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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-11-01, Page 6WIN CROWN—The SHDHS senior girls won the first volleyball tournament in the newly formed Huron- Perth loop when they ended up undefeated in a tour- nament on their home court, Friday, They will at- tempt to overcome their "jinx" when they travel to WOSSA on Saturday. Although they have made several appearances in the past few years they have never won. Members of the squad are, back row, left to Experience 'scares' before annexing title The SHDHS girls certainly didn't act the part of gracious hosts on their home court, Friday, winning every series they played in their champion ship effort. However, they gave their supporters .s.e v e r al anxious moments in some of Lhe sets as they had to go to the full three games in three of the five matches they played. They started out in strong fashion as they came up with lopsided wins of 15.2 and 15-5 over St. Marys in the opening set in the five-team "A" divi, sion of the tournament, Pitted against Stratford in their next outing, the 1 ocals really had their work cut out for them as they were handed a close 14.11 loss in the first game of the best-of-three af- fair, Stratford jumped into a lead again in the second match, but the SHDHS six came fighting from behind with a late rally to eke out a 15-13 margin. The "rubber match" was also a hectic affair as Stratford again jumped into an early lead and appeared to be head. ing for a win, but again the locals fought back and another late rally gave them an 11.6 triumph, The champions reverted . to their old style in the third match against Scaforth and in the first game posted a 15.0 whitewash over the northern entry. The visitors made it closer in the second match, but SH- DHS hung onto a slim margin throughout most of the eight , minute event to post a 9.7 score for their third win,. , In their final match Of "A" event, the girls were pitted against Winghatn, Who had enjoyed a successful day by posting wins over the other schools as welt. The locals had things largely their own way in the firat tilt convener. Seaforth's Bob tea. lenmilier was named vice-pres- ident and Bill Batton, Exeter, was re-appointed secretary And statistician. of the set, posting a 12-7 win, However, Wingham bounced back to record a 12.9 margin in the middle game, sending the set to the third match. After spotting Wing-ham an early lead, Miss Seigner's gals came roaring back to pull steadily ahead and emerged with a convincing 13-5 margin which gave them the right to meet Clinton in. the battle be- tween the winners of the two groups. Thrilling set The set between the two arch rivals had the ardent SHDHS supporters on the edge of their seats throughout the -nip and tuck battle that went the full three games before the champs won their title. The SHDHS six started out in high gear and opened up an 11-0 lead in the first game as they appeared to have it com- pletely in hand. However, the northerners came fighting back to score eight quick points to threaten the leaders, but time ran out before they could whittle the margin lower than an 11.8 count, But their strong play car- ried over the second match of the set and . they opened up a 6.0 lead before SHDHS even counted on the board. After giving up two points, Clinton picked up five more of their own to post an 11-2 mar- gin, and after watching the load shrink to 11.6, they stop. pod the SHDHS rally and picked tip two more of their own to einerge with a 13.6 win to knot the set, Locals fight back. Joan Dettiner was on the serving line to start the final Match and she picked up two points to give her SHDHS Mates a slint lead, lloWever, the lead was short lived as Clinton came roaring back With six straight pOints to take their own fouiepoint mar. gin, Jo-Anne Flood Caine into the game to serve for captain Eris Gulens and 'Managed to pick Up oho point, and with Attsma Please turn to n age INTERESTED PARTIES Please Phone the Exeter Recreation Office or the Exeter Arena as Soon as Possible JOIN THE .FUN .Adult and Student CURLING EXETER ARENA Every Tuesday During the Season From 12:00 Noon 'Til 10:00 tts'trtrctiori E CUR-LING ON NOVEMBEk 13. AND 20 Provided for 'Now DON ROOTH ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR norhysfir Commerroal Ilk 'mkt% Fri a I Motors, Controls L ighting 70 Huron Sf. Woo 235-0282 Get Ready For The Coming Season . . 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Following last year's fine showing of the Hensall-Zurich Combines and the large number of fans who turned out to cheer them on to their Ontario finals, We expect that more and more people will turn out to watch the kids in action this year. ' One of the main attractions of these teams is that they are composed primarily of hometown boys, but it is more the disregard they show for safety in their slam-bang type of hockey that really draws tile crowds, While many of them have certainly not reached their peak as far as playing abilities are concerned, they undoubtedly have energy to burn and there are very few games when the fans don't get full value for the admission price. We have yet to see any of the squads in action, but it would appear that the Combines will still be the team to beat. With Red Loader at the 'helm, this outfit has only lost three players from last year and they have already filled tile gaps with three capable pucksters from Clinton, While many of the other teams such as Forest, Belmont and St, Marys are still unknown ,uantities, it would appear that the Strathroy junior Rockets may give Hensall-Zurich the most trouble. They also have most of last year's top squad back and they have been holding their own with junior "B" clubs, and even beat the London Nal tionals in an exhibition tilt. On paper, Reg McDonald's local six would appear to be slightly weaker than last year, as they have lost six valuable men, but they still have the nucleus of a good team and some of the local juveniles appear to be making the jump in full stride, With the fan support that the players and the energetic new executive deserve, they shouldn't be too far behind the leaders. A TOP ATTRACTION Certainly the main event on the area sports calendar this week is the all-star game ill Hensall on Friday. The Combines will host the event and will tackle the best players from the other entries in the loop. This certainly promises to be a top-notch contest and what makes it even more deserving 'of fan support is the fact that all proceeds will -he handed over to assist the work among crip- pled children. While there is no doubt that the league and some of the teams could use a bit of the money that will be realized from what should be a full house, we commend their decision to ask their players to use their strong legs to aid young- sters who can only dream of discarding their braces, crutches and wheelchairs to lace on a pair of skates, This action is certainly indicative of the character of the men who are sponsoring junior hockey for the benefit of kids throughout the area, and it would be nothing less than shameful if people—hockey fans or not-L-don't give them some support throughout the coming season. NOT AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH Last weekend we motored to Toronto to take in some of the functions at the homecoming of our old alma mater and on Sunday we sat in on the junior "A" doubleheader in Maple Leaf Gardens, It was the first time we had had the op- portunity to watch Hensall's Jack Chipchase in action for the Toronto Marlboros of the Metro league and he certainly didn't look out of place at all. It would certainly not be our intention of second-guessing coach Turk Broda, hut from what we saw of the Hensall minor product, we would say that he will have to show more aggressive play if he is to catch the fancy of Punch Imlach and company of the Leafs. Of the four defensemen in the fold, we thought Jack looked like the best defensive man on the ice, as he Was never too far out of position and provided plenty of protection for his goalie. However, one has only to look at the top defensive players in the NHL to find that their abilities inside their own blueline are no longer the main requirements of a pro. rams like Pierre Mote, Tim Horton, Carl Brewer, Doug Hohns, Doug Harvey and Marcel Pronovost get most of their votes as all-stars by their puck carrying abilities and their ,talent in loading rushes into the opposition's end. Jack appears to have all the other natural facilities to carry him into the big time, but tin. less Mr. Broda has been telling hint differently, we think he'll have to start showing more offens. ive ability before he will graduate into the pro ranks, However, We should also point out that this was- their first game of the season and can hardly be used as a base for any forecast on the 205- pound youth's future, and well certainly be among the area fans who will be cheering him along. Although Breda had him working on the first defensive set, ja-ek at out many of his turns as his playing partner was used on the ,power-play and in killing penalties. This meant that Jack missed this turn on the ice and after the leans were back at full strength his mato had to have a rest and he had to tit out this turn A,1 as wheh, the second 'Wingert were out. The husky puck; ter did manage to provide plenty of excitement for the fans when be took exception to A crude slash across the arms by a trampton player and in the ensuing etchange of blows behind one of the nets, undoubtedly gave the entire; Brampton team au indication that be 'WW1 the typo of 'Chap with whom they should consider tackling in the rough play 'that is pre. Valent in the :160p* Please turn to pagti The addition of the four northern schools to the area high school conference certain- ly hasn't proven to ..be a .stumb- ling block for the two senior volleyball squads at SHDHS. Both came up with unblem- ished .performances in the two Unron-Perthex tournaments this eek and will represent the conference at the 'WOSSA fin- als in London. Saturday. While the championship .e.f- fort by the teams was certain- ly a thrill for the players, it was actually nothing new for either coach, Miss Lauretta Seigner or Glen Mickle, The two have seen their -teams win Tri-School comeetl- lions when. their squads com- peted against only St. Marys and Mitchell, and when the Perthex league was formed Boys hardly pushed in capturing tourney Competing in Goderich on Saturday, the SEMIS senior boys held complete mastery over their opposition except in one set of the double-elimina- tion tourney. The only unbeaten squad in the event, they had things all their own way until they met up with Listowel in the final set to decide the championship. The SHDHS crew started out in high gear against their arch- rivals from Stratford and hand- ed them two straight convincing 1,5-2 trountings. The losers never did pose any serious threat in either match as the locals continually caught them out of position and picked up several other points when Stratford were called for "scooping" the ball with their open hands, Moving into -the next set they faced their first test with a northern school in a match against Clinton, but again they dominated play to easily win the best-of-three series in two straight with scores of 12-4 and 15-4. The win here moved them in- to the final on the winners' side of the tournament and they were pitted against, a strong Listowel team who had won three straight. However, they proved no match for the. SHDHS six either as they were drubbed 15-4 in the first set and were ousted in two straight via an 11-2 count in the second match. Meet Listowel again This win gave coach Miekle's squad the right to enter the final round of the tournament and sent Listowel against Strat- ford on the losers' side to de- termine who would meet the locals. In a nip and tuck event that went the full three games, Lis- towel finally emerged with the ,,:i n with a come-from-behind victory in the "rubber set" be- tween the pair who both turned in much better efforts than when they were dumped by the locals. Listowel maintained t h e i r strong showing in the final with the SHDHS crew and pushed the champions to the full three games, scoring the only win registered against the locals, The champions started out strongly in the first game and appeared to be heading for an- other easy win as they quickly opened up a 3.0 lead on their first serve. However. Listowel stuck right with .them and Were .onty trail- ing 6-5 when the SHDHS crew Boys complete gun safety class Fourteen youths from the area successfully passed tests held al the Exeter arena re- cently for the hunters' safety school under , the sponsorship of the dep't of education, The course was conducted by Alvin Willett and Dick 'Roelof- ton, instructors for the school, and only four youth failed to pass the tests that arc required before a gun license may be issued, Among. those passing were: Barry Block, Richard Breakcy and Robert Bannister, all of Zurich; nanny Coward of Woodhani; Melvin W li itin g, tarry Brintnell, Ron Btode- rieh, Bob Taylor, Case Zee. huisen, Erie Swartt entrtlber Tom r.thatt, 1111Stable, Ray CoekWell and Bill Dinney, all Of Exeter. right: Kristina Gulens, Ausma Gulens, JoAnne Miners, Gail Farquhar, 'Elizabeth Chapman, timer; Ruth Ann. Salmon, scorer; JoAnne Hood, Grace Eagleson and Elaine Miller. 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They maintained their keen competition into the ''rubber set" and had managed only two points each with half the eight minutes already elapsed. However, the SHDHS six came up with some of their better play in the final minutes and scored six straight points with Bob Mickle on the serving line to post an 8.2 win to cop the honors. Had they lost, their would have been forced into another set with Listowel, as a team had to lose two games before bowing out of the tournament. Members of the starting team were: Bob Mickle, Dennis Mock, Dale Turvey, Allan Prang, Russ Klopp and Ron Oke. Alternates included: Roger Cann, Robert llfacNaughton, Gary Ford, Neil Hamilton, Greg Spencer and Ron Weber. TOURNEY COMMENTS — Some of the teams appeared to be "awed" by the SHDHS name and record, and Stratford and Listowel both played consider- ably much better games against each other than they did against the champs . . Although his serve wasn't directly responsible for points, Ron Oke was on the serving line for the first eight of his team's points in each of their first four sets . . . While the locals were certainly the best team on the floor as far as positional play and team work was concerned, they also picked up many points by know- ing the rules, as many teams lost points for "scooping". Two new clubs 'loin 'Big Seven' After an absence of several years, :Forest and Milverton have returned to intermediate hockey and will compete .fer the league honors in the 011A "Big Seven" loop. The two clubs will take the place of Exeter and Philipsburg in the league, joining entries from Mitthell,. Seaforth,, IldertOn, RCAF Centralia and RCAF Clinton, AtA league organiutioe meeting in Clinton, Wednesday, the teams agreed to get their schedule .undcrway around NO, vember 20 and they Will play a double round, F,e0 Dick Allen of RCAF Clinton, was, reelected presi- dent of the league and he ,will also eiontintle to ad, At the OHA with .the addition of Stratford and 'Listowel, they still main- Wined their winning ways. In the six years the league was in, nppratien, the two coaches watched their squads lose on only one oceasion. eachL However, both teams Will have to overcome the WOSSA. "jinx" that has plagued sl-tpas teams in recent years, Neither has won a champion- ship for a number of years-, al- though the girls have reached the London tournament finals on several, occasions, The appearance of the DIIS boys will mark the first time in a number of years that they have competed in London as the Perthex cham- pionship has not been decided in time for Play in the WOSSA event, —T-A photo 40 Miles D00a0 yo sr X Apprnx, 6000 15 -14,006 Milos Miles X X x x