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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-06-03, Page 15.SPORTS Times -Advocate, Juna 3, 1992 Pails le Five local athletes Fa5Stia" qualify for OPSAA Windsor strikes out 19, hits grand slam ST. THOMAS - Steven Gei- ger may only be in Grade Nine, but he's making a lot of high schools take notice. The Zurich native, who at- tends Goderich High School, finished second at the OFSAA west regional track and field meet in the midget boys' 400 metres race. That has gained him a berth in this weekend's provincial cham- pionships to be held at York University in Toronto. An overall athlete who excels in hockey, western riding and volleyball, Geiger clocked a 52.8 just behind Jeff Schleifer of Windsor St. Joescph's with a 51.6. t3eigcr's time was much better than his 53.7 at WOSSA where he was second and his winning time of 55.2 at the Huron -Perth meet. "There is more competition and the guys arc pushing hard- er," said Geiger in the difference between the tneets. "They're faster so you have to go faster to keep up with the pack." At the regionals at Parkside in St. Thomas on Friday, he was once again started in Lane Five which means he has to be amongst the leaders coming into the final turn. "I've been starting out as hard as I can. There was a wind going with me on the back straight. I didn't have to use much energy." Four Panthers qualify: A year ago, Exeter's South Huron District High School sent three athletes to the OFSAA meet. This year the number has swelled to four, including a couple of new faces. At the regional meet, Danielle Miner finished third in the mid- get girls' javelin event with a toss of 28.14 metres. In the two previous meets, Miner has thrown distances of 27.50 and 27.66 metres. Another newcomer to the pro- vincial meet will be Jeremy Horne. Although he was fourth at the -Huron -Perth meet, Horne has excelled and at the region- als, cleared the high jump bar at 1.75 metres to finish third in the midget boys' division. Randy Johnson is no stranger to OFSAA competition. Last Randy Johnson year he brought home a bronze medal, this year he is searching for gold. In the junior boys' division, Johnson, the overall winner in his division at the 'Huron -Perth meet, tossed the javelin 53.80 metres for a second place perfor- mance. The fourth member of the Pan- ther team heading to OFSAA is speedster Molly McClure. She is running very consistent as she was third in the 200 me- tres with a time of 26.3 seconds. At WOSSA, McClure clocked a 26.5. In her new event, the 300 metre hurdles, McClure was fourth at 46.7 seconds which is very close to her 46.8 at the pre- vious meet. Molly McClure Shuffleboard Hensall May 26 6 game winners Dave Woodward Alice Thiel Ethel McMurtrie Lloyd Eagleson Pat Davis Gert Eagleson Thelma Thiel Exeter May 27 4 game winners Olive Tindall Bill Baechler Jim Davis John Pepper $sd McKnight 5 game winners Steve Hrapchak 011ie Essery Lloyd Lovell Sena Gosar Allen Johns May 28 4 game winners Lloyd Ballantyne Estelle Chalmers M. Eizenga 5 game winners Howard Johns 011ie Essery John Pepper Marjorie Hodgert Sena Gosar Pratt 433 new 381 Hawks 362 344 333 coach 327 Continued from page 13 the Hawk emblem. Steve Vanden- berk, Nick Wieckowski, playoff MVP Shayne Robinson and goal - 352 tender Clint McCann are just some 347 of the players eligible to return, but 336 all hail from Parkhill. 323 "It's too early to tell who we'll 304 lose from last year, so Iguess it's just wait and see," said Pratt. 382 For Pratt, his next move involves 380 the search for an assistant, which 378 has already begun. 360 "I have already spoken to a few 352 guys, but I haven't made anything final yet." In addition to North Middlesex, Hagarsville will enter the Develop- ment League circuit in the southern division while the Paris Mounties have made the move to Junior 'C'. Initially, there was thought to hav- ing new teams pay a $5,000 entry fee, but the idea was abandoned at a recent league meeting. 265 253 275 518 514 459 452 446 Teams Wanted for Exeter Mohawks Co-ed Slo Pitch Tournament June 12-14 Coor Qualifier For more information contact: Bill Soidan Work 262-2600, Home 235-1561 DUBLIN - Pitcher Carol Wind- sor provided both the offense and the defense Thursday night to lead Creditors to an 11-2 win over host Dublin Thursday night. . Increasing their South Perth La- dies Fastball League record to 3-1, including three straight wins, Cre- diton also beat Mitchell 4-2 Mon- day. In Dublin, Windsor struck out 19 including tanning the Dublin side in order in the second and sixth in- nings. She also had an outstanding night st the plate with three hits in- cluding a grand slam home run in the first inning. Crediton went ahead 4-0 in the lop of the fust frame as Ruth Pugh led off with a single, Brenda Wilds doubled, Jane Bowley walked set- ting the stage for Windsor's blast. The visitors plated four more in the fourth as Pugh, Wilds and Bow- -ley had singles. Crediton got an- other in the sixth and added one more in the seventh when Bowley Busy week for Imperials By Fred Groves T -A stair EXETER - After leaping to a 4-0 record, the Exeter Chrysler Imperi- als stuttered a couple of times last week before getting back on the winning track in the South Perth Men's Fastball League. Last Tuesday, they lost their fust regular season of the game, a 5-3 decision to the host St. Marys Nighthawks. The next night in Mitchell they came up short in a 1- 0 decision to the Mets. "The Nighthawks are a team we should beat. You are not going to win too many games if you wait until the eighth inning to hit the ball," said veteran shortstop Dan Heywood. Thursday, Exeter bounced back as pitcher Doug Charlton fanned 14 en route to a 3-0 shutout win over the visiting Mitchell Gladia- tors. Exeter's offense began very early when they managed to get a run in the first inning. Heywood led off with a single, moved to second when Darren Neil got on due to an error and it was 1- 0 when Charlton connected with a base hit. Charlton and Heywood lead the club with seven hits each into the early weeks of the season. "I'm having trouble with the in- side pitch,' said Heywood. There was no scoring again until the bottom of the eighth when Sandy Hyde led off with a walk, stole second and third and both he and Neil scored on Charlton's dou- ble. "We put too much pressure on • ourselves. We have a tendency to get in a lull." Defensively, Imperials' first base- man Kevin Lightfoot made a nice back handed grab and Chris Kun- der, moving to shortstop to replace Heywood, made an outstanding leaping catch in the ninth inning. Catcher Jim Lewis did a good job behind the plate. "We've got young talent and vet- erans, it's a good blend. Us guys who have been in the league a few years, we get tired of playing every day," said Heywood. Mets 1, Imperials 0 This is the only gama Exeter could not come up with a run. They came very close in the sec- ond inning when third baseman Steve Neil walked, moved on a Mike Desjardine single and the bases were loaded after Mike Neil reached first on an error. But with two out, Rod Johnston grounded to the second baseman. The Imperials struggled at the plate all night as they had only four hits. Besides Desjardine, Lightfoot had a third inning double, Graham Nesbitt clubbed a double in the ninth and Darren Neil singled in the fifth frame. Derwyn Hodgins went the dis- Exeter shortshop Megan Ratz, left; juggles the ball dur- ing Thursday's novice girls game against Fullerton. Exet- er was beaten in the close game played in Exeter. Walk-A-Dog-A.T on For Canine' Vision Canada. 41 )P6 Organized by Exeter Lions Club Sunday June 7 Start at MacNaughton Park et 12 noon Sponsor forms et Municipal Office, CIBC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Beckers, Thomas H. Fine, Stedmans tance on the mound for Exeter, fan- ning 16 while allowing four hits, two of those triples. Nighthawks 5, Imperials 3 Si Marys pitcher Scott Brook- shaw was on his game as he struck out 12. One of the few Exeter bat- ters he had trouble with on the night was Heywood who went three -for -four, including a pair of singles and an rbi triple. Trailing 1-0 in the first inning, Heywood singled in the second and eventually scored to tie the game. The visitors added two more •in the eighth. Hodgins and Charlton split the pitching duties, combining to toss an eight -hitter while striking out seven. Notes:...After seven league games, Charlton and Heywood lead the team with seven hits each...Nesbitt and Steve Neil have three extra base hits each...In the 44 innings he's pitched, Hodgins has allowed just 11 hits, walked only four while striking out 77...The team batting average is .240. Carol Windsor ...19 strikeouts walked and scored on Windsor's triple. Crediton 4, Mitchell 2 At home, Crediton got on the board early plug a pair of runs in the first inning. With two out, Windsor singled and scored on Sherry Nickles' triple. Nickles, the Crediton catch- er, came home on a Mary McKillop base hit. Mitchell battled back with a run of their own in the first but Credi- ton made it 3-1 in the fourth. For a free estimate of complete installation Call Kevin Today TOWN & COUNTRY HOME COMFORT (A Div. of Dave Moore Fuels Ltd.) Main St. N., Exeter 235-2032 "The Best Service when You Need it Most". 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