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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-10-18, Page 21Goderich meets undefeated Exeter Panthers this week GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1986—PAGE BY TD The senior football game of the season will be played tomorrow in Exeter when the undefeated Panthers and the GDCI Vikings go head to head. B tMc;sr s anve:beeo t p.reAsly .,n.winn.,,.. ing their Huron -Perth Conference'gamessu= far. The Vikings left their undefeated record intact here Thursday with a 28-0 shutout vic- tory over the Stratford Northwestern Huskies. Wayne Nivins, the Vikings powerful runn- ing back, exploded for three touchdowns in the first half. John Kalbfleisch scored the other Viking major on a 10 -yard sweep in the fourth quarter. Shawn Larder kicked two converts and. Stratford conceded a two-point safety in the fourth quarter. The Viking offensive line had what coach Ray Donnelly described as their best game of the season, led by outstanding efforts by Darryl Black and Ray "Bruiser" Bedard. Nivins and Kalbfleisch, who was filling in for injured halfback Kevin Talbot, both ran well, taking advantage of the holes opened up the offensive line. The Viking defence shut down the Huskies' offence, denying coach Greg Mar- shall, former UWO and CFL -running back, much success in his first visit to Viking field. The Viking defensive line had par- ticular success in rushing the Huskies' quarterback," forcing him to hurry his throws. In the special team area, the Vikings punt return team enjoyed a much improved ef- fort, but the kicking team still requires 'a lot of work to meet coaches' Donnelly and Chris The Goderich Junior Vikings hung a horsecollar around the Stratford Northwestern Huskies in their game at GDCI, Thurs- day. The junior and senior Vikings continue their domination of the Huron ' - Perth Football Conference as , both remain nthers, the other undefeated teams in the�ll conference,meet the ihis xeweer k. t(photos by Sharon Dietz) Connor's standards. to� meet this weeuniorleagueof the Jhd BY TD After four games of the Huron -Perth Con- ference junior football schedule, the GDCI Vikinob- viously the and lass of the league. Both teams are undefeated. The Panthers"- have scored 108 points and given up only one while the Vikings have scored 112 and given up . 20. Tomorrow (Thursday),the'two teams meet in Exeter in the game which will decide first place in the final standings. Last week, the two teams continued to steamroller •the other league members. The Panthers shut out Central Huron 38-0 while the Vikings hung a 33-0 horsecollar bn Stratford Northwestern Huskies." Sean Wilson lett the Viking offence, scor- ' ing two touchdowns and risking for 267 yards. Scott..Glew, Craig Wark and Rob scored the other er touc owns. Dempsey's came on a 31 -yard reverse in the fourth quarter. The Viking offensive total yardage was 367 on 19 first downs. The Viking defence was tough. The- Huskies heHuskies lacked skill in execution, but were long on spirit and physical strength. The Huskies reached the Viking 25 -yard line in the second and third quarters, but pressure from the Viking defensive line and linebackers forced the Hu kies to fumble on J Parkhill edges Lions 5'3 in league play NIDE1111111 --k-111111111•11 SPORTS SHORTS For the second time in as many weeks, the Goderich Lions Pee Wee's were defeated with goals against them late in the third period. This time it was Parkhill making a third period come from behind - 5 -3 win. " Parkhill led 1-0 after one and made it 2-0 early in the second before the Lions Aaron Duckworth banked in Jared Whalens re- bound to make it 2-1. Goderich's Andrew McLarty then tallied two straight goals to get his team up 3-2. The first goal was assisted by Jasen Cook and the second one by Jasen Jeffrey:. The score stayed this way until midway Through -the '±.the thi:d when.P hill tied the game and -then • Wen Oil for iia 1atit: . winning goals. The Lions skated and checked very hard in this game in which they observed a bet- ter fate. Jeremy Grasby and Jamie Stanley on defence with Aaran Duckworth, Andrew MacLarty and Jasen Jeffrey were very strong for the Lions. The Lions will be home this Saturday against the London Jets before heading on the road the following Saturday with the same Jets. one occasion and punt short on the other. Bob Pellow had a good' day at defensive end and Rob Mathers was a great con- tributor playing nose guard and inside linebacker where he relieved the pressure on two-way team leader Sean Wilson. The Viking defensive depth showed as the game ;progressed and first year players were moved in with no visible loss in effectiveness. Sailors earn tie in first gime If last Friday's OHA Junior C league opener in Port Elgin is any indication, local hockey fans should see an exciting home - opener here this Friday when the Goderich Sailors play host to the same Port Elgin Bears at'8:30 p.m. In Port Elgin, the two teams batted to a 7-7 tie, with the Bears scoring the tying goal with only 38 seconds remaining in the game. The Sailors led 4-3 after the first period and 6-4 after two, but the Bears outscored the Sailors 3-1 in the third period to gain the tie. Former..' Stratford Culliton star Trevor Erb and left winger Wayne Nivins each had two.goals for the Sailors while Chris Sideris, Darrell Durnin and rookie defenceman `; g n,.gn ilian sbdred'thee. ether- Goderich goals. Jim Craddock has three goals for the Bears. Scott . Morgan added a pair and Wayne Simmons, and Kevin Pollock scored one each for the Bears. Jeff Dupee made. 38 saves in the sailor goal while Todd Cox kicked out 31 shots at the other end of the rink. The Bears eliminated the Sailors in straight games in the playoffs last season so Sailor coach Dick Madge was pleased with his team's play against the Bears Friday. The Sailors have a good blend of veteran and fast skating, eager midgets aged players who are quickly learning the system Madge is introducing. Local riders fare well at Hully Gully Five area elementary schools participated in a regional soccer tournament held in Goderich Friday. Robertson captured the junior and senior titles With the junior boys having a perfect outing with no goals scored against them. Holmesville senior girls and Victoria junior girls teams meeting by la scorechampionship pi 1 s - hip photos by Sharon Dine e senior boys defeated Brookside in Hully Gully Yamaha and CRC Produc- tions hosted the first grass drag race for snowmobiles this . season. Snowmobile grass drag racing offers both spectators and participants whicwas demonstrated at treat deal of excite- ment,e Oct 5 drag race. • Local riders fared well, with results listed as follows: Scott Feagan, Goderich first F Stock; third E Stock; third, A Stock; second Crate Stock E&F; third Modified IV; third AA Stock. Brian Bar - nim, Clinton fourth Crate Stock A -B; Dan Primeau, Clinton, third Crate Stock C -D. Bill Anderson, Seaforth second Crate Stock C -D; second Stock D; third Stock C. Brian Eickmeier, Mitchell fourth Pro Stock; Doug Wolfe, Mitchell first 250 ATV Class; Jason Hayter, Varna third 200 ATV Class. John Munn, Hensall first Pro Class - Water Skimming. , Local racers will be working- hard on their machines to have them running even better for the Ontario Grass Drag Cham- pionship to be held 'on Sunday, Nov. 2 at Hulley Gully. Ideal Supply, Murphy's Suny's win s,iOWplLCII division titles • • • • • • The team name has changed two or 2-1 before the14s3ppliers d 19-7rallied for earn a berth three times and the lineup has been altered straight n th he wins, championship. a bit over the years but, Ideal Supply, win -The Bulldogs also had all they could ban- ners of the 1986 Men's Slowpitch League championship, has dominated the league dle tl th the three The Coyotesotes, winning wn the the series pener for seven.years. _ next two The team first won the title as 1Viene'set 9 Three thereA Division teams, Goderich ames. in 1980-81 and then the Bears, formed by a group of Meneset players, won the league Chrysler, Canadian Tire and Goderich championship in 1982 and again in 1983. Nissan, failed to qualify for the playoff Now as Ideal Supply, the 19 league series. championship is the third straight for the team. Ideal won the .best -of -three champion- ship series in two straight games over the Port Albert Bulldogs but the series was anything but a rout. It took eight innings before Ideal prevailed 11.10 in the opening game of the championship series and they won the second game 6-3 to clinch the title. The series featured the top two teams in the league. Ideal had itis hands full in the semifinal where Boyes'transport won the first game The members of the winning Ideal Supp- ly team includes; Dan Duncan, Dale Dun- can, Dave Graff, Graham Hamilton, Gary Itloepfer, Brian Good, Glen Schwartz, Brent Daw, Ron Klages, Jerry Rozendal,' Gil Latimer, Jacques Martel, John Ander- son, Ed Mannering, Clare Charron, Greg Butler, Brian Thompson and bat boy, Jeff gunys defeated Sifto Klages. The team was coached by Ken in two Division ttr ght play, to win the division Duncan and Howie Barker. • In the B Division, Murphy'sGreen chatnpionsiup. Machine cruised through the playoffs in Sunys defeated the BBs in the semi-final. four straight A team that was somewhatm e division championship..games erratic through the season, Green Machine put together for the playoffs and defeated Little Bowl in two straight games, 14-2 and 13-10, to win the title. The Machiners earned ablith in the, final round defeating r 10-8 and 14-9 in the semi-final series. Little Bowl advanced with victories of 11-3 and 15-8 over Home Hardware. Coached by June Warwick, the members • of the team include; Jim Dur i , Larryir Kelly, Russ Jessop, g e Ronekin, Chip Wilson, Terry Meriam, Mark Culbert, Gary Allen, Paul Doherty, Paul Schaefer, Leroy Meriarn, Carl Vanklaveren, John Hruden, Ted Ingram, Bill Lewis, Lee Fry and Phil Arthur. round and then handled Sifto 7-5 and 8-3 to win the best -of -three final series in two straight games. Sifto reached the final with victories of 18-6 and 15-4. There were seven teams in the C Division. The members of the winning team are: Steve Gardiner, Chris Grande, Jim Leddy, Dan O'Brien, Norm Robertson, Tim Lewis, Dave Young, Dan Demers, Jim Denomme, Gord McLellan, Ray Frydrych, Bill Gauley, Rolf Gottschalk, Scott Ryan, Jim Holtman, Pete Lovell, John Voskamp and Steve Clark. The league's annual awards banquet is scheduled for Saturday evening and the teams will receive their respective cham- pionship trophies. Also, trophies will be awarded to the league's over all MVP,(produced by the )3 Division this year) and each division will recognize an MVP. The President's Trophy, recogniz- ing contribution to the game, will also be awarded. Chess Club begins play The Goderich chess club will commence activity on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the recreation office facility on MacDonald Street. Members show up any time after 7:30 and play until 11:30 each Wednesday night throughout the winter. The chess club td students ofs all thea gameee levels, to from young seasoned veterans. Chess players may pay a nightly fee of $1 or a yearly membership of $13 for students and $16 for adults. The club welcomes all people who play chess to come to the grandstand on Wednesday night for a game. The club at - biosphere is informal and enjoyable.