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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-11-28, Page 18CREATION 136 YEAR --48 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1984 50 CENTS PER COPY Vikes win Huron -Perth Senior Vikings roll to championship with two wins over Stratford The GDCI Senior Vikings won the Huron - Perth Conference' Senior girls basketball championship, by defeating Stratford Nor- thwestern Huskies two games to none last week. It is the first Senior Girls basketball championship for Goderich since 1969. The Vikes completed an undefeated season at 13- 0, with decisive 57-48 and 63-34 victories over Stratford. In Tuesday's game, the Vikings overcame foul trouble and a slim 27-26 lead at half- time, to go ahead by as much as 18 points in the second half, as they applied defensive pressufe on the Huskies. , • The Vikes were led by the inspired play of their captain Kim Fritzley, who scored 38 points and made many excellent offensive and defensive plays. Christine Stapleton ad- ded. 10 points, Mary Alexander and Anne Allan four each and Cathie Gallow had one point. On Thursday, the GDCI gymnasium was packed with over 600 cheering fans, as the Vikes overcame some early nervous play, to comletely dominate the Huskies. The Goderich girls trailed 12-11 at the 'end of the first quarter and were down by as many as eight points during the first half. But the Vikings determined team play lead them 'to a 23-14 half-time lead. The Vikes stretched their lead to 47-25 by the end of three quarters. Fritzley was once again the leader, as her floor play showed she is a complete basket- ball player. Her passes and key offensive re- bounds were excellent and resulted in her scoring 21 points. Allison Graham added 10 points, as well as fine ballhandling and timely rebounds. Cathie Gallow played excellent defence and scored nine points. Anne Allan played another great game and scored nine points as' well. Christine Stapleton played will under the basket and added six points. Mary Alex- ander played a good game, sinking two tough outside shots. Joanne Campbell and Jennifer Peters each added a basket. • "The Vikings have played with pride and poise," say coach Phil Bugler. They have won 28 games against six losses in league and tournament play this year. They take this fine record into the WOSSA "AA" championships, which are being held in Goderich this weekend.. Anne Allan (left) of the Seliior Viking girls and a Stratford Northwesternn Huskies player wait for a rebound during the Huron - Perth . Conference final, played here ° Thursday. The Vikes won both the game and the series. (photo by Patrick Raftis ) Members of the GDCI Viking Senior girls basketball team hoist coach Phil Bugler up to the basket for the traditional cutting down of the netting, after winning the Huron -Perth Con- ference championship, here Thursday. The Vikes won the final game against the Stratford Northwestern Huskies 63-34 to win the best -of -three final two games to none. (photo by Patrick Raftis ) GDCI Senior Vikings captain Kim Fritzley keeps the ball away from two Stratford l' or7 thwestern Huskies, while team-mate Christine Stapleton (22) waves for a pass, during the -7 Members of the GDCI Senior Vikings girls basketball team em - final game of the Huron -Perth Conference basketball playoffs, here Thursday. The Vikes brace and celebrate after winning the final game of the Huron - won the game 63-34 to take the series two straight. (photo by Patrick Raftis) Perth Conference playoff finals. The girls won the championship by beating Stratford Northwestern Huskies two games to none in ttie best -of -three final series, winning the last game, here Thursday, by a 63-34 score. ( photo by Patrick Raftis ) Carol MacEwan, of the GDCI Junior girls Vikings struggles for control of the ball with a member of the Mitchell Blue Devils squad, while fellow Viking Katharine Murphy (32) and another Devil player look on. Goderich won the game, played Thursday in Goderich, 33-27, to beat Mitchell for the Huron -Perth Conference championship, two games to none in the best -three final series. (photo by PatrickRsftis) GDCI Junior Vikings wiii fourth consecutive Huron -Perth title BY TD The GDCI Junior Vikings won the Huron -Perth Conference girls basketball championship, by defeating the Mitchell Blue Devils in two straight games. The Vikings took the first game in the best -of -three series by a 47-38 score in Mitchell last Tuesday and then won the championship on their home court by defeating the Devils 33-27 Thursday. The Championship is the fourth hi a row for the Vikings. Coach Lynn Meyers' team went undefeated in Huron -Perth play this season, winning ten league games enroute to the title. Over the four-year span, the Junior Vikings have lost -only two times against Huron -Perth opponents. The Mitchell team proved to be a worthy opponent for the Vikings in the finals. Both games were well -played and the outcome of both were in doubt until late in the final quarter. In Thursday's game here, it looked as though the Devils would force the series to a third and deciding game, when they jumped all over the Vikings for an 18-2 lead by the early minutes of the second quarter. The Vikings began a come -back in the second quarter, but still trailed 25-14 at half-time. At the end of the third quarter the Devils lead had been shaved to one point, 25-24 and the Vikings outscored them 9-2 in the final quarter, to win by six points. - Mary Katharine Stapleton, the only player on the floor to hit double figures, had 10 points for the winners and played a strong game under the basket. Katharine Murphy's aggressive play netted her nine points and Jenny Allen added six from outside. Carol MacEwan and Erin Robinson each had five points for the winners. For Mitchell, Julih Parkinson had eight points, Kim Dietz had seven and Susan Connolly and Betty Anne Deloyer had six points apiece. Tuesday, in the first game in Mitchell, it was almost a reversal of form. It was the Vikings who used the press early to lead .14-6 after one quarter. Goderich led 25-18 at the half, but Mitchell got their game going in the third quarter, when they outscored the Vikings 15-7, to take a 33-32 lead. Again, the Vikings proved themselves to be a fourth- quarter team, by pooping 15 points and holding the Devils to just five. Katharine Murphy played an outstanding game. for Goderich, with 17 points. Mary Katharine Stapleton added 14 points and Carol MacEwan had 10. Jenny Allen, with six points, was the only other Viking to stretch the twine. Susan Connolly was Mitchell's top scorer, with 11. Kim Dietz and Carol Terpstra had eight apiece. Members of the 1984 Junior Viking Championship team include: Jenny Allen, Debbie Doak, Robin Engelstad, Carol MacEwan, Katharine Murphy, Susan Murphy, Erin Robinson, Mary Katharine Stapleton, Vickey Vanderburgh and Pam Wilkinson. The Junior Vikings will represent the Huron -Perth Conference in. the WOSSA championships, this weekend. Huron - Perth is hosting the tournament and the games are being played in Exeter and Goderich. The Vikings meet Medway, of the Middlesex Conference, Friday, in Exeter at 5:30 p.m. '1'he Winner will advance to the next round, Saturday morning, i in Goderich. Other Uonferences sending their top teams to the WOSSA tournament are London, Oxford, Elgin and Sarnia. r