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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, October 10, 2001 - 21 MoJacks push win total to three Port Perry shuts down Merchants with 5-0 victory By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star The Port Perry MoJacks climbed back into the win col- umn Sunday night at the Scugog Arena after running into a couple of deep potholes earlier in the week. The Mojacks were full marks for a 5-0 whitewash of the arch-rival Little Britain Merchants, helped in no small way by a fine performance in the nets by rookie goaltender Matt Balser who recorded his first shutout in the Central Junior C Hockey League. Coming off back-to-back losses to Lakefield and Uxbridge, the MoJacks' victory over the Merchants .er- tainly put a smile on the face of head coach Neil Evans, who said afterwards the players did exactly what he asked them to do. "I told them (before the game) that they had to be focussed and they had to play with a lot of discipline. They did that. And this was the first game we were able to put all three periods together. "This team took a big stride forward tonight," he con- tinued. "We played 60 minutes of disciplined hockey." After starting the season with two straight wins over Bobcaygeon and Georgina, the Mojacks took two on the chin, losing to the Chiefs in Lakefield 6-2 and then 6-3 Friday night in Uxbridge at the hands of the defending League champions. Against the Bruins, the Mojacks actually got off to a quick start with a 2-0 lead in the first period on power play markers by Darryl Steele. But it was a slippery downhill slide from that point on as the Bruins stormed back to tie things before the end of the first. After a scoreless middle period, the Bruins broke things wide open in the final frame with four goals, three of them on their vaunted power play. Matt Harris added the Mojacks' final tally in the third period, but by then the game was pretty much out of reach. Coach Evans said the team made what he described as "a lot of rookie mistakes" in the loss to the Bruins, but he hopes it was a learning experience that won't happen next time the squads meet. Shaun Curran went down with an injury in the Bruin game, and it's not known just how long the bruised ribs will keep him out of the lineup, but he did not suit up for the Little Britain affair. Prior to Sunday's match with the Merchants, Evans told the players they would have to show a lot of discipline and concentrate on defensive coverage inside their own blue line. And that's exactly what the MoJacks did, he stat- ed. On more than one occasion, the MoJacks turned their backs on efforts to goad them into penalties or a scrap. Justin Bennett staked them to a 1-0 lead late in the first, but it was the second frame in which the MoJacks slowly took control of the match with three unanswered goals. Ryan McQuade popped a couple of them, with assists to Neil Sluman and Nathan Cotter with two each. And late in the third, after the MoJacks had weathered a seven-minute Merchant power play, Andrew Mercer put the final nail in the visitors' coffin off a setup from Tyler Cameron and Dane Grey. During that long Merchant power play, the Mojack penalty killers worked effectively to keep the puck to the outside, and on the couple of occasions when the cover- Turn to Page 22 League, tournament champions SUBMITTED PHOTO The Progressive Electric and Plumbing squad Tournament Championship recently. Here, the tri- captured the 2001 Junior Mite's League and umphant group celebrates their victory. Fundraising dance will be this Friday Port Perry Skating Club preparing for busy 2001-2002 season By Jill Watson The winter season is now under- way, with space still available in all programs. If you have any questions or would like to join, please give Tracey Evans a call at 905-985-9083. Congratulations to our skaters who recently passed their dances at test day in Bowmanville. Erin Potter got her Harris Tango, while Aime Foster and Emily and Kayla Coxworth passed their Rocker Foxtrot. Special acknowledgement also goes to one of our coaches, Kristen Balson, who passed her Westminster Waltz, thus completing the required dances for her Gold test. We would like to welcome a new member to our club, Nathan Furniss, a junior men's level competitor. We wish him the best of luck at the upcoming Oktoberfest Competition to be held Oct. 12 and 13 in Barrie. Nathan's goal this year is to compete at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Our next fundraising dance, this time in support of the Synchronized skating teams, will be held this com- ing Friday, Oct. 12. This supervised dance is for kids aged seven to 15, and will be held at the Scugog Community Centre. Admission is $5 per person. Drinks and snacks will be available at a cost of $1 each. See you there. Local boys have put up four consecutive wins Optimist Midget squad on an early roll The Optimist Midget team is off to a great start this season, with the first four league games under their belt. The boys have faced and defeated Picton 6-1, Belleville 6-4, Trenton 8-3 and Whitby 10-1. The team consists of Il Minor Midgets and five Major Midgets. They are Jonathan Bruce, Kyle Martin, Kyle Archiblad, Andrew Ramsey, Steven Nagymarosi, Mike Hamilton, Trevor Timbers, Chris Harrison, Alex Catherwood, Justin McDonald, Brian Obie, Matt Morrison, Brett Doble, Dan Wagner, Peter Wesholowski, Jamie Reinders and Junior C player Mike Boyce. Steve Nagymarosi, Alan Harrison and Bobby Ferguson coach the team. The Optimist Midget team plays every Thursday night with an 8:15 p.m. start. This Thursday, Oct. they are hosting the Ajax team. Minor Novice Wolves to travel to Bobcaygeon On Oct. 4 and 6 Minor Novice Wolves played their fifth and sixth games of the season. On Oct. 4 they played the Ajax Raiders which ended with a score of 3-2 for Ajax. Nathan White scored the only two goals for the Wolves. On Oct. 6 they played the Clarington Toros. It was tied for most of the game but it ended 5-4 for Clarington. Jack Prins scored one goal and Nathan White scored twice and Nelson Armstrong also scored. The Wolves may not be winning but they are having a whole lot of fun. Come on out and cheer them on at their next home game, Oct. 14 at 1:30 p.m. in the Bobcaygeon Arena.