Times Advocate, 1993-10-06, Page 13Girls basketball
Visiting Vikings win three
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
EXETER - When Gerry Ward came to South Huron District High
School last year he brought with him a lot of knowledge.
The New Zealand teacher, who returns to his home country in Decem-
ber, not only taught the locals about the most popular sport in his country,
rugby, but he is the coach of the Panthers' senior girls basketball team.
"in New Zealand, basketball is seen as a second sport. The boys play
rugby and the girls play netball," said Ward.
Shauna Rowe of the South Huron Panthers midget girls' bas-
ketball team, right; looks at the ball which was being con-
trolled by Goderich's Tara Sturdy. The visiting Vikings beat the
Panthers 6040.
Last Wednesday he watched as his team fell 29-21 to the visiting Gode-
rich Vikings. 1t was a clean sweep for the Vikings as they beat the South
Huron juniors 37-27 while the midget Panthers were defeated 60-40.
All three South Huron teams have 1-1 records in the Huron -Perth Con-
ference.
Ward explained that the highschool students in New Zealand play bas-
ketball and it is a lot like netball which is also played in that country by
the girls.
"Ball -handling and footwork are the same," he explained. "That's why
you get so many who are good at both."
Net ball is a game very similar to basketball but there is no dribbling and
there is no backboard surrounding the net.
"Canada is probably the only Commonwealth country in the world that
doesn't have it," said Ward of net ball.
From the Panthers' bench, Ward encourages the girls and admits that
basketball has a language all its own.
In New Zealand there is a national league of basketball and each team
has a couple of "imports" from North America which dominate the game.
Good tournament
Thursday in Clinton at the Central Huron Redmen's Tournament the sen-
ior Panthers did very well, winning one game and dropping the other by
just two points.
Against the hosts, the Panthers came np short 23-21 as Pepper and Kerri
Lynn Case each netted five points while,Stacey'Ithuiman and Becky Hart-
man turned in good defensive performances.
South Huron had little trouble with St. Marys in a 39-19 win.'Thunnan
scored 10 points with- fiveeach_from Julie McLeod and Jen McLean. Pep-
per and Jen Romph played welltlefensively.
Vikings 29, Panthers 21
This was a very close game in the fust quarter as South Huron trailed by
just two points, but Goderich came on big in the second quarter and out-
scored the hosts 5=0.
South Huron's offence really sputtered in the third quarter, netting just
three pointy -before coming. onstrong in the fourth period with ten points
compared to 11 bythe'VBcings.
The Panthers havessir eturning players -and -most of the rest of the team
played on the strongytmior team a yearago.
Against Goderich, first-year senior Tara Pepper led the Panthers scoring
with eight points while another first-year senior Christie McInnes had a
strong fourth quarter.and netted six porus. °G
Ang Olson led the visitors with.14points while Carolyn Steward added
10.
Juniors come up short
'Down by a point after the first eight minutes, like the seniors, the junior
Panthers had a tough second quarter in which they were outscored 16-2.
Helen Theophilopoulos had a strong pme for South Huron as she netted
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Field hockey
Panthers still undefeated in H -P
LISTOWEL - With the OFSAA
girls field hockey championship
tournament just a monthaway, the
hosting South Huron District High
School Panthers remain undefeated
in conference play.
Thursday saw the Panthers travel
to Listowel where they returned
with a 3-0 win over the Lords.
Scoring for the winners were Lynn
Workman, Danielle Miners and
Brenyn Baynham.
That win meant South Huron has
run their Huron -Perth record to 7-0
which they took into yesterday's
game against visiting St. Marys.
Last Tuesday in Exeter, the Pan-
thers topped Listowel 3-0 as Min-
ers had her third hat trick of the
season. Workman and Toni De -
Jong stored in a 2-0 win over
Mitchell.
South' Huron has scored 29 goals
and,lto.good goaltending 'by
Jana Webater.and Carolyn Quinn,
have not .given ..up a goal in seven
league games.
"They (opponent) have to shoot
at us and so far they haven't shot at
us," said Workman who added his
forwards are doing a good job de-
fensively.
While it is a safe bet to say the
Panthers will win their llth
straight Huron -Perth title in a
couple of weeks, WOSSA could be
a little tougher. Medway Cowboys
and North Middlesex Marauders of
Parkhill are good teams.
"They've beaten each other. It
looks as •though they're fairly
.even."
Three wins: It was a busy week-
end for the Panthers as they spent
Saturday in town raising funds, by
means of a barbecue and Sunday
travelled to Toronto for the June
Collard Ontario Schoolgirls Tour-
nament.
"You're ranked going into the
tournament. I ranked them high so
they could get better competition."
South Huron opened with a 3-1
win over Havergal on goals by
Miners, Baynham and Cara Gard-
ner. In the second game, Miners
and Jenny Acton scored in a 2-0
win over Ridley College of St.
Catharines. Baynham scored the
lone goal in a 1-0 win over previ-
ously undefeated Adam Scott of
Peterborough and then Kristy Ah-
rens scored in a 1-1 tie against
Scarborough's Agincourt C.I.
There were 45 teams at the tour-
nament and although no winner is
declared, it gives teams like South
Huron a look at who they may face
at the provincial finals.
South Huron field hockey Panther Lynn Workman (left) appears more than determined to take
the ball away from this Listowel player in last Tuesday's game. Persistence paid off with e
successful recapture of the ball for the Exeter team.
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measures 100 feet long by 60 feet
wide. The .length is divided into
four with 25 yards between each
line.
In front ofeach goal is a inocii-
fied 16 foot radius semi-eppple aid.
the offencea ull$14 ,l Y
shooting eitoleihOithirAiluteore
To start or : re -start a game, the
ball , is placed at the centre of
field and a player from each telt:
attempts to:push the ball.iaack,tO
wards their own goal.
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Nerves on end this
time of the year
Is that time of the
year again when
nerves are put on
edge fbr hockey
players, coaches and yes,
even mom and dad.
We have just passed the lat-
ter weeks of September when
decisions have to be made of
who is going to play on what
team.
Cut, released, told to go play somewhere else - it's a process
which in the long run brings out some mixed emotions by all
those involved.
I had someone call me up the other day and ask me What I
thought about competitive hockey. Just how old should kids
be when they get very serious about the game.
Her main question was, who puts all the pressure on, is it
the kids themselves or isit the coaches?
Personally, from my experiences, I think its the coaches.
Now don't mislead anything into this opinion because coach-
es, at any level bring with them decades of bench bosses be-
fore them who were'there to win.
Attitudes in coaching are changing and I am glad to sec it.
Face it, all coaches want to win. I don't think though that the
young players heap the pressure on themselves like we adults
do.
When was'the last time you saw eight year-olds, playing on
a competitiveteam where --winning and losing was the most
importantthingintheir lives?
They've.got•other interestsJikeplaying Nintendo and eating
pizza andrhanging out withtheir.pals.
If you wereto ask,kidste number one reason why they
play hockey,•itwould.not'besowin. The answer is hockey is
fun. I know:because1've:asicedihat,question to youngsters be-
fore.
idy4own•pe1sonall'ecling on.competitivenessisihatkids
shouldbe around 12 bcforethey atart;getting serious and
'wondering about .who -wins what trophy attthe end ofthe year.
I'm not. a big fan: of Awards Banquets for those ander 12.
"Thking five kidswho:are six::and seven years -old, having
them come .uptto'.the frontandallingthem theyarethe best
andiewarding them with MVPiophies.and other accolades
isttaot,right.
Bttrerivmay boosttheir confidence and make them want to
-tryrhai derbut .what about those other ones.who are sitting m
their:seats andEvwratohingibeirfriends receiving the honours.
•Thea alLteam i coachedthis past summer were given tro-
•tibias: It wasthe ihst yearrrninor ball in Exeter has ever done
thatandrtitere ,were some'teamsAltich simply did not .partici-
Pe
Sorry son,you didn't make :theteam...that's a statement
data lot of teenagers are hearing this fall as Junior 'D' clubs
prepare their rosters for::die:upcoming season.
If.youlre 15 or 16-that's.not as big a problem as it is for the
older ones. Once your midget playing years are done you try
and make the Irish or the Hawks.
For.nose who.are yemmger•rtttd'deaft ,•it'sa tsipback
-to:mitwrhookey which means yassaiiiimoyarareer continues.
But fortheolder ones, espes:itilyfor>shose who just miss
making the Junior D' team, alot of confusion goes through
your head.
Why wasn't 1.good enough? isit.time to put away my
equipment forever? Where can I,play hockey:now?
Juvenile is the answerfor some but not every community
doesn't has juvenile hockey.
From the sidelines:,..Ironwood Golf Course's idea of pay-
ing compared to what the :temperatine is sis.a good idea not .
only as a promotional gimmick but it also keeps: he club open
for a few more .weeks...Just a reminder that the deadline for
the South Huron Recreation Centre's hockey pool is October
12. A lot of fours have been picked up, but so ;far few have
been tumad:in. No.doubteveryone is waitingto see what the
final NHL rosters .will,be..:Tonightattihe tee maitre before the •
first night of hockey, Dave Shaw's Boston &a wins sweater will
be displayed...The Ztuieh /dinar Adbletic Aauoniatiun is host-
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