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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-09-17, Page 13Page 12—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1986 Sports Players from Seaforth and Clinton move in to see who has the ball during junior girls' s. basketball play at Central Huron Secondary School (CHSS) on September ll. The CHSS Redmen defeated Seaforth by a score of 32-17. (David Emslie photo) CHSS basketball team wins CLINTON - On September, 11 the Central the scoring, proving that the team has a well Huron Secondary School (CHSS) junior girls balanced offensive output. basketball team played their first game of the season, winning an exhibition game against Seaforth by a score of 32-17. Susan Govenlock was the top scorer for CHSS with 10 points, and Anne Tyndall had six points. Six other CHSS players also contributed to The team played man to man defense throughout the game and kept the girls from Seaforth well in check. This week the juniors host Goderich on September 17, and on Friday they travel to Parkhill for two exhibition games. Recreation committee studies solar grants for Clinton public pool Mustang . report There is one thing that has always amaz- ed me about the sports world, and that is how many major sports can be running at the same time. Just looking at Clinton alone there is evidence of this. The baseball season is coming to an end, but is still carrying on; the football season gets underway this week, basketball exhibition games have started and already hockey has started at the Clinton Arena. Granted, they are only Hockey tryouts and hockey school that arid being carried out, but it is hockey nevertheless. For once, though, I find this overlapping of sports to be to my advantage. Thera is no way I will be short of sports pictures, and if I play my cards right, I should never be short of copy. Another reason I like this overlapping is because I get a chance to cover a few sports I understand, football and pasket- ball. I have a feeling I'm going to enjoy the Mustangs' 4understand the work gs of Json as lunior that hockey a bit better. To gather my information on the Mustangs I approached their manager, Bryan Marriage, at the first night of train- ing camp on September 15. He was very helpful, and I have reason to believe it could `be an interesting spor- ting winter in Clinton this year. Mr. Marriage is expecting to have about 30 players out for the tryouts that will be running for the next two weeks from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Among these 30 hopefpls, there are an estimated 10 returning players. Also retur- ning this year is coach Dan Colquhoun. Two imports will also be part of the team this year, and they will probably hail from London. Although Mr. Marriage feels it is too ear- ly to tell whether there are any good pro- spects on the team this year he did state, "We've got some pretty good young pro- spects here from Zurich." DEiVID EMSLIE By David Emslie this time. CLINTON - At their meeting on "It's a good decision to wait and see how September 11 the Clinton Recreation Com- the budget goes," Mr. Campbell said. "We mittee received an update on possible will still have ONIP next year, it's a three grants for solar heating the Clinton Public year program ending in 1987." Pool. Presently, Mr. Campbell will be speaking Originally, the committee was going to with the company, Crystaplex Plastics approach the federal government for an' Limited, to see whether they can set up a overall 50 per cent grant from the total cost , contract now to put in the flooring next year. of the work, but they have now discovered a Because Clinton Council made the deci- different grant which will save them more sion that they want to know of any capital money. projects for 1987 by the end of November, "The difference with it is it will give us 50 Steve Gibbings presented to the rest of the per cent from the , provincial government, committee a few of the projects that must be but it will add on a 75 per cent grant for done next year. engineering fees," Recreation Director These projects include the painting of the Steve Campbell explained. "It will end upthe replacing 'of the fountain ; of the ;mating us' fess: It is basically one of these i, . pool, p g Clinton Community 'Park, and purchasing new, playground equipment. "It's broken, it's not very sanitary, the whole thing is just unsafe," Mr. Campbell said of the old fountain. He added that just purchasing the fountain, without installa- tion, will cost $750. Mr. Gibbings noted that they do not want to replace all of the playground equipment at once, but perhaps one or two pieces a year. "We're going to try to put children's sw- ings in Hawkin's Park," Mr. Campbell said. A letter of resignation was received from Linda Reid as she will no longer be able to act on the committee because she is taking night school courses on the evenings of the meetings. The committee voted to give her a one year leave of absence, rather than let- ting her quit outright. guaranteed grants. Another expenditure discussed by the committee that will be affected by a grant was the new flooring for the main lobby area of the arena. The total cost of this cut proof flooring will be approximately $11,000 with 50 per cent of the cost coming from an Ontario Neighborhood Improvement Program (ONIP) grant. The committe has decided they may wait until next year to finish the flooring for two separate reasons, the first being that the company responsible for selling the flooring and installing it can not at this time match the flooring already laid down in the change rooms. The second reason for the waiting is because the recreation committee is not sure exactly wheretheir budget stands at Another player he is interested in is the goaltender from H.B. Beal Secondary School in London, Derek Gilders. Gilders' team went to the championships last year, and they won the city league and a tourna- ment in Toronto. The boundaries for player gathering for the Clinton team are within Huron, Perth and Middlesex Counties. The age range is from 16 to 20 years old, but Mr. Marriage said, "If they are good enough and younger, there's no problem." Mr. Marriage explained that "D" teams are able to take two imports, while "C" teams can take four, and "B" eight. "Most of these guys are local Huron County boys, in "B" teams they pull tons (of players) out of the north," he said. Final cuts for the players will likely follow an exhibition game on September 26, but the players will have a chance to . show their stuff prior to this, being on the ice almost every night before the game. This year the Mustangs, who are in the north division,, will be playing four other , northern teams and five teams from the south. . From the north they will be playing Seaforth, Exeter, Mitchell and Brussels, w7iile their southernopponents will be Mount Bridges, Belmont, Thamesford, Lucan and Thedford. Finishing third in the league last year, Mr. Marriage said their toughest op- ponents were Seaforth. He added, however, that it is a very competitive Vague. "We must have lost 10 games by one goal W0 1net three in Tavictnrk by nne goal in the last minute." He did not want to hazard a guess as to where the team may end up in the stan- dings this year, but noted they were just hoping to make the playoffs. The playoffs will be run differently this year from last year's round robin schedule. "Last year in the round robin we got put out," Mr. Marriage said. "There were five teams in last year, but only two made it; Seaforth and Grand Valley." This year, the top four teams from the north and the top four from the south will make the playoffs. , Once the tryouts are over, and the regular season starts for the team, their schedule will not be quite as hectic, but not by much. They will practice only once a week, on Tuesdays for two hours, but they will be playing at least two games a week. "On some weekends we've got three games, we'll play Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Mr. Marriage pointed out. The Mustangs' 42 game 1986-1987 schedule will be run on these sports pages just prior to their home opener against last year's tough opponents, Seaforth, on Oc- tober 3. Forty-two games seems like an awful lot to me, but I only played around a half season of hockey at the ripe old age of eight before I decided football was more to my liking. But, with 42 games, even if I can only at- tend a third of them, I shouid (almost) ful- ly understand Junior "D" hockey. The final races of the season were held on September 14 at the Clin- ton Raceway. For the final event a battle of the sexes was the theme of the day. (David Emslie photo) �.. , l� v.. . ,l � :�: f'Clinton �. Raceway Battle of the"sekes at By Shelley McPhee-Haist CLINTON — The battle of the sexes was featured at the race track on September 14 when women and men met at the starting gate in the driver's seat. The final race date of the season at the Clinton track finished with top notch action as women drivers Karen Fekete, Cindy Horner, Laurie McNeight and Tammy Watt took their male counterparts, Ross Battin, Steve Bossence, Dennis Morrissey and Don Windsor. A crowd of more than 800 was on hand to take in the action and the 11 race card program. Steve Bossence topped the official score card in the contest, bringing the most points Atttst 01-g IAN frw Gou loo 04 PpM''N .oSON iii AG�S+ekv"' - Dixie CONTEST CLOSES SEPTEMBER 21, 1986 33 Victoria g7peat �y��/y'e�ossdod'dirbeoaooaeoiee`i'eY•N'b.i' for his driving skills. Ross Battin was se- cond and Karen Fekete took third spot. Bossence brought in three first place win- ners to take the top score for the day. He was behind the reins of Big Joe Byrd to take the second race on the card in a time of 2:07. The winning pacer is owned by Ronald Brintnell of Exeter. Cindy Horner was in the second spot,driv- ing Mayflair Flo for Ross Cottle of Woodham and third went to driver Karen' hi" ekete and Grayfriars Faye, owned by Dale Kennedy of Seaforth. Bossence was on top again in the fourth with David Star, for Brenda Schneider of Arthur, bringing the five-year old horse to a 2:06.3 victory. GODERICH RECREATION HOCKEY LEAGUE REGISTRATION i NAME Player Draft Application Form ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER ELIGIBILITY Must be 19 years of age as of October 30, 1986. Cannot be signed to an O.H.A., W.O.A.A. or any other similar Intermediate, Junior or Minor Hockey League Team. Please submit this form to the Goderich Recreation Office no later than September 29, 1986. Please state hockey experience, if any. Must have signature. Send to Goderich Recreation Dept. 166 Mcponald St., Goderich, Ontario NTA 3 N5 Laurie McNeight was behind in second, driving Lady Scarlet for Kevin Williams of Goderich and Don Williams of Forest. Tam- my Watt came in third with Garmore Enuff, owned by Tom McLean of Goderich. Basic Speed raced a 2:06.3 victory in the fifth with Bossence in the cart. It was a first time win,for the three year old colt, owned by John Heamaii of Ailsa Craig. Karen Fekete was close behind with Fulla Kisses, owned.byWalter Luzak of London. Third place went to Willvan Darcy, driven by Don Windsor for Willy Vanneste of Lucan. Ross Battin was the second best driver of the day, bringing two winners across the wire. He stopped the clock at 2:08.2 in the se- cond with Big Shot Charlie for owner Arthur Jones of Denfield. Dennis Morrissey brought in the second place finisher, Lindas Can Am for Alfred Grummett of Stratford. Gee Horton owned by Larry McClure of Seaforth, was third with Don Windsor` at the reins. Battin found a winner in Dead End Street in the seventh race with a time of 2:07 for the five year old mare, owned by Robert Taylor of Granton and Larry Street of St. Marys. Karen Fekete tallied up more points folk her second place finish with Polly Rum, fo Luella Dally of Harriston. Cindy Horner was -across the wire next with Cedar Spring Lady, owned by Ted Oenema of Otterville. In total -Fekete brought in two second place finishers, a third and a winning racer to earn enough points for third spot in the drivers' challenger. Her winner came in the first race for the day, with G G Columbo and a 2:05 victory Turn to page 13 • MITCHELL GOLF CLUB CLEAR OUT SALE (Red Tag Specials) ON MOST GOLF CLUBS, BAGS, CARTS, ETONIC SHOES & ALL OTHER GOLF STOCK! IN STOCK CLUBS (Men's & Ladies') *POWER BILT CITATION *TNT - Topch II, Hornet & Custom *PGA VARDON CUP * SPALDING EXECUTIVE *NORTHWESTERN Good Stock Used Clubs 11 & 7 Piece Sets. * WILL TAKE TRADE IN CLUBS * • DON'T MISS OUR BEST DEALS • COME IN AND BROWSE MITCHELL GOLF CLUB BILL oUCKLOW. 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