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Clinton News-Record, 1987-09-02, Page 14Page 14--CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1987 Co-ed three pitch action was fast paced in Clinton over the weekend when teams joined together for a fun tournament. Taking the A championship was Jane Ladd's team, defeating Fleming Feed Mill. The B title went to Sin City Sliders who defeated Taylors. Twelve teams competed in the recreation department's tourney. Here, Dave Renner of the Clinton Optimist team leaps for first base. (Shelley McPhee Haist photo) Val Miller wins $ 1,000 jackpot at Monster Bingo CLINTON - Val Miller pocketed $1,000 when she won the top jackpot prize at Monday night's Monster Bingo. Marjorie Hartleib of Belgrave had the early bird win of $124.50 and Joanne Telford «•on $112.50 in the second special game of the night. Other special game winners included ,lean Reid of Varna, Linda Reinhart of Clin- ton , .Janet Henderson of Wingham and Mrs. Rean of Goerich. Barb Hoy of Brucefield held a full card win. In another special rounds the winners were Joe ('ronin of Dublin and Ina Scoins of Seaforth, while Helen Watson of Goderich and 1,. MacDonald of Whistler, B.C. held the 1u11 carni. In regular games, winners in the first match were Marg Carter of Clinton and Jo}ce Marshall of Goderich. Hazel Mc- 1'onrgle of Seaforth, Helen Watson of Goderich, Ron Bauerbank of Exeter, .Jan Hutton of Goderich and Diana Milley of r o'Ier•ich took home winnings in another 'round. Marg Freeman and Jim Watson, both of Clinton pocketed cash in the third as did Bet- ty Kittar of Dublin, Velma Donnelly, Jean Sudyk and Cecile McNeil, all of Goderich in the fourth match. Also on the winning side of the bingo cards were Marie Millian and Sylvia Hackett of Goderich and Betty Switzer of Clinton. Vicki Colquhoun of Clinton and Janet Daer of Goderich split the prize money in another game. Susan Proctor, Candace Elliott and Agnes Carbett of Clinton along with Russell Brown of Exeter and Grace Murray of Seaforth won a match, as did Joan Merner of Bayfield, Dorothy O'Connell of Clinton, Dora Lynn of Blake and Shirley Foxton of Wingham. Betty Lee of Wingham, and Wendy Marsden of Sarnia split cash winn- ings in the ninth game while Mary Jeffrey and Wendy Canton of Goderich and Grace Murray of Seaforth won in another game. Sharon Baltzer and William Ryan of Goderich and Candace Elliott of Clinton also won in the last game of the evening. SUNDAY AFTERNOON (September 6) 1:30 p.m. Ontario SirStakes The Ontario Sires Stokes two-yeor-old pacing colts race at Clinton. There is always plenty of action when these colts come to town. Clinton Raceway is located at Beech and Mill Streets in Clinton EVERYONE WELCOME! Phone (519) 482 7729 for further information AT ALSO ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 6 i o's fam(y Track CLINTON MINOR HOCKEY BARBECUE Right After the Ontario Sire Stakes races! Advance Tickets S6 each, includes Free Admission to the Races ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: 9 Clinton Liquor Store and the Clinton Arena Swimming and baseball This column is going to have to be a mix- ed one, both apologetic and congratulatory. I'd rather start with the aplogetic part, so we can get to the good stuff. You see, the reason I have to apologize is because an event which took place on August 8, and should have been on these pages, isn't making it on to the sports pages until early September. This event was a win for the Clinton swim team at the Inter -County Swimming Association Swim Team championships. The Clinton team has something to be proud of as this is the fifth championship in a row for the local swimmers. They competed against five other teams for this title: Goderich, Kirkton, Huron Park, St. Marys, Exeter, Wingham, Lucknow, Brussels, Seaforth, Vanastra. According to coaches Geoff Lyon and Joanne Duddy, the competition was a tough one. Over the year Clinton appeared in three meets, winning one. Goderich won the other two. "It was tense. We went into it thinking possibly we were going to lose. Up to the last two events it was anybody's meet. It was between three teams, Clinton, Goderich or Kirkton, Huron Park, St. Marys," Geoff explained. However, when the final points were totalled, Clinton was on top with 324 points, while Goderich had 293 and Kirton, Huron Park, St. Marys had 278. The swimmers participated in a number of different events, 62 to be exact. Included in these events were medley relays, in- dividual medleys, freestyle races, back crawl races, breast stroke races, and but- terfly races. Different age groups swam in the dif- ferent events. With the boys' and girls' categories separated, the age groups were separated by eight and under, nine and 10 year olds, 11 and 12 year olds, 13 and 14 years olds, and 15 and up. Geoff coached the senior swimmers, in the 11 and up age group, while Joanne was the junior coach. Although the team wasn't as large this year as in past years it didn't effect the outcome of the championships. There were approximately 25 seniors and 15 juniors on the team. One reason for the teams success in past years was due to the number of swimmers, Geoff explained. "We had, before, a lot of kids. We had up to 60 people at one time. That was a big reason. This year we had very few swim- mers compared to other years, but they were a level above. They trained harder this year than ever before," he said. This training centred on working on strokes and skills, endurance, and muscular strength. The team met twice a week for an hour's training session. Prac- tices began" at the end of June. While the season has drawn to a close, it has been a successful year for Clinton's team. Once again, congratulations to our local swimmers. Football By the time you read this, I hope to be doing something thoroughly lazy while on my vacation. By the time I get back, though, I should be ready to go. High school football season will almost be here by that time, and that's my favorite sporting season of all. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that Central Huron Secondary School has enough interest again this year to keep their junior team going. Winning ticket pays $1,037 at Clinton CLINTON - The 5-2-1 combination was the winning ticket of the day at the Clinton Raceway on August 29. The triactor pay off in the seventh tallied in at $1,037 when Magic Cinderella, Shyloh Heidi and Willas Roger crossed the wire in the top three spots. A faN Dred selection in the race, Magic Cinderella finished in 2:09 for driver Greg Darnell and owner Larry Keleher of Cam- bridge. The win for the eight year old mare marked her first top placing in the last six starts and puts her back on the winning side of the race charts after a slow year. In eight starts this season she has only finish- ed with one second place finish. In 1986, in 26 starts, Cinderella finished with four firsts, nine second place wins and five third place runs. At the Clinton track on Sunday after- noon, Cinderella was followed to the wire by Shyloh Heidi for second spot. It was Heidi's best finish of the 1987 season. Own- ed and driven by Ed MacDonald of Teeswater, the four year old mare has • recorded sit starts t"season. The top paying Ariactor saw Willas Roger in the third spot. The favored pacer in the race is owned by Janet Bennewies of Dashwood and was driven by Glen Woodburn. The triactor in the eighth race paid $469.30 and the exactor paid $253.10 when Ripping Brave, Racy Janet and Governors Dream crossed the wire in the one -two - three position. Ripping Brave, owned by George Foster of Cambridge, driven by Greg Darnell rac- ed in 2:06 for a first time win of the season. Racy Janet has recorded three wins, five seconds and three thirds this season and winnings of $3,662 for owners Dolores Thompson and Donald Wise of Harley, Waterford. Kevin Roberts was behind the reins of the five year old mare. In a repeat performance of August 16 at the Clinton track, Governors Dream finished again in the third spot for driver Colonel Schneider Jr. and owner Barbara Schneider of Arthur. In the last six starts, the five year old pacer has brought home two wins, a show and place finish at Clin- ton, Elmira and Orangeville tracks. The mile in 2:04 flat was the fastest time of the day at Clinton in the 10th race when 'Billy Bumper crossed the wire with Wayne Preszcator in the driver's seat. The four year old pacer, owned by Douglas 'Weldon of Arva also took a win in Clinton on August 16 in 2:03. Blood Orange followed Billy in second and J DS Dixie was third for owners Ed and John Watson of Blyth in the August 29 race. A new racer on the circuit, McCully, owned by Margaret Neal of Stratford won in 2:08 in the first race. Driver John Newell also brought the three year old colt in for a win at the Elmira track. McCully now records two wins in two starts. Reno Casino was second in the first race for Clarence Bellemore of Windsor and driver Fred Maguire, while Rosalyn Herbert took third for owners Terry Wade, Gerald Crossan and Dennis Morrissey. The three favored pacers, Rae Bell Ideal, G L Cameron and Van Lee Wave finished as forecast in the second race. Rae Bell crossed the wire in 2:04.3 for driver Robert Windsor. The finish will be added to Rae's six wins, six shows and six place finishes in 31 starts this season. Carol Oberle of Chesley has had a good seson at Clinton with G L Cameron, with two wins and one third in the last three race meets, and a second place finish in the most recent meet. Van Lee Wave, owned by James Glover of Exeter also adds another top three finish to a year that has included a win and a trio of second place finishes. Bye%Bye Moon was first in the third for owners Frank Bannon and Gerry Chad- wick of Stratford. Robert Windsor was behind the reins as Bye Bye finished in 2:06.2 in the one mile pace. The Clinton finish marked the first win of the seson for the four year old mare. Owner -driver Donald Windsor brought his nine year old gelding Southern Romeo across the finish line in second place, while Prima Image was third for owner John Tweddle of Ailsa Craig. Shriner beat the field of trotters in the fourth race in 2:05 for owners Wallace Ross and Colonel Schneider Jr. Shriner has raced nine times this season to bring in two wins, two seconds and a third for winn- ings of $1,521. Ken Dee Willow was secor d in the one mile race for driver -owner Leon Rocheleau of London and Glare was close behind for a show finish. A dead heat third place finish highlighted the fifth race when Cara I,omans and Apopka Byrd crossed the wire neck to neck. Daylon Harmony took the win for Donald Carter of Mitchell in the 2:08.1 pace and Lucky Ross, owned by Susan White of Goderich was second. Roger Knight, seven year old gelding, recorded another win for 1987 for owner Fred Windsor of Lucan. Roger brought in his seventh top finish this season the sixth race in 2:04.1. Frosty Ringoes was second and Macho Star crossed the wire in the place and show finishes. The Sunday race day at Clinton recorded a handle of $49,420 and attendance figures of 806. Porch Climbers defeat Rattz in overtime CLINTON - On August 22, the Clinton Men's Ball Hockey League's playoff tourna- ment took place with the Porch Climbers winning in overtime. l'he Rattz advanced to the finals by favor of the Porch Climbers, with Paul defeating the Buccaneers and the Porch Nurse scoring in overtime. Climbers reached the finals by downing the Bums in overtime. The score of the final game was 2-1 in The eight team tournament concluded the season for the ball hockey players. Snowmobile drag race at Hully Gully VARNA - The 1988 season opener for the Mid -Western Snowmobile Drag Racing Association was held this past Sunday at Hully Gully. The snow didn't show but an excellent tur- nout of racers from Quebec to Michigan did. Local riders fared well against the stiff competition. Pete Laing of Exeter, riding his Yamaha SS440 did well in his classes and was also the winner of the amateur water skimming con- test. Brian Barnham of Clinton finished se- cond in the A -B Crate Stock class on his Yamaha 570 Exciter. The top stock driver of the day was Ian Benard of Troy and the top mod driver was Al Schmidt of Gadshill. The next Grass Drag will be held at Hully Gully on Sunday, October 4th, with all classes running. Special attraction will be the Pro Water Skimming Contest - you'll have to see it to believe it! ! THURSDAY NIGWT�� Monday euchre results MIXED BOWLING starts Sept. 3 at Clinton Crown Lanes ONE WEEK ONLY OF AVERAGES NEW BOWLERS WELCOME Clinton Junior "n" Mustangs EXECUTIVE MEETING at the Clinton Community Centre THURSDAY SEPT. 3 AT 7:30 PM Anyone interested in Junior Hockey. PLEASE ATTENDI Your presence will be more than welcome. iVISMINMENCOMMISPOICOMATIEMMOMMISSIZIMpirwaffilffiff fag. i CLINTON - Monday afternoon euchre at the town hall on August 31 saw Olive Neil and John Livermore walk away as high win- ners. The low winners for the afternoon Dorothy Wilson and Ena Shipp. For the most lone hands, Mabel McAdam and Vi Howes were the winners. ATTENTION CLINTON JR. D. MUSTANGS INVITATION Training Camp begins Sept. 14 to Sept. 25 Mond,. y to Friday at the Clinton Arena. ALL INTERESTED PROSPECTS PLEASE ATTEND Clinton FIGURE SKATING CLUB 11115.1.1, REGISTRATION Friday, September 11 FROM 7 - 8:30 P.M. Saturday, September 12 FROM 10 AM - 12 NOON at Clinton Community Centre