HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-06-14, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012.SportsPeters earns silver medal at provincial track meet
At the Provincial Ontario
Federation of School Athletics
Associations (OFSAA) track and
field championships where mere
millimetres separate athletes, F.E.
Madill Secondary School athletes
took their place among the best in
the province. It is a long journey of
hotly competitive meets to win the
honour of competing at OFSAA.
All seven athletes who qualified
from Madill placed in the top half of
the 24 competitors in their events.
When the starter’s gun went off for
the Open girls 1,500 metre
steeplechase, Julie-Anne Staehli
took an early lead. One of her
strengths is her ability to hurdle the
barriers, particularly the water jump.
With each lap of the race she
continued in the lead fighting off
runners who made a move to pass
her. It was an amazing run for
Staehli who shaved a remarkable 11
seconds off her own school record in
her gold medal finish. Her time of
4:57.87 was the second fastest
steeplechase time ever recorded by a
girl at OFSAA. This marks the final
season for Staehli who heads off to
Queen’s University this fall where
she plans to run with the varsity
cross country team.
In the Junior boys sprints, Alex
Peters came up against a fast field of
runners. In a blanket finish of the
100 metre dash, a race decided by
one hundredth of a second, he
earned sixth in the final. His time of
11.1 seconds was the fastest
electronic time recorded for a Junior
boy at Madill. Peters sets the bar
high for himself and wanted to do
better in the 200 metre race, usually
his stronger event of the two sprints.
When the gun fired, he was ready
and ran the race in 22.50 seconds to
win second place and an OFSAA
silver medal. An all round athlete,
this is likely Peters’ final race for the
Madill team. He has been drafted by
the OHL Plymouth Whalers and is
off to Michigan next year.
Madeline Yungblut, in her final
high school race, continued her
onslaught on the record book In the
Senior girls 3,000 metre race, all 24
athletes ran in the final race.
Yungblut ran strongly and
consistently with each lap to win
fifth place in the province and better
her previous time by five seconds.
She has shaved an extraordinary 45
seconds off the 1980 school record
this season. Yungblut heads to the
University of Guelph this fall and
plans to continue running for the
university.
Luke Dailleboust, in his first year
of Senior was up against a strong
field of sprint hurdlers. He got off to
a good start in the 110 metre hurdle
race but hit a hurdle down the stretch
and came up short in making the
final. Dailleboust has enjoyed a very
strong season for a first year senior
lowering the sprint hurdle record and
anchoring the record breaking
Senior boys 4x100 metre relay team
that got to the finals at OFSAA.
Grade 9 students often have
problems coping with the hype
around OFSAA. Justin McKague
handled the situation well in Midget
boys high jump. He was focused and
jumped well clearing the bar at 1.70
metres narrowly missing 1.75 metre
mark which would have been a
personal best for him. McKague
may have strong genetics on his side.
His father, Steve McKague, who is
presently the high jump coach at
Madill, holds the Midget boys high
jump record of 1.86 metres set in
1985.
At OFSAA, winning and losing is
often decided by fractions of a
second. The Senior boys 4x100
metre relay team made it through the
heats on the first day to proceed to
the final. The team knew it was an
‘all out’ race they had to go for. They
narrowly missed passing inside their
zone in one of the exchanges and
were disqualified after the race
despite a fourth place finish.
Nothing can take away from the fact
that this team of Brayden Pellett,
Mike Ballagh, Alex Peters, and Luke
Dailleboust is the fastest team ever
to run a 4x100m relay at Madill.
Their time of 42.83 seconds set at
OFSAA Regionals will be in the
record book for a long time. They
are among the fastest in the province
and have consistently brought many
honours to Madill.
This OFSAA event marks the
official end to the high school track
and field season. The season has
been a strong one for Madill. The
team won several Huron Perth titles
including the overall, the Western
Ontario Secondary School Athletics
Association (WOSSAA) Girls and
Senior girls title, as well as several
top placings at OFSAA. Some of the
athletes will compete in the District
C Legion Meet held in Guelph next
weekend.
Silver sprinter
No, he’s not a new comic book hero despite the fact that
Alex Peters has proven to have near super-human speed.
He is shown here during one of his two provincial level
OFSAA races over the weekend. Peters took second in
the 200 metre race, earning himself a silver medal in what
could be his last race with an F.E. Madill Secondary School
jersey on as he has been drafted by the Plymouth Whalers
and could be in Michigan next year. (Photo submitted)
Chip and a Putt – By Bruce Skinn
The Wingham Golf and Curling
Club kicked off the first week of
June with a bang while smashing
some attendance records along the
way.
The Tuesday night ladies are
gearing up for their fun interclub
night on June 19. There are still lots
of spots open for anyone who would
like to join this easygoing group of
gals. On June 6 the club welcomed a
group supporting the Big Brothers.
The busload of 44 men played six
holes of golf before moving on to
the Goderich Sunset course. This is
an annual fundraising event that the
Wingham club is proud to be a part
of. Wednesday morning senior men
had a super morning of golfing and
26 patrons hit the links. Don Bone
shot a great round of 36 going home
with both low net and low gross.
Warren Rich claimed second with
Jamieson Sanderson third. Glenn
McMichael was winner of the
longest putt award.
The Thursday night men had a
fantastic night for playing golf and
shattered their previous record with
73 golfers. This is a terrific bunch of
guys that seem to be growing in
numbers week after week while
maintaining their good speed of
play. Trevor Hopf (Bubba) fired a
round of 39 to claim low gross by
one stroke over seven men with 40.
Cory Quennell had a mammoth
drive on the fourth hole to take the
longest drive prize. Other winners
were closest to the pin, Doug Neil
and Kent McPherson while the
longest putts went to John
Nicholson, Gord Fisher and Dan
McBurney. Hidden score winners
were Bill Robinson, Brian Carr,
Matt Rozendal, George Oriold and
Paul Dietz.
This Saturday, June 16 the club
hosts the seventh annual Doctor
Recruitment tournament with a
shotgun start at 2 p.m. There are a
few spots available for anyone who
would like to help support this
terrific cause.
OUT OF BOUNDS NEWS
With the tournament season set to
start club superintendent Bruce
Pewtress has the course in superb
playing condition. The last of the
sponsor signs are in and mounted on
the new post and look great. The
club would like to again thank their
25 hole sponsors for the support.
Brussels Tigers mercy Blyth Barons in HCFL action
The Brussels Tigers put six
runners across the plate in the top of
the fifth inning and then held Blyth
Barons scoreless in the bottom half
of the inning as the Tigers mercied
the Barons 12-5 in a Huron County
Fastball League contest played
Friday evening in Blyth.
Pitcher Shawn Daw helped his
own cause at the plate in the fifth
inning as he connected for a three-
run home run.
Brussels put two runners across
the plate in the first inning as Ty
Sebastian belted a two-run home
run. Blyth replied with three runs of
their own in the bottom of the
inning. The Tigers went ahead 6-3 in
the second inning only to have the
Barons get two back in their half of
the inning.
Daw and Sebastian also
contributed one single apiece to the
offence. Gene Johnston had a triple
and a single as did Mike Watson.
Steve Scholl rapped out a pair of
singles and Wade Stephenson
contributed a double to the attack.
Providing one single apiece were
Brian McArter and Shawn Johnston.
Dana Doherty had a triple and a
single for the Barons. Darcey Cook
collected a triple. Shawn Bromley
rapped out a pair of singles while
single base hits were delivered by
Mike Bromley, Robb Finch and
Steve Cook.
Daw went the distance on the
mound for the Tigers to record the
win.
Scott Bromley started on the
mound for the Barons and was
relieved by Darcey Cook. They
combined for three strikeouts.
Tigers statistician Doug McArter
said it was a good game fo the team.
“We started out slow, but the
bats came alive late in the game,” he
said.
Player Shawn Bromley said the
Blyth team did not play well in the
game.
The Tigers were in Wingham this
past Sunday afternoon. Next game
for the Tigers is Friday, when they
host the Zurich Rangers beginning at
8:30 p.m. at the Optimist ball park.
Brussels travels to Walton on
Tuesday for an 8 p.m. contest against
the Brewers.
The Barons were in Walton on
Wednesday for a game against the
Brewers. Next game for the Barons
is Friday when they host the
Wingham Hitman, beginning at 7:30
p.m. On June 22, the Barons host the
Sebringville Sting beginning at 7:30
p.m. The Walton Brewers play
Saturday at 7 p.m. against the
Goderich Grizzlies in a game being
played in Seaforth.
By Jim Brown
The Citizen
HCFL BRUSSELS TIGERS
HOME GAME SCHEDULE
Friday, June 15 vs Zurich Rangers - 8:30 pm
Wednesday, July 11 vs Goderich Grizzlies - 8:30 pm
41st Annual Brussels Fastball Tournament - July 27, 28, 29
Wednesday, August 1 vs Blyth Barons - 8:30 pm
Friday, August 3 vs Belmore Stingers - 8:30 pm
Wednesday, August 15 vs Fullarton A’s - 8:30 pm
Friday, August 24 vs Sebringville Sting - 8:30 pm
Wednesday, August 29 vs Wingham Hitmen - 8:30 pm
Wednesday, September 5 vs Walton Brewers - 8:30 pm