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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-05-08, Page 22STAR 137 YEAR. -19 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8,1985 5Q CENTS PER CV( The GDCI Senior Viking soccer team was victorious in back-to-back Huron -Perth Con- ference home contests last week, beating Stratford Central 3-1 Wednesday and edging St. Marys 3-2 on Thursday. At left, Viking Todd Graham grimaces after heading the ball away from a Stratford player. At right, Daryl Madge displays some fancy footwork and in the bot- tom photo, Madge. prepares for'h collision with a sliding Stratford Central player. ( photos by Patrick Raftis ) Powerful Senior. Vikings soccer squad wins two more games The GDCI Vikings established themselves as a power in Huron -Perth Conference senior soccer with a pair of victories here last week. Wednesday, the Vikings defeated Strat- ford Central 3-1 and Thursday they beat previously -undefeated St. Marys, 3-2. The GDCI team now has a record of four wins and a tie in five games. This week, the Vik- ings have two games. Monday, they played here, against Stratford Northwestern, and Friday they travel to Exeter. The Vikings were down 1-0 after the first "half against Stratford Central, as a result of Paul Schweitzer's early goal, but with the wind at their back, they were able to dominate the second half, scoring three !Ina nswe red goals. Todd Graham, the team's leading scorer, scored the first of two goals when he headed in perfect •corner kick by Daryl Madge. Madge got the second Goderich goal, beating a Stratford fullback and kicking the ball into the open corner of the net. Graham's second goal gave the Vikings a comfortable margin of victory over the Rams. The game with St. Marys provided some fine soccer action, as both teams were intent on keeping their undeafeated records intact. Both teams • scored once in an evenly - played first half. Mike Pratt scored for St. Marys on a dribbler, following a mixup by two Viking defenders in front of their own goal. The St. Marys team proved they could make mistakes too, kicking the ball into their own net, later in the half. The goal was credited to John Thompson the last Viking to touch the ball. Scott Westecott put the Vikings in• the lead, scoring from a scramble in front of the St. Marys' goal after the goalkeeper juggled the ball. Pratt tied it up for St. Marys an a high lof- ting shot that got over the keeper Kevin Telford's head. The Vikings won it -on a fine goal by Todd Graham who took a pass in full -flight and blasted a bullet -like drive into the top corner of the St. Marys net. Fullbacks Pat Frayne, Ray Vanstone and Wayne Bos played strong games for coach Dick Madge's Vikings. n. A �r�a�ers' gc.ai is$iO,OQO in benefit ' r if tourney The 131uewater Shrine Club is undertak- ing it's most ambitious' fund -rasing effort ever in the form of a benefit golf tourna- ment, which could see as much as $10,000 raised for the Shrine Hospital in Montreal. The event is set for Wednesday, June 5, at the Oakwood Golf Course, Grand Bend, with openings limited to 152 participants, who will each pay a $100 entry fee. All the profits from the tourney will go to the hospital, which treats crippled children with some of the world's most sophisticated procedures at no cost to either the patient or the taxpayer. Par- ticipants will be issued a tax reciept, for $75, of the $100 entry fee. As this is the first such tournament held by the local Shriners, Len Kleinstiver, one of the organizers says, "We're really going to try to make it a special event." Kleinstiver says the benefit event has been in the works for the past year -and -a -half with the tournament committee going full tilt for the past six months. If successful, the club hopes to make it an annual event, says Kleinstiver. The tournament will consist of one 1.8& hole round of golf, which will kick-off with a "shotgun" start, ensuring that all- par- ticipants will start and finish play arotind the same time and also eliminate tee -off line-ups. There will be prizes awarded for low gross and low net scores and various other achievements. And the lengthy (over 100) prize list includes 21 tickets from Air Canada, to any destination on their routes in the world, for any golfer shooting the elusive hole -in -one. Ticket prices Include green fees, dinner, and prizes. Shiners are 'elite members of the Masonic Lodge. Shrine Hospitals are located throughout the United States, in addition to the one in Montreal. The Bluewater Shrine Club draws members from an area extending from Wingham to Thedford and from Seaforth to Goderich. The tournament is open to both Masons and non -Masons. Anyone interested should contact a local Shrine member, or call Len Kleinstiver, Dashwood, at 237-3661. First ho1e4none shot at Sunsetby Jack Trebish Fine weather allowed golfing action at the Sunset Golf Club to begin early this year, resulting in the season's first hole -in - one, which was shot Apr. 21 by Jack Trebish on the 16th hole. Men's and ladies' night have also started, with the men golfing Monday and the ladies teeing -off on Tuesdays. Results of the first men's night', held Apr. 30 ares Ticker Mero, low gross for the day; Dave Mero, low net overall; Bob McDougall, first flight low gross; Tom Moore, first flight low net; Phil Arthur, se- rnnri flight low arncc• Tlnn Fnllar co. -rind flight low net; George Williams, third flight low gross; Bruce Barrie, third flight low net. Winners at Ladies night, May 2, were: Marilyn Graham, first flight; Ruth Bushell, second flight; Wanda McDonald, fourth flight. The first two -ball of the season will be held on Monday May 20. A social hour will start at 3 p.m and the tee -off is set for 4 p.m. It will be a nine -hole event with din- ner to follow. All members and guests are welcome. Junior Vikes play two shut -out soccer matches The GDCI junr Vikings had a win and a tie in Huron Pe Conference soccer action last week. Playing on their home field, the Vikings shutout Stratford Central 2-0 Wednesday. Thursday, the Vikings played to a 0-0 draw with St. Marys here. The Vikings got a goal in each half against Central. Bill Trebish scored in the first half and Ray Westecott ensured the win with his second -half counter. Richard Boddy and Calvin Knight played strong games for coach Carl Ziebarth's squad. ,Goalkeeper Gerry Kingsley got his second shutout of the week and third of the season in the nil -nil draw with St. Marys. The teams battled on equal term throughout the game, but neither could capitalize on their chances. The Vikings complete their seven -game regular schedule with games this week against Stratford Northwestern and the Ex- eter South Huron Pathers. Badminton duo nets silver in WOSSA tourney play Carol McEwan and Betty Schomaker formed the GDCI Junior girls doubles bad- mington duo which took the silver medal for their second -place finish in WOSSA competition on Friday, May 3, in Woodstock. McEwan and Schomaker also placed second in Huron -Perth badminton play Tuesday, Apr. 3, in Wingham. Other members of the GDCI Junior Bad- minton squad are: Sally Van Oesch, Susan Murphy, Dwayne Brindley, Gary Erb, Mark Cauchi and Ryan Kelly. Bali hockey alive and well in two Goderich leagues My legs are stiff, my arms sore, my ribs bruised, my shins covered in scrapes, and my weight has dropped five pounds. In other words, ball hockey season has begun. For the third consecutive season, I have succumbed to the lure of this adult version of a game once played exclusively on frozen streets by young boys. Although in- door ball hockey has been around, in one form air -another, asst as- long as--iee hockey, it's popularity has only spread from the cities to smaller centres in -the past five years. For many ice hockey players, it's simply a way to keep in shape in the off season. But, for those like me, who have reluctant- ly hung up the blades, except for the occa- -pi-ckup-gameTi is-ott }ast-aetive— u tie with the national pastime. The game has a lot going for it, the most attractive of which is that there is no need to wear skates. I've always felt I could have been a much better hockey player were it not for regulations and conditions requiring the use of this cumbersome footwear. If the skating prowess of Wayne Gretzky or Bobby Orr could be described as "poetry in motion," my own skating style would be more like a dirty limerick. Stripped down to his running shoes, the fancy skater loses his main advantage over the rest of us, and the game can be be played on an "even footing," so to speak. Because of this, ball hockey brings out anyone who has 'ever owned a hockey stick. In the league I played in for the past two Years, there was one team made up en- tirely of farm boys, most of whom never played organized ice hockey. Their lack of formal training was no hindrance and it was evideen�t from their aggresive play, they were° .eterans of a different sort of game. One played perhaps in an empty hay mow, a driveway, or perhaps even on the fabled "frozen ponds" of hockey mythology. (Does anyone still play pond hockey anymore? ) The point is, the game bars no one. The expensive suits of armour required for real hockey are not neccesary. The garne is played with a sort of "plastic -rubber" ball, which'' although it can leave an ugly welt on the skin, does not inflict the serious BY PATRICK RAFTIS injury caused by ice hockey's hard rubber puck. A player needs only a stick, a helmut, elbow padsand a jock strap. Hockey purists decry ball homey as pale imitation of the real thing — a sissy game, played without body contact and therefore inferior. Their attitude is similar itual di for slowpitch. Both attitudes are misguid- ed. Ball hockey is far more physically demanding than the ice version. There is no coasting or gliding involved, as there is on skates. If you want to get from Pont A to Point B, you have to run. If you waist to get there ahead of your opponent, you have to run hard. The game involves almost constant motion for the duration of each shift and with the ice out, an arena can feel like a.blast furnace on a hot summer night. If playing under those conditions twice a week all summer won't get you in shape, see your physician. You may be legally dead. Anyway, I am a hopeless addict of the game and was delighted to find the sport thriving here in Goderich. There are two leagues here. A boys' league for those under 16 as of May 1 and a men's league for anyone over that age. As of this writing several of the men's league teams have played one exhibition game, (hence my litany of aches and pains at the start of this piece) and she whole thing seems well -organized. Ball hockey may not be everyone's sport. Anyone looking for a light workout should look for a less exhausting game. But if you're up to it and want to try a game that really makes you feel like you've had some exercise, give it a try. I did and I'm hooked.