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GODERICH,'ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1984
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Senior Vikings keep record intact
13YTD
The GDCI Senior Vikings kept their
perfect record intact, with a pair of Huron -
Perth Conference victories in football action
last week.
Monday in Listowel, the Vikings trampled
the LDSS Lords 34-6. Thursday at home, the
Vikings humbled the Stratford
Northwestern Huskies 38-3. The Vikings will
go for their fourth consecutive win here
Thursday, when they host Stratford Central.
A tough Listowel defence held the Vikings
off the scoreboard in the first quarter
Monday, but they were unable to stop the
Vikings passing attack which struck for two
touchdowns in the second quarter
Quarterback John Thompson, who was
eight for nine in completions, hit Grant
Garrow on a 60 -yard pass -and -run play and
then connected with Dave Aimasi for a six-
yard strike.
Tom Newbigging got one back for
Listowel in the third quarter, but the fourth
quarter was the Vikings' all the way. Shawn
Rahbek, on a 20 -yard run, Lee Frisby's run
from six yards and a Thompson 25 -yard toss
to Dave Dave Aimasi, resulted in three
Goderich touchdowns. Joe Melady was good
on four of his five convert attempts.
John McGraw had several long runs for
the Vikings, partly due to the fine blocking
of backfielders Rahbek and Frisby.
The Viking defence had its usual strong
game, being burned only on one long
offensive play, the one that led to Listowel's
only touchdown.
Dave Weaver, Rick Haas and Ray
Vanstone were pillars of strength for the
Viking defence.
Coaches Ray Donnelly and Chris Connor
see their special teams as the one area
needing improvement. The Vikings had no
big gains on punt or kickoff returns.
Against Stratford Northwestern, the
Vikings had their best game of the season,
an all-around performance by both offense
and defense.
The Huskies' led 3-0 after the first quarter,
on a 35 -yard field goal by Ron Wagler. They
effectively closed down the Vikings passing
attack, but consequently left the door open
for the Goderich ground game. Crisp
blocking by the line and some hard running
by backs, especially Ed Craig, gave the
Vikings 245 yards on the ground, compared
to just 20 by the Huskies.
Craig scored two touchdowns on running
plays, while Sohn McGraw and Shawn
Rahbek got one touchdown each on short
yardage plays and quarterback John
Thompson went 20 yards on a sweep, for
Two wins
for GDCI
girls squad
Iast week, the GDCI Senior Vikings
increased their Huron -Perth girls
basketball league record to 3-0, with two
impressive victories.
On Monday, the Vikings travelled to
Norwell ( Palmerston) and had little trouble
with the Redmen on their small home floor.
After a slow start, the GDCI girls lead 17-8 at
quarter time.
However, the Vikes blitzed the Norwell
squad 36-2 in the second quarter, to lead 53-
10 at the half. The Goderich girls completed
the rout with two more 24 -point quarters, to
win 101-28.
Despite the score, it was a fine game. Kim
Fritzley led the Vikings with a career -high
43 points, as well as making many assist
passes. Also scoring in double figures were:
Cathie Gallow, with 17 points; Chris
Stapleton, with 13 and Mary Beth
Alexander,e with 10. Rounding out the
Vikings scorers were Allison Graham, with
nine; Sarah Alexander, with six; Joanne
Campbell, with four and Anne Allan, with
two. Denise Benson had 12 points for
Norwell.
The Vikings also played a strong game in
their home opener against Mitchell.
The GDCI girls, who were preparing for
the prestigious University of Western
Ontario Purple and White Classic the next
day, dominated the Blue Devils. The Vikings
again blitzed their opponents 33-3 in the first
quarter, which saw Kim Fritzley score 18, of
her game -high 35 points.
Leading 55-3 at the half, the Vikings
coasted to a 96-14 win, while maintaining the
high level of basketball their coach
demands.
Vikings scoring in double figures along
with Fritzley, were: Chris Stapleton, 15;
Joanne Campbell, 10 and Mary Alexander,
10. Rounding out the scoring were: Allison
Graham, 8; Jennifer Peters, 5, Cathie
Gallow, 4; Mary Margaret Murphy, 4 and
Anne Allan, Sarah Alexander, Kathleen
Donnelly and Lisa Engelstad, with a basket
each, as all Vikings scored.
The Vikings are now 3-0 in league play.
The next game is Wednesday (today) at F.
E. Madill, Wingham.
Pro
"Let me out of here!" A Member of the Senior GDCI Vikings offence stuggles frantically to
elude the grappling paws of two Stratford Northwestern Huskies' defenders, during Huron -
Perth Conference football action, in Goderich on Thursday. The Vikings won controlled the
play most of the game and came out on top by a 38-3 margin. Earlier in the week the Vikings
defeated the Listowel Lords 34-6. (by Patrick Raftis)
another.
Joe Melady kicked three converts, a single
and a 40 -yard field goal, to round out the
Viking scoring.
The offensive line, of centre Dave Smith,
guards Dave Weaver and Rick Haas,
tackles Ray Vanstone and Joe Melady and
ends Dave Ahnasi and Darryl Black, was
solid throughout the game.
The defence held Stratford to 46 yards
total offence, with stror1 performances by
Matt Buchanan at middle guard, Dave
Weaver at inside linebackr and John
Lalonde at defensive end.
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Allison Graham (43), of the GDCI Vikings Senior girls basketball team, scored on this lay-
up during a game with the Mitchell Blue Devils, played Thursday in Goderich. The Vikings
often seemed to be the only tears on the court, as they won 96-14. (photo by Patrick Raftis)
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GDCI senior girls win
When the GDCI Vikings Senior girls
basketball team were invited to the
University of Western Ontario's Purple and
White basketball tournament, they knew
they would be facing high-calibre
competition. All they wanted was to play
well as a team and handle the pressure of a
major tournament.
They did all that and more, as they
defeated the Hamilton St. Jean de Brebeuf
Braves 42-35, at Western's Alumni Hall, in
the tournament final. The Vikings are the
only team, other than Hamilton's Bishop
Ryan, to win the championship in its eight-
year history.
The Vikings took the lead on Captain Kim
Fritzley's opening basket and maintained it
in a closely -played first half, which ended
24-20 for Goderich. Fritzley's 12 first-half
points produced a box and one defence to
stop the Viking scoring ace. The Viking
team play took over, as Christine Stapleton
took over for four straight inside baskets,
set up by excellent passes from Fritzley.
With 1:33 left int he game, the Brebeuf
team tied the score at 35. The Vikings cooly
spread out their offence on the longer UWO
floor and allowed Allison Graham, whose
ball handling controlled the late play, to
drive the basket for the score. A change in
the Goderich defence lead to a poor
Hamilton shot.
On the next play, Fritzley was fouled. She
swished both of these pressure shots to
secure GDCI's greates exhibition win ever.
Scoring in the final were: Fritzley, 17;
Stapleton 12; Allison Graham, 10 and Anne
Allan, two. •
In the opening round, the Vikings beat the
number one London team, Lucas, 40-40. The
GDCI girls showed they had what It takes,
after losing an early lead. They trailed
London 31-23 at the half.
A change in team defence bewilderd the
Lucas team, as the Vikings outscored them
23-9 in the second half.. The Goderich
scorers were: Kim Fritzley, with 19, Chris
Stapleton, 11, Anne Allan, 9, Allison
Graham, 5 and Cathie Gallow, 2.
In the championship semi-final, the
Vikings downed Chatham McGregor
Panthers 39-37. The McGregor team had
just been rated number eight in Ontario, the
previous weekend. The score was tied at the
half 23-23, after Goderich held a narrow 8-6
lead after one quarter.
Trailing 35-31 going into the last quarter,
the Vikes came up with a tremendous team
effort and outscored their opponent 8-2,
showing a remarkable coolness.
The Viking scoring was shared by: Kim
Fritzley, 10; Chris Stapleton, 10; Allison
Graham, eight; Anne Allan, six; Cathie
Gallow, three and Mary Alexander, two.
Kim Fritzley was named to the
tournament all-star team, for her fine all-
around play and leadership. She scored 46
points in the tourney.
Chris Stapleton played with the
aggressiveness that the team needs to be
successful and Allison Graham kept the
other teams at bay, with her cool ball
handling in pressure situations.
All of the Vikings received gold
medallions and Captains Kim Fritzley and
Mary Margaret Murphy accepted the
championship plaque for Goderich District
Collegiate Institute.
Vikings blank Stratford
The GDCI Junior Vikings recorded two
victories in Huron -Perth Conference
football action last week, defeating Listowel
12-2 Monday in Listowel and shutting out the
Stratford Northwestern Huskies 39-0 here
Thursday.
The victories leave the Vikings with a
record of two wins and one loss going into
Thursday's game here, with the Stratford
Central Rams.
The Vikings' victory over Listowel came
on the strength of a fourth-quarter
touchdown by Bill Trebish, which erased a 7-
6 lead held ' by the Lords. Goderich had
jumped on top early, with a touchdown by
Mark Burbine, following a drive beginning
on their own 45 -yard line, on the first series
of downs in the opening quarter. The Vikings
held the lead until Listowel scored a
converted touchdown in the third quarter.
Trebish, making his first start at tailback,
rushed for 152 yards on 19 carries. The
Vikings' sweep plays went for big yardage,
picking up 75 yards in seven attempts.
The Vikings special teams were effective.
Scott Garrow picked up 70 yards on four
punt returns, one of them a 35 -yard gain,
which put the ball on Listowel's 40 -yard line,
to begin the winning touchdown drive, in the
fourr!t!� quarter.
Defensively, the Vikings held Listowel to
just 121 yards and nine first downs. Mark
Burbine had' a pass interception and Ian
MacKinnon had a quarterback sack in the
fourth quarter, which stalled a promising
Listowel offensive march.
The Vikings had little trouble rolling over
Stratford Northwesten, Thursday. The
opening kickoff was returned 80 yards by
Colind Shand, for a touchdwon. Mark
Burbine went 52 yards for another first
quarter touchdown, which was converted by
Shawn Larder.
Goderich scored two more touchdowns in
the second quarter. BillTrebish went over on
an eight -yard blast and Steve Bugler scored
on a quarterback sneak.
Ian MacKinnon, playing his first full game
at fullback, scored on a two -yard dive play
in the third quarter and Wayne Nivins went
11 yards on an end -around play in the fourth
quarter, for the Vikings final touchdown.
Larder kicked two more converts
successfully.
Stratford was unable to stop the Vikings
inside running game. Bill Trebish went 184
yards on 15 carries and also had one pass
reception for 50 yards. Mark Burbine had 88
yards rushing, on just five carries.
The Vikings were never forced to punt and
controlled the ball through most of the
game.
The defence, when they did get on the
field, held Stratford to 27 yards and three
first downs. Gerry Kingsley played well at
his line backer position.
The Vikings injury linst continued to
grow, with leg injuries to Colind Shand and
Richard Boddy opening up two more holes
for Coaches Garrow, Baker and Ziebarth to
fill.
Hello Goderich. I'm the new link
between the sporting community in this
area and the Goderich Signal Star.
Actually I'm not all that new anymore.
I've been around for about six weeks. What
is new, is this column, which will become a
regular feature, gracing (or disgracing)
the sports page each week.
In the future this column will deal with
sports -related issues, sometimes of a local
nature and sometimes on a wider scale.
This week, I thought I would tell you a bit
about what I do as sports editor and how
you can help me do it.
Like all weekly newspapers, the Signal -
Star depends heavily on the co-operation of
the community, in arranging coverage
local news. Probably nowhere is this co-
operation more important, than in the
sports department.
Actually, I hesitate to use the term
sports editor, when describing my job. The
word editor conjures up images of an
authortative figure, who has only to snap
his fingers to cause a staff of reporters to
scurry off in search of the big story.
Unfortunatly, as the sole member of the
sports department, the only thing I get
when I snap my fingers is a loud noise and
some strange looks from my co-workers.
Given this shortage of manpower, it is
necessary that the majority of regular
game reports be written by the people in-
volved. At the least, they must get the
basic information to me, so I can put
together the report myself.
During my brief time here, I have been
pleased to see that local sports en-
thusiasts, for the most part, are quite effi-
cient in bringing in reports on their par-
ticular activities. Some people however,
seem to be unsure of deadline times, which
must be met in order to get copy into the
paper on time.
My schedule, in any given week goes
something like this.
On Monday morning, if all goes well, I
arrive at the office to find that many of the
reports from the previous week's activities
have arrived, so I can begin editing, typing
or converting them from game sheets into
stories. More often than not, most of the
stuff does not start floating in until about
noon. This is not really so bad, as it gives
me ti.rne to spend in the darkroom, on the
phone, or drinking one of about a dozen
cups of coffee I go through in a day.
While minor delays and setbacks don't
usually bother me, I get really frantic if all
the copy I'm expecting (plus a few sur-
prises) doesn't arrive by 5 p.m., Monday.
After that time, copy should all be in the
hands of our typesetters, who work long in-
to the night preparing material for the
next day. -�
Which brings us to Tuesday. Tuesdays
are bedlam around here. The composing
room floor on Tuesday is sometimes refer-
red to as "The Zoo". Picture the staff from
six papers, reporters, advertising staff,
typsetters, computer operators and
numerous others, gathered under one roof,
BY
PATRICK
RAFTIS
each one sure that his or her task is the
number one priority. The Recreation sec-
tion of The Signal is laid out first and
theoretically, is done about noon. The
afternoon is spent working on the front sec-
tion, which is not finished until well into
the evening.
Except • in extreme circumstances,
reporters tend to avoid outside
assignments on Tuesday. Sometimes I
think it would be nice to avoid Tuesday
altogether, but they tell me this cannot be
done.
By contrast, Wednesday, is a day at the
beach. If there are no photo or feature
story assignments, it is a good day to look
over the papers and set up appointments
for the rest of the week.
Thursday and Friday are usually spent
in search of feature material or covering
sporting events. Here again, Is where you
can help. If yob know of an individual or an
organization involved is something
unusual or noteworthy, give me a call, stop
by or drop me a line. Chances are, we can
put together a story.
The same goes for upcoming events,
don't wait till the last minute to call. The
sooner you let us know, the easier it is to
arrange coverage for your event. In cer-
tain cases an advance story may be war-
ranted, so try get in touch with us a couple
of weeks in advance.
If you want regular season coverage for
your league, be it minor sports, adult
recreational dr whatever, please supply us
with a schedule in addition to weekly
reports. It's impossible for a reporter to at-
tend all your games, but if we know when
they are, someone can drop by with a
camera for occasional action photos. At
playoff time, it is especially important to
keep in constant contact, as games times
vary and schedule changes are common.
Consistency is important, so remember
tb be a good sport and bring your reports in
every week, not just when your team wins.
As the various sports season s come and
go, I am looking forward to getting to know
as many of our Signal readers and con-
tributors as possible. So if you see me
hanging around the arena, bail diamond,
football field or just plain hanging aroeind,
be sure to say hello.
It's easy to spot me. I'll be the one with
20 pounds of camera equipment slung
around my neck, carrying a crumpled
notepad covered with illegible scrawl
marks. See you around.