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See sports year (1980) in review in Friday's newspaper Don Lawrence sports editor Athletes prove worth in 1980 It's been a good year for Midland- Penetanguishene athletes, some reaching national exposure and others gaining notice within this area. Brian Orser of Penetanguishene made his name known as the youngest senior level skater ever to compete in international figure skating. He captured a first in senior men's figure skating in Gervais, France and a second in Oberstorf, Germany in September. In July of 1980, his sister Kay Orser signed a two vear contract to skate in the Ice Follies, marking her claim to fame on the ice. Midland's Angela Schmidt became the top Canadian female cross-country skier in the winter Olympics at Lake Placid after winning the Shell Cup for cross-country skiing in Quebec in February. The curling rink of Russ Howard, Larry Merkley, Bob Ruston and Kent Carstairs won the Labatt Tankard Southern Ontario championship in February. For that win, they advanced to the Canadian championships in Calgary in March where they represented Ontario. In Calgary they showed that our athletes can compete on a national basis. Midland's juvenile boys' volleyball team, an entry into the Ontario Volleyball Association finished third in Ontario Challenge Cup championships in Toronto Feb. 23 and 24. Midland Bulls rugby club competed in Europe against rugby teams there and found some good competition and returned late March with a new assessment of their play. Midland Oldtimers hockey club reached the semi-finals in Can-Am Oldtimers Tour- nament in Lake Placid, N.Y. State over the Easter weekend. Ecoles Secondaire Penetanguishene Secondary School students Carrie Fedorwich and Brent Farquhar made it to All-Ontario Track and Field Finals in Toronto in May as did Ernie Desroches of Midland Secondary School. Three local girls, Kelly Swales, Vicki Baziliauskas and Mary Pat Quilty, students at St. Theresa's High School in Midland competed in Ontario's Summer Games as part of ladies' volleyball team and received a gold medal in that competition. Mike Josland of Midland Secondary School also won a gold medal for his part in the victory for the Southern Ontario rugby team in the Ontario Summer Games. The list goes on and on with local athletes making their mark in the sports world. And in the midst of those sport notables, there are one or two that are bound to go on to attain higher degrees of excellence. There will be many more as well with some budding young athletes in the area that will be known for their performances on the sports fields. courts and tracks. The year 1980 was indeed good for local athletes and 1981 promises a_ younger, stronger group. So, in closing I would like to wish all residents of Midland and Penetanguishene and their families a renewed strength, not only in athletic activities but also in relations between family and neighbours. Leafs blanked 3-0 The Nordiques of Arena. Penetanguishene Minor Michael Charlebois Hockey's eight-year-old was in the net for the section shutout the Nordiques. Leafs 3-0 Dec. 20 in Penetanguishene Goal-getters for the Nordiques were Mark Ml ipiriny ie --- ae "Caray One way or another! Gilles Robillard of Penetanguishene Peewees found there was more than one way to stop the puck as his team from Lindsay plaved a club Saturday in Silver Stick Competition in Midland Centennial Arena. As they say though, when the going gets tough...the tough get going. Tanner takes Huronia Cup Maple Valley Snowmobile Races held this past weekend, sponsored by Dock Te uesn: eh Ont Penetanguishene, were quite successful, especially for Henry Tanner of Grand Valley. Tanner rode his 340 Yamaha to a first-place finish for the Huronia Cup with 331.62 points. The Huronia Cup is presented to the driver who accumulates the most points over the duration of the races. Coming in second with 288.27 points was Robert Kendall of Port Perry on his 340 Yamaha. Third was Andy Hess of Sauble Beach on his 440 Arctic Cat who amassed 243.83 points. In the super-stock division, there were only two competitors, Ken Avann of Keswick getting the top spot on his skidoo with 64 points. Rick Rayner came in second with 32 points. In the stock division, Andv Hess came up with 243.83 points to take first place. Ted Harshman of Sauble Beach scored 223.84 points on his 440 Yamaha for second place while Rob Grady of Owen Sound claimed third with 203.29 points on his 340 moto-ski. Robert Kendall took first place in mod-stock with 174.83 points and Joseph Ryba of Oshawa came in second with 161.53 points on his Bowlers knotted After Dec. 21, Born Loser's and Lucky Striker's were tied for first place in Sunday Sinners' Bowling League action with 73 points each. Pat's Rat's was further back with 59 points while Heavy Roller's and Alley Cat's were tied with 46 points for third spot. Piotrowski with two goals. both assisted by Thor Hervieux and Kyle Hewitt and Hervieux from Hewitt and Piotrowski. Even further back in fourth spot was Seven Up's with 28 points. Dean Chapman held onto men's top average with his score of 214 with Jim Bressette in second with 211. For the ladies, Stella MclIntaggart was in top spot with 185 while Sherrin Sykes was only one pin behind a 184 for second place. Gerald Lesperance's 350 high single without handicap and 365 with handicap stood firm for men's standings while Shirley Simmonds held onto ladies' high single without handicap at 289. Polaris. Henry Tanner was third in that category with 159.64 points. Yamahas ruled the modified class with Henry Tanner at the top with 147.03 points. Paul Gignac of Lafontaine also rode a Yamaha for his second place finish with 130.50 points. Robert Kendall came in third with 126.63 points. Ken Avann took the top place in super-mod classification with 144.75 points while Brian Mann of Dundas rode his Arctic Cat for second place with 88 points. Tom St. Jean of Peterborough rode a Mercury for 72.75 points to claim third place. Sponsors for the races -- included Dock Lunch who provided _ the trophies, Bumper to Bumper located on Highway 27, David Sales and Services of Wasaga Beach, Per- formance Motor Sports of Midland, Chalet Se pie One ofS o f Penetanguishene, Midland Cycle, Bavarian House in Tay Township, ~ Sportsman Motor Inn of Victoria Harbour and Martin's Equipment of Penetanguishene. The last six sponsors paid for the expenses of having the CKMP mobile unit at the site of the races for Saturday. Spiker drops in point race Terry Spiker of Midland Athletics Intermediate A hockey club has begun a steady drop in league scoring after riding high on the wave for so long. In recent weeks, he has been holding onto the top spot and since then has dropped to second place and now to fourth as of Dec. 23. Spiker is now tied for fourth place with Murray White of Collingwood Shipbuilders with 36 points. Despite that fact, Spiker still has the most goals with 21 and he ranks high in the assist department with 15. Just a week ago, Spiker was chosen Molson's Player of the Month for December. The top 10 spots in the league look like this: G A Pts Les Burgess, Collingwood 14 26 40 Vytas Urbas, Orillia 19 20 39 Myles McCauley, Collingwood 1S) 190437, Terry Spiker, Midland 2) 15 436 Murray White, Collingwood 18 18 36 Steve Lyon, Georgetown Te 28 130 Frank Sheffield, Barrie 16 18 34 Lance Kealy, Owen Sound 16°17, (33 Ron Twiss, Georgetown 150018) (33 Mike Kinnear, Orillia fee oe Steve McAleese, Collingwood Beda ol John Matthews, Collingwood Toole oO Ray Tonelli, Georgetown 12: 18530 Athletics getting nowhere fast As of Dec. 23, Midland Athletics' position in league standings looked bleak as they sat in last spot with two points. That comes from their one win in 20 games. In those 20 games, the Athletics have allowed 190 goals against while they have almost scored half that amount with 90 goals to their credit. Complete league standings follow: W LT Pts Collingwood Shipbuilders 1) By oat Georgetown Raiders HS Sh TG Barrie Flyers 1210 0 24 Orillia Terriers 1011 0 20 Owen Sound Greys 9.49 21 AG Port Elgin Sunoco's Seton 6 Midland Athletics 119) 80h 2 Edgar rounds up four goals for Flyers Ken Edgar proved to be the driving force behind the Athenian Flyers as his team downed Duggan's Polar Kings by a score of 5-3 Dec. 22 in Midland Arena in Midland Recreation Hockey action. Edgar scored four goals for Athenian Flyers while Paul Adam scored the other marker for the Flyers. Singles came from Mike Duval, Mike Huffman and Marcel Vallee for Duggan's Polar Kings. Performance Sports edged out Roadrunners 5-4, Brent Gordon getting two for Performance Sports in that game. Brad Newhouse, Randy Simpell and Keith Bath tallied up singles for Performance Sports, Bath's goals being the game winner. The Roadrunners' John Butler scored a pair of goals while Ken Mitchell and Gord Paul each got single markers for Roadrunners. Earl Scott scored the winning goal for Olympia Sports as they put out Hebner's Taxi 3-2. Williard Cadeau and Karl Todd each scored a goal for Olympia Sports. For Hebner's Taxi, Jim Patchell and Rick Griffis scored singles. Brophy claims shut out for Canadians In Penetanguishene recorded the shut-out Minor Hockey, the _ for the Canadians with Canadians of the eight- Keith Robillard scoring year-old section fom Paul Watson and defeated the Nordiques 2-0 in Dec. 19 action in Penetanguishene Arena. Tim Robitaille and Doug Lunnie from Watson and Robitaille Aaron' Brophy for the Canadians. Tuesday, December 30,'1980, Page 13: |