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Wednesday, June 2, 1999
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Exeter Times -Advocate
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,. London Werewolves pitcher Brett Gray of Wyoming, Ont., right, shows Exeter
Mosquito players Kyle Bryson, left, and Shawn Morgan how to hold the ball to
throw a change -up during a special clinic at Nabisco Field last week.The profes-
sional baseball team sent four players and a coach to teach many young Exeter
ball players some basics and to have fun. One of the Werewolves mandates is to
get out into the communities around London to promote their club and to help.
fill seats at Labatt Park.Werewolf player Gregg Neuman of Chicago said doing
clinics for young players reminds him of his roots."This is where it all began for
us;' he said. "Maybe (these young players) can get to where we're at someday."
The Werewolves relocated from Kalamazoo, Mich., to London this year.The team
plays in the 10 -club professional Frontier League. Gray, who has been pitching for
an Okalahoma college when not playing for the professional team. Gray is happy
to be playing closer to home."My grandparents get to see me play," hesaid . Gray
is one of six Canadian players len the team that includes Zurich's .Derck.;
Masse, a right-handed pitcher, is a former lntercounty London Major and Stratford
Hillier.The Werewolves open their season ,at the Johnstown (Pa.) Joh*
play theirhome opener June 5 versus the Cook County Cheetahs.
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on the right track with first win.
ARKONA -- The WOSL
Third Division Exeter
Fury men's soccer team
won their first game of
the season in convincing
fashion by blanking host
Taxandria 4-0.
Eketer generated
numerous early scoring
chances but were unable
to convert . till Rob
Devries sent an excellent
cross over to a diving
Tim Proctor who headed
the ball into the net for a
1-O lead.
Late in the half a
Taxandria player was
given the red lard for
throwing a punch at
Exeter defender Joe
Forrester.
Exeter continued to
control the game in the
second half by making
some smart passes to the
open man. Fury defend •
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ers Matt Sims, Trevor
Boersma, Forrester and
Jason McFalls turned
away the opposition time
after time to keep the
lead.
Exeter continued to
pressure the opposition's
defence by using their
speed up front with:.Chad
' Monteith and Proctor
forcing many turnovers.
The pressure paid off
when the Fury were:
awarded a penalty shot
which was fiutshed off
by Proctor for his second
goal of the game and a
2-0 lead for Exeter.
Ryan Hern made the
score. 3-0 shortly after
having _hts hard shot
bounce off the crossbar.
Hern got the ball outside
the 18 -yard box and
fired a shot .past the
startled keeper for his
first goal in five years for
the Fury.
Brian Brand wrapped
up the scoring when his
low drive nailed the post
and bounced in off the
keeper.
"Each guy played an
outstanding game
today.," McFalls said..
.We used the outside of
.the field well and made
intelligent decisions with
the ball."
The Fury host the
London Portuguese
Canadians Sunday at 3
p.
Panther rugby soldiers on at H-P/WOSSA
STRATFORD -- All
three South Huron
District High School
rugby teams put in great
efforts at the Huron-
PertIvWOSSA tournament
In Stratford last week but
all came up short.
''rhe conditions were
perfect rugby weather —
windy, wet and muddy.
The Panther girls
crushed St. Marys 36-0 in
their first game.
Missy Hayter run in
three:. _ tries, Brittany
Caldwell added two tries played particularly well
and Carrie Inman and for the Panthers.
Julie Geiger added single The seniors. lost both
tries. Jen .. Regier and their games, 5-0 to Madill
lllman.-both booted con- and 26-0 to
verts. • Northwestern, •
The girls day ended JaSon Neil, Khampaye
with a 44-0 loss to .;lnthisorn, Dave
Stratford. St. Mike's. Robertson 'and • Les
The junior, boys tried Vincent put in solid per -
hard but lost both their formances.
games to Stratford The Huron -
Northwestern and . Perth/WOSSA tournament
Wingham F.E. Madill. . marks the • end to the
Nic Bayley, ' James Panthers rugby season.
Atkins and Brian Steele.
Cents lose
first match
of season
EXETER -- The Latinos
gobbled up everything the
WOSL First Division ..
Exeter Centennials men's
soccer team offered
Sunday and then handed
host Exeter a 5-1 loss....:
"We served up some
humble pie," Centennials
coach John Rasenberg
said of the loss. "They
played well, we didn't."
The Latinos were up 2-0
at the half. Shawn
Rotteau buried Exeter's
only goal behind a bum-
bling keeper after a nice
cross from Travis Nairn.
Rasenberg said the
Cents will work on their
marking before this
week's game and added
the two week layoff over
the Victoria Day weekend
didn't help his team.
Exeter's record is 2-1.
The Centennials travel to
Delhi to play the Athletics
on Friday.
Powering by. Exeter Centennials player Luke Sims,
right, uses some elbow (and shoulder) grease to get
by a Latino defender during Sunday's game at
Community Park. Exeter fell behind early and went
on to lose 5-1. (photo/Scott Nixon)
Exeter women lose two straight games
EXETER --- The ter women's soc-
cer team had a .to it week with two
losses.
At home on _ x� . er lost 2-1
despite a stwng fi t :`+ ' od effort.
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Exeter's Cindy Moore opened the scor-
ing when she buried the ball behind the
Hornet goalkeeper after abreakaway.
Exeter came out strong controlling the
ball and the flow of the game with good.
passing and rushing..
Exeter's engine lost its steam in the
second half. The Hornets scored two
early goals and Exeter couldn't catch
up. Lisie Geurts played well between the
pipes for Exeter.
Exeter lost to host London United 5-2
May 25. The game was marred by con-
tinual rain.
Exeter play=ed well i ,} ,i ,t half with,
Moore scoring a goal and xeter s
defence holding their opponents to just
two goals despite a great number of
shots.
London United picked up the pace in
the second half and scored three times.
Exeter's Becci Farquhar scored mid-
way through the half from a long cross
ball.
Defenders Peggy Brownlee and
Juanita Chappell played well as did
Geurts.
Go girHt Easter women's soccer player Kristin Strang, left, tries to .run by a
London Hbroets defender during Sunday's game at Community Park. Exeter lost
2-1 and a so lost to London United 5-2 earlier in the week. (photo/Scott Nixon)
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