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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-06-12, Page 29S • orfs OMR Annual Sail Past The Goderich Power Squadron and Goderich, Yacht Club held its Annual Sail Past in Goderich Harbour Sunday and several local sailors took advantage of the fine weather to participate in the ceremony. Decorative flags and balloons were much in evidence on many boats and one enterpris- ing sailor turned his motorboat into a Har- bour Police craft. (photos by Dave Sykes) 53 Minor Hockey Association elects new executive The Goderich Minor Hockey Association managed to fill all but one of their ex- ecutive positions for the 1985-86 season, at an election meeting held Sunday evening. • The one remainingposition is contact person -ice manager, which entails scheduling ice times for games and prac- tices and dealing with correspondance in= volving the various leagues. For the upcoming season, Don Johnston will be past president. Charles Boddy, was elected for a second term as president. Also returning in their capacity from last year's executive are Sheila Papple, treasurer and Lawrence Scott, referee -in - chief. Doug Currie, vice-president; Dora Mae Kinahan, secretary; Kirk Lyndon, equipment manaPAr; John Marshal, member -at -large alit] Don C. Johnston, ways and means chairman round out the executive. Water Polo added to pool programs In keeping with the "fun at the pool" theme started last summer, youth water polo has been added for the first time, to the 'list of programs at the Judith God- derham Memorial Swimming Pool, Recreation Director Jane Netzke has an- nounced. Water Polo, a basketball -like game played in deep water, has been added for the first time to the list of activities in the Lake Huron Zone Sportsfest, which will be held in Exeter this year. Netzke said that at leastone of the local pool instructors will be attending an up- coming seminar, to familiarize pool staff with the game. The Recreation Depart- ment has decided to go with a youth format for the new program, so it will be „restricted to people under 19 -years -of -age. said Netzke. This year. reuictratinn for cwimnllnir lessons will be; held,,at the pool only this year, on a first com0 — first serve basis, from June 1 J, t� June 21, at,11`:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. anibI 4 p.m to6p.m.. Special programs this year will include: Aquafit, adult lessons and adult early - morning swim, swim team and private pool rentals. Details on prograr,.' and lessons are available from the Re l.tion Department. Squirts top Grand Bend .3-1 in soccer The Atom House League commenced play last Monday, with two games being played. Blue Bombers shaded Red Hots 3-2 in the first game. Drew Macaulay scored twice and Mike McBride once for the winners. Jeff Klages and Donny Rivers scored one goal each for the Red Hots. In the second game Red Hots nipped Tigers 3-2. Jeff Klages, with two goals, and Donny Rivers, with a single, scored for Red Hots. Leander Campbell tallied twice for Tigers. The Atom travel team visit Wingham next Thursday, June 13. Kick-off 7:00 p.m. Last Thursday the Squirt travel team visited Grand Bend, coming away with a 3-1 victory. Goderich was paced by centre - forward liavid Lumiey with two goals. Trevor m',lacaulav added a single. B Fisher looked very steady in the Goderic' goal, while Lumley and Steven I.inklater made a nurnber of strong runs that nearly resulted in further scoring. In Squirt House League action last Wednesday both games ended in draws. Bombers and Raiders tied 2-2 in the first fame Trevor- Macaulay and J C Kirk scored for Bombers and David Lumley not- ched two tallies for Raiders. The second game. between Bombers and Giants, ended in a 0-0 score, with two strong defences dominating throughout the game. These results leave Giants clinging to first spot by one point over Raiders, with third-place Bombers just two points behind Raiders. SECTION Melady wins two bronze medals at OFSAA meet Goderich athletes completed another fine track and field season by competing at the O.F.S.A.A. (All -Ontario') Track and Field Championships, held 1:,st week at Etobicoke's Centennial Stadium. Joe Melady cagtped his high school career by winning two bror#e medals. Melady plac- ed third in the Senior lip ileus, with a per- sonal best throw of 48,72 metres and follow- ed that up with a third place finish in the Senior Shot, with a fine put of 16.72 metres. Erin Robinson became the second G.D.C.I. athlete ever to make an O.F.S.A.A. track final as she made the Midget 100 metre final and placed eighth. Joanne Campbell, Kim Fritzley and Todd Jeffrey competed well, but failed to make the finals in their events. Huron County Catholic schools meet in track and fie1dcornpetition Huron County Catholic schools held a track and field meet, Monday, May 3, at Goderich District Collegiate institute. The following 10 schools participated: St. Mary's, Goderich; St. Boniface, Zurich; St. Joseph's, Kingsbridge; St. Columban, St. Columban; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mount Carmel; Ecole Ste. Marie; Precious Blood, Exeter; St. Joseph's, Clinton; Sacred Heart, Wingham and St.'James, Seaforth. RESULTS IN ORDER OF FINISH • 1500 Metre: Sr. Boys: Jeff Keller, St. Boniface; Bill McGlynn, Sacred Heart; Ken Ryan, Seafor- th. Sr. Girls: Michelle t3aers, St. Boniface; Rhonda Hogan, Kingsbridge; Erinn Mulhern, St. Mary's. Relay; Jr. Boys: Goderich, St. Boniface, Sacred Heart. Intermediate Boys: Goderich, St. Colum - ban, St. James. Sr. Boys: St. Mary's, St. Boniface, St. Col- umban. • Jr. Girls: St. Boniface, Goderich, Sacred Heart. Int. Girls: Mt. Carmel, St. Boniface, St. Columban. Sr. Girls: Mt. Carmel, Sacred Heart, St. Joseph's. Ball Throw: Jr. Boys: Jamie Stanley, Goderich; Derek Masse, St. Boniface; Shawn Durand, Ecole Ste. Marie. Int. Boys: Tom Nolan, Seatortn; bryan Olson, Kingsbridge; Clint McCann, Mt. Carmel. Sr. Boys: Todd Laporte, St. Boniface; Jim Senette, Kingsbridge and Mike Duckworth, Ecole Ste. Marie; Jeremy Durand, Ecole Ste. Marie. Jr. Girls, Monica Ryan, Seaforth; Tara Haylow, St. Marys; Michelle Ducharme, St. Boniface. Int. Girls:/, Nicole Garon, Cklinton; Sherri " Maloney, St. Columban; Tammy Rader, St. • Boniface. Sr. Girls: Tanya Stegen, Goderich; Danielle, Garon, Clinton; Erika Coeck, Mt. Carmel. Turn to page 3 Sherwood doubles Orioles Sherwood doubled the Orioles 6-3, in Goderich Industrial Fastball League action, on June 3. Len Kolkman led the Sherwood offence, belting out a triple in the fifth inn- ing, which drove home Jim Fritzley, who was on second with a double. Kirky's edged Canada Co. 7-6, in another June 3 contest. Kirky's put together a series of walks and singles in the bottom of the fifth inning, for a five -run rally that put them on top to stay. Goderich Tire got by French, in a 3-2 con- test on June 4. Ken Linnek and Jeff Cox both scored after getting on with base hits for the Tire squad. Hayter's topped Denomme'6-3 on June 4, in a game that featured long -ball hitters. 'Warren Watt, Phil Petrie and Chris Petrie all hit home rnnc for Havter's, while Jim Ginn pitched in witha double. It •was 6-2 for French, when they tangled with Canada Co. on June 5. A first -inning double by French's Pete Baker was the lone extra -base hit in the game,. in which no Canada Co. player reached first base after the third inning. Bob Reihl's second -inning homer stood up as the only run in a 1-0 victory for Hayter's over Sherwood on June 4. Hayter's Rob Plunket pitched the three -hit shutout; while Sherwood hurler Simon Langlois also allow- ed only three hits. Sherwood came through with some hits on June 9 -- enough to overpower Kirkey's 7-3. A home run by Brad Otterbine was the big shot for Sherwood in the game. Simon Laglois and Len Kolkman struck for triples. Midget hardball season opens The Goderich Midget hardball team, will open their schedule this Thursday, June 13, in Hanover. Goderich will play their first home game this Sunday, June 16, against Hanover, at 1:30. Every soccer player has to learn to use his head at an early age. Here, Brian Fisher, of the Raiders Squirt soccer housleague team concentrates on his heading technique during a practice session last Wednesday evening. i photo by Patrick Raftis) West German soccer team is entered in Oldtimers tournament The inclusion of clubs from I,amper- theim, West Germany and Anchor Bay, Michigan, will mr ke this year's fifth an- nual Goderich Oldtimers Soccer Tourna- ment a truly international event. The tournament,' this Saturday, June 15, will take place at Agricultural Park, with opening ceremonies beginning at 9:45 a.m. and games getting. underway at 10 a.m. Games will alto be played at the GDCI dia- mond. Eight teams will be participating. In ad- dition to the Michigan and West German teains, other teams entered are Goderich, Port Elgin, Saugeen, London, Stratford and Kincardine. • The Kincardine BNPD squad went home champions of lat5t year's ey, after piling up seven points over games. 1 International event ti Matches will consist of two twenty - minute halves each. culminating in the B final at 3:15pp.m. and the A final at 4:15 p.rn. To lie eligible for the tournament. players must be over 30 years of age. rang- ing right up to about 60 -years -old. Wood and refreshments will be available all day. The West German players are in the area as guests of the London entry, a team primarily made of up German Cana- dians. They will be in Goderich for an over- night stay. The Goderich Oldtimers are in their seventh season -of operation The club was formed in 1978, the brainchild of founder Fritz Basler. The local team has an inter- national flavor to its make-up, consisting of teams. from Canadian, Scottish, English, Dutch. Belgian, Norwegian, Danish. Spanish, West German, American and Australian backgrounds. The team's youngest player is 32. while the oldest is 00 - years -old. Most of the player's are in their 40's, said Tournament Chairman Vic Alex- ander. ° The Goderich, squad will take on the West German team in the tournament opener at Agricultural Park, at 10 a.m. GDCI athletes on track (and field) The transition of seasons that occurs transition of seasons occurs every spring and fall, leaving a lull that yawns for two or three weeks, is over and there are quite a few things that now bear looking into. One of them is the amazing performance of local high school athletes in recent track and field competitions. GDCI captured the most points at the Huron -Perth meet, held here in mid-May, for the second con- secutive year. GDCI athletes winning Huron -Perth titles may be nothing new, since they do it almost routinely in football and basketball, but in track and field it deserves special mention. Track team head coach Phil Bugler has done an outstanding job in building up a more than credible track program, in the few seasons since an increased emphasis. was put on that aspect ojh;gh school sports in this area. Local athletes this year began turning in impressive performances in early -season indoor meets, against some tough competi- tion. These accomplishments are all the more amazing in light of the lack of indoor track facilities for training. I wasn't pre - sen for any of these improvised training sessions this year. but I plan to be on hand next season to see just how it is possible to practice running events in school hallways and gymnasiums set up for sports with more limited playing fields. It had to have taken a lot of hard work and dedication. • Once the action moved outdoors, local athletes really began to shine. Unfor- tunately the sun didn't, at least on the se- cond day of the Huron -Perth meet, held at GDCI. Rain drizzled down all afternoon making conditions for running, jumping and any other kind of athletic activity dif- ficult. to say the least. It was especially inspiring to watch the runners in the longer distance events. as they persevered through a cool downpour that left them drenched to the bone by the end of their races..' I presume the weather was better at the OFSAA meet in Etobieoke this weekend, where GDCI athletes again aquitted themselves like champions. Although no gold or silver medals came home from this meet, there were some first-class perfor- mances turned in. Joe Melady, who captured two bronze medals, in the Senior shot put and Senior .discus competitions and Erin Robinson. who became on the second GDCI athlete ever to make an OFSAA track final, in the Midget 100 metre sprint, are just two who deserye this community's congratulations. The GDCI Junior and Senior soccer teams also have reason to be proud this BY PATRICK RAFTIS year. Although both teams were eliminated early from the playoffs, they turned in fine seasonal efforts and finished near to top of their conferences. Not bad fir a -school not espeZTaflf known For ..oc- cer excellence. The soccer teams were underdogs from the start, as evidenced by a remark made by a Stratford Northwesten player before one of the early league games. "bet's beat these football players," said the player, who was obviously tired of acknowledging GDCI's continual superiority on the football grid. Another local sporting organization do- ing an excellent job promoting local sports is the Goderich Oldtimers soccer team. This year's fifth annual tournament, set for this Saturday, should be one of the most interesting ever. The Oldtimers have added some extra excitment to this year's tourney by bring- ing in a squad from West Germany, who along with a Michigan entry will give the event an international flavor. The day begins at 9:45 with opening ceremonies and word has it that Mayor Eileen Palmer will be on hand to perform the opening kick-off. Probably the most vital organization to local sporting activities is the Goderich Recreation Department. The Rec. Dept. is currently pi eparing for the opening of the local swimming pool and has some interesting ideas in mind. Last year the pool activities were enhanc- ed by the introduction of some fun -type programs designed to make a day at the pool more like a day at the beach. This year the addition of competitive youth water polo gives local swim buffs one more reason to go down and see what's going on it the local swimin' hole. The Rec Dept. is trying to get away from the old strict atmosphere that too often pervades at community pools,. making them a place to get wet and little more.