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ennai earpiece wl ' 2 AGREE i AS io BT in > Seis Sh BA a a Tr es Np sa ama tt tind gt n,m eres se. "ry o_o ry BE eam Ei a = ut WT "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice' ? OsHAwA 1670 Simcoe St., Your complete accessory centre for TRUCK, VANS & SPORTS UTILITY PICKERING 1051 Brock St. (905) 579-6868 (905) 426-5509 www.vanandtruckworld.com Soccer 'Cup Day' is held up another SEASON By Mike Lorish - Scugog Soccer Association The Scugog Soccer Association completed its internal house league season with the Cup Day Tournament over the Aug. 26-27 weekend. Attended by just under 40 teams, comprised of almost 500 youth, ranging in ages from 4 to 10, this well-attended event, marks the end of the soc- cer season for many of the players. The games continued throughout the day on Saturday, with playoffs and championship games being completed on Sunday. Many games were very close, resulting in nerve-wracking over- time and even shootouts. Congratulations to all the players for their efforts. Under 6 Mixed (Tim Horton's teams) Tournament Summary All games were close and exciting to watch as all players demonstrated their improved skills and team play. The results of this divisions play was as follows: White vs Teal 3 -- 0: An amazing goal by Luke Piney, solid efforts by Billy Forbes & Patrick Bombaci Red vs Burgundy 3-1: Daniel Krozonowski (2), Burgundy played their best team game of the season ~ Green vs Blue 0-0: By far the most exciting game of the season. Tremendous goaltending provided by Mitchell Farrell and Stewart St.Cyr, excellent efforts by Colin Martin and Cole Lutchka. Teal vs Burgundy 2-2: Michelle Webb & Jessica Visser played their best games of the season, and Holly Jansen showed great courage and deter- mination playing through a terrible bee sting. Green vs White 7-3: Bryce McHugh pocketed 5 goals while Luke Piney netted 3. Solid games demonstrated by Xander Huggins, Shelby Stevenson-Rahm and b Players from Lake Scugog Lumber faced off against North Ridge Excavating recently in Under-8 action when the Scugog Soccer Association held its annual Cup Day tournament Kyle Schweda Red vs Blue 3-0: Daniel Atkins notched his first of the season. Excellent teamwork and play by Kurt Vendrig Jonathon Friedrich and Laura Mercer. Brody Levant preserved shutout with a breakaway save. Under 8 Mixed Tournament Summary The twelve U8 teams competed on Saturday and all games were highly competitive and exciting, some of which went into overtime. Six of these teams advanced to Sunday's finals. In the "A" Championship playoffs, Northridge Excavating came out on top after tight competition from Brock"s for Kids and Lake Scugog Lumber. Both Northridge and Brocks were tied in points during the compe- tition, but Northridge came out on top due to fewer goals against. In - the "B" Championship playoffs, CHRIS HALL/PORT PERRY STAR on Aug. 26-27. More than 500 local youngsters took part in the tournament, which saw round- robin play on Aug. 26 and championship finals the following day. Port Perry Sign was victo- rious after edging out Van Camp and Kellar, as well as Brian's Towing. Under 10 Boys Tournament Summary The seven Under 10 boys soccer teams had a great day, with two games a piece. Three of the teams ended their sea- son on Saturday, after some hard fought battles. Coldwell Banker was just edged out by one goal in each of their games. Alex Strong was their offensive star, and Jordan Bishop showed the dedication and deter- mination he has had all season. Pioneer Gas Bar struggled, but Chad Decosta's die hard play showed true grit and Colton Jimmo was rewarded with a goal for his efforts for Pioneer. Port Perry Optical's team also offered tough com- petition, thanks to great offensive effort by Justin Fulford and Jordan Please turn to page 27 Brooklin to host Victoria in Mann Cu p tourney The Redmen are on their way to the Mann Cup. The Brooklin Redmen and the Brampton Excelsiors met in game seven of the OLA Major Series Finals. The biggest crowd of the year, estimat- ed at 2,200 fans, was on hand to witness the drama. The Redmen were down early on in this series two games to none and rallied to win three in a row. An overtime victory by the Excelsiors forced this sev- enth and deciding game. The Redmen opened the scoring with less than a minute off the. clock and as fans were still piling 'in to Iroquois Park. Brad Reed scooped up a loose ball and scored on a breakaway. The visitors countered just 20 seconds later on a goal by Ryan Sanderson. Nick Trudeau scored his first and second of the night before the Excelsiors scored and knotted the game at three. The Redmen went on a roll and the home fans were ready to be entertained. With less than half the period remaining the Redmen went on a five goal run to take a commanding 8-3 lead into the first intermission. Nick Trudeau scored a hat trick in the first frame including a power play goal with just under a minute left on the clock. The Excelsiors regrouped in the dress- ing room and came out with a quick goal by Dan Teat just 20 seconds in to the sec- ond. Ryan Sanderson scored his second of the night for the visitors to close the gap to 8-5. Before the period was over, Shawn Williams and Marty O'Brien restored the two-goal lead and the Redmen went in to the intermission up 10-5. It appeared that by the third period the Redmen had worn down the Excelsiors. Redmen goalie, Rob Blasdell, coming off an injury and missing games five and six of this series, had put in a solid effort in net. At the 13:11 mark of the third he decid- ed to get in on the offensive side of the game. The Excelsiors had been taking Pat O'Toole off the floor to add an extra attacker. Blasdell picked up a loose ball and showed some skill by hurling the ball down the length of the floor and into the back of an empty Excelsior net. The Redmen outscored the Excelsiors 3-1 in that final frame and took a 13-6 victory. The Brooklin Redmen will now host the victoria Shamrocks, defending Mann Cup champs, for the Mann Cup Championship commencing this week in Whitby. Scoring Summary Brooklin Trudeau (3), Rosyski (2,2), Toll (2), Reed (1), Blasdell (1,1), MacDonnell (1), MacArthur (1), Williams (1,1), O'Brien (1,1), Prout (0,5), Crosbie (0,1) Clark (0,2). Brampton R. Sanderson (2), Teat (1,1), P. Sanderson (1), Accursi (1), Driscoll (1), Langdale (0,1), Jacobs (0,2), Harrison (0,1), Jim Veltman (0,1), Beisel (0,1), Hasen (0,2).