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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-07-13, Page 14PAGE 14—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1983 od's eport Sports is ��; '�li' i� ;, a Co vs. Argos: should be close 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. 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