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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-09-28, Page 10Seniors win exhibition Both teams to Listowel, today Panther juniors open season with 50-0 win The week of November 1 will mark the end of a lot of worry, concern and excitement for a number of area communities. That’s when the new Hensall arena will be of­ ficially opened. This will bring to a conclusion con­ struction of three arenas which were condemned in the spring of 1975. The South Huron Rec Centre in Exeter was open­ ed in August of 1977 and only a few weeks ago the Lucan Community Centre was officially declared open. There was a lot of criticism and concern when the arenas were ordered to shut down but that has now turned to pride. All three communities now have excellent facilities to take care of the recreational needs of all of their population regardless of age. Local MPP Jack Riddell probably was pretty close to the truth when he said at the Lucan arena opening that closing of the arenas was the best thing that could have happened. The government edict certainly angered a lot of people but when community minded folks get angry they try harder to meet their goals and in these three municipalities they did exactly that. While arrangements haven’t been completely finalized for the Hensall arena opening, reeve Coog Knight told us that he expects the official opening will be held Wednesday, November 1. He said he hoped Thursday night would be devoted to a family night and dances would be held on Friday and Saturday nights. Attempts are also being made for an old timers hockey game sometime during the week. Organize rec hockey The Exeter and district recreation hockey league will be operating again this year with hopefully six teams ready to take to the ice by the third week in Oc­ tober. We eavesdropped for a few minutes on one of the meetings and the setup for selection of the teams im­ pressed us a lot. In order to keep the calibre of the six teams on an even keel a draft system wilbbe used to stock the teams. Each team will be allowed to protect two players and from then on each team in turn will pick a player from the master list of all those who wish to play this year. At the moment the only ice time available for the rec league at the South Huron Rec Centre is Mondays and Thursdays from 9 p.m. to midnight. While this is far from an ideal time to play hockey, all team representatives were agreed that the games should be played in Exeter if at all possible. As this was being written we received another call from Kirk Armstrong at the Rec Centre that players wishing to compete in the rec league must register by October 6 at the Rec Centre any Monday through Fri­ day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first 120 players will be accepted and a draft meeting will be held October 10. The fee for the season is $35 per player. League rules will not allow any body contact in the games. Referees are also needed. If anyone is in­ terested they should call Kirk Armstrong at 235-2833. Skating registration continues Registration for anyone participating in the Exeter figure skating club this winter continues this Saturday at the South Huron Rec Centre from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Three club pros will be in action this year. They are Brad Loosley who has been here for about eight years, Marg Carey and Sharon Saunders. Power skating will also be taught this year to anyone wishing these lessons. Brad Loosley has taught power skating to a number of professional hockey players during recent years. Any adults wishing to take skating lessons should call 235-2877 or 235-2318 for further information. Regular skating lessons will start on Monday, Oc­ tober 23. Tickets to go up Due to inflation and the reduced value of the Canadian dollar, the Toronto Blue Jays are expected to increase ticket prices for the 1979 season. President Peter Bavasi of the Blue Jays said recently that the club is paying more than $600,000 ex­ tra because of the deflated dollar. The Jays problem is simply this. Their revenue is all in Canadian dollars while most of their expen­ ditures are paid out in American currency. There is a non-discrimination clause in the players agreement which says all must be treated equally and since 24 of the 26 teams are based in the United States they must all be paid with US funds. All the administrative staff of the Blue Jays in­ cluding Bavasi is paid in Canadian money. The 1978 Huron-Perth Conference football season for the South Huron District High School junior club opened on a very en­ thusiastic note, Thursday. The junior club under the direction of coach Doug Ellison scored in every quarter on the way to a 50-0 triumph over Central Huron Redmen of Clinton. The same afternoon, the South Huron seniors scored a 17-14 victory over North Middlesex of Parkhill in an exhibition game. Today, Thursday both South Huron teams travel to Listowel for a doubleheader. The following Thursday thev go to ............Stratford to meet Northwestern of that city. In the junior win over Clinton, the Panthers hit the scoreboard early and carried on to score 22 points in the first quarter. They moved the ball 50 yards on the first six plays of the game to score a touch­ down on a two yard run by Wayne Smith. The second time they got their hands on the ball it took only three plays to score culminating on a 22 yard pass from Steve Pearce to Dave Shaw. Pearce hit Bruce Shaw for a two point convert and the score was 14- 0. Rick Lindehfield scored the third touchdown on an eight yard sweep and Steve Pearce ran the convert in for two more points. The SH defence was stubborn in the first quarter refusing to give up a first down to Clinton. Early in the second quarter, Jim Siddall blocked a Clinton kick with his team­ mates recovering on the two yard line. Dave Shaw scored quickly on a reverse. Shaw then passed to Doug Fisher for a two point convert. Rick Lindenfield com­ pleted the first half scoring with a 20 yard sweep for six points and added the convert himself. In the third period Dave Bell intercepted a Clinton pass and Norman Regier ran 25 yards for a touchdown, Wayne Smith converted Dave Bell scored the final six points in the final quarter on a’ 12 yard gallop. South Huron chalked up 28 first downs. Central Huron made only four. Good senior start In the senior contest, the Panthers jumped into a 14-0 first half lead over Parkhill and were able to hang on. The first South Huron touchdown came when quarterback Dave Bogart hit Steve Beer with a 16 yard pass. Early in the quarter, Brian chalked up the second score on a 16 yard around the end. Steve Beer was good with both convert kicks. Another three points was barely missed when Steve Beer hit the cross bar on a field goal attempt from 45 yards out. While Parkhill scored two converted touchdowns in the second half, the margin of victory was a successful Steve Beer field goal from 25 yards away. Coach Ron Bogart said the entire team played well in the first half, but, seemed to let up in the second half. The coach commented, “We are still making too many basic errors. We must correct these before Thur­ sday’s second Mercer major sweep game in Listowel.” Kirkton girls reach WOAA finals win first in years in St. Marys walked five batters. Sue Schaefer with two singles led the Kirkton PLOWING MATCH PACE WINNER — Saturday's tenth race at the Clinton Raceway was named the International Plowing Match pace. It was won by Dilly Dares owned by Wayne Horner of Brucefield. Match chairman Howard Datars holds Dilly Dares after presenting a blanket. T-A photo The Kirkton midget girls have eliminated St. Marys and will now meet Goderich for the Western Ontario Athletic Association championship. After each team had won one game, Kirkton came on with two straight victories to sideline the stonetown club. They won 9-6 in Kirkton Thursday and wrapped things up with a 13-7 victory in St. Marys Monday night. It was the first Kirkton win in St. Marys in three years. Sheila Penhale and Lori Iredale each rapped out two singles to lead the Kirkton batters in Monday’s series winner. Getting one hit apiece were Sue Schaefer, Bonnie Westlake, Rosemary Miller, Pam Johnson and Patti Down. Patti Down was the win­ ning pitcher for Kirkton. She struck out seven opposing batters. In Thursday’s contest in Kirkton, St. Marys scored one run in the first inning, but, the home team roared back with three runs in their first turn at the plate and never looked back. Patti Down on the mound for Kirkton allowed eight hits, but, her control was excellent in walking only one batter. In comparison, the St. Marys hurler Kim Plain Jets open with 4-2 victory season Panthers demolished the Clinton Redmen 50-0 in their open­ ing game on Thursday. Bruce Shaw caught this pass for a two point conversion. Staff photo The Lucan-Ilderton Jets started the 1978-79 hockey season off on the right foot Sunday with a 4-2 exhibition win over Per ths. The Jets three times games being exhibition variety. They met Woodstock last night, Wednesday in Lucan, travel to Woodstock Friday and' meet the Stratford Perths Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Lucan arena. The regular OHA Con­ tinental Senior schedule for the Jets starts October 4 in Chatham. The first home game at the Uderton arena will be October 8 when the London Kings will supply the opposition. In Sunday’s contest, the the are this Stratford in action week, all of the Jets waited until the third period to get their scoring machine into action. Gord Yuill and Tim Uniac scored for Stratford in the second period. The first L-I score came at 3.14 of tne final period on a shot by Pete Courneya. Assists went to Barry Baynham and Ed Robb. At 5.49, Randy McIntyre knotted the count on a three- way effort with Brian Murphy and Ian McTavish. The winning goal came at 12.22 from the stick of Randy Kraul on a play started by Dave Revington and Brian Murphy. Murphy picked up his third straight assist on the in­ surance goal fired at 15:30 by Ian McTavish. Bill White also assisted. Junior school eagers in action South Huron District High School’s junior girls’ basketball team lost an exhibition game against Parkhill Monday by a score of 54-33. The junior team has many first year players on it this season and these players are working hard to overcome a lack of experience. Brenda Riddell was the high scorer with 14 points and Anita Verbeek followed closely with 13. Deb Taylor and Cindy Down played excellent games as well, being yery aggressive on rebounds and passes. South Huron plays this Thursday in Wingham and the first league game at home will be next Tuesday against Listowel. Game time is 2 p.m, and parents are very welcome to attend. batting parade. Adding one hit each were Kelly Kernick, Bonnie Westlake, Julianne MacLean, Sheila Penhale and Lori Iredale. The best-of-five final series starts Monday night in Kirkton at 7 p.m. Cromarty wins ladies crown Cromarty ladies defeated Exeter three games straight to win the South Perth in­ termediate ladies softball A championship. The Cromarty team had a good year ending on top in the league and then defeating Fullarton and Exeter to win the trophy. Members of the team who stuck it out through the play offs and brought the trophy home are Karen Miller, Jean Dow, Bonnie McPhail, Nancy Templeman, Pam, Teresa and Vai Wallac'3, Carolyn, Vai and Marlene Glanville and Barb and Marie Kerslake. BEST ELIMVILLE BANTAMS — Glen Thurman, playing manager of the Dashwood Tigers was the guest speaker at a recent baseball banquet for Elimville teams. Above, Thurman chats and Steve Francis and coach Dave T-A photo with the top bantam players Jim Siddall, Greg Prout Parsons. ELIMVILLE MIDGET AWARDS — At a recent banquet members of the Elimville midget fast­ ball team received individual awards. From the left are manager Larry Taylor, Todd Heywood, Craig DeGraw, Kevin Hern and coach Gerald Weido. T-A photo Renovations To Our New Sporting Goods Dept. Are Complete $36’5 $AVE Specials From adiddS-= Drop In This Weekend And We Sharpen Skates ... And Repair or Instal Tuuk Blades 235-0800 We Are Proud To Have The Industry's Widest Range Of Molded Skates. 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