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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-09-16, Page 24r S GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1987 SECTUN Thrills and spills at hockey school The Goderich Jr. C Sailors ran a tree hockey school for all youths registered for minor hockey on the weekend. Bill Wilkinson coach of the Western Michigan University Broncos (right) conducted .the clinics. A youngster takes a break (above) during a tough workout. In the photo below, Wilkinsn:, seems to have caused a traffic jam. (photos by Yvette Zandbergen) Sailorshost hockey school for minor players College coach Bill Wilkinson is happy to give back to Goderich. Vanastra Recreation Centre begins fall program Sept.21 The fall program 1.,87 at Vanastra Hecreation Centre begins September 21 and runs to November 28 this year. Registration for the swims and fitness classes for youth and adults is daily Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The fall brochures are sent through most of the schools in Huron County. They describe the programs being offered, membership opportunities and facilities available. The aquatic program offers something for everyone. Parent and tot swims for babies up to two years and Guppies and parent for two to four years gives a new learning ex- perience for the very young. The kindergym swim for children three to five years offers social development, motor skill development and enjoyment in a water environment. Learn to swim programs for all ages - youths, teens and adults, as well as all levels of swimming skills i Esso Swim Canada, Bronze Medallion) are being offered. " 'itness For Fun" floor exercise, a fun way to exercise to music program is planned on dnday and Thursday evenings from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Cool down and relax after- wa ds in our pool from 9:00-9:30 p.m. A new "AquaFit" water exercise program consists of aerobic exercise to music. No swin inj experience is necessary. This program is offered Monday morning ladies pro- gram from 9:30-10:00 a.m. or Thursday evening 7:00-7:45 p.m. "Gentle Fit" is light floor exercise to music. This is aimed at the not so young, not so slim levels. This program is offered Monday evening from 7:00-7:45 p.m. All Fitness classes are for both men and women. New this fall is Scuba Diving. Discover the underwater through SCUBA diving. Ex- cellent instruction is provided by "Good Guys Scuba". This six week course session leads to a certification as a Open Water Diver by the National Associaton of Underwater In- structors. You do not have to be a strong swimmer. Come out and see what SCUBA is all q, about. FREE introductory class. Starts Thursday, September 24th. Class at 8:00 p.m. Pool at 9:30-11:00 p.m. The Arthritic Water Exercise program continues. This will consist of shallow end exer- cises stressing general mobility in the comfort of warm water. Beneficial for people with arthritis or injury, aches and pains. Starts Friday, September 25th from 11:30-12:00 p.m. Also new to our program is Water Games. This starts Wednesday September 23rd from 7:30-8:00 p.m. for ages 10 yrs. and over. Includes Water Polo, Water Basketball, Water Volleyball, Shallow Water Polo. Come out and have some fun. Recreation Swims are offered daily as follows: Adult Only Swim, Monday to Wednes- day and Friday 12:00-1:15 p.m. and Wednesday 8:00-9:00 p.m. Open Recreation Swim for everyone) Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30-9:30 p.m., Wednesday 6:00-7:30 p.m., Friday Fun Night 7:00-8:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 3:00-4:30 p.m. and Family Only Swim on Sundays 2:00-3:00 p.m. Most of these programs will commence the week of September 21, 1987 and run ten weeks i unless otherwise stated 1. The staff at the Centre extends an invitation to anyone interested to drop in any time to view the fine facility. If ybu have any questions regar- ding the fall program or require a brochure please call 482-3544. a J Bill Wilkinson, coach of the, Western Michigan University Broncos hockey team, does not know where he would be to- day without the Goderich minor hockey system. Wilkinson, a Goderich native, felt con- ducting the clinics at the Jr. C Sailors hockey school last weekend would be his way of giving something back to the com- munity. His 'brother Dave Wilkinson is on the Sailors executive and asked him to participate. • The hockey school ran from Sept. 12-16 and was open and free to all youngsters registered in minor hockey and was sup- ported by Goderich Police, O.P.P. and The Town of Goderich. Wilkinson's Broncos play in the nine - team Central Collegiate hockey Associa- tion and were league champions in 1986, winning the championship at Joe Louis Arena in Detriot. This.year, he has a young team with only four junior and senior students returning. The bulk of his 20 -man game roster will be filled with 16 freshmen. The strength of his team, he said, is his goaltender, Bill Horn who' is the best in the league and has been drafted by the Hartford Whalers of the N.H.L. The defence is young, but talented with a lot of offensive; ability, he said. According to Wilkinson, part of the fun in coaching college hockey is that it is a four- year program and there are always new faces. The last two years, the Broncos have had theplayer of the league. Canadian Wayne Gagne, a two-time All Americarf led the nation in scoring for defenceman. Cana- dian players make up about 50 per cent of his team, but Wilkinson said the American players are getting better. "Dan Dorian, from downtown New York broke all scoring records," said Wilkinson. The American and Canadian players learn from each other, according to Wilkinson. "Americans are tuned into the college atmosphere and the Canadian kids realize what is there for them; they don't take it for granted," he'said. Wilkinson feels there are fewer recruiting problems and violations in col- lege hockey, compared to football and basketball. Players tend to come from middle-class, families and are' financially secure. For them, academics and social life are on a par. "It's not like inner-city kids who don't have a nickel," said Wilkinson. • One statistic Wilkinson is proud of is he has graduated 12 play.ers in the last two years and only two do not have their degree. "We are not an Ivy League school but we have some smart kids," he said. • If a player spends more than 48 hours in a Junior A orprofessional camp without paying his own expenses, then he loses his amateur statis and cannot play for a col- lege. According to Wilkinson, a player who wishes to go to college should play Jr. B or C and not take a chance at a pro camp. • `There are 51 schools that recuit across the board. If he (a player) has any talent physically and academically, he will get picked up. With no centre red line, ,U.S. college hockey places an emphasis on speed and skating, according to Wilkinson. As well, the goal line is 15 feet, rather than 10 feet, from the back boards and this gives the players more room to operate. He feels the pros should do the same. The hockey school also included a drug awareness program. Wilkinson was pleas- ed with the response of the kids to the film. "Drugs may help at first but they never help you in the long run. Drugs can ruin your life in a flash," said Wilkinson. Wilkinson was happy to come down and participate in the school. "Don't get me wrong, minor hochey peo- ple are great," he said. "Minor hockey would not run without the volunteers, but a hockey school gives the kids more of the technical part of the game." Graduation .takes its toll on senior Viking football With 16 players, most of them starters, gone from the Senior Viking football squad, graduation has taken its toll. The quarterback and most of the offen- sive and defensive line starters are gone from the team that lost in the Huron -Perth semi-finals last year. Most of the replacements will be junior players who have moved up, including 16 year old Grade 11, quarterback Greg Alcock. In fact, they will start 17 16 year olds. Jeff MacDonald will also be fighting for the quarterback job. According to coach Ray Donnelly, he has a very dedicated group of young players who have come out to practice and worked hard. The team is short of talent, especial- ly on the lines. Donnelly said they are still a running team, however, they will have to change their offence to compensate for a small team. It's not all doom and gloom, several starters will be returning to the team. Wayne Nivins, tailback and defensive safety will be back as will John Kalbfleisch, halfback and defensive back and Byron Bowman, offensive end an defensive tackle. Donne' ' ma a move some of his players around to fill some holes. Bowman may be moved to linebacker and returning centre, Murray Lane may move to offensive tackle. With the young team, Donnelly has had to take things slowly in practice and after nine practices, Donnelly feels they are about four behind. As for the competition, Donnelly said defending Huron -Perth champion'Exeter will be strong. They had a large 30 -man team last year and many should be return- ing. Exeter's junior team lost to Goderich in the dying seconds in the playoffs last year and they should graduate some talent to the seniors. Exeter traditionally has a physically bigger team than Goderich. Norwell should have a strong team as well. According to Donnelly, they .had a some good junior talent a few years ago and those players should be rounding into shape now. They were physically tough last year. The seniors play an exhibition game against Strathroy on Sept. 24 and the season begins in earnest the following week. Newton's Apple Ted Spooner TV sports is an addiction "1 am not buying that; no way: First you tell.me that you have to watch sports on T.V. because it's your job, now you tell me you're in a football pool and I suppose you are going to say you have to watch football :ill week to make a little extra money. I don't buy it," my wife recently mentioned to me. She then began to sp 6ulate on why I needed to watch spot is at all, "And another thing, I never` see anything na- tional in the Sports Mages of the Signal - Star. You watch baseball, hockey, foot- ball, tennis and basketball, but never a word about itis in the paper." a But," I said, getting a word in edgewise. "Everything you need to know about the game you can get by reading the paper. You don't have to see it," she added. Of course she is right i don't you hate it when they are ), but what she does not understand is television sports is an addic- tion. It is a powerful drug every Canadian male takes with a cold beer and a bowl of Doritos. Of course I misled her by saying I need- ed to watch sports to write my column. 1 will now have to devise a new excuse for- getting orgetting my fix. Feel free to use any of my ideas. • The William•F. Buckley Jr. Approach Sports is in essence a mirocosim of life. With its shifts in momentum and its goal - oriented behaviour, sports mirrors the every day struggles of the ordinary man in his quest for success, recognition and hap- piness. Tell your wife, if she ever sat down and watched a game, she would see for herself how sports reinforces, the positive aspects of life. To be a success in -spurts an athlete must be motivated, disciplined and willing to work hard, to the very limits of his ability, to achieve. The rules and regulations of sports, with its penalties for improperbehaviour, shows people that life too has rules, to be•followed as means of at- taining success. If, your wife buys this, buy that Porche. The Raw Meat Approach , For many, sports is their only way to release the anger, tension and violence we all build-up in our jobs. Come home one night and tell your wife: I can't take it anymore. My boss is such a jerk. 1 must have dug a ton of salt—bent a mile of pipe -- turned out 1000 graders—today and the idiot said I didn't fill my quota. Boy, would I ever like to fill his quota. Tell her you might get around to knocking out that bedroom. wall, with your head. Tell her these things while gnawing on a couch cushion, during the Cosby Show. It is important your wife reals how television sports calms and soothes you. Have a look on your face that would make Charles Manson proud, breathe deeply and quickly and have a nervous twitch in your shoulders. However as soon as you sit down in front of the football game your breathing returns to normal, you stretch Turn to page 2 • Pair wins Howell game Mary Donnelly teamed with Eleanor Er- skine to score 91.5 points and win a six table Howell game at the Goderich Duplicate Bridge Club, September 8. Bev and Henry Perala were second with 84.5, Teresa and John Donatis took third with 81, Ralph Kingswell and Bill Duncan followed with 71 and Mary Ferguson and Jean Gibson were fifth with 67.5 points. The President's Cup competition con- tinues with play scheduled for Sept. 22. As well, the Quarterly Club Championship will be played on Sept. 29. Gledhill, Bartlett take tourney Alan Gledhill of Goderich and his part- ner Sid Bartlett of London won three games and scored 42 to win the Men's tour- nament at the Goderich Bowling Club, Sept. 9. Bartlett plays out of the Elmwood Bowling Club. Jack MacDonald and Don MacKinnon of I,ucknow were second with two wins and a 52, Walter Westbrook and Ed Eickmeyer took third with two wins and a 39, Lee Ryan and Hary Scrimgeour teamed to take fourth with two wins and a 38 and rounding out the top five werg.Jack Gilbert and Don MacKenzie with two wins and a score of 34. Jack Fisher and Orval Elliott of l.ucknow won the consolation prize at the tournament sponsored by Alan Gledhill. Bowlers from Brussels, Atwood and Blyth also competed. Ladies play in tourney The Nile ladies slow pitch team played in the provincial slow pitch tournament in Niagara Falls over the weekend, losing their first game to Etobicoke 11-1. They heat Markham 8-7 and Sudbury 14-4. They hit their fourth game 124 to Alymen.