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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-04-12, Page 9Ready for some rolling A new sportappears ready to roll in Seaforth this summer, but another looks on its last legs. Roller hockey is shaping up as reality soon for both young and old. But ball hockey, a popular pursuit by many on Thursday nights in Seaforth for the last decade, may be going the way of the hula -hoop because nobody has stepped forward to fdl the shoes of secretary -treasurer Greg Core. He resigned. In-line skates are the fancy modern version of roller skates, and now a common pastime for many town teenagers, many of whom enjoy themselves zipping around Seaforth streets and sidewalks. Arena manager Graham Nesbiu says forms are going to local schools to determine what kind of interest there is in forming an In - Line Roller Hockey League, and what kind of experience the interested have. In-line ringette will be offered if that's what the youths want, or simply in-line skating if enough interest is shown. Coaches and referees are also required. He says he hopes a four -team hockey league can be formed and is targeting two age groups, eight to 12 and 13 to 15 -years -old. It would be in the same format as winter's minor hockey house league with three-minute shifts, 24 -minute periods, lines handicapped according to age and ability, and for both boys and girls. Full equipment will be required, neck protectors optional, and an official roller puck, the Same wt.•ght as an ice hockey puck, will be used rather than a tennis ball. The arena manager hopes there will be enough interest for a practice clinic on April 26 with the league getting underway early next month. Older teenagers, along with the braver even more elderly, will have a roller league of their own on Wednesday nights. Four teams have already confirmed for this Seaforth Roller Hockey League, being organized by Kevin McLlwain of Egmondviile. It gets rolling April 26 from 8 to 10 p.m. This might doom Thursday night ball hockey which has been going on in Seaforth since the early 1980s. The time slot is still available and some interest has been indicated by those who prefer running around on concrete chasing after a bright orange and hard plastic ball to in-line skating, but whether there is enough interest and anybody is willing to organize it all is questionable. Some veterans of the loop say they have retired and are planning to concentrate on golf. At one time in the mid-1980s the Seaforth Ball Hockey League was a going concern, with seven competitive teams at its peak. Such well-known local hockey people as Dave McLlwain, Scott Driscoll, the MORE SPORTS on page 17 Kevin Williamson and Valley, Rem and Greg Murray, Keith McClure, Jim Campbell. the Devereauxs and Steve Mclnally at one time or another all spent their Thursday nights having fun in the summer competing for top honours, at best no broken bones and a handshake from the losing team. The league has been running with four teams for the past several seasons. Seaforth started the fust ball hockey league in the area and the sport later became very popular in Stratford, Clinton, Hensall and Mitchell. Novices reach final Seaforth's novices won their first two hockey games but lost the final 4-1 to the host Stratford Selects at a novice house league tournament in the Festival City Saturday. Seaforth advanced to the final with a 16-0 win over Hespeler and 4-2 triumph over Guelph. Ringette results Seaforth teams won two finals and lost another two at the Huron - Perth Ringette Championships at Goderich the first weekend of April. In the Junior A championship, Seaforth stomped Stratford 16-9, and the locals won the Tween C title by edging Exeter 7-6. In the Petite B final Goderich topped Seaforth 9-5, and Mitchell took the Novice B crown by edging Seaforth 4-3 in overtime. Parr Line finishes fourth by JANET BUCHANAN An athlete's dream to play at the National level come true last week for 20 players and their coaches. The week began with round-robin play against N.W.T. and Manitoba on Wednesday. The North West Territories had an excellent goalie and kept them in most games and was named first all star goalie after the tournament but the girls were up for that game and soundly defeated them 3-0. Manitoba was a different story as the team struggled and lost 3-1 in O.T. MVP for the games were Janice Finlayson and Terry Church. Thursday began with B.C. and a 3-0 victory in an excellent game. Cheryl Kruse won the MVP game honors. Thursday night saw the local girls play the Alberta defend- ing champions who had struggled until this game when they defeated Parr Line 2-1. Terry Church (goaltender) was again selected as MVP. NATIONAL BROOMBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Women's/ at Lefroy and Stroud, Ont) (Apr. 8) BRONZMEDAL GAME Manitoba 1 Parr Linn Preliminary ltames (Apr. 7) Quebec 6 Parr Line 0 (semi-final) Parr Line 2 Newfoundland 1 (Apr. 6) Alberta 2 Parr Line 1 Parr Line 3 B.C. 0 (Apr. 5) Manitoba 3 Parr Line 1 (OT) Parr Line 3 NWT 0 This left the girls, two wins and two losses and in a must win situ- ation to stay in the top two in the pool. The Newfoundland team had two wins along with Alberta, B.C. and Parr Line. The girls needed B.C. to beat N.W.T. and we needed to beat Newfoundland to advance to the medal round. The girls played their best game of the tournament and were victors to advance. The game against Quebec for the semi finals was a 6-0 loss to a far superior team and the eventual winners and was a lesson on how the game is meant to be played. In an excellent bronze medal game against Manitoba the girls lost 1-0. Although the team was disap- pointed not be have won the bronze medal it was an exciting time for all. A well played' toumament and certainly nothing to be ashamed of. At closing ceremonies and ban- quet on Saturday, night the team MVP was Cheryl Kruse and two players on the 2nd Canadian all Star Team were Sue Anne Van Miltenburg and Terry Church. The Team would like to thank our fans for making the trip to cheer us on and our trainer Kathy O'Reilly who kept the injured playing. It was a experience to remember and memories that will last a life time. SPECIAL GOSPEL MEETINGS Sunday 7:30 p.m. Monday to Friday 8 p.m. at Joseph St. Gospel Hall Clinton Speakers: Mr. A. Hull Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Mr. J. Dennison Westland, Michigan John 3:3... 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