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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-05-14, Page 45Page 18 Times -Advocate, May 21, 1997 This Week in Sports... • Juniors beat the London Eager Beavers - page 19 • Fury win first game of season - page 19 Eleven South Huron track and field athletes qualify for WOSSA GODERICH - The South Huron District High School track and field team travelled to Goderich last Tuesday and Wednesday to compete in the Huron - Perth meet. Although other school teams had more time to train South Huron faired very well in the competition. Sa= • rah Gardiner placed third .in .the triple jump and sec and in the high- jump. Matt Verhoog placed eighth in the long jump, Chris Brandon was fifth in javelin throw. Paul Gregus was eighth in javelin and Nathan Zimmerman was ninth in javelin. . The senior boys were.successful in the first day as Jeremy Van Esbroeck threw 37.6 in the javelin to finish second and Christian Stuckless ran well ahead of the pack to finish a close second in the 3000 m. Stuckless-also placed second in the 1500 m, event. Chad Gilfillan won his 200 in -heat, qualifying first for day two in the 200 m. final and Mike Mer- -rigan barely missed the 200 m. final by placing sev- enth.' South Huron posted good results again in the second day of competitiitn as John Gregus placed third in the midget boys 400 m. to qualify fiir WOSSA. The mid- get girls ran well hut met tough competition.. In the 400 m. Brenda Elford placed sixth and in the 110() m. final, Julie Forest placed eighth followed closely by Lisa Forest who was ninth. Paul Gregus threw to a sixth place finish in the dis- cuss while Nathan Zimmerman threw for ninth place. Chris' Brandon placed sixth in the midget discuss ands eighth in the midget shot put. - Seniors Chris Straw and Jason Becker had a success- ful performance as both tied for third place in the high jump. Chad Gilfillan started slowly. out -of the blocks in the 200 m. final, bot blew past eveiyone finishing well ahead to win the race. He also won his 100 m heat qualifying for the final where he ran a 11.6 seconds to finish second. _ In 'discuss, Jeremy Van Esbroeck placed third and also placed fourth in the shot put. Chris Straw jumped to a -third place finish in the triple jump and Josh Watson dominated the 1 500 m: wheel- - chair race winning the,event while set- ting a new track record of seven min- utes and 13 seconds. A total of 11 South Huron competitors qualified for WOSSA. Co -coach. Keith Allen said South Huron athletes did weft considering they didn't have much time to prac- tice due to a:late start and poor weather:conditions. "They did their hest given the.limitcd-amount of time .they had to prepare;" -said Allen. Media skunked, indicates fish will bite for Grand Bend derby By Chris Skalkos T -A Reporter GRAND BEND - Grand Bend Salmon and Trout Fishing Derby organizers are convinced the fish in Lake Huron are conspiring to give the annual derby badpress. For the last three, years, organiz- ers have invited members of local media for a day of fishing in hopes one, or all of them. hook into. a 'large fish and share the thrilling ex- perience with their readers, viewers and listeners in their next publica- tion or broadcast. But for the last three years the fish have refused to cooperate sending the media 'home without one fish tale to tell. But the cold blooded critters have no problem biting once the derby begins and that's what is probably going io happen during this year's derby. Tim Steele. Derby Committee chairperson. said he expects the fishing to be even better this year because the derby starts later be- ginninp on May 23 and continues to June 1. As a result the water tem- -permute 'will- be warmer and the fish more.active. -. When the Grand Bend Salmon and Trout Derby Committee de- layed last year's event due to a late thaw on Lake Huron. anglers caught more fish than the year be- fore. Last year 650 tickets were sold and anglers hooked approximately 750 fish. Two local .anglers won first and third when Dwight Shep- herd of Dashwood reeled in a 21.32 pound Salmon -taking first place and Theresa Brenner of Grand Bend came in third with a 19.25 pound Salmon. The top fish in -the Trout division went to Barry Nash who weighed , in a 11.57 • pound trout. Organizers want to sell sell 100 more' tickets for this year's event they .hope to lure in more fishing enthusiasts -by baiting- them with mom -prizes in the trout division. :Now the- top= ten- trout will �e " awarded prizes whereas last year it was limited to the top three. There is a $6,000 cash value prize for the top salmon and a $1,000 cash value prize for the top trout. Like last year, the derby will see. a prize awarded daily for the biggest fish of the day regardless of where it weighs in the overall standings. The daily winner Will -re- ceive a Shimano Triton Rod and Reel valued at approximately $150. Ticket prices for the Grand Bend. Derby are $15. Helen Theoph/lopoulos scored two goals from 20 -yards out against Seaforth on Thursday as the South Huron Dis- trict High School senior girls soccer team won the Huron semi-finals 4-0. Meagan Ratz and Missy Hayter added the other two goals, while Lisie Guerts recorded the shutout for the Panthers who controlled the game from start to fin- ish. The senior boys team also defeated Seaforth 3-0 on Friday with goals from Geoff Mayer, Luke Sims and Dave Farquhar. Trevor Skirner recorded the shutout. Both teams are undefeated in league play and are ranked first in Huron. 'Mining/4prd had the height but was foiled by the goal keeper when he tried to beat him on a comer kick during the Centennials 4-2 loss to Marconi on Sunday. Centennials: lose to Marconi Marconi's aggressive style exposed Exeter's vulnerability in the mid -field as they scored four consecutive. goals EXETER - The Exeter Centennials 4-2 Toss to • Marconi on Sunday didn't phase head coach John Rasenberg who said it was just a matter of fine tun- ing. - "We're not doing the -little things right." he said • adding Marconi's aggressive style threw them off their game. Playing only their second game of the season. Ex- eter got on the scoreboard first to take a 1-0 Lead af- ter Mark Brintnell scored early in the first half.' However, Exeter had trouble containing Marconi in the mid -field and the visitors rebounded scoring three quick goals before the half ended, and then added another off a penalty shot in the second. The Centennials had few opportunities to score from corner kicks but couldn't seem to get the tim ing right as the Marconi goalkeeper kept -one step ahead of them. . Shawn Rotteau finally scored for Exeter after :i . Centennial forward took along pass off the chest di- recting the bail to Rotteau who was breaking in just - outside the 18 -yard line. With the Marconi defense closing in Rotteau hi: the houncing•hall at waist level tucking Wunder the : crossbar to give Exeter its .second goal of the game. • The Centennials. have Oe win and a loss so lar this season after winning their home opener 7-I) - over the London Portuguese. -Ilse squad will play two games in as many days next week when they travel to London on Wednesday and then host a game the following night. Nationals tie second game of season EXETER - The Exctcr Nationals midget girls fastball club played St. Pauls to a 5-5 tie on Wednes- day night. Lisie Guerts and Cara Gardner teamed up on the mound striking out 10 hatters while allowing five runs off six hits. Lisa Campbell playing first base also had a strong defensive game. Big hitters for the Nationals were Julie Rooseboom and Gardner who each connected for a single and a double while Shawna Rowe got two singles off of two well-timed hunts. Coaching staff said the game was played well defensively and the team showed some solid -2, 3, 4, hitting. Next game is scheduled for Sun- day in Tavistock. HThe Township of Stephen Invites " applications for Summer Employment as Lifeguards/Swimming Instructors candidates shot ltlut ess; - National Lifeguard Service - Red Cross/Royal Life instructor -First Aid and CPR 14 Please forward your resume to Rob Funston, P.O. Box 72, Huron Park, Ont. NOM 1Y0 by May 30, 1997 L1 ... . •.. ••..........• ne•ew,,fl 1st ANNUAL CO-ED SLO-PITCH TOURNEY JUNE 13, 14, 15 SOUTH HURON REC CENTRE ♦ COORS Light Prizes ♦ DJ Friday 'Live Bands/DJ Sat. Night ENTER, YOUR, KERN., TODAY Call Darryl 235-1292 or Brent 235-2334 EXETER JUNIOR "D" HAWKS The executive of The Exeter Hawks would like to thank their many supporters for another successful hockey campaign. - Without the tremendous support of our fans, sponsors and volunteers, we would not be able to offer our program to the young men of our community. Special thanks to our ice sponsor, Eric Campbell Ford Uncoln Mercury, our puck sponsor. Haugh Tire, our many program and sweater sponsors and especially our trophy sponsors as follows: • Charterways • Northlander • Thames Road Cabinets • Eldon & Elva Heywood, sponsor of the Bill Heywood Memorial trophy • Larry 'Taylor family • Gary Middleton family • Doug Geoffrey Construction • Boyle family, sponsor of the Derry Boyle Memorial trophy • RSD Sports Den • Bilcke Electric, sponsor of the Donny McKellar Memorial trophy • The Bank of Montreal We hope to see you at our annual meeting on May 211997 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rec centre and look forward to working with you during our 1997-98 season.