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26- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 31, 1995 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" SPORTS Cartwright ball registration Cartwright Minor Ball has announced the registration dates for the 1995 season. Reg- istration dates of Saturday, Feb. 11, 18, and 25 between 8 a.m. and noon have been con- firmed for the Cartwright Mi- nor Ball program. The registra- tion will be conducted at the Blackstock Arena on all morn- ings. The minor ball programs open to boys and girls between the ages of four and 19. This years program will in- clude both a softball and hard- ball division, as well as a youth lob ball division. There has been considerable interest expressed at this level, so CMB has decid- ed to implement an older age di- vision. It will be open to youths 16 (anytime in 1995) to 19 years of age. Hardball will again be availa- ble this year. It has been very popular in the past and this year should prove no different. Hardball will be offered through an affiliation with an- other league outside of Cart- wright. Teams will hold practic- es and play half their games in Cartwright, with away .games outside of Cartwright. Baseball is open to both boys and girls. The softball program will con- tinue to be offered as in the past, with both boys and girls playing all their games in Cart- wright. This year there are no in- creases In registration fees. The fees are to remain the same as last years. The hardball regis- tration fee is $50 and the fee for softball and lob ball is $40. Fam- ilies with three or more children playing can register at the fami- - lyrate. Players and their families should make every effort to at- tend one of these registration dates to facilitate league prep- arations and also to get infor- mation on the 'upcoming skills assessment day for team selec- tion purposes. Player health insurance numbers are required for regis- tration, so remember to bring them along to registration as well. This year, as in the past, CMB has decided to utilize events for fundraising rather than product sales. The first such event will be a skate-a- thon. This second annual affair will take place on Friday, Feb. 17 at the Blackstock Arena. This date is a PA day for stu- dents, therefore it will not inter- fere with school. The event is scheduled to take place from 1-3 p.m. The skate-a-thon is also open to everyone in the commu- nity, not only the ball players. As an added extra, registra- tion for the ball season will be ongoing at the skate-a-thon. If you are not able to attend a reg- istration day but would like to obtain a sponsor sheet for the gskate-a-thon, please call Patsy Sonne at 986-9607. There are to be prizes to be won as well, so re- LRRRDPN 4 We Won't Be Undersold Cc Dundas St. E. Thickso member to mark this one on your calendar. The association is also look- ing for volunteer coaches and assistants. If you are willing to help or need further intorma- tion regarding registration, please call the registrar, Patsy Sonne at phone number noted above.' Playoffs are underway, and for the Midget 1s, spon- sored by Lakeside Golf and Hockey, first encounter they are face to face with their ri- vals from Stouffville. Al- though these "Clippers" have proven to be able adversaries in the past, Monday night Jan. 16, the tables were cer- tainly turned! After watching a great bantam playoff game earlier and listening to some lively intermission music which seemed to keep the fans rock- ing, it was time for the Pan- thers to entertain us...and 'entertain us they did! It might have seemed as though the Stouffville players were pretty pumped up judging from their display of bravado, but little did they know that Warren and the --boys had a few tricks of their own up their sleeves. Our ace in the hole was none other than John Babcock who cer- tainly deserved a "three-star night". He was nothing short of superb, beating those Clip- pers on many occasions - just ask the fans. As for the players - well, did they show us exactly what they can do when the pressure is on. Af- ter having usually fallen be- hind to lose in all other previ- ous clashes with Stouffville, they certainly made it known they were out for revenge. Everyone was pleased to see 88 back in the lineup hav- ing recently recovered from a hand injury. It certainly didn't seem to have affected his playing ability at all. He got things going quickly in the first on a breakaway pass from Jay King to put the Pan- thers on the board. Despite both teams working hard to net any further goals, the first period remained 1-0 Panthers. Excitement mounted as Ian Shrigley was awarded a penalty shot as he was tripped up on a breakaway. "Shrig" didn't falter under pressure as he beat the goal- ie with a nice shot up high. With this 2-0 advantage. the team gained momentum and further increased their lead on a nice goal by Jay King, assisted by Kenton LeFort and Ian Shrigley. Stouffville finally managed to score late in the second which gave the Panthers a 3-1 lead going into the third period. Stouffville continued to ap- ply pressure during the third period but solid defence and great goaltending kept them Panthers in playoffs at bay. Stouffville managed to reduce the difference to one, but Matt Hobbs shut the door as he scored into an empty net for a well deserved 4-2 win, and a 1-0 lead in the series. Ian Shri- 'gley and Jeremy Geer drew assists for their hard efforts in clearing the puck for Matt to score. "Phew" what a game! Another snowy Sunday in Stouffville (again!), only this Sunday, Jan. 22, the real blizzard was inside. This game between Lakeside Golf and Hockey Centres team "The Port Perry Panthers" versus "The Stouffville Clip- pers" was not for the faint of heart. Everyone was on the edge of their seats from start to unfortunate finish. Stouffville tallied the first goal early in the first, but this only proved to wake up those sleeping Panthers. Port roared back with two quick goals to take a 2-1 lead into the second period. Jay King picked his spot to draw the Panthers even on a nice shot assisted by Kenton Le- Fort and Greg Thompson. Later in the period, Kenton LeFort finished off some smooth passing plays from Daryl Bourgeois and Chris Drury to leave the goalie sprawling as he gave the Panthers the lead. The second period was all Panthers as they played a strong game, forechecking and frustrating the Clippers. Their efforts were rewarded as they built a 5-2 lead after two. Ian Shrigley led the way with two goals and Greg Thompson with the single. Assisting on the goals were Craig Laird with two, Ken- ton LeFort, Chris Drury, Ke- vin Hobbs and Jeff Clarke. Unfortunately for the Pan- thers a hockey game consists of three periods. Stouffville plodded away and managed to tie up the game with 50 seconds to go, leading us into overtime, playing short- handed for the first five min- utes of overtime our Pan- thers certainly had their work cut out. During the overtime period, the play went end-to-end as th teams were looking for the winner. As the clock wound down, the game ended in a b- b tie. The Panthers lead the se- ries three points to one and know they will have to work diligently to win the series and go on to the next round. \ FREES | SEER ESRI | SPR) IESE | SERIE) | SPRL LEER LIE DR | CEPR ER A! iy 0 gk 5) 2h 0 wis hi 2h 3h 0 HL OR 2% N 5s 1) sp ls a JT ph Tp feds Es H ke i Tk Ts hs Tbs ke IKE Ik Ci Rai) Crossing Warren Rd. . » / > / i A YY, oY. Y.. V. a NY 2X. JY. 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Against Lindsay D'Arcy Stephens held a dominant Lindsay team to just two goals while Mike Koury did his best in the cage On Jan. 28 the team was treated to some high-intensity prac- tice in Little Britain and time will tell whether the "Green Ma- chine" can get re-tuned quickly enough to avoid an early Come on out and cheer for our kids as they work on a come- back in their playoff series against Lindsay, Feb.3at8p.m. Juniors put on a show From Page 24 popped one in on a "hide-the- goalie" rebound. After a sleepless night, the girls propped their eyes open to face Woolwich early Saturday morning. Fire alarms, police ra- dios, hundreds of rowdy univer- sity students who didn't really get rolling till 2 a.m., door bang- ing, hall racing - shall we go on? We all wondered if it would be a good idea just to pack it in while we could still move. : Woolwich was ready to roll and scored less than a minute into the game. That was all Port needed - a blow to their pride and before we knew it, our Jun- jors had scored twice: Janine from Lisa Bonser and Jen Elli- ot, Shona from Diane Vander- ligt and Jana Senyk. At the end of the first period, Woolwich was ahead 4-2. The Port players, still not too steady on their feet, took sever- al penalties in the second and had to rely on the hard checking "and tight defensive wall of Bon- nie Jo, Jana, Brooke Shanley and Tasha Burgess. These girls took a fair bit of physical abuse for the team, but kept stepping in for more just to keep that ring out of the net. Goals were trad- ed and the final score was 5-5. Just think what Port could have done with a little sleep! Janine and Lisa scored, both assisted by Brooke. Jan totally confused the opposition with two min- utes left in the game to putin an unassisted, all-important tying goal. The third game was against London AA, an 'intimidating team in an intimidating arena. Katie almost needed binoculars to see when the opposition was breaking out toward her, and the fans had good seats with 3,500 to choose from. London AA has only been beaten twice this year, ironically by Cam- bridge who Port had played the night before. They had just de- feated Woolwich 10-0, the team which Port had just tied. No need to mention their attitude as they glided disdainfully on to the ice. Final score 6-6. This was a rough match with Port Perry AUTO SALES Warranty included on y/ most vehicles V) RAN . IND) 1625 Scugog St., OY Har, AWAY aly across from Cars Trucks Oeorson) PORT PERRY 985-1916 Easy to Get To... Easy to Deal With! * TRADE-INS WELCOME + FINANCING AVAILABLE + LEASING AVAILABLE 3 Month or 5,000 km. Port playing short-handed for more than half the game, and with two men in the box in the last minute of a tie game. Spe- cial mention in this game must go to Dana Hooker who was in top formuthis weekend, and to Brooke who seemed to be every- where on the ice at once. Katie made several key stops in a game that we all knew could change drastically in London ever got the edge. This was a double hat trick game with Lisa and Shona scoring all the goals. Cara had a hat trick in assists, with further help from Jen and Laura, Bonnie Jo and Diane. People were beginning to look at the Port Juniors with a little respect as they arrived for their third game of the day against the host team, Waterloo AA. It looked as if a win for Waterloo would put them in the champi- onship game against Cam- bridge. A tie or a loss would put London in the final. And the "tough little A.team from Port Perry", as we had been labelled, would decide! And this tough little team decided with a total- ly unexpected upset, winning with 20 seconds left in the game on an unassisted goal by Lisa. Final score 8-7. This was Lau- ra's best game as she scored a hat trick, skated her best match of the series and was noticed each time she was on the ice. Ja- nine and Lisa both got two goals and Brooke got one. Assists went to Dana with two, Jana, Diane, Shona, Tasha and Cara. As it turned out, London de- feated Cambridge 8-7 while the Port Perry/Waterloo game was being played, to push Waterloo even further out of the running for the championship. Special thanks to the parents' negotiating committee and Val- halla Inn in Kitchener who gave the Port parents complimen- tary executive suites for the sec- ond night of our stay. Also to Jill Topham for her classy, cheerful encouragement of her team- mates during the tournament. Next stop, since this team has already won the league champi- onship, are the preliminaries in Oakwood at the end of Febru- ary.