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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-11-25, Page 17CREEITIOM Clinton MI/HMO ATIM;1111F 111.1T11 STA4DAI1D-11IF OA 1 FIELO D BU LE sews ecorc WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1987 inton catches on with ringette At left, a player from the Clinton girls ringette team breaks away from a team- mate during a practice -scrimmage held at e Clinton Arena on November 20. The e of, ringette is similar to hockey but has so i ' e djf erences. The youngest girl on the to nine and the oldest girls are 16. Below, the goalie of the Clinton girls ringette team pushes this shot past the ne during a drill which has two players pass the ring and shoot on goal. One of the ringette coaches, Loralee Fernandes, says that on of the hardest things the girls have to lea is getting the rules of the game straight. (Paul Rudan photos) Young ladies are welcome to come out and try the town's newest sport CLINTON - Slowly but surely the game '1 of ringette is catching on in this town. While the teams got their start a bit too late to be involved in a league this year, 29 young ladies have been out practicing 11 twice a week to learn the rules of the game, and exactly how it is played. And according to one of the coaches, Loralee Fernandes, there are a lot of rules J for the girls to learn in this game that is played almost like hockey, with a sawed off hockey stick and a ring. To begin with, the different players on the teams, decked out in almost full hockey equipment, have different colored sticks, and are allowed to play on only cer- tain parts of the ice surface. The white sticked centres are the only players who are allowed to travel on the whole playing rink. Forwards, with blue rsticks, can travel from the top of the red circle in their own end, to the opposition's end. On the defence, the players with the red sticks can play from their own net, to the top of the red circle in their own ends. Once the local ringette players learn ex- actly where they can travel, there are ;1 other rules they will have to keep in mind. There is no body contact at all, and a WI players' stick has to stay on the ice at all The game also varies from hockey in a times. Coach Fernandes pointed out that even if a stick is raised in celebration after a goal, it will result in a trip to the penalty box. that players must pass the ring across the blue line, rather than carrying it across. The ring must be touched by another player before the passing player can again take control. One other strange twist lies in the fact that after a team has moved the ring across both blue lines, an opposing player has to touch it before they can again take control. After hearing of all the rules, one can understand when Miss Fernandes says, "It's so hard getting the girls straight on the rules. It takes awhile." Currently, the local teams are practic- ing twice a week. Warm ups, then drills are used to begin the hour long practices, and they are followed by a game to keep in- terest up. Scrimmages fill out the remain- ing 20 minutes or so. Any young ladies, from the ages of nine to 17 years old are welcome to come out to the practices on Mondays and Fridays from 4 to 5 p.m. Those joining must be willing to provide their own equipment, and pay a $50 registration fee. Currently, four teams practice together on the ice. In the Petite group are girls 11 and under, and in Tween are those 13 and under. For the older girls there are the Junior Belles for girls 15 and under, and the 17 and under Belles. Organizers of the sport are hoping the teams will be able to play four to six ex- hibition games over the year. Dusters clean up in Wednesday night mixed bowling Wednesday Night Mixed Gutter Dusters 41 Ball Jams 37 Hits and Misses 36 Holy Rollers 33 Foul Ups 32 Lucky Strikes 28 Corner Pins 26 Aces 19 On November 18 Flo Cartwright had both the high single and the high triple for the ladies with scores of 261 and 613 respec- tively, while Dorothy Airdrie had the high average of 194. Thursday Night Mixed Cormiers Crushers 47 Just For Fun 43 Grammas and Grampas 41 Whiners 37 Best In Town 36 Wagon Masters 34 The Apple Gang 24 Beginners Luck 18 Shirley Chalmers had the high single for the ladies on November 12 with 251, while Nancy Atkinson had the high triple at 783, Colt 35's lose in The Clinton Colt 35's were not as for- tunate this year as they were last year when they participated in the Great Lakes Tournament in London. Last year, the Colts were division cham- pions at the Canadian Old Timer Hockey Association sanctioned tournament. However, this year they were defeated 6-1 by the London Old Rascals in the consola- tion final. The Rascals were a younger, well coach - as well as the high average of 202. For the men, Dave Saundercock had the high single with 330, and Doug Buchanan had both the high triple and the high average with scores of 682 and 225 respectively. Londesboro Ladies 53 40 37 36 33 32 The Blue Jays The Loonies The Hummingbirds The Dodos The Orioles The Cuckoo -Birds Colleen Maloney had the high single for the ladies on November 17 with 251, while Dorothy Airdrie had the high triple at 595 and Helen Hutchings had the high average of 201. In the runner-up positions Helen Hutchings had the high average with 245, Janet Taylor had the high triple at 587 and Dorothy Airdrie had the high average of 193. The most improved bowler was Dorie Blake with plus 17, and the runner-ups were Dorothy Salverda and .Joan Caldwell with plus 11. Bowling games over 200 were: Dorothy Airdrie, 235; Helen Hutchings, 245; .Janet Taylor, 225; Dorie Blake, 217; Colleen Maloney, 251; Marj McNall, 212; Thelma Ellerby, 201; Dorothy Carter, 209. Tuckersmith Mixed .Jenny's Jewels Rose's Rubies Marion's Diamonds Freda's Pearls Ann's Amethyst Stiens Sapphires Ann de Weerd had the high single and the high triple for the ladies on November 16 with scores of 232 and 642 respectively, while Stien de Weerd had the high average of 188. Angus Hummel was the top bowler for the men with the high single of 254, the high triple at 637 and the high average of 207. Those bowlers who rolled games over 200 included: Ann de Weerd, 232, 207, 203; JoAnn de Weerd, 226; Marion Snieder, 219; Rose Hummel, 207, 204; Jenny Kaastra, 221; Angus Hummel, 254, 203; Jack Snieder, 232; Shirley Reinink, 220; Clarence Roorda, 207, 204; Rienk Feddes, 56 52 51 49.5 47.5 44 228. London Great Lakes tournament ed team whose pin -point passing kept the Colts off balance throughout. Doug Ludwig was the only Colt to score. On November 20 at Silverwoods Arena neither the Colts nor Chesley achieved full strength until the second period as players continually drifted in from the snow storm. Chesley prevailed for a 5-2 win in a game marked by Colt frustration around the op- position's net. Dave Pugh and Gord Glen were the Colt scorers, Later that evening at Medway Arena, in a penalty -filled contest, the Colts knocked off the Niagara Maple Leafs by a score of 4-2 with Doug Ludwig notching a pair and singles going to Terry Miller and Ken Clynick. On November 22 at Medway the Colts surprised the Ripley No Stars by pushing them to the limit in a 5-4 Ripley victory. Dave Pugh opened the scoring and the third goal of Phil White's hat trick left the Tuesday Afternoon Ladies Lexie's Larks Mary's Magpies Roy's Ravens Grace's Geese Nancy's Pink Flamingos Evel_yn's Eagles Ruby's Robins Helen's Old Crows 58 58 56 55 55 54 53 51 On November 17 Dora Warwick had the high single with 277, while Shirley Fowles had the high triple at 719 and Nancy Atkin- son had the high average of 203. The hid- den score prizes donated by Dixie Lee Chicken were won by Ramona Jamieson and Tudy Wilson. Those ladies who rolled games over 200 included: Helen Emmerton, 200; Florence Miller, 202; Sheila Keys, 203, 242; Nancy Roy, 204; Joyce Van Riesen, 204, 230; Lois Gibbings, 207, 211; Helen Faber, 214, 259; Cathy Mustard, 217; Iva Reid, 224; Mert Elliott, 216, 248, 250; Shirley Fowles, 211, 232, 276; Nancy Atkinson, 245, 262; Dora Warwick, 277. consolation final Colts one short of victory. The next morning, again at Medway, there was a thriller against the Kincardine Bull Shooters. The Colts saw a 4-2 lead dissolve early in the final period after Phil White's second hat trick and Ward Hodgins had given the Colts what ap- peared to be enough to win. In overtime Terry Miller took a centering pass from Turn to page 3A a SECOND SECTION DEIVID EMILIE It was quite a weekend for the underdogs. First, let's take a look at the Cana- dian National University Champion- ship, the Vanier Cup, held at Toronto's Varsity Stadium on November 21. The McGill Redmen, who were rated as 14 to 21 point underdogs, squashed the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in what was the most lop- sided victory in Vanier Cup history. They trampled the flightless T -Birds to the tune of 47-11, combining excellent defense with a strong running game, and ball control. Leading the way for the Redmen was All -Canadian running back Michael Soles. The sophomore back rushed for a personal high 203 yards, scored two touchdowns, and earned the Ted Morris Trophy for the game's outstanding player. Heading into the game, the six foot one, 200 pound running back had racked up nine consecutive plus 100 yard games. In only his second year, Soles can easily be called the best back currently in Canadian University football. He combines size with power running, deceptive speed and a rare football in- stinct for following his blockers and fin- ding the holes. In one of his most spectatular gallops of the day, Soles scurried, cut back and elluded the defense for a 48 yard major. Soles, however, was not the only con- tributor to the Redmen offence. Fullback Gerry Ifill rushed for 63 yards, scoring two touchdowns on the ground, and caught one pass for 27 yards which the speedster took in for six points. His three touchdowns set a new Vanier Cup record. Another big factor in the win was the tough McGill defence, who shut down the country's top quarterback, Jordan Gagner. Knowing of Gagner's reputation, the McGill coaches utilized six defensive backs to shut down the T -Birds' passing attack. One back to stand out among this crowd was corner back Floyd Salazar, who was named defensive player of the game. We were pleased to see Floyd take this honor as he is a former Mississauga Football League team- mate, who played on our 1977 cham- pionship team. Floyd is still making the hard hitting, head down tackles we were all taught. Arg000000s While we're talking about underdogs, we can't ignore the Toronto Argonauts. The Boatmen seem to be getting bet- ter and better each week, and are hopefully peaking for next week's Grey Cup. On Sunday, the Argos were able to break a seven year drought at the Win- nipeg Stadium with a 19-3 win. The Argos haven't won at this stadium since July 16, 1980. However , the Argos are now nine and zero in post -season play versus the Blue Bombers. The defence paved the way to the Argo victory, and earned them the right to compete in next Sunday's Grey Cup (against Edmonton) . The Argo win was not a win only for the Toronto fans, but for the Canadian Football League. If Winnipeg had managed a win, the television viewing audience would likely have been split in half. Instead, a real East-West battle will now take place. The Argo defense was able to keep the explosive Winnipeg offensive unit in check. The defensive squad sacked Bomber pivot Tom Clements four times, and recorded three interceptions. Although no single player on the defense grabbed the limelight, all played together as a cohesive unit to establish themselves as the best gridiron defenders in the Canadian Football League. Switching to offence, Gilbert Renfroe has secured his position as the starting quarterback. Renfroe completed 18 of 35 passes for 246 yards. He also rushed for one of the Argo touchdowns. His on- ly black mark was one interception ear- ly in the game. Renfroe may not be one of the CFL's flashiest quarterbacks, but he has a habit of getting the job done in tight situations. The Argo offensive star of the day, though, was slot back Darrell Smith. Smith caught the ball six times for 128 y ards. Argo rookie Gil (The Thrill) Fenerty can also take credit for the Argo's of- fensive success. The Louisiana native rushed 13 times for 65 yards. In other CFL action on November 22 the Edmonton Eskimos speared the British Columbia Lions 31-7 to win the Western final. (It certainly was a bad weekend for B.C. football teams). Paul Rudan (who is co -writing this column this week) predicts the Argos Turn to page 3A