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HME REP ee ed = SS ST ee pan ad mele) a BO rw = r - Don Lawrence * Sports editor * The Midland Times PENETANG -- MIDLAND GYM CLUB tons Gymnastics Corner by Ken St. Amant On Wednesday, June 10, the Hurons had their second annual general meeting. The following is the annual report. Numbers Last year's summer camp saw 160 gym- nasts take advantage of the program. According to Ontario Gymnastics Federation's computerized sheets, we have registered a total of 234 gymnasts during this past season. However, at this point in time, we only have 120 active gymnasts. Programming Our regular club programs started in the first week in Sept. 1980. We had three levels of operation; competitive, pre-competitive, and developmental. Upgrading Coaches Many of our coaching staff attended a one day coaching clinic in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 28, 1980. Another program that was of great value to our staff was the exchange with the North York Gym Club held on the Weekend of Oct. 3,4,5, 1980. Two formal coaches meetings were held throughout the season. The first was con- ducted on Tuesday Dec. 30, 1980 and the second was on March 25, 1981. Mini-meetings were also conducted as the need arose. Displays Throughout this past season, our club has been involved in many displays. Our first one was held early in September at the Midland Fall Fair. On Sat. March 21, our club put on a display along with the Craft and Bake Sale that was conducted by the fund raising committee. This was carried on at the Huronia Mall in Midland. We were also involved in a variety show at St. Joseph's Public School in Penetang on May 31, 1981. As a result of these showings, we have been invited to take part in several more throughout the summer. Meets Basically, we are very pleased with the improved effort and performance during this past season: Our first qualifying gymnastics meet for the girls, took place in Toronto on Sat., Dec. 13. We sent a total of four gymnasts; Gabi Held, Argo B; Beatty Spencer, Lorraine Lacroix and Crystal Manson, all in the Tyro B category. This year we managed to have two gym- nasts qualify for the Provincial Cham- pionships in Thunder Bay on May 22, 23, 24. 24. Gabi Held qualified as an alternate and Loris Ferraro represented Metro West in the cadet division. We were very pleased with his performance. He placed seventh overall with a total score of 50.05. He also placed second on the parallel bars and third on the rings. Conclusion Basically I'm pleased with this year's ef- forts and results. We have several areas of concern and next year's programs reflect this. 1 would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who helped in any way. Without your help and effort we wouldn't have had the successful year that we did. Gymnastics Calendar Weekend of June 19-21--exchange with North York Gyros Monday, June 29--opening day of gym camp at Corpus Christi P.S. advanced 9:00 a.m - beginners 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 1--Summer Fest display, Curling Club : Wednesday, July 8--Balm Beach display Summer recreation aplenty in Midland, Penetanguishene Residents in the Midland-Penetang- uuishene area will be able to keep busy this summer with the help of Midland and Penetanguishene boar- ds of Park Management and Recreation. In Midland, there will be the Midland Parks and Recreation Sum- mer Program to be held in Little Lake Park or the Civic Centre if weather turns bad. Children 11-14 years can attend, beginning July 6 and ending Aug. 28. Altogether, there will be four two-week sessions with a fee of $10 being charged for each child. Children attending the sessions will learn about canoeing, tennis volleyball, soccer and softball with hikes and other beach games taking place. Emphasis, however, is being placed on fun and participation. You can register at Midland Civic Centre Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday. Further information can be obtained by phoning Rick Swales at Midland Civic Centre at 526-8712. Penetanguishene Parks and Recreation Department will also be holding day camps for children in the area, there being two such sessions. The first session will start July 13 and will run until July 24 with the second session running from Aug. 10 until Aug. 2k: There will also be an optional sleepout for those who wish to at- tend. You must be registered for the first camp by June 30 and July 27 for the second camp with registration fees set at $15 per child. Further information can be obtained by phoning the Municipal Offices at 549-7453. Tennis, anyone? Tennis will also be a big thing in this area, Midland getting into the swing of things with free tennis clinic at Little Lake Park June 24. This program This program is being offered in cenjunction with the Ontario Tennis 'Association and the Ministry of Culture and Recreation. A maximum of 20 people will be accepted into each of the three sessions for different age groups, the first being for ladies 18 years and over from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. The second session will be for boys and girls 10 - 16 years old from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. with the third session run- ning from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is open to mixed adults 17, years and older. Pre-registration is necessary and you can do that by visiting Midland Civic Centre any weekday until June 23 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tennis courts. in Penetanguishene will be open for public use, courtesy of the town of Penetanguishene Arena, Parks' and Recreation Department with students on duty to assure the courts are being used properly.Memorial Park and McGuire Park available for your use with membership Memorial Park and McGuire Park tennis courts will be available for your use memberships available at the Municipal Offices at 10 Robert Street with Fees are set at $5 for public school children, $10 for high school and university students, $15 for adults and $25 for a family. Pay as you play rates are also available for those without mem- tennis courts | will be es West. berships. Slow pitch, high score McGuire Park in Penetanguishene was the scene last Saturday of the Penetanguishene Oldtimers annual slow pitch baseball tournament. In a few innings of one game both the Gravenhurst Old Steamers and the Aurora Old Sweats ran up more runs than the Blue Jays do in a dozen games. Gravenhurst pitcher Morris Walsh walked Aurora batter John Morning. » PMCL Tennis Tournament set by Don Lawrence Brian and John Dubeau of Midland have come up with a brainstorm that will bring together the top 16 tennis players in the Midland-Penetang area. } The two men have organized the PMCL Invitational Tennis Tournament for the Summerfest weekend, games in that tournament taking place at McGuire Park and Memorial Park in Penetanguishene. There will be no consolation prizes in the tournament with all competitors playing to win two out of three sets. As an entry fee, each competitor will bring a can of tennis balls, the winner going on in tournament play with the new can of balls while the loser keeps the used can. First prize in the tournament will be an all expense paid trip to Nashville in Sept. or Oct. for one which will include the bus trip, admission to the Grand Ole Opry, admission to Opryland and a guided tour of Nashville. The value of this trip will be around $289 and there will second, third and fourth prizes, those to be announced later. Top eight players in this area in order of ranking: Jim _ Hill, originally of Penetanguishene, now living in Cam- bridge; Jeff Attwood of Midland; Fred Desrochers of Penetanguishene; Frank Berdan of Penetanguishene; Anne Merkley of Penetanguishene; Mike Hamelin of Penetanguishene; Dan St-Amant of Toronto, originally from Penetanguishene and Bill Hartman of Midland. bringing together area's best A draw was held Wednesday to match the next eight players up with their first opponent and that worked out this way: Steve Friesen of Midland with Hill; Thorpe Lichtenberg of Midland with Attwood; Paul Boucher of Penetanguishene with Desrochers; Mike Berdan of Penetanguishene with his brother Frank; Brian Simpson of Penetanguishene with Merkley; Brian Emery of Penetanguishene with Hamelin; John Dubeau of Midland with St. Amant and Peter Robillard of Penetanguishene with Hartman. First matches will get underway at 9 a.m. July 40n the courts at McGuire Park and Memorial Park with more matches starting at 10:30 a.m. Play will continue with more action at 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. with semi-final action the following day at 11 p.m. The final match should start around 2 p.m. July 5. Brian and John Dubeau are hoping this tournament will produce an interest in the competitive level of tennis in this area, both of them having been in the limelight once. When Brian was 16 years old, he won the Toronto Telegram Tennis Tournament in 1960 and at that time was ranked second in Ontario and seventh in Canada. The two have been involved in sports all their lives and enjoyed playing a lot of sports in the house and, as proof, their father Laval says while they were growing up, he must have replaced 35 windows in their house. Friday, June 19, 1981, Page 7 ee saa a