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Vancouver to Halifax. won- from being third in the world in shinny The lYnited States is rapidly using Canada - L' 8 competition to move its way upward on the in- ternational hockey ladder W to Patrick Hagrino. coadi of the Buffalo Swortk him hockey clidi which played Saturday against Sharon at East Community Centre Magrino's team lost NH to the Siamesqusdina match buthepointsoiathst Americans arelssrnii everytimetheytrsvei Gwllltmbury. While the Sharon victory seems like such a clobbering. don't forget that it wasn't too long ago that Canada was beating the Russians by such scores And don t forget that the Russians learned the game from Canada with the same method that the Americans are now employing Magrino pomts out that hockey is the number one sport in the Western New York area and that the northeastern part of the eoiaitry is rapidly losing its hold on the sport He says that places like Georgia. North Carolina and Virginia are rapidly becoming hockey hotbeds s the number one sport in Buffalo right he says "it's even above football The (Buffalo: Sabres are more popular right now than the IBuffaloi Bills " "The southern kids are pickim ll up well." added Masnno who originally coached in Charlotte. North (\rolina. The number of Anhncm ~ btl'n playersintheNHLtsgrowtuevcy yearandthemorthascai itonina number of high schools and amenities such as Notre Dame "id like to see mire kit get hockey scholarships to places like Notre Dame l hopemy boy goes that way." says Magrino. referrim to his son Tony who plays on the Buffalo team Whereas the real emphasis on hockey used to come from the towns where NHL teams were situated. smaller towns are now catchim on to hockey Magrino s team isoffered numerom chances to visit places where people don't get too much of a chancetoseetheprosinaction "We're fortunate to see the game on TV When others see it. they really enyoy it " The players on the team enyoy the trips north as much as their coach "1 think the caiibre's the same as in our league." says captain Tim Shoemaker They (Sharoni are really good skaters and passe-rs " Another player. Ron Diehl. potnts out that the Canadians like to carry the puck to the red line and dump the puck into the opponent's zone He says the Americans will usually try and carry the puck in But how about the usual complaint that Canadian hockey is more physical than any othtl 7 "There s more hittim in our , Ii league." says Dave Dravek. amther Buffalo player "In the states. we hit more The Canadians are skaters Thepeopletntheatateslook forthe hitting " m E WV ,. 3o? 7 ra- s '- 0'. 7 e ' Buffalo series held on Staurday at East Gwllllmhsry Community Centre. Sharon won the game IO-I. Vllesngtakesahestlngtnfiwntdtke ls Swab not while teammate Tim Del Mslhemate hrhgtheEast Gwillimhsry- Mirray. who won Most Valuable Player honors at the recent George Haskett Men s Softball League dinner, announced that It was a tough pb but somebody had to do it." Maybe the Blight brothers should go into writim commercials Those lines are great for an amusanait park or a muffler shop. Ritchie. on theother hand. is the guy who arranges for the Rays to yet off to places the Virgin islands and California He's the guy who keeps everything mom through orgatusation. that's why when Flyer forward Peter Kelly was interviewed last week on Cable. the name that came in was Brian Kelly Bob. how do you spell Seott Romboudi No, it isn't RU-L-A-l-D 5 But while these two guys keep things rolling on the telecasta. there is one thii missintanother man to make the team complete a la Cosell. Meredith and Gifford The perfect ch0ice was sitting wtth Ritdiie and Blight last week Yes Youguessed it. The man is Don Stokes If nothing else. Don will be able todo a film festureoo where the golden horsahoe is TIGERS HAVE PERSONALITY TOO A trip somh of the Muiock Sit-d doesn t necessarily mean that you hate left vaulle Pete Miller is the man that keep thinp hopping at Tiger games Pete is an interestim case A hot prospect came to Aurora this year from Brampton His name was Andy Brown and. at the halfway pomt of the Provincial Junior A hockey season. he is the Tigers leading goalgetter ' Miller wouldn't let a Tiger superstar get away with an ordinary name like Andy Brown so he nicknamed the player "Downtown" Brown after basketball star "Downtown" Freddie Brown ' Pete has gaten caight up in the Tiger fever which has spread through Aurora this year Now. when the Tabbies score a goal. the annoinicemait ream "Tiger s fifth goal.and second power-play of the Ti mas really like? . "Ths s idly his. Roy Green. tipped people off last week Mt tb aim. of Larry "Bubbs" Blight am! his comrade Bob Ritdils. md Both were involved with the Ray's over the summer now. Mr lac. are seen clear across town. from Yonge St. to smilim 5" .. F telecasts. MMJarsly' to make the show seem more lad have nd Cable "Hockey Night in Newmarket )ackets "We want jackets with croaasd pucks ThursOy's game. tails. howevc. n O Wusdtothegasstionmou yc fain areasking thesedays 7 What on. bppmsd to Scott Romboi h? Dina nimmc. non-mammals witOnstlimhscamsout Ulmdssathusphtsaadyslhd leVY'TVO MOW BOB RITCHIE h bsckeyplay.butdsslaareatillbsl~ msdstoimprove' theclim. Theftycsrscdvsdemtre Kalam from the North Yor MI qume mull Bis'khddtwill bhckwlththsltanprsinthe We. ssa deal will see goals-dc JamieBoycgotoeitherRoyaiYsrk a Awa. Genaal manage Bill PorhanachnitsthstBoyerisaskiq fwtoomudimoneytostayr Newmarket. I". Healssoaysthsta coigileof playerswilloometoNewmarkAin MW Theimpt'oved yeroiaiookisa reaultofa lswinoverHsmiltonand aG-Jeomefrombehind victoryovc NorthBay athomelaatT his'adsy Thoneblackspotaithereeord wssans-tthashir atthehantof firwplace Dixie int Sunday in Dixie Dot. Comter appurs to have moved comfortably into the Flyer coaching position but the loss to Dixie, which ruined his modest winning streak. hurt Y We startedoff slowly." he said referring to the fact that Dittie put five goals psst Norm Roberts in the firstpsiod Wetlckedupinthe aecondandthirdperiodstnit wejint weren't ready for the game " Comter was quick to defend Robcta. who was yanked with four minutes left in the contest in favor of Brad Steel "He played a good game." said Couiter He let a few rebound loose but at: men should have picked them up " V The Flyers opened scoring in thegameonanAiW goaifrorn Tony Amato hit it was all Bediives after that [hate put in five in the ftr oneinthesecondandtwomthe third Thursday s victory over the T rappers was one of the most er citing games this season North Bay opened things im in the first what Jim O'hieara poimded one in Perry Ardito and Bernie (Jiivarslli wid-isd the gap in the midls frame for Ninth Bay. tan that ended the Trapper scoring. Brian Shaw. who had an ex- cellent game for the Flyts. con- nected with Len Redmond for the first Flyer goal in the third period Slaw hit again from captain Dave Carruthers another standout> and (\m Pearson Gord Eno popped in the tying marker from Peter Kelly and Jamie Maconn. and Redmond notched the wiisier from Carruthers and Shaw with about four minutes left in the contest The only thing that looked bad in the game was a third-period fight between forward Mike Ruby and buss ham meh other at Mdhhnmmmndhstkof their kslmda came off '- the frsncas. 1 I m oostimisd and both combstantsfslltstheiee tamler's hesdhtwithathudadhewmtinto convihlais. nd work by the medical staff present helped Stamlcandhewsscartedoffto YorkC yWsl. InthevietoryovcHsmilton. l The Bay's Rom In . The two Dave Pm.dtheM. Newmarket Flyier Mike Ruby and North Bay Trapper R's Stamler exchange blows during a mixup at Thursday s game at the Newmarket Community Centre. Stsmler later fell to the ice and hit his head. Stamler ended up at York County Hsspltal. Williams downs Newmarket in senior basketball play NEWMARKET The Dr G W Williams Secondary School basketball team downcd the Newmarket High School squad by a 64-56 count in York County High Schd basketball action last week Tony Bone led the scoring for Newmarket High Newmarket returned the favor in tumor action with a 58-24 win over Williams Dale Harrison led the NHS squad with 16 points b took the rubber match with a 54 24 win over Newmarket in midget play Scott Stevens led Newmarket with I) paints The King City Seniors walloped Sutton 5021 in other action Rob Zuzek picked It paints for King and John Davuh Moped 10 The win ova Sutton gave King a split in last week's action The team was downed 64 54 by Stouffyille Mike Peterson and Steve Lesey each dunked it pomts for the losing Sldt night scored by DOWNTOWN Andy Brown" Don't tell anyone. but Miller even has his own ways of upsetting the opposim team when they soon: a pal. Sometimes. he'll wait awhile before he changes the numbc on the time clock Away from hocksykie loath the Auras Digpr Juvenile girls softball team as manager He must be a good one because the girls made it all the way to the flush in tin summer before bowim out While we re on the subyect of annotmcera. Dick Robtmon has to be mentioned Dickie is the smiliru man behind the microphone at the Flyer games He also runs the town league and. like Blight. is an umpire .lf many town ball games He s the only guy aroind who smiles while he's in the middle of two hockey players tryit to get at each other in the penalty box SHOOTING THE BREEZE The New-arses Flyerswill day the Hamlltss Mountain A's tins Thursday ni 'tt at Newmarket Community ( mtre qumng at I pm The Aurora Tigers will be playing hat to the Royal York Royals this Sunday at I p m at Aura-a Comm-Ry Centre. Some incest thiiu mining from ace stats man Randy Budd. Jane Slessor leads the Newmarket Bantam Glrh hockey team with seven goals in mm gamm. Goaltender Tbs Woodrow sports a 3 67 goals-against average in the seven games At this writing, the girh stand second in York-Post me Don't forget that the Acorn Selects will play the Natl-at Hockey Leape Olaf-cs on his , Dec til, at Aurora Com-sshy Centre. Tickets are available at the Tiger Des lounge during Tiger games The Georgian Women's Hockey Association will be startiiig soon Anyone with any quuiom should call Laura Eaglsssol lette at 0641)! Virginia Harrbsn. of tin Newmarkst lteerestlss Dqsrtmsst. rqiortsthatttwsynchrdssdswimmingprogramismwdi. 31st hs-Mtn Couhgwssdinoartylsmisry..daftsrthatshswillbsesmpstiqin theNorA-Clsaslesnitwdjtuhtnomluffy'neompstiuinthe Eastern Hsllhy Cheeks h Km. chsst. The King Juniors, despite the hot play of Jude Jones split two games, winning 3923 against Sutton and losing 55 52 against Aurora In midget play King ualloped Sutton 60-18 with Robert Muzzenzo htioptng I) pomts in other action Brian Monkman hit for it points in a 42 contest against Stuuffiille lung met their match as Aurora High came out on top with a 591!) an :1 other play last vii-ck Huron Heights Seniors came away \Allh a 61 5;) d agaimt Thurnhill m other York ( minty play Midgets go Farr iiAitCROF T - Randy Farr and Stew Walker were named the most outstanding players of the Bancroft Midget Townament as the Norm Burling East Gwillimbury Mmet hockey club came away with the consolation title last week in Ban croft Sharon moved into the con solstion side of the townament after a 43 loss to Port Perry in the opening game i- rank Roberts Fan and Brian Helm popped the goals for Enron Farr and Ed Madeley proved to be the playmakers as Part assisted on three goals and Hadley helped out on two The second game of the till nament saw Sharon We the cunt on Thornton +2 Farr shot twoof the goals with angles coming from Dan Hogan and Ken Ellis. A close game hidiligmsd tho consolation final but the m teamhimgontowinS-tovclan- croft Randy Farr continued loses- cellentieasheplckedimahsttriek andanasaiat.0thern ~lesw.tto JohnSiebserandSteveWahc