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Panthers alive In the playoffs
The senior and junior boys teams will advance in Huron
EXETER - With the senior and
junior girls soccer teams eliminated
from playoff action, the junior and
senior boys teams will carry the
torch for South Huron as both ad-
vance in the Huron County Cham-
pionships.
After struggling in the earlier por-
tion of the season the junior boys
rebounded to finish regular league
play with a 4-2-0 win/loss/tie
record. A resounding 6-2 win over
St. Anne's on May 13 clinched a
playoff spot against Godericb on
Marty Debruyn di-
rects a ball off his
head during a South
Huron senior boys.
soccer game on Fri-
day.
Friday and the juniors shut them
out 4-0 to earn home -field ad-
vantage in the semi-finals today
(Wednesday).
Goal scorers for South Huron
against St. Anne's were Ryan Beat-
tie and Jeff Campbell with two
goals. Dave Robilliard scored one
and Chris Gielen notched his fust
goal of the season. Peter Fra-
giskatos pumped in three goals for
the hat trick against Goderich on
Friday and teammate Jason Camp-
bell added one.
Senior Boys Soccer
The senior boys soccer team,
however, have had a different sea-
son.
Seemingly invincible, the seniors
went undefeated in regular league
play winning all six games and
have scored a total of 27 goals
with only three goals against.
Their 4-1 victory over Seaforth
on May 13 secured first place go-
ing into the final league game
against Goderich on Friday where
the Panthers defeated their op-
ponents from the north 2-0.
Bryan McAllister, Souban In-
lakhana, Chad Gilfhllan and Luke
Sims score one goal each in the
game against Seaforth and Gilfillan
led the Panthers on Friday scoring
both goals.
The senior boys will Meet Sea -
forth again today (Wednesday) in
the Huron County semi-final
match -up, however, coach George
McEwan said they're ntit going to
underestimate them.
Even though, South Huron is
heavily favored, McEwan said they
are easily frustrated when the shots
are not going their way and some
of the players have confessed they
feel more pressure when playing at
home.
He will work on building their
confidence level for Wednesday's
game, but he feels if the seniors are
going to win they will need to
dominate throughout. A couple of
bad breaks could cost the game in
a sport where one goal often makes
the difference.
"We can't just win, we're going
to have to smoke them," said McE-
wan.
South Huron Girls Soccer
Both senior and junior girls soc-
cer teams were eliminated from
playoff contention last week.
Despite ending their season in
first place; the seniors suffered
their fust defeat when it mattered
the most. They lost 1-0 to F.E.
Madill in the semi-final of the Hu-
ron County Championships.
Coach Jim Workman said most
of the girls are returning to play
for another year and they will seek
redemption next season.
The junior girls team ended their
season in similar fashion with a 1-
0 loss to Clinton in the first round
of the playoffs. The juniors also
finished first in the league with a 5-
0-3 win/loss/tie record scoring a
total of 10 goals while only • al-
lowing one in eight games.
EXETER - The Fleming family from the
Mount Carmel area will run for charity
again this year.
The Flemings will participate in the La-
batt 24 Hour Relay on June 8-9, a fund-
raiser for London's three teaching hos-
pitals. This is the family's ninth
consecutive year participating in the event
which will have participants running from
10 am Saturday to 10 am the next morn-
ing. Runners will take turns jogging
around a one and a quarter -mile perimeter
around Harris Park every two hours over a
24 hour period.
The Flemings have the distinction of be-
ing the only family team at the event and
are competing against big corporations
with big chanty budgets
Sports -
Lite
family members are competing they find it
difficult to get sponsors and will once again`
turn to the community for their support.
Those interested in sponsoring the family;
should contact Jim Fleming at Exeter Shea
gas station 235-0119 or Linda Ferguson at ¢
the Hensall Post Office 262 2046.
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Centennials win opening gairne'
• South Huron track and field - page
Huron -Perth Boys
Central Huron
South Huron
F.E. Madill
St. Anne's
Goderich
South Huron
Central Huron
Goderich
Seaforth'
F.E. Madill
Final st odinp
Junior'
W -L. T GF GA Pts.
4 0 2 14 4 10
4 2 0 19 8 8
3 2 1 15 7 7
2 4 0 8 21 4
0 5 1 4 20 1
Junior Semi-final match -ups - May 22
St. Anne's at Central Huron, 2 p.m.
F.E. Madill at South Huron 2 p.m.
Senior
6 0 0 27 3 12
2 3 1 10 10 5
2 3 1 6 10 5
2 4 0 9 23 4
1 3 2 11 17 4
Senior Semi-final match -ups - May 22
Seaforth at South Huron, 3:30 p.m.
Goderich at Central Huron, 3:30 p.m.
Soccer
roundup "ip
17
May 14
Exeter Bullets 4 vs. Exeter Fury 2
Goals for Bullets: Kelly FuItc 92), Kern
Fulton (2)
Assists for Bullets: Chantelle Elder.
Meghen Cooper
Goaltenders: Shannon Postill, Lindsey
McLeod
ExeterH6rnets
May 16
Strathroy Supremes 0 at Exeter 4
Goals: Lisa Hakvoort, Frances VanOss,
Aimee McCann (2)
Assists: Maria Dinney. Francs VanOss,
Jamie Darling
Next game: Lambeth Fur Boutique in
Lambeth .
Baseball roundup
May 14
Hensall 6 at Crediton 11
PNebas for Crediton: Margaret Geures,
Annette Grotentraast
On base 3 times for Crediton: Geurts
On base twice for Gredltee: Andrea
Glavin, Nikki Cyr, Amber Lord, Heidi
Muller
On base once for Crediton: Groten-
vaast, Andrea Doroschenko, Kristen ,
Steeper, Amanda Yearley
Stars of pine for Credlton: Glavin (key
hits and plays): Geurts (super hits); Gro-
Mistrust
raMistrust (great pitching)
,t
Goderich 8 at Dashwood 7
Pitchers; Mark Laye (3 strikeouts), Jesse
Schroeder (5 strikeouts)
Singles: Brayden Lord, Jesse Schroeder,
Dennis Bedard. Cal deLange
Al Taylor, above par golf clubs
By Chris Skean,
T -A Reporter
EXETER - Are your golf clubs up to par?
If not, Al Taylor of Exeter can make them so.
Taylor is a retired school principal who has taken the sport of golf
and and refined it as a science. He custom builds golf clubs from a
small workshop at his home, using a variety of high-tech devices that
enable him to calculate and analyze the characteristics of each golf
club.
It all started when Taylor decided to make his own putter. He re-
alized the task wasn't impossible and set out to leam more about it by
taking a five-day training program in Akio called Golfworks.
He started out two years ago re -gripping and repairing clubs but
soon started making complete sets.
"From that point on I started getting involved with the technical as-
pect," said Taylor.
Calling his small scale business venture, Above Par Golf Services,
Taylor took what was originally a hobby and transformed it into a
highly technological skill.
Before he begins to build a set of clubs, a variety of measurements
must be taken. Taylor starts by measuring a customer's swing speed
using a sma!' hand-held device that emits a laser beam which records
the velocity of a golfer's swing.
He also measures a club's swing speed to decide what shaft would
best suit it using a similar table mounted device called a Frequency
Analyzer. Shafts come in five different flexes and are made of either
steel or graphite. Taylor said knowing what flex works the best is im-
portant since the shafts stiffness can determine how far the bail will
go.
"Everybody wants to make the ball go farther and to do that you
really have to know what shaft works best for you," he said.
Taylor uses a device he calls the "the determinator" to calculate a
shaft's flexibility. It is basically a frequency meter that measures a
shaft's vibrations per minute. The higher the number of vibrations the
stiffer the flex.
Usually the stiffer the shaft the farther the broil will go but it may not
be right for everybody," he said emphasizing a shot may not feel right
because it's too stiff.
The weight of a club is also important and Taylor uses a Swing
Weight Machine to help him calculate the head -weight from a pivot
point, usually 14 inches from glee but.
"Every golfer has a comfort level for every swing weight, but in the-
ory, the lighter the total weight is the better because you can generate
more head speed," he ex-
plained.
The materials he uses to
make clubs with is also im-
portant. Titanium is new on
the market and Taylor said ti-
tanium clubs may soon be-
come the club of choice for the
serious golfer. The material is
the same as that found on
NASA spacecraft com-
ponents. It's as strong but
lighter, allowing the head to be
bigger without adding weight.
A bigger head, explains Tay-
lor, reduces the margin of er-
ror in your swing making it
fess likely to miss the ball.
Even the grip is given spe-
cial consideration before a club
is complete, and according to
Taylor there is a massive selec-
tion of different styles.
"Its important to measure the
hand to get a perfect grip size,"
he said.
No matter what Taylor uses
to custom build or alter a club,
his biggest and most valuable
tool comes from his customers.
"When I build a set of clubs
I really depend on the custom-
er to tell me whether or not its
working," he said adding he
relies on feedback to perfectly
customize each club to suit the owner. "I ask them what they want to
accomplish and look at what they've been playing with. I try to max-
imize their potential by building a set personally for them."
Some of Taylor's customers are serious competitive golfers but most
are recreational players who just want to improve their game.
It takes Taylor about a week to complete a set of golf clubs and
works with his customers until they're satisfied with the finished prod-
uct- He said roost of them atm the customized clubs gives them an
Al Taylor tumed a hobby Into a part-time business. Above Per Golf Services specializes In re-
pairs, re -gripping, swing analyzing and custom club building.
edge on the course.
As for Taylor, he has been an avid recreational golfer for 25 years
and lately his par fluctuates around 14 to 17.
"i'm working on bringing that down to 12 but sornething keeps get-
ting in the way," said Taylor with a grin. "Maybe it's the clubs I'm us-
ing."
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