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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times-Advocate, 2002-09-25, Page 13SARNIA — First place just wasn’t to be for the Exeter Centennials. The Cents will finish second in the Western Ontario Soccer League’s First Division after a tough 2-1 loss to host Bluewater Friday night. The hard fought game for first place was played on a muddy field which arguably played into the home team’s advantage. Bluewater scored first in the 20 minute mark of the first half and took the 1-0 lead into the half. After numerous requests the game be replayed due to the shod- dy field conditions, the referee eventually deemed the field playable. The Cents took up the challenge in the second half by dominating Sarnia. Exeter’s Chris Pacifico found the equal- izer by burying a perfect 30-yard free kick in the far corner of the Bluewater net at the 60 minute mark. Bluewater grabbed the lead with 15 minutes remaining in the game. Exeter then threw every- thing they had at Sarnia but couldn’t buy another goal despite hitting two goalposts and a crossbar. “I am very proud of this Exeter team,” manager John Rasenberg said. “They really wanted to finish first. It wasn’t in the cards.” Exeter has a lock on second place and will be promoted to the Premier Division next season. This was the first loss for the Cents after a 14-game unbeaten streak that began after the team lost their first two games of the season. Exeter owns a 12-3-2 record with 38 points. Bluewater finishes their season at 14-2-2 and 44 points. If the Cents had won Friday’s game, they would have tied Bluewater with an identi- cal record but would have gotten the nod for first for winning their only head- to-head match-up. Simcoe sits in third at 9- 5-3 and 30 points and cannot catch Exeter even though they also have a game left. The fourth White Eagles could leap over Simcoe with two games left and an 9-5-3 record with 27 points. The tied for fifth Scottish and Croatia at 26 points could also make a move up the standings from their respective records of 8-6-2 and 7-4-5. Wallaceburg and the Athletics at 17 points are tied for seventh at 5-9-2 and 5-10-2 respectively. The Portuguese are sec- ond last at 4-12-1 and 13 points and the pointless season for the London Serbs continues as they have lost all of their 16 games to date. Exeter’s last game of the season is Friday in Delhi versus the Athletics. 19Exeter Times–Advocate Sports Wednesday, September 25, 2002 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING RE PROPOSED CHANGES TO WARD BOUNDARIES AND COUNCIL COMPOSITION Mon. Oct. 7 - 7:00 p.m. STANLEY COMPLEX • a new “Lakeshore” ward to be created of lands west of Highway #21 in the current Hay and Stanley wards • the new Hay ward will consist of the current Hay ward boundaries less the lands west of Highway #21 • the new Stanley ward will consist of the current Stanley ward boundaries less the lands west of Highway #21 • the ward boundaries for the wards of Bayfield, Hensall and Zurich will not change • this will change the total number of wards from 5 to 6 • each of the 6 wards will have 1 Councillor • the Mayor, Deputy-Mayor and Councillor-at-Large positions will remain elected at large • this will reduce Council from 10 members to 9 Public comments on this proposal will be heard at the October 7th meeting or you may submit written comments to the undersigned until noon on October 7th. Any ward or council changes adopted by Council before December 31st, 2002 will come into effect for the 2003 election. Janisse Zimmerman Clerk-Administrator 14 Mill Ave., Box 250 Zurich, On. N0M 2T0 (519) 236-4351 Ext. 231 Continued from page 18 Gary MacLean and played for the South Huron ban- tams last season. Around the league, Thamesford is perfect so far with wins over Port Stanley (6-2) and Mitchell (7-4), Mount Brydges also beat Port 5-3 and Wellesley beat Hagersville 7-4. Lucan, Lambeth and Belmont have yet to play a game in the Yeck Conference while the Wellesley-Hagersville game was the only one so far this season in the McConnell Conference. Exeter travels to Port Stanley Friday night and Thamesford Saturday before hosting their home open- er versus the Lucan Irish Oct. 4 at South Huron Rec Centre at 8:30 p.m. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Due to recent circumstances, the Exeter Public Cemetery will be locked daily at 4:00 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays, the first and second gates from the Cemetery House will remain open for the public’s use. Thank you for your co-operation and we are sorry for the inconvenience. Dwayne McNab Cemetery Superintendent M-D SMALL ENGINE REPAIR Sales & Service 519-263-2313 2.5 MILES NORTH OF EXETER ON HWY. #4 Fast start for Jr.D Hawks The Panther girls are dominating the boards early in the season. The South Huron District High School senior girls basketball team easily defeated host Clinton Central Huron last week 51-17 in their first Huron league action of the season. Nikki Cyr led with 16 points followed by Jillian Jones with 12 points, Amber Preszcator and Rachel Steele with six points each and Amanda Wuerth with four points. The junior Panthers beat Central Huron 35- 24. Coach Henry Bonsma said his girls played well in their season debut. He added the team is com- prised of a mixture of Gr. 9s and Gr. 10s and shows good potential. Top scorers were Katie Stewart with six points and Lea Mudge and Kylen VanOsch who both had five points. The senior Panthers hosted their annual invi- tational tournament Friday and Saturday and claimed the consolation title with a convincing 47- 20 win over Goderich Saturday afternoon. Cyr led the inspired effort with 22 points while Jones added 13 points and Preszcator and Steele also played strong games. South Huron lost their first game 40-33 to Dorchester. Jones and Steele each had nine points while Cyr added eight points and Lori Hogan scored seven points. The Panthers experienced some cold shooting, especially from the foul line, but played well otherwise. South Huron was cold again offensively in game two Saturday morning but managed to escape with a 29-28 win over Clinton St. Anne’s. Jones led the way with 15 points followed by Cyr with eight points. London Christian defeated Woodstock 54- 43 to take the champi- onship final. Dorchester beat St. Marys 49-35 in the third place game. St. Anne’s beat Mitchell 35- 21 in the seventh place game. Other scores: Goderich beat Mitchell 46-39 in their consolation semi-final, Woodstock beat Dorchester 50-41 and London Christian defeated St. Marys 48-30 in their championship semi-finals. On Monday at home, the senior Panthers lost to Goderich 40-28. The South Huron juniors also lost to Goderich 48-22. Both Panther teams travel to Wingham F.E. Madill today and the junior girls host their annual tournament this Friday and Saturday. Panther girls b-ball teams off to a great start Sliding by.South Huron District High School senior girls basketball player Nikki Cyr,right,manages to get by a St.Anne’s defender during Saturday’s game in Exeter.The Panthers won 29-29 and eventually won the consolation final of their own annual invitational tournament.(photo/Craig Bradford) Centennials to finish second,Premier-bound Golf roundup Senior Men Sept. 22 - Wrap up First Wayne Pearce 79 Bill Thompson 89 Andy DeBoer 96 Jim Wallace 100 364 Second Don Ross 85 John Regier 85 Bill Coleman 101 Bill Schaefer 97 368 Third Ron Chanyi 83 Bud Preszcator 97 Doc Campbell 94 Ron Grasdahl 102 376 Fourth Don Heywood 82 Bob Dobson 102 Joe Regier 99 Bob Coates 96 379 Fifth Mike Barclay 99 Ben Fisher 101 Ken Hermann 87 Jim Paff 96 383 Closest to pin:Ron Chanyi (#4,7,13), Don Heywood (#15) Hole in one:Don Heywood on the 186 yd., par 3, 15th hole at Ironwood, Sept. 22. Ironwood Monday Men Sept. 16 A flight LG John Snell 36 LN Clayton Cooper 32cb 2nd LG George Tryon 37cb 2nd LN Morley Obre 32 B flight LG Dennis Rowe 38 LN Charlie Chambers 33 2nd LG Jason Wein 41 2nd LN Ron Broderick 36 C flight LG Ron Clarke 39 LN Matt Muller 31 2nd LG Casey Zeehuisen 43 2nd LN Bob Jones 36 D flight LG Dick Lord 42 LN Blair Mott 35 2nd LG Dale Baker 45 2nd LN John Westlake 36cb E flight LG Ivan Luther 48 LN Marty Overholt 36 2nd LG Bob Clark 49 2nd LN Mike Burdon 38cb Closest to pin #3:Jim Morrissey Closest to pin #6:Terry Bourne Skins: A&B - Ernie Ahrens (#1), Jim Russell (#4,5), Frank Dubarry (#9); C,D,E - John Westlake (#1), Ron Clarke (#2), Terry Bourne (#6) Sponsor: B.O.M. Nesbit Burns Senior Men Sept. 19 Low net A flt. Ben Fisher 34 Norm Whiting 34 B flt. Harold Knight 31 C flt. Grant McGregor 33 Team scores First (144):Ross Hodgert, Gerald Dearing, Chan Livingstone, Grant McGregor Second (145):Dave Fuggle, Bruce Moir, Doug Parsons, Jack Hogan Closest to pin:#3 Roy Triebner, #6 Don Rowswell Upcoming:Oct. 10, Closing luncheon and annual meet- ing Tuesday Ladies Sept. 17 Final wrap up for 2002 Most birdies:Connie Willis 3 Most pars:Carole Preece 27 Low gross (Playoffs Aug. 27) A flt. Bette May 47 B flt. Eudora Caldwell 56 C flt. Noreen McCann 54 D flt. Lorraine Alexander 58 Low net (Playoffs Aug. 27) A flt. Joan Cole 33 B flt. Bonnie VanBelois 32 C flt. Janet Hall 36cb D flt. Pat Campbell 33 Most improved player 2002 season B flt. Marg Baker C flt. Bonnie VanBelois D flt. Lillian Mathers Sept. 17 - Scramble winners Liz Stephens, Pat Ballantyne, Jeanne Phillips Door prize:Tracy Moir 50/50:Noreen McCann, Pat Campbell Woody’s Ice Door Prize:Pat Veal Exeter Golf Club Exeter Golf Club