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_ Times -Advocate, July 15, 1987
Memories
of many irvithe,.area field of s orts
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Here we go with the final column on a regular basis as we go
on a couple of weeks of holidays.
Mark Bisset who was introduced on these pages a couple of
weeks ago will author his first column next week. We will be fill -
occasionally when the need arises through holidays or
ing in
sickness..
It's difficult to know where to begin in creating a final epistle
after more than 20 years.
- We have met a lot of great people on the sports beat during
that time and have received great co-opetalion from.alt of them
and we are sure Mark will receive the same courtesies.
We will try and recall a tett, of the highlights of our time as
sports editor here at the T -A. -
The biggest thrill goes back to almost 19 years ago when we.
had the pleasure to attend three games of the 1968 World Series
in Detroit. That was before the beginning of the Toronto Blue Jays
and we were a died in the wool Tigers fan.
That's when we met the great Dizzy Dean in person and also
had a chance to talk to a lot of the Detroit players. We found Jim
Northrup to be the most friendly and approachable of the Tigers.
Northrup is still associated -with the Tigers as a colour commen-
tator on PASS, a Detroit cable television station.
In talking about hockey championships won by area teams in
the past 20 years numerous ones come to mind.
The first concerns the Lucan-Ilderton Jets. In a period of five
years the team which was originally organized by Don Urbshott
and Steve Storey won three championships. •
They began with the OFIA intermediate 'B' title in the 1969-70
season as they defeated Napanee four games to two.
We can still remember a weekend trip to Napanee. One of the
highlights of the trip in addition to the games was a visit Sunday
morning to a river in Napanee to see the pickerel spawning. There
were hundreds of large sized pickerel abounding with a number These•twa club's had an oddity. Actually they had a pair of
of conservation officers on hand to keep the fish safe from humans,.
Three years later, the Jets won the OHA Senior 'B' champion-
ship by defeating the Stratford Perths in four games and the next
year 1974-75 the Lucan-Ilderton club again defeated Stratford this
time for the Senior Continental league title.
Coming back to Exeter, five photos of five championship teams
adorn the walls in the lobby of the South Huron Rec Centre.
sports Spotlight
•
, by Ross Haugh
The string of championship victoriesbegan in the 1971-72
season when the Exeter Hawks won the OHA Junior 'D' champion-
ship for the first time under the direction of coach Bob White and
manager Bob Baynham.
We distinctly remember that season when on a trip to Halibur-
ton one of the team officials who will remain nameless decided to
take an early morning shower in a lake near the hotel whereThe
team stayed.
The following year, the emphasis switched to a much younger
minor team as the local pee wees won the OMHA title. Coaches
of this team were Lloyd Moore and Bev Skinner.
The same team progressed favourably and two years later in
1974-75 won the OHA bantam championship. This time around were
Ron Bogart, Bob Pooley and Gerry Parsons.
them. Important cogs on the teams were the twin: combinations -
of Paul and Perry Pooley and Dennis and Darryl Preszcator.
The OMHA midget championship came to Exeter for the
1979-80 season. In charge of this club were Jack Fuller, Jack Under-
wood and Keith Coates.
Back to the junior ranks and the 1976-77 season when the junior
Hawks again won an all -Ontario championship. This is the year
when the old Exeter arena was condemned and most of the games
that year were played at the Zurich arena. tion Bogart was the
coach and Fred Mommersteeg the manager.
To finish off junior 'D' championships we had the pleasure to
cover the Lucan Irish when they won the provincial title in the
1971-72 season and again this past season.
We will miss the very on the ball predictions from Rev. Bruce
Pocock in Lucan. At the beginning of the fifth game of this year's ,
final against Tavistock, Bruce told us the series would go seven
games and he added, "Don't worry. The outcome will be good."
That's exactly what happened.
In baseball the Exeter Express senior team and the Co -Op
juniors each have won Ontario titles in recent years.
At South Huron District High School, the championships won
have been very numerous. These include football, basketball, field
hockey, track and field, gymnastics and cheerleading.
In senior hockey, the Exeter Mohawks although they haven't
won any provincial titles haveproved a dominant force and we
know will be heard from in the years to come.
To all of the others in so many other sports it's been a pleasure
to serve -you.
In closing we will say, "You can always
with a smile and if you can't play a sport, at least
win if you can lose
be one.”
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ON TO PROVINCIALS - This golf team was successful in advanc-
ing to the Crown Life provincial gblf tournament this week when they
collected 130 points to become one of nine teams to advance from
the regionals in Stratford. Standing left, Ron Bileski and Jim Brown.
Kneeling is John Lugli. Absent is Kerry Wilkins.
Exeter team wins berth
in provincial championship
A golf team made up of • pro, Ron
Bileski and amateurs Jim Brown.
John Lugli and Kerry Wilkins was one
of nine teams to advance to the Crown
Life Pro -am provincial championship.
Friday afternoon.
The team, which is based al the Ex-
eter Golf Club, accumulated 1:30
points in Stratford Friday in matches
against a team from Stablesford.
Bileski's team was one of '27 which
participated in the Crown Life
regional tournament in Stratford.
The nine teams, made up of one pro
and three amateurs in three han-
dicapped categories, will meet some
stiff competition when they compete
in the provincial championship July
24 at the Board of Trade in Toronto.
The winning team in the Toronto
Tourney will then advance to the
Crown Life Canadian championship
which will be held in St. Catharines.
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Holtzmann, Beaver top golfers in men's, ladies clubs
•
Ironwood golfers undaunted by heat
Many local die-hard golfers braved
the heal this week to take part in Iron-
wood men's club and Ironwood ladies
club activities.
Dave Holtzmann topped the 'A'
- flight with a low gross of 36 in the
Ironwood men's club. He was follow-
ed by I)on Gifford..
Low net in 'A' flight was won by
Ken Pinder who shot a 34. Handlen
Gozzard was low net 'runner-up.
Bill Farquhar captured 'B' flight
- with a 37. Low net runner-up in 'B'
flight was Roger Wallis.
Bob Russell was the top golfer in 'C'
flight. Ile shot a 43 while Frank
Dubarry was diose with a 44.
Divisional low net was awarded to
John Gray who shot a 34 to beat out
Perry Knee.
Scott MacPherson led 'D' flight,
turning in a 44. He was followed close-
ly. by Dave Frayne. Low net in 'D'
flight went to Bob Osgood whose score
of 31 narrowly edged out Peter
Czypyha.
Bill Farquhar was nearest to the
pin on . number six while Dave
Holtzmann got the closest on number
seven.
Ironwood men's club was spon-
sored by Little and Evans, Norris,
llomuth and Taylor and Nesbitt -
Thompson.
Ironwood ladies
ilazel Beaver and Liz Hodgins once
again found themselves battling it out
for low gross in the 'A' flight of the
Ironwood ladies club.
Hodgins turned in a score of 44
while Beaver managed a 45. Hodgins
won the longest drive on hole number
five which gave Beaver the low gross.
Low net was won by Janet NUedlake.
In 'B' flight action, Angela Clarke
captured low gross with a 48. Low net
was taken by Lorna Russell with a 42.
Bileski wins first flight
at Les Thomas .tourney
Exeter golfer Rob Bileski turned in
some impressive results this week at
the annual Les Thomas London and
District junior golf championship.
The 18 -year-old golfer won four.
straight matches to capture the first
flight of the four day medal and
match -play competition which at-
tracted 86 junior golfgrs.
After 18 holes of golf at Thames
Valley Golf Club and 18 holes at Fan-
shawe Golf Club, those who qualified
to go on were broken down into five
flights.
Golfers who shot 158 or under in 36
holes of match -play advanced to the
championship round. Bileski missed
that round by one with a score of 159.
it took him time to settle into the
tourney. Bileski's poorest perfor
mance was on the first day.
"The first day was what hurt me,"
he said. "it ( the score) was an 84. It
was just dumb -- nothing would go."
After that he settled in and played
welt, getting a 68 in 18 holes of match-
play on the third day.
The tourney consisted of two days
of medal play and two days of match -
play. The golfers had 36 holes to con-
tend with each day.
Matt Williamson, a golfer from
Oakwood in Grand Bend, also took
part in the tourney. He won two mat-
ches and lost his third in extra holes.
Mike Weir of Bright's Grove even -
Exeter Golf Club
A good crowd participated in the
'Bing Bongo Bongo' game at the Ex-
eter Golf Club last Tuesday.
Shirley Davidson came in with a
high score of 12 points. She was
followed closely by Grace Drummond
with a count of 11.
Barb Harrison, Peggy Ferguson,
Helen Wasnidge and Joan Webb all
tied at 10.
Helen Burton won prize for low putt
of 12.
There will be regular golf as usual
next Tuesday.
Standings
Crediton Men's Slo Pilch
W I.
Shipka 16 1
Marauders 12
Royals 13
JMR 12
Glavins '11
Cowboys -11
Schooners 8
Gray Jays 6
Tigers,* 8
Twins 6
Kinsmen 1
Bears 3
5
6
6
7
7
9
9
10
11
17
19 •
tually won the competition. It was his
second Les Thomas win in as many
years. •
Stratford pro -lady tourney
Ron Bileski, golf pro at Exeter Golf
Club tied for the lead with a 73 at a
pro -lady tournament in Stratford
Wednesday (July 81. The team
Bileski.headed placed eighth over all
at .the competition.
A pro -lady team is made up of one
pro and three female amatetr
golfers.
Joan Heywood scored an im-
pressive 48 in 'C' flight (o take low
gross while Jane Bowerman won low
net with a 30.
Highest number of putts went to
Janie McDowell.
Hidden scores went to Mary -Jane
Taylor and Valerie Scott while skins
went to Beaver, Hodgins and Marlene
Parsons.
This week the Ironwood ladies were
sponsored by Grand Bend Plymouth=
Chrysler. Next week's sponsors will
be Little People and Rowe Electric.
•
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5,000 sq. ft. per green
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