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Wednesday, Norember 2S, 1119$ • I Neter I mil-.
Champions times two. The South Huron District High School midget and
unior girls basketball teams won their respective Huron championship finals last
week.The juniors lost -the .Huron -Perth final to host -Stratford on Friday but move
on to WOSSA'AA' at Stratford St. Mike's this weekend.Top photo, the midgets. -
front left:. Lacey Reichert, Karin Broeders; Mary Gregus.Amanda Wuerth;.middle
left: coach Nicole Machan, Kristy. :Bray. Courtney Srnith. Jiliian Jones, Maaike
Vanjecek; back left: Ahcta Dugyra,Alhson Hayward. Kristen Tompkins and Nikki
Cyr. Bottom photo the juniors, front left: Katie Fox. Katie I-iefley. Kelsi
VanKruisturn; second row from left: Pam Love; Niki Vermeulen, Jan Fisher, Kim
Toonk, Robyn Etherington; third row. from left: Danielle Knip,Alaina Hern; Kristy -
Pinder, Jessica Davies, Melissa Prom:back left: coach Brian O'Connell, Kelly Rutten
and Kerri Fulton. -
Irish hold off Laker flood for win
11.1.)1:Ii•1'Oi\ The' I.uuan Jr D Irish
needed .► big second period.to. hold of It
Part Stanley Laker:, tluud of goals for a
6-4 win at llderton Arena Saturday..
The Irish a;ruised to a 5-O lead till the
I,tik.ws scored -their first goal with 3:224
lett in• this second period. Port thea
scored •thre:e inure goals- to come .to
wrthiu one of the Irish.
Neil Judson scored the empty net
insurance goal fur Loran witli 36 see:-
uuds hill in the gator. ' -
Scoring the rust uj' I,ud:an's goals were -
(assist getters in brackets): Andy
Marshall (Matt Dale. Mark Phill,lr ).
KI'\"i11 3)uubar 1Judsou). Derek
Graansuta (powerplay. Greg Henderson.
(.had eireeiticel. Adaui Wagner (Justin
Mulligan. Bob .Grant) cold (iret•nlee
tututstiiste:d. shurtltandcd).
The win brings 3.uciin's record up to
9-741-1 (wins, 10ss0S, tins. uvel'trntt• los:,
Its) good for 19 points and second place
in the Moretti. 1)ivisiun beluitd Mitchell
who has 24 points.
The Irish next host Belntoitt tonight.
8:15 p.tn.. and travel to 1'hainest.)rd vn
•i;riday.
Big court success for Panthers
I \ 1 I K — 1 he Panther .pride i. Stratford 1.i ntr:tl on Friday. but could
mighty proud this week • turn that around at• the 11 OSSA ':\ \•
Both this midget and junior girls ba.- • championship tournament at Siratfurd
Lethal! teams wtcn their respect ive St \tike's this weekend. The midget sea -
Huron championships last ve,eek • .on ends at the Huron level.
The midgets first defeated host Clinton Switching .parts. the junior buys \u1 -
Central Huron 4ts-34 in•the semi-final Ieyball_leant runtpeted in WOSS.\ al SI.
last .1 ueK.day with •\manda 1\ uerth lead- 1 -human \rthur \ oaden on S;tturday
ing Pant h. r :curers with 20 points. after winning the iluron-Perth final last
.1illian .tunes netting 1 (1 and Karin week. The •juniors fell short with. a ,!-x
lith •der. with eight. record fur the tourney.
. The midget.;then had to wait through Game results: the Panthers split with
tw c * games beh.re meeting St. Anne..s 'in - Strathroy 13-15..15-4; were swept by St:
the final The Panthers never let St. Mikes 5-15.9-15, and eventual 1\USS:\
Arris within tour points on their way. champs Ingersoll 12-15, 4-15; split vs.
10. a 4:4-33 win S`•ikki Cyr led -the Woodstuek Huron Park. 15-13. 10-15;
Panther attack_ with 19 .points with were swept by .St. Thomas Parkside 4-
\\ uert.h adding14 • •15. 14-16.
Midget coach \icor Machan) said her Slil)IMS coach Phil Conley said the
team never trailed during the Huron .Huron Park match spelt their doom.
final. tournament. adding.strong defence .'\\e knocked each other out by split -
and out -rebounding t•he competition ting." he said.
were kens in the• wins• .Strathroy beat Parkside in their semi-
.
-The juniors turned the tables in the final. and Ingersoll beat St. Mike's in
Huron playoffs by going from fourth.. their match. Ingersoll won the final:
place at the end of.the regular season U. • Conley said each team had the chance
Huron chainpions. The Panthers beat to do some damage at \\'OSSA. •
host St Anne '.s 41 -35 in the -final. •`1f_we could have survived the pool
Wednesday. . Jessica Davies scored 22 play we could have done well in the
points to lead thePanthers with Kerri playoffs." he said. - •
.Fulton adding 11. Coach Brian O'Conne;l Conley. added his boys. showed charac-
said tate entire tram displayed outstand- ter by hanging in tough in the later
ing defence.. - • matrhes.when they knew it was next to
- J'he juniors had a disappointing day • impossible to advance to. the playoff
during the Huron -Perth -finals at round.'
Soccer games will light up the night
By Crag Bradford The C'-ntertrtials great Season also
influenced the derision By moving up U►
the. First !)ivision from Second Division..
L'\1'7.1:11 -: 1.):'-Uer's bright lights When this Season. the team must. now provide
it . _,11u-5 •.to • tice
or:r .might n '- on
not' just bchange rciou►S and showers to opposing .
the field they could be above them. teams and • ollicial5 as mandated by the
The l xeter Minor Soccer A.Ssociauon. \\:c-' (i -rt► Ontario Soccer Assotiation
41.0.1; -..,,with Ilii 1'0!I'S S1-11101 Soct-''r. rules 'isle -lien (•''etre has diose farili,
tea.ttr5. are planning oil -installing lights tie=s •• . .
at .the South Ilurun Hee (:entre pitch But most importantly,• the Suri t scene
adjaet'nt io the• Ver. (;'.titre arid j:xet'-r 01 the 19{et-r area has grown Sc, much
Public School. • that existing facilities aro being; used the.
Exe'te'r Miran-Soccer pre-5ideii(/L xeter- rria.lrrl(Jrr1 -
(..ett1''t1111a1ti rt, pt`e5(111at1'e (,eorge Last-seasonabout :/51) childr'enU:it)d
eLwan. ,l:xetet' . Masters soccer adults were registered with Exeter'
r•e:'g)/ttlielt)r soccer past president Pete!' Minor Sou''''r' oil :V,-1earrr5.
iiakvour•t. Exeter Vtotnenrs Soot' -r rep ..11 you_need another field. you have
Cindy Moore and 3 xet.-r Fury rep Jason two options,' !vlcEwam said You either
Mcf•alls proposed their idea to the buy inure land and build a field or you
town's 14e e acrd' Parks- Advisory can lighy up an exi5tinf;.1ivld. The lights
(, �eletl1t - Nov. -12. The proposal was seremed a more economical way."-
eildorsed by the' cuntinitU'- • 'fh'iugh.tlre 5'rlii(u teams are expected
The project. Minh h includes Jour light to utilir• the lit. field at night, Mcl.wari
standards and a transformer. has syn said all Exeter soccer teaiti' would- he
estimated price tag of $45.010. able to use the facility -.
either during tha
The soccer t r association has commit-- day of night
merits for• $11.000 so far and McE.wan Night games will likely be scheduled
said• the rest will be ,raise.d.lhrough. for -7 p.m and 8.30 p.in. with a 10 inn.
• ;44;..s; ,.�r_ t,':'. . ; h
fund-raising projects and by
soliciting donations ft'vnr
other .urnnrutlrty groups.
businesses and tin. public,
McEww► said the goal 'is U)
have:. the lit -field read\
this spring '
curlew
"We believe it is an 1 h.- Iter. .(:enu't field
investment in the . would be a "gaily' '014' -''Iii
future of the taeitoing. no practices and
limit till other .1154'S Ifur
for
.ass.ociauon'and of i'xstruple. 5peuial exrepii1dr5 •
the league" would be•.ttlade fol- events
"1,1e believe• it is.an invest Gt.<)lo i M'.I.h.ah like the Exeter Rodes).•
anent in the future u1' the 1•.kt.11.0 M1\e)ti )'i'.c 1 0 M' I'wan, igloo the Sutli
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association , and of . the Huron District high school
• league " Mel.. wail said. iseniorboys soccer coach.
•
McEwaii said the lieu said the high .school will
(;entre field was chosen for a number of have to use another livid for their field
reasons. Iiirsl. ti►.e field is- owned by the sports (sumer. field hockey. rugby!. law-
towu whereas Nabisco ((:alinet•s) Held is sly either their own field or (antlers.
owned by Nabiye•.0 The affect 1)1) the neighbourhood i5
M'•1•.wan said Nabisco has lel (i'dyl's also addressed 111 the p1:01)0Sa1 four
use the fields otl their property .but that rather than the normal six light man -
could change someday. especially if for dards wilt be erected..tl►i• lights, will be
plant expands.. Mrl•-wan said the Hee directed right at the field. willl►e only
(:entre field 1)14411114S to socr.er turvver•. used when necessary and the field will
More than two hectares of land are. be Inadr smaller to bring it away fi'urm
needed for a soccer field and Mel'.wau residential areas.
dial( much land isn't available in The lighted field will slake the lie.
1 • xeter. - See Lights page 15.