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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-05-12, Page 17Saturday tournament Juniors manage two win By Fred Groves T -A staff EXETER - Tillsonburg White Sox came to the Alvin Witten Field en Saturday and won three straight games to win the - Exeter Junior Mini Tournament. But it took a come -from -behind win to do it as the White Sox had to battle a very tough and determined Exeter Juniors. Both clubs came into the four - team round-robin tournament with a pair of wins. Exeter blanked Strathroy 11-0, and rallied back to beat Ingersoll 6-5 while Tillson- burg opened with a slim 4-3 win over Ingersoll and then defeated Strathroy 8-1. "We played really well they (Ex- eter) came from behind in that sec- ond game," said Exeter coach John Gillespie who was very pleased with his team's efforts. Against the White Sox, the hosts went ahead in the opening inning as pitcher Mike Agnew singled and he moved over when Mark Glavin was hit by a pitch. Agnew scored on a Steve Farquhar base hit to right field. First baseman Ryan Lindenfield who hit the ball well. all day, sin- gled up the middle to make the score 3-0. But Tillsonburg came back in the next inning as Agnew, who had closed out the second game on the mound, got in trouble and had to be replaced by Scott Parsons. Dave Schwlndt, of Exeter Jun- iors, pops up a bunt during Saturday's tournament. Throughout the day, Exeter had a jumbled lineup as not all the players were available for all the games. Missing was Leigh Mathie- son who could have helped out on Exeter second baseman Shawn McFalls had the tag down but not in time in Saturday's tourna- ment game against Ingersoll. the mound. "We still have some more pitch- ers to look at. We didn't have Leigh Mathieson and he can throw strikes," said -Gillespie. Although none of the three games Exeter played were of regulation, the first one was seven innings, five against Ingersoll and a very short four against Tillsonburg, Gillespie said the locals will have to get used to playing three full games in a sin- gle day. "That third game has to be as -sharp as the fust gditie," 'he laid. "In the OBA tournament you have to play three games." Big comeback: While the first game against Strathroy was fairly easy, Ingersoll was a lot tougher for the Exeter Juniors. Exeter's scoring started when Lindenfield who went 3 -for -3 in this one, singled to centre to score Glavin in the first inning. But in the bottom half of the frame, Ingersoll did some • aggressive base running and combined with a couple of base nits went up 3-1. Errors hurt the hosts in the sec- ond and Ingersoll had a three run lead after two full innings. Agnew singled down the third base line and he scored on Linden - field's ground rule double in the top {of the third. Bull season underwa l Wayne Dlaklns, coach of the Exeter Rookie Ball team gets ready to put the ball in the pitching machine during a game on Saturday. For all the ball results, see page 18. "That third game has to be as sharp as the first." Exeter's defense tightened up in the third as a designed play on an attempted Ingersoll stolen base caught a runner trying to score and then Lindenfield stretched to make another out. In the top of the fourth with the bases loaded, Glavin smacked a double over tier's heed whie mut-- hater up7a-run 5-4. A sacrifice fly tied the game but in the top of the fifth, Exeter's Joe Haskell, who along with his broth- er Jason were called up from the midget team, beat out a hit to fust to stop a possible double play and Lindenfield scored the winning run. FtrtracOe dugout: Wednesday night itttasater, the Juniors were edg .i 32 -by Goderich which saw thtrior+ Wtret #tlaior Baseball Lem ,i)oj d , to 0-2. Tonight •their, - hooker' 6:30 ;p.m...Saturday's games at the tour- nament which began at 8:45 p.m. and ran to 7:30 p.m. wre umpired by just two men, Gerry Bezaire and Loyd Mathers, good job.... Lucan nipped 7-6 LUCAN - The Lucan Juniors dropped a close 7-6 decision to visiting Goderich on Sunday afternoon which dipped their Western Junior Base- ball League record to 1-1. Relief pitcher Chris Smith was tagged for the loss even though he al- lowed only one run in four solid innings. Goderich broke a 6-6 deadlock in the seventh when they scored a run off of three walks and a base hit. Lucan could have tied it up but they left the tying run stranded in both the eighth and ninth innings. Lucan will try and get back on the winning track tonight when they trav- el to Exeter for a 6:30 p.m. game. Fourth annual Officers run for Special Olympics EXETER - During the past three years, officers of the Exeter Onta- rio Provincial Police and the Exeter Police Department have organized a fundraising run to help special members of our community, those being the developmentally handi- capped. In those years, the community has dedicated much time and sup- port in recognizing these special in- dividuals. The money raised goes directly to the Special Olympics program which challenges and en- courages the athletes in sports re- lated activities. One of the most recognized peo- ple who have benefited greatly by the local support is figure skater El- sie Swan who this year brought home a medal from the Internation- al Special Olympics in Austria. On tuesday, June 8 officers will again be running through southern Huron County to raise funds for Special Olympics. They invite the public to join in the run through your community or at any time along their route. Once again the run will start at Continued on page 18 • Bogart sets two club records Dave Bogart has *itde a big, big dif- in Wood- stock. The Exeter native, has just by completed his second full year as head coach of the Jun- Fred ior'C' Navy Vets which made Groves it to the Ontario Hockey As- sociation quarter -finals. That may not be a great accomplishment but you have to consider one very big statistic. Two years ago before that good Bogart coaching blood came to Woodstock, the Navy Vets won only seven games. Sure who you have available to put on the ice is important, but coaching is a big part of the game, just ask Pat Bums. "I don't think I changed a whole lot," said Bogart from his inaugural season of 1991-92. "I had 12 guys back, they were almost like assistant coaches." Although Bogart is slightly modest of his accomplishment, he seems proud of the fact that the Navy Vets set a pair of club records this year. The Vets went 28 straight games with- out a loss and set a record for the longest winning streak in the club's 27 year history. "Last year I had younger guys, this year we had some more experience," said Bogart. "Our goal was to be .500 after eight games." After piling up a 29-2-5 record, the Navy Vets won the west division and then they were eliminated by Dundas in the Ni- agara District Junior 'C' playoffs. "Dundas had some 19 and 20 year-olds but we won our first playoff series in four years." Besides finishing first in the west and making it to the quar- ter -finals, Bogart can sit back and boast about the fact that he has three players, including a 15 year-old who are ranked in the top 12 rounds of the OHL draft. This past weekend he took three players to Ohio University where he played for a couple of season on the varsity hockey team. He is hoping he can help land the trio some scholar- ships to the U.S. school. Sidelines While I am enjoying the Stanley Cup playoffs, although I admit it's tough to watch a 1 p.m. game when it's so nice out- side, I do have one very large complaint. The refeering has been good the first two periods but in a tight game when there are 10 minutes left in the third frame, it's anything goes. And it looks as though some of the players are taking full advantage of this, 'I don't want to decide the game attitude.' I don't argue that the officials should be a little easier on the guys but a high stick to the face or a punch to the back of the head is a penalty no matter what the clock says. Maybe that's what got Jacques Demers so upset after his Montreal Canadiens swept the Sabres. Here's a prediction, if the Maple Leafs beat St. Louis, now remember I'm writing this on a Monday afternoon with the se- ries tied two games each, Doug Gilmour will win the Most Valuable Player Award, From the sidelines: Big congratulations this week goes out to Bob Hamacher and his horse Staying Together. On Satur- day at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, driver Bill O'Donnell and Staying Together won by a neck with a time of 1:51. 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