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Times Advocate, 1997-07-09, Page 14Page 14 Times -Advocate, July 9, 1997 This Week in Sports... • Fury lose to Bosnia again - page 15 • Speedy Motorplex results and standings - page 16 Beating the heat Those cool customers enrolled in the. Lucan Skating Summer Camp know how to beat the heat. Pictured are. front left: Scott Moir. 'Charlie Moir: back left" Patsy Brown, Alicia Brown, coach Carol Moir, Dianne Hagan, Samantha Rummel. coach Alma Moir and Jason Field. The sixth annual day camp at Lucan Arena started June 27 and lasts for five weeks, coaches Alma and Carol Moir said. There are 80 skaters. aged five to 18. fromthroughout southem Ontario in the program. ' Soccer roundup Exeter Jets Boys U-11 June 30 - Exeter 1 at L)etko Laser. 'Goal: Mike :vedza . - .Assist: Peter Fragtskatos Strong defence by: Brent Windsor: (;reg Thompson. Jonathon Thornton July Exeter-Hotspurs 1 vs Exeter lets 2.. Goals for. Jets; Media. Fragtskatos Gnod•defence by: Travis Elder: Wind' r. • Thnmtbn t;naltender for Jets: Stesen t)evlaemrnck Exeter Dolphins July 1 - Grand Bend I at Exeter q Goals for Exeter: Karly Pinder 421; Lisa Hak. Kaolin `:.in!)s h. Heather Exeter Bees Girls U-11 June 26 Exeter dnrnets 1 vs Exeter Bee, 1 Goals for Bees: Leanne Cmnyn 131. Ken- • dra Halpenny Player of the game: Brtanna Harhnrn July • Strathrny Rockets at Exeter Goal: Cmnyn Player of the game: Sara %tar Exeter Hotspurs June Grand Bend t 1 ) at Exeter 6 Goals: Veldman: Ryan C.unphell 13 r. Matt Marlene. Esters , Assists: Feldman Ben Martin. I,ir; n Lucan 3 -on -3 tourney set for Sept. 5-7 LUCAN - Summer hockey -enthu {acts have a chance to show their .tuft at the first ever Lucan-3-on-? Minor Ice Hockey Tournament set tor Sept. 5 to 7. - Teams are:needed=for age divi- sions ranging from those horn ittt '90 to 82.. Teams are made up. of one goalie and -up to nine skaters. Team registration for the non - contact tournament costs $200 and four games are guaranteed. AB games will.heplayed at Lucan Are- na. Prizes will he awarded to -top teams and players. • - For more information. call t 5191 666-2234. • Miller puts her gold figures on ice By Craig Bradford TA Reporter EXETER - .While most people talk about silver lining;. figure skater Shelley- Miller seems to get only golden ones. Miller. 19. recently achieved her last of eight gold figure, and now has sights on completing -her last two gold tree ;kites. To do that. Miller mast at- • tempt either a double axel or a double lute. Figure skating since she was four. the Dashwood natite will :('ntinue skating competitively but wtants --ti •u: -on-her edueatrtm-=` t s o switch-ui Brock. University's physical -.education program - from University of Western Ontario's kinesiology before -school starts in the fall (Brock has the better ' skating program. and there's. less sciences in phys: ed ). "it would he nice to be oh the (Canadian) junior• team hut it'- lust nice to compete for Fun." Miller said. Her goal is to bccome.a skating coach. • "I 'want to train athletes — any kind - but I'd like to focus on skaters." she said from the iceless surta:e at Exeter Arena last week. Mtllct achieved all her gold dances at age 16 and has :oinpcied in H.O.M.E. iHuron-Oxford- Middleser-Elgiftt and W.O.S.W.1.C. tWestcm On- tario Section Winter - invitational Competition) skates. The sir days per week (10 to 12 hours .per week) on ice winter schedule and four days per week (13 hours per week) summer schedule has paid Miller the dividends she has craved so far: "Skating is a lot of work and takes a lot of dedica- tion. but it pass off." she said. "If you stick to it you'll accomplish your goals." That dedication has meant sonic sacrifices:. but Maki said loco, is important. "11's hard sometimes but sometimes you have to till your friends. no, I can't do that. I have to skate. tonight." she said. • Miller said the coach -skater relationship is par- amount for their combined success. Coached by Pat- ty Firth and Kathy Merrier, Miller said she's had .goodrole models.. "We have disagreements •and good times and .orae bad times but we stick through it." she said. "With coaches you need almost a mother -daughter relationship...you should be able to tell her any- thing." Firth. a 17 -year ,coaching ctcran. said ,he "overjoyed" with her },til ti's suc,.css. "She', worked . 'hard and is very dedicated to the sport," Firth -said. The figures dis- cipline. dropped by the national figure s sting hiidy which has switched its fo- cus to the more T.V.-friendly free skating, is the hardest dis- cipline. - Firth said — moves. are 'done on one foot in a figure eight pattern. Although Miller will not likely get • a chance to com- pete inter- nationally like her hen's. 14 - year -old U.S. ,national cham- pion Tara Li- pinski or Can- ada's Josee Chouinard. she still feels the thrill of skating fur a crowd. "1 love being out on the ice." she said. "i love per- forming for people because 1 know I'm making them feel happy and -that snakes me feel happy too." When will it be winter? Exet- er Figure Skating Club's Shel- ley Miller longs for the ice to be ,back at her home rink. Miller recently achieved her last gold figure and is now working towards her final two free . skate golds and a coaching career. . . 1 Call Sports Reporter Craig Bradford with your sports tips (519) 235-1331 • Fax (519) 235-0766 Lions Club million dollar payoff missed at arena fundraiser There were holes -in -one, but golfers fell short of the big pay-off • and both won T-shirts. But area "Getting to the 'point where golfers failed to pick up the big you're the (;entre of attention and: priz on Sunday =-a .97 Pontiac • the pressure of $1 million must ' Sunftre during the semi-final or the have affect some drives," he *said. Si million during the Both Funston and final, both held on• "Out Of (our) golf club -worker Jesse Sunday. Bergmann, .16, got 48 shots we had two holes -in -one and it didn't Funston said, matching last year's win US CI. totaldespite wet and windy weath- : Brintnell, 66' .1 1"; thing." er on Friday. The Centralia -Huron Darren Mason, 69' 7"; Park Lions Club got the ball rolling Jamie Clarke, 73'.; Terry Laye, 95' shots we with a $3,500 donation. • - 6"; Joe Dick, 99' T";'Perry-Sereda, • it -didn't win -us a thing;" Funston - Terry Laye and Kevin Chambers no distance recorded; Bill Webster: said with a grin. - drove for holes -in -one -on Saturday : Pete Sutherland; Barry Mills: - While there's no timetable for the • Funston said a captive audience . renovations io- begin and no fund- -on Sunday during the finals may • raising goal: Stephen Arena -needs• have bad some golfers a ,little neo new dressing dooms and' an ex- . vous. . - panded foyer. Funston said. EXETER - Oh, what could've been. - . .. • . That's what a few golf fans must have be -en- thinking after sinking holes -in -one at Centralia -Huron. Park Lions Club's Million Dollar Hole -In -One fundraiser for an ex- pansion .at x-pansion.at Stephen Township Are- na last week. The event; hosted by Exeter Golf Club, raised about $7,500 for a fu- ture expansion, arena manager Rob The top .10 finalists in descending order Seott• Thompson, - 59' 2" away • from pin (wins trip for .two.to -Las - Vegas); Mike holesan-one while the'. two. and another pair of' event volunteers were `clowning around on Friday, .Funston said, - but the shots : didn't - count. - - • "Out of (our) • 48 had two holes -in -one and . Lucan ball skills lauded LUCAN - Fifteen Lucan Mi- nor Baseball players have a chance to make their coaches, teammates and parents proud at regional Honda Canada/Toronto Blue Jays Hit -Run -Throw skills competition in Dorchester on July 26. They qualified for the re- gionals during the local com- petition held on June 29. Here are the top three fin- ishers from each age group (in descending order, the top two in each move on): pre - rookie (age seven and un- der) — Judson Couture, Da- vid Latta, Gregory Noyes; rookie (eight -nine) — Logan Couture, Jeff Latta, Chris VanKasteren; mosquito (10- 11) — Andrew Town, James Lucier, Joel Kumagai; pee- wee boys (12-13) -- Tom McHugh. Craig Galbraith, Matt Blane; peewee girls (open) — Nicole Dann, Bran- don Lindenfield, Jenni Noyes. Lucan's finest will take on counterparts from eight other communities. The regional winners move on to the pro- vincial finals at Toronto's Sky- dome in August with winners there advancing to the na- tional finals at Skydome on Sept. 27. Spotlight on volunteers Do you know someone that busts -their buttfor minor sports? .. The T -A wants to shine the spotlight on those minor sports volunteers -that. haven't gotten their due. Jot down- the name, address, `phone number.. sporting organization and some of the things the volunteer you have in mind does for -your minor sport or come into the T -A at.424 Main �t.'1 Exeter to pick up a 'Top Volunteer' sheet. Sheets can be.dropped back at the T- A or faxed to (519) 235-0766. Centennials. beat Nairn on'#wo penalty kicks EXETER - The .Exeter Centenni- als- capitalized on' Nairn's rough --play at home on•Sunday:to win •3-1 --during their Western Ontario Soc- cer League Central Ruban Chet, ladurai scored ..two' penalty kick goals to lead Exeter of- fensively. Chad. Gil- titian. picked up Ex- eter'sother goal. Exeter coach John Rasenberg . said Nairn'.s chippy play and subsequent pen atties gave his team the edge. "A lot more (penalties) could have been awarded." Rasenberg said. "'there's an - old -. rivalry.. there , no question aboui it. But. we're more of a finesse team now.".. Though the Centennials' offence has impro 'ed. Rasenberg. said they still have some work to do. - :"We. drove to the net better this game." he saidd, but added they couldn't cash in, on - numerous -chances 'near. .the opposition's net: ."I wasn't happy with our finishing: skills:" he said, adding "some- of the guys have to come out of their shells." The Centennials put their - fourth place 5-3-2 record on; the line. -at horne tonight 'versus - Mount Brydges. a 6:30 p.m. start -at Nabisco Field: and visits Wal- laceburg on Friday: - "There's an old rivalry, there's no question about it." Express double up London LONDON - The Exeter Express senior hardball team bounced host London twice.during their dou- ble header on Sunday. Exeter won the first end 5-2 in 10 innings. Start- . ing pitcher Dan Masse allowed only- one run over nine innings.by scattering nine hits, stoking out -sev- en and giving :up three walks. Masse was helped by excellent defense including three. London runners• thrown out at the plate. Reliever John Fountain earned the save and -gave up one run in his inning of_, work. •. Fred Gregus fled the Express hit parade with three white Scot Russell added two and Steve Farquhar- and arquharand Rick Boon had one each. Exeter scored one run in the seventh and capped the game with four runs in the IOth. London tied the game in the seventh and came up with one in the bottom of the 10th. "This was a hard fought and well deserved win," coach Doug Fairbairn said. Exeter held on for -a 3-7 win, in the second half of - the double. -header. Starting pitcher Russell served ' -_ up_ six solid innings but tired in the seventh -and gave up five of London's seven runs. Russell .gave up seven hits. struck out two -and walked three over• his six :and two thirds innings. Reliever Paul Elston : came in' for a.single batter and 'responded with a .strike out. Exeter:scored three runs in the third. one in the sixth.and .four in the seventh to seal the win•. _Express hitters were: Boon Wart-Gregus -.with- -three =-- each. Masse, Fountain and Don Russell•alt with two and Scot Russell, Terry -Genttner and Marty Herner with singles. • "We almost gave this one `away." Fairbairn said. Exeter hosted Lakeside yesterday and next play in the Lakeside tournament on Saturday at 10:45 a.m. versus St. Catharines and either Corunna or Wood- stock at 3:15 p.m.. Lightning EXETER - While many have good cause to fear lightning, a bolt or two came in handy for the Exet- er Nationals on -Sunday, Exeter was leading Mitchell 14-1 �n the third inning at home on Sun- day when the game was called due to lightning. Usually the rest of the game would be played at a later date. but .umpires ruled it a game since the season is winding down, Nationals coach Kenn Hines said. Pitcher •Lisie Geurts struck out three and 'Lisa Rooseboom had an excellent game in the field and at. the plate. Meagan Ratz is also swinging a hat bat as of late, Hines said. The Nationals couldn't hold on to a one run lead late in the game ver- sus Mitchell 11 last week and lost 10-9. The back and forth game was in IExeter's favor by a 9-6 score going into the bottom of the sixth but aids the Nationals Mitchell pounded Exeter for four runs and never looked back. The game's turning point also happened in the bottom of the sixth — a throw to home from left field took a bad bounce and ended up passing through the gate resulting in two Mitchell runners crossing the plate. Exeter 'responded with two runs in the top of the sev- enth but .t wasn't enough. - Geurts pitched six innings. • giving u"p one walk, nine hits and six runs. Kate Skinner pitched one inning in relief, giving up three walks, three hits and four runs with one strike out. Shawna Rowe shined at the plate with a three run homer and two sin- gles, while Julie Rooseboom added a throe -run homer of her own. The loss ended Exeter's unbeaten "We're little belt I had streak, but Hines said he didn't ex- pect the team to have such a great start. "I'm impressed,' he said of his team's '97 effort to date. "We're doing a little better than I had hoped." Quality pitching and lively bats have combined to put Exeter at the • top of the heap, he said. Results from Exet- . er's road game at Mitchell I on' Mon-. {lay were not avail- able at .prrkss and Ex- eter visited Atwood at Monkton yesterday. The MI - mauls' next game is at home ver- sus St. Paul on Sunday at 9 p.m. On the disabled list is Exeter's Jaime Palsa who had surgery on a torn rotator cuff on Monday. Hines said he hopes Palsa, the T -A's Na- tionals correspondent, will be back as soon as she's 100 per cent. doing a er than hoped."