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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-08-31, Page 8• • gr. ott• Alk A ASV -V ik:IITr',• w 40W 040'0 lia•A V/4 0* at 47 IV. W.• 'w/ • t` •1/0" R SOUTH HURON RECREATION CENTRE ' 7 Fall and Winter 41‘ Program 4tok • • 11CatiN ipsiiicfpg Page 8 Times -Advocate, August 31, 1983 Sports Spotlight By Ross Haugh Hawks are ready to take off Despite the recent siege of warm weather which threatens to continue for some time, officials of the Ex- eter junior Hawks are looking ahead. Hawks manager Doc Campbell gave us a call over the weekend to report the first practice session for the Hawks goes tomorrow night, Thursday at the Stephen township arena at Huron Park at 9 p.m. Next week the Hawks will be out againon Tuesday and Thursday nights againfrom 9 to 10 p.m. and then switch to Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m. for the balance of September beginning September 10. Campbell who is back for a second term as manager along with coach Bob Rowe says only one player will be missing from last year's lineup because of being overage. He is Tony Underhill. The Hawks manager said a couple of last year's players including Dave Rook and Dave Skea would be trying out with western Ontario junior "B" teams. Two new members are expected to add to the club's 1983-84 potential. Brian Horner of Zurich who was a regular right winger last year with the Clinton Junior "C" team will be in the lineup along with Rick Linden - field who is back after an absence of one year. Any area players wishing to try out with the Hawks are more than welcome to attend any of the practice sessions or get in touch with manager Doc Campbell or coach Bob Rowe. It appears as if the Hawks should be able to ice a strong club for the upcoming season and could be right in the running for a provincial championship. Championships of another kind , While talking about hockey championships, two Ex- eter clubs are in provincial competition this weekend. on two levels of playoffs in the Ontario Baseball Association. The Exeter Express senior baseball team will be in the Newcastle area on the weekend participating in a six team Senior "D" playoff series while the Exeter Co -Op juniors will be in Kingsville competing in a similar six team competition for the Ontario Junior "C" championship. The Express seniors qualified for the Ontario com- petition by defeating Strathroy in a best -of -three series with the clincher coming by an 8-4 score Friday night. The Express will be meeting Walkerton at 9 a.m. Saturday in Kendall in their first OBA outing. Their se- cond start will be Saturday at .1 p.m. against either Newcastle or Tillsonburg. The other two clubs in the senior OBA competition are from the Niagara and Ottawa regions. The Co-op juniors directed by Joe Fulop, Bruce Shaw and Brad Gregus will pry off the junior playoff lid Friday night against the host Kingsville team. If suc- cessful in the opening game the juniors will play again at noon Saturday or at 3 p.m. if they drop the first game. Chance to see pros Of the more than 50 professional hockey players taking part in the Huron Hockey School this week, about a dozen are regulars on their respective teams. Two of the established pros are goal tenders. They are Roland Melanson of the Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders and Pat Riggin of the Washington Capitals. The Toronto Maple Leafs are represented by Jim Korn and Walt Pudubny while three Chicago Black Hawks regulars are in attendance. They are Troy Mur- ray, Grant Mulvey and Al Secord who has been a regular at the local school for a number of years. Of particular local interest, Exeter native Dave Shaw of the Quebec Nordiques is in action along with team-mate Mike Hough and John Tucker of the Buffalo Sabres and Alan McInnis of 'he Calgary Flames. All four played their junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers. Area fans still have two nights to watch the pros in action. They will be involved in scrimmages Wednes- day and Thursday nights from 7 to 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome to drop in to the Stephen township arena at Huron Park to see their favourites in action. When it rains, it pours That's prob,iuly what members of the Toronto Blue Jays are saying. Translated it could be, "When things go wrong. they get worse." A lot of experts and a number of -American league players have been saying the Blue Jays were playing over their heads and were they really for real. Their` latest tailspin is because of a couple of' reasons. We would suggest three reasons. The first pro- bably because of some pressure which they have never had to face in their. first six years of existence. Secondly. is bad luck, a factor that every sports team ever assembled has had to face. The Jays had a lot of good luck especially in winning nine straight games in extra innings. Now for at least the time being the shoe is on the other foot. They lost two games to Baltimore and two to Detroit on opposing home runs in the ninth or tenth innings and that does hurt. Manager Bobby Cox could possible be accused of over managing in a number of recent games and chang- ing pitchers too often. Earlier in the season this type of strategy worked, but, now when the chips are down for pennant purposes things seem to he backfiring The balance of this week will be the doing and the undoing of the Blue Jays pennant chances. They take on the league leading Baltimore Orioles Wednesday and Thursday night and the Detroit Tigers for four games on the weekend beginning with a Friday doubleheader. The only thing to help the Toronto club would be a six game sweep over Baltimore and Detroit and the way these two clubs have been playing of late it would be like asking for a snowstorm in July. Stranger things have happened, but, Bobby Cox will have to retrieve his magic wand and the starting pit- chers, hull pen members, the hitters did fielders will have to get together and produce flawless performances. f Express a Fuller was the starter and scattered eight hits over the same number of innings with a half dozen strikeouts. He retired the side in order in four of the eight innings he worked. Pinder got the only three hatters he faced in the ninth on two strikeouts and a grounder to second baseman Joe Becker. After Strathroy counted a single run in the first two in- nings, the Express scored twice in the top of the second. Jim Guenther and Randy Kraut singled and scored on a passed ball, a single by Kevin Hern and when Jeff Fuller was safe on an error. Guenther led off the Ex- press fourth inning with a home run blast over the right field fence. In the same inning the Ex- press .got two runners on as Kevin Hern singled and Joe Becker walked, but, failed to score. Jeff Fuller and Dave Hunt The Exeter Express baseball team has qualified for the Ontario Baseball association senior 'D' playoff tournament. The Express defeated Strathroy 8-4 Friday night to win the best of three area' playoff two games to on and qualify as one of six teams to compete in the provincial final this weekend in Newcastle. Their first game will be played in Kendall Saturday morning at 9 a.m. wirn Walkerton supplying the opposition. In season play in the Great Lakes senior league the Ex- press won three of five games against Walkerton. In the playoff series with Strathroy, Exeter won the first game 12-3 with the Mid- dlesex county team taking the second contest 10-5. Jeff Fuller and Ken Pinder combined for an excellent pit- ching performance as the Ex- press won the deciding game 8-4. Expect many riders at Hully Gully special Riders from all over the province are expected to con- verge on Ilully Gully near Varna for the. Labour Day Holiday Special motocross races on Monday, September 5. This special motocross race. is CMA sanctioned. The Canadian Motorcycle Association, or CMA, is the major governing body in Canadian motorcycle racing, and their sanctioning means that licensed racers will he coming in to compete for valuable points in the CMA series. • Besides those riders, many of the Bully •Gully regulars will also be there to fight it out for the Ilully Gully High Point Awards and other prizes. The fierce competition that usually accompanies a CMA race will guarantee spec- tators an excellent showing this Holiday Monday. Riders begin practice at 9:00 a.m. will. all-out racing starting around noon. The action stays hot all day into the finals, beginning approximately at 3:00 p.m. All classes from "School - Boy" up to the Senior and Ex- pert level will be represented, promising a different kind of racing action with each race. Motocross racing is the most skill -oriented of any of the motor sports. Racers must deal with a very deliberately prepared natural course. It's one of the most physically demanding sports, and motocross racers are bet- ter conditioned than any other motor sport racers. They must deal with jumps. quick turns, fast straight- aways, uneven and loose sur- faces, and of course.. the fierce competition of the other riders. Over this season. Ilul- ly Gully has provided both riders and spectators with some if the best racing anywnere in Canada. Indeed, Hully Gully was the site of this year's Canadian National Senior Motocross -Championships; •and the last CMA sanctioned event on the Civic Holiday weekend brought Canada's top racer, Ross Pederson from Medicine Hat, Alberta, as well as 5 B.C. racers. Thursday evening, September 1. marks the first races in a series designed to introduce more people to the thrills of motorsport competi- tion. Hully Gully has opened it's race tracks to beginners and youngsters. The rules are simple, the tracks are safe, - yet challenging enough to of- fer maximum excitement. and costs are very low to first- time racers. Anyone owning a mini -bike, dirt bike or 3 -wheeled or 4 -wheeled ATV are welcome to race in this new beginner's series. Participants must supply their own vehicles, and must be at least 5 years of age and not over 70. They must be wearing an approved safety helmet, eye protection, and other protective gear. The program is designed specifically for people with lit- tle or no racing experience, and entry fees are only $2 per class. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place finishers in each category. It's a chance for budding racers to learn the thrills of racing with none of the costs, and it provides an ideal jumping off point for the slightly more advanced "houseleague" program at Hully Gully. Anyone wishing more infor- mation may call Hully Gully at (5191 262-3318 or 262-5809. The f"•-st races are Thursday evening. September 1st, with practice at 6:00 p.m. and races at 7:00 p.m. CORN ON THE COB — Greg Campbell boils up some ears of corn for hungry trap shooters at the Kippen Gun Club. Looking on is Ivan Orr, winner of the B class in the Memorial Shoot. IN THERE PITCHING Harold Pridhom, RR 2 Stoffo, gets ready to. compete in the horseshoe championship at the Zurich Bean Festival. to OBA singled and came around to score in the Exeter sevenths as Dave Bogart delivered a single. Kevin Hern scored the sixth Express run as homered to lead off the eighth inning. The Express notched two Oust Strathroy senior'D' tournament on weekend insurance runs in the top of the ninth as Jim Guenther and Kevin Hern singled. Ran- dy Kraut and Jeff Fuller walked and Joe Becker was safe on an error. The only other Express hit in a non -scoring inning was a fifth frame single by Brian Mercer. In the earlier 10-5 loss to Strathroy, Express pitching duties were shared by Jim Guenther, Jim Pfaff and Steve Pearce. The Express scored three runs in the third inning as Gary Hartman walked. Brian Mercer reached first on a fielder's choice, Dave Hunt doubled and Scott Burton singled. The final two Exeter runs crossed the plate in the eighth WIN AT WALKERTON — An Exeter entry captured the mosquito "A" championship at a recent soccer tour- nament in Walkerton. Team members, back row from the left: Greg Lamport, Frank Wulterkens, Eric Remkes. coach Martin DeBruyn, Tim vanDam, Tim McAllister and Chad Miller. Front row: Raymond Boersma, Jamie Wulterkens, Henri DeBruyn, Jamie Bedard, Jason McFalls and Rick Topp. Missing from the photoareShawn McFalls, Todd McCann and Sisivay Sengklounmany. when Dave Hunt and Dave Bogart singled and Glenn Thurman and Doug Fairbairn walked. Atoms beat Ilderton 6-0 The Exeter I11 atoms soc- cer team met Ilderton in an exciting game and cane away with a 6-0 victory. As the team warmed up Sisavay Sengkhounmany came out of a corner huddle to score the first goal. The se- cond goal followed quickly with Sisavay Sengkhounmany scoring yet again. Just before half-time good foot work brought the ball in- to the Ilderton end by Shawn McFalls then passing to Sisavay Sengkhounmany, he was able to score goal number three. The second half proved to be as exciting with llderton corning back strong. Even play for about the first 10 minutes kept the batt near centre field. With a break on line .John Paul Maurer was able to get a clear run thus scoring the fourth goal. Quickly goal number five followed by Sivichay Sengkhounmany being asissted by Shawn McFalls. With a few minutes of play left a good run from the side of Richard Philips passing the ball allowed Shawn McFalls to get goat number six with an assist from long runner Richard Phillips. 1 1 i 1 1 1 _Aniss... • AAA b fitiVel 1 ip cii.e.c..1 • g.• ,;k• ,.. •• -..%k% .• i 1111 !tx4i. �st • Mh • / • WA • GYMNASTICS - South Huron District High School old gym - Begins Sa'., Oct. 1 - Registration Sept. 21 from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. - $25.00 for 20 weeks - $40.00 for 2 in family - $50.00 for 3 in family BALLET. TAP AND JAZZ - Exeter Public School gym - 2 Sessions - Session No. 1 begins Sept. ;5 - Session No. 2 begins Jan. 19 - $36.00 per session - Classes from 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (4 age classes) - Insturctor - Deb Wooden DANCE -FIT - Exeter Public School gym - Monday and Wednesday evenings - Begins Sept. 26 - $30.00 per session for 10 weetcs - 2 Classes 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. - Instructor - Laura Overholt MORNING BREAK (Dance -Fit) - South Huron Recreation Centre hall - Tuesday and Thursday.mornings • Begins Sept. 13 - $30.00 for 10 weeks - 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Instructor - Anne Robinson - Babysitting available .75e/youngster/day 1.00 for 2 youngsters /day fe NEEDLEPOINT, CROCHETING, CREWEL, MACRAME - South Huron District High School - Begins Sept. 22 - $25.00 for 9 weeks - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Instructor - Gwen Christie BALLROOM DANCING - South Huron Recreation Centre hall - Begins Oct. 5 $40.00/couple for 9 weeks - 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Instructor - Louie Morrell and partner CAKE DECORATING - South Huron District High School Home Ec. Room - Begins Sept. 22 - $30.00 for 9 weeks - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Instructor - Eva Laing CHOCOLATE MOLDING DEMONSTRATION - South Huron District High • School Home Ec. Room - One evening - Nov. 24 - $5.00 for the evening - 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Instructor - Eva Laing MINOR HOCKEY - Exeter Minor Hockey Associa- tions offers hockey for youngsters from Tyke through Juveniles. FIGURE SKATING - professional instruction by the Exeter Fi3ure Skating Club, Monday; Thursday and Friday PRECISION SKATING Competitive team skating events RINGETTE - team sport for girls played on ice JUNIOR "D" HAWKS - home games - Friday nights - 8:30 p.m. - South Huron Rec. Centre MOHAWKS - intermediate mens hockey - home games - Thursday nights 8:30 p.m. MOLTING HAWKS (Old Timers) - Home games - Monday nights - 9:30 p.m. MEN'S REC LEAGUE HOCKEY - Tuesday nights at Rec Centre **Registration for Minor Hockey, Figure Skating, Preci- sion and Ringette will be announced in upcoming papers. Registrotiors - All registration will take place at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Unless other- wise stated, program registrations will take place on Thursday, Sept. 8, 1983 from 7 - 9 p.rn. and on Friday, Sept. 9, 1983 from 9 - noon and 1 - 4 p.rn. ••Please note: Most programs have a maximum number of reistrants and are on a first-come. 4 first -serve basis so register early to ensure youself a spot. Some programs may be cancelled if not enough registered. • 0 • :1►ti • •41fl• pole • • 1 r to:CO4,fr; G • nation call the Rec. Centre s • • 235-2833 :1\1x: I • • For more information A'01ziee As %X ••V•qb ASV vovionr•., E 1 f ww w