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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-08-23, Page 19Page 18 Times -Advocate, August 23, 1995 1 This Week in Sports... • Dave Shaw traded - page 19 • Kathy Merner coaches in Finland - page 20 SIo-pitch 95 South Huron Ladies August 17 Downtown Dollies 13 vs. Purina Chicks 10 Angles 6 vs. Gar's Girls 17 Standings Team La Batters Gar's Girls Downtown Dollies Purina Chicks Angels Big 0 Sockcttcs Sundowncrs Murphy's Huron Park Sharkettes Chrissy's Playgirls Cheers P.L.T. W L T GP Pts. 11 2 0 13 22 12 1 0 13 24 11 1 1 13 23 7 6 1 14 15 6 8 0 14 12 6 7 0 13 12 4 8 1 13 9 5 8 .0 13 10 4 7 2 13 10 4 9 0 13 8 3 9 1 13 7 3 10 0 13 6 Exeter Men August 7 Murphys 6 vs. Gar's Bar 9 Ellison Travel 17 vs. Big V 10 Huron Park 14 vs. Strike Force 14 Knighthawks 7 vs. RSD Seminoles 0 (forfeit) August 9 Inndians 15 vs. ETR Sluggers 5 Big V 7 vs. Bartlyz 14 Knighthawks 5 vs. Murphys 9 Gar's Bar 6 vs. Ellison Travel 15 August 14 Murphys 20 vs. Inndians 5 August 16 Ellison Travel 3 vs. Knighthawks 12 Murphys 22 vs. Huron Park 0 RSD Seminoles 20 Big V 21 ETR Sluggers 17 vs. Strike Force 21 Standings as of June 5 Record 17-1 15-6. 13-7 11-8-1 11-9 11-10 10-11 9-9 6-13 3-18-1 2-16 Team ' Murphys RSD Seminoles Inndians Strike Force Ellison Travel Gar's Bar Knighthawks ETR Sluggers Big V Furon Park Farflyz For/Against 297/93 296/193 238/196 282/213 225/204 • 215/201 195/213 188/184 196/240 149/336 100/324 Pts. 34 30 26 23 22 22 20 18 12 7 4 Fury win four in a row EXETER - The Exeter Fury of the Western Ontario Soccer League saw action this past Sun- day at home against Ingersoll, earning their fourth consecutive victory. Ingersoll was two points ahead of the Fury entering the game, hut left town one point behind them. Exeter controlled the play early on in the game and were reward- ed with a goal on a low shot to the left side off the foot of Dave Maguire. Justin O'Rourke started the play with a clean pass to Tom Westerveld who promptly redi- rected the ball to the streaking Maguire. The game turned into a physi- cal contest following the goal as four yellow cards were issued. The Fury played a solid defen-• sive game, limiting the number of quality scoring chances that Ingersoll could muster. When they did get a shot, goalie Tim McAllister was there to earn his second straight shutout.The 1-0 victory moved the Fury one point up on Ingersoll and into. third place in the standings. They see their next action Friday night in Delhi. Scot Russell from the Exeter Express delivers a pitch during an exhibition game last Tuesday. The Express are warming up for the Labour Day weekend when they will host the all Ontario Senior 'D' championships. Express win one, lose one EXETER - The Express had high hopes as they travelled to Listowel to compete for the league champi- onship on Saturday. The locals entered the Great Lakes Senior Baseball league, championship tournament ranking third among the eight teams that quali fied. The Express opened against the Strathroy Juniors and came away • with a six to four win. Marty Merner twirled a complete game nine hitter, while striking out six. Don Macdonald scored three runs and had two hits. Ron Elliott stroked two hits and Paul Smith scored two runs. With the win, the Express ad- vanced to the semi-finals, where they encountered the London Chiefs. The Express jumped ahead early with two runs in the opening frame. Scot Russell kept the Chiefs off the board until the third. when they plated two runs to tie the score. Russell entered the sixth with a five to three lead, but the Chiefs touched him for three tallies before he was lifted for Paul Elston, who yielded another run. The Express put two runners aboard in the final inning, but could do nothing more. The six to three loss was back breaking. but the Express still have a; lot of baseball tb play. On Labour Day weekend. the Express will host ' the all Ontario Senior 'D' champi- onships. Junior hot rods GRAND BEND - Canada's future drag racers were at Grand Bend on the weekend getting a taste of Na- tional Hot Rod Association (NHRA) racing. Grand Bend Motorplex hosted its first annual Canadian Junior Drag- ster Invitational on Saturday and Sunday featuring 22 Jr drag racers ranging from 8 to 17 years -old. Junior dragsters are scaled down models of regular drag racing cars designed specifically for children. They are powered by lawn mower motors and run within the 60-65 mph range. The cars are otter a means to in- troduce drag racing to children with a focus on learning. It teaches young racers the skills in reaction time, mathematics and mechanics. It also adds to the family orienta- tion some racetracks such as Mo- torplex are fostering. Junior isn't just watching Dad at the track...he's racing right beside him. Sports- Lite MacLean property of Dutchmen Chris Skalkos T -A staff EXETER - After playing a year of Junior B hockey for the Strathroy Rockets, Jeff MacLean of Exeter will play for the Kitchener Dutchmen in the Mid -Western League. MacLean was offered a place on the team by Dutchmen head coach Terry McCutcheon after scouts noticed him in a Mid-Westerr. Jr. B showcase camp this summer. The move will be a big change for this 16 year-old hockey player who will live in Kitchener for the 1995-96 hockey season. But then again, changes seem to come naturally for MacLean. Last year he changed positions playing defense for the Rockets after a carving out a niche for himself as a centre. This move earned hint the Rookie of the Year Award with the team. He was also nominated for the same award in the league. MacLean scored four goals and chalked up 18 assists for Strathroy that season. The opportunity to play the position arose suddenly after injuries left his team short a couple of defensemen. "I liked [playing defense] a lot and I found I was pretty good at it," said MacLean who feels he has a knack for reading the play and break- ing up offensive threats before they materialize. Although he now prefers playing defense, MacLean admits there is a big difference. "Forwards get all the glory because they get all the goals. Defense - men get more penalty minutes than goals," said MacLean whe•,.racked up 99 penalty minutes with the Rockets last season. Jeff will continue to play defense for Kitchener and is looking for- ward to playing in a league he feels better suits his style of play. "It's a cleaner game with more finesse. The Western League is more of a bump and grind style of hockey," he said. Jeff describes himself as a stay at home defenseman with an of- fensive touch. 1 "After playing forward all my life naturally I will still have some of- fensive instinct but I'm concentrating on improving as a defensman," he added. Although MacLean will be one of the youngest hockey players on the team he doesn't feel he is at a disadvantage. "I was the only 15 -year-old [playing for Strathroy] and I held my own. 1 don't judgc a hockey player by his age 1 look at their skill level," said the six foot 185 Ib hockey player. MacLean will leave this week to join the Dutchmen on August 26. and it will be the first time he will at- tend a training camp knowing he has already made the team. He said that will relieve some of the pressure and anxiety associated with trying to make the final cuts. However. securing a position on the team doesn't mean he won't have to pull his weight. "I have to work hard because how I play here [dur- ing training) will determine my ice time during the season so I've still got something to prove," he said. Kitchener head coach. Terry McCutcheon, said he started coaching the struggling Dutchmen midway past their last season. With a 17-27-4 win/loss/tie ratio McCutcheon needed to rebuild the team's defensive unit. He was look- ing for defenseman with speed and MacLean fit the bill. "He's a solid skater and he can see the ice well. By January I expect Jeff will be one of the best defensemen in our club and maybe in the whole league," McCutcheon said. Jeff has already toured his new home turf and he is impressed with the facilities at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. The 6,500 seat Dom Cardillo arena will be the biggest venue MacLean has played out of. -1 He is also impressed by the Dutchmen's roster. With many of the older more experienced players returning for another season, MacLean feels he has joined a team capable of winning. "I know we'll have a decent team, I'm, really excited and I'm hoping for a good year." ils 1 Moving to Kitchener will mean changing high schools and saying good-bye to his hometown friends. Something MacLean wasn't ready to do last year and a contributing factor in his decision to play in Strathroy. MacLean received invitations to try -out for other Jr. B teams in Waterloo, St Marys and Listowel before deciding on Strathroy, a reasonable driving distance from ESetcr. "It was the travelling that made up my mind. I was 15 at the time and I didn't know if I was ready to move away from home. Now I'm ready to do that," he said. Although Strathroy could have made him play one more year, he said head coach Pat Stapleton respected his decision and released him from his contract ob- ligations with the club. "He [Stapleton] understood my situation. 'There were no hard feelings," he said. MacLean is eligible to play Jr. B until he's 20, but that is four years away and he hopes by then he will be drafted to the Ontario Hockey League or attend college in the United States on a hockey scholarship. But for now, MacLean will concentrate on the present. "I'm not going to think that far ahead. I'm going to take it game by game and do the best I can."