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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-10-06, Page 15Goderich SINAL8TAR ' ECREAT 134 YEAR -40 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6,1982 SECOND SECTION Bluewater Centre team captures championship The Bluewater Centre team has cap- tured the 1982 Goderich Ladies' Slowpitch League championship. The . final two -out -of -three series was between Sifto Salt Goodtimers, the league's top team and Bluewater Centre, the league's second place team. Bluewater Centre won the first game 7-5. Then on Tuesday, September 28 the fans were treated to an exciting evening of slowpitch as the Sifto ladies won the second game 15-13, making it necessary to play a third and final game later that same evening. The third game went into two extra innings with Bluewater Centre winning 6-3. The members of the championship Bluewater Centre team are: Diane MacGregor, Donna Anderson, Marg Patterson, Pat Costello, Kathleen McCreath, Brenda Buruma,. Nancy Francis, Brenda Bowman, Jo-anne Lobb, Darlene Groves, Sherry Gallant and Brenda Harris. The executive of the Goderich Women's Slowpitch League, including president Joyce Urr, vice-president Sue Young, secretary Jean Cruickshank and treasurer Mariette Desjardine, wish to thank all the players for a successful season. Thanks are also extended to the Men's Slowpitch League for their assistance with the dunk tank which the ladies ran throughout their tournament. Thanks to Jane Netzke and the recreation office for all their assistance as well. The first Goderich ladies' slbwpitch tournament held this summer proved to be 'quite a learning experience but regardless of bad weather conditions, the tournament committee deserves 'special thanks for their hard work to make it a success. Thanks also go to the Cedar Lodge men's, slowpitch teary, for umpiring the tour- nament games. The year-end meeting was held Tuesday, September,28 and the new was elected. They are: president -Pat Hutchins, vice -president - Barb Hamilton, secretary -Pat Costello and treasurer -Shirley Schmidt. Any new teams wishing to play in the league next year should contact Pat Hutchins. • Bedford Hotel defeated 4-3 Company wins championship. The Canada Company catcher tries to grab the ball after it is bunted by Terry Austin of the Bedford Hotel team. Canada Company won the fastball league championship Saturdaynight. against Bedford 4-3. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) BY GEORGE SUTTON The 300 fans that watched the final game at the Goderich Industrial Fastball Cham- pionship on Saturday night were treated to one of the most exciting and entertaining contests in recent years as the youthful Canada Company came from behind to score a dramatic 4 to 3 win over a very talented and gutsy Bedford Motel team. • Canada Company opened, the scoring in the first inning as Brian Shewfelt reached first on an error. A neat sacrifice bunt by Mike Donnelly was followed by another clutch hit by Glen Tigert and Shewfelt was home with the first run of the game one out later. Mark Frayne singled to put two Canada Company runners on base. Dean Doherty greeted Bedford starter John Crawford with another -single -but -a -strong throw by center fielder Gary Peters caught Tigert at the 'plate and ended Canada Company's first threat. In the bottom of the first, it was Bed- . ford's turn to show their power. Lead-off man Gary Peters started the parade with a crisp single to center. The usually precise Dean Doherty then walked Terry Austin and Glen Falkiner to load the bases for the always dangerous Bill Black.,"Mr. Reliable" came through with a hardsingle up the middle that scored Peters but. another great throw, this time by Mark Frayne, cut Terry Austin down at the plate. The fine throw took on greater significance as Del Mitchelmore hit the gap in right center for a triple that cleared the bases and gave Bedford a 3 to 1 lead. Mitchelmore's RBI, however, was the ' last one of the season for the .Bedford Hotel. as Dean Doherty settled down and Canada Company began their comeback quickly. In the second, Mike Frayne received a rare walk and Steve Arbour followed him • with a hit. A sacrifice by .Bill Tigert put both men into scoring position and Brian Shewfelt delivered the big hit to • tie the score at three runs each. Rob Plunkett replaced John Crawford and got out of the inning without further damage. The game which had started out with so much hitting now settled into a contest between two of the league's excellent young pitchers: Dean Doherty only allow- ed isolated singles in the fifth and sixth in- nings. In the sixth, however, the single by . Del Mitchelmore followed a' walk to Glen . Falkiner and Bedford suddenly had the go- ahead runs at secondand third. With defeat just a single mistake away, Doherty got one Bedford batter to pop out and another to ground out to end the only threat Bedford 'could manage after. their first inning explosion. In the sixth, Plunkett had also overcome the challenge of men on second and third but in the seventh his and his team's "luck" ran out. Mike Donnelly started panada Company's final inning of the season with a single. To improve the situation, CC coach Jack Evans replaced Donnelly. with speedster Tom O'Brien. One out later, Rob McDonald's single moved O'Brien one base closer to home. A good -play by Bed- ford shortstop Dana Doherty removed O'Brien from the basepaths but an infield single by brother Dean, loaded them. up. Bedford however, only needed one out to end the inning. Two pitches later; Bedford only needed one strike to get out of the inn- ing as Plunkett zoomed two pitches past hitter Mike Frayne. The third pitch to Frayne, however, dipped by catcher Brian Sowerby's glove and Rob McDonald, who had flown home from Sudbury to play, flew home in a different sense to score the go - Three members of the GDCI Vikings converge on this Stratford Central ball carrier. Junior Vikes demolish atford Central Rams A member of the Bedford Hotel team reaches home plate as the Canada Company catcher waits for the ball during the championship fastball league game Saturday night. Canada Company won 4-3. ( Photo by Joanne Buchanan) ahead run for Canada Company. Dean Doherty needed only four pitches to dispose of the final three Bedford hitters in the bottom of the seventh and Canada Company was the champion. of the 1982 Goderich Industrial Fastball League. Congratulations to both teams on a great show. It is hard to believe that these two exciting teams finished in eighth and ninth' place in 1981. A great game to finish the year and an ironic twist to the. final out of the 1982 season. In the ,last pitcher -hitter confrontation\of the season, Dean Doherty faced Dana Doherty. Dean won this time but look out next year! Jeff Feagan (34) of the GDCI Senior Vikings looks for a hole in the their first win of the season after losing the conference opener. line hi a Huron -Perth conference game against Stratford here (photo by Dave Sykes) Thursday. Goderich fell behind early in the game but rallied for Seniors defeat Rams BY TD If the other teams in the Huron -Perth senior football -coiiference trio lightthat the` GDCI Vikings opening game 9-8 loss to the Norwell Redmen meant that the Vikings thingwere in fel- a. bad coming. Vikings cae thavehey upwithan excellent effort here Thursday to defeat the Strat- ford Central' Rams 28-8. Moving the ball consistently up the middle througlibut the game, the Vikings took apart the Rams' defence. Jeff Feagan carried the ball for three Viking touch- downs, one in the first quarter and the other in the fourth quarter. The other Viking touchdown was scored by Paul Kalbfleisch on a 41 yard sweep on the Iast play of the first half. Joe Melady kicked all • four converts successfully. Kalbfleisch's touchdown was a big one MT e the Vikings. it gave them the lead, erasing an 8-7 Stratford edge which came Turn to pegge 2A BY TD The GDCI Vikings demolished the Stratford Central Rams 54-0 in Huron - Perth Conference junior. football action here Thursday. The Vikings allowed Stratford only two first downs in the entire game and never allowed the Rams to advance beyond mid- field. The strong defensive . play of the Vikings consistently gave themexcellent field position and the offence was quick to capitalize on their opportunities. Tailback John Thompson scored four touchdowns and ran for a total of 221 yards to pace the Viking attack. Thompson's touchdowns came on runs of two, three, 53 and 61 yards. Kevin Feagan had two other Goderich touchdowns and rushed for 139 yards. Feagan ran 17 yards on a blast play in the second quarter for one of his majors and rambled 44 yards on a sweep in the final quarter for the other. Other Viking touchdowns were scored by Shawn Rahbek on a 58 yard gallop in the third quarter and Tevor Erb on a nine yard run in the fourth quarter. John Thompson kicked one convert and was on the receiving end of a two-point 'conversion toss by quarterback Steve Bugler. Grant Garrow also caught a two- point convert pass from Bugler. The other Vikings point came on a single on a 65 yard kick-off by Jeff LeBeau. The Viking offensive line, composed of Dave Almasi, Matt . Buchanan, Pete Willems, Ken Huff, Rick Haas, Darryl Black and Scott Stokes, totally dominated Stratford. Steve Bugler, in his first start at quarterback, played a fine game. Darren Connelly intercepted two passes, returning them for 13 and 24 yards and Doug Lounsbury intercepted anther errant Stratford pass. The Viking defence also blocked a third down Stratford punt. Yesterday (Tuesday), the Vikings played here against Listowel. Thursday, coaches Bruce Baker and Bill Garrow take the Vikings to Clinton to do battle with the Central Huron Redmen. 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