HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-04-14, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005. PAGE 9.
Ironmen trailing
semi-final series
By Jim Brown
Citizen staff
First draw winners
The Mac Inglis foursome earned the Foxton Fuels Ltd. trophy for winning the first draw of the
Daytime Curlers season. The award was presented April 4 at the Wingham Golf and Curling
Club. Country Curlers president, Glen McMichael, left, presents the trophy to skip Inglis, third
Glenn Sellers, second Donna Shaw and lead Hugh McBurney. Absent is lead Audrey Fitch. (Jim
Brown photo)
The Wingham Ironmen are going to have to pull up their socks if they want
any chance of claiming the Clarence Schmalz Trophy as the OHA Junior C
champions.
After getting past the Erm Shamrocks in six games, the Ironmen find
themselves trailing after the first two games of their OHA Junior C semi
final series with the Essex 73s.
After scoring a 3-2 decision in triple overtime last Friday at tlYe North
Huron Wescast Community Complex, the Ironmen travelled to Essex on
Sunday and were handed a 5-1 setback.
Game three in the best four-of-seven series was played Tuesday evening in
Essex, with game four going Friday evening in Wingham, beginning al 8
p.m.
Matt Hill was the only Wingham goal getter in Essex, with the assists
going to Jamie Chester and Nick Filsinger.
Jeff Lepelaars scored two for Essex, with singles coming from A. Jay
Sweet, Deon Keller, and Andrew' Jackson.
Ryan Fry and Hiil scored for Wingham last Friday as the Ironmen took a
2-0 lead into the third period. Luke Williams and Cole Stewart earned assists.
Vince Santia and Jackson scored for Essex to send the game into overtime.
R. J. Hotts netted the winner at the one minute mark of the third overtime
period.
The Ironmen finally found the offence in Erin on April as they scored a 3-
I decision to win the series in six games.
Getting the goals for the Ironmen were Joel Riley from Shawn Walker and
Joel Hemingway, Chester from Matt MacPhee and Ryan Fry and MacPhee
into an empty net.
Third annual WOAA golf
tourney set for August
The third annual Western Ontario
Athletic Association’s (WOAA)
celebrity golf classic will be held
Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Goderich
Sunset Golf Club.
Tee-off time for the 18-hole
scramble format event is 11 a.m.
Each team will be comprised of four
players along with
a celebrity.
Celebrities will
include hockey
players,
fastbal 1/basebal I
players, country
music singers,
local sports stars
and politicians.
3096, Gary Gravett
at 524-8047 or the
WOAA office at
357-3512.
The event is
open to men.
women and junior
golfers.Interested
persons can
register as a team
or as an individual.
For more
i n f o r m a t i o n
contact Jon
Bateson at 357-
Second draw winners
Winning the second draw of the Daytime Curlers season and the Royal City Pewter Trophy
was the Les Shaw foursome. The award was presented April 4 at the Wingham Golf and
Curling Club. Kevin Underwood, left, draw sponsor and second on the winning foursome,
presented the trophy to skip Les Shaw, third Bob Edgar and lead Pat Wheeler, (jim Brown photo)
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Winning the J. R. Coultes Trophy for taking the third draw of the Daytime Curlers season was
the Stewart Leedham foursome. The award was presented April 4 at the Wingham Golf and
Curling Club. Marg Moffatt, left, presented the trophy to skip Leedham, third Alex Nethery^and
lead Roy Aitchison. Absent from photo is second Bill Nay. (Jim Brown photo)