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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-06-04, Page 27Sports - -= Expos are the fsrgott BY PAUL HART MAN It's been easy to forget the Montreal Ex- pos this season. The team has been virtually buried by writers either bemoaning the plight of the Blue Jays or praising the efforts off les Canadiens in their quest for Lord Stanley's coveted cup Of course, the Jays and the Canadiens aren't the Onl-y wh-y many tend to ignore 'Canada's other baseball team' In past seasons, the `Silos have earned themselves a reputation for choking when the going gets tough. Despite having a multitude of talent and plenty of ex- perience the team has never really been able to put it all together and win the big one. Granted they've come close several times -in the late" seventies they were cheated out of a pennant on the last day of the season by a Rick Monday double- but they've never won /he National League East title And twenty years of mediocrity Seem to have taken their toll. Even Montrealers have forgotten the home team. Before last week, attendance at the 'Big 0' had been above the 20,000 mark exactly once this season -that on opening day. But maybe it's time everyone started remembering. The team sports a 26-20 record thus far, fifth hest in baseball and gond enough for second in the NL East. The bats are hot. Andre Dawson, Hubie Brooks and Tim Raines all find themselves well up in the hitting stats. Raines is third in the stolen base category with 18. - The pitching, staff may be a little weak but the bullpen, led by Jeff Reardon's 11 saves, may keep them out of trouble until they find a groove. Perhaps most importantly, the tearrf seems to have a new attitude. There have been no rumors of drug abuse, no trade demands, few salary squabbles or locker room tussles. It's a n team club that appears to care more about the team's standing than personal achieve- ment -something that couldn't have been claimed a few years ago. Players like Vance Law and Tim Wallach may have brought a new feeling to the Expos. Or the blockbuster trades that the team engaged in a few years back with the Mets and the Chisox may have rooted out some of the bad blood. Maybe some players needed to be remied of their own mortality, needed to be out of the stupor that they had fallen into. Perhaps, the attention that has been heaped on the Jays in the past few seasons has provided the Expos with a much need- ed respite. Whatever the reason, this year's Expos seem to be different from the perennial chokers of the past seasons. When the pennant race for the NL East begins to heat up in the fall, expect the Montrealers to be in the thick of things. Holmesville athlete is victor at Elementary Meet BY MIKE FERGUSON Derek Bradshaw of Holmesville Public School was the victor in local action at the Elementary School Track Meet held last week. On the strength of wins in the 200 m, 400 m, shot put, and second in running long jump, Bradshaw took first in the Senior Boys division over Shawn Talbot and An- drew Brewster, both of Colborne. In Midget Boys section, Mike Vessey of Victoria won as he finished first in both the ,standing and running long jump. Tied for se- cond in Midget Boys were Jason Hayter of Robertson, and Drew Macauley of Victoria. Chris MacDonald of Brookside won the Junior Boys category over Shawn Carver of Victoria, and Scott Rintoul of Brookside, who was third: For 'Intermediate Boys, Duane Durnin of Brookside won that category, with Jason Dempsey of Robertson second, and Jamie McDougall of Brookside third. . With victories in the 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, and high jump, Julie Pentland of Brookside took the Senior Girls section over Leslie Meyers and Jill Lamb of Colborne, who finished third. Tanya Deveau. of Robertson won the Junior Girls category, with first place finishes in the running long jump, and 100 m and 200 m races. Angie Harrison and Tammy Watt, both of Victoria, finished se- cond and third respectively. Traly. Ott of Holmesville won in In- termerate Girls, with Tresha MacDonald of.Brookside in second, and Nicole Miller of Colborne taking third. In Midget Girls com- petition, Nancy Lobb of Holmesville finish- ed first in the running long jump, 200 m, 800 m, and second in the 100 m to combine for 38 points, more than enough, to beat Tricia -Brown of Brookside with 22 points, and in third place Dana Park with 16 points, also of Brookside. ti - D GOI)EHI('H SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1986—PAGE 3B A DTAI.OGUE ON PEACE Thursday, June 12, 1986 Holmesville Community Centre at 8 p.m. This program will include the Award Winning Film "If You Love This Planet99 and a panel discussion with Dr. Jim Hollingworth representing the Physicians for Social, Responsibility. and Carol Bowie representing the, Continental Board of Counsellors of the Baha'i Faith. •Question & Answer Periods •Refreshments •All Welcome* Sponsored by the Baha'i's of Goderich and rea Derek last week's Elementary Schoodshaw crosses the l rack Meet held waysh line on his GDCto G . (Ph to byenior Sharon Diet) gory. at Is Your Satellite Dish Working Right? - . 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