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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-10-24, Page 20ttt� s erich I NAL— TAR PV° 136 BAR --43 EAT GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1984 50 CENTS PER COPY Senior girls Vikings whip Exeter Chris Stapleton ( Right) of the GDCI Vikings Senior girls basketball team wrestles for the ball with a Exeter South Huron player, during Huron -Perth Conference action last Friday, in Goderich. The Vikings came out on top in the game 59-24. (photo by Patrick Raftis The GDCI Senior Vikings girls basketball team remained undefeated in Huron -Perth Conference play, with a 59-24 victory over Exeter South Huron, on Friday. The fired - up Goderich girls jumped on last year's champions 25-9 in the first quarter and coasted to their fifth conference win. The Vikes held the Exeter girls scoreless in the second period, to lead 34-9 at the half.. The Goderich team is proud of its defence that often had the South Huron team confus- ed and held its leading scorer to three points in the game. Kim Fritzley played a fine game with many excellent assist passes and defensive plays, as well as scoring 22 points. Cathie Gallow played her usual quick defence and scored 12 points, with eight coming in the first quarter. Christine Stapleton and Anne Allan rebounded well and scored nine and eight points respectively. Rounding out the Viking scoring were Allison. Graham with four points; Jennifer Peters and Lisa Engelstad, with a basket each. The team is in action this week, on Tues- day at Stratford Central; Thursday at home, against Sacred Heart of Walkerton; and on the weekend (Fri. & Sat.) in the Med- way Invitational. Junior girls beat Exeter in basketball BY TD The GDOI junior girls' basketball team defeated Exeter here Thursday, 43 - 22. The Vikings led 34 - 11 at half-time over the much improved South Huron team. Exeter was unable to withstand the full - court press used by the Vikings and turned the ball over too often to stay close on the scoreboard. Coach Lynn Meyers' Vikings were up for the game and played well. Jenny Alj'en had 14 points, to lead the Vik- ings, followed by Katharine Murphy with 10, Mary Katharine Stapleton with nine, Carol MacEwan„ ith five atttl,1 rin Robinson with two points. The Vikings play here tomorrow ( Thursday ) in an exhibition game with Sacred Heart of Walkerton. Senior Vikings keep streak alive BY TD 'l'he GDCI Senior Vikings won 35 - 0 over the Norwell Redmen in Huron -Perth Con- ference football, played Thursday in Palmerston, but coach Ray Donnelly of the Vikings was far from impressed by his team's performance. There are several coaches in the Con- ference who would be happy to beat any team by a 35 - 0 score underany cir-•, cumstances, but when you are 5 - 0, on top of the league, and trying to improve with each game, things are a little different. Donnelly labelled the contest "a terrible game" on two accounts. The first was the in- consistency of his own team's play, the other was the unsportsmanlike play of the Redmen. The Viking offence had enough positive moments to generate 35 points, but some of the Vikings' scoring came as the result of fumbles by Norwell, which gave the Vikings possession deep in Norwell territory. John McGraw had two touchdowns for the Vikings on runs of four yards in the first quarter and one yard in the second. Other Viking majors came on an eight -yard run by Grant Garrow in the first quarter, a nine - yard plunge by Lee Frisby in the second quarter and a 10 -yard pass play, from quarterback John Thompson to end Darryl Black, in the third quarter. Joe Melady booted all five converts successfully. Coach Donnelly described the Viking defence as "reasonable, but not as sharp as it has been the rest of the season." No doubt Donnelly and his assistant, Chris Connor, will be looking for an improved effort in all departments when the Vikings meet their arch -rivals, the Central Huron Redmen, of Clinton here Thursday, in the final game of the regular schedule. The Redmen come into this game with a mediocre record, but have a reputation as a team able to put points on the board. Any meeting between these two close -by rivals seems to bring out the best in both teams, so Thursday's game should provide a good tuneup for the Vikings for the upcoming playoffs. New crop of Pee Wee players get drug kits For the second year, "Get High on Hockey", a drug prevention kit, is being handed out to more than 50,000 peewee hockey players at registration time. The kit, a popular item with kids and parents last year, is produced by Alcohol and. Drug Concerns, Inc. It boasts a new pamphlet for parents with tips on preven- tion strategies. The OMH,A, NOHA and numerous other hockey associations, are distributing the kit throughout Ontario. as well as P.E.I. and some part of Manitoba. Alcohol & Drug Concerns has not singled out 10 - 12 year old hockey players because they have problems, but because thaai�e not using drugs yet and can be influenced before they reach the age of experimenta- tion, usually 14 and 15. Hockey is just one of many routes that Alcohol and Drug Con- cerns uses to reach young people with positive lifestyle information. Goderich Juveniles double Dorchester The Goderich Juveniles doubled Dor- chester 10-5, in their Shamrock League home opener, played here Sunday. Goderich struck first, scoring at the one minute mark of the first period. Dorchester replied with one a 3:20 and then Goderich banged in five unanswered goals, before Dorchester got two more, to ead the first period 6-3, in favor of the local team. Goderich outscored the visitors 3-2 in the second frame and added one in the third; to come out with a convincing victory. Goderich marksmen were• Darren Dr,ak two goals; Brent Williamson, three assists; Kevin Telford, one goal, two assists; Tim Jaynus, one goal, one assist; Chris Sideris, one goal, one assist; Ken Huff, one goal, one assist; . Daren Creamer, one goal, one assist; Rob Dupee, one, goal, one assist; Matt Wilkinson, one goal; Lec Frisby, one goal; Tim Chisholm, two assists and Jeff LeBeau, two assists. The game was a rough one, with Goderich taking 34 minutes in penalties and Dor- chester taking 28 minutes. Three tired -looking competitors are strung out as they near the finish line at the Huron - Perth Separate schools cross-country meet. The meet, held October 16, at Falls Reserve Provincial Park near Benmiller involved competitors from 15 schools, throughout the two counties. Locally, students from St. Mary's in Goderich and St. Joseph's in Clinton, were in- volved. ( photo by Patrick Raftis Goderich Atoms managed a tie and suffered a loss during two Shamrock league games played on the weekend. C.oderich tied Parkhill 3-3 on Friday night, but dropped a 4-2 derision to St. Marys, in Goderich on Saturday. Here a Goderich forward waits in Local Atom team drops one, ties one hope of a pass, in front of the St. Marys net, while a St. Marys defender" look to be thinking about moving him. I photo by Patrick Raftis ) Goderich Atoms managed loss and a tie in Shamrock League play on the weekend, knotting Parkhill 3-3, Friday night in Parkhill and losing 4-2 to St. Marys, in f' oderirh o.nSaturday. AlIZT a "5Z` iess first iRarrt u dA). , Goderich went, ahead on Jamie Stanley's goal. at 7:36. of period two. Jason Cook drew an assist. St. Mary's tied it up 11 seconds into the tlt., it d r , e,)Zttt.Goderdch.xe aine.d_the elead__ rreir -Sam i-iosaer: y goal &ad -the , .'_5 Tra`rk, with Chad Papple assisting. St. Mary's tied it again less than a minute later and pressed on for the victory, with two more third period tallies. Jeff Beange scored twice and Chad Papp'e -rieroxi the othin l: —to -fare Friday's draw with Parkhill. Particpation and interest Monontony is not usually a good thing. The word conjurs up assembly -line images of repetition and boredom. However, since coming to Goderich I have found, for the first time, something positive in monotony. Scanning the headlines on the sports pages of the Signal -Star, one finds the same thing week after week. "Senior Vik- ings hammer Stratford", "Vikings blank Rams", ' c'ee Wees open season with two wins", "Vikings perform well in volleyball," "Atoms score victories". These are excerpts from some of the headlines I have written in the past few weeks. There are many more, all with the same ring of victory to them. A'newcomer can't help but be impressed with the winning tradition prevailant among Goderich sports enthusiasts. Winn- ing, however, is not as important as the high level of participation evident in the sporting community. Goderich is lucky, in that the town offers something for everyone and every one, it seems, is into something. In addition to the flourishing high school and minor sports programs, this area of- fers a wide spectrum of recreational spor- ting activities for adults. Recreational hockey and baseball leagues, golf clubs, bowling leagues, cycling, hiking, sailing. Just thinking about it all makes me want to sit down and have a breather. There has to be a direct connection between all this participation and the number of winners, this town turns out. The law of averages, if nothing else. The involvement does not even end with participation. The high level of sports- conciousness is also evidenced by the number of interested spectators found in the stands and bleachers at local sports facilities. GDCI football games are just one exam- ple of the terrific fan interest in local sports. Even in the early season going, the preache 4 7Ri 'Ming OM- a Wv h.ive ctiliZine. not only students, but parents and BY PATRICK RAFTIS relatives of the players and other local sports buffs. tp I am told this interest only increases as the season progesses and by the time the Vikings are contending for their perennial Huron -Perth championship. the stands are full of boisterous rooters. With such vigorous support available, it is surprising to see that Goderich has no teams playing in major competitive leagues, outside of high school and minor sports. In the past, hockey and other sports were played at the Junior and In- termediate levels and the competition with sports teams from other communities add- ed another interesting facet to local gamesmanship. Lack of such teams is not necessarily bad, because active participation in the recreational sports is just as satisfying and exciting. Also, with recreational sports everyone can be involved, not just an elite few. The point of these ramblings is just this. The sporting communitity here, can be very proud of their effect this town. It is a positive influence and has produced not on- ly talented athletes, but a proliferation of people who simply enjoy a good workout. There may come a day when the Vikings topple ftom their position of power, when sports teams here no longer win with alar- ming frequency. But if that day ever com- es, as long as the spirit of participation re- ing, sportsmen will never be losers.