The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-12-11, Page 283roomball tourney startsFriday
34 teams compete in three-day event for $3,000 in cash and prizes
The Sixth Annual Goderich Broomball
Tournament, offering over $3,000 in cash
and awards, unfolds over three days here
beginning Friday.
A total of 34 broomball teams will
compete in the three-day event sponsored
jointly by the Goderich Oarsmen,
Goderich Harbourlights and Goderich
Optimist broomball teams and Carling -0 -
Keefe Breweries.
'Teams respresenting leagues in Barrie,
Kitchener, Mildmay and several area
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towns, will compete for prize money in two
divisions. Twelve teams will compete in
the women's division and 22 teams will vie
for prizes in the men's division.
The games begin Friday at 7 p.m. and
carry through to 1.40 a.m. Saturday.
Action resumes at 8 a.m. Saturday and
continues to through to midnight. All
consolation and championship final
games will be played Sunday. The
women's B final will be played at 2.20 p.m.
and will be followed by the men's
consolation final at 3.20. The women's
championship will be played- at 4.20 and
the men's championship will follow at 5.20
p.m.
Admission to the tournament Friday and
Saturday includes admission to the dance
in the auditorium.
Last year, 36 teams participated in the
three-day tournament with Seaforth C.H.
Express winning the men's A Division
championship while the Easy Riders won
the consolation championship.
On the women's side, Parr Line
captured the championship and the
Kandoos won the consolation title.
All three Goderich teafs will see action
in the tournament. The Oarsmen will play
at 11 p.m. Friday and the team's second
game will at noon Saturday if they win or
at 1.20 p.m. should they lose the opening
round game. The Harbourlights will play
at 1.90 a.m. Saturday and their second
game will go at 4.40 p.m. Saturday if they
win or 6.40 if they lose the opener.
orts SECTION EI
Brian Allen (17) of Murphys Green Machine found himself in an enviable position as Sunset
Golf club goaltender Dennis Kerr sprawls in a vain attempt to stop the shot. Allen scored on
the play but it wasn't enough as Kerr and his Sunset squad scored three straight goals in the
Bedford Flyers regain
The Bedford Flyers climbed back into
first place in the Goderich Men's Recrea-
tion Hockey League standings winning two
games in league play this week.
On Thursday the Flyers ripped Hodges
Millers 7-4 and Sunday they duYnped the
Raiders 9-5. The victories improved the
Flyers' record to nine wins against four
losses and three ties for 21 points. Second
place Murphys trails by three points with
nine wins and four losses but they have
three games in hand. O'Briens shares se-
cond place with 18 points in 15 games.
In the Dec. 5 game, the Flyers scored
four unanswered goals in the second
period to erase a 2-1 deficit and carry the
team to a 7-4 win over Hodges.
Jerry Rozendal and John Lahey led the
Flyers offensively with two goals apiece
while Doug Smith, Brian Moody and Mark
Frayne added one goal apiece.
Paul Corriveau provided the offensive
spark against the Raiders Sunday scoring
three goals in Bedford's 9-5 win. Rozen-
dale, Frayne, Moody, Willie Denomme,
Ron Corriveau and D. Erb scored one goal
apiece. Terry Schoemaker led the short-
handed Raiders with two goals.
In other league action, Green Machine
scored two late third period goals Dec. 2 to
edge Sunset 8-0 but the Golfers turned the
tables on the Machiners Sunday scoring a
Machinist Atoms defeat
Dorchester 6 - 2 in League play
The Goderich Machinist Atoms scored
three straight goals in the third period and
went on to defeat Dorchester 6-2 in
Shamrock League play here Saturday.
The teams played through a scoreless
first period and Goderich outscored Dor-
chester 3-2 in the second period. The atoms
clinched the win with three straight goals
in the third period.
Bill Ingham lecl the Goderich offence
with two goals while team-mates Paul
Wheeler, Chad Papple, Andrew McIarty
and Jason Jeffrey scored one goal apiece.
McLarty added two assists for a three-
point effort.
This week the atoms play in St. Marys
Saturday.
Goderich Figure Skating Club
holds monthly promotion day
Late in August, Susan Cook attended the
Central Ontario Section individual Competi-
tion in Thornhill. She placed fourth in free
skate and fourth in compulsory elements.
She attended the fall school and was
tested in Wingham and passed her silver
senior dance i Paso Doble i.
As well, on the Dec. 1 weekend, she
travelled to compete in the Western coni -
petition in Tillsonburg and she placed fifth
in her flight.
The first tests are now complete for the
Goderich figure skating and power skating
clubs.
On October 26, Cohn Burns, Sara Cieslar,
Angie Graham, Debilyn Greene. .Jennifer
Henshaw, Allison Hurlock and Kathryn
Nyland passed their beginners' test.
On November 9, Lisa Dykstra, Rosalyn
Gottschalk and Michelle Haan passed their
beginners' test.
On October 26, Sonja Blacker, Haley
Block and Mandy Verge passed their
elementary test.
On November 9, Angie Corriyeau passed
her elementary test.
Also on October 26. Kelly Graham. Mar-
-tha Jasper and Amy Smith each passed
their basic level test.
On October 26, Connie Clifford. Tara
McKinnon, Suzanne Schultz and Angie
Skelton passed their novice one and two
tests.
On October 26, Tara McKinnon, Suzanne
Schultz and Angie Skelton passed their
novice level three and four tests.
On November 5, Lisa Adamson, Kendra
Fry and Becky Schuelt passed their novice
two test.
On November 6. Lindsay Culbert, Stacey
Scott, Karla .Jean Schmidt and Aletia Warr
passed their pre-school test.
()n October 9, Paul Hartin passed his
power level one test.
On November 6, Paul Gee, Shawn
Phillips, Patrick Smith, Bill Snowden, Keith
Venkiteswaran, ,Jason Venkiteswaran and
Allan Zurbrigg each passed their power
level one tests.
On October 23, Paul Hartin passed his
power level two test.
On November 13, Paul Hartin, .James
Moody and Dirk Wolterbeek passed their
power level three tests.
The Goderich Figure Skating Club held
its monthly promotion day the last week of
November for all skaters.
Shauna Breen and Gerry Lassaline were
promoted from pre -beginners class and
Catherine Brindley, Kimberley Hogan,
Sally McCue and Tami Morris graduated
from beginners.
Nicole Budden, Sarah Cieslar, Alison
Hurlock, Jennifer Henshaw and Katherine
Nyland passed elementary testing while
Tanya Koestler, Kim MacDonald and
Michelle Vandenburg passed from the
basic category. I
The Novice i graduates were Angela
Duncan, Kelly Graham, .Jaclyn Henry,
Kathy Ingham,Martha Jasper, Melissa
McIntosh, Amy S th and Sherry Stephen-
son. Duncan and clntosh passed Nove iI
as well along with Kelly Graham, Sally
Ma bon and Vickie Whalen.
The Novice iiI graduates are Lisa
Adamson, Connie Clifford, Kendra Fry,
Becky Schuett and Tafline Scott. Adamson
also passed Novice IV.
Connie Clifford and Tara MacKinnon
received their first dance badge while
Julie Cook and Angie Skelton received
badges for Figure I and 1i, Stroking I and
Free Skate I.
second period to defeat the Green Machiners 6-4 in Goderich Men's Recreation Hockey
League play Sunday. Green Machine had defeated Sunset earlier in the week. ( photo by
Dave Sykes )
recreation league lead
6-4 win.
In the first meeting, Ron `Tag' Sowerby
sparked the offence from his defense posi-
tion scoring two goals and assisting on
three others in the 8-6 win. Team-mates
Bruce Schaff and Dave Graf scored tivo
goals apiece while Bruce Sheardown and
Dennis Dowhaniuk added one goal apiece.
The Green Machine played with only eight
skaters.
Paul Doherty scored two goals for
Sunset while Dale Duncan, Ken
Straughan, Phil Arthur and Leroy Meriam
scored one goal apiece.
Sunset turned the tables on Green
Machine Sunday making the most of their
scoring opportunities in recording a 6-4
win. Green Machine squandered a host of
scoring opportunities hitting posts,
crossbars and goaltender Dennis Kerr,
and settled for a 2-1 lead after one period.
Sunset took advantage of its Limited scor-
ing opporunities scoring three straight
goals in the second period, two by Phil Ar-
thur, to lead 4-2 heading into the final
period. Each team scored twice in the
third period.
Ken Straughan also had two goals for
Sunset while Meriam and Andy Fowler
scored one goal each. Brian Allen, Larry
Boyce, Bruce Schoff and Bill Peters scored
for Green Machine.
Bantams continue to roll
in Shamrock League play
The Goderich Elevator Bantams
continue to enjoy a successful season in
both league and tournament play as they
split games in a tournament in Clinton and
defeated Dorchester 9-4 here Saturday.
The win improved the Elevators' season
record to 12 wins against only one loss.
They have one win in exhibition play and a
win and a loss in tournament action.
In the team's first tournament game
Nov. 29, Mike Beange scored at 1.41 of
overtime to lift Goderich to an 8-7 win. The
Elevators tied the game with just 20
seconds remaining in regulation time on a
goal by Scott Garrow. He led the offence
with five goals and Beange added two.
The Elevators played another strong
game in the second round of the
tournament but dropped a 2-0 decision to
Forest. The loss eliminated Goderich from
further tournament play.
In Shamrock League play here
Saturday, Scott Garrow romped for seven
points and linemate Barry Thompson
chipped in with a six -point effort to lead
Goderich to a 9-4 win. Goderich led 1-0
after one period, increased the lead to 4-0
after two and then outscored Dorchester 5-
4 in the final period to produce the 9-4 final.
Goderich opened the scoring midway
through the opening period as Thompson
scored his first goal of the game. Goderich
took a commanding lead with three
unanswered goals in the second period.
GODERICH MINOR
HOCKEY REPORT
Thompson scored after 21 seconds with
Byron Bowman assisting, he scored his
third straight goal of the game three
minutes later from Garrow and then
Garrow scored his first of five goals later
in the period.
The third period was a goaltender's
nightmare as the teams combined for nine
goals.
(;arrow scored his second goal in the
first minute of the period but Dorchester
responded with two quick goals to reduce
the Goderich lead to 5-2. But Goderich
stormed right hack with a short-handed,
unassisted effort by Garrow at 5.24.
Goderich then put the game away with
three straight goals, two by Garrow and
another by Thompson. Dorchester scored
two more goals to make the final score
more respectable.
The Elevator bantams are a much -
improved team this year under the
direction of coaches Paul Kelly and Kevin
Meriam. On Der. 19 St. Marys will play in
Goderich and on Dec. 21 Strathroy will
provide the opposition.
Durnin, Boddy lead
Midgets to 7 - 5 victory
Captain Darrell Durnin had a goal and
two assists and Richard Boddy had two
goals as the Goderich Legion Midgets battl-
ed Dorchester here Saturday and won 7-5,
bringing their record to six wins and seven
losses.
Dorchester came out strong as they
scored just 39 seconds into the game. Gary
Erb fed Mark Cauchi with a pass and he
skated in on the goaltender and made a nice
move to score. Dorchester continued to
press Goderich and netted two goals before
the period ended.
To begin the second period, Goderich was
on the power play and Steve Hutchins
scored with Durnin and Matt Wilkinson set-
ting him up. Less than a minute and a half
later, Tom Bean evened the score as he and
Ryan Kelly combined with hard efforts.
Dorchester replied to take the lead but then
Goderich carne hack to life, especially Bodes
dy as he scored his two goals less than three
minutes apart. Roddy picked up the puck on
a clearing pass from Tim Wilson and he
fired a shot past Dorchester goalie Barney
Szabo from the slot.
His second goal was almost identical as
Roddy skated in but went the other way on
the goaltender.
The new scoring sensation, Rod Nurse,
continued to score as he joined up with Dur-
nin and Hutchins on a power play goal to
begin the third period.
Dorchester made it close with a goal five
minutes after Nurse's goal but Darrell Dur-
nin scored an insurance marker to preserve
the win.
Tonight, the Midgets go into St. Marys to
play the leagues top team.
Dallas fan
feels the loss
Week 11 in the NFL schedule was sup-
posed to be the week that the Dallas
Cowboys were going to brand the Chicago
Bears and lasso first place in the NFC
East.
It was to be the battle of the titans with
Randy White condemning William Perry
all week long before the game, dismissing
the `Refrigerator' ploy as a gimic.
In Dallas, a sign on the wall of Texas
stadium had a quote from White, "Wake
up the Maytag repairman, the
Refrigerator's going to need service."
Even Danny White, the Dallas quarter-
back, opened his big mouth in the media
prior to the game.
"If we can pick out the right guy and hit
him (with a pass) within two seconds,
great .because we'll give them (the Dears )
two seconds to get to me and that's all. If
we execute and do that, we will win," Dan-
ny White said.
Being a Cowboy fan, I have heard the
score of the game hollered at me
everywhere I have turned. "The Cowboys
got beat 44-0, I thought you said they were
going to win," one Cowboy non -believer
said.
It got so bad that people were even hurl-
ing statistics at me. "Did you know that
Dallas only got 14 first downs the whole
game and Dorsett only rushed for 75
yards?"
I was starting to feel like I had played in
the game and got clobbered. I even dreamt
about the loss. In my dream, the Dallas
Cowboy cheerleaders were practising
their cheers when all of a sudden they
broke through the Dallas offensive line and
through Danny White for a loss.
The day after the tragic defeat, the
headlines told the story, `Black and Blue
Day in Big D, Cowboys Get Mauled by
Bear&. There wasn't any refuge from the
pounding that America's team was given.
After the game, Mike Ditka the Chicago
Bears coach, was interviewed and was
asked if a score like 44-0 wasn't overdoing
it, with a possible rematch on the horizon.
"What better emotional spur than those
big numbers," Ditka said.
I thought there would be life after a 44-0
defeat for the Cowboys. On Thanksgiving
though, the Cowboys played like a bunch of
turkeys. Although they managed to win the
game, they didn't deserve to. They played
like a bunch of high school kids. After that
loss, I thought they had an emotional let
down and that was the reason for their
poor showing.
It was apparent that I was becoming an
NFL addict and that I had to get my fix of
Sunday afternoon football or I would en-
counter heavy breathing and the urge to
eat large quantities of food at one sitting.
If the Dallas Cowboys won their weekly
matchup, my disease would go into remis-
sion for another week.
But with the 44-0 loss to Chicago in week
11, I got a fever. With the less than stable
performance against the Eagles in week
12, I got a pain in the neck. The terrible
performance against the St. Louis Car-
dinals in week 13, gave me a sumach
ache. The final phase of my disease came
last Sunday when the Cowboys were again
demolished, this time by the lowly Cincin-
nati Bengals 50-24. Cold Chills ran up and
down my spine.
When I explored the reasons for this
phenomena, I realized that it was the
dreaded football pool spasms. These come
when five or six of the teams you have
chosen to win for that week are defeated
and you get 90 points or less.
Now the cold chills have subsided and
my condition has stabilized. 1 just hope
there is a physician on hand when it finally
hits me that the Cowboys are no longer in
first place.
When the Cowboys as a team get their
heads in the game, instead of thinking
about how to spend their pay cheques, then
1 think the Dallas Cowboy fans will have a
lot more to cheer about.
The big test will come this Sunday when
the Cowboys go up against the New York
Giants.
Goderich
Club plays
Howell game
A five -table Howell game was played at
the Goderich Duplicate Bridge Club on Mon-
day afternoon Dec. 2. Average score was 24
and the game was directed by Mary Donnel-
ly.
Pat Stringer and Cathy McDonald were
first with 32 points, followed by Ralph
Kingswell and Bill Duncan, 28.5 points;
Marg Hall and John Wood and Nuala Conlin
and Mary Donnelly with 24.5 points.
A nine -table Mitchell movement was
played on Dec. 3. Mary Ann Dempsey was
the director and the average score was 108.
In the North-South direction first place
(and first over all the field) went to Edna
Overholt and Aelian Weerasooriya who
scored 136 pts. Mary Ann Dempsey and
Dawna Sproule were second with 127 pts.
Third place went to Barb Howe and Marion
Lane with 1131/2 pts. John Donatis and Bill
Bradley were forth with 109 pts.
First place in the East-West division went
to John Wood and Marg Hall who scored
1321 pts. Brian and Chris Reeve were se-
cond with 1251 pts. Third place went to
Brian and Jane Cere with 118 pts. Verna
Worthy and Shirley Wood were forth with
113/ pts.