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By Rod Hilts
Sports Editor
Last week, there were no real surprises in the
Canadian Football League. As predicted by most
followers of the CFL, the Toronto Argonauts tamed the
Calgary Stampeders 45-30. In other contests the
Edmonton Eskirnos hung on to defeat Hamilton 35-32,
Ottawa beat the Brockless Blue Bombers 26-25 and
Saskatchewan downed Montreal 21-14.
This week Rod's Report on Sports will go on record
with the following CFL predictions.
B.C. Lions at Toronto Argos
This match -up could be an early season preview of
the 1983 Grey Cup game. Toronto demonstrated, at the
expense of the Stamps, that the run -and -shoot offense
is an awesome weapon. The Lions' offense isn't to be
sneezed at either. Dewalt and Paopao will be the key to
success
Argos by three
Winnipeg at Edmonton
The return of Dieter Brock to the Blue Bomber of-
fense will definitely boost the team. The Eskies on the
other hand will be stronger than ever on home turf. The
Eskies will win easily.
Edmonton by 10
Ottawa at Montreal
These two clubs will eventually be fighting it out for
the final playoff position in the Eastern Division. The
Rough Riders should win it by virtue of better quar-
terbacking. J.C. Watts is a speedy QB that will give the
Concordes defense reason to worry.
Ottawa by seven
Hamilton at Saskatchewan
This should be a good match -up as both teams have
multi -talented lineups. Despite the fact some fans are
calling Hamilton "pussy cats" they should give
Saskatchewan a run for their money.
Ticats by five
Hully Gully results
July 9 and 10 saw one
Canada's premier mot
cycle racing events come t
Hully Gully, near Varna
Ontario. The Labatt's Senio
National Motocros
Championships brough
together over 200 cham
pionship-level riders from
B.C. to the Maritimes here t
Midwestern Ontario. In tw
days, Saturday and Sunday
thousands of people co
verged on the race track to
watch the top senior and
veteran riders from -all over
Canada compete for over
7500 dollars in prizes and the
honor of the National
Championship. -
However, it wasn't just the
competitors who came from
across the country, but the
spectators as well. Bill
Oakes travelled in from
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
and Craig Treasure of
Vancouver represented the
two extremes of distance
among the spectators. The
Senior National Motocross
Championships were also
more than that. On Saturday
night, organizers arranged a
bicycle motocross
demonstration, bed races
and a dance with a live band.
On Sunday, M.P.P. Jack
Riddell, M.P. Murray
Cardiff, Stanley Township
Council, the sponsors and
other dignitaries, along with
the reigning Miss London,
Cindy Willen, officially
opened the finals of the
races. Ten riders, each
representing a different
province. rode a parade lap,
carrying the flags of their
home province. They were
led by two racers from Hully
Gully's House League
program, Jimmy Dickins
and Steve Bulyovski.
Immediately after the
opening ceremonies, racing
began and continued all day
as three Senior Classes and a
Veteran Class ran to
determine who'd become
1983's Canadian National
Champion. Besides Canada's
best Senior and Veteran
level motocross, the crowds
were treated to a visit by
Labatt's famous Blue
Balloon, and the event was
taped for CTV's Wide World
of Sports for airing on July
30th. Ontario riders seemed
to dominate the winners'
circle in all classes except
the Veteran class, which was
a clean sweep for the West.
In the Senior 125 Class, the
Canadian National Cham-
pionship was won by Steven
Luyks of Dorchester. John
Snow of Langley, British
Columbia came in second
with Clinton's Sean Van
Dongen coming in 3rd,
despite a vicious crash in the
-first Moto.
In the Senior 250 class, Tim
Ming of London became
Canadian National Cham-
pion, with Winston Byblow of
Windsor coming in second.
of Randy Kerenyi of Edmonton
o- came in third, however could
o have finished higher, had he
, not shown a bit of sport -
✓ smanship earlier in the day.
s Randy was awarded the
t London Free Press Good
- Sportsman Award for
helping a fellow rider in a
o crash. After Randy and the
o other rider collided, Randy
, picked up the other rider's
n- bike, got him on it, and then,
pushed his bike to start it
before going back to check
on the condition of his own
machine. He then finished
the race. a --
In
In the Senior Open Class,
this year's National
Champion is Ed Mendenhall
of Toronto. Martin De Graaf
of Red Deer Alberta was the
second -place finisher and
Chris Bonneau of Calgary
finished 3rd.
In the Veteran Class, this
year's winner is Zoli Berenyi
Sr. of Edmonton. Bob
Underhill of Surrey, B.C. and
Mel Snow of Langley, B.C.
finished second and third,
respectively.
In the 125 Junior Support
class, Kevin Moore of
Sudbury was first, Darren
Ming of Pickering second
and John Tripp of Oakville
was third.
This year's Senior
National Championships are
the second National event
held at Hully Gully. Last
year, the track was host to
the Canadian Junior
Nationals and next year,
Hully Gully will be in the
running for another
National -Class event.
tit
eat southern
By Rod Hilts
A three -run eighth inning
proved to be the deciding
factor as the Clintein - Colts
squeezed by southern
division leading Arva 5-3 on
July 8.
Del Mitchelmore led the
Clinton offensive forces with
a single, a double and a
triple. John Hart belted two
doubles to help the Clinton
cause.
The Colts got the ball
rolling in the second inning
when Mitchelmore beat out a
grounder to shortstop. Dave
Bartliff followed with a bloop
single to left field. After
Dave Patterson struck out,
Brent Daw slapped an RBI
single to left field driving in
Mitchelmore.
Clinton jumped out to a 2-0
lead in the third inning as
John Hart doubled to the gap
in left field and scored on
Butch Fleet's single.
Arva ilii the scoreboard in
the sixth inning when control
problems hampered pitcher
Don MacDonald. Arva,
catcher Godwin led off the
inning with a single up the
middle. Godwin then evaded
the tag of second baseman
Greg Burns on an attempted
double play ball hit by
Stover. Pitcher MacDonald
iVtst r'n leaders
lts
followed with a wild pitch,
walking Meyers and ad-
vancing Godwin to third.
Godwin then scored when
catcher Fleet's throw to
second, on an attempted
steal by Meyers, went into
centre field. Pitcher John
Bruins then hit a sacrifice fly
to score Meyers to make the
score 3-2 Arva.
The Colts.. took the lead for
good in the eighth inning on
some well executed plays.
John Hart led off the inning
with a stand-up double to left
field. Butch Fleet then
executed a perfect sacrifice
bunt, advancing Hart to
third. Del Mitchelmore
brought both runners home
when he drilled a triple over
the head of the right fielder.
Clinton took the lead when
Dave Bartliff delivered a
sharp single up the middle
scoring Mitchelmore. Casey
Wildgen then walked and
Brent Da w's bunt single
loaded the bases. After Don
MacDonald grounded out,
Cal Fremlin came through
with a base hit to left field
scoring Wildgen.
Wildgen replaced
MacDonald on the mound in
the eighth inning and ran
into a little trouble in the
ninth inning. After walking
the first batter he faced in
n bi ga
the inning, Wildgen
proceeded to strike out the
next batter and got the last
two batters to ground out
preserving Clinton's win.
Wildgen pitched two in-
nings of relief, giving up no
hits and no runs while
striking out one and walking
one. MacDonald allowed
three runs on six hits in
seven innings while striking
out five and walking five.
Kincardine 10 Clinton 9
On July 6, the Colts
travelled to Kincardine,
where one inning resulted in
seven opposition runs.
Clinton opened the scoring
in the first inning on one hit
and two Kincardine errors.
The roof caved in on the
Colts in the fourth inning as
Kincardine capitalized on
three Clinton errors and one
hit batsman.
Kincardine's Armstrong
walked to open the inning
and consecutive singles by
Bell and Pollock loaded the
bases. The next batter
bunted and after catcher
Dave Bartliff fielded the
ball, he attempted to tag
Armstrong, not realizing he
had his foot on the corner of
the plate for the force out.
The umpire initially called
e, y
Armstrong out but a collision
jarred the ball out of Bar-
tliff's glove and the runner
was ruled safe.
The umpire's ruling
prompted a verbal blast
from Clinton Coach Brian
Kennedy, who was ejected
from the game following his
comments.
Following the con-
troversial play, five Kin-
cardine runs scored, leaving
the Colts in a dazed state.
Kincardine added one
more in the sixth giving
them a commanding 8-1
lead.
The Colts got two back in
the sixth on walks to Bartliff
and Mitchelmore and a
double by Don MacDonald.
Clinton grabbed the lead in
the seventh inning as they
scored six runs on three hits
and five walks, chasing three
Kincardine pitchers from the
mound.
The Colts couldn't hold the
lead and Kincardine scored
in the bottom of the seventh
and eighth innings to win the
game.
Dave Patterson pitched a
complete game for Clinton
allowing five earned runs on
nine hits and three bases on
balls, while striking out four
batters.
Don MacDonald led the
cin
Colts with two hits and three
RBI's.
Exeter Srs. 5 Clinton 4
On July 10, the Colts
dropped a hdrd fought
contest to the Exeter
Seniors. As has been a
problem in past games, the
Colts couldn't score runs.
They stranded 11 runners,
seven of '•which were in
scoring position.
Clinton jumped into a 2-0
lead on singles by
MacDonald, Fremlin and a
sacrifice bunt by Mit-
chelmore.
Pitcher Dave Patterson
retired nine of the first 10
batters he faced before two
doubles, a single and one
Clinton error allowed Exeter
to take a 3-2 lead in the fourth
inning.
The Colts charged hard in
the top of the six, scoring two
runs on a single by Pat-
terson, an error by the
Exeter shortstop and a
double by Fremlin.
In the bottom of the sixth
Exeter took the lead again
when Heywood reached base
after a third strike got away
from catcher Bartliff. Hunt
then walked and both run-
ners advanced on a passed
ball. Guether hit a sacrifice
Hully Gully host to Canada's best riders
By Rod Hilts
They came from Rawdon
Quebec. They came from
Portage La Prairie
Manitoba. Some travelled 50
hours by truck to get there
Last weekend, the Canadian
Senior National Motocross
Championships at Hully Gul-
ly, attracted over 300 of
Canada's best riders.
"We drove day and night
to get here," said Rod
Huseby of Black Falls,
Alberta. "We blew two tires,
a radiator and had problems
with the transmission but we
finally made it."
Twenty -two-year-old
Huseby is a member of
Team Radical and has been
motocross racing for five
years. His partner, Craig
Lewin, 17, of Red Deer,
Alberta, has three years of
racing experience. Prior to
the race, both riders were
confident they'd do well on
the Hully Gully course.
"It's a lot different here,"
said Lewin. "In Alberta the
tracks are softer and flatter.
It looks like I'll have to get a
good start if I want to win
here."
Some riders came to the
National Championships
with the dream of being
number one while others
boasted of being number one
before the races began. Con-
fidence in your riding ability
is essential in motocross rac-
ing.
"I'm going to win it, no
problem," said eighteen -
year -old Martin Degraaf of
Red Deer, Alberta.
When asked what his
strategy to winning the 250
class at the National Cham-
pionships would be, Degraaf
gestured toward his right
hand, which -Was holding an
invisible throttle wide open.
Riders like Gary. Filby of
Winnipeg have learned that
holding the throttle down
isn't necessarily the key to
victory. Last month Filby
suffered some injuries while
racing at Portage La
Prairie. "Flippy" as his
fellow riders call hirte throt-
tled his 250 Honda out of the
starting gate into the front of
Licences available
I,icenee,s foy the 1983 On-
tario deer hunt are now
available at offices of the
Ministry of Natural
Resources, sporting goods
store and other licence
issuers.
All deer hunters - Ontario
residents, non-residents and
farmers - need a licence to
harvest one antlered deer in
the 1983 season. Only Ontario
residents are allowed to hunt
antlerless deer, and only if
their applications are
selected in a computerized,
random draw.
Application forms for the
antlerless deer hunt are at-
tached to the resident's and
farmer's deer licences. To
be eligible for the draw, ap-
plications must be received
by the Wildlife Branch, On-
tario Ministry of Natural
Resources at Queen's Park
in Toronto by 5 p.m., July 29.
This year, the ministry
will not send out information
packages reminding hunters
of the application deadline,
but will issue posters and
public notices to keep
hunters informed
As in previous years,
hunters must indicate on the
application their first and -
if they wish - their second
choice of the Wildlife
Management Units in which
they wish to hunt. To help
choose, each licence issuer
has a map showing the 1983
deer seasons and a chart
showing the tag quotas and
numbers of draw applica-
tions available for each
WMU.
Successful applicants will
be notified by mail.
A second deadline deer
hunters must remember is
August 31 when applications
for the southern Ontario con-
trolled deer hunts must be
received by the ministry
district offices organizing
the hunts. Applications
should be picked up from the
same district offices after
August 1, 1983.
For more information deer
hunters should consult the
Summary of the Hunting
Regulations or contact the
nearest district office of the
Ministry of Natural
Resources.
the pack. His bike then
veered into a fence before
half the other riders ran over
him. After that race, Filby
changed his style.
"I'm a little more cautious
off the start now. I stay in the
middle of the pack and work
my way up," said Filby.
According to Filby, the
key to being a successful
motocross rider is attitude.
He said riders must have the
attitude to go out and win. He
also stressed that training is
important.
"Last year I went to the
Suzuki Motocross School in
San Diego, California. I
learned a lot there. They
taught us about a proper
diet, weight training and jog-
ging to keep our stamina
up," said Filby.
Filby is presently ranked
first in the 250 open class in
Manitoba.
Andy White, 18, of Dollard
des Omeaux, Montreal has
been active in motocross
racing for four years. White
travels to over 26 races a
year and last year was rank-
ed number one in Quebec in
the Junior 250 class. Despite
suffering a broken collar-
bone and two broken ankles
over the past two years, his
confidence in his racing
ability remains high.
"I hope to crack the top
10," White said before the
race. "I want to get a good
start in the race, I hope to be
first out of the gate. When I
get out front, I hope to hold
on and ride it out."
Over the past winter,
White participated in the
13th annual Florida Winter
Series, where he finished
12th overall in the Amateur
250B class.
When he's not racing,
White is a motorcycle
mechanic at Motorsport
Plus in Montreal. He is also
enrolled in a machining
course at Dawson College.
While some riders at this
year's Nationals had four or
five years experience on the
Canadian Motocross circuit
under their belts, others had
minimal experience. For
Mike Montgomery, 16, of
Portage La Prairie,
Manitoba, the Nationals
represented his first ex-
posure to national competi-
tion.
This year Montgomery has
won 19 out of 20 races he has
entered in the Senior 125
class. He felt that other
riders at Hiilly Gully will
have experienced more
tracks than he has, giving
them a definite advantage.
"I hope to make the top 10.
A lot of guys have more ex-
perience than I do. If I get
lucky, I'll be in the top 10,"
said Montgomery, with a
trace of doubt in his voice.
After all the dirt and dust
has settled, it can be said
that the riders involved in
this year's Canadian Na-
tional Motocross Champion-
ships have competed in the
greatest motocross event of
the year.
Arva 5-3
fly to score Heywood to tie
the game and the winning
run carne in on a, wild pitch.
Dave Patterson took the
loss despite pitching a strong
game. Patterson went the
distance allowing two hits
and two walks. Only two of
the five runs were earned.
Five of Exeter's six bash'
runners in the game scored
while off the Colts' 11 run-
ners, only four scored.
Dugout Dust
- On July 9, Clinton was the
site of the 1983 All-Star game
with the Western Counties_
beating the Great Lakes
squad 16-11.
- Don MacDonald, John Hart
and Cal Fremlin represented
the Colts, collecting five out
of the Great Lakes 18 hits
and four RBIs.
- Great Lakes Manager John
Leppington said only 40 fans
showed up to watch the
game.
- Colts' ace pitcher Dan
Colquhoun may be lost for
the season as the result of a
separated shoulder.
('olquhoun's loss will put a
big dent in the team's
starting rotation, as well as
their offence. He was the
team's leading hitter and
best pitcher with a 5-0 record
with an incredible .51 ERA.
Hey
Coach
Cali those
gauss reports
in to u',
(Clinton News -Record
482-9502
Last weekend Hully Gully hosted the Canadian Senior Motocross Championships. Pic-
tured is Kevin Moore of Sudbury, who powered his way to victory in the Junior 125
Support Class. (Rod Hilts photo)
CLINTON RECREATION
COMMITTEE
Calendar for July
Dance Class
EVERY MONDAY, - "FREE"
For kids of all ages - dance and exercise to music.
Meet at High School Gym at 1:30 p.m. Every Monday
beginning July 4th.
Crafts For Kids
EVERY TUESDAY
For ages 6-14 - at the arena - 75' cents.
Tuesday beginning July 5 at 10:30 a.m.
Every
Puppet Club
EVERY WEDNESDAY, - "FREE"
For kids of all ages - making puppets & putting on
plays - Prizes - At Arena. Every Wednesday
beginning July 6 at 10:00 a.m-
Tiny, —
Every Friday -starts DulyTot 8. CostTime °2.00, For 2-5 year
olds. From 9-12 noon and 1-4 p.m. Meet at arena:
Bring bathing suit.
Grand Bend Trip
THURSDAY, JULY 14
Open to all ages. Tour of Lambton Heritage Museum
and afternoon at the beach. Bring money for lunch.
Cost of '6.00 (to cover expenses). Register at Arena
July 6th and July 8th from 1-4 p.m.
Senior Citizens' Trip
to Blyth Summer Festival
THURSDAY, JULY 21
Featuring "Maritime Faces" with Robbie O'Neill &
Ted Johns. Cost of '16.00 includes matinee TICKET and
all -you -can -eat LUNCH. Register at Arena July 13th
from 1-4 p.m.
Science Centre Trip—
THURSDAY, JULY 28
Open ail ages. Bus leaves at 8:00• a.m. from arena,
return at 6:00 p.m. Cost of '12.00 includes bus and
admission. Bring lunch money. Registration - July
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