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is rekai johnson banisters solicitors 49 main street east 2nd floor stooffville ontario 6404100 or 6493555 ah areas of general practice second section sports classified leasing todays easy way to drive larry cotter leasing 6404541 a makes and models a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 30 1987 uxbridge senior tiger running back jamie miller 29 is pursued by a pair of donovan tacklers during durham region high school football action last thurs day at uxbridge secondary school miller broke through for a number of long gains on sweeps during the game but the seniors were unable to score and lost the season opener 80 the junior tigers beat donovan 2814 in the nightcap but lost top runner anand date with a broken leg alan shackleton uxbridge junior footballers gain costly win in first game uxbridge junior tiger halfback anand date celebrated his three touchdown performance against donovan last thursday in hospit al getting a cast on his broken leg date led the powerful junior squad to a 2814 win in the season opener at uxbridge secondary school but was injured in the fin al quarter after a hard hit in the leg from a helmet the injury was later diagnosed as a broken leg and dates foot ball season was over almost as soon as it had started his loss will hurt the hard run ning juniors as his speed and pow er led them to an early 14 point lead over donovan in the first quarter the junior tigers scored touch downs on their first two posses sions of the game they then cruised to the win with quarterback ian witucki also running in for a touchdown of his own the senior tigers season debut wasnt quite as dramatic as they were beaten 80 by donovan in a defensive battle senior coach phil mazza had expected donovan an oshawa area high school to give his boys a rough ride and he was quite pleased with the outcome and in particular the play of the defence i thought the defence played very well he said they held donovan in a number of impor tant situations our offence still needs some work but overall i thought we played quite well bet ter than i expected for a first game donovan scored on their first possession on some basic hard running plays which gave the ux bridge defence problems however after the initial score the tiger defenders calmed down and played a very solid game the highlight was in the fourth quarter when they prevented a donovan first down close to the goal line and forced them to kick a field goal which went wide and only scored a single point uxbridge came close to tying it up late in the first half as they took the ball to the donovan four yard line before theclock ran out tomorrow afternoon the tigers take on henry in oshawa and next week travel to pickering high school their next home game is slated for thursday oct 15 at 130 pm against dunbarton of pickering by alan shackleton sports editor brother and sister justin and jennifer- norwood celer brat ed their first season in the sport of bmx bicycle racing by winning the grand pro- vinical championship in their age divisions justin 8 and jennifer 11 became interested in bmx racing last- year and this was only their first full season of competition however they had a good year doing well in a number of races to qualify for the grand provincials held re- cently in kingston jennifer took top spot in the 11yearold girls division beating out a number of more experienced riders while jus tin won the honors in the 8- yearold novice boys class the blooming ton road and fifth concession residents first became interested in bmx racing after attending a race innewinarket last year with parents gord and cindy justin thought it looked like fun when he saw the races and hed like to try iti father gord remembered we signed him up with the new- market bmx club and jennif er decided to join too they became members of the newmarket super boss bmx racing club which allowed them to compete in the provincial qualifier races across ontario and the right to practice on the newmarket track to qualify for the grand provincials in kingston they had to participate in at least five races and collect a mini mumnumber of points while both jennifer and justin competed on special bmx bikes in the grand pro vincials they started their season racing normal street bikes jennifer now rides an all- aluminum light weight bike called a pk ripper which was designed in california while justin circles the track on his miniforce three the mini has very thin tires which is an advantage for the younger racers while- the ripper is light explained gord top of the line bmx bikes tcan carry a hefty price tag but for the most part its a re latively inexpensive sport he added bmx racing is similar in theory to motocross racifig but there arent as many steep jumps and the tracks are not as long since there are no engines just leg power in bmx racing the speeds the sound level the danger of injury and the cost of participating is con siderably lower you can become competi- tivfe in bmx racing quite- quickly and for a reasonable cost gord said also in ontario bmx rac ing is strictly an amateur sport with competitors going after trophies not prize money howe ver i in the united states where the sport is ex- i treinely popular there is a pro- fessional circuit where some older riders are racing for money justin and jennifer raced once last summer in the states in an amateur race in akron ohio and they were overwhelmed by the huge field there must have been at least 1500 riders there gord said it was really some thing justin did very well in akron riding to a fifth place finish against very experi- eneed opponents they take it seriously down there and its a very aggressive style of rac- inggord added this december jennifer and justin hope to compete in an indoor race in columbus ohio while justin and jennifer enjoy the competition and athletic benefits of bmxrac ing they alsoliketocollectthe hardware and have ah im- i pressive array of huge trophies justin was interested in the sport from the first time he saw it i wanted to try it and see if id like it i also wanted to win some big trophies thats my favorite part he explained 8s jennifer is also sold on bmx racing its a great sport she said you have a lot of fun and can win lots of nice trophies you just cant beat however like every othei sport there is a risk of injury though its minimal in bmxl racing the riders wear hel mets and other protective equipment in case of falls falling is thehardest thing about the sport but it doesnt hurt very much jennifer said its a safe sport and every effort is made towards safeji ty he explained get him a pair of uxbridge senior tiger defenders and frank vanvcgal 44 close in for the tackle chase the donovan ball carrier during high school foot- alan shackleton ball play last thursday in uxbridge dan smith 63 elevenyearold jennifer norwood leftxand brother justin 8 have racked up an impressive number of wins in their first full season of bmx bicycle racing the whitchurchstouffville rcsjv dents won titles in the grand provincials held recently in kingston they are members of the newmarket super boss bmx racing clubifs alan shackleton cheers for high school football with all the garbage going on at the professional football level its a pleasure to see the game played by enthusiastic high schoolers last thursday was a perfect afternoon for football as the ux- bridge secondary school uss tigers played host to donovan of oshawa and i was glad i could catch some of the action the sun was shining but there was the cool bite of fall in the air as the teams took the field this was the season opener for both squads and theres something special about that first game everybodys undefeated and theres lots of optimism and high hopes for some junior players theres the thrill of finally getting to play for real theyve been through three painful weeks of practice and in that time they inevitably have wondered why theyre putting them selves to so much abuse but after the kickoff in the first game and that initial good hit or run they know and its a feeling that makes everything that came before it worthwhile volleyball just aint the same when it comes to high school sports football is by far the best for the fans as far as i know cheerleaders were invented for football oh sure they stand around for the basketball games but football is what its all about to be honest football is the only thing i miss about high school the sounds of crunching shoulder pads are as much a part of fall as the nippy weather and the smell of burning leaves phil mazza coach of the uss senior tigers has been involved with the game for 23 years i dont know what id do if fall came around and i wasnt coaching football he said a lot of football lovers feel the same way thats why at this time of the year folks suddenly get an urge to throw the old pigskin around unfortunately though the future of football in this country is not a bright one while i think its a joy to watch a high school game it doesnt sidelines by alan shackleton sports editor appear that a lot of other people do the crowd at the tigers game was very small but there are some reasons for that i dont think there was an early dismissal for fans to get out and watch and even if they were interested they would have to leave when their bus arrived anyway thats the tough thing for a lot of the students who live far from school they cant stay late and walk home if they miss the bus theyre in trouble still the fans on hand thursday afternoon were treated to a pretty good performance for a first game the seniors put up a valiant effort but lost 80 while the juniors looked very strong enroute a 2814 win at least uss has a football program which gives players fans and sports writers a chance to enjoy the game stouffvillc district secondary school canned their program in 1968 due to rising costs and i doubt theyll ever bring it back thats too bad but with the quality of the canadian football league cfl and the never ending stupidity south of the border its not hard to sec why people arc losing interest in football especially when you take a look at the success of the blue jays they arc a firstclass organization on and off the field providing fans with outstanding entertainment just look at last weekend and the one coming up and a responsible front office have you ever been able to say that about the argos and ever since harold ballards owned the leafs pro hockey in this area has been a misery the folding of the montreal alouettes prior to the season was just another nail in the cfls coffin i hate to say this but i dont give a hoot what happens to the cfl im not one of those snobs who only watches the nfl because its better which it isnt but the cfl no longer holds an ounce of appeal to me which is strange because i used to be a rabid argo fan defensive end jim corrigall number 79 out of kent state and a canadian to boot was my absolute idol however somewhere along the line i just stopped caring i think it was sometime after one of the airlifts or maybe it was when lester brown got traded or was that cedric minter or maybe it was when the als folded and became the concords and then became the als again and then folded again eventually you have to come to the conclusion that the cfl has no idea at all what its doing they ask players to take pay cuts half way through the season they move guys all over the place so it is impossible to know who plays for who and the tv coverage is pathetic how many times have you wanted to jump through your tv set and strangle pat marsdcn as he tells you how great canadian football is during a 572 game between edmonton and ottawa ive wanted to do it so often ive stopped watching at this point someone will no doubt question my patriotism if i dont support the cfl im a bad canadian theyll say wrong if something stinks it stinks and all the flag waving in the world wont make it smell any better having said that its up to football lovers to save the game in this country before its too late a good place to start might be at the local high school a little fan support goes a long way