Tie, loss for U13 City
A memorial golf tournament will be held Sept. 15 at the Quarry Golf Club in Ennismore in memory of HarrisonMcKinnon,aPeterborough toddler who died June 17 from complications from treatments he was receiving to battle lymphoma.
Sept. 15 would have marked his third birthday.
TheHarrisonMcKinnonMemorial Golf Tournament has been set up to create a legacy for Harrison by raising awareness of children’s cancer and helping fund research into it.
All proceeds from the Harrison McKinnon Memorial Golf Tournament will go towards the Children’s Oncology Group Foundation, the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to childhood and adolescent cancer research, according to a Facebook page for the event set up by his father Barrett.
Peterborough Speedway kicked off the unofficial second half of its 50th anniversary season with the Mid-Summer Bash – presented by Country 105 – Saturday.
A five-division show, featuring the Jiffy Lube Mini Stock, Trent Lakes Complete Plumbing Renegade Truck, Organics and Glass Late Model and Ontario Modifieds Racing Series divisions, provided a great night of family entertainment at Peterborough Speedway, highlighted by a 50-lap feature race for the home track Thunder Car class.
The first main event of the night was a 15 lapper for the Trent Lakes Complete Plumbing Renegade Trucks, with Stephen Bierworth and Tim Burke on the front row. Burke grabbed the lead early from the outside line and started working through lapped traffic with 12 laps on the board. The driver of the No. 99 machine didn’t surrender the spot throughout the entire race distance and earned a trip to Dart Heating and Air Conditioning Victory Lane. Jordan and Jack Dallin were next across the line, followed by Stacy Switzer and Carrson Hennessy.
With 20 laps on the table, Neil Bennett and Steve McNevin brought the Jiffy Lube Mini Stock field to the line. Kevin Strutt worked the outside line and moved into the top spot with five laps on the board and had caught the tail-end of the field just a couple of laps later. A caution flag for an incident in the first turn brought the running order back together but on the restart, Kris Khan – who had been in second spot – missed a shift and lost about six positions. With less than a handful of laps remaining, a fourth turn crash collected four cars and brought out the red flag. All drivers were checked on the scene and were unhurt. Strutt kept control of the field on the restart for the win, with Neil Hannah, Noel Snow, Chris Novis and Khan completing the top 5.
The Organics and Glass Late Models headed for the Great Canadian RV green flag with Dan McHattie and Bryan Mercer on the front row for their headline dance. McHattie took the early lead, with Mercer dropping to third. The leader caught the tail-end of the
“Harrison fought cancer relentlessly for more than half his life with an incredible bravery and strength,” the page states. “Having beaten the beast twice, he ultimately lost his fight as a result of the side effects of his treatments. This is true of so many children fighting in this war - if they manage to beat cancer, chances are good that they will eventually succumb to a complication of treatment. Childhood cancer receives roughly 4% of all cancer research funding dollars yet children who survive run the field with eight laps on the board and had gained a substantial advantage on the runner-up spot, when the yellow flag waved with 20 laps complete. With the top runners back in touch with the leader for a 10-lap shootout, McHattie – a former track champion and Autumn Colours Classic winner – held-off a last lap challenge from Mercer to take the win. Amanda Balson, Tyler Betts and James Horner roundedout the top 5.
Randy Hollingsworth and Duane Cinnamon brought the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series teams from the staging area for their 25 lap A main. Cinnamon jumped out to about an eight-car length advantage from the outside line, with Rob Warnes moving into second spot. Mechanical issues forced the No. 95 to make hard contact with the retaining wall, bringing-out a red flag with six laps on the scoreboard. The incident also involved Connor James, who slid in fluid left behind by Warnes. With field back under green flag conditions, Cinnamon looked to be on the way to his second win of the year and was lapping backmarkers with 20 laps on the field. Just a couple of circuits later, he was passed by Brad Stevenson, who held on for the win. John Baker Jr. took second, with Cinnamon, Stu Robinson Jr. and Mark Gordon chasing the lead duo across the stripe.
It was the Thunder Car division’s turn to take the 50th anniversary spotlight, with a 50-lap feature event that saw Tyler Bouillon and Bailey Jacobs start from the front row. Jacobs jumped-out to an early lead of about half a straightaway and had caught the back of the pack with highest risk of late treatment effects because they have so much life left to live once they’ve beaten the disease. This needs to change.”
During his cancer battle, the Canadian Blood Services clinic in Peterborough collected 149 units of blood through a blood donor clinic in Harrison’s name last year, since Harrison had required blood transfusions while receiving chemotherapy in his cancer battle.
The tournament at the Quarry Golf Club, 447 Tara Rd. in Ennismore, 10 circuits showing on the scoreboard. The 20-year-old was working through traffic and made a daring pass – splitting a pair of slower cars – entering the first turn. The show ran clean and green for the nearly double the distance of a regular feature event, before the first caution flag on lap 36. Not even a late-race yellow with only 3 laps remaining would keep the popular youngster from his first win of the year. Jacobs was followed across the line by James Townsend, Jessica Pasinetti, Bouillon and Paul Boundy.
Heat race wins went to Stacy Switzer and Tim Burke in the Trent Lakes Complete Plumbing Renegade Trucks. Noel Snow, Kevin Strutt, Kris Khan and Donovan Price took the Jiffy Lube Mini Stock checkered flags. Bryan Mercer and Jack Horner won the starts with registration at 12:30 p.m. and a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m.
The cost to enter is $110 per player or $440 per team. The price includes golf cart, greens fees and dinner.
Following the golf, there will be dinner and dancing, featuring live music by Melissa Payne, plus a silent auction table, a 50-50 draw and fireworks to mark what would have been the young boy’s birthday.
To register, contact Mark Hubble at markhubble77@hotmail.com or contact the Quarry Pro Shop directly at 705-292-0019.
Patrick McAuley of Bowes and Cocks Ltd. is the tournament sponsor.
To sponsor a hole, contact Barrett McKinnon at barrettmckinnon@ gmail.com.
To donate to the silent auction, contact Sean Smith at seansmith_ smith@hotmail.com.
NOTES: People can donate to the Children’s Oncology Group Foundation at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/childrensoncologygroupfoundation .... Photographer Jay Callaghan has raised nearly $1,000 for the foundation through sales of his Storms Coming prints at https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1173006 08344690&ref=content_filter Organics & Glass Late Model qualifiers. Brad Stevenson, Rick Warnes, Stu Robinson Jr. and John Baker Jr. claimed the Ontario Modifieds Racing Series heats. Dan Archibald win a pair, Tyler Bouillon and Rob Richards captured the Thunder Car openers.
Action continues Saturday with the Battlefield Equipment Rental 4Fun, Jiffy Lube Mini Stock, Thunder Car, Organics and Glass Late Model and Eastern Ontario Legend divisions, plus kids rides at intermission. Pit gates will open at 3 p.m., with the general admission grandstands unlocked at 5 p.m. and the first Great Canadian RV green flag at 6 p.m. The Peterborough City Free Topping Pizza U13 Boys tied and lost a pair of DRSL games over the past week. City tied Pickering FC 3-3 on the road. Greg Ebisuzaki-Mackay had two goals and Ben Hamilton had the other Peterborough goal. The Diversified Communications Hardest Working Player was Owen Hazeldine, while the Dr. Scott Hamilton Defensive Player of the Game was Nihal Menon. City dropped their next game 5-3 to league-leading Oshawa Turul. Ebisuzaki-Mackay, Tristan Onusko and Hunter Hanley scored for City. The Dr. Lawrence Ebisuzaki Hardest Working Player of the game was Gabriel Barr, while the Diversified Communications Defensive Player of the Game was Ben Balemba. Next action for City is Mon. vs. Ajax FC.