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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-06-02, Page 11Track and Field Four GDCI athletes The GDCI track and field team registered their strongest showing ever in the OFSAA Western Regional Track and Field Meet, held in Kitchener over the weekend, with four athletes qualifying for the OFSAA All -Ontario finals to be held in Etobicoke, June 4 and 5. The athletes were up against some stiff competition from schools throughout Western Ontario. Kim Fritzley placed first in the 100 metres semi-final event with a recordtim'e of 12.9 seconds. In the 200 metre event, Fritzley placed a strong second with her best personal time of 26.5 seconds. Frtizley came off a strong showing at the WOSSA meet held in London earlier this month where she place second in the 100 and 200 metre events. Another bright star on the GDCI team is Rob Plunkett who placed second in the semi-finals of the 110 high hurdle event and third in the final. Plunkett placed third in the 400 metre hurdle registering his best personal time of 57.5 seconds. According to coach Phil Bugler, Plunkett is developing into one of the finest hurdlers in Ontario and he is confident that Plunkett will make a strong showing at the All -Ontario meet. Joe Melady and Deb Mitchelmore also qualified for next week's meet. Melady placed fourth m the Junior boys discus, while Mitchelmore placed fifth m the 800 metre event with a personal best time of 2 311minutes. Other GDCI athletes who performed well but failed to qualify for the All - Ontario were, Stewart Crew, Shawn Doherty, Jackie Dalton, the Midget boys and Junior girls relay teams, and Open girls 4-400 metre relay team. Absent from the team was Shawn Rah- bek who suffered from a serious knee injury during practice last week. (More sports inside) Godencht SIGNAL® STAR vance to OFSAAAlbOntario • • Track meet featured a variety of events for regional athletes during the OFSAA Western Regional Track and Field meet held in Kitchener, 134 YEAR- -22 GODF:RICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY. JUNE e. 1982 0 SECOND SECTION Five schools compete Regional elementary students shine in meet A regional track and field meet in- , volving students from Brookside, Colborne Central; Holmesville, Robertson Memorial and Victoria Public Schools was held at Brookside on Thursday, May 27. Krista Collinson of Victoria Public School placed first overall in the midget girls' events with a total of.18 points. She came first in the running long jump, 90 metre dash and 200 metre race and second in the high jump. Julie Pentland of ' Brookside` Public School was the runner-up with a total of 12 points. She was first in the high jump, second in the 90 metre dash and 200 metre race and third in the running long jump. Victoria placed first in the midget girls' relay with Brookside second and Colborne third. Donna Raynard of ',Brookside placed first overall in the junior girls' events with a total of 14 points_ She placed first in the 90 metre dash and 100 metre race and second in the high jump and running long jump. Heidi Hoernig of Colborne was second with 12 points., She received a first in the running long jump, second in the softball throw and 800 metre race and third in the 400 metre race_ Leisa Rau of Brookside was third with nine points. She placed first in the metre race, second in the 400 metre race and third in the 200 metre race_ Brookside placed first in the junior girls' relay with Robertson second and Victoria third. Angela Bakker of Holmesville was first overall in the intermediate ;? rls' events with 15 points. She came first in the 90 metre dash, 200 metre race and 400 metre race. Shelly Good of Brookside was runner-up with 14 points. She placed first in the standing long jump and hurdles, second in the running long jump and third in the high jump_ Hohrnesville placed first in the in- termediate girls relay with Brookside second and Victoria third_ Joanne Campbell of Robertson placed first overall in the senior girls' events with 20 points. She was first in the triple jump. the 90 metre dash, the 200 metre race and the 400 metre race. Kelly Markham of Brookside was runner-up with 14 points. She placed first in the hurdles and second in the running long jump, 90 metre dash and 200 metre race. Brookside placed first in the senior girls' relay with Robertson second and Colborne third. Rob Dempsey of Robertson placed first overall in the midget boys' events with 20 points. He got first in the running long jump, 200 metre race, 400 metre race and 800 metre race. Richard Bowman of Victoria and Shawn Talbot of Colborne tied for second place with 11 points each. Richard got first in the standing long jump and softball throw and third in the 90 metre dash. Shawn got first in the 90 metre dash and second in the 400 metre race and 800 metre race. Robertson placed first in the : midget boys' relay with Brookside second and. Victoria third. Joey Roosemalen of Hohrnesville was first overall in the junior boys' events with 18 points. He got first in the running long jump, 200 metre ease and 400 metre race and second in the 800 metre race. Bill Trebish of Robertson was runner-up with 16 points_ He got first in the high jump and 90 metre dash and second in the running long jump and 200 metre race. Robertson was first in the junior boys' relay with Holmesville second and Vic- toria third. Scott Garrow of Robertson and Scott Hackett of Brookside tied for first place overall in the intermediate boys' events with 18 points each. Scott Garrow placed first in the high jump. first in the triple jump, first in the 90 metre dash and second in the 200 metre race. Scott. Hackett placed first in the running long jump, 200 metre race and hurdles and second in the 90 metre dash. Jerome Morden of Victoria was third with 12 points_ He was first in the 400 metre race. 'second in high jump and running long jump and third in shot put Brookside won the intermediate boys' relay with Robertson second and Colborne third_ Kevin Talbot of Cola:Lrne was first overall in the senior boys' 'events with '. J points_ He placed first in the running long jump, standing long jump, 90 metre dash and 800 metre race. Wayne Bos of Brookside was runner-up with 18 points. He placed first in the high jump, triple jump and 400 metre race and second in the 90 metre dash. Robertson was first in the senior boys' relay with Colborne second and Brookside third Determination is a key factor Kevin Talbot wins senior boys Area students compete in many events Goderich United A continue .win streak Goderich United 'A' soccer team con- tinued its dominance in the second division of the London and District Soccer League with a convincing 6-1 vietory over the Yugoslays from London this past weekend. United is now in sole possession of first place with a 4-0 win -loss record. Grand Bend, with a 2-1 victory over Woodstock on Sunday, is one point behind United, while Woodstock is two points back. The older Yugoslavian team was never really in the game against the young, hustling Goderich team. United scored early and added three more before the end of the first to put the game out of reach. Unitedscored its first goal just 10 minutes into the match. Goalkeeper Greg Smith threw a long ball down the middle of the field and Bruce Melick.trapped it and broke clear of the Yugoslavian defenders. At the 18 yard line, Bruce kicked a low, hard shot to the left corner that easily beat the diving Yugoslav goaltender. Within 10 minutes, • United added its second goal on a headball by Rolf Gott- schalk. ottschalk. John Elliot, who played his best game since joining United, crossed an excellent corner kick and Rolf positioned himself perfectly and headed the ball into the top right corner. in the 35th minute of play, United scored again. Rolf set up Mike Hodges on a perfect pass up the middle. As Mike ap- proached the 18 yard line, he kicked a low shot that beat the sprawling Yugoslav goalkeeper. As the first half was coming to a close, United rose to the occasion once more. Mark Bellinger passed the ball from the corner to Brian Allen. Brian maneuvered himself into the center of the field and spotted John Elliot rushing in on the left wing. Brian crossed the ball towards the left corner of the net and John headed the ball into the open, top left corner_ In the second half, United continued its dominance, even though they played at a slower pace. Around mid -way through the hall, Bruce Melick scored his second goal. Bruce had control of the ball deep in the defenders' zone_ The Yugoslav goalkeeper rushed out of his net to challenge the ball and Bruce made a move to the inside and kicked a low shot into the undefended net. The Yugoslays scored their only goal with 15 minutes remaining in the game. Their center forward made some nice moves on the United defence and booted a low hard shot to the left corner. Greg Smith made a valiant attempt at diving for the ball, but he was only able to get a piece of it and the ball dribbled across the goal - line. United finished off the scoring in the dying moments of the game. Mark Bellinger picked up the .rebound from the Yugoslav goalkeeper and kicked a high shot that just went under the crossbar. As the season is progressing, it is evident that United is playing with much team effort. This makes it hard to choose players for honorable mention. However, United had certain players who displayed an excellent effort on the weekend. John Elliot turned in a super per- formance with excellent hustle and fine ball control. John is a newcomer •to United from Clinton since the last few games from last season. He is also the youngest player for United at 19. Rolf Gottschalk turned in yet another solid game at his center -half position. It is a.unanimous opinion that 'Rolf is the most valuable asset to the United teain so far this season. Bruce Melick also turned in a corn- • mendable performance at his center - forward position. Bruce scored two goals in Sunday's g?me and he is quickly learning his position in just the few games he has played for United -so far. Sunday's game proved that not only does United have a strong defensive core but they are also quite capable of putting on an offensive display. With this type of co- ordination, United is going to be very difficult to beat. And with the team effort thus far in the young soccer season, it is hard not to forecast successful future events. All of United's players have one major goal and that is th make it into the First Division for next season. A team is allowed to move up a division if it finishes in either first or second place in its current division. With the type of play that United has thus far exemplified, First Division is not an unreasonable goal for this youthful but experienced soccer team_ United's next game is Sunday, June 13 at 6 p.m. in Goderich. United will play host to Slavia from London_ Slavia is another Yugoslavian team and they should prove to be formidable competition_ United would Isle you to come out and support them in trying to achieve their fifth-=. straight victory, United B edge Glenco 4-3 The G a . erich United B soccer club was victorious Sunday ..: ernoon defeating Glenco 4-3_ It was a sinnllar situation to last week's gamine_ The Bs held a 3-0 lead but let up and allowthe opposition to score and get back into the game. Despite the 1, Mr playing conditions a fog and a soaking wet field], and poor fieiating. it was a splendid game for the Bs_ It was also a physical game. Ir niyr contact being exhibited throughout the game lr;y both teams_ Eric Mind -relit started the Bs off. scarend goal number one from a Mike Wedlock corner kick. Randy Stoddard scored goals two and three, one from the combined efforts' of play er-cnnch : , ont Boone Slhewboart and Roger Lewis_ Mark Frayne scored a short-handed goal which pros :u to b the game winner from a kick by goaltender Paul Helesie who • played a stro game in net. The B 'tom' nein game well be Sunday, Jenne 13 at 4 p.m. when they will face the Simone Cana& ins. Baseball action Wally Pierson player of the week BY ROB MCDONALD Player of the week Wally Pierson coin-- tenu a to I, ..atter league pitching as he belted out eight hats to lead Denonune Arrangers tai %notaries over Signal tar 157 2 and the pr vtously unbeaten Lakeport Advertising 4-1 They also tied Canada Company 3-3. Against Signal -Star. °Denornnle's sent 16 mein to plate en a 12 -run second inning outburst to bourn their opponents in five innings, Pierson led the way with three huts while Willie Dteatrnrne. Jinn Mast and Jain Hoy had two each.. Ptt c r Paid Corrivean gave nip just free lents rue has first outing of the year. Against Lakeport a three run rally in the fifth pn opelied Denotnnte's to a dose win. Trading 2-1 and with two out. Willie Denature walked =:..,rry lock and Jath Darstt followed wtth triple and Person dripped] in a doubte. Pteikon and Block bath had two hits for Deunnune s. John Verway pita: erect a strung game allowing pint three hits in tramline Simon Lai -inlets list first loss (of the year. John Hoy's sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh drive in the tytrtg run agairst Canada Company. C.C. had taken a 3-2 lead in the fourth scorung twice en Boil Tigert's single 'and Dean Doherty 's sacrifice fly. Ptersbn led off the seventh' with a grounder that was misplayed. He moved to second on Jack MacKennoc's bunt single. Clare Harmon sacrificed him to third and Hoy drove Pearn tn. Pierson and Deirotunie led a 14 tut assault with three each; Bteckwheat Shewfelt and Brian Bowman had two each for C E I I7eriorr.- srne s left 13 runners etc base durine- the game. Hare Crawford's bunt sngle with two out in the rinerth inning scored breather Jan with the wnirrtrrg run to cap a wild finish as Hotel Bedford outlasted Ktrite liar Kane 8 Trainee 5-2. Bedford called for th ree t was when Gary Peters doubled home two and one batter later sat red on a weld ketch. lit rapage. :t:d•