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Robinson learns how to overcome fatigue syndrome
PARKHILL - When Shayne Robinson stepped up to the stage to re-
ceive the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior Development League
west division Most Valuable Player Award, I doubt very much how
many people knew of the huge obstacle he had to overcome.
Robinson has chronic fatigue syndrome and much to the delight of
those who have watched hint race down the right wing, it appears as
though he's just about got it licked.
This year he led the entire league in scoring with 50 goals and 66 as-
sists for a total of 116 points in 39 games. A year ago he played two
less games and had just 73 points. Why the turn around?
After being told by a specialist, name withheld here, to stay on the
couch and buy a satellite dish, his parents took him to a naturepath.
That is a specialist which uses herbs and acupuncture to cure. It must
have worked because Robinson not only collected the MVP and top
scorer award but was named to the first all-star team.
"We went to all these specialists and they didn't know what it was,"
said Robinson. 'They don't know what causes it."
Robinson figures he picked up chronic fatigue syndrome six years
ago as a I3 -year-old playing peewee hockey for Parkhill. The team
was on a trip to Denmark and he admits he didn't get a lot of sleep dur-
ing the busy 10 days.
He's laid on the couch for up to two weeks at a time, and now has to
take five vitamins a day just so he can get on with his daily activity.
Over the past four seasons with the Hawks, Robinson has gotten
stronger and his point production has increased as a result. But at
times, he's looked tired.
"It makes you tired all the time. Going shift to shift, it takes longer to
recover."
With 189 points in the past two seasons, it's clear tosee Robinson is
a talented hockey player and one, by his own admission who might
have gone farther in the game if it were not for the disease.
Before coming to the Hawks he played half a season with the Gode-
rich Junior 'C' Sailors who got him from the Sarnia Junior 'B' Bees.
"I was the very last cut, because of an import rule they sent me there
(to Goderich)."
He decided to come to Exeter which is a lot closer to drive to from
Parkhill and it won't be any surprise if he latches on with them for two
more years to finish out his junior hockey career.
We wonder why a guy like Montreal Canadiens' goalie Patrick Roy
gets out of a hospital bed and goes to work. We wonder why a guy like
Shayne Robinson battles chronic fatigue syndrome. Reason - for the
love of the game....
From the sidelines: -.Congratulations to the first area hole -in -one
which goes to Steve Shantz who had it on the 108 -yard, 13th hole at
Ironwood...Well wishes this week go out to Jason Heywood and Paul
O'Shea from Exeter and Lucan respectively who had great seasons
with the Lincolns....Last week's trivia question was how many rookies
started with the Jays, answer - two. This week's question, name the last
NHL team to take on Chicago at the old arena. (That's a real easy
one.)...Exeter Express open their senior baseball league schedule at
home on Sunday at 1 p.rn....
Soccer tournament
Seniors push top team to limit
Advance
to
consolation
final
of
own
event
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
EXETER - They may have lost
two games on Saturday at their own
tournament, but the South Huron
District High School senior boys'
soccer team are still happy with one
major accomplishment.
After winning the first two games
in their pool, the Panthers went up
against one of the premier high
school teams in the province, Lon-
don's H.B. Beal.
Thc two teams battled to a 2-2
halftime draw before Beal, the de-
fending WOSSA and last year's
OFSAA bronze medalist winner,
went on to win a close 4-3 decision.
"We were up 2-0 early in the
game," said Panthers coach George
McEwan. "Jeff Lingard popped a
beauty and Mark Brintnell scored
between the legs."
Beal scored a pair before the half-
time whistle but it was 3-2 for the
hosts as Lingard got his second,
this one just under the crossbar.
"Our guys played well. Beal won
WOSSA last year and they have
four guys on a national team," not-
ed McEwan.
Saturday's 12 senior and four jun-
ior team event saw the games go
with two 20 minutes halves which
is considerable less than what
teams play in their own conference
contests.
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South Huron's Josh Vermeulen
stock College Ave.
South Huron played four short-
ened games and were beaten 1-0 in
the consolation final by Medway.
"I don't think it's a problem," said
McEwan of the long day. "If you
go to the final it's like playing two -
and -a -half games in a day."
The seniors opened the tourna-
ment with a 1-0 win over St. Mar-
ys, topped Woodstock College Av-
enue 2-0 before bowing to Beal.
John Paul II of London beat Beal 2 -
Jesse Waters, left; of the junior Panthers chases after the
ball while teammate Sean Beattie looks on from behind.
closes
his eyes just briefly in Saturday's game against Wood -
"Our
guys
played well.
Beal won
WOSSA
last
year."
0 in the final.
South Huron junior Panthers beat
London Laurier 2-0, lost to Central
Elgin of St. Thomas 3-0 and came
back to beat College Avenue 4-3.
That put them into the final which
they lost 2-0 to Central Elgin.
Conference play: In their owt.
conference both the junior and sen-
ior teams are doing well.
South Huron's seniors opened
with a 3-0 win over Central Huron
on goals by Marty DeBruyn, Bryan
McAllister and Brintnell. Goalie
Colin Bowers had the shutout.
Thursday in Exeter, Bowers
showed his versatility as he left be-
tween the pipes to score a goal in a
big 5-0 win over Goderich. Also
scoring were McAllister with two,
Rob Waters and Josh Vermeulen.
The juniors who are trying to win
their fourth Huron -Perth title in a
row are off to a great start as they
blasted Central Huron 5-0 in their
opener and on Thursday easily got
by Godcrich 6-2.
Thc short regular season schedule
will wrapup this week as they trav-
elled to Godcrich yesterday, are in
Wingham Thursday and play host
to Clinton on Friday.
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