skip shouts another command, "Hard!" Two sets of legs follow the track of the rock as it leaves the skip's hand, brushes work- ing feverishly across the face of the stone, guiding it to it's destiny. More shouts from the house as the vice watches the path of the oncoming stone. Over the hog line...the 12 foot...the eight. Only centi- metres now separate the stone from the edge of the four foot where the oppo- nent's rock sits, just touch- ing the button. The lead and second manoeuvre their way through a mine- field of stones, never miss- ing a stroke. The rock slows. "Keep it coming." Just another five cm. Pop! The rock nudges the oppo- nent's stone away from the centre of the rings. "Great shot!" "Thanks." Final play of the Briar? No, not this time. This is just a sample of the action that can be seen every Sunday afternoon at the PAMELA ARMSTRONG, 10, of Port Perry recent- ly won the bronze medal in the Juvenile Ladies di- vision of the Toyota Octoberfest skating competi- tion. Pamela, a member of the Port Perry Figure Skating Club, is coached in Toronto by Bob Emer- son at the Upper Canada North York Skating Club. She currently skates four days a week in Toronto and two nights in Port Perry. KELLY LOWN/PORT PERRY STAR Port Perry Curling Club as about 30 area young people take to the ice in the Little Rocks program. Another season gets un- derway Oct. 29 as the Port Perry Curling Club wel- comes back many of last year's curlers, and a host of first timers between the ages of eight and 12. A strong registration this year is an indication that Little Rock curling is here to stay. The Little Rock pro- gram was established two years ago at the Port Perry Curling Club and has proven to be extremely popular with our young people. It is an excellent way to introduce the sport of curling to this age group. Emphasis is placed on learning the fundamen- tals of the game while hav- ing fun at the same time. Expert instruction is pro- vided by trained Curl Can- ada instructors. Proper stretching exercises are shown as well as instruc- tion in how to slide, sweep, and, of course, how to get the rock to the other end of theice. Teams are drawn up each week with the posi- tions of skip, vice, second and lead being determined each week. After a brief warmup and instruction period, a two to three end game takes place. On-ice supervision is provided by instructors, club members and many of the parents. Hot chocolate and cookies provide a welcome reward for a couple of hours out on theice. The Port Perry Curling Club would like to thank our generous sponsors for once again providing their support andinterestin the Little Rocks program this year. They are Port Perry IGA, CIBC, Nuts About Chocolate, and Northwood Exotic Animal Ranch. So if you want to see Little Rocks set to start season Young curlers, aged 8 to 12, learn game in fun environment some of Canada's future Briar contenders in ac- tion, drop in to the Port Perry Curling Club one Sunday this winter and "catch some Litte Rock ac- tion. Pearce Auction Novices split weekend matches Pearce Auction Novice- played a pair of close and exciting matches over the weekend. First, on Friday, Oct. 20, Lindsay came to Port Perry. Pearce Auc- tion's Michael Lycett, Cas- sidy Weber, and Jeff Tom- cheski had many early chances in the game but Lindsay scored first. After a scoreless second period, Lindsay struck again ear- ly in the third. At 4:26 of the last frame, Keenan Geer fed a nice pass to Shane Jeffrey sending him in on a breakaway. Shane made no mistake, picking the top corner. Nelson Langmaid earned the other assist. Port Perry seemed to have con- trol of most of the game, but even with the net emp- ty and the extra man, they couldn't pop in the equa- lizer. Sunday at 5:30 in Port Hope, Pearce Auction brought the same strong effort to theice. There was end to end action in the scoreless first with great defensive efforts from Tay- lor Churchill, Kory Bauer, and Derek Goreski. In the second, Keenan Geer set up Kyle Mullins, who let go a sizzling shot from the side to put Port Perry in front. The tight checking continued until Ashley Lucas' second effort, on a Tyson Savage rebound, put Pearce Auction up 2-0 in the final minute of the period. Port Hope made it close with a goal in the third and put the pressure on. Danny Halward broke up a rush in the dying sec- onds to preserve the win. This was Port Perry's first regular season game win. Mark Carnaghan and Leo Taillon had strong efforts in net over the weekend to help seal the win. By Wally Donaldson Special to the Star Although they played like Rebels without a cause through- out 65 minutes of shoot 'em up hockey, the eastern Ontario reps from Campbellford matched a spirited club which is determined to persevere despite adversity. Two nights after dismantling the Bruins in Uxbridge, the Rebels battled Port Perry Mo- Jacks to a wild 9-9 finish Sun- day night at Scugog Arena. The Rebels, though without aloss on the year, had a perfect record tainted and have eight wins and a tie early in the Junior C cam- paign. ModJacks have collected two wins, one loss and a pair of ties in the Central Ontario circuit on the heels of a busy schedule. They play four games in seven nights, starting this evening in Lakefield. Meanwhile, coach Chic Carnegie has had no option but to juggle his lineup somewhat, the most stressing a sudden search for a centreman follow- ing the loss of Chad Kearns for up to two months with a broken arm. Kearns bumped into a Rebel along the boards during the sec- ond period and came out on the worst end of what appeared as an innocent-lookingcollision. In the meantime, the Mo- Jacks remain without the ser- vices of Ryan Ridgway, who has two games remaining on his suspension and Gavin Co- chrane, a blueliner with three games of a four-game suspen- sion - derived from a butt end during last week's tie with Lat tle Britain - left tobe served. Carnegie observed numerous bright spots from his athletes during the tilt, the most noticea- ble an acute emphasis on hustle as he beamed, "We hustled a lot more than what I had seen up to this point. The guys came back, picked up their men. It was a lot better effort." Steve Barkwell turned in a yeoman's performance once again for Port Perry, notching three goals and assisting on an- other. Keith Leslie and Jeremy Geer each fired a pair with sin- gle efforts from Scott Heasman and Todd Lennis. Defenceman Matt Pyke contributed three as- sists. If there was one Rebel who kept the ModJacks on the run, it was Trevor Torrance, captain of the club who clearly excelled as a shck skater and meticulous shooter. He scored four goals. Doug Greenly collected two with the others from Mike Har- mon, Kevin Larmer and Dallas Baker. Mo.Jacks got oft to an encour- aging start, carrying a 4-1 lead into the second period. But that's when the wheels fell off. Rebels countered with two goals within the first 48 seconds and added two more goals in a 10- second span a short while later. They also scored with the third periodjust 32 seconds old. The guys lost focus," said Carnegie. "They (Rebels) got be- hind us and theyre good at that." Translation: Modacks had their hands full clearing the front of their net, often asking for goalie Rick Hutchinson to supply the heroics, which he did time and again. With the score knotted at 7-7 after 40 minutes, it appeared the last shoton net would decide a winner. Indeed, Barkwell's third tally of the might, this one on the power play with 2:51 left in the third, eventually threw this match nto a five-minute sudden-death period. Rebels prevailed in overtime Modacks in wild 9-9 shoot-out with Rebels if you wish to use the football analysis on ball control. Hutch- inson was tested three times, showcasing a lightning glove hand. Pyke was the only Mo- Jack to get a shot directed at Campbellford netminder John Lalande. WALLY WORLD - Keith Leslie was double shifted fol- lowing the loss of Chad Kearns. A scary moment occurred in overtime when Leslie came up favoring his knee following a collision with Rebels' Kevin Hyatt. . .Cal and Kevin Larmer from Campbellford are neph- ews of former longtime NHL player Steve Larmer. . .In other matchups against Central On- tario teams, the Rebels thumped Uxbridge 9-2 and beat Georgina lce 4-1. ModJacks head on the road with games in Lake- field tomght, Frnday in Bobcay- geon and Saturday in Little Britain. They entertain Bobcay- geon Sunday night, starting at?