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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-03-04, Page 181 Page 4A Times -Advocate, March 4, 1987 Canada wide Fitness Week planned for late May Here is plenty of notice that the week of May 22 to 31, 1987 has been designated as Canada's Fitweek by Fitness Canada, all pro- vincial governments and 26 national organizations. In a press release we received this week are outlined various activities for all ages including an elderobic moonwalk-for Cana- dian seniors which would include this writer. We would hope the senior groups in this area will get in on the week and come up with some unique ideas to promote the elderobic moonwalk. The elderobic moonwalk isfrom start to finish an exercise imagination. It could be in the form of a dance by the light of the moon or a picnic where one's eating habits could be -exercised. Suggestions for the week include a participation challenge with municipal officials taking part. A similar event was held last sum- mer at the South Huron Rec Centre and this will be repeated. Rec director Lynne Farquhar reports that tentative plans in- clude a competition on Wednesday, May V against the residents of Ilanover with special emphasis on Mayor Bruce Shaw outdoing his counterpart in Ilanover. Lynne says she hopes to organize a full day'of activities which would include a giant:aerobic class with elementary schools in the area participating. Sounds like lots of fun, so get out your sneakers and skipping rope to get in shape for the big week. Question time Here comes three fairly simple questions on what's happened in the first three-quarter of'the 1986-87 season in the Natiohal Hockey League. Come -from -behind in third game Name the team that has turned their fortunes around from a year ago, the club that is leading in home attendance and the team that has a great chance in having their coach named the coach of the year. it only takes one team to answer those questions. The Detroit Red Wings out in the cold when playoff time came around last year are in first pace in the Norris division and are almost a shoo-in to make post -season action. The success of the Red Wings is certainly reflected at the turn - Sports Spotlight by Ross Haugh stiles at Joe Louis arena. Their latest tome -game Saturday after- noon against the New York Rangers attracted 19,615 fans, the largest crowd of the season. The.average crowd for the entire schedule should be about 18,000. .Their support proves that most cities will back a winner. The Red Wings may not be a winner, but they are so much of an im- provement over past years that their fans at least have a hope. The reason for the big switch for the Wings has to be coach .Jaques Demers. it' he isn't named the coach of the year, then the sanity Of all voters should be questioned. • - • 'l'he Wings don't play a very exciting brand of hockey, but they get the job done -with a close checking, grinding brand of play and have reduced their goals against by a tremendous number. Although they are 10th in overall point standing, the Wings have only scored 207 goals in their first 63 games. Only the Quebec Nordiques with 205 goals in 64 games have fewer scores than Detroit. On the other side of the ledger, the Wings have given up 218 goals, 11 more than they have scored. The defensive techniques of Demers are showing as 14 teams have given up more goals than the- Wings. The New Jersey Devils, the third worst team in the league pro- vide another comparison. The Devils have scored 217 times, 10 more than the wings, but have allowed 279 scores and that's 61 more than Detroit. Racing Kars We spent a.couple of interesting hours at South fluron District High School Saturday afternoon watching some 150 Cubs from Huron District racing their cars: it was the annual Kub Kar rally and the competition was keen as the small cars raced down a ramp. The weight of. these cars is limited to five ounces or less. We know a couple of boys who are already planning. on mak- ing improvements on their vehicles or building new ones for next year. Kurt Marchle of Goderich was the winner for the second straight year, Congratulations go out to Tom Seip. Dave Beaver and other Exeter area leaders for their expertise and patience in operating Saturday's races. Hawks take commanding lead in playoffs over Seaforth With .t pair 01 one -goal margins. Exeter i Iawks have now taken a com- manding :3-0 lead in their best -of - seven division semi-final with the Petites move on inringette In the second game of the playoffs, Exeter Petites ringette team beat Goderich 12-5, to win the series 2-0. The Exeter scoring started with Jill Sararas at 13:26 of the first period. By the time Goderich scored at 7:13. Ex- eter had two scores from Cheyenne \\'estlake, a single from Cara Gard- ner and a couple more' from Jill Sararas. After the Goderich goal. a single from Lisa Forrest summed up the scoring for the first period. Christie Bedard and Lisa Forrest were successful on two shots each. and a single from Andrea Urlin finish- ed the Exeter scoring. - Assisting on the Exeter goals were Lisa Forrest, Jody Hamilton, Jenny Lynn Rowe. Janice Sanders, Cara Gardner. Suzanne Steciuk, Katie Armstrong and Danielle Miners. Janna Webster had a successful night in goal for the Exeter Petites. The girls now advance to the second round of playoffs. with Seaforth and Mitchell in single games. . defending O11A champion Seaforth Centenaires. After posting a 5-1 win in the series opener in Seaforth. the Ilawks Caine home on Tuesday night to eke out a 2-1 triumph and (hen posted a come- - from=behind 6-5 verdict itirtfensalT<►ii Saturday. Fourth game in the set was played. last night (Tuesday I in Seaforth and a win would put the Hawks into the division final. If a fifth game is need- ed. it will be at the rec centre on Fri- day. The sixth is slated for Seafor(h on Sunday and the seventh in Exeter on 'Tuesday. Brussels Bulls lead (he other semi- final by a 3-1 margin over the ,Mitchell Hawks. The northern division winners have also been winning by one -goal margins against the stubborn Mit- chell 'crew. Playing before a full house at Hen - salt, Saturday, the Hawks opened up a 4-2 lead in the first stanza, but were trailing 5-4 in the third before Scott Bogart notched the equalizer at the 8:54 mark on a powerplay with Scott Lovie. Lovie then carne back to get the winner five minutes later on a play with defenceman Jeff Pfaff. • . Derek Switzer was back in the nets for the locals as Dave Rook headed south for a week's holiday and he OAKRIDGE WINS — Oakridge of weekend Exeter Inn-dians rec hockey tournament Mike Pearce accepts the trophy from Gerry Smith and Scott McLoughlin of Labatt's. London wort the 'A' title of the . Above, captain. of the lnn-dians T -A photo kicked out 25 shots to post the win. Defenceran Dean Schram, a late season arrival from the Lucan Irish, paced the Ilawks with a two -goal per- formance. while George Pratt and ,Jeff Anserns added the other singles. - -Pratt and Pfaft each -picked up two assists and helping out -on one tally each were Bogart, Lovie and Steve Batten. 'i'he Centenaires scored four of their. five markers on the powerplay, while the Ilawks had two with a man a(lvan- tage. Exeter sat out 16 minors and Seaforth had 15. - The f fawks enjoyed a slight margin in shots as they peppered :36 at the Seaforth duo of Derek Cooper and Todd Campbell. The latter-eame..in__ after the Ilawks notched their third marker in the first period. (took shines Netminder Dave Rook kicked out :31 shots at the rec centre on Tuesday as he won the netminding battle with Seaforth's Derek Cooper in the 2-1 Irish start final at home .tonight The Lucan Irish disposed of the Ron Goodhand. Notching assists were Mount Brydges Bulldogs in four Brad Muir. Grant Larsen, .Joe straight games -in the first round of Febrey, Glenn Marshall. [)ean Doerr play in the Ontario Hockey Associa- and Rob Hardy. - tion Western Junior 'D' south The only goal of the game to be division. scored when the two teams were play - The Irish will play host to the Ing even came from the stick of Glenn Thaniesfo'dTrojans tonight, Wednes- Marshall of the Irish on a pass from day at 8:15 p.rn. at the Lucan Com- ,Jesse Crawford with less than two munity ('entre in the first game of the minutes remaining in. the third group finals. period. - - The second • game goes in Scott Lucio was the only goal get • - Thamesford Friday night. Further ter for Mount Brydges. games were not arranged at press Saturday's game was much closer time. as far as the scoreboard was concern - The Irish won the third game_of the ed. The Irish led :3-1 after the first series at home Wednesday night by a period of play on goals from Wayne score_of_11-1. and swept the series in Urbshott, Jesse Crawford and Grant four games by winning 6-4 in Mount Larsen. Brydges Saturday night. First frame assisters for the Lucan Lots of power plays club were Ron Goodhand. Joe F'ebrey. in Wednesday's contest, six of the Grant Larsen, Paul Barnes, Brad eight Lucan goals came on power Hodgins and Bob Thirhwall. ('hris plays and the only Mount Brydges Berthelot replied for Mount Brydges. scorewas counted with the Irish play- In the second session. Grant Larsen ing a man short. notched the only score for the Irish on In the first period. Joe Febrey passes from Dean Doerr and Paul started the Irish off on the right foot Barnes while Mark Mitchell and Paul by converting passes from Ron. Ilodgins hit for the Bulldogs. G(xxlhand and Wayne Urbshott at In the final frame. it Lucan power 10:17 and Iwo minutes later Urbshott play goal from the stick of Brad Muir completed a three-way passing play on passes from Mark Bannon and Bob with Brad Muir and Goodhand. Thirlwall provided a two goal margin. Paul Barnes and Grant Larsen •The lead was cut to a single goal as - were the Lucan marksmen in the se- Mike Lees tallied for Mount Brydges cond 20 minutes of play again with a with only six minutes remaining. man advantage. Brad Muir assisted in the last rnintrle Mount Brydges on both and Dean Doerr and Bob coach Reg Thomas Bulled his goalie Thirhvall each he1x'd set up ()fle goal. for a six(h attacker. but the move Taking advantage of Mount backfired. With 25 seconds left Brad Brydges penalties in the third period ilodgins of the Irish stole the puck and were Mark Bannon. Dean Doerr and found the empty net to clinch the win and assured the Irish of a.berth in the COACHES CLINIC — Ray McKay of the Fundamentals in Action hockey clinic talks to Exeter minor hockey coaches Ed Willis, Larry Wein, Bill Inch and Bob Clay. T -A photo Main Street North, ' Exeter, Ontario RUST CONTROL SYSTEM J Best Interest 9,4% • Guaranteed Investment Certificates • subject to change Gaiser.Kneale Insurance Brokers Inc Exeter Grand Bend 23,3-2420 .238.8484 Clinton Hensel) Goderich 482-9747 262-2119 524-2118 group finals. ESSERY BEST Olive Essery recorded a score of 417 to lead the ladies in Tuesday's regular shuffleboard competition at the South Huron Rec (.'entre. Next came Mabel McKnight 401 and Ilelen Wasnidge On the men's side the best scores were Joe (loser 496. John Eberle 449 and Mahlon Ryckman 434. Wednesday's action saw the lop ladies scores being turned in by Alva Ileywood 348, Olive Essery• :147 'and Verde Lightfoot 342 while scores for the male competitors were Albert Ifummell 349. Phil 'tern 344 and Roy Ilunter 322. in Thursday's play the scoring parade was headed by Phil Dern 633, Walter Davis 584, Albert Hummel :,311 and Marshall Dearing 528. Bullets lose to Parkhill The Exeter Big'V Bullets droppe(I a 3-2 decision Saturday to Parkhill in a semi-final Lambton-Middlesex pee wee playoff game played in 1Iderlon. The Exeter goals were fired by lion Therriault and captain Ryan Linden - field on passes provided by Kevin Johns, Jeremy Ilrudka, Brett Rideout and Lindenfield. Jason Desjardine was best for Parkhill with a two goal. effort. Scor- ing in single fashion was BradPage.. Parkhill :assists went to Robby Mallard, Justin Turnbull and ('hris Hodgins. triumph for -the Hawks. Rook's shutout hid was spoiled with only 23 seconds left in the game when the Centenaires finally got one past him. The locals -took -a 1-0 lead in the -first -- when George Pratt found the mark on a powerplay with -Steve Gould pro, viding the assist. . _ Midway through the second, Scott Lovie .jumped on a loose puck on another powerplay attempt and made no mistake in hitting the net with what turned -out to be the winner. The Hawks picked up 18 penalties, including -fighting -majors -and game misconducts to Bill Fisher. Steve Gould and Steve Batten, while Seaforth had 32 penalties. including two majors and game misconducts. • WIN INN-DIANS TOURNEY Goderich Hotel Bedford wore the 6 championship of Sunday's rec hockey tournament sponsored by the Exeter Inn-dians. Above. 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