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Thunderbirds blow lead twice to tie Local Richmond Hill Athletic Club athletes Cheryl Paxton and Jan Be an athlete and become a monster? Sure winners? The Birds looked like sure winners at this point as the visitors walked into double penalties but their offensive suddenly stalled despite having a man advantage for four minutes. The Thornhill Thunderbirds not only can‘t buy a win â€" of late they’ve been giving some away. That was the situation Monday night as the Mid-Ontario Junior B Thun- derbirds did everything but win against Owen Sound at Thomhill Community Centre in the final 20 minutes, only to end up with a 6-6 tie. Bad tie It was a bad tie for Thornhill as the last place Birds are trying to catch Owen Sound for the last playoff position and this game was tantamount to a four pointer. Both got one. The hyped-up Thunderbirds rolled to the offensive and it was 5-4 at 3:23 as Ross Gordon took a break pass along the boards from Al Heintzman and lifted the puck home as goalie McLaren rushed out to save. It wasn‘t for lack of determination that the Thunderbirds failed to win. Dominate play They came out in that final period trailing 4-3 and completely dominated play in the early seconds and tied the game 27 seconds from the opening whistle as Billy Cromb grabbed a Don Somers rebound and shoved it past Owen Sound‘s Paul McLaren. Whenever you’re passing through Oak Ridges (Richmond Hill is a suburb of the place) I’ll make you a wager that if you stop and talk to anyone there he'll be a Roffey or one of their cousins. About the only exception would be the mailman and he’d be carrying a letter for them. Come to think of it, I'm not too sure about the mailman. He‘s probably a Roffey too. ' Why 'this beginning? Simply because I’ve been planning to say it for the past six or seven years. I wasn’t even around to meet the original fellows that used to cavort around Iceland. or is it Greenland? Anyway, I was happy to see 20- year-old Jim get a chance to do what Don't ask me about the Norsemen because I’ve never met them. Jim Roffey . .off to Buffalo Never got around to it. There are thousands of Roffeys and cousins in Oak Ridges. More on this later. Off to Buffalo Right now all this elaborate lead- in was inspired by the news defenseman Jim Roffey of the Oak Ridges Dynes Jewellers of the Mid- Ontario Junior B League (phew) has turned professional with the Buffalo Norsemen of the North American Hockey League. By Bob Thompson Jane Toporowski . . pondering to do By Fred Simpson Roffey Country Toporowski will be watching with great Ameriean Games and was banned from interest the 1976 Olympics planned for competition for life. this summer in Montreal. Abnormalgrowth Although the field throwing events Unfortunately, steriods injected into In fact, the penalty backfired as the Owen Sounders were still a man short when the over anxious Thunderbirds were caught cold by Pete Playford who grabbed a loose puck, went in alone, and beat goalie Danny Hildebrand easily. Rontine checks following competition showed traces of the forbidden drug and Miss Wentzel had to return her third place medal won at the Pan- Just after Owen Sound’s Chris Bass hit the post on a soft slider, Thornhill‘s Danny Jones sent local hearts flut- tering as he sneaked the puck out from behind the Owen Sound net and slipped it past McLaren at 15:45 with assists to Barry Howson and Paul Hogg. Letdown Then came the all too familiar let- down by the birds as they lost the puck behind their own net and it miraculously found its way in front onto the stick of Jeff Nichols. His weak shot sailed straight as an arrow into the net past Hildebrand who appeared to be screened -and didn’t make a move on the play. Time was 17:57. Outshot Owen Sound Big letdown. The Thunderbirds outshot Owen Sound 18-12 on the period and 42-13 on the camp but it was the game nlrl stnrv Outsho't Owen Sound The Thornhill team kept applying the pressure and were outshooting Owen Sound 16â€"6 at this time. Although the field throwing events will attract their viewing times, the backroom and medical decisions concerning the use of “steroids” will have a far greater impact on their future track and field efforts. Distort muscles To date, steriods injected directly in the muscles of field athletes, contribute to increase size of these muscles, an artificial, or drug induced aid which is banned by international sports organizations, The recent expulsion of Canadian runner Joan Wentzel for life from in- ternational competition is an example of the determination of the amateur sports organizations to eliminate drug induced performances. Cold tablet Miss Wentzel took a cold tablet called Dimetapp, an antihistimine containing cone of the banned drugs, Phenylephrine. The game was 2-2 at the end of the first period with Bill Corbett opening the scoring for Owen Sound at 6:06 and Thornhill’s Mitch Edwards tying it at Big letdown. The Thunderbirds outshot Ower Sound 18-12 on the period and 42-13 or the game but it was the same old story Minor lapses proved fatal. he likes doing best. Playing pr hockey. “I never gave up on the idea. There were a lot of scouts at our games. Never gave up “It’s always been my ambition,” Jim was saying the other day beâ€" tween car-hops to Buffalo. “The money won’t be great but the Norsemen are affiliated with the Toros and Buffalo Sabres and it’s a start." Jim played defence semen coach Guy Trott Maple Leaf, remember? up with a solid game. Fred Simpson Took off Jim got notice the Norsemen were interested in him one day last week. “They called my home around 2 pm. to get me to drive to Buffalo for a game that night. I was out. I got home at 4 pm. and got the message. “I took off right away. I figured I couldn‘t afford to miss the chance. I got there just before game time, expecting to sit on the bench most of the way. Instead I was on the ice most of the time.” Maple Leaf, remember?) am up with a solid game. His five-day trial resulted Norseman deciding to sign t “It's much faster up the they stress puck control,‘ they 5 Roffey, trouble than Ir pounds Dirty look “They try to intimidate you at first a little, but I just look sideways at them and glare, and they go away." I've always like watching Roffey play hockey because of his aggressiveness. I’m referring to his two previous seasons with the Rams. He was a trifle crude in his tactics, but he always had a definite distaste for oncoming forwards attempting to cross his blueline. Crunch to hit. You don‘t see that too often these days. When he was a Ram he owned the boards. He‘d miss a few headlong checks. But when he connected there would be a dlstinctive crunch. Roffey likes You‘ve seen people walk into glass doors‘? Did it myself once in Sud- bury. I stopped quickly. That’s What ‘ happens when someone tries to sneak past Roffey on the boards. much faster up there and ress puck control,” said “but I didn’t have too much adjusting. They‘re bigger a, like taller, but I’m 185 (continued on 8-2) resulted in :0 sign him up there control.” : with Nor- er (ye olde and came the 8:02 from Ross Gordon and Kim Mabley. The Oak Ridges Dynes Jewellers have come up with what amounts to a “secret” weapon in their last few games although it was never really a secret. The Thunderbirds went out in front 2- 1 at 12:05 as Somers scored from Mabley only to have Chris Ball come back to tie it at 14:09. The early part of the second period was all Owen Sound as Thornhill The weapon is a rejuvenated John Lenneville who led the Jewellers to a 3-2 Lenne ville leads D ynes' to Win There's nothing like staring that rock into the house. That‘s what Joan Patterson of Coral Har- bour Cres.. Thornhill, seems to It was a rather frustrating night for Thornhill goalie Danny Hildebrand shown here sprawling too late as Owen Sound’s Pretty please, pretty please Chery Paxton Big decision. too No doubt about this goal the muscle clear the body system quite rapidly and tests to detect their use have, so far, proved inconsistent. The large. and often. abnormally muscled females competing in the throwing events at this Year‘s Olym- pics are all well aware of the steriods value. This drug may have contributed to some of the fantastic shapes and sizes which will be on view during the discus. shot put, and javelin events. Is it worth it? The question constantly in Cheryl and Jane’s minds will be, “is it worth the grotesque results of using steriods to stay in international competition?" Constant hope springs eternal that a foolproof test will be devised to detect the use of the illegal muscle builder, or that the Olympic committee will ban all athletes involved in steriod injection which can be proved without support of medical test evidence. Drop outs Many young athletes drop from competition because they do not wish to subject their bodies to drug induced aids to greater development or per- formance. Thornhill got renewed life at 13:26 when Howson got one back from Jones and Somers to set the scene for the final 20 minutes. apeared disorganized and the visitors moved in front 4â€"2 on goals by Playford, his first of two, and then Mark Aitken. It was a muchâ€"needed win for the Jewellers who lost two previous games by 5-3 Sunday to Barrie and 6-3 to the same Midland team last Friday. win over Midland Monday night with a two-goal performance including the winning counter in the final period. So what happens to the Paxtons and be doing in action at the Thor- nhill Ladies Open Bonspiel last Friday. She curls for Bayview. (See story Page 3.) Chris Bass flips the puck into the yawning Thornhill Thunderbird net as Steve Cromb (7) arrives too late. The game ended in a 6-6 ‘Rams in split ‘Photo by Hogg‘ Toporowski's who choose not be massive muscular minions of their sport? Few scholarships They can hope for action at in- ternational level to ban the practice or try to catch one of the few athletic scholarships available from United States colleges to further their education. Thunderbird notes It was a tough tie for the Birds who really came out skating in the final 20 minutes. A standout for Thomhill throughout the game was Somers who was all over the place. Oak Ridges’ Brian Carruther tied the game in the second from Randy Humphries and Ian Crockford. Lenneville wins it Then came Lenneville’s winner around the four minute mark of the third as he blistered a darter from 20 feet out that was in as soon as it left his stick. Brumwell hot The Jewellers had another hero in this contest in goalie Doug Brumwell who was sensational throughout and particularly in the dying minutes of the third period. “Dougie really came through for us in that period," said Artemchuk, “He saved the game when he stopped a clean breakaway." Lenneville stars But the whole story was Lenneville, an Oak Ridges product, who was hoisted recently from the juveniles and has been the best thing that has hap- pened to the Jewellers. It was Lenneville's power play goal in the first period that got the Jewellers off on the right foot as he sent a patented blazer into the twines on a pass from Tony Robinson. Midland ties Midland tied the game late in the second on Bill Pressgrave’s goal and went ahead 2-1 with 2! seconds remaining as John Beauchamp took advantage of a Dynes’ defensive lapse to move ahead 2-1. ‘ “He played terrific last night,” said Dynes’ coach Pete Argemechyk‘. “He was a two-way player all the way and what more can you say?" Saturday night they were edged out 6- 5 by an improved Markham Waxers outfit after getting by Ajax 3-2 in a somewhat rugged encounter Tuesday night of last week at the arena. Blew it “We just blew it in the last period,“ was the succinct comment of Rams’ coach Karl Brimblecombe as he The Richmond Hill Provincial Junior A Rams maintained their precarious hold on the tOp rung last week managing to split two games. Also coming up with a fine effort was Wednesday, January 14, 1976 Iihtral tie as the Thunderbirds blew a one goal lead twice in the third. Classified Both girls are being trained by local coach Bob Thompson who is in constant communication with USA Colleges and supplying up-to-date records of the girls progress for future scholarship con- sideration. Jones, a Richmond Hill product, and Al Heintzman, of Oak Ridges, along with Howson and Mabley. The year 1976 is more than just an Olympic year to many young athletes. It’s the year of decision as to their future in track and field. The birds are at home to Collingwood next Monday in another must but also tough encounter with the high-flying shipbuilders. Only 9 penalties The game itself was a quiet although hard-hitting one with the Jewellers picking up only four penalties to Midland’s five . . . defenseman Jim Roffey, who has joined Buffalo Nor- semen of the North American League saw limited service on a pair of borrowed skates. Barrie took a 2-1 lead in the second on Don Martin’s goal but it was tied on Tony Robinson's score from Lenneville and Ian Crockford. Then it was Barrie‘s John Garner scoring again but Ian Crockford got that one back with a little over a minute remaining in the period from Dale Roffey and Kirk Stover. Lose to Barrie Sunday's game in Barrie saw Len- neville opening the scoring for Dynes in the first period only to have Barrie’s Eric Cummings tying the game with four seconds remaining in the period. All Barrie It was all Barrie in the third with goals by Garner and Giffen. one of them a Shorthanded goal. Goalie Harold DeGeer was out- standing in the nets for Rich_mond_ Hill. The Midland game saw the winners leading 2â€"0 at the end of the first and 3-2 going into the third. A Richmond Hill goals were by Dave Stuart from Humphries; Scott Davey from Lenneville and Humphries; and Lenneville. -The Jewellers are in Owen Sound Saturday and back at home to Barrie Monday night. assessed that Saturday game against the Waxers. “We were leading them 5~3 going into the last period and we just quit skating," said Brimblecombe. “We went to sleep and we paid for it.” Penalties klll Rams Brimblecombe was also unhappy about the efforts of his penalty-killing team observing that “we didn’t come through with a man short. Thev scored three goals on us while (continued on 8-2) Section B (Phoxo by H099)