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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-08-31, Page 214 Godench SIGNAL STAR GREATI 135 YEAR—35 IL)DblitiCiiibkGhAL-6i R, W EDN AY, AUGUST 31, 1983 SECOND SECT ON SPORTS SHORTS Approximately 3,000 athletes will be participating in the 1983 Ontario Summer Gaines, set for Sudbury from September 2- 5. The Games 'will include baseball, basketball, .canoeing, cricket, cycling, field hockey, golf, karate, orienteering, rugby, sailing, shooting, softball, swim- ming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and water skiing. The Games are a program of the :Ministry of Tourism and Recreation to aid the development Of talented amateur athletes. +++ The Goderich Minor Ball Hockey league is now into playoff action with the fiat round starting last night (Tuesday). The first round is a best two out of three series with the Capitals meeting the Leaf§ and the Oakleafsfacing-off against the Generals. (Results from the game were not available at the time of printing. ) The final series, which will be a best three out of five, will be played on Sep- tember 8. Area cyclists place in fourth annuai Pre, -Am Race One hundred and fifty-seven compete in 11 categories here for trophies and money Entries were up in the 4th Annual Pro - Am Cycling Race held in Goderich last Sunday. This year a total of 157 cyclists tested their bicycles,and legs, under good weather conditions. Last year's race had approximately 145 racers entered. There were a total of 30 entries in the amateur division which was broken into five categories according to the par- ticipants age. The eight and nine -year-olds made one lap of the route which took them from the Town Hall on West Street to the square, then down South Street to Elgin Avenue, to Wellington Street and then back to West Street. The course covers 1.5 kilometers. The 10 to 11 -year-olds covered_a distance of three kilometers, or two laps, the 12 to 13 -year-olds made three laps, the 14 to 15 - year -olds made four laps and the 16 and over group made six laps. In the 10 to 11 -year-old category, Nadja Davidson, of Goderich, finished third, and in the 12 to 13 -year-old race, Jan Davidson finished second and Alistair Baker placed third. Both of these racers are from Goderich. In the 14 to 15 -year-old category Andy Clicka of Kincardine placed first. The professional racers were also divided into categories. The Cadets went a total distance of 27 km, the Juniors went 40.5 km, the Ladies went 30 km, Senior 3 went 40 km, Veterans went 40.5 km, and the Seniors 1 and 2 went 75 km. According to Jane Netzke, Director of Recreation in Goderich, there were only a few minor mishaps on the course, with everything turning out nicely. "The weather was great and the racers liked our route," she commented. Cyclists round the corner of West Street and The Square during one lap of Goderich's fourth annual Pro -Am Cycling Race held Sunday. There were 157 entries in this year's race from as far away as Cyclists line up for the cadet division of Goderich's fourth annual Pro -Am Cycling Race held Sunday. There were 157 entries com- Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie, Toronto and Sudbury. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) peting in 11 categories in this year's race. (Photo by Joanne Buchananl Fastball tourney t® he held this weekend take to the diamond bright and early Saturday morning to face Strathroy at 8 a.m. Lakeport Adv'; rt'sing will play their first game at 12:30 p.m. against Desboro. The final game Saturday will have Goderich Kirkey Kar Kare meeting Sarnia Indians - at 5 p.m. All of the finals will be played on Mon- day, but there should be exciting games throughout the holiday weekend. The 15th Annual Goderich Industrial Fastball League Tournament is to be held this weekend at Agricultural Park with 32 teams competing for the prizes. The winning team, in each division, receives $275, the championship semi-final winner receives $195 and the cham- pionship quarter -final winner will receive $95. The consolation winner is awarded $125, the consolation semi-final winner wins $100 and the quarter -final winner receives $50. There will also be individual awards for the most valuable players, most sport- sman-like players, home run hitters, no hitter by a pitcher, and one hitter. Last year's "A" division champions, London Ted Dilts, will return again this year to defend their title. Their first game will be played Saturday at 8 p.m. The Cowboys from "B"division will also be back with their first game being played on Saturday at 2 p.m. Goderich Bedford. will start the tour- nament off by playing Lieury at 7.30 Friday evening. Then Goderich 4 will teams enjoy success three s�cce J y Mike McBride and Brett laer tallied against St. Columban, and Trisha Rumig, Drew Macaulay and Jeff Phelan scored against Clinton. Stnad-outs in this hard-working team were Trisha Rumig, Drew Macaulay, Donnie Rivers and Derek Gilchrist. In Squirt house league action last Wednesday, the Bombers defeated the Giants 2-0 with Drew Macaulay scoring both goals. In the second game of the night, the Raiders and the Giants played to a 1-1 tie, Jeff Klages scored for the Raiders and Donnie Rivers replied for the Giants. Three Goderich minor soccer teams won Lake Huron playoff championships last Saturday. The Goderich Pee Wees beat Kincardine 2-0 in the final game on goals by Bill Trebish and Robbie Dempsey. In a first- round game, Goderich defeated Port Elgin 5-1. Coach Syd Hall thought that this free team effort "when the chips were down" made up for a disappointing regular season performance. Hall was especially pleased with the performances of Ian MacKinnon, Brian Chambers, Bill Trebish and Larry Lep- pington. The Goderich Atoms defeated Kin- cardine in a final game 5-1. In preliminary games, Goderich defeated Clinton 6-0 and Port Elgin 6-1. Earlier in the week Goderich had lost the league cham- pionship at Kincardine by a 2-1 score, so the playoff success was sweet revenge for coach Dan McCallum's team. During regular season, the Atoms scored a total of 56 goals and only allowed 11 against. The Goderich Squirts defeated St. Columban 4-2 and then tied Clinton 3-3 in the final. Trisha Rumig, Donnie Rivers, 4 Jan Davidson (left) won second and Alistair Baker won third in the 12 -13 -year-old category of Goderich's fourth annual Pro -Am Cycling Race held Sunday. Absent for photo was Jan's sister, Nadja who won third place in the 10 -11 -year-old category. ( Photo by Joanne Buchananl antams finish OEp1'ffs Moore Township wins gam"e....9-7...in extra innings here Sunday The Goderich Bantam Hardball team, sponsored by Bluewater Trucking, had a hard week, losing two games to Moore Township. Scores were 6-2 and 9-7, with the final game going to an extra inning to determine a winner. This finished the O.B.A. playoffs, with Goderich being one of the last five teams in their classification in Ontario. Hits during the series were Darryl Black with a triple, a double and a single; Darcy McGee, three singles; Jim Beattie, two singles; Pat Frayne, Pete Nivins and Greg Chase, a double each and Chris Smith and Paul Nivins, a single. Goderich also lost the first game of a three game series in the W.O.A.A. semi- finals against Seaforth. In that game, Darryl Black had a double and two singles; Paul Nivins and Pete Nivins had a double and a single each; Darcy McGee and Greg Chase had two singles each; Todd Wilson had a double; Colin Shand and Chris Smith had a single each. Their playoff record is 6-4, with an overall record of 11-11. The Bantams next game will be against Seaforth in the W.O.A.A. playoffs. Local Bantams vs Moore Township The third baseman for the Bluewater Trucking Bantam hardball team leaps for the ball as a Moore Township player slides for the base during D.B.A. playoff action here Sunday. At right, Bluewater pitcher Boom Nivins winds up for the throw. The locals lost 9-7. ( Photos by Joanne Buchanan)