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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-08-26, Page 17• ROCKETING TO FIRST — A member of the Hensall Rockets gives it a good try but is unsuccessful in beating the throw to first base. That was Rocket's story throughout the 'B' final of the Greys/Devils tourhey on the weekend. Chiselhurst won the game 9-5. Exeter Greys/Devils tournament Door Nobs, WiId Cats top tourney The Exeter Greys/Devils annual slo-pitch tournament went without a hitch on the weekend, helped along by a dose of reasonably good weather and a well-run schedule. The three day tourney drew 22 men's and ladies' slo-pitch teams from the area. In the ladies division, the 'A' and 'B' titles were taken by out-of-town teams. The 'C' title went to Downtown Dollies. Seaforth had a corner on the 'A' division when Seaforth Sluggers met the Wildcats, from the same town. Wildcats trounced their opponents 25-8 to win the title. The 'B' division was dominated by Goderich oldtiniers, a squad that has maintained roughly the same players for almost .20 years. Goderich was able to bring that experience to bear against Brinsley in the 'B' final. They handed Brinsley a 19-2 loss. Brinsfey made their way into the final after beating Dan Brie 33-2 Saturday afternoon. That gave them a bye into the B' final. - Downtown Dollies carne up on the winning side Sunday afternoon in;a close match -up with Biddulph for the 'C' title. Dollies pulled out a 9-5 vic- tory to claim the honour. After suffering two losses; Dollies picked up an 11-6 win over Crediton Saturday morning and then received a bye into the 'C' final. Biddulph was forced to play Inn- dianettes Sunday morning and" - though they won that game 4-1, they had less than two hours to rest before launching into the final against the Dollies. Dashwood Industries Door Nobs went undefeated into the 'A' cham- pionship, as did Art's Boys, but the Door Nobs came out on top, winning the final narrowly Sunday afternoon by a score of 5-3; - Door Nobs started that journey to the final Saturday afternoon when they beat Rockets in a high scoring game that was decided by one run. The final score was 15-14. They went on to end the tourney for Inn-dians, beating them 14-5. That win put them in the final against Art's Boys. After losing the first game of the tourney to Door Nobs, Rockets beat Goulds 19-5 in the 'B' division and then took a bye into the final against Chiselhurst. Chiselhurst proved to be too strong for them, however. Rockets were handed a 9-5 loss. or Chiselhurst had to travel a tougher road to find the 'B' championship. They met the St. Marys Desperados after their first loss of the tourney and won the game 12-5. Chiselhurst then came up against Howard Jones and pulled out a 7-3 victory, assuring themselves of a spot in the 'B' final. Roy's Boys captured the 'C' title after a hard fought battle against Ex- eter Inn-dians. Roy's Boys won the 'C' final 15-5. Earlier in the day, Roy's Boys FIFI'S FINEST -- Ron Rupp, who performs as Fifi the Flirt for the California Cuties, shows some of his pitching prowess. The Cuties will be coming up against Exeter Royals August 30. (See Sports Spotlight for details). downed Goulds 8-4 to earn a berth in the final. Inn-diaas defeated Desperados 12-2 to advance to the 'C' final. Imes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex ANA August 26, 1987 dvocate i North lambton Since 1V3 PagelA Express out of OBA Exeter Express were knocked out of OBA final action this week after dropping two straight games to Sar- nia by scores of 11-5 and 8-6. Express jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the third inning in game one of the series, only to stall out and be blasted off the field in the seventh when Sar- nia scored eight runs. After falling behind 2-0 in the top of the third, Exeter came to life. Dan Macdonald and Kevin Hern walked and then scored on a double by Dave Shaw. Shaw and Walt Parkinson came in after Brian Mercer hit a home run, making the score 5-2. Starting pitcher Kevin Drager held Sarnia off for the next three innings until the roof caved in in the seventh. Walking the first two batters, Dragon allowed a homerun and two singles before he was relieved by 'Mercer. The onslaught continued and Mercer was replaced by Jeff Fuller who finished the inning. But by that time, the damage was done. In game two of the series, Exeter turned in a more controlled perfor- mance, but the result was much the same. Express took the lead in the first in- ning when Macdonald singled and then came home on a series of errors. They increased their lead in the top of the third when Shaw doubled, bringing in Drager, but Sarnia quick- ly countered with a run to keep the game close. In the fourth inning, Barry Baynham hit a sacrifice bunt to score Parkinson, Dave Bogart stole home and singles by Macdonald and Drager brought in two more runs to make the score 6-1. Again, Exeter stalled and Sarnia came on, scoring two runs in the fifth, one in the sixth, two in the eighth and one in the ninth to win the game and push Express out of the series. Great Lakes action Express are currently embroiled in a round robin playoff series with Seaforth and Walkerton in Great Lakes action. The winner of the series will advance to meet Strathroy in the championship final. Express eliminated Walkerton on the weekend after beating them 8-6 and 10-3. Game one of the Walkerton -Exeter series was an even battle throughout. Exeter took a one run lead in the first inning when Greg Hern singled and then stole home but Walkerton came back in the second with two runs of their own. They followed that up with another run in the third inning which established them solidly in the lead. Exeter changed that in the bottom of the third when Kevin Hern doubl- ed to bring in Macdonald and Greg Hern and Mercer singled, scoring Kippen resident places eighth out of 4,700 Alike Neil. Leading 4-3, Express built up a two run lead in the bottom of the fourth when Neil singled to bring in Baynham. Walkerton reshaped the game again in the fifth when they plated three more runs. Exeter was quick to answer, however. Dave Hayter and Baynham scored when Macdonald hit a triple in the bottom of the fifth. A home run by Pete Heeney in the sixth gave Express the win. The second game of the series was less balanced than the first. Walker- ton took a three run lead by the third inning, and maintained it until the fifth, holding Exeter to just two hits in that time. • In a sudden flurry of hits, Exeter brought home four runs in the fifth on doubles by Mercer and Will Sentjens and singles by Brian Horner and Paul Gilmour. Mercer singled in the sixth to bring in Kevin Hern. In the seventh, Kevin Hern knock- ed out a home run to score Dave At- thill and Heeney. A triple put Mercer into scoring position and then Horner doubled, allowing him to score. Hayter stole home after hitting a double t� round out the scoring. Neil went the distance on the mound for Exeter, striking out nine batters and allowing eight hits. Mann is 'high Canadian' at Grand Am Brad Mann a resident of the Kippen area, has just returned from the United States after competing in the week-long Grand American Trap Shoot in Vandalia, Ohio, and he has brought with him some impressive results. The 25 -year-old marksman shot 98 out of a possible 100 targets to tie for high Canadian shooter and finish in a tie for eighth spot over-all in the com- petition. That's nothing to sneeze at, considering the competition is made of 4,700 of the best trap shooters from the U.S., Canada and Europe. Mann has entered the Grand American handicap category for the past five years, but this is the fit'st time he was able to finish in the money. He was awarded a trophy and cash prizes for his performance. He noted that the competition is of a high calibre because participants have to pay their own way. Those who aren't capable of winning aren't likely to spend $1,000 for a week of shooting. "It's (the competition) a lot tougher down there because it's all the good shooters that go," Mann said. Mann was surprised that he shot as well as he did, but he noted that he was more accurate than usual during the competition, largely because of the range. "They have more consistent targets than we have in Ontario," Mann ex- plained. "They fly truer and break up nicer. "You have a more consistent idea of which way they're going to fly -- if one flys there, the next is going to fly there." Now that he has succeeded at the Grand American Trap Shoot, things won't get better for him in next year's competition. Mann will be given a higher handicap, which is measured by the number of yards the gunner stands away from the trap. He's not willing to make any predictions for the 1988 shoot. Mann was introduced to trap shooting in 1976 by his Grandfather, John Anderson. Mann said that Anderson taught him how to shoot in the past 11 years. "I've improved a lot, score -wise," Mann said. "The whole thing' is concentration." Mann has won six other class shoots this season. He uses a Perazzi MX3 12 gauge shot gun. AIMING HIGH -- Brad Mann, pictured here taking aim, recent- ly returned from the United States where .he participated in the Grand American Trap Shoot. Mann came home with o tie for both Canadian high and eighth over-all. Royals finish with win Exeter Royals completed their regular season schedule on Thursday night with a convincing 11-2 win over West Corners. West Corners led off the game. scoring two runs in the top of the first inning on two doubles and a triple. Royals came back with six runs in the bottom of the first. Steve Prout. Pete Tuckey, Tom Tordoff and Jeff Rowe all hit singles in the inning and Mike Desjardine's bases -loaded triple was the big blow against West Cor- ners. The ball eluded the left fielder allowing Desjardine to score. Royals added two runs in the bot- tom of the second when Pete Tuckey reached on an error. Dan Heywood singled and they both scored. Exeter 1 'A' The Exeter I Mosquito team par- ticipated in the annual St. Columban tournament this weekend. It turned into a very successful weekend for the Exeter youngsters. Led throughout all three games by an excellent midfield with Dan Martens and Sivichay Sengkhoun- many in starring roles as well as good defensive work by Greg Cregan and Rob Wagner and shut out goaltending by Denis Welsh, the Exeter team won the 'A' championship. In the first game they walked over Embro by a 5-0 score. Sivichay Sengkhounmany (2), Marty Debruyn, Eugene Boersma and Gavin Snell took care of the scoring. The second game against Goderich was not as easy. Exeter took a 1-0 lead and then scored twice late in the game to reach the 'A' final. Scoring against Goderich were Royals scored their final three runs in the third when Jeff Rowe, Steve Prout and Pete Tuckey all singled. Heywood threw an excellent game for Royals. After getting through the first inning he allowed five hits and struck out 13 batters. Bill Hodgins gave up 10 hits while striking out two batters. Royals will be starting the playoffs this week. Their opponents have yet not been decided. Lucan Irish finished first in the league. Lucan Harr•ys second and West Corners seventh. Nairn. Ilder•ton. Poplar Hill and the Royals have almost identical records. Theywill meet one of those lira best - of -five quarter -final series. Champions Sivichay Sengkhounmany i 21 said Eugene Boersma. In the final between Exeter and St. Columban. t he spectators were treated to an exciting soccer game. St. Columban was a little stronger and took an early 1-0 lead. As the game wore on. Exeter got stronger and i) was Ritchie Dobson who tied the score Exeter had some excellent chances to put the game away but it was not until three minutes before the end 01 regulation time that Sivichay Sengkhounmany sent Marty Debruyn in on goal Debruyn scored, sending Exeter home with the 'A' trophyfor the second year running. 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