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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-03-06, Page 17• 13? YEAR --1O GODERICH, ONTARIO, W> D10iESP1W,1VMARCH 6,19!65 50 CENTS PER COPY A total of 14,• rinks, eight representing clubs from all parts of southwestern Ontario, participated in the annual Shell Bonspiel at the Maitland Golf and Country Club Saturday. Rinks from 'the host club dominated the event winning both draws. Carrs Bogie (top) and his rink won the 9 a.m. draw while Doug Cameron's Maitland rink won the second draw. In the photo below, skip,Jim Bell watches a rock approach the house while a member of a visiting rink giv'es in- structions to a team-mate before delivery. ( photos by Dave Sykes) Maitland curlers win Shell Bonspiel On Saturday March 2 the Maitland (Golf and Country Club, represented by six home teams, played host to the 1985 Shellspiel. Generously sponsored by Ed's Shell and Edward Fuels, this is a men's curling event comprised of teams from Goderich and other parts of Southern Ontario. This year eight men's rinks from Paris, Brampton, • Ilderton, Seaforth and Kincar- dine joined the home teams for a day of fine curling. The 9:00 o'clock draw final game was between Cam Bogie's foursome and the Mark Fischer rink, both of Maitland. Bogie took the final in a convincing win to take home top honours for the draw. On the . 11:00 event Doug Cameron's Maitland team easily gained entry into the final after big wins against Seaforth and Paris in earlier games. Martin Spelt and his Kincardine rink also advanced to the final only to be narrowly edged out by Cameron in the last end. With Bogie winning the first draw and Cameron the second, Maitland curlers fared well, on home ice. Amherstburg rallies for 7-5 win to even series Signal -Stars will have to win on the road to survive m►ion, cur The Chan p1on Invitatibp i,aldles dham- pion Spiel was held at the Maitland: Country Club op February. 25. Ten out-of-town rinks and four Godericff rinks pdrtieipated for the Champion Trophy and for the cash prizes. The Champion Trophy was won by the Fort Elgin team; skip Debbie Whalen, vice Mary McLeod, second. Inez Fenton, lead Nancy Smith. They were also the winner of the first draw. Second place was won by the; Ripley team, with skip Andrews constantly threatening to overtake the first -place winners. A Goderich Rink, skipped by Eleanor Erskine, placed ;a strong third. Eleanor's team, which consisted of vice Vicki Culbert, se- cond Emily Crew and lead Bernice Moore, curled strongly every game. In the second draw, first place was won by a Goderich Rink skipped by Faye Ribey, vice Helen Dickie, second Lexie O'Niel, lead Fenny Peters. Their last game was exciting gapthe Port Elin team'oin .s. m LQ watt t► �.l' s 64r (4Qse. fare' a with and almost ovel take .them in finalscore p , t, t it wns not to be, as Anne Kuran's team held Faye's team back, from wining the two points rewired for top score. This also gave Ann's team the second place spot, which she and her team of vice Joan Hibbard, second Betty Moore and lead Phil Fisher fought gallantly to win. y Third place went to Dix& Ca b neron's team. Dixie put together a team un short notice to replace a, team that cancelled. Her team members. came from Wingham and Kincardine. This was Dixie's first time as skip and she did ,a super job. The Maitland girls worked well together, as usual. A special thanks to the lady golfers who mov- ed into the kitchen and prepared lunch. To add to the fun, draw prizes were donated by Sheaffer Pen, Dixie Flowers, Standard Trust, Sifto Salt, King's and members of the I adies Curling Local Beales advance to regional competition Optimist' Belles played here on February Becky Morris led the scoring with three 10 against Seaforth and won 8 to 4. goals and four assists. Stacey Rean scored Allison Graham led the scoring with three two goals and four assists, while Vicky goals and two assists. Stacey Rean had two Vanderburgh also scored two goals. Angie goals and Angie Chisholm, Deb O'Brien and Chisholm had one goal and one assist and Lisa Kisch each scored one goal. Chisholm Pam Wilkinson also had an assist. picked up three assists, Kisch had two and Excellent teamwork and superb goalten- Vicky Vanderburgh, Deb. O'Brien and Deb ding by Sheila Donnelly advanced the girls Habel each picked up one. to final play against Stratford's Fram team. The Belles then travelledrto Seaforth the following Sunday, Feb. 17, and won again 8- Fram came to Goderich Feb. 25 and 6. defeated Goderich 5-2. Angie Chisholm was the leading scorer Allison Graham and Stacey Rean scored with four goals and one assist. Vicky Goderich's goals. Vicky Vanderburgh and Vanderburgh, Lori McCartney, Allison Stacey Rean picked up assists. Graham and Stacey Rean each scored one The Belles played Fram in Stratford Fri. goal. March 1 in a see -saw battle which ended Pam Wilkinson picked up four assists, when Fram put in their 8th goal and time Allison Graham had two and 'Marianne ran out. The final score was 8-7 forFram. All Goderich's goals were scored by Glazier, Vicky derb ne and Lori Mc- Allison Graham. Angie Chisholm picked up Cartney each picked up one assist.• four assists, Vicky Vanderburgh had three, Beating Seaforth two games straight mov- ed Goderich up into round robin play Lori McCartney had two and Stacey Rean had one. against two Stratford teams. g the girls regular season The Belles travelled to Stratford Feb. 23 This concludeswill now travel ir to a regional con - and played Perth County, winning the game play. They 8 to 3. , , petition in St. Thomas on March 30th. Atom OMHA playoffs deII&kitIt'Q1Te'ei[Ch The Goderich Atom A's had a busy weekend, managing a win and a tie in four playoff games, within three days. The action started at home, March 1, with a 4-4 tie against the Southwest London Optimists, in a second -round OMHA - playoff series game. After a scoreless first period, Jeff Beange put Goderich ahead with an unassisted effort in the second period. The Lead was short-lived, as London came back with three goals before the periodended to take a 3-1 lead. Goderich outscored the visitors 3-1 in the final frame to secure the tie. No goals were scored in, an overtime period. Andrew McLarty scored a pair of goals for Goderich, Jason Hayter scored one and Todd Papple picked up an assist. A third -period goal by Jason Cook, from Jeff Beange and Todd Papple, was too- little too -late, as Goderich dropped. the second game of the series by a 2-1 count, in London on March 2. The next game of the ° series is scheduled for Wednesday March 6, at the Kinsmen Arena, London.. Still tired from the games with London, the Atoms managed to blank Thamesford 3-0, in the first game of the Shamrock League playoff tourney in Parkhill, on March 3. Goderich scored a goal each period, as Todd Papple, Jason Jeffrey and Jeff Beange were the marksmen, with Jason Volland adding an assist. Later that same day, Goderich was edged by Lambeth, 4-3, in their second tournament game. The game was a see -saw affair, with Goderich staying close throughout, but never gaining an edge. Beange scored a goal and assisted on one; Cook and Paul Wheeler netted the other two goals and Todd Papple picked up an assist. Goaltenders Jason Duckworth and Chuck MacLennan played well for the team in all four weekend games. `i~he_Goderi.ch.Signal-Star JuVeniles and Amherstburg North Stars battered and bruised each other at every opportunity as the teams split a pair of OMHA playoff -•-games-her?9mtll weeke >L The Stars won the penalty -filled opener 5-2 here Saturday night but Amherstburg got back in the series with a 7-5 victory Sunday. The third and faurth.gamnes .of_the. _. best -of -five 'series will be played in Amherstburg Friday and Saturday while a fifth and deciding game, if_nec45ary, is scheduled for the Goderich Areria Sunday at 2.30 p.m., In the first game, Goderich took control from the opening faceoff and scored in the first minute of play. Matt Wilkinson scored on an unassisted effort after just 19 seconds of play. Five minutes later the Stars took a two - goal lead as John Graham converted a pass from linemates Chris Sideris and Rob Dupee. Amherstburg got one goal back early in the second period but Brent Williamson restored the Stars' two -goal lead midway through the 'period after taking a pass from Darren Doak. Goderich increased its lead to 4-1 in the final seconds of the second period as Graham knocked in his second goal of the game. The teams traded goals in the final period to produce the 5=2 final score with Wilkinson scoring his second goal of the evening. A total of 90 minutes in penalties was as§essed in the game including three game misconducts and a match penalty. Goderich goaltender Randy Gaynor turned in a fine performance and Trevor Martin and Ray Vanstone were solid on defence for the Stars. While these teams have not met during the current hockey campaign they went at each other as if some great rivalry and dislike has been stored up over a series of games. 4 first period taking advantage period advantage of some slop- py clearing passes by the Stars. __Va-ndenham increased the North Star lead to two goals on a powerplay effort midway through the first period and Broderich scored hia` nor on th shot pwrt through ssisted effort as Randa .ane Signal -Star goaltender Randy Gaynor deflects a shot wide of the net as team-mates Ken Huff (6) .and Tim Chisholm (3) help out in MHA playoffs here Sunday. Goderich won the opening game of the series 5-2 Saturday but Amherstburg evened things up with a 7-5 Amherstburg went at the Stars with totals. The game Sunday was a bit of tur- great vengeance Saturday but their naround as- the Stars took the bulk of the the Stars tactics ed led to 5-2 victory. and penalties and wound up playing shorthand - the Stars capitalized scoring a 5-2 victory. ed during much of the game. Amherstburg Four players were ejected from the game, the game 7-5 to tie the series at one - three three from Amherstburg, and handed one - game suspensions which were in effect for Sunday's game. Both coach^s missed Sun- day's game because of the penalty minute win Sunday. The series shifts to Amherstburg for two games while a fifth game will go in Goderich Sunday of needed. f photo by Dave Sykes) the two teams. They built up a 3-0 first - period lead, carried a 4-1 lead into the final period and despite a four -goal outburst by fire Mars, Aiiiherstburg hung on for a 7=5 " win. won , Shawn Broderick and Blake Vandenham game apiece. scored two goals apiece for the North With the exception of a 10 -minute stretch Stars. In the third period, Amherstburg Kirk Shepley opened the scoring in the dominated the second meeting between his pads. Goderich cut the deficit to two goals as Chris Sideris scored his first of the game after-being_set iup-alnnP in the slot by Rob Dupee and Tim Chisholm. The score remained 3-1 until the dying minutes of the second----pe--i Vandenham scored his second of the game while the Stars were running around in their end. The North Stars carried a 4-1 lead into the final period and looked like easy win- ners'scoring a fifth goal before the period was two minutes old. But the Stars showed some of their stuff and came back with four straight goals in a span of about five minutes to tie the game 5-5 midway through the final period. Jeff Lebeau got things started scoring on a fine individual effort, tuckingthe puck in the top corner on Greg Cartier's the love side. A minute later, Dupeenarrowed deficit scoring the third Goderich goal, again on an unassisted effort. Less than half a minute later, Sideris pulled Goderich within a goal of Amherstburg with his second fgoal of the m he game converting a p Graham. • By the time the period was seven minutes old, Dupee tied the game on a strange goal from the side of, the net. Sideris and Trevor Martin assisted on the plBut while the Stars seemed to have the game ui hand at that point, they ran -into penalty trouble and Amherstburg capitalized scoring twice to put the game away. penalties were Atotal of 43 minor pe hand- ed. out, 23 of them going to Goderich.