HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-05, Page 14PAGE 14—THE GODERICH SIGNAL, STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1978
Gords lead C
Gords Sports are
putting their act together
at the right time.
The Sports eliminated a
favored McGee Pontiacs
team in the semi-finals it
four games and now hold
a two -game lead in the
best -of -five final series
against Canada Corn -
pay by two games in fine
pany.
Last week Gords
outduelled the Pontiacs in
the fourth game of the
semi-finals and wrapped
the hest -of -five series in
four games.
Two -hit performances
by Richard Schoemaker
and Phil Petrie lifted
Gords to their third win of
the series. Jon Ginn, with
Out at second
Canada Company second baseman Dave MacKenzie waits to put
the tag on Gord's Sports runner Warren Watt who attempted to
steal second base in a championship game Monday. After
eliminating McGee's in four games, Gord's grabbed a two -game
lead in the best -of -five final series with Canada Company with a
3-0 win Sunday and a 3-2 victory Monday. The series resumes
Thursday night at Agriculture Park at 8 p.m. (Photo by Jeff
•Seddon)
a triple, and Warren
Watts single also figured
in Gords scoring.
Des Courtney pitched a
fine game in that series
winner limiting Pontiacs
to just two hits across
seven innings. Ken
Vanderburgh nailed a
sixth inning homer for the
Pontiacs only run. A fifth
inning single by Paul
Kelly was the only other
McGee hit.
Courtney continued his
stingy efforts in the finals
against Canada Company
tossing a one -hitter in the
Sports 3-0 opening game
victory and then stopping
the Company on four hits
as Gords took the second
game of the series
Monday -3-2.
In the first game of the
finals played Sunday
Gords scored two runs in
the top of the second
inning and it was all they
needed enroute to a 3 - 0
win.
Petrie led off the inning
with a walk and scored on
a double by Dennis
Williamson. Williamson
then scored the second
Gords run on a fly ball to
left field.
Lee Arbour scored the
final Sports run in the top
of the third inning after
reaching base on an
error. He was sacrificed
to second by Jon Ginn and
scored on a single by
Warren Watt:"
That was all the scoring
the game produced as
Gords was held to two
hits and no runs across
the final four innings.
Courtney outpitched
Stan Doherty limiting
SPORTS PAGE
Midgets lead WOAA Championship
The Goderich midget
girls softball team moved
one step closer to winning
the WOAA midget
championship with a 7-5
victory over Kirkton
Monday.
' The win gives the
midgets a one -game lead
in the best -of -three final
\series and the second
'game will be played in
Goderich at Agriculture
Park, Thursday at 6:30
p.m.
Goderich had to pull the
game out in the last two
innings as they trailed 5-3
after five innings of play.
They scored a single run
in the' sixth inning to
narrow the •Kirkton lead
to a single run and(then
scored three runs in the
top of the seventh to nail
A
down the win.
Kirkton scored all five
of their runs in the fifth
inning to erase a
Goderich three -run lead.
Kirkton rallied in their
final at bat, loading the
bases with one out but a
fine double play got
Goderich out of the in-
ning.
Anne McDonald caught
a fly ball in left field for
the second out of the
seventh inning and
doubled off the runner
trying to score from
third.
Sandy Rowe and
Tracey Jewell led the
Goderich offenee with
two hits apiece. Rowe
tripled in the second
inning and doubled in the
seventh to knock in the
tying run. She scored
three runs in the game
including the winner.
Denise Mitchelmore
had the only other
Goderich hit, a first in-
ning triple.
Heidi Elliott went the
distance on the mound for
Goderich and gave up
five runs on six hits.
Turcotte, Murphy win
WOSSA tennis doubles
For only the second
time in its history GDCI
has produced a winner in
the WOSSA tennis finals.
Luci Turcotte and Anne
Marie Murphy became
the second winners in the
school's history as they
defeated a London entry
to win the doubles
championship. With that
championship they
earned the ' right to
participate in the OFSA
tennis championships
being held in Burlington
Thursday.
Jim Costello and Lori
Hassel also played well
and reached the mixed
doubles final before
bowing in three sets.
Their performance also
earned them a berth in
OFSA play.
Pam Lambert and
Tracey MacEwan lost
their first round match in
WOSSA play while team-
mates John -Brown and
Tom ` Fincher lost in
second round 'action to
London. Marg and Barb
Conlon reached the semi-
finals in girls singles
play.
Five districts were
represented at the
WOSSA championship.
The GDCI tennis team enjoyed a sucj a sful season as the ► won
the Huron -Perth title and were co�nnpetitiv i the WOSSA
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Canada Company to one
hit, a fourth inning lead
off single by Glen Tigert.
Two other Company
batters reached base on
errors but they never
posed a serious threat in
the game.
Courtney struck out six
batters in the game and
didn't issue any base on
balls.
The bat of Dennis
Williamson decided the
pitching duel in the
second game between
Courtney and Doherty as
he stroked a single in the
bottom of the ninth to
bring in Phil Petrie with
the winning run.
The teams were tied 1 -
1 after seven innings of
-play and "Cahado "Can—
pany scored an unearned
run in the top of the ninth
to take a one -run lead in
the game. But. Gords
battled back with two
runs in the bottom of the
ninth• inning to win 3 - 2.
Canada Company
opened the scoring in the
game in the first inning
on a solo homer by Glen
Tigert. Gords tied the
game with a single run in
the second inning as
Williamson singled,
advanced to third on
passed balls and scored
on an error.
The two teams then
played six scoreless
innings before Canada
Company was able to
score a run in the top of
the ninth inning.
Tom O'Brien led off the
inning by reaching first
on an error, He advanced
on a fielder's choice and
scored on a hit by Tigert,
But just as Canada
Company scored on
errors, Gords capitalized
ontwo consecutive
company errors to score
the tying :And • winning
runs.
Warren Watt reached
base on an error to lead
off the inning, reached
third on wild pitches and
scored as Petrie also got
on on an error. Des
Courtney then walked on
with a second wild pitch
Petrie went to third and
Courtney to second.
Williamson then hit a
single to score Petrie
with the winning run.
Gotds managed only
four hits off Doherty in
the nine innings, two by
Lee Arbour and two by
Williamson. Tigert had
two hits for Canada
Company including "a
home- run in the first
inning. •
Courtney gave up two
runs on four hits in the
nine innings. He struck
out eight batters seven of
them came in a three
inning stint from the sixth
through the eighth inning.
Doherty took the loss
giving up three runs on
four hits. He struck out
seven batters.
The third game of the
series will be played at
Agriculture Park
Thursday night following
the Midget girls WOAA
final series game which
begins at 6:30 p.m.
Sarnia wins
girls basketball
tournament
BY T.D.
The GDCI junior girls
basketball team defeated
Stratford Northwestern
in their Huron Perth
Conference opening
game here last Thursday
by a score of 38-21.
Marg Conlon, with 13
points, Tracy Jewell `with
11, and Sonja • Lapaine
with 10 points paced the
GDCI attack. Robin
MacDonald and Tracey
MacEwan each added
two points.
Linda Cozyn was
Stratford's best with 10
points.
Coach John Geiger's
Goderich girls played
well as a team, and got
good rebounding ` `from
Lapaine and Sharon
Burbine.
The GDCI girls played
in Stratford Tuesday
against Stratford Central
and meet South Huron
(Exeter) here today
(Thursday) .
The Vikings hosted an
invitational tournament
here Saturday and
proved the perfect hosts,
losing both their games.
The Goderich girls
dropped a 32-18 verdict to
Strathroy in their
opening game and were
eliminated from further
Nopetition by Sarnia
orthern,rn31-24, in con-
solation round play.
Sarnia St. Clair
emerged as the tour-
nament champions,
defeating London Lucas
52-31 in the final game.
London Oakridge won
the consolation, 50-22,
over Sarnia Northern.
is
Lambton Central .of
Petrolia and Wingham
were the other teams
competing.
Coach Geiger felt his
team played too much as
individuals against
Strathroy, but was
pleased with their im-
proved team play and
effort against Northern.
Goderich pulled to within
four points of the Sarnia
team with two minutes
remaining, but Northern
used a stall and the
Vikings were unable to
score on the chances they
did have.
Marg Conlon had nine
0pqints ankle ani 1� ipar e,
11 s ed 10 egiairist
Strathroy, had six. Tracy
Jewell had five points.
Sonja Lapaine of the junior girls basketball team
got a hand in on this attempted shot by a member
of the Stratford Northwestern team. Lapaine
scored 10 points in the game to help the juniors to
a 38-21 win. (photo. by Dave Sykes)
edge, Wdl�ck.
.lead junior win
BY T.D.
The Gt tI junior
Vikings combined an
explosive offence and a
stingy defence to gain
their second straight
victory of the Huron
Perth Conference football
season Thursday, win-
ning 55-12 over the
Norwell , Redmen in
Palmerston.
Tailback Mike
Wedlock, and halfback
Larry Madge provided
much of the offensive
punch. Wedlock scored
three touchdowns on runs
of 12 -yards in the first
-quarter, 35 yards in the
second quarter and eight
yards in the final quarter,
and picked up 141 yards
rushing for the Vikings.
Madge was the leading
rusher with 183 yards and
scored two touchdowns
on dive plays that went
for 70 and 50 yards in the
first half. Offensive coach
Bruce Baker credited
Madge with an out-
standing game in which
his running combined
speed and power.
Quarterbacks Steve
Gallow and Dave
MacDonald directed the
Vikings offence to a total
output of 429 yards and
each scored a touchdown.
Gallow connected on a
two yard sneak in the
first quarter and
MacDonald went over on
a nine yard sweep in the
fourth quarter,
Fullback 'Ken Reid
scored the Vikings' other
touchdown on a three
yard dive in the second
quarter.
Kicker Larry Boyce
booted four converts and
one single op a kickoff.
Gallow was also credited
with a two-point con-
version.
The Vikings offensive
line played consistently,
opening good holes for the
running backs,
Defensively, •the
Vikings held Norwell to a
total of 200 yards, 75
guards of ylaich came ori,
Rorie pans 1a'n&un play\
that went for a touchdown
in the fourth quarter.
Norwell's other touch-
down came on a nine yard
quarterback sweep in the
third quarter. Of 43 plays
run by the Norwell of-
fence, 17 went for no gain
or a loss of yards, Kent
Sholtz intercepted one
Norwell pass and Steve
Frayne had a 50 -yard
punt return for the
Vikings.
The Vikings play in
Wingham today
(Thursday) against
Madill and take on the
Central Huron (Clinton)
Redmen here one week
from today.
Rec programs
planned for fall
Goderich recreation
director Mike Dymond
announced that the
department's fall
programs will begin
within the next couple of
weeks.
The programs being
planned include begin-
ners and advanced yoga,
disco dancing, ringette,
games riight, weaving,
children's drama,
gymnastics, ,senior
basketball, handgun club,
film club, use of school
gymnasiums and karate.
The recreation
department's fall
brochure outlining these'
programs should be in the
mail soon.
Junior lineup
JUNIOR FOOTBALL LINEUP
PLAYER
10 Rick Turner
11 Mike Frayne
12 Kent,,,Scholtz
20 Mike Wedlock
21 Willie Denomme
22 David MacDonald
23 Robert Little
24 Marty Middel
25 Ted Doherty
26 Steve Gallow
,30 Larry Madge
31 Ken Reid
32 `Greg Marshall
33 Brian Shewfelt
40 John Sheardown
41 Larry Boyce
50 Ed Van Osch
51 Mike Murphy
52 John Huff
53 Rick Muck
54 John Clement
61 Rob McDonald
62 Joe Trebish
63 Tom Foran
64 Scott Wilson
65 Dave McDonald
66 Jack Wunnink
70 Doug Alexander
71 Steve Walters
72 Steve Frayne
73 Dave Fisher
74 Rick MacDonald
75 Dave Lomas
76 Chris Pitre
17 Frank Van•figongen
78 John Alexander
Gary Williams
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