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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-06-08, Page 9bantams win • opening game The Goderich Bantam Boys baseball team initiated their season in fine fashion as they dumped Dashwood 6-1 in the opening game of the WOAA schedule last Thursday. Dashwood scored a run in the top of the first inning and held a 1-0 lead after two innings of play. The Goderich offence came to life in the third inning scoring two runs as Adams and Gosse reached home on errors. Goderich added two more runs in the fourth inning and closed the scoring with two more runs in the bottom of the sixth. The bantams played their second game of the season against Seaforth, Tuesday. The team, coached and managed by Harry Worsell and Howard Carroll, has also added several peewee age players to its roster, to give those youngsters a chance to play ball this summer. There is no active peewee team this year. The bantams return to action tomorrow night (June 9) with a 7 p.m. contest in Exeter and their next home game is Thursday, June 15, against Exeter at 6:30 p.m. Bantam girls win threegames The Goderich Bantam , girls softball team is off to a fast in their WOAA league schedule winning three of their first five games. The Bantam girls handed Kinkora two` losses in their first starts of the season, 7-6 and 15-8 before they were beaten by St: Marys, 7-0 in St. Marys last Thursday.' But the bantams rebounded from the shutout and tied Mitchell 7-7 in Goderich Sunday and then defeated the Mitchell. girls in a return match, 12-4 in a game in Mitchell Monday. ' Goderich won a thriller in their_first game of the year scoring a run in the bottom of the seventh inning, „ite-edge -Kinkora 7-6. Goderich trailed 3-1 before they struck for four runs in the fifth inning to, take a 5-3 lead. They added another run in the sixth inning to increase their lead to 6-3 heading into the final frame. But Kinkora rallied for three runs on three Goderich errors and tied the' game as Goderich headefl,,into their final at bat. Teresa Donnelly took the steam out of the Kinkora comeback as she lead off the final inning with a triple and scored the winning run as Theresa Osborn hit into a fielder's choice. Goderich easily won the rematch in Kinkora scoring eight runs in the fourth inning, five in the fifth and adding two in, the seventh. Tracy Jewell went the distance on the mound in both victories. Goderich's winning streak was halted at two ,games June 1 as a hot St. Marys pitcher hurled a no-hitter in beating Goderich 7-0. Goderich rebounded ,from„the loss with a win and a tie in a home and home series with Mit- chell. Mitchell was fortunate to gain a tie in the first game as Goderich held a 7-5 lead heading into the final inning. Mitchell rallied for two runs in their final at bat to tie the game before Jewell retired the side. Goderich got revenge Monday as they hani- mered'Mitchell 124. The bantams spotted Mitchell a 3-2 lead after one inning of play before they ex- ploded for five runs in the fourth inning on the strength of back to back homers by Jewell and Teresa Donnelly. They added two more runs in the fifth inning and three in the sixth. After the first inning Mitchell was limited to a single run in the seventh inning. Robin MacDonald 'was the top batter in both games with two hits. Theresa Osborn also had two hits in the second game. The girls return to action ,Sunday June 11 in Goderich against Shakespeare. Game time is 1 pm. and on June 13, Clinton will provide the opposition at 7 pm. Motocross event Sunday, June 11, is the date. of the next big motocross event at Hully Gully. The word is rapidly spreading that motocross is a super spectator sport, and crowds are growing steadily larger and larger as more and more people tell their friends. Hully Gully is proud to be the number 1 motocross facility in this area and fan support is proving, that motocross racing is' one- of the strongest new entrants in the race for spectator dollars. NOTICE Corporation of the ALEXANDRA MARINE & GENERAL HOSPITAL Announces ITS ANNUAL MEETING Which will! be held of the Hospital in the Ladies Auxiliary,, Room at 2000 Firs, (S:00) - pm. 19 June, 1978 (lura.) Jo eorry, Chalrrhon Qodrd of Governors 1971 ( GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY. JUNE 8, 1978—PAGE 9 Jays ha. mmer Listowel 1for second d league vi ctory tie in their first three support from his mates,_... ,... The Goderich Blue PP the Goderich midgets, Dan Maillet, Mike Pitre came in the third. managerial staff of Ron Jays recorded their, starts. Dennis Donnelly, who amassed a total of 13 hitting three singles and a and Mark Jones all had The ease of the Jays' McDonald and Bill second victoryof the who has been the pitcher hits and picked up 10 double. ShortstopDoug one hit each in the Blue victory came as a sur- Schaefer are expecting a season Monday night in of record in all three walks from the starter Cruickshank was three Jay's assault.' prise since Listowel was tougher time in their next LisweListowel when .. they games, setto1 and loser Todd Morgan for' three, with three The Jays got two runs expected to provide their meeting with Cord defeated the Listowel giving up only... five and reliever Darrell singles. Donnelly helped in each of the second, toughest opposition. Most Hymer's crew. midgets, 16-1, in WOAA hits and striking out 15, McCutcheon who came his own cause with a third, and fourth innings, of the players on both The ' Blue Jays next baseball action. while walking just four on in the sixth inning. three run homer in the added five more in the teams were members of start is here Sunday at 2 <The Jays now have a batters. Steve Arbour went four seventh inning. Rob fifth, got three in the the Goderich and p.m. against Clinton. record of two wins and a Donnelly got good for five at the plate for McDonald, Larry Madge, seventh and scored t their Listowel Bantam teams Monday, the local final, two runs in the of last year which met in midgets travel to ninth. the WOAA finals, won by Hanover for a 6:30 p.m. Listowel's lone run Goderich. The Jays' game. A member of the Goderich Boys Bantam team was tagged out at home plate on a close play in a game against Dashwood last week. Umpire Dick Madge watches closely before "making the call. The Goderich Bantams defeated Dashwood 6-1 in their first games'of the season. (Photo by Dave Sykes) Two teams undefeated in rnens slowpitch play Only two teams remain undefeated in the 10 -team men's slowpitch league -after two weeks of play. The Firemen and Beavers each won their only game last week and remain tied for top spot with six points on the strength of three vic- tories. The Orphans were the victims of the top teams as the Beavers defeated them 10-7 and the Firemen handed them their second loss of the week with a 14-8 victory. Bethel and the Signal - Star Leafs kept pace as both teams won their third ,game of the season ..against ..one :Anss.Bethel. won both games' of a home and home series with 1Vlemeset Park, winning 13-1 and 18-12. The Leafs improved their season record to three wins against one loss with a 30-6 victory over Champions last Thursday and a close 7-6 decision over Denomme, Sunday. 1863 jumped into second place in the standings with a 9-0 victory over Denomme, Wednesday. The victory improved 1863's record to two wins against one loss and four points in the standings. Four other . tean'is,_ Denomme, Meneset Park, Orphans and the Coyotes, are deadlocked with two points. Denomme lost their two games to the Leafs and 1863 while the Park dropped a pair to Bethel. 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