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4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 15 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Scugog Township was one of the host communities for year 2000 Ontario Summer G alhnes oan The Games are officially over. After four days of hectic activ- ity throughout Durham Region and across its eight municipal- ities, the 2000 Ontario Summer Games came to a close Sunday afternoon with the final medal presentations. Held from Aug. shot go during 10-13, the Games saw more than 3,000 athletes from across the province compete in 26 events in 30 venues throughout Durham. Large crowds were on hand at most events, as fami- ly and friends cheered on the athletes, all of whom were under the age of 21. Here, in Scugog, the township played host to noon. canoeing and rowing on Lake Scugog; bowling action at the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club on Old Simcoe Rd; womens' rugby action at Port Perry High School; and beach volleyball, which proved to be one of the most popular events, behind the Scugog Community Centre. The first-ever Ontario Summer Games were held in Oshawa in 1973, and, since then, the Games have been used as a springboard for ath- letes to National Championships, Commonwealth Games, and even the Olympic Games. iy : a A ! LJ > ; 3 . PF oll : 5 8 8°» ER Lt ', Re -- - » - & NT Si ha - A four-man crew approaches the fin- action Friday morning on Lake Scugog, while, right, Matt Williams of Cobourg lets a 'mens' pairs action at the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club on Saturday after- PHOTOS BY CHRIS HALL RIK DAVIE Courtney Jackson, of Port Perry, presented Lieutenant Gov. Hillary Weston a bouquet of flowers during the Opening Ceremonies of the Ontario Summer Games at Oshawa Thursday night. The Lieut. Gov. presented a birthday card to Courtney, who was celebrating her 7th birthday on that day. 3d EE 3 FESS Dy Rh I . 3 ST. --., ; N x M3 h pr A AN a & 1 5 i , - . y 4 vA SINS AW. | Cher pT ETE" Toronto's Luca Senk, above, along with teammate Jason Kinoshita, took part in the beach volleyball action behind the Scugog Arena. They were look- ing to advance to the final in this semi-final match Sunday morning. There was plenty of rough stuff at the Port Perry High School fields last week when the local school played host to womens' rugby action. Four teams participated in the event, with the top two teams -- Toronto District 1 and Niagara, pictured above in action on Saturday -- advancing to the final Sunday at Wanderer's Field in Ajax. A - =: ~- = Teresa Tabbert, 16, left, and Lauren Schmidt, 17, both from the Kitchener-Waterloo area, grabbed the bronze medal Sunday afternoon in womens' pairs rowing action, which was held on Lake Scugog.