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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-02-14, Page 15The Blue Water Tug -of -War team. Tim Hoffman, Blaine Pryce, Rob Hoffman, Mathias Metz- ger, Lee Hope and Darryl Sweitzer conduct a pulling demonstration In Grand Bend on Sun- B/uewater tug -of -war team to host pullers from Switzerland Chris Skalkos T -A staff ZURICH - This summer, the Bluewater Tug -of -War club wilt make history. They will be the first Canadian team to host a Tug -of -War com- -petition officially recognized by TWIF (The Tug -of -War inter- national Federation) since Canada was inducted into the world-wide governing body last October. The event, which takes place June 29 during Hay Days '96 at the Zurich Community Centre, will showcase some of the premier Tug - of -War teams ever seen in North America. Pullers from Canada, the United States and Switzerland will com- pete as part of the special celebra- tions honoring Hay Township's 150th Anniversary. Erich Freiter, coach of the Blue - water team also sits on the Hay Days '96 Steering committee and said he first suggested holding an international tug-of-war competi- tion during the community's ses- quicentegnial: festivities two years , ago. , What started out as an idea spawned into a realistic project when CATOWA (the Canadian Amateur Tug -of-War Association) officially became members of TWIF last fall. The international recognition means Canadian pullers can compete world-wide. It also opens the door for international teams to come to Canada. "Now we can formally invite teams from overseas," said Freiter who couldn't believe his luck that this would happen just months be- fore the Hay Days Homecoming Weekend Events are scheduled. "We weren't quite sure if we could make this materialize but this has paved the way." Calling upon the contacts and friendships the Bluewater Club has made with other pullers during the last three years, Freiter sent a spe- cial invitation to tug-of-war teams based in Zurich Switzerland. According to Freiter, the $teering Committee liked the idea of host- ing a team from Zurich Switzerland in Zurich Ontario for the Hay Day ;celebrations. ' "That's what 'really sold'them on the idea," said Freiter noting the Swiss ancestry of many of the early settlers in Hay Township. Dubbed Hay Day's Summer Challenge, the tug-of-war competi- tion will follow international rules and is billed as a world class at- traction. Freiter said the exposure will be good for this relatively un- known sport which dates back to 2500 B.C. It was an official Olym- pic sport from 1900 to 1920. It will also act as an added attrac- tion to a list of over 20 scheduled events. A division two non TWIF and League teams tug-of-war con- test will also be held for eight per- son local teams open to men and women between 14-18 years -old. Freiter said he is still in the cor- respondence stage but will soon begin fundraisers in conjunction with the Steering Committee and billets for the approximately 20 members of the Swiss team have yet to be found. ."This is going to be good for Zu- rich and for the sport of Tug -of - War," said Freiter. "We're all very Gary Buan LUCAN - The Lucan Irish hosted the North Middlesex Stars to a Jr. "D" hockey game last Wednesday night defeating them 7-0 in their last regular season home game. Knyvet Car- son played a stellar game for the Irish, turning away all of the 30 shots the Stars sent his way to capture the shutout. Both teams exited the hard hit- ting, fast skating first period scoreless after many good chances by the Stars. They rung a couple off the post and the crossbar that definitely had Car- son beat. Lucan got things rolling nine minutes into the second when Josh Appleman spun around on his knees with the puck and popped it in past the Stars goal- ie. Trevor Emms and Jeremy Cornish were credited with as- sists. Daryl Boshart went in on a breakaway to pick up Lucan's forth goal. A minute later Keith Robson scored number five. Steve Mathews and Steve Hud- son picked up the assists after being stopped on a 2 on 0 prior to Robson's goal. The fifth Lu - can goal of the period resulted in a change of goaltenders by the Stars. Bannon credited Appleman and Cornish, who have just been called up from the midgets, for going to the net and getting things going for the Irish. Emms added his fourth point of the night when he won the face-off pushing the puck into the Stars zone sending Mathews in on the breakaway. He scored the seventh Irish goal - on the powerplay. "We expected them to play a tighter game than they did," said Bannon. Lucan will be in Exeter on Fri- day to conclude their regular season looking for the victory. 4.44r .F••++1.0‘44' 4'1+ ,C Gary Buan The South Huron District High School midget basketball team con- cluded their regular season with a perfect 9-0 record. They played two games in the past week defeating both St. Annes 39-30 last Wednes- day and F.B. Madill 66-40 on Monday. The victory versus St. Armes last Wednesday was one of the lowest scoring games of season for the midgets. Jeff Campbell and Ma- thew Knox led the way for the Panthers with eight and six points re- spectively. "We dominat- ed throughout the game against St. Annes," said coach Wally Webster. The midgets capped off their season with a 66-40 win over F.E. Madill on Monday. Ryan Beattie was the top point getter for the Panthers notching 17 points while Kian MacDougall added 13 points. Webster said everybody on the team contributed to the victory. "It was a pretty easy victory for us. Everybody played and every- body scored," he added. With the season over the team is looking forward to the post season tournament held in Goderich on Feb. 22nd. The midgets are an- ticipating a strong finish. "Goderich is the only team that we're going to have trouble with," said Webster. thers with 16 rebounds 10 steals and dominating 29 points to help his team cruise to the finish. The juniors will play host to F.E. Madill again on Friday for semi- final play-off action. "We don't expect anything differ- ent on Friday unless Madill has a secret weapon they didn't show us today, said Panthers coach George McEwan after the game. The juniors tied Goderich in league play with a 5-1 record on the season. A 'coin toss decided which team would represent first place and South Huron made the wrong call on the flip. Junior Leppington Juniors win fifth game of the season The junior boys basketball team concluded 0411r.. tr 1•seaSoO6 .4with a rcohvitfcing, vicftuy-, over F.E. Madill on Monday. A blown coin toss by the coach, due to a tie for first place, puts the Pan- thers in second place over-all. South Huron capped the season off with a 5-1 record on the season. After a lethargic start and behind by 7 points, the Panthers turned up the heat to end the quarter trailing 14-13. South Huron applied more pres- sure to lead at the half 29-16. Luke Sims had a huge game for the Pan - Seniors lose second game of the season The South Hu- ron senior bas- ketball team lost their second game of the sea- son on Monday losing 56-41 to F.E. Madill cap- ping their regular season off with a 6-2 record. Marty Debruyn's 15 points were not enough for the Panthers as poor shooting in the third quarter took the seniors out of the game. Dwayne McNabb also added 7 points in the defeat. With a 6-2 record the seniors tied both Goderich and Madill for first place. But just as the case for the juniors a blown coin toss slots them in third place heading into the playoffs. They will travel to Madill on Fri- day for semi-final action. Hawks Shakey against Stars Exeter was out -muscled and out -checked for most of Fri- day'$ game against the North Middlesex Stars BELMONT - Even though some of their most prolific goal scorers were out of, the line-up, the Exeter Hawks had no difficulties beating Belmont 6-4 Sunday night. With Shayne Robinson, Dan Taylor, Joey MacDonald and Sean McCann not dressed the Hawks were practically asking for a close game, however, they conquered the struggling Belmont team con- vihcingly. Sean Brown, Chris Kennedy and newcomer Jason Rutledge put Exet- er up 3-0 by at the end of the first period; Jeff Glavin and Bill Hodge scored in the second and Greg Dal- rymple rounded out the scoring with Exeter's sixth goal on a third period powerplay. For Rutledge, it was his first goal in as many games playing for Exet- er since he was acquired from the, Blyth Midgets. The Hawks used their last card to pick up the 17 year-old before the playoffs. "He's not very big player but so far we've been impressed with what we've seen," said head coach Dave Reviagton about the rookie. The Belmont game on Sunday gave the Hawk's coaching staff a chance to rest some of their big guns and play some of the guys who haven't seen much ice time latel j+. A second period lapse allowed Belmont to comeback in the second with two goals, but they were never a threat as the Hawks controlled the puck for most of the game. Hawks tie North Middlesex Unlike, Sunday's game, Exeter struggled against the North Mid- dlesex Stars as they have through- out the season. Trailing 4-1 early in the third pe- riod, the Hawks carneback with three goals compliments of Nathan Burns, Craig Corriveau and Joey MacDonald. Taylor, Glavin, Burns and Robinson picked up assists. Jeff Glavin scored their only goal in the first period with a solo assist from Coi'riveau. North Middlesex ,is ranked near the bottom of their division fight- ing for a playoff spot, but they don't look like a struggling team when they play the Hawks. Exeter has split a win, a loss and two ties with the Stars who seem to know how to play the first place team in the league. - The Hawks were out -muscled and out -checked for most of the game finding it difficult to move the puckpast their own blue line. "They're a big team, they like to play aggressively and it suits February 7 acorea Stratford tin Raiders 2 vs. St. Columban 1 Goat tor Strafford: Martin Butler, Carlos Ramos Goal for St. Colnmbaa: Steve Ryan London Siavia 11 n. Exeter Fury 1 Goals for Loodoat Eric Ho (3), Joe Martens (2), Sasha Srekovic (2), Ruben Cheiladvral (2), Anders Milner, Ruud Veldhuizen Goal tor Exeter: Tom Westerveld Stratford United 1 vs. Exeter Centennials 12 God for Stratford: Randy )Rymer Gods for Exeter: Nick Szabo (4), Oetet' Hathfbo tt (2), Dick Lord (2), Charlie Wise. Pat Donnelly, Chuck Walker, George McEwan Sean McCann, left, backhands the puck to Mark Liver- more during the Exeter Hawk's 4-4 tie against North Mid- dlesex on Friday. them," said Revington. Exeter will have to solve this problem if they meet them in the first round of the playoffs. With only two more games re- maining in the regular season the Hawks already have their sites set on the playoffs. However, they must first go up against the Lucan Irish on Friday night at the South Huron Recreation Centre before playing their last game away against Port Stanley. Revington admits it would be nice to cap off the season on a win- ning note but for now he's con- centrating on resting his players be- fore playoff season begins. "It' would be nice to finish the season with some momentum but 1 don't see it as being crucial. We're more concerned about getting our line-up ready for the playoffs," Revington said. 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