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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-06-07, Page 15• Page 14 Times -Advocate, June 7, 1995 This Week in Sports... • Lawn bowlers host tournanit - page 15 • Baseball scores - page 16 Marty Merner ball game last delivers a pitch during an Exeter Express base - week. Hole -in -one at Oakwood GRAND BEND - It seems as if the recent hole -in -ones recorded at Ironwood Golf Club recently have started a trend. Bill Keech from Grand Bend got a hole -in -one on the 9th hole at Oakwood Golf and Country Club on Thursday. Using a pitching wedge, Keech hit the ball 90 yards to make the shot on the par three green. Sports - Lite Exeter lawn • bowling May 30 Doris Hamilton Russell Snider Lorna Spencer John Cooper Biddy Cammack Ray Smith June 1 Marshall Dearing Marg Dcichert Ray Smith Allan Johns 2W24 2W23 2W21 2W19 1 W20 1 W20 1W17 1W17 1W13 1W13 Exeter Express look good in weekend tourney The Exeter Express team take three out of four games in Tillsonburg TILLSONBURG - The Exeter Express senior baseball team were in fine form as they took three out of four games in the Tillsonburg tournament over the weekend. the Express beat Cambridge 3-0 in the first game and then shut out Tillsonburg 1-0 and Walsingham 3- 0 before giving up the last game to Peterborough 9-3. The combined hitting for Exeter during the tournament came from Don Macdonald, Rick Boon, Dave Russell, Ron Elliot, Pete Heeney, Bill Glover, Marty Merner, Mark Russell, Scott Russell and Mark Glavin. With the pitching Exeter coach Joe Fulop was getting during the tournament, he wasn't too keen on making a lot of changes. Pitcher Paul Elston commanded the mound for the full seven in- nings in the first game to shut out Cambridge. "He dazzled them with his knuck- le ball," said Fulop. "And he still wanted to pitch afterwards," he added. Rick Boon also recorded a shut- out against Tillsonburg chalking up five strike -outs during the game without walking any batters. "He moved the ball so well they just couldn't hit it," said Fulop. Scott Russell shut the door on Walsingham in the third game with Smith, Elliott, Glavin and Dave Russell sharing the pitching duties in the last game. Coach Fulop was slightly sur- prised at the team's performance considering they were still working on getting the rust out due to a nine day lapse in action. With star pitcher Mike Agnew out for 10-12 weeks due to an ankle injury, Fulop will be relying on his other pitchers to carry the team. The Express are currently 1-2 in league play and 4-3 overall. Their next home game is on June 13, 6:15 game time against the Strathroy Juniors. Marconi bows to Centennials Centennials shut -out strong London team while missing four starters EXETER - With four starters on the injury list the Exeter Centenni- als Mens Soccer team managed to beat the London Marconi team 2-0 at Canners Field last Sunday. Centre defender, Joe Martens, Rudy Veldhuizen centre midfielder and strikers Charlie Wise and Chuck Walker were out with in- juries and left it up to their team- mates to take the game to the Lon- don team. They were not disappointed. The remaining players wasted no time getting on the scoreboard ear- ly with two quick goals scored within the first twenty minutes of play. Ruban Cheladurai feathered a neat pass to a breaking George McEwan who then spotted Anders Willner cutting to the edge of the goal from the wing. Willner made no mistake on a clear breakaway banging the ball past the defensless Marconi goalie. Utilizing his knack for spotting open teammates, Cheladurai again spotted McEwan breaking to the goal. McEwan took advantage of a sleeping Marconi defense and blast- ed one past the keeper for the final goal of the game. McEwan almost scored again late in the second half when he found himself on a break away after out sprinting a Marconi defensman. With the goal keeper beat and sprawled out on the grass McEwan nearly missed the open net on a dif- ficult angle. Marconi had several good op- portunities, including two clean breakaways but Exetcr goal keeper Craig Winbow had a very strong game earning a shutout. Winbow was supported by the quick footed Centennial defensmen, Aaron Wes- ton and Joe Dariano who kept Mar- coni off the scoreboard. The Centennials arc now 2-3-1 with their next game in London vs the first place Ben Fica team. Imperials win two of three. Exeter toppled Welles- ley 9-5 last Wednesday EXETER - Exeter Imperials travelled to Wellesley last Wednesday night and carne away with their second win of their Ontario Junior Men's Fastball League season. Chris McDonald and Jamie Ramer led the Imperials offence in the nine to five victory. McDonald singled and tripled and snored two runs while Ramer singled, walked and belted a long home run over the right centre field fence. Sean McCann, Greg Dalrymple, Craig Zimmer and Steve Cook add- ed hits. Winning pitcher Steve Cook worked five innings, giving up six hits, while striking out 10 and walking four. Jeremy Mason pitched two scoreless innings for the save. On Thursday night, Exeter visited Woodstock and came out on the short end of a 10 to two score. Sean McCann picked up two hits for the Imperials while Greg Dalrymple, Glenn Hines and Kenn Hines also singled. Losing pitcher, Darrell Ford pitched a strong game until tiring in the fourth inning. Steve Cook gave up four runs in relief. On Sunday night, Exeter were hosted by Belgrave of the Huron County League and came away with a seven to two win. Darrell Ford and Steve Cook led the offence. Ford doubled ana_sin- gled three times with one RBI whileCook singled twice and tripled and drove in two runs. Catcher Christ Kennedy, singled and scored, Steve Farquhar tripled, while Sean McCann, Greg Dalrymple and Ben Armstrong added singles in the 12 hit attack. Cook was the winning pitcher as he hurled four scoreless innings, giving up one hit while striking out two and walking one. Ford pitched three innings for the save. This week, the Imperials visit Ingersoll on Wednesday night and host New Dundee on Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. Goalie Craig Winbow goes up in against a London player. Winbow is ladurai, left, and Aaron Weston. the air to make a supported by Ruban Ron Bogart happy in his Sports Den Chris Skalkos T -A staff To this day Ron Bogart insists that terminating his position with the South Huron County Board of Education at the same time the football program at SHDHS was deleted, is strictly a coincidence. Those who know Bogart may have a hard time believing him, be- cause they also know how much he loves football. Three years ago Bogart retired as the Athletic Director for SHDHS and committed himself full-time to his family run business RSD Sport Den. In the same year, the football program at SHDHS was cancelled be- cause the I 1 schools which were originally in their playing conference shrunk to a point were there were only two schools left, Goderich and SHDHS. Bogart coached the football team during most of his 33 years with SHDHS and it was heartbreaking for him to see football dropped from the athletic program. Bogart's love for football began early. He played high school football and then varsity football with the University of Guelph between 1956- 59, before turning to a long and successful coaching career with the Panthers. "We won the championship the last four years the conference ex- isted," says Bogart adding that the football team later had to switch conferences and play against the London schools in order to keep the program alive. "Everyone talks about the London teams being so strong but we gave them a serious run for the championship," says Bogart who led the sen- ior team to the semi-finals one year. Contrary to popular belief, Bogart wasn't born with a football in his hand. Originally from a farming background, he studied agriculture at Guelph to become a vet. He taught science and agriculture at the high school before switching to physical education. Despite the many talented football players Bogart has had the op- portunity to coach, he is still puzzled over the fact that none of his players went on to pursue football after high school. "I've always had players that were good enough to go on and play varsity football but not many did, not on a regular basis," Bogart says. "They had the talent and the ability to play varsity ball, there should have been a lot more. Maybe I wasn't tough enough on them," he adds. Bogart says that the attitudes among high school athletes have changed over the years. It's becoming more difficult to get student ath- letes w commit to team practices and now high school athletics has to compete with part-time jobs. Bogart recalls how he used to motivate his football players into coming to school ten days early from their summer vacation to get a head start on team practices. "We were always ready for our first game," says Bogart. Bogart feels that getting involved in sports is important and the young people in the community are lucky they have a number of options avail- able to them. "There are a lot of good people in this town working hard as coaches and executives organizing different sports for the kids," says Bogart. "I think one of the most important things kids can do is to participate in sports because of the friends you meet." According to Bogart, being involved in sports can have a long lasting influence on young people. The respect, dedication and hard work eth- ics required from athletes usually carries over into their everyday life. "You may not remember the guy sitting next to you in English class but you sure remember your teammates," Bogart says. For Bogart, coaching football was like giving something back to the community and he feels that most of the students that participate in the save CheI- high school's athletic program, in one way or the other, will derive something good from it even if it's only a sense of enjoyment. Bogart is reminded of that sometimes when he speaks to former stu- dents. "The most rewarding thing I got out of coaching at the school is when a former athlete comes back and talks about their experiences. That's the part that makes you feel good," he says. As much as Bogart loved coaching, he's given it up completely and is content with running his sporting goods store with his family. "I'm too old to coach. It puts knots in your stom- ach," he jokes. "I leave it up to the younger guys." Even so, Bogart can't help taking a trip through memory lane and he'll be the first to admit that coaching football at SHDHS was definitely the highlight of his career. "I certainly missed working with the kids af- ter school," says Bogart. "That's what made it all worthwhile." •