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Times Advocate, 1999-08-18, Page 16Moe Weak IN SPORTS Centennials advance to First Division League Cup final. Page 11 Lucan hockey product helps elite Toronto team win prestigious tourney. Page 19 S orts &okra 'Yrs? Contact Sports Editor Craig Bradford Tel: (519) 235-1336 ext. 113 Fax: (519) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@SouthHuron.com Page 16 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 Exeter Times -Advocate Getting it over. Exeter Express pitcher Dave Russell, left, throws one over the plate to aTilisonburg batter during Sunday's league playoff game atA(vin Willens Field. Russell pitched well but his team still lost 6-5. Express in must win situation EXETER — Unearned runs are continuing ham- mer nails in the coffin of the Exeter Express men's hardball •club. Four unearned runs in the top of the seventh inning during Sun4a0 game against the ; place Tillsonburg Red Sox led the way to a 6-5 loss for Exeter. The game was the second of three league playoff games._ If the Express didn't win their third playoff game versus Lakeside at home yester- day after press, they will be eliminated and will not play in the final league playoff tournament at St. Marys on Aug. 21. If Exeter won yester- day's game, there will be a tie-breaker based on least runs allowed to see which of a possible three teams tied at 1-2 during the first playoff games makes it to the final tour- nament. Win or lose, Exeter will play a couple of exhibition games (yet to be sched- uled) during the rest of the month to tune up for the OBA final tournament on. Labour Day weekend at Glanbrook near Hamilton. Fred Gregus, Scott Russell and Dale Hopf led the way offensively for the Express Sunday with three singles each. Scott Kemp crushed a" Tillso pitch for a by e' `� 141511V.8 kfierike both added a single eat. Errors again plagued the Express with Rick Boon committing three goofs and Kemp and Hopf both giving up an error. Starting pitcher Scott Russell put in a solid per- formance after a couple weeks away from the mound. He gave up six runs (only two earned) in eight innings. He struck out seven, walked two and gave up eight singles. Midget call up Nick Regier pitched the ninth inning and gave up a hit and a walk which result- ed in no runs. Regier pitched against the meat of Tillsonburg's order. Express manager Doug Fairbairn said Regier has a future as a pitcher. "He's got a live- arm and a sharp breaking ball," Fairbairn said. "I would think that he'll be a really good pitcher if he sticks with it." - Exeter lost its first play- off game earlier in the week at Strathroy 12-7. "We showed up with only nine guys for a pIay- off game against the sec- ond place team in the so we pretty much knew we were going to have a tough night," Fairbairn said. The good and bad news is Exeter's defense was sharper than usual with only four of 6rs: two b Mike McCabe and one each by Merner and Scott Russell. The bad: news is those errors led to eight unearned runs In the first inning. All nine starters got at least one hit for the Express. Dave Russell led the way with a double and a triple while Vic Oliveira and McCabe had two singles each. Gregus, Scott Russell, Nate Burns, Merner and Dale Hopf all had a single each. Starting pitcher Bung gave up 12 runs in six innings, only three of them earned. He struck out one and walked seven while giving up six sin- gles, three doubles, a triple and a home run. Masters beat unbeaten Marconi LONDON -- The Exeter Masters could have had their second official victory of the season over the unbeat- en first place Marconi — if onty the referee showed up. Exeter shutout Marconi 3-0 in London on Aug. 12. The team decided to play a game despite the fact it would not count in the standings without a referee. Exeter Masters spokesperson Brad Lightfoot said the teams decided to play a game anyway and a Marconi coach acted as ref. The official game will be rescheduled. Peter Hakvoort, Lightfoot and Richard Verberne scored Exeter's goals and Colin Coburn backstopped. the shutout. "It was a great overall effort," Lightfoot said. "(Coburn) played a good game in net with some good and timely saves." The game marked the first action fbr the Exeter squad in three weeks. Despite the win, Exeter's record remains 1-7-1. Exeter will next host Hispanic International on Aug. 20 at the Lucan soccer pitches at 6:30 p.m. Hometown hockey heroes coming back to Hensall for exhibition game By Craig Bradford TEMES-ADVOCATE STAFF HENSALL -- Three of Hensall's young hockey heroes will play in front of their hometown fans on Friday, Aug. 27. Strathroy Jr. B Rockets players Mark Bell, Jeff Campbell and Kian MacDougall will be on hand to help their team take on the Owen Sound Jr. B Greys in an exhibi- tion game at Hensall Arena. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Admission costs $3 for adults, $2 for students and seniors, $1 for kids aged 6-12 and free for kids under 6. The aim of the game is to promote Jr. B hockey and what can be accom- plished through hockey if young players stay dedicated. Bell, Campbell and MacDougall will conduct an on -ice training clinic on Aug. 27 from 11 a.a.- 1 p.m., split into twa one-hour sessions..Milmer hockey age players aro invited to lace up -:.Niagara U along, passing *: _ gGr n ' and shooting drills. The cdst WWestert MIc higan. is $5 which includes a Camplien visitedColgate pizza lunch. Relation in March whew they is limited to 40 players. offered him For more information scholarship.. He hasn't on the game or the din- decided on a school yet ic, call Randy Parker at or whether he will 262-3226. attend the Sudbury Jr. A "It'll be exciting play- Wolves training camp. ing in front of the home- The Wolves picked up town fans," Campbell Campbell in last year's said about playing a Jr. OHL draft in the seventh B game in Hensall. round. Both Campbell and Bell Bell, 20, has graduated were named to the high school and plans to Western Jr. B League's take the year off of East Division all-star school and work part - team while Campbell time W,focus on his final was awarded the divi- year with the Rockets. sion rookie of the year. He hopes to land a U.S. Campbell finished the college scholarship this regular season with 38 season but would also be goals and 31 assists over happy if he was picked 49 games while Bell up by a Canadian school. scored five goals and 33 Bell said he's looking assists over 41 games. forward to rejoining the MacDougall managed to Rockets. score two goals and help "We've got a good out on three others in 14 bunch, of guys coming games. MacDougall back and it sounds like missed three months of we may have a winning the season with mono. - team this year," he said. Campbell, 18, plans on He's also looking., for - picking up more OAC ward to playing in front credits at Strathroy of the Hensall crowd. District High School and "I'm going to Love it," returning to the Rockets Bell said. this season, - - MacDougall, 18, plans RSeveral U.S.. colleges on returning to the: have shown interest in Rockets this season and the speedy centre includ- will continue his high ing Colgate, Harvard, school° education in Str °MaDae h + `ittallYnAkirr hockey fora Canadian or U.S. university after graduating high school. Bell, Campbell and MacDougall are Exeter Jr. D Hawks alumni. Guessing rig Exeter Fury goalkeeper CraigWinbow maims a- during save on a Morningstar penalty kick to keep Sunday's game a 0-0'tie early on. Exeter lost 3-1. Morningstar kept the pressure on and soon put a shot past a chargingWinbow. In the second half with the score still 1-0, Exeter started to press the Morningstar defense to create turnovers.The Fury were awarded a free kick just outside the box.Tim Proctor fired a rocket that beat the Morningstar keeper cleanly only to bounce off the crossbar straight down and out, but Jason McFalls was there to bang the rebound into the open netThe celebration was short lived as Morningstar responded, immedise* with a goal of their own to give them the lead for good. The Fury's comeback was grounded when Winbow was eyed for an intentional handball outside the bast.The Fury's record drops to 3-8-2 with their next game Su • , in - . dQn west the. : ians.