HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-11-17, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1999.
Erom the sidelines
Chauvinists - move
to Maryland
By Hugh
Nichol
The 1990s
may be forever
remembered as
the decade
responsible for
the liberation of'
women. The old
boys club lifestyle of our ancestors
has gone the way of the men-only
lounge at the local drinking
establishment. Our society accepts
women have the cultural freedom to
choose and has removed the fencing
that held the weaker sex within the
confines of a woman’s place.
First it was women in politics, not
only at the local and provincial
levels, but with direct involvement
in the affairs of state.
Next were the lady doctors,
engineers and financial entre
preneurs of the business world.
From Judge Judy to Maureen
Kempston Darkes, president of
General Motors of Canada Limited,
women have demanded and
commanded the respect required in
reaching life’s pinnacle of success.
And now man’s last domain, the
world of testosterone-fi lied
professional sport smackdowns is
crumbling beneath the weight of
equality.
In the first ever man-woman
professional boxing match held Oct.
9 in Seattle, Margaret MacGregor
scored an easy decision over her
male counterpart Loi Chow of
Vancouver while professional
wrestler Chyna currently holds the
WWF intercontinental champion
ship belt following a recent pay per
view win against Jeff Jarrett.
This trickle-down effect of
emancipation has even affected our
nation's favourite pastime. While
women have a long history of
participation in the game of hockey
for the most part it was on a
segregated basis.
All this legally changed during the
late 1980s when the family of a 13-
year-old Toronto-area girl spent
$150,000 and two years fighting the
Novice Reps win 2
The Blyth Novice Rep squad
added two more to the win column
with victories at home against Clin
ton and Zurich.
On Nov. 3 it was a whitewashing
of their Clinton opponents with
Blyth scoring three. Bulging the
twine for the hosts were Curtis
Robertson, Johnathon McDowell
and Tony Bean. Roman Sturzeneg
ger assisted on the Robertson goal.
It was a high scoring contest
when Zurich came to town Nov.
13. Sturzenegger and Lee Watkins
supplied excellent defense in this
9-7 penalty-free match.
Zurich jumped into the lead part
way through the first period, but
McDowell tied it with just seconds
left.
Blyth got a good lead in the sec
ond scoring four while keeping
their visitors off the board. Bean,
then Robertson found the net.
Robertson then set up Byron
Broome for the third point. The
pace got exciting in the dying
Ontario Hockey Association’s
constitution that stated the OHA is
in business to “promote, encourage,
and govern hockey for boys in the
Province of Ontario”.
In a landmark decision both the
Ontario Supreme Court and the
Supreme Court of Canada ruled in
favour of Justine Blaney stating that
girls could not be banned from boys
teams because of sex.
This decision allowed Manon
Rheaume to attend the NHL Tampa
Bay Lightning training camp and on
Dec. 12, 1992, while a member of
the minor league Atlanta Knights,
she became the first woman to play
in a professional regular season
hockey game.
Rheaume’s success opened the
door for Charlene Labonte to
become the first female drafted
Major A, chosen in the 11th round
of the 1999 Quebec Midget lottery
by the Bathurst Titan. Labonte’s
performance during pre-season led
to her signing as the team's backup
and in time may allow Charlene to
reach the level Rheaume could not,
that of NHL goaltender.
These conquests however are not
without questions involving issues
of morality. Although many a
woman can probably visualize
knocking a man senseless in the
boxing ring, there is sure to be
concern amongst activists of the
Violence Against Women crusade in
supporting an event that legally
allows a man to hit a woman.
On the other hand everyone
knows wrestling is a pre-scripted
form of entertainment and really,
who would be more at home in a
sport that involves the wearing of
long stockings and a garter belt than
the fairer sex.
Therefore the only recourse left to
man is to accept or if we must
remain true to our chauvinistic
feelings move to Maryland USA the
state motto of which is: “fatti
maschii parole femine" which
literally interpreted means deeds are
male, words are female; deeds are
more effective than words.
minute, however, as Zurich lit the
light, then Blyth, off the stick of
Derek Youngblut, with an assist
from Kenny Plunkett, then Zurich
once again to bring them within
two.
A see-saw battle in the third
allowed Blyth to keep that edge.
Anthony Peters scored first, then
Bean nailed his second less than a
minute later. The assist went to
Claren Yuill. Zurich quickly can
celled those with two of their own
in less than two minutes, then nar
rowed the gap further with a third
point.
Peters didn’t take long to erase
the damage, but with just over four
minutes left in the game Zurich
pulled within one. Brett Courtney
came in with some insurance end
ing the scoring and giving Blyth
the win. Robertson assisted on the
final goal.
Playing well in his debut perfor
mance in net for the hometown
Novices was Matt Stevenson.
He scores!
The Seaforth goalie had a busy night in Blyth Nov. 8 as this wasn’t the only time the
hometown Bantams bulged the twine in a blowout contest. (Vicky Bremnerphoto)
Purple team faces spunky squad
This past Saturday found the
Blyth Purple Tykes facing a spunky
Bayfield squad on home ice.
Blyth’s Sheldon Reid tucked
himself securely between the pipes
as he rigorously turned away the
opposing team's shots, earning a
shutout during his debut in net.
The first five minutes of the
game saw action see-sawing
between ends until Tyler
Middegaal drove a precise shot
through the five-hole, assisted by
Adam Cronin and Tyler Black. The
period scoring ended as Colin
Bokhout looped in Blyth’s second
goal assisted by Kayla Black and
Kirby Cook.
Only a minute into the second
period Matt Chalmers received a
pass from Connor Prescott to fire a
shot into the top shelf where, as
Don Cherry says, “they keep the
peanut butter”. Plucky play by
Cronin picked up two more goals
PeeWee
Girls win
It was a solid victory for the
Wingham PeeWee Girls as they
hosted Milverton 10-3, Nov. 13.
With Allison Quennel once again
doing a great job between the
pipes, Rachel Elliott got the home
squad started off a pass from
Michelle Cook. Wingham notched
one more in the first period off the
stick of Brittany Campbell, assisted
by Ashley Ritchie.
Wingham took a solid lead in the
second period, scoring five.
Ritchie, Cook, Campbell with two
and Nicole Walker bulged the
twine, with assists going to Bobby
Joe Scheil with two, Krista Hender
son and Laura Ritchie.
They increased their lead with
three in the third, one scored by
Cook while down two players.
Campbell picked up the other two
goals with an assist from Scheil on
the second.
Milverton managed to sneak just
three by Quennell.
Coach Mike Stewart said the
girls played with great enthusiasm.
“Skating was strong throughout
and the passing game greatly
improved. The girls displayed a
total team effort gaining many
scoring chances.”
noticed the team is really starting to
mesh as they begin to put into play
the lessons learned at practise.
The next home game is Saturday,
Nov. 20 at 9 a.m.
as he was assisted in his efforts by
Grant Sparling, Lukas
Witherspoon, Black and Middegaal
to finish the tally for this match.
Team trainer Dwight Chalmers
bfussekwalton
wfiLBLAZERS
Beat the December 1 price increase
on trail permits.
Cost $120.00 on or before Dec. 1
After Dec. 1st Cost $150.00
If Sold On The Trail Cost $180.00
Available at these locations: Perth County Co-op,Mitchell;
Faust Home Hardware; Mitchell Tire; South Western
Performance; Mitchell Massage Therapy Clinic; B & K
Tire, Brodhagen; John's Repair Shop, Monkton; Monkton
Service Centre; Middegaal's Pools & Sports, Seaforth;
U.A.P.. Seaforth; Vincent's Farm Equipment; Winthrop
Store; McGavin's Farm Equipment; Radford's, Brussels:
G & M Auto Parts. Brussels.
DRIVER TRAINING CLASSES
For ages 12 & up
Contact Mark Gropp @ 887-6353
or Ken Hunsberger @ 348-8025