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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-04-14, Page 15SPORTIS Times -Advocate, April 14,1993 Pape 15 Hockey memories for Jeffs Exeter resident enjoys reunion in Toronto By Freed Groves T -A staff EXETER - Memories are wonderful, but not only do people get excit- ed about looking at the past but the present as well. Recently, Joe Jeffs of Exeter joined several of his former hockey play- ing buddies from Toronto in a reunion which helped celebrate their for- mer coach's 80th birthday. Jeffs, a member of the 1943-44 Columbus Boys Club's Toronto Hock- ey League juvenile champions honored coach Carmen Bush. "Half the guys 1 hadn't seen since we played, some left to go into the service," said Jeffs. Former player Norm Rattray orchestrated the reunion and it was no easy task tracking down his teammates, many have passed away. "He found me through another friend. How he got hold of some of these guys was fantastic, one guy is in Indiana and he got a hold of him through school," said Jeffs who has lived in Exeter for three years now. It was quite a reunion as the team took a look at press clippings from their 19 -game undefeated streak and gazed at their team picture from Figure skater Elsie Swan displays the silver medal she won at the recent International Special Olympics in Austria. International Special Olympics Swan tettnins from Austria with silver EXETER - A local athlete has returned from an international competi- tion with a silver medal. At the International Special Olympics held in Austria last month, Exet- er's Elsie Swan, a member of the Exeter Figure Skating Club was second overall in her category. "My face turned red when I went up on the podium," said Swan on re- ceived her medal. The oath of Special Olympians is, "Let me take part. If I can't win, let me be brave in the attempt.' Swan, a provincial and Canadian champion, admitted she was nervous ' about the Olympics which had up to 43 different countries participating. "I did compulsorys, that's inside edges and outside edges. They're not that hard." Austria is a long way from Exeter and there was a lot to see and do when not on the ice. Swan took full advantage of going on the many sight- seeing tours. "The mountains were pretty tall. I saw a castle and where the 'Sound of tvlusic' was made said Swan of the popular musical filmed in Austria. While the Olympics cap off the winter sports season for the athletes that doesn't mean Swan will stop participating as she says she will swim dur- ing the season to stay in shape for next year's skating competitions. 'L Your choice of $200 worth of Receive on extended service controct Poloris clothing and accessories. good for one year on your new ATV. 'au Can't se! �Jeaw-IrArldx w gaga >>• 1CLtin... daaisralsak- WARI9'C. ATV, co" M Aeerdo.n b awoke. 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"From the time we could skate or throw a football, there was that rival- ry. Off1oiwar: Columbus won the Millard Trophy at the end of the 1943- 44 season and soon as hockey was over, several team members, including Jeff went off to war, six of them did not return. "I never played hockey again after that season. I went overseas and 1 never got back into sports, up to 18, that was my whole life." Jeffs said others went and played hockey overseas and even continued Rtr gette toumanierits playing when they came back from the war. In fact, Jeffs, for the most pan, has lost interest in hockey altogether. "I've kind of lost interest in hockey. Once expansion came along it was never the same. 1 still watch it when the playoffs come along." Getting a phone call from Rattray to go to the reunion came as a big surprise for Jeffs. The team enjoyed a nice dinner together, talked about old times and went to Maple Leaf Gardens to watch the Leafs win a 1-0 squeaker over the New Jersey Devils. "Some of them haven't changed at all, but other guys changed quite a bit. Once you find out who they were then you could recognize them." Jeffs said his mates told him he hadn't change much and his old coach remembered him immediately. The club system in which Jeffs and his teammates played on is some- what different now where hockey teams come out of communities and everyone goes to school together. He only went to school with a couple of the others so when they were in Toronto they got together to talk about past school days. "We had a lot of fun," said Jeffs. Tweens bring home first gold medal LONDON - Missy Hayter scored three goals to pace Exeter to a 5-4 overtime win over Seaforth to cap- ture the Western Regional Tween 'C' ringette title on Sunday. Sarah Mosurinjohn added a pair of goals and Sarah Hamilton had three assists as Exeter won it's first tween gold medal at the regional tournament. Also playing well in the final game, which took a team effort, were Carolyn Quinn who assisted on a goal and goalie Cathleen Chappel. In preliminary action, Exeter edged West Lorne 5-4 as Hayter and Mosurinjohn each netted a pair of goals with the other from Sara Szabo. Meagan Ratz had three as- sists while Hamilton, Kelly Regier, Szabo, Jayne Ballantyne, Preslee Mauer and Hayter helped out on the goals. Mosurinjohn had three goals and Regier netted a pair in a big 9-2 win over Woolwich. Regier had two goals while Hayter and Jodi Truemner both scored once and set up four others. Ratz had a goal and ,Juniors win bronze medal LONDON - Shawna Rowe had three goalvand five aQgi'as to lead the Exeter Juniors to a 9-4 win over London and the bronze medal at the London Invitational Tourna- ment Heather Davies had three goals and set up another in the bronze medal win while Amy Edwards had two goals and Theresa Stire netted the other. Judi Wilson had five assists while Jo -Dee Rowe had two and Katie Webber helped out on a goal. Exeter beat St. Thomas 12-4 and beat hanover 6-1. Against Hanover, Rowe and Edwards each had two goals with one each to Davies and Sure who added three assists. Seaforth edged Exeter 9-8 as Rowe and Edwards: bad 'three each in that one while Davies.and . Stire also scored. Pulse and Davies had three assists each. In their opener Exeter lost a close 8-7 game to St. Marys. three assists. Szabo scored while Jayne Ballantyne had a pair of as- sists. Also helping out on the goals were Cheryl Wein, Quinn and Becky Wuerth. Exeter lost 7-3 to Seaforth as Mosurinjohn had two goals and Hayter netted the other. Hayter had both goals in an 8-2 loss to Gode- rich. Five straight means top spot for Exeter LONDON - At the London Invi- tational Ringette Tournament on the weekend, Exeter won five straight games on their way to the Petite 'C' title. In the final, Tracy Wilson poured in six goals and set up two others in a 12-10 win over Seaforth. Julie Godbolt had two goals and an as- sist while Dawn Corbett scored twice. Alicia Lawrence played well with a goal and three assists while Ann Marie Parsons, and Sarah Webber each set up three goals. Corbett led the way in an 8-2 win over St. Marys as she had two goals and an assist while Wilson scored twice. Kim Keller had a goal and two assists while Law- rence had a goal and an assist. Lawrence had three goals in a 10-1 win over St. Marys with two goals each from Corbett, Wilson and Godbolt. Parsons set up four goals. Michelle McNeilly and Sarah Hodge shared the shutout in a 7-0 win over Waterloo. Wilson had three goals while Lawrence netted a pair and Pamela Keys and Cor- bett also scored. The offence was really working in all the games as Exeter beat London 11-3 on two goals each from Keys, Webber, Lawrence and Godbolt and one each from Wil- son, Parsons and Corbett. 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