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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-01-01, Page 12r-- • Page 12 Times -Advocate, January 1, 1997 This Week in Sporty::. ' Com unity coaches sought for award - page 13 • Hawkstl Agin bug to beat Thamesford - page 14 1996 was a old medal year for local sports Throe, h the viewfinder Above, The Exeter Hawks pile up for a group photo af- ter fter winning the OHA Junior Development League Cham- pionship in April: Exeter needed seven games to de- feat Wellesley in the final playoffseries clinching the last game by one goal. It was the first time Exeter has won the provincial title in 20 years. Right; Dylan Lightfoot -looks for the baseball during tyke /lame last summer. Al - hough the Peewee program ! folded due to a lack of regis- tered players, Exeter Minor Baseball fielded two Ban- tam and Mosquito teams with ali of them enjoying a successful season., Below, ' a flawless perfor- mance allowed the Exeter Junior Classics Precision Skating team to ,capture a gold medal in the Western Ontario Section Invitational Precision Championships in March. Images of `96 1996 was a successful year for local sports. The SHDHS field. hockey team made another trip to OFSAA, Exeter Minor Soccer As- sociation. recorded an un- precedented 450 kids in its pro- gram and the two-year old indoor program is taking off. Stephen Township Minor Hockey Or- ganization produced a provincial championship atom team for the. second year in a row, the- Exeter Precision Skating team won the Western Ontario Section In- vitational and the Exeter Hawks clinched the OHA Junior Develop- ment crown giving Exeter its first provincial championship in 20 years. The following highlights pulled from the archives of the Times - Advocate are only some of the many successful accomplishments recorded by local sports organiza- tions and athletes. January •The Exeter Curling Club an- - pounces it will host the prestigious Colts and Masters Provincial Tour- nament in the spring of 1997. - •The Exeter Minor Soccer As- sociation kicks off their first indoor soccer league for children. The Ex- eter Fury and Exeter Centennials mens team also form an adult league. Organizers say the indoor league wi)I provide players the op- portunity to' sharpen their soccer skills ove the winter. •Local Martial arts and self de- fence clubs: Loucks and Bell Ka- rate, South Huron Martial Arts, Bernardo Karate Academy,. Exeter Karate School and Exeter Tae Kwon Do pass students to higher belt levels and see success at vari- ous tournaments. hebruary -- .The Exeter Petite 'C' Ringette team -advance 'td the Western On- tario ` Finals. The Lucan peewee team win the Chesley Ed Goodwin Memorial Tournament for the sec- ond year in a row. •Senior bowlers, Ron Dann and 11 Jim Bedard teamed up with Bantam bowlers Corey Ducharme and 3.Shawn O'Brien to compete in the Kids and Golden agers Provincial Tournament. •TheExeter Molting Hawks old- timers hockey club retired Al Flynn's jersey number (#2) to ac- knowledge his -life-long commit- ment to the sport. March •A flawless performance earned the Exeter Junior Classics Precision Skating team a gold medal in the Western Ontario Section In- vitational Precision Championships held in Exeter. •Local swimmers Courtney Oke from Exeter, and Danielle and Mel- anie Culbert from -Zurich make a big splash at the Provincial Short Course Swim Meet held in Ottawa winning a number of gold, silver and bronze medals. •Over 100 skater perform in front of a live audience as the Exeter Fig- ure Skating Club hosted .their an- nual carnival. The two-hour skating extravaganza was performed to mu- sic by the legendary Beatles. April •The Exeter Hawks defeat Wellesley in the seventh and final. game of the All -Ontario Junior De- velopment Championship series bringing the provincial title to Exet- er for the first time in 20 years. •SHDHS principal William Gerth and vice principal Keith Allan take on coaching positions to save the school's track and field program. •The Stephen Township atoms win gold at the A11 -Ontario cham-ty for a. second year- in a row, the peewees also made their second appearance in the provincial finals winning silver. The Zurich Thunder midget hockey team also wins silver at the 'All -Ontario fi- nals. . May ' •Theeter Express Senior Mens Baseball team brake away from the Great Lakes League to help form a more competitive South Western Ontario Senior Mens Biseball League sanctioned by the OBA'. 'Exeter joins Dashwood, Zurich, Grand Bend and Grand Cove 'Es- tates in hosting the 1926 Huron - Perth Middlesex Senior Games. •Two local anglers placed first and third at the Grand Bend Sal- mon and Trout Fishing Derby. Dwight Sheppard from Dashwood -hooked into a 21.32 Ib. salmonto win the Derby and Teresa Brenner from Grand Bend landed a 19.25 Ib. salmon placing third. June •South Huron District High School hands out 85 awards at their annual athletic banquet to rec- ognize the school's top athletes. •The Lucan Irish Junior 'D' hock- ey organization dismiss head coach Scott Bogart after a two-year tenure with the club. He is replaced by new head coach George Pratt.. 'Shelly McInnis from the Mount Carmel area represents Grand Bend Motorplex at the Buick Race Day in Ohio where she beats eight other drivers in the womens division. July •The Exeter Imperials fastball team overcome the odds to beat arch rivals Mitchell 4-3 at the On- tario Junior Mens Fastball Elimina- tions Tournament where they placed 12th overall. •Hundreds of spectators lined up along the pier in Grand Bend to see 20 off -shore racing boats par- ticipate in the third annual Lake Huron Poker Run. •Area golf clubs enjoyed a busy year as five local golfers hit a rare hole -in -one. Dwayne McNab from Hensall; Al Taylor, and Jim Lewis from Exeter; Bob Deane and Dave McLeod from Grand Bend all made the remarkable shot within weeks of each other. August •Josh Watson receives the Town Plaque for his success at OFSAA ,where he won a gold medal in the 1,500 wheelchair event. air Continued on page 13 Big kick. Lisa Neeval practices her kicking during a tyke soccer game last sdmmer. The Ex- eter Minor Soccer Association had a record breaking ye r as 450 kld9 registered to play. The newly formed indoor soccer league has also been mehvith success.