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"WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2001 - 23 YN. Rak. 3 : Tea SPORTS Honda Canada event in Nestleton last weekend Cartwright Sports & Rec held the Honda Hit-Run-Throw Event last Saturday and local ball players hit, ran and threw their way to gold, silver and bronze medals respec- tively. Close to 60 young baseball players from all corners of Scugog Township had a chance to test their fundamental baseball skills of hitting, running and throwing with the top performers in each of the six age groups advancing to the regional competition to be held an July 28th at the Garnet Rickard Complex in Bowmanville. Kids moved from station to sta- tion as an impressive crowd of par- ents and supporters cheered them on from the field. The following participants won in their respective groups. They are: Pre-Rookie (Mixed): Gold - Dylan Van Tienen, Nestleton, 214; Silver - Carlie Wright, Blackstock, 168; Bronze - Aaron Ashbridge, Port Perry, 159. the most to least difficult levels. TEEING IT UP: Close to 60 youngsters showed up at the RIK DAVIE / THE STAR all errors of course, refusals, rails "Rally" is the Pony Club term for eventing, an Olympic discipline in which competitors must ride a formal Dressage test, follow with a Cross Country or endurance phase across open country and over fixed obstacles, and finish with a Stadium Jumping compe- tition. Scoring is done on a penalty points basis, with Rookie (Mixed): Gold - Andrew Eadie, Janetville, 265; Silver - Joshua Doucet, Little Britain, 212; Bronze - Christopher Wotten, Blackstock, 193. Mosquito (Girls): Gold - Katrina Wotten, Blackstock, 331; Silver - Charlayn Stinson, Yelverton, 220; Bronze - Breanne Stinson, Port Perry, 201. Mosquito (Boys): Gold - Corey Vandeweil, Blackstock, 356; Silver - Connor Paterson, Oshawa, 346; Bronze - Bradley Stevenson, Port Perry, 337. Pee Wee (Girls): Gold - Jamie Novak, Caesarea, 398; Silver - Stephanie Gerrow, Caesarea, 147. - Pee Wee (Boys): Gold - Colin Robinson, Port Perry, 440; Silver - Ren Dupuis, Janetville, 421; Bronze - Josh Novak Caesarea, 417. The top-skilled performers qualified for the HHRT regional event, and a chance to reach the provincial final. Winners from presented from g Hit, Run and Throw in Scugog across the country will then repre- sent their province at the Baseball Canada Final to be held Sept. 22 at Toronto's SkyDome. Entering its seventh year as a national program, Honda Canada, TIM-BR Mart, the Toronto Blue Jays and Baseball Canada are proud to offer Canadian children a grass- roots skills competition allowing. them to enhance their baseball skills. The Honda Hit Run Throw Program was launched in Ontario in 1990, and has expanded to events at over 500 sites across the country, with participation increas- ing to more than 46,000. For more information, please contact Patti Alpe at 905-986-1339. For background information, please visit our web site www.baseball.ca. Cartwright Sports and Rec would like to thank all the volun- teers from Cartwright Minor Ball and the Nestleton Mustangs for their help during the day. Results from Bobcaygeon pony club rally Here are the overall results of the Central Ontario Region Regional A/B/C Rally, held at Lane's End Farm near Bobcaygeon on Saturday, July 7, At the Preliminary level, Ashley Minion of the Kawartha Pony Club took first riding Taylor Made, with Jennifer McGuire of the Uxbridge-Scugog Pony Club second on Prestigious (only entries). down and falls Amelia Jones and her horse Resolution, of the Victoria Pony Club, placed first at the Training level, with second place going to Michael Durward of Uxbridge-Scugog second aboard Gerrie Maguyre (all other entries eliminated at either cross-country or stadium jumping phase). At the Pre-Training level, Christine Pett of Victoria ball diamond in Nestleton last Saturday when Cartwright Sports and Rec held the Honda Hit, Run and Throw event. Taking part in the activities was nine-year-old Connor Paterson, who plays for the Reid's Independent Mites. counted as penalties. Penalties are also incurred for taking too much time, or too little, to finish the Cross Country phase. The rider with the fewest penalties wins. took the honours riding Flaming Arrow, with second place going to Brittany Emery of the Toronto & North York Pony Club on Jump for Joy, and Kitty Baker, also Turn to Page 24 Second annual OASA fundraiser begins Friday night Fastball teams converge upon Port Perry for Jack Cook Classic By Chris Hall Weekend Star Seven of the best fastball teams from across Ontario and beyond will face off against each other this weekend when the second annual Jack Cook Classic tournament kicks off Friday. Scheduled to run from Friday evening through to Sunday afternoon, the Classic will feature some of the best ball teams in Canada and it will be used to raise funds for the Ontario Amateur Softball Association. , The event will also pay trib- ute 'to Jack Cook, a Port Perry resident who was actively involved in the game at the local and national level for many years. He died a few years ago after suffering a heart attack. " Those confirmed to compete in this weekend's tournament include all three mens' national championship teams. Teams from Owen Sound (Seniors) and St. Catharines (Juniors) will be in attendance, as are members from Team Ontario, who competed in the recent Canada Games. Other teams scheduled to appear include those from Baltimore, Scarborough, Pickering, and the CanAm (New York) Windmillers. Games will begin at 7 p.m. on July 13, and will run all day on Saturday. The semi-finals and championship final will be held on Sunday, with the action beginning at 10 a.m. Teams will collect $200 for each win during the round- robin format, with a chance of winning up to $4,000 during Sunday's games. All proceeds from the tour- nament will be handed out in the form of scholarships to young athletes who will be attending post-secondary school. A total of three $1,000 scholarships were awarded in 2000. The goal is to raise $,5000 this year. Coming aboard as the.main sponsor for the 2001 tourna- ment is the Great Blue Heron Charity Casino. Kicking things off Friday night will be the Windmillers and St. Catharines, who'll begin play at 7 p.m. on the north Water St. diamond. Team Ontario and Baltimore will play each other on the south Water St. diamond at the same time. At 9 p.m. the Windmillers and Pickering will play on the north diamond, and Team Ontario and Owen Sound will play on the south diamond. On Saturday morning, at 9 a.m., Scarborough and Owen Sound will compete on the north diamond and Team Ontario and Pickering will play on the south diamond. At I'l a.m. Team Ontario and St. Catharines will face off on the north diamond, and at | p.m. Scarborough and Baltimore will battle it out on the north diamond. Owen Sound and Pickering will play at 3 p.m. on the north diamond. The Windmillers and Baltimore will go at it at 5 p.m. on the north diamond while Scarborough and St. Catharines will play on the south diamond. At seven o'clock, the Windmillers: will play Team Ontario on the north diamond and Pickering and St. Catharines will face off on the south diamond. And, to wrap up round-robin play, Owen Sound and Baltimore will go at it on the north diamond at 9 p.m. and Scarborough and Team Ontario will play on the south diamond. The final will be played on Turn to Page 24