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'1Ymc5-Adutfrate, Murch 6, 1996
S.
eters "come together" for Carnival
Over 100 figure skaters and two precision skating teams entertain audience at Rec Centre
Above, Canflgure skaters,
from left, Natasha Duck-,
worth, Tiffany Sedlak and
loci Geiser skate to
"Twist and Shout" during
the Exeter Figure Skating
Club's Carnival at the
South Huron Recreation
Centre Sunday. The music
cf the Beatles' was the
theme of -Atta. year's
event. APPIrr. t . • .
Antla P/yde, right, slides.
gracefully across the Ice
dui -;ng a solo performance
at the Carnival Sunday.
Soloists captivated the
audience displaying their
technical skills as they
glide across the ice.
Chris Skalkos T -A staff
EXETER - With the houselights
down and the spotlights feed . up,
over 100 skaters took to the ice at
the South Huron Recreation Centre
on Sunday to perforin in front of a
live audience.
The Exeter Figure Skating Club
hosted their Carnival, a
two hour skating ex-
travaganza featuring
club skaters in solos,
duets and group num-
bers along with Exet-
er's precision skating
teams, the Junior Clas-
sics and the Juvenile
Mini -Classics.
Rock'n with The
Beatles was this year's
theme as club members
from all levels skated to the pop-
ular tunes of the Fab Four against a
creative backdrop of popular im-
ages from that era. Photographic
slides were also projected onto a
giant screen hanging from the ceil-
ing and six spotlights lit the dark-
ened arena while following the
skaters through their routines giv-
ing the show a professional at-
mosphere.
Adopting the Beatles theme was
the idea of Carnival coordinator
Lorrie Hrudka who felt their music
would appeal to both parents and
children.
"The Beatles sang about peace,
love and treating everyone with
kindness and that was an appropri-
ate message for the kids...and the
parents can relate to it to," said
Hrudka.
Carnival is the highlight of the
club's season with all
skaters participating in
a carefully choreo-
graphed performance us-
ing all the skills they
have learned so far
through the year, and
according to Hrudka, it's
a lot of fun for the kids.
"Carnival winds down
our skating year and
breaks the monotony of
the learning and prac-
tising at a time when they may be
getting a little bored of it," she
said. "Kids love to dress up and it
gives them the opportunity to show
their stuff."
It also allowed club coaches, Pat-
ty Firth and John Bauman a chance
to see their students perform what
they have been teaching them with
a sense of pride and satisfaction.
Jesse Sturdy and his skating part-
ner Jenalyn Baker were the only
pairs skaters performing on 'Sun-
day. Sturdy said Carnival can be a
motivator for some who are think-'
"It's
another
great
opportunity
to skate in
front of a
live
audience."
ing of pursuing figure skating as
they get older, but for others it was
a fun way to perform in front of
friends and family.
"It's another great opportunity to
skate in front of a live audience
and it also gives us a chance to
show our parents and grandparents
what we've been learning," said
Sturdy. "We get more applause
here than in competitions."
The whole event ran without any
serious glitches and Hrudka was
surprised everything went so
smoothly considering the not so
smooth dress rehearsal a few days
before.
A show like this has many facets.
Costumes, decorating, lighting,
music and preparing the programs
were only some of the tasks in-
volved with the production and she
credits the many volunteers, most
of whom are parents of skaters, for
lending their time.
"I feel the club has really come
together to pull this thing off," she
said.
After five years as convener,
Hrpdka is passing the job to Deb-
bie Roy who is already thinking
about next year's carnival.
Roy said nothing has been of-
ficially
decided yet, but she will
propose a "magic theme" to next
season's carnival committee.
Junior boys compete
STRATFORD - The South Hu-
ron junior boys basketball team
travelled to Stratford on Friday to
compete in the WOSSA playoff
to t:
Tele ' the wo first' arae
by cine ng' Vooc oc)
I before losing inthe semi-
fi a powerful Tillsonburg
teats i. 's0
Darryl' Roniphf led the Panthers
against Tillsonburg with 16 points.
He was closely follovar`ed by Luke
Sims with 15, Dave Farquhar with
12 and Kris Lippington with five.
Despite sinking 50 points worth
of baskets in what may have been
one of their best offensive games,
the Panthers couldn't overcorhe the
deadly accurate shooters from Till -
North Middlesex forces sixth ohost Youth
game with Exeter Hawks ;Challenge
EXETER - The Exeter Hawks
missed a chance to eliminate the
North Middlesex Stars at home on
Sunday losing to them 6-2.
Chris Kennedy, Chris McDonald
and Nathan Burns each scored in a
losing cause forting a sixth game
i
in Parkhill Tuesday night.
Results were not known at game
time.
"We had them right were we
wanted them but we couldn't
win...now it's anybody's series,"
said assistant coach Jeff Dalrym-
The Zudoh Figure Skatk club competed In Strathroy on
Feb.. 25. The following skater* had exceptIonally Strong
performances. Back row, from left, Jamie; Eckel placed
5th in canfigure B, Kim Powell placed 5th In canfigure B,
Sabrina Brand placed 7th In canfigure. A, Jane "Simmons
placed 8th In canfigure A, and Maegan Klpfer placed 7'th
In Canskate B. Front row, from left, Jenna Becker placed
6th in Configure A, Megan Hearn placed 8th In canskate
8, Tiffany Gougen placed 5th in cdnskate 8, Tanya Prang
won a silver medal in canskate 8, and Jenne DeOroot
placed 6th in canskate Q. Absent from photo are Ayssa
Few who placed 7`th In configure A and Julie Hearn who
won a sinter medal In cell% Vito 8. Also, Jeff Miller won a
gold medal In preliminary A on Feb. 14 during the Sweet
rt competition. 'The Club 19 currently preparing for
their'Skating Ce nNsi.scheduled for March 17th.
14*
ple.
A large crowd showed up to
watch the Hawks finish off North
Middlesex after beating them 4-1
on Saturday .and hammering them
8-0 Tuesday night in Exeter. •
Shayne Robinson, Mark Liver-
more and Steve Farquhar each
scored two goals for the Hawks.
Dan Taylor, Sean Brown, Chris
McDonald, Kennedy and Burns
rounded. out the 'scoring with one
goal each.
' With all pistons firing, i .wasn't
Unreasonable to. expect . E eter to
put an end to the series i front of
their fans at the South Huron Rec-
reation Centre. However their fans
were expecting too much.
North Middlesex, struggling to
remain alive, outplayed the Hawks
in the third period securing a victo-
ry with two goals by their captain.
"They showed us tonight they
could play up here [in Exeter],"
said Dalrymple: Tire Hawk coach-
ing staff isn't concerned about
where. they finish off the Stars, as
long as they can get the job done.
The sooner the better.
A loss Tuesday night would force
game seven hi Exeter on Friday
night.
"i would rather win it in Parkhill
than let the aerie's go to seven
games," said Dalrymple.
Ron Dann
ORILLIA - Orillia will host the
Ontario Five Pin Bowler's Associa-
tion (O.F.P.B.A.) Provincial Youth
:Challenge Championship Saturday.
Six regional women, men's and
mixed teams will compete for Onta-
rio team and singles titles. In the
match play format each bowler who
bests their opponent shall receive
one point while three points will be
awarded to the team with the higher
pinfall for the game, making a total
of eight possible points available
for each one of the five games.
Black Tower Zurich •
Association team tourney
Sunday
Eight Zurich Association teams
and one Clinton Association team
will be competing in a three game,
pins over average, rolloff at Town
and County lanes Sunday for the
right to advance to the Black Tower
Team Regional finals April 14. at a
O.F.P.B.A. designated location.
bloiesrrorth to boat Score
Holiday desalt
The O.P.P.B.A. has chosen Mo-
lesworth Lanes to host the Score
Holiday Classic match play, pins
over average rolloff March 24. The
Zurich Association champion score
team of Rose Davey, Mops Tra-
quair, Marge Roberts,, Suzy Turk
and Laurie **Wakes with teach
Tony Bedard will be .representing
Bluewater and Zurich Associiatiwq.- •
Weather enseek $trrawotse ;
Y.R.C. Maki
ad weather mated. of the BludWaAlilrciitgiOW bWli
Zone finals Sunday. All competi-
tion has been rescheduled for next
Sunday at the spree, time' and loca-
tions.MeCuruy roundedout the standings.
sonburg who launched three point-
ers at will.
"They didn't have a weak spot on
the team," said . coach Geor
Mc w
-1 of theld
Sbuth Huron entered the game
hot off a closewin over Woodstock
earlier in the day. This was the sec-
ond one point thriller the Panthers
have pulled off. They beat Gode-
rich 44-43 to earn a berth in the
Huron -Perth playoffs on Feb 20. '
Sims took the lead in scoring
with 14 points, Romphf had 12, and
Farquhar was kept to only nine
points in the game.
Defense played a big role for the
Panthers'as they shut down three of
Woodstock's best players allowing
them to go point for point on the
scoreboard.
McEwan said he was impressed
•
in WOSSA
by the team cohesion he witnessed
Worn the Panthers in the playoffs
and during the regular season. ,
,,"They have really learned• . the
tof
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ear but
fu1. 1S year they placed are- '
spectable fourth overall. '
Panthers go to all-star games
South Huron will send five bas-
ketball players to the All-Star
games in Mitchell Tuesday.
Dave Farquhar, Luke Sims and
Darryl Romphf will represent the
juniors, and Bryan McAllister and
Marty Debruyn will represent the
seniors. They will be joined by jun-
ior player Derek ptherington who
will do his best from the free-throw
line representing South Huron in
the shooting competition.
Katie Fox dribbles the ball up -Court for Zurich Public
*hoof during a girls basketball tournament hosted by Ex-
eter Public School on Friday. Zurich placed first In the
tourney closely followed by Exeter who came in second.
The boys tourney hosted pyMcGurtsly ended In a three way
tle , for first with Usbome, Stephen and Exeter finishing
w th the same four and. one record Hens 11 Z
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