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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-12-02, Page 21Godericb... SIGNAL 9TAE 133 EC EA1ICI) GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1981 SECOND sEcrioN Viking basketball season underway at GDCI BY TD The high school basketball season got underway Friday with three exhibition games here between the GDCI boys' teams and teams from Sarnia St. Clair. St. Clair took two of the three games, winning 46-43 over the senior Vikings and 99-39 over the GDCI midgets. Coach Myles Murdock's junior Vikings prevented a clean sweep by defeating St. Clair 34-22. The senior game was exciting all the way. The Vikings led 30-25 at the half and maintained a slim lead into the fourth quarter when St Clair came on to stealthe victory by three points. Ben Melick had a strong game for the Vikings, with 15 points. Ray Aitcheson, a transfer from Stratford Northwestern, gave the Vikings, some good outside shooting and finished with 13 points. Rob Plunkett and Dennis Aubin had six each and Kevin Adamsadded four for Goderich. Coach Phil Bugler's Vikings showed • they have the potential to be strong con- tenders in Huron -Perth this season. Chris Starkey led the junior Vikings with 14 points. Joe Melady added five and Geof Chase had three. Checking in with two points each were Ken Lipner, John Thompson, Andrew Telford, Paul Bren- ner, Daryl Madge and Doug Smith. The junior Vi7tes shot 40 per cent from the foul line and looked good offensively. Rebounding and positional defensive play were weaker aspects of the Vikings' play. The midget Vikings got a lesson in basketball from the quick, well -organized St. Clair team, but despite the thrashing, his team took, coach Lynn Meyers sage ; promise in the play of some of his young recruits, especially Shawn Rahbek, Robin Moore, Pete Conlon and Rob Gibbons. All three Viking teams travel to Owen Sound for exhibition games against Westhill andOSCVI Thursday. Friday and Saturday, the junior and senior Vikings will be taking part in the Stratford Huskies Tournament. The senior Vikings. play their first game against London Beck at 5 p.m. Friday in the Stratford Central gym. r • Keith Hallam, right, of the Goderich Midgets tries to sneak the puck from under the Exeter goalie during Saturdays 5-5 tie. Hallam scored two goals. (Photo by Cath Wooden) Midgets battle back in final minute to tie BY TD The Goderich Midgets battled back in the final minute of the third period here Saturday to salvage a 5-5 tie with Exeter in Shamrock Hockey League action. With his team down 5-4 in the last minute of play, Goderich coach Larry Jeffrey lifted goaltender Randy Gaynor for an extra attacker. The move paid off as David Gallow took a pass from Daryl Madge in front of the Exeter net and beat Exeter goalie Peter Dearing. Phil Wood also had an assist on the tying goal. Over most of the game, the Goderich team looked listless. They fell behind 2-0 after the first period and trailed 4-1 midway through the second period and the game. Keith Hallam got the first Goderich goal, assisted by Jeff Sa reent_ The locals finally caught fire, scoring three straight goals to tie the gamma Gallow, Mark Crawford, and Hallamr"- scored in that order. Mike Tiedeman put Exeter back on top only 14 seconds after Hallum's goal, for- cing the last minute heroics by the Goderich team. The tie gives Goderich a record of three wins one loss and two ties in league play. Sailors lose in Harriston The Goderich Sailors played in Harriston on Sunday in Intermediate C league play, and fell to defeat there by a score of 9-3. It was a clean game, with Goderich taking no penalties and having the man - advantage for a total of eight minutes. Harriston opened the scoring at 4:50 of the first period on a goal by Barry Richardson. At 11:09, Dale Duncan tied it up for the Sailors on a play set up by Larry Gaynor and Steve Medan. Two minutes later, Ha rriston got the go ahead goal. After four ananswered goals in the second period, the Sailors scored at 7:16 of the third to make it 6-2 from Wayne Rau with assists going to Jerry Rozendal and Paul Kelly. The Blues then scored twice before Steve Meriam got the last Savor goal from Duncan and Gaynor. Percy Bedard handled netminding duties for. the Sailors. Their .next home game is this friday night against 7 -afghan; 3?i$ .%taniaji they travel ser Southampton. Juveniles come .back for 4-4 tie The Goderich Signal -Star Juveniles emerged from a 4-1 defecit in the third period to tie Lambeth here Sunday 4-4. Goderich scored the lone goal of the first period at the 6:40 mark from Tom Smith on a play set up by Del Bedard. In the second period, it was all Lambeth as the visitors assualted the local Juveniles with four unanswered goals. But the tables were turned in the final 15 minute period, however, as the Signal- Stars scored three goals within three minute sof each other to tie the game. At 4:58, Darrell Graham hit the mark on a play set up by Tom Smith and Ray Stanton. Smith scored all alone at 6:40, then at 7 19., ilei Bedardpt t thepuck in the Lanbethnetwia lMI) from Smith_ Goaritoralhig duties were shared by Denis Kerr and Pat Bissett. MR schools compete in swim meet The fourth anntiai recreation swim meet for area schools for the mentally retard' i was held on Friday, November 2 at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. The eveLLt is sponsored by the Goderich Recreation Department in cooperation with Queen Elizabeth School. Approximately 64 children from four. schools in the area competed in the meet_ The schools included Queen Elizabeth, Huron Hope School from Huron Park, Golden Circle School from Wingham and Bluewater School, Port Elgin_ Winners from Queen Elizabeth School were as follows: first prize winners were Kerry Finn, Canham Robinson, Karen Woodall, Darcy Doak, Paul Consitt, Linda Reid, Brian Cadmare, Bernadette Bedard, Debbie Rate; second prize winners were Judy Horne, Brian Cudmore, Debbie Rate, Jeff Kerr; third prize winners were John Reid, Linda Reid, Robert Tebo . Judy Horne. Special thanks to all the teache the Kalisnavrls group and the staff a the °3ar,•astra ;xreatan- Ccs for making the meet a success. This Saturday, the Midgets play' llderton, the team which beat them 3-2 in their first meeting. Game time is 7:45 at thearena. struggling Sailors get 6040 split At its regular meeting Thursday night, Goderich Recreation Baird voted to grant the Goderich Sailors a 6040 split in gate receipts to help the struggling Inter Jdiate C team. ohn Doherty, speaking as president of the hockey club, told the board that the Sailors are in danger of folding if finances don't improve. "We are in the process of rebuilding a team and it seems that when we lose, we don't get the crowds. Hopefully after Christmas the gates will pick up," Doherty said. "In 1972 and 73 we filled this place. It was jammed. I know the records don't show it for the past four years, but I'm sure over the long run we've made money for thearena," he continued. Board member Jim McDade asked Doherty if the Sailors run any promotion nights. Doherty answered that there was occasionally a bar, and various draws. Member Jim Searis moved that the arena and Sailors keep the 6040 split arrangement until the end of the season. Extra ice time available With the Christmas holiday season approaching, the arena will be making extra ice time available for public skating. Those times will be Monday, December 28 from 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, December 29 from 7.9 p.m., and December 30 from 3:30- 5:00 p.m. as well as the regular pre-school and lions Free Skate. The arena will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Ball leagues want diamonds Chairman of the Ag Park subcommittee Doig Currie reported to recreation board that the committee had held a meeting with representatives from all the ball and soccer leagues. Currie said that the leagues are to the point that the demand for diamonds is so great they are willing to develop a site if the rec board provides them with one. Mayor Harry Worsell and board member Jim. Searis both stated that they had seen diamonds not in use on Saturdays and Sundays. "We've got to make full use of the facilities w ;l pe.. q(e, just ca't be. building new ones without fully using what wehave." Currie stated that he "honestly feels we need another area." Members suggested that director Jane Netzke contact the Economic Development Committee to. inquire about industrially zoned ,land that could be used for diamonds. Outdoor rinks There will be two outdoor rhka that will be set up by the PUC this winter once again. One will be located hi Judith Gooderham Park and the other will be at the GDC athletic complex. Director Jane Netzke is looking into putting a rink m at the new coma utnity centre on Cambridge Street also. Rental policy set The Goderich Recreation Board has worked out a policy regarding the rental of the gymnasium and kitchen facilities of the new mind -community centre on CambridgeStreet. The schedule of fees for rental is divided into three groups. Activities sponsored by the recreation department, local schools, community health associations, regular meetings of scouts, cubs, guides etc., lectures and assemblies that do not require admission charges or collections, and municipal elections are exempt from rental. Group B includes non-public dances sponsored by teenage clubs, adult activity groups sponsored by other than the rec department, athletic groups and leagues, functions sponsored by service clubs and other non-profit groups where admission charge is used to defray expenses and for charitable work in the community receive a preferred rate of $6 per hour. The commercial rate of $10 per hour is charged W groups using the facilities for a profit basis. Mayor Harry Worsell stated that he did not like the idea of charging any rental for the building. "We got the building for nothing and ti's for everybody to use." The board explained they set up the fee schedule to help maintain the building.. "It's .the department's first experience with something like this," said director Jane Netzke. "We based it on the schools (rental fees)." Sound room gets go ahead Ree Board gave Jane Netvhe the go ahead to raise funds for a new sound room . andsoundsystemibrtheaconae She stated the the Wintario non -capital program will fund up to 50 per cent of the total cost of it which will probably run about$18,000. Netzke said she has formed a committee with members of the community and plans a drive for funds in January, February, and March Erb gets five points in Bantam 7-4 win The Goderich Bantams hosted Exeter on Saturday in Shamrock League regular play and defeated them by a score of 7-4. At the end of the second period, the score was tied at 3-3 on goals by Scott Stokes • from Jeff LeBeau, Trevor Erb from Grant Garrow and Rob Gibbons, and Gibbons from Erb. In the third, the locals caught fire after Exeter went ahead 4-3. Stokes got his second of the game on a play set up by Matt Wilkinson and Kevin Talbot. Barely a . minute passed until Shawn Rahbek put the puck in the net with assists going to Rob Gibbons and Trevor Erb. Grant Garrow notched the last two Goderich goals. Trevor Erb got assists on both of them with Stokes and Rahbek drawing assists also. Shawn Rabbet), left, and Trevor Erb, right battle an Exeter player Exeter 7.4. Erb got five points in the game. ( Pluto by Cath for the pack during Bantam play ou Saturday. The locals defeated Wooden)