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Atom BB Wildcats took silver Sunday at March Madness Tourney/Bulldog

Family games night March 19

Kate Wheeler post

LUC mission to El Hogar home in Honduras/LUC

Dr. James Corell Fallis/Fallis family

Blockbuster in 2011

Upper left in this March Madness weekend summary of local news are the gallant Atom BB Leaside Wildcats after their Silver win against the Orillia Hawks. The Hawks and their parents drove home with gold. Hats off to all teams. Scores and results are seen here. Upper right, the friendly Davisville Public School Dragon wants to remind parents of Family Games Night March 19. Then some pups posted by Lawrence Park friend Kate Wheeler. She is Network Managing Editor of Global News. Centre left are the selfless workers from Leaside United Church as they leave for a supportive visit to the church’s principal work at El Hogar (The Home) in Honduras. Centre right is the late Dr. James Corell Fallis, father of award-winning Moore Park humorist Terry Falls. Mr. Fallis has written a touching recollection of his dad in Leaside Life. At bottom, the world has been reminded that there is but one functioning Blockbuster store remaining out of some 9,000. It’s in Bend, Oregon. Thought you might like to reflect on the Bayview Ave. video cassette emporium as seen in 2011 when people still owned VCRs.

She’s a shooter

Schrutt to the rescue

To be forever treasured

It’s a trick, right?

Window replaced at Dove Cleaners on Moore

Upper left, Mackenzie Macdonald scored in the shootout climax of the PWHL quarter-finals game Sunday at Leaside Memorial Community Gardens. The marker gave the Jr. Wildcats a 2-1 win over Cambridge Rivulettes and a 2-0 advantage in their best of five series. Upper right, Mark Schrutt, co-ordinator of the Wildcats March Madness Tournament this weekend, demonstrates how to wear a cape in support of Capesforkids.ca, the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital charity. Below, medals to be treasured now and for a lifetime given to more  than 2,000 girls playing in the annual Madness games. Lower right, its been three months since a woman drove her car through the window of Dove Cleaners at 325 Moore Ave. That’s just about how long it takes to get the insurance sorted out. Workmen were there Sunday. Finally, a glimpse of a St. Patrick’s Parade shaman with a good trick.

Leaside Jr Wildcats will face off against the Cambridge Rivulettes in a best-of-five quarter-final series on the road to the championship of the Women’s Provincial Hockey League. Games two and five are Sunday and Wednesday next week at the Leaside arena. The puck drops at 12.40 p.m. Sunday, March 11 in the midst of the Wildcats Association March Madness Tournament. Leasiders are encouraged to come out and support the Juniors. Sadly, the community which prides itself on its spirit has among the lowest attendance in the 20 team league at home games.

Ora from St. Lucia (Facebook / @Helpaws)

39th March Madness

Lagonda on Bayview Ave. (Twitter / @mungo2434)

Bayview complaint

Would a drone do the job? (John S. / Leaside Community Facebook Group)

Playground re-make this August

Becky Allen White is posting on Leaside Community about the fate of Ora, a puppy she reports was rescued by Helpaws in St. Lucia. Ora is flying in on WestJet, it is said, if anyone is interested in giving her a home. You can read the post here. Then at the right, the Wildcats March Madness Tourney is this weekend. Never in the history of hockey have more girls carried heavy bags and loved it. Then a photo posted March 3 by Gordon Baird of an Aston Martin Lagonda on Bayview Ave. beside the Bagel House. It is a 1976 fantasy. Note the guy taking a picture of the wheel lol. Then a reminder of the Pizza Pizza freebie which can only be collected until the end of the following business day, if the Raptors score over 100 points and win at any home game, you can redeem your ticket for a free slice of cheese or pepperoni pizza. Whew! Read about a Bayview Ave. complaint here. Lower right, Jillian Walsh has messaged The Bulldog that work on the re-make of the playground at Trace Manes Park is scheduled to begin in August. As we know, this little space was a favorite of her late daughter Georgia. Finally at the bottom, John S. took this picture of the nightly helicopter visits over Mallory Crescent. CTV go home. Others say that a drone would do it more quietly and with better quality. But be careful how high it flies. Probably can’t do a man-in-the-sky live hit from a drone either.

The championship game between Peewee AA girls teams in the Females for Hockey Nova Scotia league had to be called off Saturday after a staggering seven periods of overtime when it was unable to break a 1-1 tie. Parents and officials were concerned as the marathon match went on and on that the young players — 10 and 11 years — were at the limit of their physical and psychological capacity. The league declared co-champions and sent everyone home. Peter Twohig, regional director for Females for Hockey Nova Scotia said  “I’ve seen a lot of triple overtime games, but I’ve never seen anything like I watched today.”

DUCKS VS SELECTS

The game was for the Peewee AA championship between the TASA Ducks of Tantallon and the Pictou County Selects. The game started at 11 a.m., and was finally called at about 3:30 p.m., after the seventh 15 minute overtime period. “It was amazing to me to watch throughout overtime. They were playing with heart and determination. They’re really exceptional athletes,” said Twohig. There had been no scoring since the second period. The girls were given oranges and other sustenance to keep them going through each 15-minute period, but eventually parents and coaches began to worry about the girls’ safety, Twohig said. “By the time it got to the 7th overtime, it was getting clear to me a lot of the girls were at their limit — their physical limit, and also their psychological limit too.” Hockey Nova Scotia has no rules on how to handle such circumstances. Twohig consulted with league officials, and they decided to end the game after 10 periods. Stephen Murray, director of female hockey in the province, said they initially thought they would schedule another championship game later.

SHOOTOUT VS OT

“We’re not going to settle it by way of a shootout, it just doesn’t seem fair to these kids,” said Murray. That’s a judgement not shared by minor hockey organizations elsewhere. Shootouts are the accepted way of deciding a match in Ontario minor hockey. At the recent March Madness Tournament sponsored by the Wildcats Hockey Association, Atom teams (10 and under) from Nepean and Leaside battled to a 1-1 tie after three regular periods and an overtime period of five minutes. It then took three shootout rounds for Nepean to win 2-1. The emotional toll on some of the Leaside girls was evident. They were all fine a few minutes later at the silver and gold awards but parents would probably conclude that the game ended when it should have.  It’s tough to lose a game in a 3-round shootout

Silver award winner Leaside Wildcats Atoms get their medals

A snapshot of the glory and the agony of competitive sport could be seen in Leaside Gardens at the March Madness Hockey Tournament Sunday. The 10 years-and-under (Atom) teams from Leaside and Nepean battled to a 1-1 tie right through the overtime. Then in the dreaded shootout, the goal tenders faced first one round followed by second round — and the score was still 1-1. In the third round Nepean scored and Leaside did not. So it was that joy prevailed among the families from Nepean and many a dad of a Leaside player had to console his heartbroken daughter. A few minutes later at the awards in the William Lea Room, Wildcats president Jennifer Smith had praise for both teams and their hard-fought efforts.  Leaside Awards video  Nepean Awards video.

Premier Wynne briefly addressed the Waterloo Ravens and Leaside Wildcats girls teams at Leaside Gardens today (Saturday, March 12, 2016) before their game. Then she dropped the puck in the ceremonial fashion. The under-nine aged girls “applauded” Wynne’s remarks with the well-known hockey stick racket. The game featured novice girls at the Leaside Wildcats March Madness Hocky Tournament. Jennifer Smith, president of Wildcats hockey, said the match saw girls in the novice development stream (DS) from Leaside against a DS team of Waterloo Ravens. The DS stream offers girls with talent and a desire to play competitively to move from house league to the “big time” of girls’ amateur hockey.

THUMP THUMP THUMP

Leaside Gardens was full Friday night as players came and went. Parents and kids talked in the hallways and checked out silent auction offerings in the William Lea Room. The social activity was punctuated by a  recurrent thump thump thump of hockey bags on wheels descending the stairs to the dressing rooms.  (You will hear one on the video below). Boisterous hockey dads cheered on teams as games were played one after another with just enough time between to flood the ice.

DEMOCRATIC  HOCKEY

The benefits of the hockey experience to a girl (or boy) is easily understood. Teamwork, strenuous effort, new friends and a new involvement with their parents But March Madness reveals the hockey rink as a social leveler for kids.  Girls on teams without fancy jerseys or socks can compete and win against those who may have better gear. When that happens, it’s a good lesson for both teams.

Jana Pokorna

Coyote urine for this guy

Thursday at 3 p.m. on TSN

Mabel’s event

Starts Friday

Engaging composite of faces

Jana Pokorna, the well-liked and long-time creator of jewellery in Leaside, has moved her shop from Sutherland Dr to 461 Eglinton East at Banff Road. Jana is a talented and inspiring person. She is an annual participant in the Ride to Conquer Cancer. Check the City News story done when her bike was stolen in 2015. Then visit Jana. Upper right, there is an informative and entertaining thread about raccoons in Leaside here. The consensus is as strong as coyote urine that if you get some of it from Urban Nature on Don Mills Rd. the raccoons will flee. But others are resigned to raccoon hegemony. One poster says:  “I for one, welcome our new raccoon overlords.”  Below that, a small reminder that Leaside’s Team Epping faces a Wild Card team at the Tim Horton’s Brier at 3 p.m. Thursday. It’s on TSN.  Centre left, don’t forget to get your tweens and teens over to Mabel’s Fables March 15 when the author and artist of the kids gaming series Cross Ups will visit. To the right, a most engaging poster for International Women’s Day tweeted by Leaside United Church. Lastly, tomorrow marks the beginning of March Madness. Go over to the arena and check out the silent auction offerings.

Blowout for Team Epping against Nunavut

Christina Bothwell of ModaLife Studio

l to r Music Director Sharon Beckstead, Rev Evan Smith and Supply Minister Rev. Warren McDougall

Leaside Presbyterian Book Sale

March Madness this weekend

The South Bayview summary begins in Regina, of all places, where Leaside’s John Epping and his team blew away Nunavut in Monday play at the Tim Hortons Brier. Tomorrow will see a more challenging game as Team Ontario faces Team Manitoba. To the right, say hello to hometown friend Christina Bothwell, owner of the Modalife Studio at 899 Millwood Rd. She has North Toronto’s only Yogalates Power Fusion Classes. 647-349-6080. Lower left, we see Rev. Evan Smith (centre) guest speaker Sunday at Leaside United Church. Rev Smith is minister at Toronto Urban Native Ministry. She serves the Indigenous community with Traditional Spirituality and Christianity. To the right, a couple of reminders. Leaside Presbyterian will have its book sale March 24. But sooner than that March Madness, the largest girls hockey tournament in the world rolls into Leaside Friday. Get ready.

39th March Madness

Tampa Bay Crunch

Old rivals Oakville Hornets

The 39th March Break Madness Tournament will again see the largest girls hockey competition in the world unfold at local arenas. The Leaside Wildcats Girls Hockey Association is hosting 157 teams this year. They will come from across Ontario as well as Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta. A Buffalo team is on the way too. The Tampa Bay Junior Crunch girls are a fresh element. Seems they plan to teach Canadians something about hockey like their NHL big brothers. Dartmouth, NS-based Newbridge Academy will again play hard and sample Toronto’s many attractions while here. So will the ladies from Ponoka, Alberta. The New Zealand Ice Fernz team, long-time friends of the Leaside Wildcats, are also in town for the Madness. As usual, the tournament is necessarily about raising money and the Wildcats will be seeking public interest in an array of silent auction items set out in the William Lea Room at the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens. This year co-ordinator Mark Schrutt will navigate his second tournament. The Madness prevails from March 9 to 11.

Jennifer Smith awarding medals at 2015 March Madness

Jennifer Smith, president of the Leaside Wildcats Association, has been nominated as an Urban Hero by the Mirror newspaper group. To vote  March Madness: She presides over girls hockey marathon