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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-02-12, Page 14Page 14 Titins -Advocate, February 12, 1997 1 This Week in Sports.... • Tween 'C' team wins Richmond Hill tournament - page 15 • Nominate your coach for an award - page 16 Junior "D" action. Sean McCann, left, playing .for the Exet- er -Hawks and Mike Robb, playing for the Lucan Irish, keep the puck in sight during. a Junior "D" hockey game in Lu - can last Wednesday. The game ended in a -tie. Hawks winless in four games Exeter in a slump with: only two games left EXETER - Winless .in their last four efforts the Exeter Hawks seem to by.- in a slump" with Only two games left in the regular season. 'After battling the Lucan Irish to a 3-3 tic last Wednesday, Exeter. lost 5 to Seaforth for the second time on Friday'. and 2-1 to Belmont on Saturday. Exeter couldonly muster three goals in their last twogarhes with -. Sean-McCann:Joey McDonald and Mike Bowerman finding thc- hack of the net: • Assistant coach Jeff Dalrymple attributed their rack of offense to their inability to capitalizc'on their goal scoring opportunities. . "We've' been _getting . chances• we're just not finishing diem." he said. ' The Hawks have been missing some key players from their roster, however, nalryinplc said those-re- •maining are more than capable of carrying the workload and he sus- pects players may not he"as mo- .. tivated as they first were when they were dominating the league, Exeter is 15 points ahead of Sea- forth and remains second in .overall league standings. Mount Brydges is leading the league with 63 points. Although they have clinched top spot in the Morenz division. Dal- rymple .Said he. doesn't want to go into the playoffs on a'los'ng note: Exeter has- two more ch nccs_ to preventthat when they. host Lucan on Friday night and then travel to Parkhill to play North Middlesex. in their --last -regular season Baine. on Saturday. "We can't go six,games without a win...wc have to win the next two for sum." - ,A cyclone- is. comin to Exeter About 1,000 participants will stop in, Exeter during a seven-day cycling and camping tour this summer,: area service clubs urged to participate EXETER .- This June. Exeter -will. experience -a cyclone- of a.dafferent kind. - , -. . Cyclone_ . '97 Cycle- Ontario Ex= • perience is a. seven-day cycling/- camping tour held annually and Ex-' eter has been selected to be one of their :stops this summer. Tour Director. George •Kraemer who created Cyclone describes it as ,a not-for-profit organization • which plans an annual Week long 'cycling/camping tour :in a different region of rural Ontario. Kraemer and Event Coordinator Blair Keller were ; in Exeter on January. 27. to outline the tour to town officials ' and service chili representatives. .Cyclone offers small towns a chance to showcase themselves and for their charities, and service: clubs to raise funds. - - • , , - .Cyclone -`97 will stars at New Hamburg. travel to Exeter: Wing - ham. Pon Elgin. • Walkerton. Pal-. merston and seven days Iater•return to New Hamjiurg. On June 21. cy- • chsts will start gathering at Baden. On Sunday, June 22. they wilt'trav- el ,through f'unkcydoodlc'si_Cor- ' ners. -Tavistock,-Science Hilt, Si. Paul's Station. Kirkjon,- Win- -- chelkca. Ehmvillc before arriving at Exeter: .'(leer the past 20 yearst. cycling, -has hecn rank``d as the number one summer actoiny in . Canada he Cording to`the Ontario Cycling A$-, Sociation . . Cycling and camping. 'Kraemer- says. Kraemersays. arc now seen as a'healthy ec anomic leisure .activity hs• today's modern families. The majority of • Cyclone riders are between 30- to 59' years of a.gf. well leducated and :interested in a unique; vacation ex- periencc. But some riders are older; and "some are, rnuch younger. - - Secondary raved • roads are se- lected to increase the cyclists' en-_ - joyment and avoid busier pro: vincial highways. This scenic route approach. says Keller, gives riders a- chance to sec .pans of their'prov- ince rarely toured when planning an auto vacation. • -Safety is the roost important is- sue: As over -1600 cyclists arc e>. peeled. Cyclone personnel arrange for first-aid 'and technical support along thc route. •- Other: important team members arc bicycle repair.. ham radio open-. ators. and trained . message ther- apists. Volunteer drivers .patrol the rrhito each day. Both Keller and Kraemer said -they are cooperating with the OPP and, the Ministry of .Transportation in ,the planning .of • this tour. 'Exeter and arca. Service clubs; school and church gfoups will play an important -role in the success of Cyclone. These groups arc needed to prepare, and sell nutritious meals and snacks at, the campsites. as well as food/drinks along the route as a fundraising activity.- . - On June 22. a campsite called "Cyclone. City" will be stet up .at South Huron District High School. Exeter: There, thecyclists can use. the school showers and 'pitch their tents that are transported from town - to town on tractor trailers. - S.H.D.H.S. teachers Jodi _ Baker and George McEwan, and Lynne Farquhar. director for the' South Huron Recreation Ccntrc. have vol- .unteered . to tic tour coordinators during the Exeter stay With over 1000 cyclists. passing through Exeter. Tour Director Kraemer .predicts that Cyclone will he "the most distinctive. top-quality cycle tour operating in Ontario. We are•very pleased that we will he rid- ing through Exeter:: Town Clerk Ltz'Bell is very. en- thusiastic about the tour. "We can't wait for this tour to arrive - it's a very special chance (or us to show off our town and, our hospitality." said Bell , • If you want 10 he a.Cyclone vol-. - ,unteer'or get. a brochure .- hr would like your"tervice cluhto sell a meal or snacks as a fundraiser.. write to: •Cycle -Ontario Experience. P.O. .Box 25054. 1375 Weber. St.. East - Kitchener. Ontario N2A -4A5 or - call 519-650-1709 (E-mail- ketour@kwic.coml. • • South Huron indoor Soccer League February 2 scores StratfordCentral Rams 5 vs. Stratford Tusken Raiders 9" Goals for Central Rams. Mike Treischl (2), Brad Wittig. Simon Slat- . er, Eldon Gammon - - . Goals for Tusken Raiders: Ross Pearce (2), Steve Talion (2). Aleco • ' Borba (2), Jason Dunseith,' Ken Murphy, John Boyd . St. Columban S vs. Exeter Thunder 3 Goals for St. Columban: John Jordan (3), Josh Dietz. Kevin Meiding er Goals for Exeter: Fadhil Askar, Michael Harry. -Cullen Klu : Exeter Centennials 1 vs. Exeter Fury' S • Goals for Centennials: Matt Szabo Goals for Fury: Souhhan lnlakhana (2). Pete McAllister, Dan Vander- . - -laan, Jason McFalls • Gary Hartman. poses- beside. the Baseball Ontario Coach of the Year Award he- wort .recently at ,the, QBA Best Ever Baseball Clinic held - in Toronto. He is holding a photo-' graph of the Exeter Juvenile ;team he coached JO" an All- . - Ontario championship in 1995. Irish jockey for playoff position LL1CAN - After struggling for most -of the second .half of the sea,- son. the Lucan Irish. secured a playoff spot by* tieing the exeter Hawks on Wednesday and heating Mitchell on; Friday.... ' Chris Fischcr..Andrew Stratton, Scott Thompson and Andy Mar- shall scored_fnr Lucan on Friday- for 'the 4-3 win.to lift them three points up ph -North Middlesex . which is in last place in the-Morenz, division. . - : As of Monday. Lucan was iii third place only one point ahead of Mitchell and one -point behind Seaforth:,,.. , , " : .Lucan's next two games against -St. George nn Wednesday and, Exeter on Friday will he important as they jockey for -position in their own -division. however. they will have o dolt without one. of their top goal scorers Steve Hudson who is out with a•knee injury. Apathetic sports community denies coaches recognition The. Times Advocate, has only received one reply nominating a volunteer,coach EXETER - "1 can't believe it. l never thought bur sports com- munity could be so apathetic," said Chris Skalkos. sports writer'for • the -Times-Advocate as he Was going through his morning mail. Skalkos was looking for completed nomination forms, responding to a ,coaches recognition program conducted by the T -A and spon- soredhy 3M and the Coaching Association of Canada. The program is designed 'to honor coaches who go beyond the'call of duty and ex- emplify an excellence in their coaching performance and phi- Iosophies. • A nomination form and a story regarding the program ran in the spons pages of the T -A on Dec. 23 and for the following three is- sues. It's been seven weeks since. the first nomination form appeared. however, the T -A has only received one nomination to date leaving Skalkos shakinghis head and wondering why. "There arc a number of coaches that deserve ,to tx• recognized. 1 can't believe I haven't had a flood of replies." said Skalkos.'"Other than the one 1 recieved last week. no one has even called to express any interest in nominating a coach." The program asks for background information about the coach and Skalkos suspects people may need some time to gather enough in- formation. especially if they're trying. to surprise this person. But with the deadline approaching Skalkos is wondering if he will receive enough nominations to run the program. "There are a number of coaches in our community who have done so much for young athletes and for the sport they coach. They may not feel comfortable nominating themselves but someone should take the time to fill one out for them," said Skalkos adding two win- ners and two runner-ups will receive a gold -toned lapel pin. a formal certificate and will be recognized in a special feature in the T -A. ' "It's only a small token of appreciation but 1 -think they deserve it," he said. • • Community coaches sought for award EXETER There are far too many coaches throughout our com- munity whose hard work and con scientious efforts go unnoticed. " . Every community seems to have a few of these special people. They spend countless hours enhancing the young athletes they coach while presenting a positive image of sports and athletics. Exeter and its surrounding com- munity has a rich sporting history and behind all the tradition are hours of unpaid dedication by local volunteer coaches. To help recognize the daily con- tributions of people who coach in our coverage area, the Times - Advocate is teaming up with the Coaching Association of Canada and 3M in the Community Coaches Recognition Program. The program is designed to honor volunteer coaches who go beyond 'the call of duty, and exemplify ex- cellence in their coaching per- formance and philosophies. There are many worthy candidates, all they peed is for your to nominate them. " A nomination form appears in this issue of the Times -Advocate and arc also available at the Times - Advocate at 424 Main Street Exet- er. Nominations are due by March 30. A selection committee will choose 'four outstanding candidates after reviewing all nominees and select a male coach winner and a runner-up, as well as a female coach winner and a runner-up. They will receive a formal certif- icate and a gold -tone lapel pin. Photos of the recipients- will appear in thc Times -Advocate •at a later date. • It may only• he a small token of appreciation for these coaches. but they deserve to he recognized for their support of sports in our area. Coaches nominated must be ,vol- unteers and can come from any sport played at any time of tine year. but they must reside , in the • area served by this newspaper and must have coached at least two, years. Nominations will also he accepted for coaches involved in non - mainstream sports. Winners will be 'judged on the following standards: - Demonstrates respect for of- ficials. opponents and parents. while using a philosophy of fair play- - - Believes' in the all-around de- velopment of athletes. on and- off the playing field. is an example of a positive im- age of coaching. - Has the desired ability to im- prove the athletic performance of a team or individuals. - Applies relevant coaching tech- niques. Send the completed nomination forms to the Times -Advocate 424 Main Street. Exeter, NOM I S6 Box 850, attention Sports Department. Please direct any questions to Chris Skalkos at 235-1331. The 3M Times -Advocate com- munity Coach Recognition Pro- gram is a terrific way to show'these dedicated coaches just how val- uable they truly are to us. 3M/Times Advocate COMMUNITY COACH RECOGNITIONggPROGRAM N OO�UnQlU On FOQua i Note: Coach must reside in area served by this nelyspdper Name of Coach - Sport' • Home Centre League- ' Nominated by. Telephone: Coach's Profile: Please provide a brief history on the nominee, outlining such elements as years of coaching, successes, meaningful coaching achievements, etc. • Note: Individual must hove coached at least ti,v years Winners of he 3M/Times Advocate Coach Recognition will be judged on the following values and standards. Please give an example of how the coach you are nominating exemplifies these values and standards. • Demonstrating respect for officials, opponents and parents, and espousing a philosophy of fair play. • Demonstrating concern for all-round development of the athlete and Instilling guidelines reflecting responsible conduct beyond the playing field. • Presenting, through example, a positive irhoge of coaching. • Demonstrating the ability to improve the athletic performance of a team or individual • Applying relevant training theory and coaching techniques. eg. National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).