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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-02-03, Page 9Wednesday, February 3, 2016 • Huron Expositor 9 Contributed Last year the Seaforth PeeWee Local League won the A final Doug Perkes Hockey Tournament returning Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor Doug Perkes may be gone, but his name and spirit lives on in the annual peewee local league tourna- ment, which is entering its seventh year in 2016. The Doug Perkes Memorial will be touching the ice in Seaforth and Hensall from February 5-7. In his memory, Perkes' wife Heather Percival who is a local doc- tor from Seaforth established the Doug Perkes Hockey Fund, a pro- gram put together to help fund chil- dren who cannot afford the costs of hockey. To date, the foundation is responsible for covering the bills of 43 kids and when every tournament is finished all the money raised goes into the fund. Percival said, the last two years have been relatively suc- cessful with $7,000 being collected, usually they draw together about $5,000-$6,000. "Doug was not the largest person, he wasn't the fastest skater, so (this) idea is also to celebrate those kids who try really hard, explained Percival And to respect his requests, the one's who don't score all the goals, but contribute to their team through dedi- cation, the "unsung hero" award will be given to those players. After each game there will be three players who fall into that category. The 72 hours of hockey will be rewarding for all the players particapating and also for Huron County's economy, since 16 teams from all over Southwestern Ontario are expected to compete. From last year's reports, the local res- taurants in the region were "totally swamped" from players and their families. Before Perkes passed away in 2009, well before the tournment's popularity grew in his memory, this program was meant to keep youth engaged in sports and distant from harm's way. Devereaux Division Driscoll Division Ilderton Jets BCH Ice Dogs Petrolia Oilers Lefroy Ice Breakers Plattsville Rage South Huron Sabres Seaforth Stars West Lorne Comets McLlwain Division O'Reilly Division Ayr Flames Arran-Elderslie Ice Dogs Barrie Flyers Drayton Defenders Blyth Brussels Crusaders Mooretown Jr. Flags Dunnville Mudcats Paris Wolfpack The first game kicks off on a Friday morning, February 5 at 9 a.m. in a battle between the Seaforth Stars and Plattsville Rage. "If kids were in sports then they wouldn't get into trouble, so he would be really pleased for this espe- cially because some kids would nor- mally be hanging around the street corners," Percival stated, pertaining to one of the reasons why her late husband had such a strong passion for sports. According to the Seaforth Stars website the following teams will compete in the weekend -long event. ea orthhuronex s ositor.co Scoreboard Seaforth Shuffleboard January 27, 2016 Men's high: Erich Matzold 4 , Arnold Ramsey, Joe Van Dooren, Ken Preszcator 3 wins. Ladies high: Carol Hoels- cher 3, Grace Corbett 2. OFFICE HOURS The Office Hours for The Seaforth Huron Expositor are as follows Mondays - 9am - 5pm Tuesdays - CLOSED Wednesdays - 9am - 5pm Thursdays - 9am - 5pm Fridays - 8am - 4pm Huroo Expositor 8 Main Street, Seaforth ON PH: 519-527-0240 Iwww.seaforthhuronexpositor.com