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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-05-03, Page 8SP THE WINONAN ADI/ANC,FTINES Recreation Ironmen hand out annual awards Best Ironmen , ,.Individual award recipients for the Wingham Ironmen were (seated) Jason Becker, and Justin Murray; (standing) Jonathan Lane, and Troy Fischer. Justin Murray and Jason Becker each received two awards Satur- day evening as the'Wingham Iron - men held their annual awards ban-. quet at the Royal Canadian Legion half. Murray was the team's leading scorer during the regular season with 18 goals and 24 assists for 42 points. He was also named the most valuable player for the 1994- 95 season. Becker was selected as the Iron - men's rookie of the year, an honor that was also bestowed upon the first year player by the Western Junior 'C' Hockey League. He was also selected as the team's most improved player. Jason Reid was the recipient of the Don Higgins Award for his dedication to the game of hockey, on and off the ice. Jonathan Lane was..selected as McNevan most valuable to Bulls BRUSSELS - Five-year veteran Greg McNevan received most val- uable player honors at the Brussels Bulls awards banquet held Friday evening at the Brussels Legion. He was named the MVP for the regular season and was co -winner of the playoff MVP award with goaltender Ryan Fisk. McNevan was also the team's top scorer during the regular sea- son as he collected 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points. Fisk was named the best rookie on the team as he posted a 3.57 goals against average. Tim Beyer was selected as the top defensive player for the 1994- 95 season. He collected 36 points on the season, 25 during the regu- lar season and another 11 points in the playoffs. The most improved player on the team was Pete Ryter. He only picked up seven points in his roo- kie season, and improved to eight goals and 10 assists this season: The Jason Kraemer award for sportsmanship and ability was pre- sented to Greg Brown. In present- ing the award, manager Ken Ball said Brown was a fair player, and that he was not a dirty player. The Mike Vincent award for dedication was presented to Brad Beuermann. Josh Alexander was presented the coaches award by head coach Scott Pettigrew. The five 20 -year-olds on the team were presented with plaques for their years of service to the club. The players were Tim Beyer, Nate Bender, Murray Kaye, Pete Mulder, Kevin Ball and Mike MacKay. Manager Ball said that even though 1994-95 was a rebuilding year, the Bulls jwched their goal of making the finals. He said that because of the team's financial situation, there were several budget restraints which made it tough on the players. The team survived the Top Bulls ...Members of the Brussels Bulls who received individual awards Friday eve- ning were (front) Ryan Fisk, Greg McNevan, and Brad Beuermann; (back) Greg Beyer, Pete Ryter, and Josh Alexander. year, but Ball said there will be re- straints again next season. The manager said that joining the Bulls was the best thing he's done, and that the Bulls have a great organization. Greg McNevan said manager Ball deserved a lot of credit this past season, because the players were always "on his case" because of the budget restraints. He said the coaching staff had the team focused as they aimed to finish in the top three and get 35 to 40 points. McNevan added that these goals were reached. McNevan said his five years with the Bulls were the five great- est years of hockey he ever had. He added that playing hockey is a great place to make friends. Youth bowling league awards The Wingham youth bowling program concluded the 1994-95 season on Saturday with its pres- entation of awards. The Flintstones were the 'A' di- vision champions in the Bantam division and Inspector Gadgets were the 'B' divison champs. Members of the Flintstones were Michelle Ortleib, Melissa Nesbitt, Caitlin Carson, Brett Skinn, and Terri Benniger. The Inspector Ca- dets were Brandy McKee, Stepha- nie Munday, Greg Willits, and Sean Brophy. In the Junior -Senior division, the Little Foot were the 'A' side champions and Rescue Rangers were the 'B' side winners. Mem- bers of Little Foot were Sherri Voisin, Jeremy Hickey, Trevor Hickey, Ryan Wickens, and Sandy Guptill. The Rescue Rangers were Tamara Krebs, Jeramy Guptill, Jordan Rhodes, Andrew Scam- mell, and James Visser. Julie Moffat rolled the junior girls high triple of 467 during the playoffs and James Visser rolled the junior boys high triple of 445. Sherri Voisin rolled the senior girls high triple of 465 and Jeremy Hickey had the senior boys high triple of 743. Jackie Sewers rolled the bantam girls high double of 244 and Eric Skinn had the ban- tam boys high double of 384. Nora Voisin rolled the junior girls high single of 164 in the playoffs and Andrew Scammell rolled the junior boys high single of 254. Krystal Kraemer had the bantam girls high single of 125 and Sean Brophy had the bantam boys high single of 221. Megan Bushell was the most improved bantam girl during the season with a +20, and rolled the high double with a 271. Chris'sty Adams had the high average with a 120, and Melissa Nesbitt rolled Please see YOUTH/9 Brown, Tim the top defenceman on the team. Alumni awards were presented to Adam Skillen, Justin Murray, Kyle Wheeler, Cory Morgan, and Shannon Kerr. In -coming president Bill McGrath presented Bob Foxton with a plaque of appreciation for his seven years as president of the Ironmen. Coach Bill Brown said the Iron - men have already started looking forward to the 1995-96 season. He noted that Jeremy Creeden has al- ready signed with the St. Marys Lincolns for next season. He added that midget -aged players Brent Robinson and Jason Reid are eligible for the OHL draft this year, and should go in the ear- ly rounds. WEDNESDAY, MAYA 1995 NOW OPEN Huron & Bruce Machining Custom Machining & Fabricating Specializing in: Hydraulic Cylinders Hydraulic Pumps, motors, hoses, seals. Repairs to many things. 32 Water Street Wingham 357®4142 Fax: 357-4143 Wingham Minor Hockey Association will be holding an rs This will be held at the Wingham Legion starting at 11:00 a.m. Light lunch to follow. SPRING IS HERE! TENNIS IS IN THE AIR! MEMBERSHIP FEES: (due by May 27, 1995) Family - $60.00 Couple - $50.00 Senior - $30.00 (18 & over) Intermediate - $10.00 (13-17) Junior - $ 5.00 (0-12) Please call any of the Executive if you are interested in joining the club. They will arrange to meet you and collect the fee. Shoe tags and a newsletter will be issued. SUMMER PROGRAM: INSTRUCTION$: * Olta Instructor * Starts May 22, ends June 26 * Junior 6-7 p.m. * Intermediate and Adult 7-8 p.m. * Open to Public at $5.00 / Lesson * Members no charge * Maximum sixteen people per hour * First come first served Please Contact Roily Kaufman if interested 357-2182 Here's Y ur Summer Active Calendar! May 15- May 31, 1995 For 12 years, Canada's Fitweek got people active. Being such a success, it has been expanded to a 2 month program called SUMMER ACTIVE. As a kickoff to Summer Active '95, between May 15 - 31. The Wingham Recreation Department will offer special events and physjcal activities people can try either, free or a small fee just for the fun of it! So get active with SUMMER ACTIVE! WINGHAM PARKS AND RECREATION DEPT. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturda SNEAKER DAY 15 Bodies 16 Rollerblading 17 Womens 18 19 20 wear your sneakers Track & Field ' Unlimited Gym 4-5 p.m. Arena Karate 7-9 p.m. Self Defense 7-8 p.m. North St. across from Hodgins Homecare 7-8 p.m. Sacred Heart Gym Demo Sacred Heart Gym Cricket 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. F.E. Madill S.S. F.E.MadillS.S. • 6:30-8:30 22 Western line 23 Rollerbladinq 24 Tai Chi 25 26 Horseshoe 27 Dinging 10-11 a.m.Armouries No Bounce 4-5 p.m. Arena $1.00 Step Aerobics - 7:30-8 p.m. Armouries Lawn Bowling Tournamentl-5 p.m Sportsmans Club Child Find 7-8 p.m. F.E. Madill Gym 228 Golf Driving Range 7-8 p.m. Aerobics 7-8 p.m. 7-10 p.m. $1.50 field Hockey Walk-A-Thon F.E.Madill gym 228 10-12 noon Sales Arena Arena6:30-8:30p.m. Tennis 29 Body 30 _ Aollerbladinq 31 Also: Heritage (Walk & See Heritage in Wingham) ------ Fitwalk Homes 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Tennis Courts bring your own raquet - r_ n Composition Testing 4-5 p.m. Arena $1.00 Karate 7-9 p.m. 6-8 pm Wingham Armouries Sacred Heart Gym utl U►e and to Pre -Register for these activities, please call or drop by The Wingham Recreation Department 274 Josephine Street Wingham NOG 2W0