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takes first in
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tournam
Left, St. James School player Logan Bruxer.
-dribbles around teammate Dan Dobson ,and
a St. Columban defender. At right,
Sadie Jansen reaches for a rebound against
two St. Columban players. The St. James'
boys' team finished third in the tournament
held at St. Anne's Secondary School, In
Clinton and the girls' team placed fourth.
St. -Columban's boys' and girls'- teams.:1
won the 'AA' championship at the 'pi*
tournament Post work.
pares -for second year o
u Tour Coin#ry Classic tQurname
gusan Hundertm,aik even last year with -the tittle :of4,000
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As the Seaforth Golf Club gP
gears u `` Coufltry Classic sells 6,000 ` tickets
to offer the Canadian Tour Country :this year..
Classic tournament this August fbr "We'll be able to keep this tourna-
the secondyear, Carolanne Doigis ment itn Seaforth if we meet the fi-
• ' nancial commitment : of thepurse
feeh�g _confident that the event w� a p
be offered in Seaforth long after the and that will depend on ticket sales
initial three-year agreement has lajoiand sponsorships. And, for us at a
fished.
>>: , small golf course, ticket. sales are a
114. "I think we passed some tests last.; vital component," she, says, adding
year. We proved we can *host the that as "eternal. optimists," they're
we -roved that the course . ' printing 10,000 tickets this year.
player* p
can stand up to the competitionDespite -andthe tough economic times,
we passed the volunteer test with Carolanne says she's happy that al -
flying colours," she says. `; s ; }: most all of the 2008 sponsors decided
"I'd like to see this tournament go -to commit to contributing towards
ing for 25 years or longer." the:2009 tournament.
And, while the tournament broke "An .anonymous donor gave us
a• .. 'Y '*'1:aF b*• $5,000 last year
and will again
Goderich Minor Hockey Inc..: this year. But,
is holding 44 because we're in
TRYOUTS POR A " a rural area in a
stress, we'll be
PEEWEE Willi Izt time of economic
GIRIS HOCKEY TEAM happy if even
GODERICH for the 2009-2010 season. small donations
The intent is for the team to play can be made,"
in the Lower Lakes Female Hockey she says.
League. For more information please Both Caro -
contact: Joanne Johnston at lanne and her
marknjo@sympatico.ca or brother Cam say
Kelly Higgs at higgs@hurontet.on.ca the Canadian
.
TRYOUT DATES AT YMCA GODERICH Tour was very
impressed with
Wednesday, Apr- 22 7-8:30pm how the Country
Saturday, April 25 3-4:30pm Classic tourna-
Friday, May 1 6:30-8:O0pm ` '« roent was run in
I4 ,,, Seaforth for its
The cost will be $30 :'_. first year.
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at the time of tryouts. �r,,•"It was almost ase bring a permission .to skate farm disbelief - it was
eirif.4*,;(***,'.0;4
like we anticipated all their needs,
says Cam.
"The Canadian Tour administra-
tion loved it. We were very organized
and we -knew we wanted to put on a
great tournament," adds Carolanne.
She says the players, while they
were used to playing at a more "high
end" 'facility, loved the_ course since
it" wasn't so long that .it .wore. them
out.
"Nobody shot under 60 and that's
what sone people expected. There
wase anew course record when Adam
Bland shot 61 but nobody shot �un-
der 61 all week. Most golfers were
shooting 65 and that's not out of this
world. The course isn't as easy as the
length predicts," she says.
Carolanne says the players were
perhaps most impressed by the hos-
pitality they received from the golf
course, the volunteers and the local
people who billeted the golfers in
their homes.
"The kids (golfers) were mesmer-
ized by how welcome they. felt - to be
told, `Here's the fridge, make yourself
at home.' And, they loved the .small
town feeling with the Main Street
stores all decorated," she says.
The number of fans and the full,
bleachers at the 18th hole also . im-
pressed the golfers.
"These guys aren't used to playing
to a gallery," she says.
If the number of volunteers al-
ready signing up is any indication,
Carolanne says the volunteers had a
fabulous time last year.
4�-`
�.r."A lot of people didn't know what
they were getting into but they were
toff to , the races after the first few
days," -she says.
A volunteer day is= being held Sat-
urday, April 25 at the Seaforth Golf
Club where new and returning re-
cruits are invited to sign up between
• noon and 5 p.m.
"We've got a good start but we still-
. need
t ll -
need volunteers and billeters. Don't.
feel like we've got our contingent and
'don't need anyone else," she says to
potential volunteers.
Some of the ways Carolanne hopes
to improve the tournament this year
involves making life a little easier
for volunteers. She says they're hop-
ing to move volunteer parking closer
to the golf course. As well, they want
to streamline volunteer registration
and reduce the length of the shifts.
"It was a long day for some volun-
teers last year," she says.
Other improvements include open-
ing up the clubhouse to the public
so everyone can . view the golf club's
memorabilia, moving the pro shop
out into the hospitality tent and pro-
viding entertainment with local mu-
sicians every night from Thursday to
Sunday.
"We found out that last year, peo-
ple didn't want to leave at the end
of the day - they wanted to have a
drink and to celebrate," she says.
Carolanne says she was excited
to see non -golfers attend last year's
tournament and develop an interest
in the sport.
"I think we're creating an aware-
ness of golf and introducing it to the
non -golfers in the area. Some people
who never golfed before are now fol-
lowing the Canadian Tour players on
the Inteet," she says.
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