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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-12-26, Page 13136 YEAR7--52 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 26, 1984 50 CMS PER COPY Students from Goderich District Collegiate Institute and area curling. Pictured in action are, from left: front, Lori Pentland, elementary schools take to the ice every Wednesday, at the Bruce Hallam, Jennifer Huyck; back, Kevin, Black, Jennifer Maitland Country Club rink, to hive some fun and learn the art of Culbert and Mike Collins. (photo by Patrick Raftis) Student curlers learn sweeping and strategy from qualified instructors Every Wednesday afternoon during the winter, the slap of the brooms, the roar of the rocks and cries of "Sweep! Sweep!", reach new heights at the' Maitland Curling Club, as the student curlers take over the ice lanes. For the past several years, the Maitland Curling Club has provided ice time for students at GDCI. This has proved so popular, that now students from Grades 7 to 13 are involved. This year, some 22 high school and 25 public school students from Robertson, St. Marys, Holmesville, Colborne and Brookside compete each Wednesday after- noon. ' Doug Bundy, from GDCI and Marty Bond, from Robertson, provide the organization, supervision and instruction. During the month of November instructional clinics are given for the new curlers and then the udents are divided into teams for weekly ames. "This year" says Bundy, "We have more first-year curlers than ever before, and hardly enough second and third -year curlers to provide the skipping experience that we need." "It has meant we have has to place five or six players on each team, instead of the usual (our. and then rotate the players dur- ing the game. much like you would do for a volleyball game, so that each can get some ice time," says Bundy. Basic instruction on the rules of the game, delivery, sweeping and game strategy are provided during the clinics. which are h9ad- ed up by Bundy. He has some Curl -Canada qualified instructors within the club to assist him, and tries to give students enough in- struction in the early stages, so they can learn about the game and begin to enjoy it within the first few months. "Not all of the kids take to it, or can (earn the difficult techniques of delivery and sweeping, but most of them enjoy themselves once they get into the game. and that's what it's all about' " says Bundy. Hr hopes to have a few top-notch young curlers come out of the group that he is workine with this year, so the school competitions will have some high-calibre players in the next couple of years. RESULTS In this Wednesda'y's student curling com- petition, Jason •Garrett's team handed Katheri.pe Murphy her first. loss. Jason's team of Dave Brown and Kathy Garrett defeated her 7 to 2. Jennifer Culbert.,' skipping ,her team in place of the absent Mark Jeffrey, had lady 1. luck on her side and was unable to do anything wrong, defeating Mike Collins by a 9 to 1 score. Mike Collins was also undefeated going.into this game. Vicki Pentland defeated Jennifer MacKin- non by a 6 to 2 score, and Crystal Bissett defeated Mary -Jo Evans by a close 4 to 1 score. but the boys' and girls' teams will hold a practise on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 30, star- ting at 1:30 PM. Three Viking There were Viking victories in Senior, Junior and Midget basketball action on Thursday, as all three teams beat the Clin- ton Redmen, in Huron -Perth Conference games played in Goderich. The Seniors picked up steam after a slow start, and overwhelmed Clinton 64-37. ' Todd Graham led the Goderich scorers with 12 points; Dave Smith, Paul Brenner and John Thompson, each hooped 10 and' Darryl Black and Baird Robinson both scored six, The .Junior Vikinos showed the RMrn n Sandy Lane, a Grade 13 student at GDCI, watches after delivering curling action at the Maitland Country Club rink, last Wednesday. S Lary school students participate in the weekly curling sessions. 1 photo uring student and elemen- b L, ck Rallis) ctories no mere and handem a 65-15 drubb- ing. Kevin Telford netted 20 points, to lead the Goderich attack; Steve Bugler scored 11; Gerry Kingsley and Scott Garrow scored nine each. The Midgets-wbn their contest by a com- fortable ornfordable 41.35 margin. No information on scorers was available at press time. The next game for all three teams is Wednesday, January 9, at home to Strat- ford Central Huron. Midgets blown away 10-3 The Goderich Legion Midgets were blown away 10-3, by St. Marys on Wednes day. Goderich,. was never in the game from the 'start, as the team was unable to put anything together. One bright spot, was that Goderich was tagged with only one minor penalty in the game. St. Marys was up four goals before Goderich fina''ly netted one. at 2:36 of the second period, when Richard Boddy scored hi first goal of the nicht accreted by Ron Chapman. St. Marys scored three ' more goals in the period and Boddy scored his second goal at 6:06, assisted by Gary Erb. In the third frame, St. Marys outscored Goderich 3-1, with Rod Nurse scoring Goderich's third goal, at 6:44 with Shawn Larder assisting. Goderich plays an exhibition game in Ripley on December 27 and play at ,home on Dec. 29. Marathon goes to Japan Chance to raise funds offered teams Minor Hockey teams across Canada are being given a chance to earn -money for their team and contribute to charity at the same time. by participating in the Ford "Three Star Challenge". The program also offers young hockey player a chance to win a weekend with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The program works like this. Players are asked to obtain pledges on the number of goals tht'ir tears will score during the thier first three league games through .January 19. 1985. Proceeds are divided three ways, with 50 per cent staving with the local team, 25 per cent going to the Canadian Paraplegic Association and 25 per cent to the Bob Rum - ball ('entre for the Deaf coaches who wish to participate can pick lip a coaches kit at any 1' Dili or rolercur\ dealer. In addition to the money raised, 15 from across Canada will win an a xpense- paid weekend with the Leafs, March 1. They will attend: a Leafs -New York Islanders game, a Leaf practice and an islander prac- tice and a hockey clinic. The International Friendship ,= . athon Team, which has passed through r'++'i erich past runs, is offering athletes, aged 12- 14, an opportunity to see a kit of the world. The organization, founded -by head coach Myles Caskie, is planning to take the friendship run to Japan. The IFMT is cur- rently organizing a marathon squad com- posed of six Canadian, six American and six Japanese runners. The purpose of the runs, in which team members take turns running and resting, is to build international friendship and pro- mote athletics. The team has ran to various destinations in the past, including the Knoxville Ten- nessee World Fair in 1982, as well as Detroit, Cincinati, the Canadian National ,Exhibition, in Toronto and many others. Anyone interested in applying for a spot on the team, or wanting more information, can contact the Goderich Recreation Department, 524-2125. Duplicate Bridge Club The Goderich Duplicate Bridge Club met on Tuesday evening, with 7.5 tables in play. In the North-South direction, winners and their scores were: first, Pat Stringer and Cathy McDonald, 98 points; second, Bill Bradley and John Donatis, 90; third, Brian and Chris Reeve, 87.5; fourth Jean Cook and Verna Worthy, 86 points. In the East-West direction, first with 99 points, Dawna Sproule and Frank Laver- ty; Barb Howe and Marion Lane, second, with,92: Archie Hamilton and Ray Fisher. third, 90 and Auleen Curry and Jean Papernick, fourth with 89 points. The next duplicate games are scheduled for Thursday, January 3, 1985, at 1:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7:45 at the Legion hall. Members are reminded of the Swiss Team of Four game, scheduled for January 15 and January 22. Get your team together now and please inform Eleanor Erskine, 524-9555 or Cathy McDonald, 524- 8936. Annual ATV meeting The first annual meeting of the Ontatio All -Terrain Vehicle Association will be held on December 27, from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Howard Johnsons on Wellington Road South in London. The meeting will cover all aspects of the competition activity for 1985, including rule changes, classifications and race dates. A discussion will also be held on other areas of motorsport competition i.e. drags, pulls, flat -track, etc. that might be included in the future. The Ontario All -Terrain Vehicle Associa- tion has been operating for a few months and is designed to offer safe, clean, Groups spr economical fun for amateur ATV en- thusiasts. With the new legislature now in effect, this meeting could prove very infor- mative. Upcoming ATV Events January 19 - ATV & Snowcross Races $1000 purse, Mitchell Fair Grounds - under the lights; January 20 - ATV & Snowcross Races $1000 purse, Hully Gully - Special At- traction - Cross Country Race; February 7 - Western Sports Fair, London; February 9 - Western Sports Fair, London - under the lights; February 10 - Western Sports Fair - Finals $3000 purse. ce up arena The Goderich Memorial Arena isr being slowly spruced up thanks to the efforts of several user groups. Recently, the Goderich Recreation Hockey League donated almost $850 towards the installation cost of Tuflex flooring in two dressing rooms. The group's donation accounts for half the cost of the new flooring. There is also a new trophy display case The best of 1 Club moves to new meeting place By BARRY PAGE The last CheKsaclub meeting of 1984 was well attended, and we were pleased to see George Barwick back and recuperating from his auto accident injuries. Obviously, George is feeling much better, as he romped home with two victories and is now out of the basement. Dennis Luiting and Robert Nau also reaped two wins and are now jockeying for position in level 3. The classic game between Louis Stadelmann and Bob Dick went right down to the wire. There were very few chessmen left on the board by the bine Louis secured his win. Super game guys! Doug Brindley had a field day by winn- ing four games; thereby jumping into ,evel 1. Dennis Fox and Mark Maurer were out practising their skills in 44readiness for the school tournament against t Union s challengers. Notice to all members: From ,Ja ry 2, 1985 onward, the Goderich Chess Clu will meet at the Recreation Office Room in the - Grandstand Current standings of the Goderich Chess Club are as follows:- Levell WLDP Ben Stadelmann 15 2 `0 .872 Walter Gottschalk 14 2 0 .875 Doug Brindley 19 4 0 .826 Bob Dick 12 3 0 .800 Level 2 Brian Phillips 9 3 0 .750 Louis Stadelmann 10 4 0 .714 Eric Hallam 11 5 0 .687 Brian Brindley 7 5 0 .583 Level 3 Owen Moriarty 13 10 0 .565 Gerry Ross 10 10 1 .500 Robert Nan 16 22 n 421 Dennis i,uiting .John ('rawford Level 4 B Page j e Cox Dennis Fox Pierre Chagnon Dave Brown Honorary Members Mark Maurer Dennis Little Don Willson Kirk Lyndon George Barwick Richard Bennett Don Bogie Most Improved Player Brian Brindley Robert Nau .➢Willi Crawford 8 12 11 18 1 400 .379 350 .250 .182 154 040 6 2 0 .750 1 1 0 .500 1 1 0 .500 1 1 0 .500 2 3 0 .400 2 3 0 .400 0 3 1 .166 Increase .311 .296 asp As the end of each year approaches, there is the annual flood of "best of the year" awards, handed out to people involv- ed in every imaginable type of activity. The world of sports, by its achievment- oriented nature. has more than its share of these yearly honors. Recent an- nouncements have seen swimmer Alex Bauman named Canadian Male Athlete of the Year. in a controversial win over his nearest rival speed skater Gatean Boucher. and the Edmonton Oilers named Team of the Year, in a Canadian Press poll. There are many other awards that have been made. or will yet be made, by serious timate autho ' .es. For n ..' : ook the 19 •s by autho Y +' 1' + is neither serious. nor legitimate — yours tru- y. BULLY OF THE YEAR - Olympic box - g star Willie deWitt, for beating -up an out -of -shape mechanic, in what was billed as a boxing match, in deWitt's debut as a "professional". QUICKEST TRANSFORMATION FROM WORKING CLASS TO MANAGE- MENT - Former Philadelphia Flyers cen- tre Bobby Clarke t who nc vrefers to be called Bob), for trading former -teammate Darryl Sittler to Detroit, after promising to make him team Captain, in one of Clarke's first moves in his new position of general manager. WORST IIb MITATION OF A HOCKEY TEAM - The last -place Toronto Maple Leafs, who's fans wear paper bags on their heads and chant for the services of a fic- tional superstar (Albert! Albert!) to save the team from further embarassment. MOST BLATANT EXAMPLE OF FAVORITISM - This title goes to the Olym- pic boxing judges, who literaly robbed Canadian Shawn O'Sullivan of a gold medal, by giving O'Sullivan's American opponent the decision in a fight he barely survived, let alone won. SUCKER OF THE YEAR - Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner, who is going to pay free -agent relief pitcher Bruce Sutter in the arena lobby and four groups con- tributed a total of $1,000 ($250) towards the $2,000 cost of the display case. Recreation director Jane Netzke said the Goderich Figure Skating Club helped to pay for two sections of the display case while the Goderich Oldti`rri.er Hockey Team and the Goderich Minor Soccer Associa- tion each chipped in $250 for the other display areas. 84 awards BY PATRICK RAFT'S $40 million to throw tiny round objects past men with thin sticks. SNOW JOB OF THE YEAR - Goaltender Mike Palmateer, for getting out of playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs just by asking for a day off practide after games and get- ting to collect his $220,000 salary for sitting at home. SHARPEST ABOUT-FACE OF THE YEAR - Harold Ballard, for calling his Hamilton Tiger -Cats "over -paid bums" when they were losing, and jumping back on the bandwagon when the team got hot and made it to the Grey Cup game before losing. This farcical' list could go on and on, but there were many genuine highlights for sports buffs to enjoy in 1984. Televison sports nuts were in their glory, in a year that featured both the Summer Olympics in Los Angles and the Canada Cup Tournament, hockey's only true inter- national test. Canadians gave a fine showing in both these extravaganzas and it was particular- ly fun to see Canada overcome the awesome Soviet scoring machine in the Canada Cup semi-final Locally, Goderich sports enthusiasts can once again claim the ,top high school Senior football and girls basketball teams in the Huron -Perth Conference, and maybe beyond, with the promise of more victories in the new year. Overall, it has been an interesting year on the seldom -dull sports scene, where the element of surprise always waits in the wings. HAPPY NEW YEAR