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Tfihgijfilwéa loses badminton title RICHMOND HILL â€"â€" The Richmond Hill Minor Ball Association will hold a pitcher‘s clinic next Saturday at the Crosby Public school diamond beginning at 10 am. Hold pitcher’s clinic WILLOWDALE â€" The Willowdale Rangers downed Don Mills 4-3 in the final game to win the North York Senior hockey league championship for Rangers are champions RICHMOND HILL â€" Norah Putnam will head the Richmond Hill Figure Skating Club executive for 1976-78. Brock Evans and Christy Lee domonstrate the form that carried them to the mixed doubles championship over Penetang in the Georgian Bay This and other business was handled at the club's annual meeting April 8 at the “Blue Flame Room.“ Other members of the executive are: Liz Godfrey. vice president; Hill skaters elect executive (continued from 8â€"1) losing my aplomb. “I ha word.” “Super,” they replied and went on to say that if “any of you fans out there want to save the Toros you can call this number at the Toros’ front office. It’s 595-1919. “Chances are you‘ll get to talk to a Tom player." The girls are also hoping to set up a booth in the town to help their cause and maybe get some of those Toros to drop around. Next stop, Beirut So there you have it. Run, don‘t walk, to the nearest phone and start calling 595-1919. Save the Toros. Why not? It‘s Spring and anything goes. As for me, l‘m off to Beirut. Just notes In keeping with the recent Spring snow, I'd like to announce the Rich- vale Minor Hockey Association will hold its annual meeting at the Hillcrest Mall tomorrow night (Thursday) at 8 pm. All intérested fans, coaches and managers are urged to attend to discuss plans for next season. The association will also be holding its annual banquet May 15 at Don Head School at 5:30 pm. Trophies will be presented at 7 pm. Incidentally. all the association's team trophies are on display at the Bank of Montreal building in Hillcrest Mall courtesy of manager Bob Cage. Softball Now to softball. Here's how to do it THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. April 28, 1976 “I hate that Sports the third straight year Pat Mills, secretary; Marg Field, treasurer; Barb Collier, mem- bership; June Fitzgerald, schedule; Ann Smith. national tests: Anna Apenis, ways and means; Bonnie Thompson publicity. Jerry Whelan got the winning goal with only 19 seconds remaining. Other activities saw Herbie Deary placing first in the Silver Inter- The Rangers had lost Still on softball. Some problems in the Richmond Hill Minor Ball Association regarding the lack of bantam boys. Only 28 have registered for the bantam action (not enough to form a league) with the result the bantams and peewees hayebeen combined. Meet Mr. Currie Finally, the new manager for Regional Sports on Levandale Road is none other than Greg Currie who is well known in softball circles in the area, having led the Toronto Globals for the past three years. Greg has 30 years experience in the sporting goods, wholesale and retail end of things and will be happy to meet you at the store. As for softball? “I'm going to watch it from the stands this season,” states Greg, “and maybe scout for Casey Cripps." N6 one likes this because you have 12-year-olds playing with 16-year- olds. Stan Thornington of the Richmond Hill Ball Association called to say that the coaches for the town representative teams have been selected and if you want to know who they are call Stan at 884-7098. The cure is simple. Any Richmond Hill, Oak Ridges or Richvale youngsters (14,15,16, or 17) wanting to play bantam ball should call Anne Thorpe at 881-4081. It’s up to you badminton finals Thursday at Thornlea Secondary School. Penetang finished in first, Thornlea second. All youngsters welcome. An umpire‘s clinic will be held tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday from 6:30 pm. to 9:30 pm. in the gymnasium at Ciosby I't'hmk he was kidding? Problem. the previous game by 5-2 to Don Mills which was their first playoff loss in 17 games. Willowdale had woh the first game by 8-5. pretive and second in the intermediate dance along with Carla Holdsworth at the Scarboro Skating cognpetitions » recently. Deary also came up with a sixth place finish in the Novice Men‘s free skating. Gordon Cornish finished fourth in the men’: novice. (Photo by Hogg) Doing the gunning was a powerful squad from Penetang which literally blasted its way to the team cham- pionship by compiling a total of 38 points to Thornlea‘s 14, Parry Sound‘s 13, and Bayview Secondary School of Richmond Hill‘s five. But all was not lost. Thornlea impressive The Thornlea twosome of Brock Evans and Christy Lee turned on the power to dump Penetang in the mixed doubles for the only local conquest of the day. THORNHILL â€" It was strictly a case of being outgunned for Thornlea Secondary School at the annual Georgian Bay high school badminton finals here Thursday afternoon of last week. And hey did it the convincing way by scrambling to a win against the same team in the first match and then win- Richva/e wins consolation RICHVALE â€" The Richvale Caltur Development Peewees climaxed a second half of the season drive to down Bradford in a best-of-five series and win the York Simcoe Consolation hockey series. It was an impressive conclusion to a season which saw coach Mike Norton taking over in January with the team going on to win 16 games, tie one, and lose only eight. The Bradford series went the route with the Richvale team losing the first game 7-5, winning the next two by 4-1 and 6-2; losing 4-1, and then edging out Bradford 2-1 in the final contest. Bradford 7, Richvale 5. Dave Car- michael led the attack in this one with two goals followed by John Adams and Alan Evelyn with a goal and two assists each and by Paul Durigon with one and one. Ronnie Johnson and Doug Jones also drew assists. Road Runners are ditched Richvale 4, Bradford 1. It was that Carmichael doing the job all on his own scoring all four goals with assists to Ron Johnson, Robert Cashin, John Adams and Adam Celsie. RICHMOND HILL â€" The soccer season is little more than a month away and the executive is in the process of formulating all league teams while the town representative team coaches are also busy deciding on the line-ups. Richvale 6. Bradford 2. It was Car- michael doing his thing again with THORNHILL â€" All bubbles burst Sooner or later. That, in a nutshell, is what happened to the Thornhill Levesque Motors Minor Bantams on their last outing of the hockey season after going undefeated all year. “ i They had to travel all the way to Winnipeg to meet their first defeat of the year in a hockey tournament there despite putting on an impressive showing. They lost the opening game 6-5 to River East in a heart-breaker in overtime. That loss broke the Road Soccer season nearing As soon as the teams are finalized the coaches will contact each member of his team and as weather permits, ‘prac- tices will be called. Sports Therapist Clinic A Sports Therapist Clinic will be held at the Richmond Hill Arena’s banquet hall May 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm. Sports Therapist Clinic A Sports Therapist Clinic will be held at the Richmond Hill Arena’s banquet hall May 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm. This is a six-hour course dealing with treatment of soccer- The registration fee is $15 per player with a $25.00 family maximum for two or more players. Please bring proof of age and small photograph. Children should be ac- companied by parents. Boot Exchanges A soccer boot exchange i Wired Anywhere i For ALL Occasions 8844812 Phone 8831812 Rice's Flowers RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE By Jane Ste] flWBI‘E" 4 for Carmichael Surrounding Districts related injuries Anyone wishing to attend is asked to call George Ross at 884-4116 for further details. Final Registration Boys and girls from 6 to 18 years in this area wishing to play soccer with the Richmond Hill Soccer Association have one last chance to register at Crosby Heights Public School tomorrow night (Thur- sday) from 6:30 to 8 pm. From left to right: Toula, Linda, Maria, Gina, Sandra, Ann, Joe, Denise, Sharon, Eleanor, Barb, Judith, Dave, and Jack Rae (seated) have the If you need us, we’re here. ning fairly convincingly against the same squad in the finals. The victory enabled Thomlea to walk away with one of the four championship plaques. Penetang grabbed the other three. They took the mixed doubles plaque by accumulating a total of eight points to Penetang's five and Markham‘s one. Penetang dominates Penetang won the aforementioned team plaque with its 38 points; the ladies with 16 points followed by Bayview and Parry Sound with 5 apiece; the mens‘ with 17 points to Thornlea‘s 6. Fine showing Thornlea‘s Evans also came up with a fine showing to finish second in the men‘s singles behind Frank Bertan of Penetang. Another Thornlea player, Wayne Stiver, drew a third in this event. Runner‘s perfect record for the season which had seen them compile a record of 37 wins, no losses, and four ties. Blast Fort Garry The Road Runners quickly recovered from this initial setback and went on to the B 'division and promptly blasted Fort Garry 11-0, Assiniboine 7-1. The B final saw Thornhill blanked 3-0 by St. James Canadians despite out- shooting the latter team 11-2 during a scoreless first period. 9-6 in the second, three goals and an assist as the Rich vale squad took a 2-1 lead in the series The other goals went to Scott Spires and Robert Cashin and Paul Durigon. Assists to Bernie McKinlay, Paul Gullo, John DeHaas and Durigon. Penalties playued a big factor in this game with Bradford drawing 33 minutes to Rich- vale‘s 12. Sweet révenge came in their fourth game as they met the same River East team and blanked them 8-0. Bradford 4, Richvale 1. Carmichael got the only goal for Richvale, his 10th of the series, unassisted. Another penalty-filled contest with Bradford receiving 27 minutes and Richvale 19. Richvale 2, Bradford 1. This finale game was the best of the series with Gullo playing excellently in goal for Richvale. Scoring for the winning Richvale team was Dave Carmichael from John Adams and Scott Spires from Adams. Little NHL series The Richvale Peewees, winners of the Little NHL zone championship at Oak Ridges, ran into a little rough flying weather in the second round at Parry Sound. They opened with a 5-2 loss against Bancroft but bounced back to blank Penetang 5-0, edge Midland 2-1, before Carmichael again will be held this Saturday at 37 Maralim Road, Richmond Hill, from 10 am. to 2 pm. Interested persons are requested to bring their outgrown boots tomorrow (Thursday) from 6 to 9 pm. at the same address. For more information call Jane Stel at 884-2560. Spring Dance The Richmond Hill Minor Soccer Association will stage a season’s kick~ off dance at the Rich- mond Hill Legion May 7. Admission is $4 per person. There will be food prizes plus the George Cowie orchestra. Tickets are available by calling Bob at 884-7018, George at 884-4116, Ed at 883-1253 or Jane at 884- 2560. All Ontario Evans‘ showing won him a berth in the All Ontario singles to be held tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday at Seneca College. “I was very pleased With the team‘s efforts,” commented coach Shan Pinkerton. “because we knew that Penetang would have a powerhouse. Pinkerton was also pleased with the efforts of Gail German in the girls' singles although she placed out of the final standings despite beating one of the top finishers. “Gail moved up from junior to senior in this competition and she was very impressive," said Pinkerton. Results Other results: Ladies singles, Sally Lichtenberg of P‘enetang finished first; Men's singles, Frank Bertan, Penetang finished first while Evans of Thornlea drew second bowing out of the series via a narrow 3-2 loss to Ottawa. Bancroft 5. Richvale 2. The Richvale boys came out tough to take a 2-0 lead only to fade and lose it. Carmichael got the first goal from Adams; and Cashin got the second one from Bernie McKinlay. Richvale 5. Penetang 0. This time out it was a different story with the Rich- mond Hill goals going to Robert Cashin from McKinlay; Carmichael from Cashin; Cashin from Carmichael; Carmichael unassisted; and Ron Johnson from McKinlay. Gullo got the shutout. Richvale 2. Midland 1. This was one of the most exciting games of the tournament with Midland tying the game with only 16 seconds remaining. The resultant overtime saw Car- michael scoring the winner unassisted. Richvale‘s other goal was scored by Scott Spires also unassisted. Gullo was excellent in goal for Richvale. The opening loss saw the following goals by Thornhill: Duhee Lee from Paul Myers; Rick Seeley from Paul Howson; Kurt Pearson from Mark Wiltshire; Seeley from Mark and Paul Howson; Paul Howson and Rick Seeley, a hat-trick. Pearson and Steve Mallett drew assists on this last score. Ottaw 3. Richvale 2. For Richvale it was Carmichael scoring unassisted; and Scott Spires from Cashin. London tournament The Richvale team rounded out its The 11-0 triumph over Fort Garry saw Lee and Steve Sim each scoring twice with single goals to Mark Wilt- shire, Rob Bagg, Rick Seeley, Paul Howson, Glen Shaw, Dante Anderson and Kurt Pearson, Todd McKnight and Dante Anderson. Single assists to Todd McKnight, Glen Shaw, Mark Wiltshire, Steve Mallett, Rob Bagg, Steve Sim and Paul Myers. and 12-4 in the final frame MAPLE â€" With the ice now gone from Lake Simcoe and water tem- peratures increasing the ubiquitous smelt soon begin its annual spawning ritual. Experienced smelt fishermen state that warm days and cool nights are ideal con- ditions for bringing the smelt into shallow water Whip Assiniboine The third game saw the Road Run- ners storm back from a 1-0 defeat to win 7-1 over Assiniboine. Goal scorers were: Rick Seeley from Glen Shaw and Paul Howson; Steve Mallett from Paul Myers and Kurt Pearson; Rob Baez from Steve Sim and Smelts are acoming! The bank where people make the difference Down Penetang 5-0 Blvd., in Thornhill and we’re open from 10:00 am. to 3:00 pm. Monday to Friday, plus 4:00 pm. to 8:00 pm. lhursdays and Fridays. 80 drop by and say hello, won't you. ‘ to spawn So break out of the winter doldrums and enjoy an evening or two of relaxation and sport. Smelt can be taken by day or night during March, April or May. Most smelt fishermen use a dip net of which the dimensions must not exceed six feet by six feet square or be greater than and Sliver of Thornlea, third Ken Payne and M. Beatty of Penetang won the ladies doubles with Patti Barclay and Katie McNamara of Bayview ending up second. They go to the All Ontario finals. Zone 6 at Thornlea As could be expected, it was Thornlea dominating the Zone 6 area with their 14 points compared to Bayview‘s five and one each by Markham and Woodbridge. Langstaff failed to register a point while Thornhill and Richmond Hill failed to qualify. This snowing followed Thornlea’s winning the York County finals a few weeks ago compiling a total of 34 points to lead second place Langstaff Secondary School of Richmond Hill and third place Markham with 24 and 21 points respectively. _ Jay Hoober of Thornlea was convener of the Georgian Bay tournament. Richvale 6. Kitcliener l. Richvale was red-hot in this one with the goals as follows: Carmichael unassisted; John DeHaas unassisted; John Adams from Paul Durigon; Robert Cashin from Allan Evelyn; John Adams from Mike Hagenauer; Carmichael unassisted. season by playing in a London tour- nament winning the first game by 6-1 over Kitchener and.the second one by 5~ 0 over London. They were eliminated in the following game dropping a narrow 2-1 game to Amherstview. Penalties hurt the Rich- vale team as they picked up nine to Amherstview‘s five. Scoring for Richvale were: Scott Spires from Hagenauer; Durigon from Adams and Evelyn;' Carmichael unassisted; Evelyn unassisted; and Adams from Evelyn. Richvale 5. South London 0. Another big shutout for Paul Gullo. Amherstview Richvale 1. Robert Cashin scored unassisted in this final game which saw Richvale taking nine penalties to Amherstview‘s five. The win against River East sawhShaw scoring from Paul Howson and Seeley; Anderson from Mallett. Goals by Kurt Pearson from Steve Mallett; and Mallett from Pearson gave Thornhill a 4-0 lead. Dante Anderson: Steve Sim from Myers; Glen Shaw unassisted; Mark Wiltshire from Todd McKnight; Anderson from Pearson and Steve Mallett. Paul Howson scored the Road Runners' fifth goal in the second from Seeley and Glen Shaw. Steve Sim then fired a tally after taking a pass from Rob Bagg. Then it was Myers from Paul Howson and Mark Wiltshire to make it 7-0. Prior to participating in the Winnipeg tournament, the Road Runners were preented with Town of Markham pins in honor of their winning the All-Ontario Minor Bantam championship this season. Paul Howson netted his second goal and Rick Seeley assisted for his third point before the game was called in the final period. Wllip Kitchener Shutout for Gullo six feet in diameter If you use a seine net to capture smelt its dimensions must not exceed 30 feet by 6 feet and a licence is man- datory. Seine licences can be obtained from the Ministry of Natural Resources’ district of- fices for $1. Non-residents of Ontario require a licence to take smelt.