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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-10-06, Page 2626 Exeter Ti Wednesday, October 6, 1999 Spoils Bump time. South Huron District High School junior boys volleyball player Jesse Schroeder, left, bumps the ball during Thursday's match in Exeter versus Clinton StAnne's while teammate Kieran O'Rourke looks on.The Panthers swept St. Anne's but were swept themselves by Wingham F.E. Madill. (photo/Craig Bradford) Mixed results for Panther boys v ball EXETER -- It seems the older the South Huron District High School vol- leyball team gets the worse they fare against the competition. At least that's what it looks like so far this sea- son. The senior Panthers won two out of six games versus Wingham F.E. Madill and Clinton St. Anne's at the mini -tour- nament held in Exeter last Thursday (Sept. 30). The seniors opened the season by winning the last three games and los- ing the first three games to host Goderich on Tuesday (Sept. 28). The week's worth of games left the Panther seniors with five wins in 12 games. Senior coach Phil Conley said the team's losing record so far shows their youth and inexperience. "We're in every game and every game is close but we end up losing," Conley said. The Panther juniors were swept by Madill on Thursday (18-25, 20-25 and 8-25) but brought out the brooms against St. Anne's (25-21, 25-15 and 25-13). Coach Scott Halpenny said Mark Laye with his setting and spikes and Lee Finkbeiner with steady back court play were his outstanding players. At Goderich last Tuesday, the Panther juniors lost two of three to the hosts (17-25, 21-25 and 25-14) but swept Clinton Central Huron (25-21, 25-16 and 25-20). Jesse Schroeder and Kieran O'Rourke were the day's best players for South Huron, Schroeder for his spikes and blocks and O'Rourke for his set- ting. Halpenny said the first year juniors will take some time to learn the new systems. He added there is the potential for some quality play through the season. The Panther midgets got off to a roaring start. Travelling to Goderich for their first matches last Tuesday, the Panthers won two of their three games against Goderich losing their third game 27-25. In the next match against Central Huron, the Exeter squad soundly defeated the team three straight. "Chad Smith and Jason Stuckless showed their expertise in the serving position," coach Deb Lord. said. In their first home appearance on Thursday, the midgets went unde- Panthers thrill on the court with last second victo EXETER — You can officially call the South Huron District High School senior girls basket- ball team the 'cardiac kids'. The Panthers came from behind to snatch! a 32-31 victory from the visiting St. Anne's squad on a basket from Kelli Fulton with only three seconds left in the game. Fulton scored the basket after an excellent pass from Jessica Davies who led the way offensively for the Panthers with 11 points. Marilou Hern had six points for South Huron while Jamie Reaburn and Kerri Fulton both had four points. The win brings the senior Panthers Huron record to 2-1. The Panther junior girls led for much of their game versus St. Anne's but couldn't hold on due to good shooting by St. Anne's and ended up on the wrong end of the 44- 43 final score. Jillian Jones netted 10 points for South Huron and Danielle Knip had nine. Coach Nicole Kovats said Allison Hayward and Nikki Cyr contributed excellent rebounding throughout the game. The loss puts the juniors Huron record at 1-2. The midget Panthers couldn't defend against St. Anne's shooting and ti Going up for it. South Huron District High School senior girls basketball player Melissa Prout tries to get to the basket.through the StAnne's opposition during last week's game in Exeter.The Panthers pulled off a thrilling 32-31 win. (photo/Craig Bradford) fell short by a score of 46- The midgets now have a on the weekend. On 32. Tabatha Tuininga. 1-1 Huron record. Friday the Panthers lost scored nine points. while The seniors competed in to the eventual finalist, Emily Hoffman had six. the Goderich tournament Stratford St. Mike's. feated for the day. The first match showed Exeter winning the first two games by a close 25-23 score while their third game was won quite readily 25-16. The next match against opponents from St. Anne's saw some great rally play between the two teams. Again, the home squad defeated their opponents in three straight games. "Will Boulam's finesse on the court, Jesse McCann's serving ability, big hits by Jeff Beauchamp and prowess displayed by setters Ryan Knee, Wes Johnson, Everette Dionne and Justin Muller helped South Huron in their wins," Lord said. "The boys displayed some strong volleyball tactics in front of the home squad." The seniors competed in the Stratford Northwestern tournament on the weekend and walked away with only one win in eight pool play games. The Huron league is getting used to the new rally point scoring system where a point is awarded with every rally regard- less of who is serving. The Panthers next host St. Anne's and Goderich on Oct. 14. On Saturday South Huron beat Goderich `B - team' 34-16 with Hern scoring eight points and Reaburn contributing seven points. In the consolation final versus Goderich with only seven players, the Panthers played an inspired game but lost 32- 18 with Hern and Reaburn each scoring six points. • Coach Terry O'Rourke said the team played well throughout the tourna- ment and continue to improve. The junior Panthers travelled to Aylmer for a weekend tournament. The team got off to a rocky start versus the strong and quick host East Elgin team and lost 49-16. The juniors rebounded with a 39-21 win over Delhi. Coach Nicole Kovats said the entire team played excellent defence and Amanda Wuerth came alive to score 17 points. The win put the Panthers in the bronze medal game versus East Elgin. This time South Huron used its great defence and rebounding to take the bronze medal with a 35-25 win. Cyr dominated on both offence and defence to score 18 points and win the team all-star award. The Panthers next trav- el to Seaforth on Oct. 6. Sherwoods strong on speed, youth Continued from page 25 Hawks captain) and Jason • McBride (ex Hawk cap- tain). "I'm still working on the old guys," Timmermans said. New at forward are ex Hawks Chris McDonald, Jeff Glavin and Kennedy and former Irish player Andy Marshall. Timmermans is expect- ing big things from two former St. Marys Jr. B players: Sheldon Lacroix and Dave Landers. The two forwards are expect- ed to improve Hensall's offensive punch this sea- son. Both are originally from Timmins and came to the area when they, signed with St. Marys. Lacroix has also played with the London Sr. A Admirals. "We're going to be a lit- tle more offensive and be more aggressive in their end," Timmerman said of the team's style of play this season. Youth and speed will be two of Hensall's strong points as well as the goaltending. The Sherwoods open the regular season at home Oct. 9 at 7:45 p.m. versus Monkton.