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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2009-04-08, Page 11�,,. • • r.-.- +I *nom.-• • s ru.i..,.�1/+s•Aa►<sn�• -... -- ... . 411,••-Ni.:04; * .4..i s.. ar.,a.s 11•"1+• S Curling team has sweeping success a - Susan Hun4ei ti&irk • 4.1111MINNIM One of Seaforth Public School's two curling teams came fourth • out of 86 teams at the Timbits Provincials in Peterborough over the weekend. "All the kids did fabulous but there was a new point system. and it didn't work for us. We don't like to run the score up but that caused two of the teams not to move on," says coach 'ibdd Doig. The Seaforth Curling Club sent four teamsto the Timbits tournament, two from SPS and two: from St. James. Winning - all four of its first four games, SPS #1: qualified for the main event, lost in the quarter finals and lost the final in the second event, end- ing up fourth overall. SPS -#1, made up of Ethan Doig, Sam Steep, Alex Vincent and Adam Vincent, won games against St. Jo- seph's Catholic 11 to 3, St. Raphael 8 to 4, Kinghurst 6 to 5, St. Andrew #2 7 to , 2 before losing to Exeter Public School 7 to 2. • In their sixth game, they won Janes, Kes- against Sheridan Park 8 to 4 and tied hia Feeney, their seventh game 6 to 6 against Bur- Jorgie Janes, leigh Hills. They lost in the finals 13-0 Kelsey Feeney against Stewart School in Perth, end- and Kendra ing up as winner of the second event Feeney won consolation. games against Doig said St. James .#2 won three William Be - of their. first four games and SPS #2 atty 4 to 3, won two games but didn't win by a Langton 5 to high enough margin to move on to the,?„ 3 and JD Hod - finals while St. James .#1 moved on- gins 9 to 2 hut even though the team only won one*: lost against game out of four --1 .. �` � holy:: Name 5 SPS #2, made up of Christina'. to 3. Schelken, ,Matt Southgate, Carly St. James Schelken, Sarah MacGregor and Ian #1, made up MacGregor ended up in third place of may in the Hot Shots skills competition McGrath, Rory and second in the poster competition, Whelan, Jus - which judged the school posters used tin Poppe and to carry in the .parade. They won games against Ecole Thrre Jeune 5 to 4 and St. Teresa 11 to 1 while losing to Sheridan Park 7 to 5 and St. Michael 5 to 4. St. Blames #2, made 'up Barry Vincent Poppe - .R an Y pp RoryWhelan lets ge of the rock as his teammates Timmy McGrath, won one game aimed . Vic- . Justin Poppe and Ryan Poppe look on. went on to a fifth game, which thy tory Owen Sound 6 to 2 after losing a Markdale 11 •Port Elgin lost against Bea.vercr st against St. Michael 6 to 5, 9 "they of Taylor. � 8 to 4 and Kinghurst to4.But, . n a n Schwa leading. Manitoba Moose. -4111MNMUIW "I jet look at this as new life to Afew weeks ago, Derek ` Nesbitt - - • was . a struggle this year as I was not • was sitting by the pool with a fee • like .1 was in a good situation - Antonio's 90 sunburn ink- San Anto degree: for:myself and going to Manitoba weather. just turned my. confidence around so But recently, he collected what little much." winter clothes he had and moved to with the Rampage this season, the chilly temperatures of Winnipeg, Nesbitt racked up 15 points in 49 and now regularly suffers from wind- games. In the five games he's been burn. _ g with the Moose., hers already earned But the : Egmondville-born . profes- four oints. r sional hockey player isn't complain- p "Getting the opportunity to play ing about his new team, In fact, hes . � playoff celebratin la o hockeyhere could very much g help my career and hopefully keep That's because he moved. from the career going north," the left-handed my season," the 26 -year-old _ said. "It • San Antonio Rampage, last place in winger said. their AHL division, to the league- right • s needed for ball games From Page 10 In the past, teams have also faced Brussels and Blyth, but Kropf says it per week. all depends on how many teams from in demand this Umpires are also the north of Huron County nty -`register ` to Y season, from Mite to Midgetet divisions. playthis season. , ;4-14-, Umpires are required to be certified He expects parents - to be notified r is beingheld May6 from Yn season the week and a course • about the upcoming gg 6:30-10 p.m. at the Western Ontario of April 20 and for games to begin the Athletic Association office in Wing - first week of May. Vi , ham, for a cost of $65. Knopf says he'd like to arrange to use: Players may also sign up for a pitch - the baseball diamond at Seaforth Pub- clinic in Win ham May21 25-26 at licthisseason,alongwith the ,. ing g '• • School - Wescast Community Centre m Wing - regular locations at Optimist Park and ham, for a cost of $65. ` `' k:r.'•�-, { in Winthrop. P • e expects Optimist Park to host four games a week and the Winthrop baseball diamond to hold two or three Kropf says he expects another corn - lie says the association has used the petitive year on the diamonds in Sea - public school's diamond in the past, forth and Winthrop this summer. but didn't last season. "The sport does seem to be growing," "We're hoping to get two or three he says. "It went through some down - teams on that diamond," he says. "And sizingwith soccer overtaking it in pop - start to use Seaforth baseball dia- clarity but the numbers are increasing monds to their full potential." , • • , ., Y 1 1 i ' ( o it ' !4► 1.t0'yV '%yea '• �` rte-..,,:: Ch1-yZ. Derek Nesbitt ,Itkiesbitt .is cur- against: with 171, 20 less than run- retry under ner-up Hamilton Bulldogs. contract with "When you go from a last ply' the Phoe-. in your division to the top team in the nix coyotes, whose AHL farm team is s#L saaiwi,ay. Wanting - to leave the teat,' Nesbitt expect- ed a deal to go xpect-edadealtogo down at the NHL trade deadline but when that passed, Phoenix :decided to reassign him before the AHL trade deadline on March 13. r Iethe exchange, Phoenix received a goalie and hiebitt was on his way north back to'his:"-hocie country. The Moose currently stand in first place in the.AHL and have secured a playoff spot with a record of 49 wins and 20 losses. The team also has the lowest goals ' •■ NI IN,. r Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation Fundraising Campaign New X-RAY Unit Our Goal 450,000 Total Imae Event- S620.9Q Winter (a� gn Radlothdn OM tis rater 1 1 league and suddenly have playoff hockey on your mind again, it's very. exciting," Nesbitt says. "Definitely, your mindset changes rig away." In his handful of games so far with the Moose,. Nesbitt says he feels a: lot more comfortable on the ice. "I'm playing more like myself," says Nesbitt, who grew up 'playing minor hockey in Seaforth. "I'm playing in situations I'm used to, like a top six forward role awl playing on top power play units and. It's working out well." In his fifth game ' nth Manitoba, he suffered a lower b : r : injury, which he is still nursing. He says the train- ing staff has been helpful and that he hopes to be up and going in time for the playoffs. r r r r r r r 1111 Confused about Healthcare in Seaforth and area?V INFORMATION MEETING I Huron East/Seaforth Community Development Trust and Heshhcare Partners Eommitte invite you to an INFORMATION MEETIN about H�afth Care and the organizations - in Seaforth and area -' 1 1 1 1 APRIL 14th, 2009 Seaforth District Cornrnurn -��La\•j"'s ..�!= y�,...i �';�4'-�>� p •T.'�,r. • ,;.+. •k .r.