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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-05-22, Page 17SHDHS athletes excel • Molly McClure gets set. Jay Hippem practices long and hard. By Fred Groves EXETER - Molly McClure may be soft spoken, but when it comes to running on the track, she makes a lot of noise. The South Huron District High School runner has shone at both the Huron -Perth and the Western Ontario track and field meets. This weekend she will attempt to carry her hot streak into the provincial regionals in Kitchener. If she does well there, McClure could be headed for the Ontario championships. In St. Thomas at the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Asso- ciation meet, she was first in the 400 meters midget girls event and third in the shorter 200 meters. The top three in each advance to the next meet and for the grade 10 student, it's a chance to keep the family tradition going. Both her older siblings went to the provin- cials and now, she hopes it's her tum. She is a cross-country runner in the fall but admits the 400 meters is her best event. "I have more endurance. I don't have the natural speed," said McClure. At WOSSA in the 400, she clocked a quick 59.6 seconds, much better than her 1:02.1 at Goderich in the Huron -Perth meet which tied the old record. She used starting blocks for the first time at WOSSA and says it helps. I want to get a good start." Going from cross-country where you slush through the mud an train in cold weather to the quick ness of track and field may be tough for some, but not McClure. "I didn't have a (training) sched ule. I just continued on from cross country and did a little bit of speed work," she said. It's common for cross-country runners to go into long distance events like the 1,500 or 3,000 me ters. "I like track and field but I wouldn'4 like todq long distanc- es, said McClure. And what about the competition this weekend in Kitchener?; One person to look out for in the 200 meters is Ibukum Omole from Winggham. - "There's a girl from Madill and she's really fast but it's hard to tell. We haven't been to any other meets where the others have been." Also on the track, Zurich's An- drew Geigera midget aged runner at Goderich high school was third in the 400 meters at WOSSA with a time of 55.8 seconds. Lots of power: From the speed of track to the raw power of the throwing events. From South Huron, Randy John- son is still one of the best Javelin throwers in the province. He won the Huron -Perth meet with a toss of 53.66 meters in the junior boys event. His nearest competition was 38.36 meters. Johnson then went on to the WOSSA meet, again finishing first at 54.80. His senior counterpart Dave Schwindt won Huron -Perth with a throw of 40.72 metres. South Huron is well represented in the junior boys division as Jay Hipper,' placed second at WOSSA in the shotput at 13.26 meters. The 16 year-old Hippern weighs nearly 250 pounds and uses all his strength in tossing the 12 -pound hAlthough he won both the shot put and discus events at Huron - Perth, he admits the shot put is his better of the two. "I have better technique than I do with discus. With discus you have to have good height and long arms," said Hippern. He went to the Ontario regionals in both a year ago but it was the discus he has trained in more. "More discus than shot because I _ had to bring my distance up." Well his distance at Huron -Perth in the discus was a respectable 35.22 meters. Last year Hippern's personal best was 13.54 in the shotput and - he knows he's going to have to come up with a good effort to win in Kitchener. Wilea asked how good his chanc- es were, Hippern said, "I'm not sure. I'm just going to do my best." "My personal best, that's prob- ably what it will take." Express thump Merchants SEAFORTH - Steve Merner had a pair of singles and two stolen bases on Wednesday as the Exeter Express downed the Seaforth Mer- chants 12-2 in Great Lakes Senior Baseball League exhibition action. Walks hurt the Merchants as they handed out 14 free passes which helped the Express get three runs in the fifth inning and six more in the sixth frame. Highligthing the Exeter offence was Rob Dickey who belted a Stanley - Bostitch Distributor Stanley - Bostitch Distributor roofi ng Your Horne? Rent or Buy 0 5 0 0 c AIr Systems Roofing Nailer We stock and sell all sizes of nalls HUREX 1 ow and Rental Ltd. Hwy. 04 North Exeter 235-0918 EQUIPMENT RENTALS AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES "Where we sell the best" Stanley Bostitch Distributor Stanley - Bostitch Distributor !.L 4. home run. Marty Merner, Baynham, Scot Davidson and Pete Heeney all had base hits. On the mound, Merner pitched a pair of innings and struck out five while walking one and allowing just one run on three hits. Russell fanned one while Baynham, pitch- ing three innings gave up three hits and one run. The Express open their regular season tonight when they travel to Strathroy. I Next time I'll be more careful 'm not in the habit of embarrasing people, and so I won't use any specific names. But for the young man who re- cently fouled one off - this one's for you. A couple of Sunday's ago I was enjoying the fine (but warm) weather we have been having. I just returned from a visit with my folks and future in-laws and thought watching a junior ball game in Lucan might be a nice way to unwind. Well I watched a few innings, snapped a few pictures, and decid- ed it was ice cream time. What's a ball game without an ice cream? So off I went to the local variety store and came back, making sure to park in the same place. My truck was close enough to the di- amond that I could sit in the shade of my vehicle, eat my ice cream and enjoy both the game in front of me and the Jays' garpe on the ra- dio. I heard the crack of the bat and expected the ball to bounce sever- al feet away from my truck and hit the horse track that separates the diamond in Lucan and the parking lot. Wrong... When everyone on the Lucan and Exeter teams watched the ball fly through the air, I knew it was more than a foul ball. Bang!!! A direct hit on my windshield. For those who have never experi- enced this, let me tell you about it. First of all, I dropped my ice cream in my lap and then I looked straight ahead at the busted windshield. What to do? Cry, scream, go and have a few words with the young man? Well, would you believe I didn't make a sound. I just sat there in bewilderment and finished my ice cream. Remember, it was hot and the ice cream was still cold. I got out of the truck and assessed the damage. It wasn't hard be- cause I knew my poor 1987 Chevy needed a new windshield. Noth- ing to get upset about because I remembered about having that won- derful thing called insurance. Watching the rest of the game didn't really appeal to me so I drove back home to Mt. Carmel and would you believe another sur- prise awaited me. Our neighbours dog Socks had six puppies and decided that it would be a good idea to bring them over and keep them under my porch. (Anyone want a puppy?) But wait, back to the truck and more on Socks later. I couldn't do anyting about the windshield on Sunday, so Monday, I made the call to my insurance agent and it was all fixed by the af- ternoon. For those who go to ball games on a regular basis. Pay atten- tion, here's some helpful hints. 1. If you're going to the ball game and it's hot, look for a shade tree and park under it. Chances are you're far enough not to put your vehicle at risk and you'll keep it out of those damaging sun rays. 2. In an event there are no shade trees,far park ,enough away that you won't get hit. A good way to judge if you're at a safe distance is this - if it looks safe enough, add about 200 feet on. 3. Don't drive to the park unless w absolt have to. sidelines by Fred Groves I remember when I used to work on the Tillsonburg News about eight years ago. My boss, an experienced sports editor named Jim Murphy, knew how to cover a ball game. He used to cover the Red Sox, a team which this year will play against the Exeter Express. Anyway, he'd park his car way out in left field/sit with his regular buddies called the 'left field bleacher bums' and made sure his handy cooler was close at hand. He'd walk up once in a while when there was a runner on third and snap a few pictures. His car never got hit. So if you see me away out in the outfield having a pop (ice cream is definitely out), you'll know why. 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