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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-02-25, Page 16SPORTS Times -Advocate, February 25, 1998 Page 15 Panther boys b - ball wraps up EXETER — The South Huron District High School boys basketball season came to an end last week on a positive but titleless note: • The midget "boys made' it to the final at the season -ending tournament they hosted on Thursday but fell short to the undefeated Sea - forth squad 60-51. Down by seven at the end of the first half, the Panthers came within three points of Seaforth but couldn't find the twine when it counted. The story of the game was Seaforth's Joe Ka - merman who scored 34 points. Kyle Farwell led the Panther attack with 15 points, with Henny Pfaff adding 10 and Brent Hoffman nine. The -. midgets made it to the final "We almost had by beating Central to play g perfect Huron 63-52. Far- well led the Pan- game, ther attack again in the first half." with 16 points with Pfaff.and Gary Sauder adding nine points each. The seniors' season came to an end on Friday after they lost their semi-final to host Goderich 54-35. The Panthers were up 16-13 at the end of the first half, but gave up 18 points and scored just four in the third quarter. Coach Terry O'Rourke said his team didn't match up well against Goderich's size or quick- ness. "We almost had to play a .perfect game, and we did inthe first. half," O'Rourke said. "The guys played really well." Jeremy VanEsbroeck led South Huron with 13 points; Darryl Romphf added . seven and Ryan. Beattie scored five points. The seniors finished fourth in Huron and O'Rourke said he'll lose only three or four players to graduation next season .with a• few juniors moving up to senior. Up to It. South Huron midget boys bas- ketball player Henny Pfaff goes up for the rebound during the Huron final against Seaforth at South Huron District High School on Friday The Panthers lost 60-51 to bring their season to an end. Classiques look at competitive ranks DELHI — Continued top results including a seventh in the gold final at the Bernie Devcau adult precision skating competition in Delhi on -the weekend against competitive teams has the Exeter Classiques looking at moving from the recreational to the competitive ranks. - Coach Kathy Merner said her team beating out two competitive teams (Exeter was the only rec team in the class). at the Delhi meet. The Clas- siques finished second out of 30 teams from as far -away as Zurich, Swit- zerland and B.C. in the first skate to move to the gold final skate (those finishing 11-20 skate in silver and those 21-30 compete in bronze). Merner said her team would have finished at the top of f the silver ranks. "1 totally thought we would be 10th (in the second gold skate)," she said. "Weare sitting right on the edge of becoming competitive." Making the move to competitive means bigger financial backing, more ice time and a higher level of dedication from Exeter area skaters, Merner said. This weekend the Classiques compete in the Chatham Sun Country com- petition before performing at the Exeter Figure Skating Club carnival on Sunday. Carnival festivities at South Huron Rec Centre start at I p.m. South Huron Indoor Scccer League 2 Women's League - February 16 scores Lucan 3 vs. Grand Bend 4 Goals for Lucan: Kelly Maslen (3) Goals for Grand Bend: Kim Lucier, Pamela Ponts (t) Exeter (1) 3 vs. Exeter (I1) 7 Goals for Exeter (1): Kerry Brownlee, Becci Farquhar (2) Goals for Exeter (11): Sarah Revington, Dallas Giles. Jacqueline VanEsbroeck (2). Cindy Moore.Erin Robilliard • Men's League - February 18 scores Exeter Centennials 3 vs. Stratford Central Rams 5 Goals for Exeter: Frank Bax (2). Richard Verberne • Goals for Stratford: Mike Treischl (3). Mau Peck. Brad Wittig . Exeter Fury 5 vs. St. Columban 6 Goals for Exeter: Tom Westerveld (2). Luke Sims. Tim Proctor. Chns Gcnunet Goals for St. Columban: Steve Ryan (4), Terry Sloan, Kevin Meidingcr Grand Bend 1 vs. Pork 'n Beef 5 Goals for Grand Bend: Mark Thompson Goals for Pork 'n Beef: Jeff DenOtter (2). Tony Vandepheuvel, Patrick Barrett. Deitcr Dohlmeir Taxandria 3 vs. Stratford Scramblers 4 Goats: Rick Vecns (2). Luke VanAen Goals for Stratford: Danck Ramminger (2). Keith Donnelly, Ken Murphy Novice ringette team wins gold at Seaforth tourney SEAFORTH — The Exeter nov- ice ringette team has won more gold medals by taking the Seaforth tournament on the weekend. Exeter beat St. Thomas in the fi- nal 5-1 on goals scored by Michelle Desjardine (2), Ashley Bedard, Kristy Blane and Kristyn Regier. Assists were earned by Kelsey Pinder (2), Kristy Blane, Lauren Taylor, Mecia Drummond, Kristin Ferguson, Jordan Phillips, Janine Baer, Shauna Skinner and Jasmine VanHaarlem. The win over St. Thomas was a rematch — Exeter lost their first match of the tournament to them 5- 2. Baer and Desjardine scored for Exeter with Desjardine, Pinder, Phillips and Kristy Blane picking up the assists. Exeter beat Dorchester 7-4 in 4 game two. Goals were scored by Taylor, Drummond, Desjardine (all with two each) and VanHaarlem. Assists went to VanHaarlem, Kris- ty Blanc, Kelsey Pinder, Ferguson (all two each), Regier. Philips, Ashley Bedard, Lindsay Blanc and Baer. Exeter edged Dorchester again 4- 3 in game three. Scoring for Exeter were Taylor (2), Desjardine and Kristy Blanc with assists by Baer (2), Pinder, Drummond, Ferguson, Lindsay Blane, Bedard and Van - Haarlem. Coach Angie Desjardine said ex- cellent goaltending by Lindsay Blanc and Skinner and "superb de- fensive moves" by Pinder, Drum- mond and Ferguson were key to the victories though all players put in solid efforts. Chiefs tied up 1-1 EXETER — The Exeter Juvenile Chiefs are locked in a 1-1 tie with New Hamburg in. their On- tario Minor Hockey Association quarter -final playoff series.' On Saturday the Chiefs hosted New Hamburg and edged the visitors 3-2. Assistant coach Mike Soldan said the game was highlighted. by strong checking and some heavy hits. The teams played a scoreless first with Exeter's Ben Kaak breaking the double zeros at 13:31 of the second with assists going to Greg" Hendrick and Blake Schade. New Hamburg went ahead of the Chiefs 2-1 after scoring a pair of goals only 39 seconds apart near the end of the second period. Exeter goattendei Dennis Roth lost a race to the blueline for the puck on one of the goals. The Chiefs came out strong in the third period.: John Rutten scored at.9:33 to tie it up with assists going to Matt Froud and Many deBruyn. Exeter • with New Hamburg went ahead for good about a minute and a half later when deBruyn put one in from Hendrick and Froud. New. Hamburg satisfied their home crowd by beating Exeter 4-1 on Sunday. Soldan said the Chiefs gave up the first two goals after getting into penalty trouble and couldn't execute like' they did the night before. Rutten scored Exeter's Ione goal with Richardson assisting. The Chiefs played game three on - the .road last night after the Times -Advocate went to press and .next host New Hamburg on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Game five; if necessary, is set at New Hamburg on Sunday at 8:45 p.m. or 7 p.m. In Southern Counties league action last week, Ex- eter beat host St: Marys 4=1–Paul-Knight scored two goals for the Chiefs with singles going to Jeremy Stewart and Brian Richardson. Assists went to Ryan Freiter, Schade (2), Kaak, Hendrick and Scott Ra- senberg. Huron Hurricanes in high gear VANASTRA -. The Huron Hurricanes Aquatic Club recently participated in two meets. First - came Western Region B Champs, a championship meet for swimmers whose times are in the top 30 per cent in the province. One must qualify -to swim B champs, howev- er, swimmers who have earned five provincial qualifying times are no longer eligible to swim at B's. The Hurricanes had 18 swim- mers qualify to attend this meet. They were: Candace Becker and Aaron Datars from Dashwood. Lesley Burton from Wingham, Jessie Connolly, Sarah Datema, Jason and Lindsay Kloss, Scott McNichol, Allison Segeren, Valerie Otten, Jessica Tyndall and Andrea Vanderloo from Clinton, Mike Durst, Amber Wisscr, and Meghan Morris from Goderieh, Kelly Ann and Laurie Vandendool from outside of Seaforth. Burton placed fifth in the 400 I.M. and the 200 breaststroke, sev- enth in the 100 breaststroke, fifth in the 200 i.M., sixth in the 50 freestyle and eighth in the 100 freestyle. Durst won gold in the 400 I.M. and the 200 I.M. and bronze in the 100 and 200 butterfly. He also placed fifth in the 200 metre backstroke. The Hurricanes then went to Tillsonburg to participate in a swim meet this past weekend. In the 10 and under boys division, Patrick Livingston won bronze in -the 200 I.M. and the 200 breaststroke. He "placed fifth in the 50 butterfly and sixth in the 100 free. Alex Clarke placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke. Brittany Segeren won silver in the 400 freestyle and bronze in the 200 fly, fourth in the 800 free and fifth in the 100 free, in the 1 1 -12 - year old girls age group. In the 13-14 year old girls, Burton won gold in the 200 fly, sil- ver in the 200 backstroke, the 100 fly, the 200 back and bronze in the 200 I.M. and the 200 breaststroke. Melanie Culbert won gold in the 200 backstroke, 400 freestyle, 400 I.M., 200 freestyle and silver in the 200 fly, Datema placed fourth in the 200 backstroke and the 400 I.M. and sixth in the 100 freestyle. Vanderloo placed fourth in the 200 fly, fifth in the 200 breaststroke and sixth in the 200 backstroke. McNichol won bronze in the 100 breaststroke, and placed sixth in the 200.I.M._in the 13-14 year old boys division. 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