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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-10-17, Page 20.dIderich wG L STAR 136 YEAR -42 GREATI GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17,1984 N 50 CENTS PER COPY GDCI Vikings quarterback John Thompson (10) makes a run for it with the ball, and is pursued by some would-be tacklers from the Stratford Central Rams. Fellow Viking Lee 'Frisby (31) moves up in the background in an attempt to intercept the Rams players. The Vikings won the Huron -Perth Senior football game, played here, Thursday, by a score of 45-0, for their fourth straight league vic- tory. ( photo by Patrick Raftis ) Senior Vikings r Stratford another dimension to the Viking attack. Referee Howie Johannes and his crew, who work out of Kitchener, were also im- pressed by the Vikings, labelling them the best all-round team they have seen this season. "Discipline is the key to success in this game," said the veteran official, "and the Vikings certainly have that." In spite of this high praise, Viking coaches Ray .Donnelly and Chris Connor are not about to relax. Said coach Donnel- ly, "We will continue to work hard toward our goal: to become better with each game we play." BY TD The GDCf Senior Vikings hammered the Stratford Central Rams 45 - 0, in Huron Perth, senior football action here Thursday. The Vikings are undefeated after four league games and so far, have not been seriously tested. Against Stratford, the Vikings displayed tremendous balance and strength in all departments. They got touchdowns from six different players, .had- two people throwing the ball, two people kicking it for points and scored in all four quarters. The stingy Viking defence gave up only 20 yards to a team, which has one backfielder who was averaging 225 yards per game. The Vikings showed such depth that it was hard to pick out individual stars in the solid team effort. Shawn Rahbek got things going with a 32 -yard off tackle romp in the first quarter, for a touchdown that was converted by Joe Melady, on his first of five successful boots. Ed Craig scored another touchdown later in the quarter on a five -yard run. The Vikings took to the air for touchdown number three, with John Thompson hitting Dave Ahnasi on a 35 yard aerial strike in the second quarter. They also got a two point convert on a pass from Grant Garrow to Shawn Doherty. Lee Frisby went over from the one yard line for the other Viking third quarter major, giving Goderich a 22- 0 lead at the half. Big Darryl Black, gathered in a seven - yard pass, from John Thompson in the The Vikings have two reglar schedule third quarter and John McGraw scored on games remaining. Thursday, they travel a short yardage situation in the final to Palmerston, to play the Norwell quarter to complete the Viking onslaught. Redmen. On Thursday, October 25, the John Thompson kicked singles on kickoff Vikings finish off the schedule at home, in the second and fourth quarters, to add against Clinton's Central Huron Redmen. Goderich Lions Pee Wees open season with two wins over Lucan T -e Goderich Lions Pee Wees started the 1984-85 hockey season on a winning note, with back-to-back wins over Lucan. Scores in the two games were 7-2 and 5-2. In the game last Saturday, the line of Andre Cauchi, Jeff Hodges and Chris O'Neil tallied seven scoring points, with Cauchi getting two goals and two assists; Hodges, a goal and an assist and O'Neil, a goal. Other single goal scorers were Doug Rivers, Paul Hamilton and Tim Harrison. Assists went to Shawn Talbot, with two; Jason Pearson, Sean O'Brian, Jean Paul Cauchi and Hamilton. Goderich goaltenders Pat Donnelly and Bob Lumley were both impressive in their season debut. The entire Lion team skated well both offensively and defensively, for a well-earned win. At Lucan, Sunday, the Lions tallied three straight times, then decided to sit back and stop skating. It nearly cost them the game, as Lucan made it 3-2, by the end of the second period. The Lions scored two late third period goals to insure the win. Andre Cauchi had a goal and an assist, to lead the offence, with single goals scored by Jeff Hodges, Chris O'Neil, Tim Harrison and Sean O'Brien. Assists went to Jason Pearson and Lonnie Rumig. Members of this year's Lions are: goaltenders Pat Donnelly and Bob Lumley, defencemen Lonnie Rumig, Jason Pearson, Kevin Moss, Aaron Duckworth, Jeremy Grasby and Jean Paul Cauci, forwards Andre Cauchi, Chris O'Neil, Jeff Hodges, Tim Harrison, Brian Lane, Shawn Talbot, Sean O'Brien, Doug Rivers, Paul Hamilton; coaches are Dennis Williamson, Doug Harrison and Vic Whetstone. The schedule continues with the Pee Wees playing in Exeter Wednesday, then in Parkhill on Friday and again on Saturday, at home against St. Marys. Shawn Talbot of the Goderich Lions Pee Wee team looks for the arena Saturday night. The Goderich team won the gauze 7-2. It was - hid the eaa-gaali'o . ng-keeksy-ne en --at e• l— fr .sstnf-tee-seaseaza-(.-]PhetobyJz azxze_linch aaaan). A Seniors keep winning The G.D.C.I. Senior Girls' Basketball team won the Consolation Championship at the W. Orr Memorial Tournament in 'i'illsonburg on the weekend for the second year in a row. The Vikings opened the tournament with - an overtime loss to Ingersoll Collegiate. The Goderich girls trailed 25 - 20 at the half but led 35 - 31 going into the final quarter. After missing two inside chances to clinch the victory in the last minute, they were tied 45 - 45 at the end of regula- tion time. The Vikings made a great effort in the overtime period, playing outstanding team basketball but circumstances beyond their control cost them the victory. Viking scorers were Kim Fritzley with 21, Cathie Gallow with 10, Anne Allan - 7, Jennifer Peters - 6, Allison Graham - 4, and Mary Beth Alexander - 2. The Vikings came back in the consola- tion semi-final to ,overwhelm Hamilton Cathedral 74 - 22. They started slowly, leading 14 - 8 after one quarter but outscored the Hamilton team 16 - 2 in the second quarter to clinch another team win. The Goderich scorers were Kim Fritzley • 27, Mary Beth Alexander - 12, Allison Graham - 11, Jennifer Peters - 8, Sarah Alexander - 4, Cathie Gallow - 4 and Anne Allan, Joanne Campbell, Kathleen Donnel- ly and Mary Margaret Murphy with two each. The Vikings met the host Tillsonburg Gemini in the final. After a tightly played first quarter that ended with Goderich holding a 9 - 8 lead, the Vikes exploded for 24 points to the Gemini's four in the second quarter to completely dominate the game. In that quarter the team attacked the "box and one" defence that the taller Tillsonburg team used to hold Kim Fritzley to onobasket in thefirst quarter. Fritzley displayed hot shooting as she scored 12 of her game high 20 points on three for three from the floor and six for six from the foul line. At the same time, Anne Allan made four key foul shots (four for four) and Mary Beth Alexander made three 'gbraight out- side shots to complete the Goderich rout that period. , The Vikings then coasted to a 56 - 21 vic- tory and the Consolation Championship Viking scores were Fritzley - 20, Alex- ander -12, Jennifer Peters - 8, Anne Allan - 6, Allison Graham - 5, Mary Margaret Murphy - 2, Sarah Alexander - 2 and Cathie Gallow -1. Kim Fritzley who showed great floor leadership, determined play and excellent shooting throughout the tournament was named to the All-Star team. The Vikings were paid a very high com- pliment for their excellent team play and pretty passing plays on more than one oc- casion as the "basketball -wise" Tillson- burg fans, who enthusiastically supported their team, applauded Goderich plays. Midgets and Juniors win The Junior Viking girls basketball team is off to a good start. In league play, they are tied for first place at 4-0, with the Strat- ford schools. Last Wednesday the girls travelled to Winghain and, won 70-13. Katherine Mur- phy was top scorer with 14 points, followed by Jenny Allan, with 13 and Susan Murphy, with 11. Robin Englestad and Carol MacEwan had eight. The Junior's only difficult game in league play to date, was against Mitchell, whom they defeated 40-27. On the weekend, the team travelled to a tournament in Tillsonburg. On Friday the Vikings played Hamilton Cathedral and lost a close game 39-26. The first half of the game was played against a tenacious press that called on the discipline of the local girls. They handled it very well, but could not take advantage of the easy lay- ups awarded them and this was reflected in the final score. On Saturday, they faced a very good Hamilton Bishop Ryan team and were out - hustled and out -shot right from the beginn- ing. The final score was 59-38. Katherine Murphy played an excep- tional game, both on offence and defence, scoring 16 points. The Junior's other top scorer for the weekend was Jenny Allen, with 18 points Friday and 10 on Saturday. The next Junior girls action is in Goderich this Friday, against Exeter. MIDGETS The Huron -Perth Conference has started a Midget division for girls basketball. The GDCI Grade 9 team is made up of: Pam Fritzley, Mary Joe Evans, Tammy Talbot, Maureen Stapleton, Rhonda Teal, Jennifer Huyck, Debbie Habel, Monique Martin, Debbie O'Brien, Amber Lebeau and Stephanie Durnin. In league play the girls are 2-1. Playing Mitchell last week, the girls won 37-15. Rhonda Teal led the Vikings with 15 points, Mary Joe Evans scored seven, Pam '1 Fritzley six, Tammy Talbot, Maureen Stapleton and Debbie Habel scored four points each. Next game for these girls is Friday, against Exeter. Bantams open season The Goderich Elevators Bantams have scored three successive hockey victories, including one exhibition and two Shamrock league games. The Bantams scored a narrow 6-5 victory over Manitoulin Dolomite, in an exhibition game played October 7, in Goderich. Leading the attack for Goderich was Dan McDougall, with two goals and two assists. Terry Pannabeker, George Sidoris, Bill Whetstone and Byron Bowman, all scored singles. Scott Garrow assisted on three goals and Darren Stanbury, Jeff Boyce and Whetstone each had one assist. The Elevators scored two Shamrock League victories over the Lucan Irish 6, beating them Saturday October 13, in Goderich, 7-2 and Sunday October 14, in Lucan, 5-3. Lucan took the early lead with a first - period goal on Saturday, but Goderich turned it on with five straight goals in the second and added two in the third, compared to a -single Lucan goal in the third. Scott Garrow, with a hat -trick, plus two assists, w s e scoring star for Goderich. Dan ougall, Bill Whetstone, Chais White and Terry Pannabeker each scored one goal. Whetstone, McDougall, and George Sidoris had an assist apiece. Garrow, with a four -goal performance, led the way again on Sunday, in Lucan. McDougall scored the other Goderich goal. Whetstone had two assists. Sittler gets bum deal Professional athletes tend to be extremely well paid. Given their higher - than -usual living standards, the public is often less than sympathetic, when players suffer what would seem to be an injustice to someone in any other line of work. Despite this, the Philadelphia Flyers' treatment of veteran centre Darryl Sittler, looks to me to be not only unjust, but outright fraudulent. The Flyers announced .Wednesday, that the former Toronto Maple Leaf captain has been traded to the Detroit Red Wings, in exchange for youthful wingers Murray Craven and Joe Patterson., Nothing wrong with that. Athletes know they are subject to trades at any time, and this is probably a good trade. Craven and Patterson should fit in better with Philadelphia's long-term plans than Sittler, who at 34 has likely seen his best seasons. What is unfair, is the way the Flyers mislead Sittler, giving him the impression that he was a part of their plans for the coming season. Sittler had even been told he would be team captain for this season. Based on this appearant security, Sittler declined an opportunity to become a free agent last June and signed a termination contract with the Flyers. As a free agent, Sittler could have commanded big bucks and made his own choice of where he would play hockey. Now, if he decides not to retire, he will have to uproot his family from the City of Brotherly Love, where his wife and children are reportedly quite happy and move to Detroit, a city famous for it's high crime rate. Although Sittler was aware the two clubs had been working on a deal for him for , some time, he must of been fairly confident it would not go through, to sign for another year. Although high wages in a way compensate for the disruption a trade causes in a players life, they should not be used as an excuse for team management to mislead or otherwise abuse their players. The Flyers, by intimating Sittler would be with them this season, duped him into making what turned out to be a bad decision, signing for another season. In effect, Sittler was cheated out of the chance to make a lucrative deal as 4 free BY PATRICK RAFTIS agent. And a lucrative deal it would not doubt be, as Sittler's agent is none other than shrewd negotiator Alan Eagleson. In contrast to the Sittler situation, the recent decision of another pro hockey player, London native Dave Simpson, to leave the New York Islander's farm system and return to school, is an example of one way players can fight back against the slave -like b d many owners have with their players. Simpson is t anywhere in Sittler's league, when it comes to on -ice performance, or the ability to command a big salary. But he was earning about $30,000 a year, playing in the Islander's farm system. - Given the Islander's depth, the chances of Simpson making the big time with them, looked pretty bleak. While sitting out of pro hockey this year, attending the University of Western Ontario, Simpson is not ruling out a return to the pro ranks, he just plans to do it on his own terms. The former Ontario Hockey League scoring champion's recently published remarks indicate he's a young man with both feet do the ground. "If something develops ... I'm leaving the door open. So right now I'm playing hockey with a bunch of my friends and going to school. Next spring, I'm 23, have a BA and I'm a free agent." Only time will tell if Simpson will be able to make a comeback with an NHL team a bit less well -endowed than the Islanders. At least he will have a chance to try, because he had the forsight to hang onto a chance at free agency. If Darryl Sittler hadn't had so much misguided faith in the intentions of, the Philadelphia Flyers, perhaps he too would Still have that chance.