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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1997-04-30, Page 16Page 16 'Times -Advocate, April 30, 1997 This Week in Sports... • Minor soccer and baseball score sheets available - page 17 • .Exeter starts new inline hockey league - page 18 1 Ringette season. a "Cinderella story" Belle - Back, Chris Morgan, coach, Kelly Dayman, Kim Keller, Sarah Hamilton, Kelly Regier, Becky Simpson front, Shawna Rowe, Jayne Ballantyne, Meagan Ratz, Amy Edwards, Teresa Stire. Missing, Preslee Maver. r ' J 1 ,& . z x. , sf,»,x,x s=r ,s,tf f'( 'VI er The Exeter and District Ringette Association recognize successfull teams after 1996-97 season By Chris Skalkos T -A Reporter EXETER - The Exeter and Dis, trict Ringette Association held its end -of -the -year wrap-up at the Ex- eter Legion on Monday night. Keeping with tradition individual awards were not handed out, in- stead the organization honored each :team highlighting key accomplish- ments for all nine squads. "Ringette is a team sport and eve- rybody put out a team effort," ex- plained president Julie Ritchie add- ing each player received a plaque for participating. Speaking to a full house, Ritchie reviewed the year. The Bunnies won gold in the Walkerton tournament in De- cember, the Novice Red won silver at the Re- gionals in March and gold in Exeter's home tournament. ' The Novice White were bronze finalists representing Huron -Perth "Jr side at the Re- 'gionals and placed third among 12 teams at Huron -Perth. The Petite "C" won silver at Hu- ron -Perth. The Petite "A"'won gold " It lik much when was a dang fr t "C", the Petite "A" , the Juniors and the Belles regrouped from a slow start to become league con- tenders by the end of the season. After recording only one win in two tournaments, the Tween "C" team suddenly swept the Richmond Hill Tournament winning gold, placed second at H -P and made it to the Westem Regionals in Kitch- ener. ' The Petite "C" team went most of the season withqut a win but they improved steadily getting more shots on net with every game eventually win- ning silver at Huron - Perth putting the num- ber two,ranked team out of the playoffs. Both the Junior and the Belle teams also had a lackluster season opener but turned things around to win unprecedented back-to- back gold' medals at Huron -Perth' and the Regionals. "When . it came down ,to the crunch those teams really came to- gether," said director/coach Mi- chele 'Hodgert. "It i-chele'Hodgert.-"It seems like they played much better when there was a medal dangling in front of them." Hodgert said the late success aping the older teams will give lite' girls more incentive to keep work- ing when the chips' are down and motivate the younger girls by showing them there is a place to play when they finish playing at the minor level. During the speeches; treasurer Marion Snow reported that despite more than $2,000 in extra dona- tions, most of which came from the Exeter Optimists, fun4,aising was down by $7,000 this year. She said the organization's expenses totalled $50,545 this year and in order to keep registration costs down, next year's Board of Directors will have to concentrate on fundraising. Joan Morgan, who was voted in as president of the Exeter and Dis- trict Ringette Association for 1997- 98 said she will make funding a top priority. "If we want to hold on to' the kids we got we have to find new ways to raise funds. That's our biggest chal- lenge right now," said Morgan. seems e they layed better there medal lin , in bnt of hem!' ' at the ReI gold in the Wal- Tween 'C' - Back, . Michelle Geiser, Mary Gregus, Terri Lynn Regier; Standing; Matt Postill, assistant coach, Stacey But- pon, Rick Ether/neon, Cecelia Corbett, Ann Marie Hodgert, Rod byn-Etheringtort,-Ashley Rasenberg, Jenn Mittelholtz; Jim Regi- er, coach, Marion Snow; kneeling, Miranda Knight, Cheryl Montgomery, Shannon Postill, Erin Campbell; front, Stacey,. Snow. Petite 'C' - Back, Michelle McNeilly,,manager, Miranda Greni- er, Jenn Alderdice, Christina Cook, Kristin Regier, Michele' Hodgert, coach, Alan Hodgert, assistant coach; middle, Aman- da Overholt, Rebecca DeVries, Jocelyn Stire, Theresa Gallagh- er, Jenn Timmermans, Jaclyn Marshall; sitting, Enid Drum- mond, Brittany Revington, Laura Parsons, Sherri Skinner, Jenna Revington; front, Holly Hern. giona s, Merton tournamentrand gold in St. Catharines in February. , . , .. Ths._Tw . ' won , gold )Sc Richmond Hill, silver at Huton- Perth and bronze at the Regionals. ,The Tween "A" won gold at the •Regionals silver at Huron-Perth'and gold at the home tournament. The Juniors and the Belles also had very successful seasons with both teams winning Huroh-Perth and clinching gold at the Regionals. This year the organization had to divide the Novice, Petite and Tween levels .into two different squads with; an "A" team and a "C". team with much more success than anticipated. "We had a lot 'more girls at those age levels so we split them at, the beginning of the season but we didn't know how it was going to work out," said Ritchie. "I was Pleased with all the teams, no one was blown away and they were very competitive." r The 1996-97 season also pro- duced a number of "Cinderella team stories" as the Exeter Twcen Oit. , ti Junior - Back, Shauna Koehler, Laura Skinner, Sarah Hodge; middle, Bruce Hodge, assistant coach, Erin Traquair, Lindsay Regier, Catherine Bergmann, Amy Hodgert, Leroy Edwards, coach; front, Kim Keller, Julie Godbolt, Alicia Lawrence. Tween 'A' - Back, Tammy McClure, Kelly Miners, Kendra Mudge; middle, Doug Miners, coach, KO Fulton, ' Ashley Gooch; Leeanne Erb, Kerri Fulton, Nicole Ztyban, Heather Mor- gan, Tammy Preszcator, manager; front, Krista Hodge, Megan Preszcator, Brittany Caldwell. Missing, Jodi Walsh. Petite 'A' - Back, Ken Farquhar, coach, Amber Preszcator Shannon Baer, Megan Skinner, Amy Taylor, Jamie Darling Chantelle Elder, Julie Ritchie, trainer, Kevin Baer, manager front, Chelsey Mommersteeg, Karly Pinder, Aimee' McCann Denise Ritchie, Julie Farquhar. Missing, Sarah Hessel. Y r17� V 14'�, x s I'v $ 4.14ekrit -4,,, 44‘,.."1„,,„1•44 1 (..,...x,.., 7/44.,:lit ,,,.: jr,. �.' x{sig 41 Novice Red - Back, Ron Ferguson, Ken Pinder, coach, Lisa Taylor; middle, Kristen. Reschke, Cassandra Morrissey, Lea Mudge, Emily lnson, Sarah Watson; front, Alecia Drummond, Lauren Taylor, Kristin Ferguson, Kelsey Pinder, Michelle Geis- er. Missing, Brittney Schroeder. Bunny - Back, Michele Hodgert, coach, Kelly Regier, coach; middle, Samantha Regier, Kristy Blane, Ashley Bedard, Lind- say Blane, Jasmine VanHaarlem; front, Stacey Miller, Alana Hodgert, Sam Stewart, Jordan Phillips. Novice White - Back, Kylen VanOsch, Nicole Muller, Sue Stt art, coach, Jenna Phillips, Angie Desjardine, assistant coal Kelsey O'Rourke, Lindsay Allen, Katie Stewart; front, Dane Ritchie, Kristyn Regier, Michelle Desjardine, Rita Kemp, A ber Caldwell. Did you nominate a coach for the 3M Times -Advocate Community Coaches Recognition Program? See page 19