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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1999-08-18, Page 19Wednesday, August 18, 1999 19 Lucan hockey prod novice team notch EDMONTON -- Birr's Logan Couture has anoth- er feather in his young cap. Couture, 10, plays cen- tre with the Toronto Pro Hockey Development Group novice hockey team that won the 10th annual Brick Super Novice Invitational Hockey Tournament in Edmonton Aug. 4-8. The Brick Super Novice tourney is considered the most prestigious competi- tion for 10 -year-old hock- ey players in North America. Other teams participating in the tour- nament included - Vancouver, Seattle, Western Canada Native Selects, Calgary, Edmonton, Minnesota, Detroit and Boston. The Toronto team came from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Winnipeg Jr. Jets 3-2 in the final. Toronto doubled the Los Angeles Jr. Kings 4-2 in the semi-final. Couture scored a goal in the semi- final and ended with two goals and three assists over the tournament. Couture was chosen third star in the semi-final win and was given a tro- phy for the honour. He and his to "._ were • awarded Brick cups atad. numerous other prizes (including walkmans,: sports bags, backpacks, etc.) for i the tour- S rts helpsTomnto elite other tourney title Cup carrier. Birr's Logan Couture holds aloft the Brick Super Novice Invitational Hockey Tournament championship trophy after his team, the Toronto Pro Hockey Development Group;.won the tourney final over the Winnipeg jr. jets at the West Edmonton Mali rink. ¢' " ; (photul tr'ibuted) . ney. Toronto finished the round-robin with a 3-1-1 record, good for second place in their division. Over 2,500 fans watched the final at the West .Edmonton Mall and .,v, .s: •`'^ ., ,` . t''z'�° "4 ge, • i F- S Y,,,' A £r:�`3�' c;," i, k _ `r.f �,.+e+x-',�.` , °-''•;s the game was broadcast throughout Alberta by Shaw Cable. A number of Lucan area businesses, groups and individuals sponsored Couture's sweaters: Premium Pork, Lucan Knights of Columbus, Theo and Kathy Sentjens, Urbshott-Galloway Insurance, Bryanston- Birr Optimists, Pete's Sports, Downtown Pontiac -Buick of St. Marys and C -J Pink Ltd. While a top young talent on the ice, hockey isn't Couture's first sporting love -- baseball is: This year he is playing short- stop/pitcher for the Oakridge minor mosquito team from London. Couturewas disappoint- ed with a second place finish at the regional. Honda Hit -Run -Throw baseball skills competition in Corunna on Aug. 1. Couture has won the last two national titles in his age division. Couture said he should: do better next year since he'll be in the same age division but a year older. Couture has taken a season off of playing lacrosse but plans to resume cross country running when his school' year =begins a -t. Prince Andrew in the fall. Couture is a product of the Lucan Minor Hockey program. :: ::•i:{?fi'{::�}f• h.:. fir .::::: :?rsr }•?i; h:??� • ?�'�i��rii = Irv...{•}:41.vr.•.':.:.� August 5 - Crediton 13 vs Hibbert 2 Pitcher: Elisha Martene (3 strikeouts) Hitters: Nikki Cyr (home run, triple. Jessica Davies (double. e), Carie Pe by (2 sines). Krista H. :e,Lindy Barrett (sin-. : e) Playoffs: Crediton 19 vs Hensall 5 Pitcher: Elisha Martene Hitters: Pertschy, Davies (3 hits), Martene, Barrett, Amber Preszcator, Andrea Glavin (2 hits). Lindsay Parsons (one bit) tie s Crediton 12 vs Fullarton Z Pitcher: Martene , Hitters: Davies (3 singles), Margaret Geurts (double. single). Cyr(homerun), Pertschy, Parsons, Martene, Nicholson, Barrett (, Crediton held Fullartoe scoreless until their last bat. A Finals - Crediton 7 vs St. Pauls 8 Pitcher. Martene Hitters: Davies (double single). Geurts (triple), Cyr(double), Martens, . H ' ' :e (single) The Cediton team fo t a h : • fought game in their final, only 1' ,-, .: in the last Great season girls! You wed true sports- manship and played some fantastic ball all year long! Girls August 4 - Squirt 25 at Fullerton 21` Singles: Jenn.VIg l Fyne (1 RBI), Robin �y Ortmanns Doubles: Orttnarms (1 RBI), Kaylene Rundle (2 Rik Mika_ yla Skinner Triples: Ortmanns, As e_y__Roser, Shea Suther ' 2 Steal home: Reser: Sutherland Grand slami- Fyvie Pftchers: Sutherland. Ortmanns Nice plebs: Sarah Neeb catching hard line drive:. Sutherikiadaltclung great last for no runs. Fipishe*.a reco : 10B , 2 fosses. 2 ties. : July 6 - Usborne 23 vs. Fullerton 20 Top hitters: Brett. Warwick (3 singles, double), Richard Johns (4 , , ), Jeffery Stephens (5 singles). Brent Godkin (2 sin es, homerun), Robbie Proctor (2 singles. home run. grand slam), Corey Smith. (4 sin- es), Curtis McIntosh (1 single. double), Charlie Weber (4 singles) Catchers: Johns, Stephens. Weber July 13 - Hibbert 26 vs. Usborne 24 T hitters: Alex Hern (2 singes), Johns (2 singles), Ste ens (2 singles), Brent Godkin (2 des), Proctor (2 ples, home run), Smith (3 es), Jace Dougall (1 single, 2 doubles), McIntosh (2 singles), Warwick (2 singles, home run) Catchers: Godkin. Proctor, Warwick July 26 - Usborne 19 vs. Hensall 17 Top hitters: Stephens (2 •: double) Cbsille Weber (single. 2 doubles. $1e), Godkin triple), Smith (triple. home �• Dougall (2 Warwickles), McIntosh (double), Lee Bran (3 singles), (single, triple, home run), Proctor (double Catchers: Smith. Brintnell Good catch by: Godkin SPORTS DIVOTS Pinder notches third at Optirnist national Jr' . golf tournament IN RSOLL -- Exeter's Karly Pinder showed young golfers from this area can compete with the big city duffers. Pinder, 13, finished third in the guts 12-13 division at the Canadian Optimist Junior Golf Championships at Ingersoll Golf & Country Club last week. The Canadian Optimist tourney is as far as junior girl golfers can go in competition. Pinder, who golfs out of Ironwood Golf Club and who has participated in the club's junior program, notched her first hole -in -one at the Ainsdale Golf & Country Club during the Junior Girls All -Ontario tourney on July 26. Sherwoods open camp dates HENSALL -- If September is just round the corner, hockey fans knowits training camp time. The Hensall Sr. A Sherwoods hockey club are ho .. : open training camp/tryouts throughout weeken s i. in September, all dates at Hensall Arena. The first tryout is Saturday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m. -9 p.m. at Hensall; the second isiSunday, Sept. 12, 9 p.m. -11 p.m. The tryouts continue each Saturday and Sunday in September at the same times. Full equipment is required. For more information, call Dale Timmermans at (519) 294-6161 or Randy Parker at 262-3226. ,' ,t4 - - , H.ensali co-ed ball tourney HENSALL -- Slo-pitch enthusiasts can fit in one more tournament this season with the Hensall Sr. A Sherwoods co-ed tourney Sept. 17-18 at the Hensall diamonds. Six more teams are sought. For information, call Steve Bedard at 262-2827. Exeter hostingWOBA mosquito uit championship EXETER -- The regions best younghardball players will descends upon Exeter Aug. 21-22. Exeter is hostingtheWOBA mosquito (age 10-11) championship tournament this weekend at the Nabisco diamond and diamond one at Exeter Community Park (beside the Rec Centre). Teams from Exeter, Owen Sound, Flesherton, Hanover, Kincardine, Goderich, Mitchell and Listowel will square off: for the title. Exeter's first game is Saturday, 9 a.m., at Nabisco diamond All of Stinday's action; will be at the Nabisco = diamond. The two championship games' are set for 1030 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. the brakes on of Pitcher: August 8 - Ontario i'lay Semi finals. best 2 out Usury 14 at Otterville 3 Pitchers: (�tzie Dixon (��r t pitching and defence), l,dura INn Home runsr Laura R (3) August 10 - Ontario Piaydo m sQ� Semi finals Ottervil!e 14 at Pitchers: Dixon. August 12 - Pitcher: Great vial mot In oRsAooak. 10 Isms Semi finals 4 12 KOs) F �beias /�srs 0 at Jaisr �Mirn bo pitchers. tat Mitchell; Aug. 1 a.m. and 2 per, August 6 - Exeter= Pitchers: Matthew Hits: Kyle Bryson, Strong let! y Next i , 6:ail Ate, t4 1 August 6 - Exter Nur`on MO or. Pots 0 at Goderich Pitchers: Matthew Thompson. Jarnea.Marsden (strong itch' both Hits: Jayden Desiardin. r Bryson. Kyle Bryson August 13 - OBA playoffs Exeter Huron Motor Products 0 at Mitchell 5 Pitchers: Sean Harrigan, K. (strong pitching by ) August 14 - WOBA playoffs $iter Huron Motor Products 3 at Listowel 15 Pitcher: Thompson (9 strikeouts) Bum Mitch Overholt. hlarclpa. John Glanville X14 -WL Exeter HurronnKr pIps _gid 3t. Marys 10 Runs: Scott Vat' �lt' _` �. {2}, Glanville. Derek asergaftt=i4Srelanctean• . Exeter women's soccer player Peggy Brownlee, left, puts the brakes on as Lucan's Allison Hodgins controls the ball during a recent game at Exeter Community Park.The game ended in a 3-3 tie. Exeter Lost to host Strathroy 3-0 Sunday.Team spokisperson Cindy Moore said Exeter played a weak first half in which Strathroy scored all their goads. Exaaw recovered in the second ' half with a strong but score- less effort,The toss drops Exeter's record to 4-7-2. Exeter next travels to London to face the Hornets today (Aug. 18) apd hosts London United on Sunday (Aug. 22) at boater Community Perk at 7 ON. (photo/Kim Pearce)