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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1994-04-13, Page 16Page 16 Times -Advocate, April 13, 1994 ll i,~ Il .\ (/tool .\/)OI•I \ SPQRTS Badminton teams preparing for Huron -Perth event EXETER - Exams are over and it's time for the athletes at South Huron District High School to be- gin the spring sports. Soccer teams and the rugby team are out on the fields and practicing and the track and field team are get- ting ready for the first big meet of the year, the Huron -Perth champi- onships in Goderich. However, while some are out- side, others are still in the gym as athletic director Pat Rowe is pre- paring the badminton teams for the Huron -Perth tournaments. The seniors play April 20 while the juniors are April 23, both are being played at F.E. Madill in Wingham. "I'm not expecting great things but it's a good group of kids," said Rowe. While the Panthers may not be as strong on the courts as they have been in the past, don't be too quick to count them out. The Panthers won both the junior and senior team titles at the Huron - Perth tournament last year and hav- ing that behind them could help. Candace Miller, who along with Chrissy Morgan won the senior girls doubles title a year ago, has teamed with Lisa Forrest. Also re- turning are Scott Parsons and Mindy Bell. There are others like Blake Schade who have not played before but he has athletic ability and should prove to give opponents some good competition. "It's difficult if they haven't played before and they're in Grades 11, 12 or 13. They're battling the odds," said Rowe. The Panthers we strong last year with boys d les' champions Ryan Stuart an Jason Coolman. After winning Huron -Perth they were third at WOSAA and just missed a berth to the provincial tournament. Stuart is going to school in Parkhill this year and Coolman has graduated. Rowe said getting time to prac- tice has been very tough this spring what with a two-week long March Break followed by exams, time in preparation of the tournaments has been minimal. This past weekend the badminton team travelled to London's Clarke Road for their first tournament of the season. Candace Miller, serve during a of the SHDHS badminton team prepares to practice last week. Your Views Letters to the editor Dream team not Mohawks' answer "Why should we deny local hockey fans the opportunity to see these su- per hockey players in a Mohawks uniform?" Dear Editor: After a season of largely negative coverage of the Exeter Mohawks Hockey Club, Fred Groves flyer in his Sidelines column of March 30 should not have been totally unexpected. We'd like to take exception to his opening statement - "one method doesn't work" - perhaps he hadn't realized that the Mohawks have won six League Championship in nine O.H.A. seasons as well as win- ning four O.H.A. Championships (two Senior AA, one Senior A, one Senior B). This record should not require further defense. Let's go directly to Fred's "dream team" - on defense, we contacted for the '93/94 team nine out of the 11 eligible suggestions. As a cour- tesy to the Exeter Hawks, we did not contact Dan Mudge, their Assist- ant Coach. Of the eligible recognizable forwards listed, only one has not been contacted. This excludes long retired Mohawks, Kernick and Kraul. Randy Kraul, by the way, is one of the best defensemen ever to wear a Mohawks uniform - he's not a forward. Did Fred ever see him play Senior 'A' hockey? In addition to contacting the majority of your "dream team", all our training camps have been advertised in your own publication as being "open" and these players and many others have failed, for one reason or another, to make the commitment to play Senior 'A' hockey in Ex- eter. With respect to your comment on jumping "down" into the WOAA league, no fewer than eight current Mohawks who were eligible to play WOAA hockey this year drove through those communities to play the higher calibre O.H.A. brand of hockey. That must tell you something! In a WOAA scenario, players such as Craig Oster, Tiny Shields, Rick Pikul, Greg Ryan, Jacques Beaulieu, Owen Lessard and others would not be eligible to play for the Mohawks. Why should we deny local hockeys fans the opportunity to see these super hockey players in a Mohawks uniform? By Fred's own admission his "dream team wouldn't score a lot" and "wouldn't prevent a lot from being scored" but would "have some tal- ent". This formula is no guarantee for success or winning in any league. Over the past nine years winning has been synonymous with fan support - losing teams do not draw in this or any other town. Recruiting other than local talent is not exclusive to the Exeter Mo- hawks - all other competitive area senior and junior teams have a "cast of other out of town hired guns who couldn't get the job done, again". The Mohawks have in past won because of commitment and have lost due to lack of commitment. Some of the better known local players were the worst offenders. This makes it difficult to "start building with more local players". We will ensure that the next Mohawks executive meeting is adver- tised in the T.A. in the hope that Fred and the other proponent of local talent attend to present their views in a more constructive manner. Had Fred done his homework he would have realized that the de- mands of several former Mohawks on his "dream team" far surpassed the "huge mileage cheques being paid" to the current team. The O.H.A. and our peers consider the Exeter Mohawks a flagship operation. They seem to believe that our methods do work - we oper- ate a successful team equates with our past success. A more positive Mohawks report throughout the year might have encouraged more of the local players and fans to be involved with the '93/94 Mohawks. In closing, we do respect Fred's right to his opinion and as we do every year we must consider any changes deemed necessary however ive wish Fred had a lot more facts before him before using his power of the press. Sincerely, David Revington, John Pryde Mark Ross lets to with a serve during the South Huron Rac- quet and Fitness Club's squash toumament on Saturday. He was the winner of the 'A' division. Squash Ross wins tournament EXETER - Saturday's spring squash tournament at the South Hu- ron Racquet and Fitness Club showed the best of the talents in the club and each of the eight players participating rose to the challenge, taking the extra stretch to the ball to make some exciting rallies for watchers. The tourney's final game saw Mark Ross win over London Squash Club guest Aaron Goldfarb 0-9, 9-2, 9-3, 9-2, scores which do not reflect the intensity of the play or the length of the rallies. Ross won top honours as the leader of the 'A' division. Peter Darbishire won the 'B' di- vision in a final game against Steve Johns, scores in this match were 9- 5, 9-3, 9-7. Third place in the 'A' division was taken by Doug Mock in a close match at 10-8, 9-5, 9-7 against Jim Jean. London resident Perry Dear took third spot in the 'B' division with a 9-5, 9-4, 9-3 win over Ken Farquhar. The highlight of the day came in the second round. Steve Johns and Ken Farquhar went the full distance with long rallies and numerous ser- vice changes. The score, with Johns eventually taking the match, was 9- 4, 9-2, 6-9, 5-9, 10-8, the final game being played to a two point deuce. 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