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Times -Advocate, August 20, 1997
Future pro backstops take over Lucan Arena
Former pro goalie Steve McKichan's popular goalie school attracts students from around the world -
Backstop lessons. Top photo: Grand Bend's Ben Doug-
las, 13, left, Adam Ivey and Matt Douglas, both 11, had
lots of fun while. teaming how to be .better backstops at
Steve McKichan's Future Pro Goalie- School at Lucan
Arena last week. Bottom: Aaron Mayo; .8, `of Anchorages
Alaska, gets some , slide save -advice from Future Pro
Goalie School's Steve McKichan at -Lucan Arena .on Fri-
day. Inset: Dad Mark Mayo, left, --and 'Aaron enjoyed their
time take a time-out. -
IHRA Drag
Racing Results
Grand Bend Motorples
August 16 • Final round results
Name . . • Car ' - stir ET MPH
. •• Super Pru '
'Dan Gerber. M iRenon. - • 67 Che 11 0:525 • 9.717 134.16.
Brad .Atkinson. Wyoming 91 Mustang 0:501 10.095 131.96
Pro
left' Vance. Forest • 80 Malibu , 0.590 '10.948 120.87.
Ton Perry • Woodstock 85 'Camaro • . 0.484 13 199- 102.81• .
Super Bike
Shane Yeoman, London - 77 Kawasaki 0.598 9.573 125.61
Brad Buhrow: Stratford • 78 Suzuki • . 0.745 '9.557 • 132.29
Super Stock
Steve Roy. Exeter' 72 Noya SS 0.637 -14.280 ' 94.27
Rusty Ormandy, Tillsonbutg ' 74 ‘ in. GMC PU 0.631 18.652 68.66
• Sled • ' .
Keith •Watson, Sarnia 95 Mach2 . 0.508 9.966 117.03
Chris Nieuwe: Crediton •97 Yamaha 700 .0.583 ' 1 1 100 11-2.89 .
Stock
Jen Nafringer, Milsertun • 71 Barracuda 0.680 17-.532 . 68.80."
• Kevin Kuntz. Grand" Bend 83 Camaro 228 0.425 18.242 63.37
'. Jr.. Dragster •
CJ Yagelo, Brighton 96 U Chassis ' • 0.630 10.955 56.89
James Cru ker, London . Jr Dragster -' 0.776 16.044 38.25'
Pru Comp - Door
Key in Wicke, Stratford. 92 LeBaron 0.507- 7.691 1.78.57 - .
Dave Bell. Brampton . 93 Daytona ' •• 0:541 . 7.233 • .187:96 '•
MI Qualifier, Dair-Brl -
Pro Comp - No Dour • . .
Jinn McCann. Stratford 95 Boss Chassis - 0.540 6.982 175.64 '
Willy Kerr. Brantford - 283 Small Block 0.528 - 8.389. 156.35
MI Qualifier. Jim McCann - - . •: . -1.032 191 20
.August 16 - Canadian Jr. Dragster championships
Jr. Dragster 13.50 -
Enka Oliver -Herrmann.
Burlington. Wis. 96 Vaness 0.577 12.876' 47.17 •
Kayla Robinson.
Port Huron, khch. • 97 U Chassis 1.254 12.6.26 50.07
Jr. Dragster 12.50
Kayla Robinson, .
Pon Huron. !Mich.• 97 Chassis i • 0.557 .. 12.832 44.22
Rebecca. McClanahan,
. Orland. Ind. 93 Mike Bus .• 0.853 12.600 • 44.74
Jr. Dragster 11.50
Bobby Hreyspraak,
Paddock Lake: Wis. 94 Chassis Craft 0.560 11.652 50.29 •
('1 Yagelo, Brighton, Mich. 96 U Chassis 0.683 1 1.662 49.25
• . Jr. Dragster 10.50 •
('lint McAdams, London 96 Spitzer Arrow 0.556 10.607 55.08
Michael Berry, Bangor, Mich. 95 Mike Bus 0.557 10.757. 63.95
• Jr. Dragster 9,30
Michael Berry; Bangor, Mich. 95 Mike Bus 0.500 9,510 . 64.84
Dennis Foster, Mur. Grove. III. 96 Bus 0.618 9.462 66.89
August 17 • •
Jr. -Dragster 8-9 years old
James ('rocker, London ' Mike Bot 0.853 15.996 37.52
Shelby McGinn, Catehun 0.590 12.774 47.32 •
Jr. Dragster 10.11 yeah aid
Jake Blain, Fun Gratiot, Mich. 0.562 10.152 60.03
Conor Yagelo, Brighton, Mich. 96 LJ ('hassis 0.637 10.695 58.63
Jr. Dragster 12.13 years aid
Michael Berry, Bangor, Mich. 95 Mikc Ito.., -0.511 9.364 66.99
Jim Dunton. London 0.534 10.367 59.95
Jr. Dragster 14.17 years sold •
('1 Yagelo, Brighton. Mich. 96 U Chassis 0.732 10.568 60.31 '
Dennis Foster, Mor. (trove. III 96 Sus 0.697 9.342 66.50
Jr.
plet Qtsick
Michael Berry. Bangor, Mich. 95 ik Bos g• 0.521 9.426 65.44
Jinn Donlon, London - 0.386 10.484. 61.07
lir..d Champion .
Michael Berry, Bangor, Mich. 95 Mike Bus 0.522 9.428 -64.99
('1 Yagelo, Brighton, Mich. • 96 LJ Chassis . 0.730 10.614 59.86
Lawn bowling
Local tournaments
`i itchell
Les Hills. Mary Waller. and
Harry Jacobi placed second•in a
Mixed Triples • tournament, .re-
cently. They won -all three
•g canes. '
• • Goderich .-
Gloria
-and Peter McFalls • fin-
ished fourth in the Lorne Webb
Memorial Mired Pairs tourna-
ment on Wednesday..
London (Elmwood Club)
Jamie McLellan of $t. Marys,
along with Andrea Weigand and
Chad• Smith of. Exeter finished
high two game winner with two
wins in a.Mixed Trebles-tourna.
Ment.
Clinton
• Doris - Hackney and Bob
Thompson of E'xeter finished
second white Gloria and Peter
McFalls• finished .fourth in a
. run -shortened mixed pairs tour-
-nament- in-Saturtidy.
�litcbell
Two Exeter Men's .Seniors
team's played each other for the
' district championship held, in
M tti hell On Thursday:.
Marshall' Dearing. skip,-. along
with Harry Jacobi and new
bowler Bill Mickle defeated Gus
Gregus. Harry. Winters. and
Mike Underhill in two games.
The winners now advance to the
Ontario Finals September 3 and
4 in St. Catharines at the Glen -
ridge Club.
Exeter scores
August 14
Jerry MacLean
Harry Winters
John Batten
Jason Batten'
Gus Gregus
Vi Hendy
Ralph Batten
Jeremy Batten
Barb Triebner
Chad Smith
Marg Deichert
Harry Jacobi
August 16
Mary lrachenberg 2W22
Mike Underhill 2W20
Harry Jacobi 2W20
Bill Mickle 2W 18
Fran Mickle! I W16
John Batten I W 16
Chad Smith I W 16
2W35
2W26
2W25
2W25
2W23
2W22:
2W21
2W21
2W21
2W21
'2W20
1 W21
By Craig Bradford
TA Reporter
LUCAN - Lucan natives had a
chance to glimpse,the future Fe-
lix Potvin or Domenic Hasek for
the past three weeks at the Lu -
can Arena. •
Steve •Mckichan, a
former IHL Detroit
Vipers. goalie coach,
brought , his annual
Future Pro ' Goalie
School _back to his
hometown arena for
the fifth straight year.
Teaching. everything
from the .basics to
- game . - situations,.
McKichan'has attracted students
from : as far away as Australia,
England .And. Alaska. -
chorage aren't anywhere as near
as -sophisticated as here," • Mayo
said. "In fact, there's nothing
like this in Alaska."
Mayo said .the biggestdiffer-
ence he's seen while here- is in
the -equipment: young goalies
here, have .. a huge_ advantage
when it comes to the latest in
goaltending r tech -
"(The nology..
philosophy "We've been do -
here is) that ing some shopping
since coming here,"
I know every Mayo said with a
kid by name - smile. "We've been
and they all supporting the local
have fun. ,, economy.' • •
Aaron, who had
butterflies being ..
with -so many more advanced
_y_oung.-goalies, settled. in fine
and said he's having fun.
Mark Mayo of Anchorage, "I'm learning prettygood stuff
Alaska. heard about the week.- and I:like the_schobl," he said.
long, three session program and McKichan, who had a prom-
knew it. was just the thing for'his - ising . NHL goaltending career
son; Aaron, 8. Originally from cur short in the minors in De -
upstate New: York, Mayo' -said it cember '90 after a hit from be -
'.wasn't much of a stretch while_ hind gave him: recurrent concus-
visiting .his hometown to make - sion syndrome, is "clearly in his
the jaunt to Lucan for the highly
-
touted fiye-year, old school that:
is now spinning•offfranchises in
Stratford and beyond.
"The. hockey programs in An -
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Exeter Rodeo results
EXETER = Last weekend's ro-
deo' produced the following win•
tiers':
• Saddle Bronc - Napanee's'
Howie Garrison;
• .B:tieback Bronc Winches-
ter's Bart Gelynse:
• Bull. Riding - Caledonia's_
Chris Adams:
• _Calf -Roping - Bramalea's 14-
son.Thompson: •
• Steer 'Wrestling- Sutton
West' -Bol -tinders
• Barrel Racing - Deshoro's
Shannon Kingston:
• Jr. _Barrel Racing - Alvins-
ton' s Michelle Steen:
• Ladies -Breakaway - Bramul-
ea's Sheri Thomson;
• -Jr: Steer Riding - Pailivion,
New -York's Clint Smith and
-Exeter's.Shawn Turner;
• Team Roping - Alvinston ; ,
Earl Foster and Campbell
Ford's Trevor punk. :
The next rodeo will•be-August
16 and 17 at Bolton. then onto
----Fersus•vn ugust '3 and
The Cantel Amigo Champion- -
. ships are in Aylmer on August
30 and:31.
First Lazy B
pony show.
AILSA' CRAIG Pony lovers
have another outlet for their pas-
sion with the first Lazy B Acres
Pony Show on. Aug. 30 starting at
10 a.m. • .
Cost is 500 per class toa 55 mai
per person/pony. Information: .Bon-
nie Mulholland, (519) 293-3699. -
Friday Night Mixed
Dart League Meeting
Fri., Aug. 22,
8 p.m.
Exeter Legion
Non members welcome
WHY TAKE A
BOATING COURSE?
IT COULD SAVE
YOUR LIFE!
The Goderich Power and
Sail Squadron is offering
courses starting at 7:00
p.m. September 9 and 10
at Central Huron
Secondary School in
Clinton. .
*Marine Electronics
-Boating
•Piloting
•Advanced Piloting
'ji'
For
Information
Call
Rod Wraith 357-2586
Fulton Charlton 524-2578
Joe Essery 482-9531 (Day)
element out on the ice telling
the kids how to deal with a one-
on-one or two -on -one . rush
(keep your toes pointed at the '
shooter and let the defenceman
worry about the pass!). .
"(The philosophy here is) that
I know every kid by name and
they all have fun," he -said.
Grand Bend's Adam Ivey. I I, •
is in :his third year with :the- the -
school and this year learned
how to.shoot, where to stand in
the net when facing different sit-
uations and brushed up on the
basics..
' "I like the people .here," Ivey
said. "The _instructors' Are nice
and the goalies are all nice too. -'-
Grand Bend:. brothers Ben and
Matt Douglas, 13 and 11 re-
spectively, have been with the
school since its inception now
serve as two of McKichan's
many helpers/shooters. Ben and
Matt are friends with Ivey and
all play in the Parkhill. minor
system. •.
"You. learn a lot but it's a lot
-of fun too," Matt said.
The school ends on Friday
c)nbehalf of the Exeter Rodeo
Committee.'47-and the inuth
Huron Recreation Department
and staff we would like to
express our sincere thanks to the
following' financial sponsors for
contributing to a successful
weekend of Rodeo in Exeter.-
• CHUTE SPONSORS
Exeter Chrysler,. -
Becker Farm Equipment
'Royal Bank
. ScotiaBank . -
Huron Motor Products
DT. Industries - Andex
COWBOY'SPONSORS
George Godbolt insurance
Uri in's Auto. World .
Town orExeter
John .Norris, C.A.
• ,Mike's Signs ' .
wi(soji .Chemicals
ExeterP
-Snow-Con Excavating'
Anstett lewellers
- Darlings Foodland
Country Flowers Exeter/ Inc.
Cha,terways • -
The Ranch House
BakelaarJewellers
Pizza Delight '
Country Depot -
Stephen -Printing
Kenpal
MacLean Horne Hardware
Murphys Pub & -Eatery
• 'Hensall DistricrCo-op
M.T.S. Farm. Supplies
- *Veal's ,Meat :Marker
Huron Tractor
='intr,n Community .Credit Unrvn
Donny Fine urniture
',oder, Taylor, McNeilly,.Godkrn,
- C.A. -
Stedman's
Doug Ulch
Davis- •Moore Fuels
Ellison. Travel
Canadian Tire
5pectal thanks to the Exeter irons
Club members Mr taking the
adm:ssiops at rhe gate. ;We:
rpolvrize for the omission of the
!..-ons in the letter to the editor- in
the August 1 3th edition of the.
Times Advocate. •
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