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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-07-20, Page 68135 GODERICW SIGNAL,STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1983. SECOND SECTION eatee With the temperature in the low 30s lately many local children have been flocking to the public pool to cool off. Last Saturday at Judith Gooderham Park the pool was filled with swimmers however, the kids weren't just relaxing they were taking part in an inter -county swim meet. Approximatley 150 swimmers from Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth and Exeter competed with Goderich winning the meet.(photo by Joanne Buchanan) 5th annual 10 km Road ace set for this Sathrday-- reeeeeefteeere Christine Phillips, 13, of R.R. 2 Goderich has won dozens of medals, ribbons and trophies as a long distance runner over the past three years. She looks forward to competing in Goderich's 10 km fun run and road race this weekend. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Christine Phillips wins another race Since she took up long distance running three years ago, 13 -year-old Christine Phillips of R.R. 2 Goderich has competed in 23 races, winning 12 firsts and four seconds. "My worst has been a seventh," she says shyly. Pretty impressive considering that Christine was often competing against women who were twice her age in her those races. This past weekend, Christine won another first in Ailsa Craig's 10 km (6.25 miles) road race in the 14 and under age category. Ailsa Craig is where Christine first started long distance running (she only moved with her family from Ailsa Craig to Goderich three months ago). Her cross country coach at East Williams Public School there suggested she try the sport so she began running the three miles from school to her home every day to get in shape. She competed in her first road race in Ailsa Craig that year and came in second in her age category. She was ten years old at the time. Christine's running has become a family affair with her mom and dad, Evelyn and Jim and nine-year-old sister, Caryn travelling from race to race on the weekends to cheer her on. Since the middle of May, the Phillips have had only one weekend off from racing. Mrs. Phillips explains that Christine's sport has become a real social event for the family. They have met many people at various races who have become their friends. She also says it is an inexpensive sport, costing just the gas mileage to the towns where the races are being held. Christine has won the running shoes and track suits she wears in competition. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips admit they were a bit hesitant when Christine took up serious running at such a young age. Recently, Christine fainted an hour and half after competing in an eight -miler from Sarnia to Port Huron on an extremely hot day. She was taken to hospital by ambulance where she cooled down in the hallway and was told by the doctor to drink Coke to replace the salt in her body. "It made me very nervous," says Mrs. Phillips. "Ever since then we have really watched her closely and we make sure she drinks lots of water. At road races there should be at least three water stations en route for safety sake." Christine herself doesn't know what it is about running that she likes so much. "Sometimes in the mornings before I go to a race, I think I want to give it all up but afterwards I'm glad I ran," she says.. To stay in condition, Christine runs around the VLA subdivision just outside Goderich where her family lives. She also has an exercise bike which she can lose during inclement weather. As for her dies; she says she eats what she wants except for the day before a race when she eats lots of pasta. The morning of a race, she eats oranges. This weekend Christine is looking for- ward to competing in Goderich's annual 10 km Fun Run and Road Race but says she doesn't expect to do too well since she will be competing against much older runners. The following weekend, she will compete in a Kincardine race. In September, Christine hopes to join the GDCI track team. Eventually she would like to run marathons (26 miles) and some day she would like to be a physical education teacher. Thoughts of the Canada Games and the Olympics have even crossed her mind. Christine's enthusiasm is -contagious since little sister Caryn also took up running last year. She has competed in two five -mile races and beat Grade 4, 5 and 6 students in races at Hohnesville Public School's track and field day in June. She was not allowed to go onto the regional meet at Brookside School though because she was only in Grade 3. Like her sister, Caryn ' says she would like to run marathons and be a physical education teacher some day too. Says Mrs. Phillips, "Caryn doesn't like the practice as much as Christine but both girls are very determined." Teams battle for positions in Men's Fastball League There finally appears to be some con- sistency in the Goderich Industrial Fastball League as Lakeport Advertising, Hayter's and Kirkey's battle between se- cond and fourth and Denomme's, French Cleaners and Canada Company battle between fifth and seventh. In action this week, Lakeport Advertis- ing was the only team notching two vic- tories, defeating Denomme's, 3-0 and the Orioles, 2-1. Pitcher Simon Langlois fired a one -hitter against Denomme's and had two hits to lead Lakeport offensively. Jim Fritzley also had two hits. Langlois then threw a three -hitter against the Orioles. Al Sygrove led Lakeport's nine -hit attack with three. Dave Mclvor followed with two hits. Lakeport Steel and Hayter's both won their only games of the week. Both defeated the high -flying Hotel Bedford, Orioles first baseman Brian Romig reaches for the ball as Canada Company runner Mike Donnelly nears the base during Industrial Fastball League action Sunday at Agricultural Parti. (Photo by Joanne nchapan) who have now lost three in a row. The Steelers won in eight innings, 6-5. The winning run came when pitcher Brian MacKenzie tripled with two out and Ron Miller singled him home. Frank Mac - Donald's RBI single in the seventh inning sent the game into extra innings. MacKen- zie and Bruce Bowman each had two hits for the Steelers, who recorded their fifth victory of the season. Warren Watt was the offensive star in Hayter's 9-2 victory. Watt had three hits, including a home run and five RBI's in the game. Glen Falkiner had two of Bedford's six hits off winning pitcher Dave Scholl. Canada Company had a successful weekend, winning the "B" championship in Wroxeter and defeating Kirkey's Kar Kare, 4-3. Pitcher Dean Doherty threw a six -hitter and had two hits, including driv- , ing in the winning run in the seventh inn- ing. Rob McDonald and Mike Frayne also had two hits. Ron Klages led Kirkey's with two hits. The next night, Denomme pitcher John Verwey shut down Canada Company to just three hits. Willie Denomme, Jack MacKinnon, Jeff Denomy and Jim Durst each had two hits to lead Denomme's of- fensively in the 3-1 victory. Kirkey's pitcher Terry Johnston fired a four -hitter and contributed offensively with two hits in leading Kirkey's to a 7-2 victory over French Cleaner's. John Lehay also had two hits. Ron Sowerby add- ed a three -run homer. George Sutton had two of the four French hits. Finally, the Orioles got five and one- third innings of no -hit relief from Doug Vock, but it was too late as French had four unearned runs off starter Daryl Beat- tie. French had only three hits in the game. The Orioles managed only five hits off Don Bogie in losing 4-3. Two of the three runs off Bogie were unearned. Turas to page 8A • The 5th annual God rich 10 Kilometer Fun Run and Road Race will take place this Saturday and organizers are ex- pecting approximately 150 participants. So far 60 people have pre -registered for the race but entries will be accepted right up to the start of the race. The course begins at Town Hall, goes around The Square, winds through Goderich and then ends back at Town Hall. Trophies will be awarded to the first, second and third place finishers in four categories. The categories are: Men's Open, Ladies' Open, Masters (those 40 years -old and over), and Goderich Residents. Last year's race, which saw 169 runners participate, was won by Tom Lobsinger of Waterloo who had a time of 30:28. The women's division was won by Yvonne De Jong of Kitchener with a time of 38:23 while the Masters class was won by John Todd of London in 36:14. The Goderich residents who placed last year were Fred James, whose time was 38:29; Scott Macaulay, 37:15; and Nick Hill, 42:29. This year's race will begin at 10 a.m. Twenty teams to compete in slow pitch tournament The Goderich Ladies' Slowpitch League will be hosting its 2nd annual tournament this Saturday and Sunday at Agricultural Park. Twenty teams from Mount Forest, London, Petrone, St. Thomas, Exeter,e Bayfield, Slabtown, Dublin, Monkton and Goderich will be competing. Trophies will be awarded to the "A" division champions and the "B" cham- pions. The "A" winners will also receive $200 while the runners-up will get $125. The "B" champions will be awarded $125 and the runners-up will receive $75. Last year Slabtown took the "A" title after defeating Sifto Salt, 8-5 while.the "B" title went to Bayfield. The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday. The "B" final will be played at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday and will be followed by the "A" final. Goderich Men's Slowpitch League playoff format set Twelve weeks and 171 games have transpired since it was first indicated that this year's play-off structure would produce some mighty competitive slo- pitch. The final stats bear proof of this. As it turns out, Division "A" will be the lucky division with seven teams. This is a surprise turnaround during our last week of play. To accomplish this, Goderich Gas l� ite came up with three victories in- cluding a socalled upset over Goderich Chrysler. The Elevators also lost three out of four games and thus we have the unexpected but mathematically possible tie. It seems as though a feature write-up on a team is the kissof death_ Had the. Renegades defeated the Bulldogs, it would have produced a three-way tie and an executive night -mare — so let's not even talk about it. Division "A" of our play-off schedule features teams from the Bears through to the Elevators. Obviously the Bears are favoured based on point standing — but don't be surprised if the "will and want" of the Bulldogs take it and Chrysler could be the deciding factor in the standings. Division "B" is the tight one with Renegades -leading at 20 points and five teams later you find Raiders with 16. Tickers with only 13 points are part of this division and are capable of beating any and all teams ahead of them. Though Renegades and Cedar Lodge have played good ball this year, watch out for Little Bowl. Their play-off experience over the last several years should prove to bea real phis. If anyone, Canadian Tire's strong offensive output this year could produce a challenge. In "C" Division, Carlow and Sifto are tied for the lead and one of them could take the trophy. Meneset though is the real sleeper. If they wake up and play con- sistent ball, they are a challenge to anyone! During the next eight weeks and 102 games, watch for some of these rivalries to develop. You will not be disappointed. Our Friday night game between Meneset and the usually tough, always fun Tickers saw Meneset play their best all- round game of the year in a 10-2 victory. Meneset's offehee exploded for seven runs in the second inning. Leading them at the plate Was John Orr with a home run and two doubfre. Doubles by Bill Rahbek, Jeff Jenkins and two by Colin Andrews as well .:..a triple by John Marshall provided the offensive punch. Had it not been for some tremendous plays by Tickers outfielders, the score could have been higher. At the league level, a team rep meeting was held last Monday. Play-off schedules were distributed and discussed as well as odds and sods ranging from player eligibility to ground rule doubles at the hard ball diamond. One major item of discussion was the lack of support of Goderich teams for our own tournament. Only five of 19 have paid although two more are committed. Many of the other 12 have good excuses ranging from "We're defending champs at another tournament" Bulldogs) — to — "Why play if we can't win?" (Coyotes). I'm sure the other 10 exci1se' .faiibetween.these two extremes. A major complaint seems to be the participation of London teams. Funny thing though — they participateat many of the local tournaments as well. Who was the last Goderich team to defeat London Used Appliance at Port Albert? - But — Goderich teams go out there to lose their money. Why then will these same Goderich teams not support their own league's tournament? And this does not just happen in Port Albert but all over. Our teams•will lose their entry fee and support the bar everywhere but at home. Perhaps some of the people doing all the work in this league should take time to fulfill their family obligations and forget ,the league. Maybe then a lot of players will appreciate what "Lack of Support" really means! GMSL Final Stats Regular Season Team Bears Coyotes Bulldogs Goderich Auto Sales Goderich Chrysler Gas Rite 18 11 7 0 22 Elevators 18 11 7 0 22 Renegades 18 9 7 2 20 Cedar Lodge 18 9 8 1 19 Little Bowl 18 9 9 0 18 Canadian Tire 18 9 9 0 18 Raiders 18 8 10 0 16 Tickers 18 6 11 1 13 Carlow 18 6 12 0 12 Sifto 18 5 11 2 12 Meneset 18 5 13 0 10 Local 11163 18 2 14 2 6 Bluewater 18 2 16 0 4 Garb & Gear 18 0 17 1 1 Tie Breakers: Gas Rite 17, Elevators 4; Carlow 8, Sifto 0; Little Bowl 9, Can. Tire 4. GP W L T PTS 18 18 0 0 36 18 16 2 0 32 18 15 2 1 31 18 13 5 0 26 18 11 5 2 24