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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-09-15, Page 17Dashwood ladies Champio By Fred (;roves T -A staff GRAND BEND - It just kind of happened and when it did, it seemed it was the. right thing to du all along. Saturday afternoon at a cottage perched above the river in Grand Bend, over 20 Jadies got together to remember their days on -the' base- ball diamond. They were the Dashwood Stars and although their name changed;to the Lakeview Slick Chicks avid fi- nally the Tigerettes, whatever the name, the results were usualtytthe same yeae- year. In the 1940's and 50's the Stairs were a er ladies softball team which; 0, won the 1950 La- dies ' . te 'D' Softball title. "During4the time 1 was coaching we won 79.9 percent of our games," said Sheldon Wein who was one of the organizers of.Satur- day's reunion. And how did he manage that? "They were a good ball team but to get the best out of them I had to use psychology." He would start a weaker pitcher against a weak team and as soon as Dashwood got behind three or four runs he would point out they were being beaten by a much weaker op- position. It was under -the guidance of coach Russel Tiernan thaa*he ladies brought hometheprovinrill crown in 1950. The other two.!ltttleman Members of the;it>►ashwood Stars who gathered for a reunion on Saturday in Grand Bend wire, front, left; Clara Ann Gossman, Gloria Kraft -Hayter, Shirley Guenther-Kipfer, Grace Denomme- Pickering, Elaine Becker- Deters, Shirley Smith-Tieman, Dorothy Hayter-Vandahl. Back, left; Bet- ty Love-Datars, Loreen Weiberg-Devine, Vera WeibergLatta, Russel Tieman, Sheldon Wein, Ruth Guenther-Wa/per, Myrtle Gaiser-Poland. Tiernan coached with have passed aaway. In 1950, Tiernan said the ladies ;?played against such teams as Exp AU, Zurich, Dublin, Arkona and St. AMarys. "1 really don't think there was a twiame to the league," said Tiernan. With Exeter -and St. Marys in the ".cop, no doubt it eventually became at is now the South Perth Ladies 11 -League. Sunday a display was set up in - ng a few old photographs, a Couple of uniforms which were tespt in excellent condition and 'crests representing the champion - 'ship teams. Memories: "Two years ago 1 was -*oaring .out :the attic and 1 came apcioss this picture of the . learn,' ;said Tieman. Perhaps more people should be going through their attics because as Tiernan found treasures and -memories in boxes at his house, so idid Mike Soldan recently when he Mound a uniform of the Zurich Lum- T'ber Queens who played against 4Dashwood. Times certainly have changed *since the Stars and the Lumber 3preens played ball and the number :of fans coming to cheer on their fa- vourite teamshave_also changed. "We had 900 people at a playoff game between Dashwood and Exet- er," recalled Wein. "There was a riot and people ran out on to the field." He said the rivalry between Dash- wood and the Exeter Greys was very big. Getting.the ladies together for.the reunion was really not that difficult. Many still live in the .area and they just called others they kept in con- tact with over the years. "They're from London, St. Thom - Toronto and Kitchener," said aMitre- Ian. fan, Wein quickly laid yesaid that he has,gone to several Tt unto Blue Jays games. Like.all fans. he has an opinion on how they will do. "They may win this (the Ameri- can League) but they won't win the World Series." EXETER = The.South Huron Recreation Centre is having a hockey pool this year and anyone entering could win some really big prizes. Intended to help raise funds for the Exeter swimming pool, the pool of- fers a first prize of a trip for two to Atlantic City, valued at 5550. Second prize is a trip for two to 1:oronto to see the Blue Jays and the third prize is a golf passport to Ironwood Golf Club. There are a total of 10 prizes, many of which have been donated, which add up, to41 /135. Entry forms -are available at the rec centre, Murphy's and they have also been distributed around town. "We'renoping it goes over well and creates some fun," said rec centre director Lynne Farquhar. Over 1.000 entries are expected for the hockey pool which costs 510 for each entry. Panthers ready to face the challenge hen you're fiber one, it's really hard at times to trtaintai that status of supe ority. Such is the case with the South Huron District High School girls field hockey team. The Panthers bring a long 'history of success with them where ever they go. That success is measured in the forms of 10 straight Huron -Penh Confer- ence titles, six straight Western Ontario crowns and last year, the provincial title. There are a few interesting notes that should be pointed out about girls field hockey. First off the sport has had to battle the fact that is not high profile such as hockey or basketball. Also, and very important that field hockey is one of the few high school sports where all the schools in the province, no matter of what size, compete against each other. South Huron did not win the 'AA' championship last year which is a designate for the certain size of school - they beat teams from Toronto, Ottawa, Kitchener, etc. Last Tuesday, the first day of school, South Huron's Jim Workman, the conductor of the program, had 41 girls out Lo the opening practice. "That's high .actually. 1 don't know if it's the interest with OFSAA," questioned Workman. He and the Panthers along with a legion of dedicated volun- teers are hosting the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association championship tournament in November. Workman says the enthusiasm of his team, which he will soon have down to/0 players, is evident. "I would say they are excited becausethere's so many new ones. I haven't been able to talk to them individually." When he does have that one-on-one talk no doubt it will be to stress how important it will be to just to compete and per • - haps focus on winning the Conference title before looking ahead to November. Of the 41 players who tried out for the team, 23 of them were new faces to the program. "No one is guaranteed a position, that's acute we have," said Workman. The team will be a good one, and that's not adding unneces- sarypressure to the girls, its a fact. Workman is a -good coach and his record speaks for itself. With any field hockey or ice hockey team for that mauer, the teams are often built from the goalie out. That.immediate- ly is where the Panthers will begin what may have to •be .called a rebuilding year. "Our big problem is our goalie of five years is gone," said Workman of Tonya Riehl who was on two provincial champi- onship teams. Brenyn Baynham will be a key player especially er,pluy- ing for the Ontario team. "There's a few others," said Workman of his team leaders: "It's a well balanced group, we've got some fast ones." Another point which should be brought up about girls field y-isthat-iha:+e4tts itauxior jtu've got 20.girls on A ti rin Who range in age from 14 to 19. The Panthers this year will have five grade nine girls on the team. They won't be starters because that role is reserved to those who have more experience. But you watch and see those grade nine students develop into fine players. Bringing them on slowly and teaching them the game's strategies is probably why Workman and the Pari- thers are at the top of the hill. "I like it betterthere's more continuity," said Workman of not having junior and senior field hockey. "The girls who have played a few years can give the other's tips." The field hockey season is shoe which means there is little time to experiment. 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