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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 1981-03-19, Page 74, • With great concentration, three members of Central Huron Secondary School's boys curling team watch one of their rocks hit the circle during action last week in the WOSSA finals played at Vanastra last Friday. The local team lost a squeaker in an extra end to finish second in Western Ontario. Left to right are Bill Gibson, Dave Townsend, and Jeff Peck. ( James Fitzgerald photo) Curlers lose OCA trophy By Milena Lobb This week we have GOOD news and SAD, news. First • the sad– our team didn't win the OCA trophy in Brantford, but a tremendous effort was given. and the guys were Pied in fourth spot. Many of the games went into extra ends and they can be proud of their ac complishment. • All curlers present were taught a few pointers by skip Wally. There are "fast" rocks and "slow" rocks, right and left turocks and if you can not find them on your sheet of ice, you wander over 2 or 3 sheets and find them. He also showed everyone how to not earn the respect of your team. We are sure he knew how everyone felt when Quinte defeated him in the . last game. The GOOD news is that we have our fourth Division 13 winner. Our teams defeated Owen Sound in the division play-o.ff Sunday in Southampton in the Silver Tankard. Curling were Gord Pryce, skip; Bob Jarmuth, vice; Mike Thomas, second; Neil Doimage, lead; Doug Rocliffe, skip; John Patter- son Sr., vice; Mel Gilbert, . second; Dave Ste. Marie, lead. The next play-off is in Kincardine Saturday, March 21 and the winner will play in Toronto, Sunday, March 22. The Sweetheart draw was won by Don D ighton's team with wife, Pat, playing vice and Frank and Leone Nigh on the front end. Irma Pryce took a team to Milverton a week ago and they came away with 3rd prize. Joan Beuerman played vice, Janet Local lanes • from page 6 single of 250 and Nellie Burkholder took the high triple of 649 and the high average of 198. Those playing games over 225 included: Thelma Diveau, 242; Edna Atkinson, 241; Dini Nethery, 239 and Nellie Burkholder, 239. Tuckersmith Mixed Veenstra's Vicegrips are in first place with 123 points while Warren's Wrenches and Sid's Crowbars are tied for second place with 120 points each. Broad foot's Hammers have 115 points, John's Jacks are -next with 108 and Scottie's Screwdrivers are in last place with 104 points. 3n the ladies' scoring, Marion Broadfoot had,the high single of 243. ose Hummel had the high triple of 585 and Mary Buffinga took the high average with 183. For the men Bill Gerrits had the high single of 23¢ and the high triple of 609. The high average went to Angus Hummel with 206. Hillebrecht, second and Elsie Beuerman was lead. Two Seaforth teams played in Mitchell last Thursday. Gord and Irma Pryce with. Roy and , Joan Beuerman had a good day, but weren't in the prizes. Bob and Barb •Jarmuth and Ron and Elsie Beuerman had a very good day and took topspot on the first draw. Bill Campbell, John Pat- terson Jr., • Dennis LeBrun and Keith Siemon were off to Ottawa last week to curl in a spiel. Sorry you didn't - win anything but you likely had fun. The club was busy on the weekend with the girls com- petition in the WOSSA curl - ing on Friday and the Domi- nion of Toronto Bank Annual Spiel on . Saturday. This Wednesday, the Feed Dealers will keep things go- ing and Saturday, the Kinsmen are holding their yearly game. ' The Ladies Curling will be cancelled in the March break and the game will be _played an Marrh 31st.follow _ ed by a fun hour and then a fun game at 5 p.m. Dinner will be at 7 p.m. so don't 'forget to bring something to eat as this is POT LUCK. Good Curling this weekend to the Tankard teams and anyone else who is throwing rocks, like the guys going to Vanastra Wednesday. King 5►r t, VIM on (M 'isr�':Nifii4+l E [GENE 4824528 ( IMH(.l,X V OPEN: Six days a week. 8:29 a.m. mow to 6 p.m., closing Saturday qt S:30 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 1",1981—PAGE 7 Rarnblings from the local racetracks By Lois Gibbings Mississkippy, a five-year- old mare by Skippys Pride C - Twentieth Century by Timely Topic, took a new pacing record of 2:03.2 at Windsor Raceway on March 10 for owner Winston Powell of RR2, Seaforth. Trevor Ritchie drove Mississkippy to victory for her first win this year for trainer Rod Steward of the Ramsey Stable, although she also has three seconds and one third from seven starts, good for earnings of $2,908 in 1981. Mississkippy started her racing career for trainer Walter Pepper while stabled at the Clinton race barn. With John Muir driving, she took a record of 2:05.4 last year at Clinton, which in- cluded three wins and a se- cond place finish. Her lifetime earnings now total$5,311.: Winnie Ensign, owned by Verdun Vanstone of Ben - miller, won her third race this year and took a new 2:06.1 pacing record at Wind- 'sor on March 10. At Western Fair Raceway in London on Friday night, Jantilly Amy picked up her second win in a row and her fourth of the year in the seventh for partners Robert W., Donald R. and Kevin A. Carter of Blyth. The five-year-old trotting mare by Formal Notice already has earnings of $3,938 this year and a 2:05.2 record. Ray McLean drove Jantilly Amy for trainer Ray Ramsey. Merrywood Lisa, a four- year-old pacing mare by Merrywood Rick - Mer- rywood Lady, that took a 2:06.3 record last year, finished second in her first start this year at London. Merrywood Lisa was driven by, Ray Mathers and trained by Eugene Mathers for the Broken M Stables of Goderich. K. T. Judge, from the same stable, finished fif- th. Gerry Roebuck of Goderich was third with Cin - da Meadows in the fifth. R J Direct, a four-year-old gelding by Scamp Direct - Miss Belle Bars, raised by Fred ( Pete) Fowler of Londesboro, finished third for his present owner Fred Maguire -of Adsa Craig: in -a 2:07.2 mile. From six lifetime starts he has two wins andthree thirds. Miss Sadies Pride, a Skip- pys Pride C half-sister to Miss Belle Bars, also raised by Mr. Fowler, won in p,2:03.3 at Mohawk Raceway on Sunday night. Prom 11 starts in 1981, the seven-year-old mare now has three wins, three seconds, one third and three fourths. Last year Miss Sadies Pride raced 39 times with four wins, eight seconds and 10 thirds, good for $18,331 and earnings of $41,149 lifetime through 1980 and a 2:00 record taken as a five-year-old. Bill Budd drives Miss Sadies Pride in most of her races for her owner, Edward Matheson of St. Marys. Gemini Tide, owned by Donald Campbell of Goderich, was third in a 2:02.2 mile at Windsor on March 14 with driver Randy McLean on the bike. Horses from the Wayne Horner Stables of Clinton continue to race well at Windsor Raceway. Hie Cliff paced to his third straight win with a 2:04.3 mile on Sunday night, while Nugget Lobel] was second in a 2:00.2 mile in the $7,000 pace. Cape Deidre, a six-year- old mare by Horton Hanover - Capes Memory, finished third in the seventh, as did Prince Bye Bye, trained by Wayne Horner for William King of Bluevale in the eighth. Sunsets move closer to finals Sunset Golf Club defeated the Optimist Green Machine 4-2 Monday night to capture their opening round. CH> iL playofEseriesitwo,games,to-L. one. The Green Machine, sixth place finishers this year, surprised Sunset in the open- ing game last Wednesday by defeating last year's league champions 7-5. Sunset evened the series at a game apiece Sunday night with a 7-4 win. Sunset now advances to a double round robin series with the winner of tonight's (Wednesday) O'Briens - Hodges Mill game and the Holmesville Rockets. The Rockets advanced by defeating the Whetstone =Jewellers .1.14--lastTuesday- giving them a two game sweep of that series. Holmesville won the opening game 8-5. Meanwhile, Hodges Mill forced a deciding game in their series with O'Briens by beating them 8-3 in Clinton last Thursday. Dan Col- quhoun led the Mill with three goals while Neil Col- quhoun and Paul Priestap each scored twice. O'Briens took the series opener 5-4. °r ralast Fling at Winter Wear bargains. Half Price Special Racks of... *Pants *Shirts * Suits *Overcoat * Winter Jackets MAIN • apIII 's /vlen's Var rail 24 beautiful, full-color volumes with thousands of fun projects and hobbies for the entire family The introductory volume will convince you. 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