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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-06-15, Page 14Page 14 Times -Advocate, June 15, 1994 Athletes of the year Jen Romphf (left), Adam Jean, Jeff Lingard, and Cara Gardner were recognized for their contributions at last Tuesday's Athletics Awards Banquet. At right, Panther award recipients Randy Johnson (left) and Jeff Lingard were both presented with South Huron District High School's top honours last Tuesday. Top high school athletes honoured at annual banquet 362 students competed on 23 dif ferent teams during the 1993-94 high school season EXETER - The annual Athletic Banquet and Awards Night brought to a close a memorable 1993- 94 for sports at South Huron District High School. In her opening remarks to those gathered for the cer- emony, athletic director Pat Rowe said that, at last count, some 362 competitors took part on 23 different teams during the year - a year that included highlights such as the field hockey team re -capturing the OFSAA title on home ground, senior boys volleyball and junior boys soccer capturing Huron - Perth titles; and midget boys bas- ketball, junior girls soccer, and senior boys soccer teams all winning their Hu- ron championships. The end of the season also brought honour to South Huron as Randy Johnson, a senior javelin thrower on the track and field team won WOS- SA, the OFSAA regionals, and the provincial gold in his sport. Guest speaker for the evening was Paul Hillman, a kinesiology student at the University of Western On- tario and a player on their varsity soccer team. Al- though he admitted to not being a polished speaker, Hillman told the group about his experiences while following a soccer scholarship to Kentucky, but later returned to Ontario for his education. "He did have a message," said Rowe later, noting some students eager to go the scholarship route to the U.S. might have second thoughts. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of nearly 70 individual awards to the top competitors in each sport. The OFSAA-winning field hockey team members were instead presented with a team photo in recognition of their victory. Special individual awards were presented at the end of the evening. The John Peters Memorial Awards were awarded to Jen Robertson and Wayne Robinson. Presented to members of the basketball teams, the re- cipients both helped with running the annual ele- mentary school tournament, Robertson helped with a basketball clinic, and Robinson coached the junior boys team this season. fhe Mike Prendergast Memorial Award, also for basketball players, was presented to Chris Pass- more and Doug Sitter, the female and male players who combined excellence in academics and in on the court. The two representatives selected for the On- tario Education Leadership Camp for one week this summer were Richelle Elder and leAdam Jean. Chosen as Athletes of the Year were junior girl Cara Gardner for her con- tributions in field hockey, volleyball and soccer, junior boy Adam Jean for participating in vol- leyball and soccer, senior girl Jen Romphf for playing on the volleypall and basketball teams, and senior boy Jeff Lingard for his contributions to the '-olleyball and soccer teams. The Paw Awards went to Jen Romphf and Adam Jean. The awards requirements are that recipients must be enrolled in physical education, play at least two major sports and demonstrate good skills, lead- ership, academic achievement and are valuable team members. The Panther Award went to two recipients this year, Randy Johnson, and Jeff Lingard, for their out- standing achievement find contribution to athletics at South Huron throughout their school careers. Sports this wee •Exeter Bees vs. Del Ko Brydge tonigh ''Centennials host Alianza Sunday 4 p.m. •Express vs. Tillsonburg Sunday 1 p.m. •Exeter Wildthings host • Lakeside edges Exeter Express An early -innings onslaught couldn't be overcome for the senior base- ball team LAKESIDE - The Exeter Ex- press travelled to Lakeside Fri- day evening, losing a close game to the home team, 6-5. True to form, the Express got on the board early, with two runs in the first inning on two singles by Don MacDonald and Scott Russell, and a double by Rick Boon. Lakeside were able to respond with one run in the second, and kept the pressure up on pitcher Scott Russell with three runs in the second, and two more in the third. Exeter got the bats going again in the sixth inning, capitalizing on two walks from Lakeside's pitching with a single from Mar- ty Merner and a double by Dave Atthill, putting two more runs on the board. A double by Boon in the seventh got the Express their last run of the game, stopping short of Lakeside's tally from the first three innings. Russell pitched eight innings, adding four strike outs to his record, three walks, and seven hits. Errors played a factor in the game. The Express made three errors, Lakeside only one. The Express face a busy week on the field. As of press time Tuesday evening, they were host- ing the Byron team. Wednesday evening they travel to Strathroy, and host Tillsonburg on Sunday at 1 p.m. South Huron athletics 1993-94 individual winners EXETER - Individual athletes in each of South Huron District High School's 23 sports teams were recognized for their outstanding contributions. Award winners are as follows: Cross country run=; ning - MVP Molly McClure, rookie Cathy Regier, sportsmanship/..,. dedication Shawn Wurm. Field Hockey - each player received a team picture in recognition of their OFSAA championship. Midget Girls' Basketball - MIP Rebecca Miller, dedication Julie Roose- boom, sportsmanlike Sunny Dinney. Jr. Girls' Basketball - MVP Lisa Campbell, responsibility/auitude/effort Jayne Westlake. Sr. Girls' Basketball - MVP Jenn Robertson, MIP Tara Pepper, defense Becky Hartman. Jr. Boys' Volleyball - MVP Adam Jean, MW Ga- ( 1Vin Poole, killer 'b' Adam Jean, rookie Dave Farquhar. Sr. Boys' :Volleyball '1. rookie Brian McAllister, MVP Jeff Lingardi killer ib', Greg Agnew and Simon Dinney. Midget Girls' Volleyball - MVP 1 Kelli Regier,` MlP Laura Boviyers, killer 'b' Theresa Wilhelm.'''Jr."" Girls' Volleyball - MVP Cara Gardner, MIP Toni DeJong, killer 'b' .'Katie Webber, sportswomanlike Jennifer Case. Sr. Girls Volleyball MVP Heather Steckle, MIP Michelle Ducharme, rookie Jana Web- ster. Midget Boys' Basketball - MVP Dave Farquhar, MW Trevor Boersma, hustle Mark Bell. Jr. Boys' Basketball - MVP Kevin Beierling, MIP Bill Kline. Sr. Boys' Basketball - MVP Greg Ag- new, MW Andrew Palmer, most valuable defense Simon Dinney, Ice Hockey - MVP offense Gavin Snell, MVP defense Bill Hodge, MIP Jason Glavin. Curling - MIP girl Erin Richardson, MW boy Steve Hern. Jr. Badminton - MVP Key n Beierling and Shaun Simpson, dedication Chris Straw, Sr. Badiinton - MVP Candace Miller and Lisa Forrest, MIP Mindy Bell. Jr. Girls' Soccer - MVP Cara Gardner, MW Julie Rooseboom, dedication Hayley Snell. Sr. Girls' Soccer - MVP Kim Farquhar, offense Kristin Strang, defense Carrie Simpson. Jr. Boys' Soccer - MVP Adam Jean, defense Adam Jean, offense Dave Farquhar. Sr. Boys' Soccer - MVP Jeff Lingard, most valuable defense Marty Debruyn, hustle Gavin Snell, sportsmanship/leadership Dan Martens. Rugby - names unavailable. 'f Track and Field - rookie Chris Morgan, dedication Sean Robison,; best school representative Randy Johnson. The President and Directors of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association Representing the Community Newspapers of Canada are pleased to congratulate Winner Of Third place in the "Sports Pages" category In the Association's 1994 Better Newspapers Competitions open to member newspapers across Canada