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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-05-20, Page 181 PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1987. Lori Appleby has papered a wall in her house with ribbons she has won in a high school career as a star of the F.E. Madill Secondary School track and field team. This weekend she’ll be vying, at a regional meet, for a spot in the all Ontario championships in shot put and discus. Appleby 'puts'records in books Sports Stephens, Appleby win at WOSSA When Lori Appleby heads to Windsor on Friday to take part in the western regional tournament of the Ontario Federation of Secondary Schools Association track and field championships she’ll be aiming at one goal: to win her way to the Ontario champion­ ships and a chance to reverse the one disappointment in her success­ ful high school track and field career. The next two weeks will see the end of the high school career of the Grade 12 student at F.E. Madill Secondary School, a career that has seen her set records in her two big events, shot put and discus. Next year she’ll be off to college. In the meantime, she’s in the middle of herbestever season and she wants to continue it all the way to the Ontario championships where last year, in her first-ever appearance, she turned in one of the worst performances of her life. This weekend she’ll be bidding for a chance to turn that around at the Ontario championships in Hamil­ ton the final weekend in May. She first started the throwing events as a student in grade seven and eight at Blyth Public School. Then, when she went on to high school in Wingham, the RR 2, Blyth resident was noticed one day by a teacher who asked if she would liketotry out for the track team. Blyth recreation program goes ahead despite grant cut Minutes after approving their 1987 budget May 12, Blyth village councillors went over budget on one item when they decided the village’s summer recreation pro- gramwas toovaluableto lose, even if they weren’t getting a federal employment grant to help with the costs. Council learned that if applica­ tion for one recreation director and three assistants under the Chal­ lenge ‘87 program had been turned down although, the accompanying letter said the project had merit but no funds were available. The summer playground pro­ gram for younger children had been operating for several years. Last year after a grant was approved for only two students to run the program and after parents had complained in late 1985 that there were not enough supervisors for the high number of students involved, council had voted at that time to go above the budget and She went to a practice and just kept going. Her talent came out quickly and has been progressing ever since. She set school records as a junior in both the shot put and discus (the discus record has recently been broken). Madill has become a stronghold of throwing event for girls with Anna Sakasov winning the junior girls discus (with a record) and shot put and Caroline Versteeg winning the midget shot put at the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Asso­ ciation. Lori credits the dedicated coaching of Maureen Lisle and Betty Shaw for the showing of the Madill athletes. Lori actually got a late start on training for the season. Normally training starts in October or November but Lori was captain of the Madill senior girls basketball team so she waited until after the basketball season before beginn­ ing the conditioning program for her field activities. Thegirlslift weights, run up and down stairs and work with a medicine ball to get in shape. They have special indoor shotputs, discusandjavelinsto practice inside over the winter months but as soon as the weather allows they move outdoors. Once the season begins in early April, training concentrates on improv­ ing the technique of the throwers. Lori’s technique has steadily improved and with it her results. In hire an extra student. This year the council had a choice of either coming up with the money to run the entire program itself or to canceling the program. ‘ * I think the project should go on, ” said Councillor Bill Howson as he made a motion to have council fund a seven-week (down from eight weeks) project. —Qfe)— Phone Laurie Campbell 887-9051 agent for WEST WAWANOSH MUTUAL INS. CO. Farm, Residential, Auto, Commercial & Liability “When you become a policy holder, you become a share holder’’ Head office - Dungannon grade 10 she made it to the Western Regionals and in grade 11 it was the provincial champion­ ship. This year she started the season by setting meet and school records in both shot put and discus in the Madill Invitational track and field meet on April 13. Ten days later she was at the Medway Relays in London where she again set meet records to win both the girls open shot put and discus. April 25 she was second in the shot put at the Forest City track and field meet in London. On May 2 she was at the Bluevale Relays in Kitchener where she won the gold medal in the shot put and not only won the gold in discus, but broke her own school record in the event. At the Huron-Perth champion­ ships at Goderich May 5 and 6, she won both the shot put and discus and came second in the Javelin, an event she has taken up only this year. There was a surprise waiting for her at the Western Ontario Secon­ dary Schools Association meet in London last week. She and long time rival Sue Barzo came up against each other in the shot and discus. Lori was hoping to beat her in the shot and worried about the discus. She won the discus but lost the shot. Both failed to qualify in the javelin. This weekend in Windsor the two will renew their rivalry with Lori hoping to come out on top. The future of her track and field career is uncertain. This fall she’ll attend Fanshawe College in Lon­ don and while there are track clubs in the city she could join, she wants to concentrate on her studies for the first year at least. In the meantime she has dis­ covered a new joy: coaching. She coaches students in the throwing events at Wingham Public School and says it is “neat” watching them compete. Local high school track and field stars Vivienne Stephens of Blyth and,Lori Appleby of RR 2, Blyth starred for their schools at the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association track and field meet in London last week. Vivienne Stephens, a student at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton continued to burn up the trackinthesprints. Shewonthe 200 metre midget girls sprint in a time of 26.5 on day 1. On day two, Thursday, she came back to win the 100 m., setting a new personal best of 12.8 seconds. She also anchored the CHSS junior girls 4 x 100 relay School boards get extra capita! grants from province Nearly $2.4 million has been allocated to the Huron County Board of Education and the Huron-Perth Separate School Board as part of a new provincial government capital funding pro­ ject, Jack Riddell, MPPfor Huron- Middlesex announced recently on behalf of Minister of Education Sean Conway, Huron-Bruce MPP Murray Elston and Perth MPP Hugh Edighoffer. The Huron County board will receive $805,540 for four projects, while the Huron-Perth Separate Board will receive $1,553,700 for five projects under the new $226.4 million program announced on Wednesday as part of the Ontario government’s throne speech pro­ mises. “It shows the government re­ cognizes the education needs of Huron County and is willing to provide the funding to ensure we continue to provide the best facilities in Ontario,” Mr. Riddell said. The Huron Board projects in­ clude: Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton, $204,000 for a new roof; F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, $330,000 for a new roof; Huron Centennial Public School in Brucefield, $237,000for a new roof; and Zurich Public School, $33,000 for a new boiler. The Huron-Perth’s Separate Board’s five projects include a major addition to St. Ambrose School in Stratford, $1,141,750; St. Michael’s School, Stratford, $124,000, new furniture and equip­ ment; St. Mary’s School, Goderich WHAT HAVE WE GOT THE MOST OF ? CARSICARS’CARS! 1986 GMC 1/2 ton 1986 Dodge 600, 4 dr., Sedan 1985 Buick, 2 dr. 1985 Plymouth Voyageur Mini van, 7 passenger 1985 Chevette 1985 Pontiac Parisienne, 4 dr., air conditioning, low mileage 1985 Dodge Aries Wagon team to a second place finish. Lori Appleby, a grade 12 student at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, was edged out by arch-rival Sue Barzo by 11 cm. in the shot put on day one. She put the shot 11.01 while Ms. Barzo had 11.12 m. It was the other way around on day two though, when Lori placed first in the discus with a heave of 33.52 m. ahead of Ms. Barzo’s 32.52. Both local competitors qualified to advance to the western region of the Ontario Federation Secondary Schools meet in Windsor on Friday and Saturday. $136,000, portapacks; St. Mary’s School, Hesson $107,000 renova­ tions and roofing; and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Dashwood, $44,000 for a new roof. The grants have been allocated for the 1988-89 fiscal year. RoperYTH16 Yard □ 16-HP twin cylinder Briggs & Stratton Industrial/Commercial engine; □ Smooth, easy-to-use hydrostatic drive; □44-inch mower deck standard; □ Electric PTO Clutch; □ 2-yfiar limited warranty. OUR ROPERS START AT (Not as illustrated) farm EQUIPMENl IIMIII 0k 527-0120 SEAFORTH 1984 Pontiac Parisienne, 4 dr., station wagon, low mileage 1984 Olds Delta 88 Brougham 1981 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, 4 dr., air conditioning. 1979 Cordoba, 2 dr. 1979 Olds Regency 98, 4-door, loaded HAMM’S CAR SALES Blyth 523-4342 Gas Pumps •Repairs to most .makes and models