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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-10-08, Page 14Page 2A Times -Advocate, October, 8, 1986 Crystal ball says Astros and Angels in series Molting, but, still flying With the local hockey season well underway for most teams, the Exeter Molting Harks are also preparing for a full schedule. The team made up of 35 year-olds or more have lined up an ambitious schedule of 24 home games. With away contests and a number of tournaments planned, the overall number of games could be as high as 60. • Coach Wayne Pearce has the exact roster back from a year ago, meaning they all came through the summer in good shape. The first home game for the Molting Hawks is set for Monday night, October 13 at the South Huron Rec Centre with the London Firebirds supplying the opposition. Kick boxing set Especially those who attended a recent kick boxing and karate demonstration at the South Huron Rec Centre will be interested to learn that a title fight has'been set up for Leo Loucks. Loucks, who was at the local event will be defending his world pro -kickboxing championship at the London Gardens on Sunday afternoon October 26 at 2 p.m. The opponent for Loucks will be fourth rated Mark Gurley from Cocoa Beach, Florida. Ron Day, formerly of Exeter and operator of Ron Day's Family Academy of Self Defence in Kitchener is Louck's manager and in charge of promotions. More racing records Local harness racing owner Bob Hamather is back in the limelight with a record performance by his talented two year-old filly pacer No No Abby. No No Abby is owned and bred by Hamather and trained by In first place Hawks When the Exeter Hawks were being rebuilt after last year's disastrous season, the emphasis was on boosting inadequacies behind the blue line. Results of their first two season games on the weekend indicate some major strides were made in that regard, as the locals gave up only three goals in posting a 1-1 tie against Brussels and beating Mitchell 5-2. The three points put the Hawks on top of the northern division of the Western Junior "D" loop where they wallowed in the basement last season. Friday's home opener at the rec centre against the Bulls featured a netminding battle between Hawks rookie Derek Switzer and Pat Camp- bell of the visitors. Switzer ended up with 26 saves, while Campbell was a bit busier as he posted 29. The latter was particular- ly sharp in the third period as the Hawks dominated play but couldn't get the winner. Exeter struck for the first goal in the opening frame when rookie Jon O'Connor connected on a powerplay with Scott Bogart and Dale Timmer- fl.arihJ To all fans and supporters who purchased a 300 Club Booster ticket or ad, in our program_. Your support makes our organization a success. First Draw Winners $1000 - Elaine Bogart $100 - Edith Lewis $100 - Ann Prout Exeter and Area Jr. 'D' Hawks executive Next home game Fri., Oct. 10 Family nite is Oct. 12 * All the family for $5.00 admission* Jean Poulin set the Canadian record for two year-old pacing fillies on a five -eights mile track at Greenwood on September 1 in 1.57.2. The Hamather filly went on to Lexington's Red Mile in Ken- tucky and won the Almahurst Stud event in 1.54.4. This time was also a track and stakes record. Ron Waples was in the sulky for both record breaking events. Crystal ball look' It's about time to take a look into the crystal ball and make our predictions on the upcoming baseball playoffs and World Series Sports Spotlight by Ross Haugh so our readers can make wagers on the opposite clubs. It a nutshell it will be the Houston Astros and the California Angels meeting in baseball's annual fall classic with the first game slated for October 20. Now that the Blue Jays are not in the post -season action, we are choosing the Astros and the Angels because each club has one Canadian on its roster. Terry Puhl from Western Canada is with Houston and the number two man on the California pitching staff is Kapaskasing born Kirk McAskill. In getting a little more serious, the Houston pitching staff, has improve on defense, yet mans drawing the assists. Brussels evened the count in the se- cond when they also found the range on a powerplay. Sunday's game against Mitchell was played at Huron Park and the local Hawks scored four powerplay tallies against their namesake& in their first win of the season. The game was extremely chippy and the third period was slowed con- siderably by a constant parade to the DOWN AND IN Exeter Hawks Stove Gould is on the seat of his pants in front of the Mitchell net, but the check came too late to prevent him from notching his second goal of the game in Sunday's 5-2 win over Mitchell. 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For the Red Sox it will be trouble all the way, especially if Roger Clements and Wade Boggs are not healthy. Best of everything A recent story in the Toronto Star by writer Neil McCarl lists the results of a best of everything poll conducted among the managers in both major leagues. Two Blue Jay made the American league list. They were Tony Fernandez as the best defensive infielder and Jesse Barfield with the best outfield arm. It's interesting to note in the class for best pickfili` moves by a right handed pitcher, they were both knuckleballers, Phil Niekro and Charlie Hough. Mike Flanagan of Baltimore is the best southpaw picker -offer. To no one's surprise Wade Boggs is the best two -strike hitter and Don Mattingly the most dangerous. Gerry Hairston of the White Sox is the best pinch hitter and Wally Joyner of the Angels the best hitting prospect. Don Baylro of the Red Sox is the best designated hitter. The Detroit Tigers have two representatives. They are Darnell Coles with best infield arm and Tom Brookens as the best utility player. Ray Boone of the Angels was selected as the best throwing cat- cher and the smartest player in the league. win and draw penalty box. There were four fights in the final 20 minutes and the teams played two men short for much of the final 10 minutes of the stanza. George Pratt started the Hawks off to their win in the early part of the .opening stanza when he scored on the team's first powerplay attempt. Jeff Pfaff and Jim Lewis drew the assists. The teams traded single markers in the second as Dan Nairn found the range for Exeter after Mitchell had cut the lead to one goal. Powerplay goals by Jeff Reid and Gould rounded out the Exeter scoring in the third, both coming on powerplays. Reid's came with Exeter enjoying a two-man advantage. The latter also assisted on one of the goals as did Bryan Quinn, Dale Timmer - mans and Jeff Dalrymple. Mitchell's final tally was on a short- handed effort after an Exeter defender was stripped of the puck and given a free lane to Switzer. The lat- ter recorded 27 saves. Mitchell sat out 30 penalties, while Exeter had 25. Scott Lovie, Jeff Pfaff and Jeff Dalrymple were banished for fighting along with three Mitchell combatants. The local Hawks will enjoy two more home games this weekend before they hit the road. Belmont Bombers will be here on Friday and the Mitchell Hawks will be back for their rematch on Sunday at 7:30. First road trip for the squad will come on Tuesday when they travel to Seaforth to meet the defending OHA champion Centenaires. Improvement. in volleyball team The SHDHS boys volleyball played in a tournament Wednesday in Clin- ton. They lost their first two games to Stratford Central and then split both of their matches with St. Marys and Central Huron to a game each. On Saturday, the team travelled to Walkerton for a tournament. 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