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Orser 'didn't get marks' Brian Orser is virtually out of the -running for the SkateCanada mens' figure skating title after a fifth-place finish in the figures competition yesterday in Kitchener. The Penetanguishene native's sister, Mary Kate, said yesterday that it "would be almost impossible for him to win, but he could squeeze in second." Brian Boitano of the U.S. won the figures event. The competition continues today tonight with the short program and tomorrow with the long program. Both will be televised on the CTV network. A san yf 5 °) FS Fal rf | y : The party's over As far as making any playoff advances, it hasn't been a successful season for either the Senior football teams from either Ecole Secondaire Penetanguishene Secondary School or Midland Secondary School. But everybody had their highlights, memories, and a lot of fun. ESPSS won the first two games of the schedule before losing the next FIFTH IN FIGURES MAY DENY HIM TITLE Last year at Skate England, earlier this thought he'd be, Canadian Canada the 20-year-old year. though," said Mary Orser finished second Mary Kate, who Kate. "He was looking overall to Norbert talked with Brian forward to the rest of Schramm of West shortly after the figures the competition and Germany. Schramm results were in, said he said, "I'll just go out and Last alive, announced he was turning pro at beginning of the season. represent- the Canadian title again this year for the third straight time, and Canadian officials have cleared the way for his training for the Worlds the year, Orser decided to forego this told her that he dothe best I can do.' He defeated Pockar for the early next year in year's competition. "thought he did better was pretty gung-ho Canadian title for the Finland. than in England"' in the about it."' second year in a row, There was some Skate Canada is figures, but he "just but Pockar turned it concern in the past few Orser's second _in- didn't get great marks." Orser was given the around at the World weeks about a stress ternational test this In England, Orser green light for the Skate Championships in fracture in Orser's season. The defending was ranked second in Canada competition by . Copenhagen, earning a lower leg, but a Toronto Candian mens' senior figures. Canadian figure skating bronze medal to Orser's sports doctor recently figure skating champ officials after rival fifth-place finish. examined the skater successfully defended "He didn't seem as Brian Pockar, the of- Orser should have and gave hime a clean his title in St. Ivel's disappointed as I ficials' first choice as little trouble winning bill of health. four, winding things up Wednesday at Orillia District Collegiate Vocational Institute where they were thrown for the playoff loss. They finished in fifth place in the six-team league, ahead of only MSS. The Marauders finished off their season in the same fashion they started it: winless. They ran up against the always-tough Park Street Collegiate squad Tuesday in Orillia and suffered a 42-11 loss. It wasn't as bad as it sounded, though, reported coach Randy Ritchie: his injury-depleted crew, rife with rookies, were leading at one point in the second quarter and ran up 233 yards of total offense to Park's 277. QB John Friesen was 11 for 15 for 152 yards, a Grade 9 player, Carl Rudat, caught a 20-yard touch- Garry Forbes * Sports editor * down pass, and another first-year student, Kevin Beausoleil, was good for two QB sacks from his corner linebacker position. In other words, said Ritchie, "they had a good time."' The ESPSS Juniors also wound up their season this week with a 50-21 loss to the awesome Barrie Central Redskins. Assign former Terrier The Midland Athletics will have a new face in the lineup tonight when they travel to meet _Port Elgin to meet the Sunocos for the first time this OHA Major Intermediate A Hockey League campaign. : A's manager Shawn Stewart announced Wednesday that the club has signed Doug Taylor, a 23-year-old forward formerly with the now-defunct Orillia Terriers. Taylor will be in the lineup. again Tuesday whentheA's travelto Durham for a re-match with the new entry Huskies (the A's beat them handily in their first meeting), and will help relieve the pressure caused by the absence of injured veterans Wayne King, Wayne Dixon and Tony Stone. The A's are currently in third spot in the six-team loop, eight points back of the defending champion Georgetown Raiders (who suffered their first season loss at the hands of the A's last Friday), six back of the Collingwood Shipbuilders, and two points ahead of the Huskies and the Barrie Flyers (who clobbered the A's on Sunday). Taylor played 36 games with the Terriers last season in which he scored 16 goals -- five of them on the power play -- and 19 assists. He was fourth on the team's scoring list. The right-shooter played his minor hockey and Junior hockey in Owen Sound before joining the Terriers for two seasons. The A's next home appearance is slated for next Friday against the Sunocos. MSS gals won't back down The competition among the top Senior girls' high school basketball teams in the province is heating up as the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association championships loom and last weekend the Midland Secon- dary School gals proved once again that they're going to be a major threat when the field approaches the wire. The MSS ladies brought home a bronze medal from last weekend's Seneca Scout Invitational tournament after leaving two opponents smouldering in their wake and the other -- the top-ranked team in Ontario -~ with _an awful scare. MSS opened the tournament with a 61-33 clobbering of West Toronto Collegiate (Carolyn Meech led with 17 points) and wound things up with a bronze-medal 58-38 spat- tering of Agincourt with Tracey Vent leading the offensive attack. Far more interesting than those two mis- matches, though, was the team's semi-final collision with St. Patrick's Secondary School from Sarnia. Sarnia, ranked tops in the province after defeating long-time OFSAA champs Sudbury Secondary School twice this season, had to wrest themselves from a tie with MSS with three minutes to go to win it 41-37. Kelly Edwards scored 14 points to lead the Midland charge. Major obstacles on the Sarnia club came in the form of six-foot-four, 17-year-old Susan Forsyth, a member of the National Junior team. - MSS coach Brigg Harvey said the last- minute wrangel with Sarnia "really made us look good." tn the championship, Forsyth and crew managed to slip past Sudbury once again, this time by a 40-39 margin. MSS' performances this year have secured them in the top five. Sudbury is still probably granted the second ranking, but it's a toss-up for third between MSS, Hamilton's Bishop Ryan (former OFSAA champion) and Welland's Notre Dame. "Every weekend's like OFSAA," said Harvey, who will lead his charges into another awesome test this weekend at MeMaster University in Hamilton. All the big guns will be there again. The Simcoe County zone championships will be settled by Nov. 27, the Georgian Bay Secondary Schools Athletic Association title will be settled Dec. 3. MSS is expected to defend its title easily and the OFSAA crown will be up for grabs Dec. 9. Friday, October 29, 1982, Page 13