Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-09-07, Page 17Exeter Express are Provincial Senior D champions PROVINCIAL CHAMPS - Exeter Express claimed the championship trophy of the Ontario Mike Neil, Geary Penhale.,Front, left; Barry Baynham, Jeff Fuller, Dave Atthill, Todd Baker (bat Senior D tournament they hosted on the weekend. Celebrating the victory are, back row, left; boy), Brian Horner, Bev Birtch,Paul Gilmour, Paul Elston. Behind the team, as is always the Steve Pearce, Walt Parkinson, Rob Dickey, Dave. Hayter, Dave.Hunt, Will Sentjens, Kevin case, is manager Joe Fulop. • Hern, Kevin Drager, Doug Fairbairn, Don MacDonald, Dave Shaw, Pete Heaney,. Bob Murray, Imes - dvocate Serving South Huron, North Middlesex & North Lambton Since 1873 September 7, 1988 Page 1A Four veterans go over -age. Rough tournev marks end for Juniors TILLSONBURG - Exeter Co-op Juniors finished their 1988 season in the rain and on a low note on the weekend when they were defeated 16-1 and 11-1 by Dundas and Lake- side in the OBA Junior D Ontario final. The gamesalso marked the last, Seniors advance to Great Lakes final EXETER - Senior Express recently eliminated Seaforth from thc semi-final round after winning a best -of -three scrics in' two -straight games. Express will meet Strathroy or Walkerton in the Great Lakes Baseball League final. Exeter downed Seaforth 11-2 and 10-0 to advance. In game one, Seaforth took thc lead with one run in the first in- ning. Exeter was held scoreless until the fourth when they pounded in six runs to take control of the game. They added five more in the. seventh to turn the game into.a rout. Barry Baynham notched a single and a double while Will Sentjens turned in a pair of singles in the effort. Express never: relinquished the upper hand in game two. The locals pushed five runs across thc plate in the second inning and added five more in the third to mercy Scaforth. • Steve Pearce, on the mound for Exeter, allowed only three hits while striking out three and walking one batter. Don MacDonald, Baynham, Brian Horner and Paul Gilmour hit RBI singles while Dave Hunt hit a home run. appearance of four veteran Junior Jeff Butler. players. Doug Schade, Darcy Mar- Rain continued .to play havoc tin, Daryl Little and Dennis Kints with the tournament's schedule and will all go over -age next season. -. Exeter's second game, which was to After_ being delayed five hours follow later Saturday, was post- duc to rain, Exeter was rusty on the pored until Monday. The layoff did attack. little to help Co-op Juniors. Juniors went through their arsenal 'The only Exeter run of the game of pitchers in game one. Schade Was unearned. Steve Neil scored on started but was soon replaced by an error in thc second inning. Scott Russell who carried the torch Neil's run made it 3-1 in favour through three rough innings. After of the opposition and thc game was giving up six hits and walking scv- still in reach, but four Lakeside en opponents, Russell was replaced runs in the third inning and three. in the fourth by Steve Neil who more in the fourth ended Exeter's walked five. Brent O'Brien took hopes of a victory. over at the end of the fourth and fin- Laporte started on the mound for ished the game which ended in a Exeter, allowing three hits and mercy. walking three batters. He was re - Exeter's only run was scored by lieved in the third by Neil who Todd Laporte after he crossed home struck out three opponents, gave up plate on a fielder's choice hit by three hits and walked three. Hrapchak tops boards EXETER - Steve I lrapchak scored 506 in six games to claim high score in mixed shuffleboard action Wednesday. 011ie Esscry followed with 484 and !Iowan] Johns placed third with 456. Albert Hummel rot:: :.•! out the .s:"c.ring with 440. Hummel was the leader in five games Thursday when he recorded a 544 to push l•lrapchak into second. Devlaeminck a plus for Centennials t WITH THE CENTENNIALS - Katherine Devlaeminck was in Exeter entennials line-up when they captured the B championship of a recent tournament in Stratford. t 1CAN - When Exeter Centenni- als senior soccer team claimed thc B championship in• a recent Stratford tournament, they had an extra quali- ty to their team -- a female quality. Katherine Devlaeminck, a varsity soccer player for the University of Windsor, played on the men's team at mid -field in the tourney. She found a spot on- the team by acci- dent, more than anything else. One evening, Devlaeminck was watching Centennials practice. The tcam didn't have enough players out to hold a good work-out, so they asked her to fill in. She continued to fill in at the Stratford tournament whore she proved Der worth. Most of the Centennials made it an easy transition for her. "I went to public school with a couple of the guys so they knew me. i think a couple of the guys were really shocked," Devlaeminck explains, noting any hesitance on their part was to be expected. "That's understandable. Even if 1 was a new guy, they might be a little hesitant at first:" Next season, Devlaeminck plans to try out for the team at the begin- ning of the season. While she played with Lucan Ladies Soccer team this season, she finds the cali- bre of the men's team more chal- lenging. "I really like it," Devlaeminck says. "It's good practice. I have to work hard all the time in those practices to keep up with them." if she makes the Centennials ros- ter, Devlaeminck will continue to play for the .Lucan ladies as well. That will create a schedule which will rival her varsity program. Going into her third year at Windsor, she is a member of the Lancerettcs -- a ladies' soccer team in its infancy. After playing a year as a club team, Lancerettes were given club status two years ago. Last year they finished in the mid- dle of .the South Western division which features tough teams from Guelph and Western. Practicing with Exeter Centenni- als gives Devlaeminck an oppotlu- nity to train for the varsity soccer season. While she finds the men faster and in possession of a harder shot, being female in a male league has its good points. "Sometimes I think I'm at an ad- vantage because they (opposing teams) think -- 'oh, she's no good - - so they give me lots of space." She is not the first woman to play in the male league, but she is a rarity nevertheless. A Biology major, Devlaeminck finds that soccer actually enhances her academic standings. "When i play soccer, 1 get every- thing done because I've only got so much time and I've got to get it done," she says, adding that her marks arc better during soccer sea- son. She found the Lucan minor soccer system a good training ground for • varsity soccer and she encottrages would-be players "not to be scared about coming out that first day". . "If you think you can handle it, there isn't any reason. why you shouldn't try out." EXETER - For the second time in three years Exeter Express men's baseball team has captured the On- tario Senior.D championship. Ex- press entered the final series against Everett undefeated in four games Monday afternoon, but their oppo- nents spoiled their record, handing them an 8-2 loss. Because Everett lost one game in the tourney, they had to beat Exeter twice -- a feat they were unable to accomplish. Express, running on sheer determi- nation, came from behind to record a 7-4 victory. It was their fourth come -from -behind win of the week- end "They saw themselves as a team with guts," Express manager Joe Fulop said. "They never quit and that's what happened -- the wins." They didn't come away unscathed v r. : a s a oungcr verett team, the win called on every re- source. Dave lnt.was spent after a weekend performance which earned him the unofficial tide of most val- uable player along with 'Kevin Drager. Don MacDonald- came home in the last inning, hobbling around the bases with a knot in his calf muscle .the size of a baseball. When he crossed home plate, a con- gratulating teammate met him with such exuberance that MacDonald came away with a broken nose. It was a long haul. "It was tougher than it was two years ago because you had to win more games," Fulop said, noting that this year's tournament featured eight teams rather than Six. Final battle Drager got things started for Exet- er in the last game when he hit a Please turn to page 3A Greys take lead EXETER - Greys took thc lead in their best -of -five series August 31 whcn they handed St. Marys a 4-3 loss August 31. Greys now lead the scrics 1-0. Greys were.frustratcd at bat in the first half of the game. They found themscl . .behind ' 1 by the end of the fiftling wit! only three bits to their'credit. Their only run came in the fourth inning when Gail Bcurman hit a triple and then stole home. - Exeter tied the game in the sixth after Sandi Fremlin singled to get on -base. Sandra Burns tripled to score Fremlin and came home later on an error. With the game tied 3-3,_ Heidi Elliott singled and then scored on a base -hit by Lynne Farquhar to clinch the game. The series continues this week with game three in Exeter Thursday night. Bach to School Specials in effect Thurs., Fri., Sal. while supplies last Tasty Nu white 60% whole. Plumrose Creamy Havarti Cheese Ib. $3.89 4 Fresh daily, 24 oz. loaf Maple Leaf Process 4 Fresh Country Cheese !Av. • wheat bread • Buns only $1.09 doz. Slices Ib. $3.19 A • Delicious Carrot M. Muffins Old fashioned • Date Squares 6/$1.89 6/$1.79 Wo ha ' kvariave etya wok, Delicious Donuts For tho freshest bread, rolls, pa.,tries and donuts come to JastyNu Bakery &Cheese House 9 • Traditional quality" since P929 Exeter 235-0332 . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . Rar r' • k ,,4 L)0ittart, rami(y T "ACJ ANSTETT JEWELLERS LIMITED DAY AT THE RACES This Sun., September 11 Post time 1:30 Proud Sponsors of THE ANSTETT PACE BATTLE OF THE SEXES Watch the LADIES and GENTS battle It out for HORSESHOE DIAMOND RINGS (By JOLYN) (Grand Prize for the top male and female drivers of the day) AS WELL AS SPECIAL DRAWS FOR: A 10 KT. GOLD COBRA CHAIN by GILLCRAFT Ladles' and Gents caravelle Quartz Watches, Shaeffer Pen Sets and a Citizen Pendulum Clock •