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Richmond Hill Liberal, 26 Dec 1979, B3

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Uplands Golf and Country Club of Thornhill finished with a 240 in fourth place after losing out in a sudden death playoff to break a three way deadlock for second place. The annual tournament is played across four of Bermuda‘s top golf courses with each four- some comprising a pro who plays from scratch and three amateurs who are allowed to use their handicaps. There were 18 Canadian entries in the tournament. Watt and three amateurs joined forces in the pro-am 72â€"hole low net tournament and battled 113 other foursomes for second spot with a low net 252 (61-64-63-641) which was ~H strokes off the winning pace set by Reading. Pennsylvania, Country Club. They will be par- ticipating next Friday in the big Thornhill Minor Hockey tournament at the Thornhill Community Centre. Pro-Am team to 2nd place Richmond Hill Summit Golf Club professional Tim Watt led a team of amateurs to a second place finish recently in the Bermuda Goodwill Golf Touinament‘. The Steelers now have a win-Ioss-tie record of 10-1- Mike Grier scored two goals in the losing cause 40 Barrie ‘with Jim Gourlay getting the other one. Assists went to Don Mayo‘, Ken Curley, Steve Kinna'ri, and Grant Davidson. Lee fired in two goals ‘against Newmarket with singles going to Grant Davidson, Paul Thomas, and Kinnari‘ Wileman and Grier got two assists each with singles to Grant and Kinnari. Greg Wileman was the big triggerman against Bolton with three goals while Paul Thomas had two with singles to Kin- nari, Neil Crebbin and Grant Davidson. Grier and Chuck Pitcher had two assists each with singles to Kinnari. Crebbin, Davidson, David Wood and John Lee. The Steelers had some excuse for the loss as they were missing four players. two to injuries and lw0 to suspensions. They were downed 5-3 by Barrie but went on to subdue Bolton 8â€"2 and then Newmarket 5-3. The Thornhill K & M Steel Minor Midget 1‘s suffered their first loss of the season against Barrie but bounced back to win their next two games in fine style. Dunkers win 6 3-49 The third game of the night was also the second upset of the night as the Black Panthers rolled over the Hoopers 51-32. Don Bowden and Paul Glaser got together to score over half of the Panther's points while Robin Brock played an excenent game under the basket. Trent McCabe hit for 10 points for [he Hoopers The second game of the nighl saw the Tugboats failing to build up suf- ficient steam to catch the (‘hallengers who finished on lop 47-31. (lani Gregorio was a potent force for the winners scoring 12 points while Greg Peterson had 10 points, Top shooter for the 'l‘ugboats was Graham (iiffin while Alex Mathews came up with some excellent defensive play. Team captain Doug Hancey provided Ihe offensive spark with 20 points with fine defensive performances (umed in by Rod McDonald and Don Moss. Wayne NauSS scored big for Sun Life. The Dunkers main- tained their hold on first place by downing the Sun Life Raiders 63â€"49 in “Y” Men's Basketball League action last week. Or, rather. the CNR railway station which will be converted to a per- manent headquarters for the club after being removed from its original Members of the Rich- mond Hill Soccer Club will be “working on the railroad" for the better part of 1980. Wa It leads K 8 M suffers first loss All tracks lead to train statiOhW That was the word from outgoing soccer club president Jane Stel in her farewell speech at the clu_b’s recent annual meeting. and received back-up from Paul Wellman and Dave Free. Play will resume Wednesday. January 9 at site last week to its new home at Leslie Street and 181!) Avenue. Renovationg the UP TO “There are major changes underway concerning the governing of the sport at the Association and Provincial levels and our views will be needed. She touched on other major _changes in store for next year including the necessity for referee, coach and player programs “to be con- tinued and skill programs to be expanded at the Club League level. railway station will be a major project requiring manpower and financial resources.“ said Stel. BEAVER ‘ Thornhill 7171 Yonge St., North of Steeles 881-5230 She pointed to two major decisions un- dertaken regarding ac- tivities of the Club: Railway Station “Firstly was the decision to take over the old railway station and convert it to our headquarters. Secondly was the decision to acâ€" tively support the for- Ste] also reviewed the year 1979 which she terms a “very busy and demanding one." Volunteers will also be needed to ensure the continued success of the Club." Once a year only! Beaver's After Christmas Clearance is just what you’ve been waiting for. Come into Beaver and save up to 50% on a variety of Christmas trees and decorations. Be prepared for next year and save a bundle at Beaver. Christmas Trees And Decorations She added that “speedy decisions are required concerning our in- volvement with the York Royals." “Unfortunately. the concept was not fully supported by others in the Region and I believe Richmond Hill carried more than its fair share of player personnel, adâ€" ministration. coaching and playing facilities." mation of the York Royals Soccer Club which was designed to provide the best competitive soccer available for local boys. Orange Bowl “Our teams continued to travel extensively with George Barr‘s Advance Masonry Minor Mosquitos providing the greatest thrill by winning the Orange Bowl. “We hosted a number of teams from across the United States together with the Wilbraham High On Registration: “Registration of teams and players was down slightly in 1979 but this can be related directly to the formation of the Royals. Prices in effect while in-stock supplies last. Hurry quantities are limited! School from Manchester, England. At the Club League level we had excellent competition with teams from Whit- church-Stouffville and King City in Squirt, Atom and Mosquito divisions. She noted that the Peewee division was a problem due to lack of players but “we managed to complete the season. We were delighted that the Garry Owen Senior Girls. who are affiliated with our Club, reached the Ontario Cup final before losing in double overtime to London. Ping pong'table features lizavy-duty 3/4” thick top with tough acrylic finish and sturdy steel legs. Fold up one side for playback surface, or both sides for easy storage. PinguPong Table THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. December 26. 197‘ Finally: “I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to those executive members who have tried so hard to make this Town 8 better place to live. “We also continued our commitment to the community we live in by participating in the Santa Claus parade and Winter Carnival. with boys‘ and girls‘ teams both winning the coveted Bed Race. Finally, we were charter members of the Rich- mond Hill Sports Coun- cil.“ “Also. to our coaches, managers, and sponsors, my deep appreciation for all their efforts to provide healthy Competition. Most of all. to the players. I wish you all good health and good soccer.“ “They. and they alone, know how much time and effort have been needed; how much personal sacrifice has been necessary, and how much abuse and harassment they have taken; and notwithstanding all of this, how much satisfaction they have enjoyed.

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