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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-03-20, Page 14Page 14 Tinges -Advocate, March 20, 1996 1 This Week in Sports... • Stephen Peewees clinch semi-finals - page 15 • Zurich skaters entertains - page 15 • RINGETTE BUNNY Exeter 12 vs, Mitchell 2 Goals: Kelsey Pinder, Meaghan Elli- son, Kristin Ferguson (2). Ashley Bed- ard, Stephanie McCann (2). Kristin Re- gie, (4), Kayla McClinchey Assists: Alicia Drummund (3), Pinder (2). Ellison (3), Lauren Taylor (3), Fer- guson, Bedard, Samantha Bedard, Sa- mantha Regier, McCann, Resler, McClinchey, Alana Hodgen, Lauren links, Maggie Jinks, Keine Jinks, Jas- mine Van Haarlem (2) Goaltender: Hodgen, Ferguson, Tay- lor, Kegler, Pinder. McClinchey March 15 Exeter White 8 at Seaforth 10 Goals: Katey Stewart, Sarah Hesse! (5), Julie Farquhar (2) Assists: Stewart, Nesse!, Farquhar. Shannon Baer Goa!tender: Emily Inson March 17 SI Marys S at Exeter White 9 Goals: Farquhar(7), Baer, Michelle Desjardine Assists: Baer (2), Desjardine (7). Sher riLyn Moir (5), Inson (2) Goaltender: Enid Drummond Next game: March 22, 7:30 a.m. Kitch- ener vs. Chatham PETITE March 16 • Exeter Optimist 'C' 1' vs. Woolwich 4 Goal: Cheryl Montgomery Assist: Shannon Postill Goaltender: Miranda Grenier Shots on goal: Exeter 18, Woolwich 30 March 17 London 5 vs, Exeter Optimist 'C' 1 Goal: Megan Skinner Assist: Brittney Revington . Goa!tender: Grenier Shots on goal: Exeter 19. London 30 Exeter 'A' 6 vs. Seaforth Goals: Ashley Gooch (5), Denise Ritchie Assists: Brittney Caldwell, Kendra' Mudge. Ritchie, Chantelle Elders Krista Hodge Goaltender: Hodge Starch 10-17 - Ontario Ringette P550- vincial championship, Cambrtdgl, Huron Perth Petite 'AA' Silver Med- al winners team: Jiekie LeBlanc, goal- ie, Mitchell; Jennifer Bradley. forwards St. Marys; Ashley Gooch. forward, E:(: eter; Kelly Miners, defense, Exeter; Mary Finlayson, forward, Seaforth; Megan Presscator, forward, Exeter; De- nise Ritchie. forward, Exeter, Emilie Ratcliffe. centre, Seaforth; Alex Sanger, forward. Forest: Heather Morgan, de- fense, Exeter; Michelle Durst, defense, Seaforth: Jessica Boersma, centre, Mitchell; coach Doug Miners, Assistant coach Donna Jones, Manager Sherrell Bradley, Trainser Jim Sanger, Other, Danielle Miners. Three Stratford players , Kristen Pitcher, Caitlin Hill• and Tiffany Orenchuk were ineligible to play. Their team won bronze in 'A' level competition. March 14 - Game 1 Huron i'erth 5 vs. Pickering Goals: Boersma (3), Gooch (2) Assists: Boersma, Gooch. Bradley (2), Preszcator. Finlayson, Durst Game2 Huron Perth 8 vs. Kitchener 5 Coals: Boersma (2), Preszcator, Brad- ley (2), Gooch, Miners, Sanger Assists: Boersma (4), Preszcator, Fin- layson Game 3 Huron Perth 5 vs. Sudbury 2 Coals: Boersma (3). Sanger, Preszcator Assist: Sanger , Game4 Huron Perth 6 vs. Ottawa 5 Goals: Boersma (4), Gooch, Ratcliffe Assists: Boersma, Ratcliffe (2), Ritchie, Sanger Game 5 - Semifinal Huron Perth 8 vs. Ottawa 7 Goals: Boersma (2), Sanger (2), Mor- , gan, Bradley (2), Finlayson Assists: Boersma, Preszcator, Morgan, Ratcliffe, Gooch, Fidlayson, Ritchie (2) Game 6 - Final Huron Perth 3 vs. Mississauga 6 Goals: Gooch, Boersma, Ratcliffe Assists: Gooch, Finlayson Goaltender for all games: LeBlanc TWEENS max:£, . March 14 Exeter White 2 n. Mltehell 7 Goals for White: Sarah Hodge, Krista r symae Assists for White: Erin Traquair March 17 Exeter Red 6 vs. Exeter White 4, Goals for Red: Laura Skinner, Crystal Davis (4), Kerti Fulton Assists foe Red: Davis, Skinner (2). Kari Fulton, Shaun* Koehler Goaltender for Red: Kelii Fhkon Goals far Whites Sana Hodge (2), Trish McMiiha►, Uterine Erb Assistsetke re! A y _Rasptberg, . tris Exeter carpet bowling March 18 Ray Hodgson Bob Patterson Myrtle Maguire John Batten Ray Smith Susie Underhill Lawrence Russell Wilmer Wein Marion Dearing Don Maguire 3W43 3W42 3W30 2W30 2W30 2W21 ' 1W,1T, )(t IW,IT,26 1 W,1T,22 1 W,IT,22 ly , Hawks let Seaforth tie series Exeter is embroiled in a heated battle for the Yeck Conference semi-finals against Seaforth Chris Skalkos T -A staff EXETER - The Exeter Hawks er tot off te win inook the next game inn Exometer Fri - have tied their playoff series with day shutting out their opponents 5 Seaforth at two in the race for the 0. Sean Brown pumped in two Yeck Conference semi-final goals for Exeter and teammates The two teams earned a berth in Chamney and Mark Bell contrib- the second round of the playoffs af- uted one apiece. Goaltender Dave ter Exeter eliminated North Mid- Nahrgang recorded the shutout in dlesex in six games and Seaforth front of the home crowd. ousted the Lucan Irish With two solid vic- in five. "If we 't tones under their belts Seaforth struck first don't seemed as if Sea - beating Exeter 6-4 in get the kind forth's • first win in their home rink last of effort we. Tuesday night. Steve need our Farquhar, Chris Ken- nedy, Greg Dalrymple season may and Shayne Robinson scored in what proved to next week" ' off• be an overall effortless However, Seaforth game by the Hawks. tied the series Sunday Losing their first game didn't night when they beat Exeter 2-1. come as a surprise to head coach Chris Mcdonald scored Exeter's Dave Revington who was ex- lone goal late in the third as the peeling a tough fight from the team Hawks started to apply the pressure that defeated Lucan in five games. but they failed to tie the game. "They have a lot of young fast Revington blames the lopsided skaters and they are getting good series on a lack of effort from his mileage out of them. We knew they team. were a good playoff team when "The work ethic isn't there and if they beat Lucan," said Revington. we don't get the effort we don't However the Hawks rebounded win," said Revington. "We don't in Seaforth the next night winning know what kind of effort we are 9-1 with Nathan Burns and Far- going to get night to night." gt)har leading the scoring drive The only thing thathas been con - with two goals each. Ryan Cham- sistent with.the Hawk's play so far ney, Joe MacDonald, Mark Liver- in the playoffs has been their goal - more, Craig Corriveau and Ken- tending. Darren Kints and Dave nedy added singles. Nahrgang both have a shut out game one was nothing more than a lucky fluke and that the Hawks were on their be over way to finishing them Lines from Lenart rtes " Audrey Walt "+ LUCAN - A zone round for' the Y.B.C. 4 Steps to Stardom was held March 3. The Lucan senior boys team, coached by Frank Palen, finished fourth at Lucan with team members Brad Ankers, Tyler Graham, Todd Goldie, Chad Rodgers and Larry Smith making a very, respectable showing. The junior girls team was coached by Trish Palen and they finished fourth, just 11 pins from third,' +at Fairmont in London.' Team members were Ayden 01- livier, Vanessa Snaith, Kelly Wilson, Sysan Acres and Kerrie Davis. The bantam girls, Jenni Holland, Kate Dalgleish, Katie Beaudoin,'Jenna Simon and Jen- nifer Ankers placed fifth at Ar- cade Eastown and were coached by Brian and Janet Ankers. Edith Yco was the coach for the, ban- tam boys, Robbie Yeo, Jeremy McNaughton, William Benedet- ti, Travis Chillingworth and Josh Taylor, who finished eighth overall at London. Bowl -A - Rama. Ashley Smith placed fourth, bowling singles in the junior girls category at London Centre Bowlerama. D :. t d,':�': :1 ,-, a v.a,n. k�'�9f.5..r •!' =3 � t�.>t�.-> r � i t g y^.c £:Si+�'.,.�^ s _;.,• Joey MacDonald maneuvers around a Seaforth defensman during the first game of the Yeck Conference semi-final playoff series at the South Huron Recreation Centre last Tuesday. The series is tied at two. since the playoffs began with Nahrgang recording his against Seaforth on Friday night. "I think we have the best goal- tending duo in the league but we can't count on Darren and Dave to carry us all the time," said Reving- ton. The inconsistencies displayed by the Hawks seems uncharacteristic for the number one ranked team in the league.' Their impeccable play at the start of the regular season launched them to the top of their di- vision where theyremained with an incredibly successful 30-44 record. Settling into a consistent formula is the Hawks biggest challenge right now, and it is one obstacle they will have to overcome if they are going to solve this piece of the playoff puzzle. "If we don't get the kind of effort t we need our season may be over next week," said Revington. The Hawks hosted Seaforth in • Exeter on Tuesday night for game five. Results were not known at ' press time. Ni r char ienshi � �. in lamcompetition Exeter this weekend.' eekend i r Exeter Precision Sating Club will host the Western Ontario Section lnvitation4 `f ��;. �� f,.� EXETER .Cin Satuay March 23, the Exefer'Precision Skating Club will host the Western Ontario Section Invitational ' • Precision Championship.. This prestigious competition, held at the South Huron Recreation Centre, will feature some of the best precision skaters representing clubs throughout Ontario. ' Pony teams will participate in competitive or recreational events in Juvenile, Novice, Junior and Adult categories starting at 9 a.m. and continuing throughout the day. Exeter has two teams skating in the competition, the Juvenile Mini Classics and the Junior Classics. A combination of 35 skaters from Ex- eter, Lucan, Hensall, Grand Bend, St. Joseph's. and 'London make up the two teams which are currently skating at the recreational level. "Even at the recreational level, it's still competitive...all of them are out there to win;" said team manager Beth McGee. • Last year the two teams brought home one gold and three silver t medals at competitions. This year Exeter participated in the Sun Country held in London with the juniors, winning a bronze medal in the gold finals. " Everyone came together and did a good job .but we're going to do even better in Ex- eter,", said Shonyn Baynham and Jodie McGee, co - captains for the Junior team. "We're really looking for- ward to •skat- ing in front of our home crowd," they added. Junior coach • Laurie Loos - ley, said this has been a re -building Year with an influx of new skaters, however, she said the Junior team • has performed well together in their last two events, including a near Clawless performance at Exeter's Skating Carnival. She expects the will be successful again this week- end. "I'm not surprised at how well they're skating. They're very con- fident and it shows when they are on the ice," she said. Dawn McAd- ams, coach of the Juvenile team, however , admits they need some fine-tuning. "I'm ner- vous for the kids," she said. 'There will be a lot of pressure we still have a lot of y on them and work to do." ' This is the first time in 10 years Exeter has hosted the W.O.S. In- vitational which is heavily spon- sored by local businesses, the Ex- eter Legion, the Exeter Lions Club • and the Exeter Optimist Club. Ap- proximately 1,500 skaters and - - spectators will travel to Exeter ftp. the one day event. Hosting it in Exeter will also boost the profile of the club which. has enjoyed a strong membership ' over the years. With some of the best teams in Ontario skating here this weekend,; :z McGee said spectators will be treat- A ed to a variety of routines featuring .•t+ a very high caliber of skating. Ad= mission has been kept low ($3) to i) entice first-time spectators, es- •r pecially those who are thinking of taking up the sport. "This will be a good chance for people who have never seen pre- • cision skating to come out and see what it's all about," said McGee. Exeter's Juvenile Mini Classics skate in Flight A which starts at 9 a.m. The Junior Classic's flight starts at 10:30 a.m. Both teams will skate later again in the day. SIOw registration concerns Exeter Minor Ball A shortage of registered players for peewee and midgets forces executives to take action EXETER - Exeter Minor Baseball is Lacing a serious shortage of players in the Peewee and Midget levels forcing organizers to act quickly to fill in the ranks be- fore they fold. Albert Van Dyken, }Western Ontario Base- ball Association (WOBA) Vice President, and Gary Hartman, Exeter Minor Baseball Coordinator have extended the registration dates past the March 9th and 16th deadlines in hopes that more of the 120 mail -out reg- istration forms will return before the final cut-off date on April 1. Hartman said it's vital parents register their children on time before he meets WOBA representatives to draw up this season's ole, "it's hard to go to a scheduling meeting not knowing how many teams we are going to have," said 'tart man. Last year a similar situation happened when seven late registrants appeared wanting to play for Exeter Peewee. The schedule was already set at that point rind they had no choice but to tarn them away. wn they were interested in play- ing earlier we would have created a second Peewee team," said Hartman. Parents are still reeling from a busy hockey season and it may still seem early to start think- ing about baseball, however, Hartman said all they are asking from parents, for the time being, is. to let them know if their kids are interested in playing. Van Dyken said two years ago Exeter Minor Baseball had a thriving system with each level Tyke, Rookie Jr/Sr, Mos- quito, Peewees, Bantam, and Midgets boasting two teams. However, commitment started to dwin- dle through the season among players and 'volunteer coaches in the mosquito level. Van Dyken said that created a ripple effect which is now being felt among the Peewee, (age 12-13), and the Midget (16-17) ranks. Registration in all other levels is strong. The Juvenile/Junior team is also facing a unique situa- tion this season. They have enough registered for a full team but they are still looking for coaches and a man- ager. "If we improve our coaching We can maintain the interest of players and volunteers," sched- dd 1, • "The numbers are there but at this,point we have no one to look after them," said Hartman. Both Hartman and Van Dyken feel good coaching 1* the secret to attracting players and building successful teams, so they are taking a bold new initiative. Starting this season they are offering to pay for volunteer's level one coaching certificate. Van Dyken said the cost of going to the one -clay coaching clinic 1.9 $45. Volunteers are taught basic coaching techniques as well as how to build player/ coach and parent/coach relationships. , "A coaching certificate is not mandatory right now but we think it will he in a few years so we're starting now. It we Improve our coaching we can maintain the -interest of players and • volunteers," said Van Dyken adding that playing on a winning team Is much more fun. Free umpire clinics are also available through Exeter Minor Baseball. Those interested should contact Cary Hartman at 235-0525 or Albert Van Dyken 235.1704. 1 e, Z cy