The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

V'»1V 6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, March 30,1994 Brought to you by.. Corner of Courtice Rd. and Sales and Servicing .2 Salesperson of the week ^ PatBagnell j By Brad Kellv Atmosphere is Changing At Eagles Playoff Games Bowmanville Eagles Manager Mike Laing hasn't missed a trick since .his team began their playoff run back in early February. And he has been especially clever in their current series with Napanee. Sunday night far exceeded anything you will ever see at a hockey game at the Jr. C level. ; There was a DJ service which I'll comment on later - providing a ;wide variety of music throughout the game, over a sound system that was actually audible from the other side of the ice. And prior to the game, the team honoured the Minor Novice Toros, 'who won their OMHA Zone playoff championship. To top it off, the national national anthem was sung (beautifully I might add) by Tonya Stephens. ; Plans are to have Tonya back for the remainder of the playoffs. All of these arrangements added to the game, making it an enjoyable outing for everyone in attendance. It created the type of atmosphere that will give people a reason to come out to the Recreation Complex to watch another game. That's something that has been sorely lacking in past years. Too Old or Too Loud?... Remember as a kid when your parents told you to turn the stereo down because it was too loud, and your immediate response was, "If it's too loud, you're too old?" That thought crossed my mind on Sunday as I stood in the area behind the penalty box, which used to be more commonly referred to as the press box. The music provided by a disc jockey service was far better than piping it through the sound system provided at the Recreation Complex. And, I suspect, from the other side of the arena, the volume level was perfect. Which brings me to the if it's too loud you're too old line. Does that apply if you happen to be standing directly underneath one of the speakers speakers for a game that lasts close to three hours? Somebody Has to Suffer ..for weeks, actually years, there was only one reporter who covered the Eagles, enjoying the spacious room all to myself that the press box provided. Times have changed. At one point during the playoff series with Port Perry, there was myself, myself, two reporters from Oshawa papers, and another two from the Port •Perry papers covering the game. TTie supervisor of officials, a league convener, and somebody videotaping the game also took up residence in the press box, making it a little crowded. ; Sunday night's game was the worst. The disc jockey and video took ; up almost all of the space in the press(?) box, leaving reporters from Bowmanville, Oshawa and Napanee jockeying for position to shoot photos. photos. How will we combat this problem? ■ Well, all of us have decided to take a public address announcing course in the off-season, hoping to get moved down to the penalty box 'where the current reporter from the daily paper in Oshawa now gets to reside. reside. Those who have a job to do are suffering, slightly, while all these new gimmicks come aboard. I Where Was Security?...This thought has stuck with me since the ; bench-clearing brawl that took place in Bowmanville during game three of the league championship series with Port Perry: Upon entering the arena, three security guards stood as erect as cardboard cardboard cutouts as fans filed past. It was a show of force, I suppose, in response response to the fight that took place among fans in the stands a week earlier. earlier. Close to a dozen pictures were taken of the brawl involving players and coaches from both teams. Among the photos are arena staff and executive executive members who ventured down to the players' bench to help restore restore order. Not one of the photos contains any of the three security guards. 328 RITSON RD. N., OSHAWA 725-4744 if busy call 725-2831 WHOLESALE & RETAIL DURHAM REGION'S WOOD SPECIALISTS IN Hardwood and softwood lumber dry kilns and dressing facilities including custom made trim; hardwood and marine plywoods as well as a complete stock of building materials. N ♦ ROSSLAND Ui O o \. z o « </) ADEtAIDE^ s HWY. 401 Summer is almost here! Be cool this year! • Inground and above ground pool specialists • All types of pool repairs • Liner replacements • Spas - by Beachcomber • Gas, wood, propane stoves • Fencing, decks PERMANENT POOL AND PATIO FROM DREAMS TO REALITY 2 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU 1-905-372-5062 20 Strathy Rd. #4 Cobourg, Ont. @ 404-0583 1646 King St. East Courtice, Ont. Eagles' Lead Disappears by Brad Kelly With one wave of a magical wand, the Napanee Raiders have made a two-game deficit to the Bowmanville Goodyear Eagles disappear. disappear. Or perhaps, that would read better better by saying the deficit disappeared with a wave of the stick of Napanee captain Chad Parslow. The talented offensive star .from Napanee was solely responsible for a 4-3 overtime win against Bowmanville Bowmanville on Sunday night, pulling his team back into this best-of-seven quarter-final playoff series. Napanee Wins Games 3 and 4 Parslow had three goals, including including the overtime winner, and added an assist on Napanee's other goal. Coupled with an 8-4 win on Saturday, Saturday, Napanee has erased the two- game series lead that Bowmanville had built The series is now tied at two wins apiece. The teams shift back to Napanee for game five tonight, while game six will be in Bowmanville for a matinee encounter on Friday at 2:00 p.m. Should game seven be needed, it will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in Na- pance. Napanee, who, after the opening two games of the series looked like prime candidates to be swept, now hold a big advantage. With two victories victories needed to advance to the next round, Napanee plays two of the final final three games on home ice. "We knew if we could tie the series series tonight it would be in our favour," favour," said Parslow. As is usually the case, it was a strange goal in overtime that brought Sunday night's game to its conclusion. Parslow circled the Bowmanville net behind goaltender Drew Campbell, Campbell, and failed in an attempt for a wrap-around goal. With everyone unsure of where the loose puck was, Napanee's Evan Robinson gained control behind the net, and sent a quick pass out front to Parslow, who fired a shot into the open side of the net with 4:29 left in the overtime period. The goal capped a brilliant comeback comeback for Napanee, who trailed 3-1 at one point early in the third period. "We thought we would come out and give all we had for one period and see what happened," said Par- slow of the comeback. The overtime marker was a huge one, as Napanee were facing a series deficit of three games to one. "This team has a lot of heart," proclaimed Parslow. "We knew when we were down two games to zero that we weren't done. Two games is nothing in a long series." Parslow single-handedly brought Napanee back into Sunday night's game after Jeff Flintoffs goal 54 seconds into the third period lifted Bowmanville into a 3-1 lead. Parslow scored on a beautiful end-to-end rush on the power play to pull Napanee to within one. And then, with just over six minutes remaining remaining in regulation time, he tied the game after deflecting a shot from Perry Bums to set up the overtime. overtime. "We'll be just fine." -Coach Mark Watson "Both teams deserved to win tonight, tonight, but they got a chance (in overtime) and scored on it," said Bowmanville coach Mark Watson, who was rather unfazed by the loss. Bowmanville had a number of opportunities to bury Napanee, but couldn't. They spent much of the second period on the power play, but managed only a Todd Cannings goal which gave them a 2-0 lead at the time. Outside of that goal, the power play failed miserably. "We had the chances to take the game away tonight, but our power play didn't produce," said Watson. Cannings opened the scoring six minutes into the first period, capping capping off a clever three-way passing play with linemates Curtis Hodgins and Brad Robinson. After Cannings' second goal of the night made it 2-0, Kevin Reid converted on a power play to pull Napanee to within one at the end of the second period. Though the momentum of the series series seems to have shifted to the Napanee Napanee side, Watson remains optimistic optimistic about his club's chances. "We'll be just fine," he said confidently. "We play well in their bam, so it's no big deal. We have no reason not to win down there." THE SCOOP - Prior to the start of Sunday's game, the Bowmanville Eagles honoured the Minor Novice Toro team, who won their OMHA Zone championship. The coach of the Toro team, Gary Nemisz, was a member of the All-Ontario Bowmanville Bowmanville Eagles team from the 1978-79 season...Scoring in Saturday's Saturday's 84 loss were Pete Young, Drew Allenby, Jeremie Pate and Brad Robinson. On Saturday March 12th the Checker's Variety and Hooper's Pee Wees ended the season the same way it began, in a close well played match-up. There was no scoring until the second period when Ryan Wood put Checker's on the board on a pass from Jeff Lee. Five minutes later, Ryan added another, assisted by Fraser Fraser McArthur and Geoffrey Neuman. ' The score remained 2-0 until the third period when Alan Robb scored unassisted. Joel Tymchuk added one very late in the third, assisted by Alan Robb and Ryan Wood. Hooper's played hard, and despite some outstanding goaltending, the score ended 4-0 for Checker's. Congratulations to Eric Arsenault on a solo shut-out. Checker's ended the season with an 11-7-2 record and tied with Dyk- stra's in second place. Way to go guys!!! Checker's are now looking forward forward to the playoffs and would like to wish all the teams good luck. Triple F Bowling Harry Ehret 24, Ron Bonsma 21, Dirk Van Abbema 20, John Rozema 20, Piet Glasbergen 20, Peter Flonk 19, Ncl Van Abbema 17, Jake Dyk- stra 17, Gordon De Jager 16, Geoff Sikma 15, Minnie Kaldeway 14, Melle Rozema 13. High Single Ladies - Shirley Van Belle 280, High Single Men - Jake Dykstra 275, High Triple Ladies - Shirley Van Belle 640, High Triple Men - Jake Dykstra 640, High Average Average Ladies - Minnie Kaldeway 188, High Single Men - John Buma 198. V//M The reaction of Bowmanville Eagles' Jeff Flintoff (far right), coupled with that of Napanee's Chad Parslow (#55) and Perry Bums (#5), tells the whole story of the outcome during the overtime of Sunday night's Jr. C All-Ontario quarter-final game. Trailing 3-1 at one point, Napanee scored three times, including including the winner six minutes into overtime, to pull out a 4-3 victory. The series is tied at two games apiece, with game five in Napanee tonight, and game six Friday afternoon in Bowmanville. BOWMANVILLE 19 Silver St. 623-4225 OSHAWA Bloor at Park a fcàfc 432-4642 SStwhitby " 411 Dundas St. East 434-9655 UXBRIDGE Douglasj Rd. 852-5382 PORT PERRY 985-0738 LOCATIONS ALSO IN: LINDSAY PETERBOROUGH ORILLIA MINDEN f lis | SA VF, on deductible of most windshield | ' , insurance claims plus... ! i$CflOO Free Gas Bar-B-Que ! Limited Time Offer Over 50,000 Satisfied Customers Since 1974