Times Advocate, 1992-05-27, Page 13Back-to-back
Panthers repeat as junior champs
McCann scores 'twice
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
EXETER- Despite losing nine
starters,.he__South Huron Digit
High School junior boys soccer
team has repeated as Huron -Penh
champions.
MeocIsy. aftemook_e Panthers
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Goalie Darren Kints,
bath.
right;, gives coach Ray Lewis a victory
built a 2-1 lead and went on to beat
the visiting Goderich Vikings 4-2.
This was supposed to be a re-
building year for the junior pro-
gram, but the Panthers marched to
the championship game after just
one loss during the regular season.
On Friday, in theeemi-finals they
dispep4d of ; Comcai_il
and on Weduaadty d- O.
ton's Central Heron 5-0.
Against the Vikings, South Hu-
ron scored within seven minutes of
the game when Sean McCann got
his fust of two after the Goderich
goalie bobbled the ball,
But two minutes later, Goderich
tied it when Panthers' goalie Dar-
ren Kints came out to challenge a
shot and was beaten. Following , a
collision with the goalie, South Hu-
ron's Josh Vermeulen gave the
home team a 2-1 lead.
Except for a goal scared later in
the game by McCann, the South
Huron goals were far from picture
perfect.
"When we got to the finals last
year the game wasn't really that
great either," said Panthers' co -
coach Ray Lewis, who along with
co -coach Bill Shore was drenched
in water by the players after the
game.
It was almost 3-1 late in the first
half when Vermeulen crossed the
ball into McCann who just missed.
While the Panthers dominated in
the opening half, the visitors came
to life in the second half.
Very early in the second half, the
Josh Vermeulen, right; fires the ball into the net during Monday's game. Running interference
was Trevor Taylor who stumbled into the Goderich goalie.
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Vikings tied the score tit two all
when a Panthers' fullback bonded
the ball into his own net.
"Thpybene nervous and am de-
fense got
e-
fensegbt a little rattled," said Lew-
is.
But with 15 minutes left in the
game, captain Jeff Lingard got
what proved to be the winning goal
following a pena1t $ .
It was a hand ball, the guy saved
*goal," described Lingard.
He was awarded a penalty kick
after a Goderich defender knocked
a ball away from the goal line with
his hands. Lingard missed on the
initial kick, but walked in to score
on his own rebound.
A member of last year's Huron -
Perth championship team, he. was
surprised to win two years in a row.
"We really rebuilt this year. I
didn't think we had the guys to do
it," he said.
The best goal of the game came
just a couple minutes after Lin-
gard's winner, when McCann
bumped his way past a pair of
Goderich fullbacks to score the in-
surance goal.
South Huron 5,
"Stratford Central 1
Sean McCann had a big game
Friday as the Panthers hosted the
Stratford Central Ramblers in the
Huron -Perth semi-final match.
McCann struck for four goals as
South Huron marched to a convinc-
ing 5.1 victory.
McCann notched his first goal
just time minutes in and Jeff Lin-.
gard converted a penalty shot two
minutes later to give the Panthers a
quick 2-0 lead. Stratford then
pulled to within a goal but
McCafn's second of the game gave
South Htuun.a 3-1 halftime lead.
McCann.tthen struck twice in the
. second half and with the score 5-1
the SttiIIfosd Central coach had the
referosmea11.4belosistaiataiiii.maoaa
minutes retraining after p41)' began
to get chippy.
South Huron 5,
Central Huron 0
The junior Panthers had little
trouble with the visitin& Clinton
Redmen Wednesday • afternoon in
quarter -final action as they domi-
nated the game scoring a 5-0 victo-
ry
Scoring for South Huron were
Souban Inlakhana, Marty DeBruyn,
Mark.Foster, McCann and Lingard.
The Senior Panthers suffered a
disappointing loss on Friday when
they were eliminated in the H -P
semi-finals by St. Marys in a 2-1
' score.
Mark Lynn had the lone South
Huron goal.
Sports Recruitprs
Huron -Perth
Do you remember
the movie, One -on -
One with Bobby
Benson?
He portrayed a high school
basketball superstar who was
recruited and went on to play
at a big U.S. university.
Good enough to catch the
eyes of the university coach-
es, he went on not only to play college ball but get an educa-
tion.
While we are g1ueillrto the T.V. watching these athletes in
their early 20's reap the success which big college sports get,
you have to wonder how they got there,
For those high school athletes looking for that glory on the
athletic field and receive an education, It may not be that far
out of your gras*.
Three years ago, Sports Recruits, International was formed
in Welland and there is now a Huron -Perth area representa-
tive which is visiting the many high schools.
While Jim Redfem is the rep, Dave Parsons is the sales rep
�i+le makes the school visits and he has already been to Exet-
er's South Huron District High School.
Although SRI has only signed one athlete since in began in
January in Hurori-Perth to Its program, there are others out
there showing interest. .
"We've investigated about 25 athletes and looked into send-
ing them packages," said Parsons.
A former second baseman with the Exeter Express Senior
Baseball Club, Parsons said the main purpose of SRI is to
bridge a gap of information between the colleges and univer-
sities and the student -athletes.
"All it does is match high school athletes with colleges and
universities. We offer them exposure."
He said there is still a very strong inclination for the stu-
dent -athletes to pursue a sports career in the U.S. colleges
simply because of the greater incentives.
In Canada, the CIAU offers awards and bursaries. The
awards cannot exceed $ 1,500 per year and for academic
scholarships, students must have at least an 80 percent aver-
age.
"That is some times difficult for the student -athlete."
Parsons said SRI helps get rid of some of the scholarship
confusion between the students and the universities.
United States schools offer much more in the way of schol-
arships because, according to Parsons they -have a fund of
over $10 billion from the federal government tri draw on.
"It's a business in the States from a college level."
Parsons said SRI will catch on as soon as he is able to visit
more schools end meet with more students.
"I want to help the kids, that's the bottom line to me."
Those wishing''more information about SRI can contact Par-
sons at 519-273-4578.
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by
Groves
The Exeter Hawks of the Ontario Development League will
be holding their annual general mac. Wednsday at the
SOU& Enron Recreation Cause at 7` ft'. ,
If you would like to become involved in junior hockey in
Exeter,pleale attend this meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Baseball players of all ages will be able to sharpen their
skills and learn a few new ones on Saturday as the Exeter Mi-
nor Baseball Association will be hosting a baseball skills clin-
ic.
EMBA technical director Steve Meurer will conduct the
clinic at the Alvin Willem Field in Exeter which begins at 9
a.m.
The theme to this week's clinic will be playing the infield.
Speaking of baseball, I was out and about last week taking
some photos of T -Ball and it's nice to see parents working
hard.
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