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Thoinpson to lace up for the Battalion
The-Iandeboye. hockey player jumps from being London
Knights property to the OHL expansion Brampton Battalion.
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By Craig Bradford ,
T -A Repine ,
CLANDEfOY1• : — .Scop
Thompson hopes.to stick wfth`a Jr
A hockey club atter winnint' his
second crack in the OHI. .
Thompson. 1 1st. was the Brampton
Battalion's third pick m . last
'mann:
s,01-1 1. expansion drat t. Last
Jun. Thompson was the London
Knights second pier: to the blit
:.fund in the OHL entry drat, .
- "It's kind of sad teavinc tondo',
wucn they're going to have a echo'
club again but i will get :11w of ic:
ume- III - Brampton..... .Inompsot.
said
. The torward-•oniV saw action 10,
five- Knight, game, • fast season -
none et• then/ .n the ptavoIi..
though .he did liracttc wits men,
all seam...
He did sec ice with !lest. blare
•J:. 13 Lincoln... in $O nets wilt..
the Lincs. Thompson racked un .5(., -
polnt. — 24 goats and 2o assist.•
He was int teams Leading rookie
_scorer and third over:!:
Toe, Batialioe; wind -pia 1.1 u:
Central Division against ute,Uue i1
• Storm._ the Kitcnene, -kangei . u:.
Owen noun i Platters an:.' tn.; bit:
Utter:. .
Inouh he'll arc playing a tot Itothen man hone.. 1 nompson ,s gia.-
t, c: anoint•' , chane -t shos
•
scouts what he s got to oiler.-
• ''It -. Secon, chant. .,' til:
OHL.:'; he said curing an tnterviett
Irvin the iamll"- tarot '-h McGit-
ilvral 'township • norte t•f Ctandt-
acv ..
•Hr said t: • nervousness 11 the
Knight " trainrnt'.. cart• tai • fa!'
may nave kept him ruI [oaken '
- the teal:. lhompson s confident nib
can impress with his sound OHI
training camp. -
• 'I Know. what you_ have to do to
mare an OHL team:and hopeful/'
1' it show u1_ rlrarnptoit.cuacttcs !
have Wrlat 11 taKCS to pea•. ,' tee Sal '.
and 1y01n .. 1 nompson
exact/v.
where "Brampton 5 ceiacne •
say he should tic, out. he hopes
add another ins of ,o'1. a_ -in.
even bigger presents Ott hie ie.::
without. krving up any of his Spec.. •
beside°- Beene, tai, un til IC.-
Tnonlpsuu. ,, als , 't(nuwn t; h•
good near the oppirncnrs nc: ret.
. utllcr skill 1601111osuu'Says he; 11 0•
• cui•Dn tins setispti is a bil_In0ie. li•
tangit,r.
"1 iii guiiig to try to ve a icauet 11
training camp -. flet sae;, itis goat. t .
be teal captale "t n, going to to
ro help first year players arty Way 1 •
• cam: 1 also wail to produce. Hope
hilly well snake the playoffs '.
.Thompsot,...'sao tie battalion
: •.euaches have told players they will
.make the _ptayot1 . The itis/ year -
team will pit at,• elnphasi ur
youth, speed and tuughne.•,
Having finished (ir. 1L at huk
hills North Mrddlcse>. District
High.Scitoul. Thompson will attend
. Brampton's Tunic- hentun be.
Tnompson s moral. Debbie. said g, •
tnt' iron' Norio/ Middlesex • 401
students 1, `lurner 1 -rennin : 2.201
strong enrolment will he ' a big -cu,
lute shuck," for her lain tar,. bit'
she 5 surf: -ncr son wiii der his nes:
to take lu'1-advantal•e of Int op
poriunnv tit: battalion nave give;
hot'
"It s what ht.- always wanted, to,.
do ever since he put jus-ltoeke�
Skates on at 5 -years -ole. she sats'.
H
"e eats, sieeps and talks hocxe•,
. Thompson ulutnat_ go:; - 11
(lackey? its a no-oralne; -
"I'd 11Kc-t.. make it t.+.NHi-
and play -pre " he salt: -
White on me rc.. Thunrpsutl enc.
to•einulatc hes hockey net,,,'Mao'
Lenueu,
"I know what you
• have to do to make
an OHL•teani and ,
hopefully, l'!! shot.'
the Brampton
coaches 1 have,tvhai
it takes w play:" •
•
ve always idolized hem.' he
said . "People' say he was a fait
piayet and not as good as Wayne
Gruen • but 1 lecl he was the, bet,
piayet t❑ his Unre
Ttiotupsun's dream .NHL teals 14
pl;t 101 would be we MummaCanadiei,:,, a direct turnabout stun,
tine rest 01 Ilse tinnily who routs lot
the Toronto Maple Leal,
But Thompson . is teahsuk anti
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L akestim Bosses caps awful week for Express
LAKESiDE.. -- It was a woeful week tc 1 rhe Exet .
cr.-Express senior menti hardball team with two
Ince. al -the - Lakeside_tournament on the `weekend
fond .+ druhbin:' b. the visitor. Sirathrov early fast
week •
hxelcl: lost l0-4 to ,the. London Juvenile Dodger,
to a seesaw.• game and -1 i -i. tel Nnn1,.,Wnodstee• 0:
the, 1:akesidi tournes,. •
Scot Komit pitched welt in gamt•.nne ai'l.akestd.
and gave dei only five earned run. Kick Boon was
Exeter c hitting star with tour hit. white Dave kus-
- sell and MOO Merner each hit two
Dail Masse pitched a goad game two,.. versus.
Woodstee also -giving up tint five earned pins. Boon
again led Faieter hats with two hit..
"Our detence Wasn't gncxl in either game " E>
press assistant coach inc Futop said "We hope to
see improvements — dramatis: ones — as soon as
this wee!.
• Exeter ted Strathroy going into the tounh 111•
rang during last week:. Southern Counties league
game at Alvin Witten.: Field betpre giving un six
runs to the Visitor. (including the winning runt dui
mg the ton halt (1 tn: inning
Exeter scnre,t three nen,. Int thee' own t1: the telt
loin half of the 'florin,. hue Strifthroy-ctosed the diner
_with a run In the fifth and three in the: ficlakimmn} -
while keeping Exeter e,,t-f th:- scoreboard
"Strathmy hmught to tttee ace pilcher who --shut
dniyti the rest-ofthe way Fulop said' "ot ht.
team'-s.cnllaps4 •'.'Stratlfroy.tool. advantage of their
walks anti ether chance: to defeat u. again `We. cat,
heat them if we play our hest '
s Scott Kemp gave up five hits and eight nen. white
.striking out..two .nn. the mound .tor Exeter .
McCabe
e-
McCahe gave up tour hits and' four runs while -.Mike
Agnew gave up a single hit and a run • ,
The three pitchers walked *total of 1 1 Strathrow
toffee .
Exeter hit,, came tmm Dave Russell (three. in-
cluding a dol}hler. J.J Anderson. Fred Gregu-.ttwi,
singles each).., Boon. Scot kussell la double each; .
Merrier and Dave Hawke t singtes 1
Exeter: league record stands at -4-6 The Express
next hit the 'read with stop...at Strattord tnmorrov.
Strathrov on July 15 and Lakeside on -Juts 1 : They
don't,ptav ai home again till they host Strattord on
July 21 at 6:15 or;
Ailsa Craig teen . off to U.K. 'on : football tour
Medway student Tom Appleton will visit England. Wales and.
Sc dtland as a, Team -Canada Football Euro -Tour member
AILS:, CRAI(, — -for. Apo!, -oftct ovc• We: gams_ on: eacl to be ,one o'•- to leading Canadiat
ion wilt embark on the -isle et to vers!. the Scotus'; Natrona' lean umversn' coaches McNalt'
vaunt-' lileitnle this wee/. l: Giasgov, 1R•. - Brum. Nauona' sistant -. are ars, resnectec- Onlan, .
-- Appleto;. ft r tin: 1 - tore, Collegial.- 1e `Leiceste: Engtanc uni ersns' and high school coacne.
uuanerhack*.oil «l: "iearrt Lanau. and me Chester koman,'ot the Brit Appletorwilt. enter Ci: 1: a
1Football Eur- 'ion- tha' wil vi'. iso. Amencar, rootoal Leagu: 11; Area Meslwa' Hlgt SCnoo. ocx
bngtante Wale; and acottanef Iron Crtestc:. Engian.: scoot vea: Hr;'. mon.. lemphe:
Jui•, 1 - 1" 1 nr lour marl :.1 firs Thr Canadian team, will ahs,, ge a said ner-son plans to attend the lin.
..r
• ,Canadlan iobtbai t, stghtse. u- Londo:. ton and verset•-' o: Westen Untani. atte•
w tai a tn:
Knocki; - on his door ne'ri_setur 11 .lets , ages 16-2.*front acros... Un Mancheste- universe, Sport C. el. hope,- to 'Mae for c -
sena-pro lir Luroo, . -tanWitt' Appleton as toe vuunges• -ire. me same accommodation; tna: tangs tootball Lean:
' "Hopclulty someone u+'ili •see uf:; memner The team t.. made un el• will be used dunng the 2001) Com Jenlphe,- said he bo' - 1• .: f' wet. -
rounueo ke' win achieve, at, ti:
per cent average in sentO and rt '
cents' performed his G: t• 'plan,
practical exam
ondary Scnool tier ht5. UA( yea: sal l 1 1' NH down 1 con team Canaoa t. man un e t au Nlancnt tel ane it s graduating iron high schoo: ant'
1 th LIW(, Mus
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in;. yerhr and thing • wit/ go iron what •tuute+ .a.• the bes• vuuns
theft.' football Latent from 0ntant
A definite goal:ct hos ls'iJ gci 1 - Tne team 4111 otr up against tn:
universe% where. ne'd like 1,' pit: best tootbath players the li.K. pas t,
sue soinettung 111 sports ntedicut: '
Thompson cretlits•alt his coacher
iii the Lucan Minor Hockey system.
dee Eigin-Midtliescx •'AAA' Chret_
and Jason Bukala.and Bill Bourne
of use Lucan J 1-) Irish as welt a:
los parents ttnsiudtng dad Hiram •
for inking It tins lar. Thompson'
faintly 15 rounucteont ;Iv sister ;let .
to lc
In the oft=seas()' .'i:hulnpsun (like
Cve;y older IIOCKcy onlyet• Itscent ,
likes to lilt the goll imni ...HI: ahs,
train, witti• Spero) Matittavrakos o
Next i.evc! '1raining' Corp in -
:Ft tttt ta
n•Chulna ' ` et mnecuur. ky..Initlt,
tiuuugn ttec.hoign. - -
`UIle sotaO irurdi•2 •Ioornpsine ,a,!
has °vetCUine-neiu1:=
calm, in lute: August I, evident oy
cast un in -.. ,ice He • brok_ ..
small truce in his toot white rums, -
reg • 1111„ a pilot on :Ante 2t • Skit'
/recd tom about a Binet;;. hhulnpsum
said hes trainer told 111111 the uelur'
. rs nothing.tu worry about
'feline hast scam'', wit
Knights and the Lrncuti o.
sun played '116IY-. with inc •t is
where he scored 2.i goat'. asst 2
aS51St. aS it CC, lltle. .fit i..Wa'• 11
_Trish" r totting scorer Oat seas,
was (hulled team rookie til the ye.
and was honored with Ute League
•overall loWoe of the year award
The extra effort
monwealtn Game. _
1tk team • neacl coact i' .Dar
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Alasest kept -in: Exeter Strikeforce U-18 girls soccer player Fallon Giles tries to keep the ball
from going out of bounds during Thursday's game against the Strathroy Aces at South Hu-
ron District High School Field. Exeter won 5-1. See Soccer Roundup elsewhere in sports for
more game details.
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