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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-05-27, Page 8Page 8 Times -Advocate, May 27, 1987 WOSSA senior boys The athletic fields at South Ifuron District High School will be busy this week as they will be overflowing with soccer players. The annual WOSSA senior boys soccer finals will gerunder way here Thursday with representatives of five conferences com- peting. The championship finals are expected to go about 1 p.m. Friday afternoon with a possible playoff set for 3:3o p.m. At the. time 01 writing only four teams were definite. Catholic Central will be representing the London conference. Lambton's winner is from SCITS of Sarnia. Regina Mundi of London won the Middlesex division and Arthur Voaden of St. Thomas represents the Oxford -Elgin conference. in the Huron -Perth conference. St. Marys ousted South Ifuron in a sudden death shootout Friday and will be meeting Goderich early this week for the right to advance to WOSSA. Dave Nielson is coach of the SKINS seniors. The tournament opens Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. with Sarnia meeting Regina Mundi and St. Thomas tangling with Catholic -Central . The first game for the 11-P winner is at 1 p.m. Thursday against Regina \fundi. Jim Workman of South Huron is convener for the Wt )SSA tour- nament . He has been involved in soccer coaching for many years at the local school. - Workman is well known for not only getting girls field hockey into the lluron-Perth agenda, but for his tine job of coaching the local team for the past 13 years and many of those ended with championships. The South Huron juniors are in the 11-P conference final against Clinton. Bruce Eccles is. the coach. Junior soccer is not on the WOSSA program. - For anyone interested.a basketball court has been installed at the east side of the student parking lot at South lluron District High School. SHIM'S basketball coach Terry O'Rourke tells us the baskets soccer tourney starts here-Thu-rsd.. were put up to be used by the community. The only stipulation ac- cording to O'Rourke is "Be careful and no drinking, please." Funding for this project came from proceeds of the 1985 Sport- sfest held in Exeter and the South Huron basketball club. Let's (:et Fit . The local recognition of Participaction Fitness Day set for Wednesday, May 27 is worthy of everyone's support. Every local resident regardless of age is asked to participate in any exercis: ing activity for at least 15 minutes. -40Poi;; Sports Spotlight by Ross Haugh Special Ol % 111pics Anyone with some time to spare on Tuesday. June 2 could do a lot worse than attend the Special ()l•mpies at South Huron District high School. - About 75 handicapped elementary and high school aged students from Huron County will be taking part in a wide variety of events. Nowhere can one see athletes try harder than these. The mot: to for the Olympics is "Let me 'win. but if i cannot win let me be brave in my attempt." Enough said. in the Jersey Final Tomorrow night. Thursday %kill be an important one for local race horse owner Bob Hamather. That's the night Hamather's No No Abby will he competing in the New Jersey Sire Stakes final at the Meadowlands at East Rutherford. - The three-year old filly qualified for the final with an im- pressive win Thursday night in one of the three races leading to the big one. No No Abby was given a perfect drive by trainer -driver Ron Waples, sitting second most of the way and like the announcer said, "came out of the pocket like a rocket to win in 1.54.4. Any harness race fans with satellite dishes can watch the race on the Madison Square Garden network station at midnight. On the subject of horse racing, the unbeaten record of Jate Labell was ended Friday night at 18 straight victories with a loss to Run The Table. Jate Labell was being touted as having poten- tial of being the best pacer of all time. Boort 's Camp ::gain Former rec director in Exeter Don "Boom" Gravett dropped in the other day to tell us about the 26th annual Boom's Recrea- tion ('amp which will be held again this year at the Camp Megesetung campsite. north of Goderich. This year it will be held from Sunday, August 9 to Saturday, August 15. The camp. was started in 1962 and was then known as Boom's Kin ('amp. Three years later when Gravett moved to Hanover the name changed to Camp I3oomohra and 11 years ago the name was again -altered to the present title. . The camp continues to be popular to Ex -'or and area boys and girls and a number are expected to participat., in this year. Registration forms are available at the RSD Sports Den. Under the constant •supervision of trained and experienced teachers. each camper has the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of well planned and prepared activities. Campers will be subject to a new strengthening experience of how important it is to get along. co-operate and depend on each other. Special Olympics set for SHDHS athletic field, Tuesday '. be wheelchair obstacle races. hean Tuesday. June 2 is going to be a special day for some 75 mentally han- dicapped ) oungsters in Huron County. That's the day they will be able to compete in a variety of events at South Huron District High School in a Special Olympics. The young handicapped will be coming from the J A.D.MIcCurdy at - Huron Park. «-inghain and Goderich public schools and special education classes at South Huron and Wingham high schools - Special Olympics What is it It's an innovative response to a study of physical fitness and the spirit of competition for- handicapped persons.. The Special Olympics started in Canada during the 1960's with tloor hockey. By the mid -1970's the Ontario chapter was incorporated and events expanded to include competition in track and field.. bowling. swimming, skating and other winter sports. There are now 4500 registered athletes in Ontario. Winners of regional events may compete provin- cially. nationally and internationally. While the Special Olympics receive some funding from the provincial government. they are proud of the fact it receives most of 'its funding from private and corporate donations. THIS IS THE WAY -- Mari Green of J.A.D. McCurdy special educa- tion class shows Jessica Harris and Allan Hyde how to toss o ball for. Tuesday's Special Olympics. T -A photo Huron county is part of region five which extends north to Owen Sound Ifuron County's Special Olympics way organized to eliminate long travel time and to increase awareness and planned participation by students at South Ifuron District High School. Sheila Regier is the SHUNS student organizer and her committee is work- ing with J.A.D. MIc('urdy vice- principal - Ila blathers and Donna Webster. a special ed teacher at South Ifuron. Mrs. :gathers says. "The excellent response from local service clubs. the Lioness. Alpha Pi Sorority. Rebekah and Lynne Farquhar to name a fete have heightened the awareness of many adults in the community. The heart of the program lies in the ongo- ing training. fitness and competitiveness." . • She added, "The high school volunteers that formed the planning committee and those who wilrhelp on June 2 are to be commended for their efforts.Without them we would be unable to accomplish our goals". The McCurdy vice-principal con- cluded, "We are pround of our young Olympians. You would be too! Join us if you can on.June 2 at South Huron. While the Olympics will begin at 10 a.m., official opening ceremonies will be held i5.minutes earlier. Expected to attend are Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw. Dave Shaw of the Quebec Nordiques, South, Huron Association for the Mentally Ilan- dicapped executive director John Gray and Huron board of education director Bob Allen and superinten- dent of special education Chuck Rowland. Also in attendance will he the SHDHS band, a colour party from Exeter Legion branch 167 and the primary choir from McCurdy- school. in the Special Olympics. the par- ticipants will be groulxd according to age and physical ability and offercr1 a wide range of act ivitites which will centre mainly on track and field events: - For those capable the events will in- clude ball throw, long jump and high iump. For others less active there will bag tosses zind paper plate discus throw. READY TO THROW Carl Verbeek and Rob McCann are practicing the ball throw for Tuesday's Special Olympics. T -A photo 12,fi READY TO JUMP — Eloise Klungel is about to practice o high jump for Tuesday's Special Olympics. T -A 'photo PRACTICING HIGH JUMP - Dennis Arbour •above and Theresa Brown in the bottom picture practice their high jumping for Tues- day's Special Olympics. T -A photo Stingers start winning in their only start of the week the Exeter Royals ran their record to :1 wins and 1 loss with a 11-3 romp over playoff nemesis Nairn. Power hitting was the feature of the game as five home run.s were hit. four by the Royals. Nairn scored two runs in the first as Jack Berg homered and Gary Schell scored on Wayne Watson's single. The Royals scored a run in their half of the first as Pete Tuckey walk• ed and scored on Dan ileywood's single. Brian Martin singled and scored on Gary. Schell's double in the top of the second and the Royals narrowed the gap to 3.2 as Mike Desjardine launch- ed a long home run to centre field. The Royals scored five runs in the bottom of the third as Pete Tuckey reached on an error, Jeff Rowe on a fielder's choice and he scored as Brian Hodrins doubled.• Huron Apothecary L_t.d. J T WILSON PHARMACIST PHONE 235-1982 440 MAIN ST . EXETER. ONT. PRE CRIPTIONS We accept most malor drug plans Blue Cross, Green Shield, Drug Benefit, etc. Hours Mon. Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wed. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ▪ "Your Independent Pharmacist" Rookie Jim Lewis then crushed a home run to left centre to bring in two more runs. Tom Tot -doff greeted relief pitcher Randy Malcolm with a towering home run to centre field. The Royals added four more runs in the fourth as Bruce Cornish singl- ed and Pete Tuckey walked. Dan Heywood then singled in Iwo runs. and he came in 10 score as Brian Ifodgins blasted a home run to left field to complete the scoring. Dan Heywood picked up the win allowing seven hits while striking out six hat- ters. Jack Berg took .the loss With relief from Malcolm They gave up three hits and struck out two batters. The Royals are in action twice this week as Tuesday they were in llder- ton and Thursday they host Lucan White -Sox who have pitcher Paul Horenhurg from St. Marys on their roster. he, is a member of • the Creamery Juniors who won the On- tario championship last year. Royals romp over Nairn The Huron Park Stingers started the new' Tricounty intermediate ladies fastball league season on the right foot with a pair of victories this week. Friday hey downed a new Strathroy junior team by a score of 9-2 and Sunday on their home field outscored ildertor1 11-7. in the opening game the first Stinger run of the season came in the first inning as Janice-Capitano and Nancy Ogg walked and the former crossed the plate on singles by Carol Windsor and Laura Lee Nickles. The big inning was the second. Pro - ducting five runs were hits from the hats of Nancy Ogg. 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