HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1991-06-12, Page 13Knockout by Kaak
Lucan boxers
add flair to
Canadian clubs
By Ray Lewis
Ladie-e-e-e-s a-a-nd gentlemen.
The announcers voice echoed off
the walls of the Lucan Community
Memorial Centre Sunday after-
noon, as fans packed the building
to watch local boxers in a series of
three -round bouts.
The event was organized by the
East London Boxing Association
and Lucan Optimist Club, with ten
fights on the card, featuring boxers
from clubs in London against Lan-
sing, Michigan. Three exhibition
fights, along with seven regular
bouts, were scheduled for the day,
with the heavy drawing cards be-
ing three Lucan boxers as well as
one from Shipka.
Joe Kaak, of the N'Amerind
Boxing Club and native of Shipka,
was the only knockout winner of
the day. Fighting in the 77 -kg
match, the local favourite disposed
of Greg Lindsay of Lansing in the
second round. -'
"I knew I tagged him pretty
good with the left that staggered
him," said Kaak. "But I'm still not
sure if that was the punch that did
it."
Kaak, age 22, is hoping to regain
some ground lost at the May pro-
vincial competition, by fighting in
Niagara Falls next weekend. Kaak
won the bronze at the Ontario finals
in Thunder Bay, but was hampered
by the flu.
"I had to quite trainin4 for the
week prior to nurse it," said Kaak.
"I've never been that tired in a fight
before.
Kaak lost a split decision to the
eventual gold medalist, and a win
in next weekends box -off would
ensure him of another shot at the
champ. A win would then send the
Shipka native to Saskatchewan for
the nationals later this summer.
Kaak is coached by veteran Jack
Sickles of the N'Amerind Club,
•who as an amateur fought Sugar
Ray Robinson and beat him twice.
Competed in Toronto recently,
Kaak has since beeenhed by
pros eters in both �it and -
Windsor. about The specs • of
turning pro. ,NK=f'Ehsy:doess it - Alisha Jennison of Stephen Central Public School looks a little worried as she makes her
first high jump attempt during Thursday's Public School Track and Flekl Finals In Exeter. The worry was
Continued on page 16 for naught as she cleared the bar.
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Minor athletes
need your support
Referee, sub please. Okay
sports fans, with Fred on
his honeymoon, I'm the
DH ,' and this is my
. chance to clean off the
bases. So here's the inaugural that
no one's been waiting for.
This spring I was given the oppor-
tunity to help coach a high school
team. Any coach will tell you that
every once in a while, when he's to-
tally frustrated with voluntering his
time for a bunch of rugrats, along comes a bright spot which hooks him in
for another season. The high school junior soccer team was my bright spot.
Every so often you get a team that, for lack of a better word, 'feels' right.
This particular one was gifted with a solid nucleus and a lot of talent. But
moreso they had attitude. While we've all watched talented teams self-
destruct in the clutch, this one held firm. It's always been my belief, that
you can go farther on attitude than talent; take a page from the Minnesota
North Stars.
The juniors were one of four teams from the school to bring home a
league championship. Wednesday evening I had the honour of presenting
some of the team members with trophies at the annual athletic banquet. Sit-
ting in the audience triggered a lot of memories, but it also brought a lot of
disappointment.
This year South Huron District High School had 12 sports and 25 teams;
more than any other school in their conference. In total, there were 295 in-
terschool athletes; 162 boys and 133 girls. Again, impressive stats; but
there's more.
South Huron had four Huron -Perth championship teams, while seven
teams went on to represent the school at W.O.S.S.A. In addition, athletes
involved in field hockey, cross-country and track end field were good
enough to advance to the a11 -Ontario finals.
But at the athletic banquet Wednesday, held in honour of those 295 ath-
letes, I could have counted on one hand the sets of parents who turned out.
Given today's economy. most agree that both parents have to work to keep
their heads above water. But I would think they might be able to spare one
night. Now, my math has never been that good, and my high school marks
are the first to tell you, but I would figure it may have taken slightly more
than five or six couples to produce those 295 kids. So why didn't more par-
ents turn out.
Perhaps they,don't like sitting around a hot gym in a suit and tie. South
Huron's banquet was outside. Maybe they don't like the food. The school
brought in Pineridge Barbecue with chicken, salads and an endless choice
of desserts, of which there were many trips among the crowd for seconds.
It must have been the cost then. The athletes ate free and the price for
adults was ten bucks. Try to find an all -you -can -ear deal at a restaurant for
less.
It just seems such a shame to see these athletes slug their brains out for
little or no recognition. Maybe it's just an early lesson on life.
South Hurons high school athletic program is one of the best around and
can stack up against any city school of 3,000 with no problem; the stats
seen to prove it. But the program needs your support. • '
With today's economy, the word support seems to automatically conjure
up visions of money. But in this case, the program could use a little boost
of moral; that bright spot to keep coaches and athletes coating back.
I'll never forget the look of one particular.parent's face when her son was
voted by his peers as MVP. She wasn't going to come to the banquet but
changed her mind at the last minute. Afterwards. she told how grateful she
was for having been there.
So for all the athletes end coaches who competed this year, this one's for
you. And for all the athletes who brushed off the banquet, maybe think
twice next year. After you've graduated, and long after you've forgotten
how to conjugate the verb 'eller'. or how to find the area under a curve,
• you'll still recall the times that you could've, should've or did win.
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Hats off this week to the six elementary school athletes, who broke
records at the annual elementary interschool track and field meet Thursday
in Exeter. On the track. Amy Mizzi, Rob Lynn and Danielle Miners, all
from Usborne Central, broke respective records in the junior girls' 60 me-
tret, intermediate boys' 80 metres, and ,tz n1gr girls' $Q.matre . In the field,
A,.thea potter of McCurdy seta tie, mark of 1.68111 §}'lljp NOW bogs' hilth
=jump, Darren Oesch jumped 3.95rn in the junio`'bo s'ruti#thglOng, end Jo
Dee Grasdahl set a mark of 7.89m in the intermediate girls' triple jump, a
new event.
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Junior Girls
Int. Boys
Int. Girls
Senior Boys
Senior Girls
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L Beaver, M
R Lynn, U
J Case, U
P Lavier, M
T Chansamone, E
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J. Durward, S
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D Oesch, Z
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M Bell, H
JD Grasdaht, S J Rooseboom, H
C Bowers, E
D Miners, U
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MBell, H
M France, E
C Cleave, E
B Brown, Z
K O'Rourke
C Dalrymple, E
Bridget B, U
C Cleave, E
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J Durward, S
Kathy Anne K
J Durward S
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T Gregoire, H
MBell, H
K Farwell, E
J Home, U
H Davies, M
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J Rooseboom, H Hensall
J Home, U Exeter
D Miners, U Exeter
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