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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-04-01, Page 16Page 16 Times -Advocate, April 1, 1998 1S[-L]i? 'TLS Webbers three generations deep in curling The Exeterarea family's curling history goes back over 40 years By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter EXETER — The :Webbers have been itching -to be out on the curl- ing rink ice for three generations. It all . started with Lee Webber way back in .158 when curlers used the old arena. That was before the Exeter Curling Club built its current facility•in 1960. "I'm one of the a old birds here, Lce, 18, said. His wife of 56 years, Helen, picked up the broom in 1963. She insists she didn't take up the sport to feel closer. to her mate: - "I started because l wanted to," she said. Lcc and Helen's son Doug .can remember hanging around the curl- ing club as a youngster and he too picked up the sport in high school though he fooled around with rocks .at a- much younger age. He prac- ticed throwing rocks after the club championship, which is held on the last day of the season, when- it didn't matter if he ruined the ice. Lcc. Helen and Doug all have- their avetheir fond memories and highlights. A rink Lce skipped won the re- gional Massy Ferguson Curlarama for farmers in'63.hosted by the Ex- eter Club but lost out on a trip out west for the -national bonspiel by one stone at the Ontario final: Doug's best loved memories arc a couple Huron -Perth schoolboys ti- tles. But Doug's daughter (and Lee and Helen's granddaughter) Bri- anne, 15, has them beat in her two short years out on the rink. As part of Jenn Mercer's South Huron Dis trict High School rink, Brianne competed in Midland in the OF - SAA finals that wrapped up on the weekend (see related story). Brianne, the lead of the rink, along with Mercer, vice Laura Mill- er, second Melanie Urquhart and spare Marilou Hern won the WOS- SA title in Tillsonburg earlier this ionth, the _first ever WOSSA title for Exeter curling. "This kid has gone farther in two years of •curling than this entire family:has," Doug said proudly. She's already experienced pro- vincial -level competition after her rink played in the Gore Mutual In- surance -Schoolgirl' provincials in Gananoque, also earlier this month. Brianne did especially well and was named to the tournament's first all-star team. "I love it, it's fun," an under the. weather Brianne said about curling. The family that curls together...The Webber family has three generations of curlers at the Exeter Curling Club. Pictured are Doug Webber, his dad Lee, mom , Helen and daughter Bri- anne. She was still recovering from mono and hoped to he 100• per cent for OFSAA. Though curling . is a simple enough sport to pick up, it's an. in- tricate one that can take a lifetime to master. "It's frustrating when you start," Brianne said. But her early success has Brianne thinking that only the sky's the lim- it: her goal is to some- day play in the Ca- nadian Tournament of Hearts (the national championship) and the Olympics. "I knowit's a big goal, even if it's only to watch," she said. "My coach (Bill Urquhart) wants us to get to the junior nationals be- fore we get out of high school." Lee and Doug curled together competitively for more than 10 years, but they seldom play togeth- er today. In fact, Lee hasn't curled "This gone intwo y curli thi fami at all this year due .to• a strike in December he's still recovering from.. . "It's on my mind for next sea- son," Lee said with a .smile when asked if and when he'll he hack. A favorite story of _Lee's shows how much he loves to curl. Several years ago before he and Helen re- tired from farming. Lce was faced with missing a bonspiel due to had winter , weather. While the roads were 'impassable •tor .auto- mobiles, Lee made it to the club on his • tractor. While there's a .whole lot of Webbers at the rink, there's. an- '.other. n-'other. Webber in • the wings. Bri- anne'. brother. -Brian, 9, is starting to throw rocks and is looking for- ward to playing on .a team in • a . couple of seasons. "I like the ice, sliding on it. he said. kid has farther ears of ng than s entire ly has." 1 Brown and Stanlake advance to Pro -Ams By Ron Dann ZURICH - Chris Brown and Ted Stanlake finished. first and second Sunday in a three game, pins over average, rolloff at Zurich's Town and Country lanes and now advance to the Ontario Master Bowlers' Association Provincial Pro -Am championships June 6 at Hamilton's 48 lane Sherwood Centre. Brown scored 124 pins above a personal 239 average and Stanlake finished with 96 pins over his 202 average; They will now each team up with Zurich masters Bev or. Mike Cregan for a shot at $10,000 in the Provincial Pro -Am. Bluewater Association's 3-6-9 big success The co-operative efforts of the Bluewater • 5 -Pin Bowlers' Association and the Blucwatcr Zone T proprietors from Clinton, Listowel, Lucknow. Molcsworth and Zurich lanes have become a huge success as nearly $1,000 was South Huron Indoor SGccer League l Men's League - final standings \S' 1, T Pork 'n' Beef 10 /1 Stratford Central Rams 8 3 St. Columban 6 5 Exeter Centennials 5 5 Stratford Scramblers 5 5 Exeter Fury 4 6 Grand Bend 3 7 Taxandna 1 9 Men's League playoffs 'B' Semifinal 1: Exeter Fury 6 vs. Grand Bend 4 'B' Semi-final 2: Stratford Scramblers 5 vs. Taxandna 3 'B' ('h ampionship game: Exeter Fury 6 vs. Stratford Scramblers 2 'A' semi-final 1: Stratford Central Rams 4 vs. St. Columban I 'A' semi-final 2: Exeter Centennials 4 vs, Pork 'n Beef 3 'A' Championship game: Stratford Central Rams 4 vs. Exeter Centennials 1 %vomen's League • final standings W 1 T 8 2 2 7 3 2 3 7 2 2 8 • 2 Women's League playoffs Semi-final is Grand Bend 5 vs. Exeter(I) 1 Semi-final 2: I.ucan 3 vs. Exeter (11) 2 in overtime Championship game: Grand Bend 2 vs. Lucan I 1 2 2 2 2 2 GF 81 72 54 58 48 60 42 40 GA 28 31 58 45 54 58 70 74 Grand Bend Lucan Exeter 11 Exeter 1 GF 5I 56 44 11 (;A 35 35 6() 52 Pts. 31 25 19 17 17 14 II 5 Pts. 26 21 II x (M Dashwood Minor Ball Re: istration for T Ball to Bantam ages April 2, a p.m. - 8 p.m. April 4, 9 a.m. -12 noon Dashwood Community Centre Please bring a photocopy of your birth certificate (new players only). Please register on these days as there are limited spaces. Coaches needed. \l A raised from a five -leg tour of the Blucwatcr 3-6-9 rollaffs during the bowling season. The goal of the two organizations was to raise money to assist the Bluewater Association in paying its Ontario Five -Pin Bowlers' Association (o.F.P.B.A:) $2,140 assessment in support of the 19 bowler Blucwatcr contingent in the O.F.P.B.A. Ontario Open far the Sidney L. Morris Awards April 8-11 at Hamilton. The top 16 finishers and tics now advance to the Blucwatcr 3-6-9 finals April 26 at Molcsworth as Listowcl's Chad Ward and Seaforth's Neil Bcuerman, who fin- ished first and second over the competition, will lead the qualifiers into the final live games. Grey -Bruce Zone accepted The Grey -Bruce Zone will cease to function at the end of the season and will then become part of the Blucwatcr Bowlers' Association Zone T. 'The O.F.P.B.A. made the recommendation to have Blucwatcr become the governing Zone of the cntirc area. The Blucwatcr Association accepted the recom- mendation at its March meeting on Sunday at Listowel and negotia- tions will continue to complete the picture. South Huron girls o 2-2 at OFSAA curling MIDLAND — The South Huron girls curling rink missed the quarter -final cut at the OFSAA final tournament at Midland. and Pcnetanquishene curling clubs by just one rock. The team made up of skip Jenn Mercer, vice Laura Miller, second Melanie Urquhart, lead Brianne Webber and spare Marilou Hern won their first two games over Timmins and Midland 9.7 and 8-5 respectively. They then lost their next two matches 7.6 -and 4-3 to Peterborough Adam Scott and Scarborough Wilfred Laurier re- spectively. South Huron finished with a record of 2-2. Teams with records of 3-1 advanced to the quarter -finals. Notable moments during thetournament for South Huron include fighting back to make' it close after being down 6-0 to Adam Scott after four ends and Urquhart stepping into the skip role and. Hern into the lead in the Laurier game after Mercer was too sick to con- tinue. Coaches Bill Urquhart and Janice Shore said they as well as every- one else at the Exeter Curling Club are "very proud" about their team's performance over the past five months. Minor hockey scoreboard Haugh Tire Inc. 265 Thames Rd. Hwy. #83 East Exeter CaII 235-3752 asp MIC • ELIN. OECAUSE f0 MUCH ISI IND ON YOUR Tor 1 Exe%r'Minor Hockey. . Tyke Little Hawks March 28-.Thcdford 0 at Exeter 14 Goals: LucasSkinner (4), Jayden Desjardine (4). Mitchell Partridge (2). Scott Overholt (2). Brendan Shapton. Jeffrey Penn Assists: Skinner (4). Desjardine. Partridge (6). Overholt (2). Shapton (4). Penn (4). Christopher Pfaff (2), Jake. Partridge (3). Stephen Clarke. Shawn Simmons Shutout: Brut Warwick Final record: 249/..16L, OT Next game: April I.6 p.m. in Exeter, Father/son spectacular T=Rex Tyke March 28 - Exhibition game - Exeter 8 vs. Lucan 8. Goals for Exeter: Brett Overholt (4), Steve Morgan. Paul Christmas, Greg Lovelace, . Michael VanGerwen = Assists for Exeter: VanGerwen (2). • Christmas (2). Jordon Skochinski (2), Brent Godkin, Lovelace, Adam Paget. Overholt . (2). Hayden Cann. Morgan Goaltender: Tyler Bryson March 29 - Exhibition game Exeter 5 vs. Zurich 8 . (coals for Exeter: Overholt (3),VanGerwen. Cann Assists for Exeter: VanGerwen (3). Lovelacc, Overholt - - Goallender for Exeter: Paget ,Goats for Zurich: Curtis Kegler (5). • .Christopher Young. Derek- Masse, Taylor Hay Assists for Zurich: Masse. Wesley Littlechild (3). Young. Dylan Fidler, Andre Durand • Goaltender forZurich: Kristina Hendrick Senior Tyke March 28 - Exhibition game Ildenon 0 at Exeter 2 Goals: Colton Kerslake. Mitchell Boyle Assists: Bryce Halpenny (2), David Geoffrey. Jared Green . Shutout: Scott Godkin . Novice Bombers March 24 - UM playoff 'C' final Exeter 0 at Mt. Brydges 1 Goaltender: Brad Vink Top forward:Kyle Bryson Top defenceman: Ryan Brintnell March 28 - UM playoff 'C final Mi. Brydges 2 at Exeter 0 Goaltender: Bryson - Top forward: Vink Top defenceman: A.J. Millen Great season Bombers! Novice AESteelers March 29 - Exhibition game Exeter 0 vs. Mitchell AE 0 Shutout: Mac Potter Nabisco Atom AE March 28 = OMHA finals Game 1 - Ennismore 0 at Exeter 4 Goats: Jordan Darling. Mark Dietrich (2). Brett Hackett - Assists: Adam Hayter. Adam Johns. Darling, Chad Taylor Shutout: Corey Bilcke March 29 - OMHA finals . Game 2 - Ennismore 2 at Exeter 6 Goals: Dietrich (2). Scott Loosley, Hayter„ Darling • Assists: Hayter (2), Darling (2), Dietrich. Loosley, Michael Cooper Next game: Game 3. Ennismore. 7 p.m.. Intermediate Girls March 29 - Exeter 4 at Sarnia 1 Goals: Kim Keller (2). Ann Marie Parsons, Sarah Wuerth Assists: Keller. Parsons (2), Becky Case Lucan Min nor Hockey Lightning Tyke March 28 - Lucan 8 vs. Exeter 8 Goals: Judson Couture (4), Nathan Vandenheuvel (2), Shawn Crowley. Brandon Verstcegh Assists: Dana Bryden (3). Tyler Bryden (2), Andrew Dekok (2). Dillon Moss (2), Vandenheuvel. Versteegh, Crowley. Douglas Mitchell Goaltender: Chris Richards - March 29 - Lucan 3 at Glencoe 5 Goals: Couture (2). Jared Dejong Assists: Couture. De jong. Dekok Goaltender: Vandenheuvel Senior Tyke - March 27.29 - Division finals, best 2 of 3 Game 1 - Ildenon 5 vs. Lucan'I (coal: Matthew Mills Assist: Ben Jeffrey Game 2 - Lucan 4 vs. llderton 2 . Goals: Ricky Butler -Welch (2), Adam Harrigan. Mills Assists: Butler -Welch. Mills (2), David Latta (Gime 3 - Lucan 1 vs. llderton 4 Goal: Mills Assist: Butler -Welch A Novice Lasers `A' .. March 28 - Lucan 8 vs. Cayuga 5 Goals: Michael Noyes (3). Logan'Couture (2). Nick Engel (2); Dustin McTaggart Assists: Dylan Pryer (2). N. Engel (2), Bailey VanPraet (2). M. Noyes (2). L. Lefebvre, L. Couture. Chad Liley, D. McTaggart Goaltender: Korey Hess Next game: April 3 in Cayuga. 8 p.m. Intermediate Girls Fighting Irish March 25 - Lucan 4 at East Sarnia 1 Goals: Kari Veale, Jolene Heffernan, Lindsay Parsons. Erin Abel Assists: Abel (2), Heffernan (2). Paulynne Rau. Gwen Baker, Parsons Goaltender: Jen Illman March 28 - 'B' championship game Lucan 4 at Forest 0 Goals: Heffernan (2); Rebecca Blanc. Parsons Assists: Abel (2). Heffernan, Parsons. Michelle Fortner Goaltender: Illman 111 on Minor Atom Local March 23 - UM final playoff Stephen 8 at CMO 3 Goals: Curtis Pfaff, Ryan Masse (2). Jamie Carradine (5) Assists: Pfaff (2). Dave Desjardine (3). Masse (2). Nathan Scott (2). Corey Scott. Justin Bender, Travis O'Neil, Leanne Cronyn, Ryan Heywood Goaltender: John Young March 28 - UM final playoff CMO I at Stephen 9 Goat: Masse (2). Carradine (6). Bender Assists: Masse (2), Pfaff (3), Desjardine (3), N Scott (2). C. Scott. Heywood (2). Bender. Cronyn. O'Neil Goaltender: Young L/M 'A' champs won the series 3-0. L/M Peewee Bullshooters • March 23 Lucan 5 at Stephen 5 Goals: Jamie Bibby (4), Nevin Hodgins Assists! Hodgins, WesdeLange (3), Janies Reschke (3). Chris McNeil Goaltender: Richard Young March 25 -Exhibition gaine Stephen 1 at Tavistock 0 Goal: Young Assist: Bibby Shutout: Marty Glavin March 27 Stephen I at Lucan 4 Goal: Bibby' Assist: Cory Lawton Goaltender: Young Hensall Minor Hockey Novice Boys Hurricanes March 23 - game 2 of 5 in playoffs Clifford 6 at Hensall 3 Goals: Brandon Consitt (2). Man Campbel Assists: Consitt, M. Campbell, Rob Mathonia, Brent Ingram Goaltender: Dan Campbell March 26 - game 3 of 5 in playoffs Clifford 2 at Hensall 3 Goals: M, Campbell (2), Consitt Assists: M. Campbell, Kenney Allen (2).. Nathan Bedard Goaltender: 0 Campbell Manch 28 -.WOAA champs Hensall 4 at Clifford 3 Goals: M. Campbell (3), Brian Parker Assists: Ingram, Mathonia Goaltender: D. Campbell Coach Dave Annen is very proud of his boys. very excited with the win and is look- ing forward to the year end tournament in St. Catharines on Easter weekend. • Legion Peewee March 20 - WOAA final Game 1 - Hensall 1 at Milverton 5 Goal: Ryan Ducharme Goaltender: Travis Shelton March 22 - WOAA. final Game 2 - Milverton 3 at Hensall 4 Goals: Kevin Dickins 42), Brian Thomson, Ryan Campbell Assists: Dickins. Thomson. Gord McMorland (2). Dan Moir, Shane Timmermans, Kevin Ferris, Matt Forrest -March 24 - WOAA final Game 3 - Hensall 2 at Milverton 1 .. Goals: Moir. McMorland Assists: Ducharme, Timmermans, Dickins March 26 -.WOAA final Game 4 - Milverton 4 at Hensall 1 Goal: McMorland Assists: Dickins, Ferns V1 III -'l4 1" 1 111 It! s.1 1'1 \( ID I\IKI \ 11(1\II\t; MI 1(5I 1 1 115 SI'RI\t,'' * Ak- • : • • • •• • • • •• • • -� ' EXETER IN-LINE __-- For Information call , HOCKEY LEAGUE OUR ; It doesn't mean that GET ROLLIN' WITH GROWING IN NORTH AMERICA SOUTH HURON RECEATION Ask for Jo -Anne ,�4 CHHA laApJ *ta/A -i. is )• hockey Is! ) ' THE FASTEST )'-: , . " SPORT --- ` 40 CENTRE (235-2833) • Registration deadline: Apr.24 1 lAN OCEY INLINE � * • • • • • - • • :• • • For Information call • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A Novice Lasers `A' .. March 28 - Lucan 8 vs. Cayuga 5 Goals: Michael Noyes (3). Logan'Couture (2). Nick Engel (2); Dustin McTaggart Assists: Dylan Pryer (2). N. Engel (2), Bailey VanPraet (2). M. Noyes (2). L. Lefebvre, L. Couture. Chad Liley, D. McTaggart Goaltender: Korey Hess Next game: April 3 in Cayuga. 8 p.m. Intermediate Girls Fighting Irish March 25 - Lucan 4 at East Sarnia 1 Goals: Kari Veale, Jolene Heffernan, Lindsay Parsons. Erin Abel Assists: Abel (2), Heffernan (2). Paulynne Rau. Gwen Baker, Parsons Goaltender: Jen Illman March 28 - 'B' championship game Lucan 4 at Forest 0 Goals: Heffernan (2); Rebecca Blanc. Parsons Assists: Abel (2). Heffernan, Parsons. Michelle Fortner Goaltender: Illman 111 on Minor Atom Local March 23 - UM final playoff Stephen 8 at CMO 3 Goals: Curtis Pfaff, Ryan Masse (2). Jamie Carradine (5) Assists: Pfaff (2). Dave Desjardine (3). Masse (2). Nathan Scott (2). Corey Scott. Justin Bender, Travis O'Neil, Leanne Cronyn, Ryan Heywood Goaltender: John Young March 28 - UM final playoff CMO I at Stephen 9 Goat: Masse (2). Carradine (6). Bender Assists: Masse (2), Pfaff (3), Desjardine (3), N Scott (2). C. Scott. Heywood (2). Bender. Cronyn. O'Neil Goaltender: Young L/M 'A' champs won the series 3-0. L/M Peewee Bullshooters • March 23 Lucan 5 at Stephen 5 Goals: Jamie Bibby (4), Nevin Hodgins Assists! Hodgins, WesdeLange (3), Janies Reschke (3). Chris McNeil Goaltender: Richard Young March 25 -Exhibition gaine Stephen 1 at Tavistock 0 Goal: Young Assist: Bibby Shutout: Marty Glavin March 27 Stephen I at Lucan 4 Goal: Bibby' Assist: Cory Lawton Goaltender: Young Hensall Minor Hockey Novice Boys Hurricanes March 23 - game 2 of 5 in playoffs Clifford 6 at Hensall 3 Goals: Brandon Consitt (2). Man Campbel Assists: Consitt, M. Campbell, Rob Mathonia, Brent Ingram Goaltender: Dan Campbell March 26 - game 3 of 5 in playoffs Clifford 2 at Hensall 3 Goals: M, Campbell (2), Consitt Assists: M. Campbell, Kenney Allen (2).. Nathan Bedard Goaltender: 0 Campbell Manch 28 -.WOAA champs Hensall 4 at Clifford 3 Goals: M. Campbell (3), Brian Parker Assists: Ingram, Mathonia Goaltender: D. Campbell Coach Dave Annen is very proud of his boys. very excited with the win and is look- ing forward to the year end tournament in St. Catharines on Easter weekend. • Legion Peewee March 20 - WOAA final Game 1 - Hensall 1 at Milverton 5 Goal: Ryan Ducharme Goaltender: Travis Shelton March 22 - WOAA. final Game 2 - Milverton 3 at Hensall 4 Goals: Kevin Dickins 42), Brian Thomson, Ryan Campbell Assists: Dickins. Thomson. Gord McMorland (2). Dan Moir, Shane Timmermans, Kevin Ferris, Matt Forrest -March 24 - WOAA final Game 3 - Hensall 2 at Milverton 1 .. Goals: Moir. McMorland Assists: Ducharme, Timmermans, Dickins March 26 -.WOAA final Game 4 - Milverton 4 at Hensall 1 Goal: McMorland Assists: Dickins, Ferns V1 III -'l4 1" 1 111 It! s.1 1'1 \( ID I\IKI \ 11(1\II\t; MI 1(5I 1 1 115 SI'RI\t,'' AT THE GODERICH POWER & SAIL SQUADRON GPS NAVIGATION BOAT PRO March 31 - April 7 & 14, April 1 8 8 For Information call Rod Wraith Wingham 357-2586 Joe Essery Clinton 482.9531(day) VHF RADIO COURSE April 22 & 29 May 6 & 13 For Information call Fulton Charlton 524-2578 )K1I CPS Have a news tip? Call the Times -Advocate ' 235-1331 EXETER MINOR BALL ASSOCIATION REGISTRATION DATES 9 Exeter Rec Centre April 4 - 10 a.m.-12 noon April 8 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 11 - 10 a.m. - 12 noon Age and category a player must be born during the year indicated. 1.01i Year of Birth Cost Tyke 1994, 1993 $40. 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