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Times-Advocate, 1987-08-05, Page 15Times -Advocate, August 5, 1987 Page 3A Shamrock Hockey School puts players on ice in Lucan While most people are thinking of operator of the Shamrock Hockey the beach and the tone -of their tan at School which works out of the Lucan this time of the year. (tick Abel and arena. • 400 kids. from Canada, the United The school, which is filled to capaci- States and Europe are thinking ty, will be entertaining and instruc- hockey -- Shamrock hockey. ling 100 students, aged 6-15, each Abel along with Chester Hodgins week -until August 21. and Dave Adams, is the owner and Abel is confident that this will be the school's biggest year yet. In its third year as an organizatiop, the Shamrock Hockey School has moved its base from Lucan to the site of the old Superstar Camp near St. Marys on Highway 7. -"This is a very big deal for us now, having our camp altogether," said SUMMER HOCKEY - The Shamrock Hockey school in Lucan is experiencing o banner year after acquir- ing a new camp on Highway 7 near the Thames River. Above, some of the 400 students who will attend the camp over the summer take advantage of ice -time at the Lucan arena. T -A photo Lucan 1 settles for Atom tie Lucan I Atoms played at home to Bryanston in 'Lucan and District Minor Soccer League action on Monday. - After a slow start during which Lucan was .held in the game by Ironwood Scramble Traditional play vas replaced Tuesday night by a Texas Scramble at the Ironwood men's night. The evening. which was sponsored by A and H, Hopper -Hockey and Russell Electric, produced several winning efforts. A team made up of Arnold.Mathers, Al Taylsr, Bennis owe an. im Campbell took first place with a com- bined score of 32. , In second spot was the team of Brad Murray. Gib Dow Jr.. Doug Johnson and Mike Brintnell with 32 on a count back. The squad of Ken.Bergman, Brian Taylor and Larry Johns captured third place with a 34 while the team of Randy Evans, Larry Taylor. Don Jolly and Don Currell picked up fourth position on a count back with 34. Rounding out the top five teams was the group of Gabby Mol. Gus Gregus, Will Chisholm and Bill Chisholm. also on a count back with a 34. Closest to the pin on number four was ,G b Dow. Jr. goaltender Jeremy Johnson, Lucan I scored on a goal by Brent Bellamy to end the first half in a 1-1 tie. The second half- featured some ex- cellent playmaking by Brent Bellamy and Sean Ryan With Jeremy Brown scoring three unanswered goals and leading Lucan to a 4.1 win. . Lucan II Atoms, travelled to Nairn. where they defeated Nairn II by a score -of 5-1. Lucan's --goals were scored. by Adam Duskocy. Jesse Waters and Ryan Carroll with Dylan England scoring twice. - . Strong mid -field play, particularly by Mike Urbshott and Ryan Carroll helped secure the win for Lucan. Lucan Mosquitos, supported by Atoms Molly Fairweather, Tim O'Reilly and Jesse Waters, played in Elderton. Ilderton scored first, but after star- ting slowly Lucan responded with four goals by Nathan Brown, two goals by.; Randy Reymer and single scores by Shaun Fairweather, Rob. Waters and Brian Heckman. -. Excellent play -making by Sear: O'Reilly was a major component of Lucan's 9-1 victory. - • Lucan II Squirts experienced their first defeat of the season. losing by a score of 6-1 in Si. Columban. Lucan's lone goal was scored by Scott Thomp- son on a penalty kick. Despite trailing St. Columban throughout most of the game, the en- tire Lucan team played with determination. aygrou by Susan Vanderspek It was another successful week- at playground this week. The children had a great time camping al Jellystone Park in Grand Bend. We came home pretty filthy, but it was worth it. - • • This week we have a lot of fun ac- tivities planned. Wednesday. we had a pancake breakfast and then the Bert and Ernies had a doll clinic. Today i Thursday i, the children are going to the Childrens Museum in London. There are a lot of different activities and different demonstra- tions of interest to children. Next week t August 12 t, the - playground is offering a trip to• amping Pioneer Sports World in Kitchener. We will run this trip the same as our big trip last year. If you are under the age of 10. you need to be accompanied .by either an adult, or someone who the parent feels can be responsible for you. The cost will be $8 for playground members and $10 for non -playground members. There will also be the usual charge for the day. Please call 235-2833 for inbre infor- mation. Sign up before August 10. August 13 at 7:30 p.m., the children will be putting on a short assembly for parents. The children will be perfor- ming -some of the songs they have learned as well as some skits. McFaIIs a Zone A champ p McFalls, a second year bowler, defeated Mark Russell, also of Exeter by a score of 18-4 to take top honours in the singles category. That victory entitles him to par - Shawn McFaIls, a local lawn bowler. won the singles division of the zone A Junior championship lawn bowling competition held at the Ex- eter Bowling Green July 26. ticipate in the Ontario Junior cham- pionship in Burlington August 23. In boys pairs competition. the team of Jason McFalls and Allan McFalls played a single knock -out 15 end game against Doug Penn and Jamie • McLellan of St. Marys. The St. Marys '"-ne team won the match 14-10. Competitions •were held in the categories of boys singles. girls singles and boys pairs' Thirty-two bowlers attended -a jitney held Tuesday at the Exeter bowling Greens. , Lorna Spencer led the pack in the ladies division with two wins and a score of 25. She was followed by Rose Blanchard who picked up two wins and a score of 23. Elizabeth Lamport closed out the top three ladies with two wins and a score of 19. In the men's division. Mark Hookey took top honours with two wins and a score of 26. Garnet Hicks and Stewart Miner tied for second place with two wins and a score of 23 each. Thursday's•bowlers were led in the men's division by Marsh Dearing who recorded two wins and a score of 26 plus one. Bill Rogerson -followed Dearing with two wins and a score of 26 while Allan Westcort rounded out the top three with two wins and a score of 24. in the ladies division, Ifelen !beck was the top bowler to catch. She managed two wins and a score of 26. Lauretta Siegner followed with two wins and a score of 23 plus three. Em- ma Campbell took third spot with one win and score of 22. There were 24 bowlers in atten- dance August 24 when Ray Smith cap- tured men's high score with t&$o wins and a score of 27. Percy Campbell shared that honour with Smith. recor- ding the same score on two wins. Bill Rogerson rounded ofil'the top three with one win and a score of 2:1 The ladies division was dominated by Lauretta Siegner who recorded two wins and a score of 28 plus three She was followed by Stella Taylor who turned in•two wins and a score of 23 Leone Brock was close behind with two wins and a score of 22. • Sipe . ZONE CHAMP • Shown McFolls (left) poses with his father Pete- McFalls alter winning the singles division of the zone A Junior lawn bowling championship. The win makes McFalls eligible to participate in the Ontario Junior championships in Burlington later this month. Abel "This is a banner year." The new location provides students with a swimming pool, a ball diamond and a camp ground for parents in- terested in making the school a family affair. The participants receive two to three hours of on -ice training a day along with one hour in which they watch a. video of their morning per: formance on the ice. Instructors.then critique the actions of the students. "The kids - like _ watching themselves. They get a lot out of it," Abel noted: 'The athletes then spend the re- mainder of the day involved in various recreations at the camp. The cost for a single person is $285 a week, and that includes accommodations. The hockey school also allows a number of day students. The school draws students through advertisements in the Hockey News and through word of mouth: "We draw (students, from 22 states. five provinces and three Euro- pean countries. There aren't too many schools that can boast that." Abel said. adding that the largest part of the participants come from London i Ontario, and Michigan. Asked why he ran the school. Abe! listed a number of reasons but was hard-pressed to narrow it down to one thing. "It's just that we got a lot out of hockey." he said. "I guess it's just part of the routine now. I enjoy it. It certainly isn't because we're making a lot of money out of it.7 He added- that it. was the small rewards which make the camp worth- while -- developing relationships with players from all over; meeting their students throughout the '`regular hockey season. He also noted the . OBSTACLES ON ICE - Two students at the Shamrock Hockey School friendship tournaments that have make their way through an obstacle course set up by their instruc- taken place between Lucan and tors. The school began July 27 and will run until August 21.7-A photo Michigan in the past few years. The tourneys have developed on the 'strength of friendships which started . at the Shamrock Hockey School For those interested in attending the hockey school next season. U. recommends that you register by the end of February to insure a spot. The school already has severatstudents registered for the coming sumruer. --_- - Royals win in regular action but eliminated in OASA play Exeter Royals travelled to Poplar Hill last Tuesday and came home with a 6-3 win in regular season action. - -They jumped on Poplar Hill starter Don Reed for four runs in the first inning. Pete Tuckey was hit by a pitch and then Dan Heywood hit a long home run to left centre field. Glen Thomp- on. Brian Hodgins and Mike Desjar- . dine all sing ed fo p sh ac more rbns. Tom Tordoff also had a single in the inning. Poplar Hill got one run in the bot- tom of the first. Royals went up 6-1 in the fifth when Steve Prout and Ilan Heywood singl- ed and both scored. Poplar Hill notched two runs in the bottom of the seventh to complete the scoring. Royals got a strong performance from Glen 'Buck' Thompson who went the distance. giving up seven hits while striking out nine batters. Don Reed took the loss with Kerry Graham in relief. This week, Royals travel to Lucan Tuesday to face Lucan Harrys Spring Service. In :O.A.S.A. play, Royals were eliminated by Teeswater in a well - played game Thursday in Exeter. There was no scoring.until the top of the ninth when Teeswater.pushed across two runs on three hits and a hit batter. Until the ninth they had only two hits off of Doug Leonhardt who struck out six in nine innings. Ron Riley held Royals to three hits while striking out five batters. Both teams made several outstan- ding defensive plays. Teeswater came away with a 2-0 victory. Royals Tourney Set - Exeter Royals sixth annual tourney is set to go for Friday, Saturday and Sunday i August 8. 9, 101. The games start Friday at 8. On -Diamond one. last years cham- pion from Fullarton led by Rob Heckman, last year M.V.P., and Tom Chessel, former Waterloo Chymer. take on Teeswater. Teeswater has hard throwing. Ron Riley and off speed pitcher Don Edgar leading the way. Teeswater has also added former Wingham B.P.s and Port Elgin players to their lineup. • Exeter golf Ladies at the Exeter Golf Club took to the Fairways on Tuesday morning with only their irons. Eileen Rannie, Grace Drummond and Dorothy Kipfer all tied at 57 for low gross with new -comer Mary Ann Bender coming in next at 61. ' Grace Drummond putted to a low of 14. Prizes were given for hidden holes and these were won by Ina Browning. Kathy Bell. Hazel Westcott and Marion Frayne, After golf. a special luncheon was held at the Club (louse with Edna Busche as guest of honor and over 60 bowlers and golfers , were in attendance. After a few well chosen remarks by Irene Davis. Edna was presented wittf a 'number one champibhship trophy and a silver and gold Trillium pin. Dorothy Kipfer gave an ap- propriate reading and Edna thanked all the ladies. On Diamond two. Lucan. Ilarr',s Spring Service play the Ayr Vies. Lucan has Creamery .Juniors pitcher Paul Horenburg and catcher .Jeff Shipley iti their lineup. Horenburg is considered to be one of the finest junior pitchers in Ontario. Ayr Vics have won Ontario Rural championships and have a solid hit- ting and .fielding team. At 9:30 a.m. on Diamond one. uires, who finished .third last year, will p ay o Charges who were fourth. Chargers are led by Dennis Near and Kirkton Native Jim Siddall. On Diamond two, Verschoyle Gun- ners take on Oakville Juniors. Verschoyle has several ex -Norwich players from the Memorial league as well as top pitchers Rob Johnson and Jim Miles. ' Saturday, play starts at 9:30 on Dia- mond one as St. Pauls Generals, in first place in the fourth Perth league. take on Ingersoll MacNab. St. Pauls is led by Lathan Mueller. Jon Bailey and veteran Dave Stacey. - Ingersoll is a young aggressive team. On diamond two. the pesky Nairn Royals led by veterans Randy Malcolm. Enie Schlegel and Wayne Watson. take on McLeod Rdofing. a team from the Major 'A' Fastball league in Kitchener. Former Palmerston pitcher Don Rae does the bulk of their pitching. At it. the first round concludes as cham • ions the Richmond Hill O'Tooles take on , ern r Parlour league. Richmond Hill are -led by hard throwing Wilf Drllman while Merlin has former Comber pit- cher George Hope in the lineup. On Diamond two. the Chepstow Aces with hard throwing Vince Mullins and Doug Petteplace will "meet St. Marys Baird Lumber who can, rely on veterans John Regier. John Bell and Kirkton native Jjhi. Urquhart. The games continue all day Satur- day and start again Sunday at 11. H. M. P. EXETER PONTIAC - BUICK - CADILLAC 111 Exeter Royals Men's Fastball Tournament Schedule Friday, August 7 8:00 p.m. Diamond 1 Fullarton vs Teeswater Diamond 2 Lucan Harrys Spring Service vs Ayr Vics 9:30 p.m. Diamond 1 Petrolia Squires vs Stonetown Chargers Diamond 2 Oakville Jr. vs Verschoyle Games continue till 11:00 Sunday at Saturday, August 8 9:30 a.m. Diamond 1 St. Pauls Generals vs Ingersoll Macnabs Diamond 2 Nairn Royals vs McLeod Roofing 11:00 a.m. Diamond 1 Richmond Hill O'Tooles vs Merlin Seniors Diamond 2 Chepstow Aces vs St. Marys Baird Lumber Kings p.m. Saturday. Commence 11:00 a.m. SUNDAY AFTERNOON (August 9) 1:30 p.m. Clinton Raceway hosts the two-year-old trotting fillies in Ontario Sires Stokes races. Come out to watch these beautiful animals perform. Clinton Raceway is located at Beech and Mill Streets in Clinton EVERYONE WELCOME! Phone (51 9) 482-7729 for further information •