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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-08-31, Page 1Single copy 35c Published in Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, August 31, 1983 20 Pages Lucknow Mites are runners up in WOAA playoff tournament By Ron Stanley and Sharon Dietz The Lucknow Legion Mite ball team are runnersup in the WOAA Mite Grand Championship decided in a playoff tourna- ment played in Mitchell on the weekend. Twenty of a possible 27 teams competed in the true double knockout tournament. In their second year of existence the Lucknow team almost pulled an upset in the final game to take the championship. After losing the third game of the tournament to New Hamburg by an 8 - 7 score in eight innings of play, the Lucknow boys had to fight their way to the championship game the hard way. They played five games of ball on Sunday, defeating St. Marys, Wingham and Mitchell before meeting the undefeated New Ham- burg in the semi-final. They defeated New Hamburg 5 - 4 in the semi-final and had to turn around and play them again in the final which they lost 10 - 8 after out hitting their opponents 8 - 5. New Hamburg won all their games until the semi-final against Lucknow and had only played three games on Sunday before meeting Lucknow in the final. Chris Stevenson went the distance for Lucknow and indeed pitched every game of the tournament, except the late innings in a 20 - 0 routing of Formosa in game two Saturday afternoon. He had 80 strike outs to his credit during the tournament. Stevenson also batted .481 for the tournament with five home runs. Top batter was Robin Neable whose earned run average was .535 with 17 runs scored, He had six home runs. Robbie Crich went the distanct behind the plate until he was relieved by first baseman Russell Sutton in the dying innings of the championship game. He didn't leave the game however, taking Sutton's position on first. The series opened Friday night in a game against Shakespeare which was a pitchers' duel with Stevenson striking out 17 and allowing only three hits. He also scored the only home run of the game. On Saturday afternoon Lucknow took care of Formosa 20 - 0 when Stevenson and Luke Cranston shared pitching duties in a one hitter with 10 strike outs. Stevenson and Neable hit home runs. Saturday evening Lucknow met New Hamburg in a game marred by poor in the news sportsmanship on the part of the New Hamburg coaches. Stevenson struckout 10 and there were plenty of hits on both sides before New Hamburg pulled out the win after eight innings of play. The final score was 8 - 7. Lucknow met St. Marys Sunday morning and trailed 8 - 2 in the second on errors, but came back to win 12 - 11 with everybody hitting well. Neable, Stevenson and Duane Porter hit home runs. Stevenson struck out nine. Lucknow went up against Wingham in the second game on Sunday and took it 10 - 8 in an extra inning of play. Neable hit two home runs and Stevenson struck out eight in an excellent game. Lucknow mercied Mitchell 10 - 1 in their third game of the day which was the best defensive effort by the team in the ,tourna- ment. Neable had a home run and Stevenson struck out four. Lucknow then met New Hamburg in the semi-final and led 5 - 0 after six innings. In the final inning New Hamburg threw a scare scoring four runs in the top of the inning but Lucknow was able to hang on for the win. A solid game by all the players, Stevenson hit a home run and struck out nine. Since Lucknow and New Hamburg each had one loss, they had to play a final to decide the playoff champion. This was Lucknow's fifth game of a very hot day and they trailed 10 - 3 but nearly pulled an upset in the late innings losing by only 10 - 8 in the bottom of the seventh. Stevenson, Neable and Robbie Crich scored home runs and Stevenson struck out 13. Lucknow out hit New Hamburg 8 - 5 and showed only one bad inning for the -loss. Members of the Lucknow Legion Mites are Chris Stevenson, pitcher; Rob Crich, catcher; Russell Sutton, first base; Keith Todd, second base; Adrian Rau, short stop; Dale Priestap, third base; Luke Cranston, right field; Robin Neable, centre field; Peter Neufeld, left field and relief, Duane Porter, Peter Reavie. Chad Stanley, Steven Porter, Joel Sutton and Vince Stickiend. Jason Stanley and Adrian Helm were out with injuries. Coaching staff includes, Doug Stevenson, coach; Ron Stanley, assistant coach; Ron Crich, third base coach and Gary Sutton, first base coach. Lucknow and area saw a rash of fires on the weekend. Fire chief George Whitby reports that the fire hall received a call about 1 p.m. on Saturday from William Huemiller, on Clyde Street. Huemiller's car took fire while in the garage, and as the fire was not quickly detected both car and garage were badly damaged. Around 9 p.m. on Saturday, the fire department was called out to sideroad 10 between concessions 4 and 6 in Ashfield Township, where they found a car burning in the ditch along the road. Whitby reports the car was taken by vandals and set on fire. There was no license plate. The car was a 1971 Toyota stationwagon, and Whitby says it was so badly burned it is impossible to know what condition it was in before being set on fire. The third fire call came at 4 a.m. on Sunday morning. Firemen were called to the home of Mrs. Velma Morningstar in Kinloss Township where they found a fire in one of the upper rooms. Whitby says there was heavy smoke damage and some water damage. Dr. and Mrs. Archie McQuillan and family of Ottawa visited last week with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred McQuillan of R. tf 1. fuck now/. The Bruce County Public Library would like to extend an invitation to its patrons to return all overdue library books at no cost. There will be an Amnesty Week between Thursday, September 1 and Friday, Sept- ember 9, 1983, when no fines will be charged on overdue books. If you have any books, they can be returned free of charge to any branch of the Bruce County Public Library during this time. The Lucknow branch is open from 2 - 5 and 7 - 9 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Lucknow Agricultural Society recently donated two cheques in the amount of 3250.00 each to the Lucknow and District Kinsmen Club towards the new ball park. One cheque was the proceeds from the Walter Ostanek dance and the other was part of the proceeds from the play "Everybody's Getting Married". The Lucknow Sentinel office will be closed next Monday, September 5 for Labour Day. People wishing to put classified advertising in the paper are advised that the deadline has been moved to 5 p.m. on Friday. All correspondence should be in the office a; sn4nn as possible • it's a close call as a member of the Lucknow Crystallzers slow spitteh team slides Into third aa, he is tagged by a Lucknow Outlaw. The Crystallzers won the game 16 to 9, on Sunday afternoon. Other games played in regular tournament action on Sunday had the Port Albert Pirates beating Kinloas 8 to 7, and Kingsbridge over Luclmdw 30 to 9. [Photo by Darrell Kloeze[ Arena board proposes new building addition in principle By Darrell Kloeze The possibility of an addition to the Lucknow arena is now slightly mote than just an idea or a hope. The matter was discussed at the meeting of the Arena Board on Wednesday, August 24, and board members voted to accept the proposal for a new addition "in principle". That means that the board members are in favor of putting on an addition, for much needed dressing room space, and of having the existing interior renovated. But in light of the amount of money that would be needed for such a project, any further action will not be taken until it can be seen what kind of funding would be available for the addition. Recreation director Biil Hunter estimates that altogether, the cost of the renovations and the addition will be at least $150,000 and probably more. He is now going to see how much money can be earned from different groups like community clubs and individual fund raising. Hunter will also see what kinds of government grants can be expected. Presumably, if it is found that enough funds can be raised to build the arena addition, then a public meeting will be held to discuss the project, to make any changes to the proposals, and to give a final go ahead. Hunter stresses that the plans are now only in their very initial stages. He presented a rough plan of the addition to the board members at the meeting. It consists of a one storey building added right on to the west end of the existing arena. 1t would add on about 30 feet to the length of the arena and would be slightly wider than the older building, at 96 to 100 feet, or more. The space would mostly be taken up by four dressing rooms, each 12 feet by 24 feet. The rest of the space would make up a ticket booth. an office for the rec director. and a large fitness and meeting room, 29 feet long, and at least 20 feet wide. The existing changeroom and washroom space would be renovated to make two large dressing rooms out of the five there, two new washrooms, a larger snack bar, and more room for storage and lockers. Hunter says that space is very much needed at the arena. Now, the dressing rooms are too small, there is no room for equipment, no storage space, and the washrooms are inadequate. He says there have been proposals made to build a whole new structure and replace the existing arena, but he feels that an addition would suit the present needs. He adds that the addition would not prevent further renovations being done in the arena proper in the future, He likes the idea of a meeting and fitness room where visiting teams can gather together. A small assortment of gym equipment could be easily gotten for people to work out, and Hunter envisages a small six piece fitness room. Assistant Arena Manager The board also discussed their plans to hire an assistant arena manager. A man is needed during the winter months to operate the ice maker for the arena, among other duties. Board members drafted a help wanted notice to appear in the newspaper, and plan to open applications and choose an employee at their next meeting on Sept- ember 15. Ball Hockey The recreation director also mentioned to the members his intention to organize a ball hockey league for next year. The sport has become very popular in other towns in the area. and is a good way to use the arena space during the summer. He is holding a meeting at the arena on Thursdly, Sep- tember 1 for anybody interested in playing ball hockey.