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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-12, Page 11"r. tlt Mg Gi5DER4CH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1978, -,-,PAGE 11 ords Sports win industrial 1 championship BY DAVE SYKES Gords Sportshasn't won the industrial league championship for so "Ong that no-one can remember the last time the team won. But the Sports refreshed memories Monday night as they hammered Canada Company 8-2 to win the Industrial League championship. And Gords Sports won in convincing style. They dumped_ Canada Company_ in-- three "itilight games in the best -of -five final set and reached the final- by dumping the favored McGee Pontiacs in four games. The Sports regular season effort was not outstanding. They consistently trailed McGees and Fisher in the Maitland Division standings and even sported a poorer record than French and Canada Company in the Dunlop Division. But the season play proved little in deter- mining the finalists. Canada Company knocked off French in their division and Gords made short order of the Pontiacs. -Gords 'wdn the -filial- gafne With outburst in the second inning, capitalizing on timely _singles and a host of errors by the Company infield. Gords scored a single run in the top of the first inning as LeeArbour singled, went to second on an overthrow and scored on a single by Warren Watt. They then put the game out of reach with six runs in the second inning to take a commanding seven -run lead. Arbour and Jon Ginn led the second inning assault with doubles while Phil petrie_pennts Williathson, Dick Schoemaker and Brian McLeanaddedsingles. Canada Company was faced with the large task of overcoming a seven -run deficit but only managed single runs in the second, third and seventh innings. Stan Doherty scored the Company's first run • Gords Sports pitcher, Des Courtney, was a standout in the industrial playoffs and led his team to a sweep of the final series over Canada Company. Courtney shut -out the Company on one hit in the first game and limited them to four hits in the second game. (photo by Dave Sykes) in the bottom of the second inning after he singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Bob Dick. Dave MacKenzie scored the second run in the third inning after he singled and scooted home on three wild pitches. Don Bogie _, scored the final run as he delivered a seventh. inning two out single and scored on Glen- Tigert's triple to left centre. Lee Arbour added the final Gords run in the sixth inning. Des Courtney and Stan Doherty battled on the mound in all_ three gamei.--Cotutney- scattered -- seven hits in the game and struck out six bat- ters. The only time Courtney was in any real trouble was the first inning, an inning that turned the game around. Gords had scored a single run in the top of the first and Canada Company threatened in their half of the inning. The two lead off batters, Glen Tigert and Mike Donnelly reached third and second base respectively with none out. But Courtney struck out Dave MacKenzie, got Brian Bowman to fly out to shallow left, holding the runners and he ended thelpflingby striking 914,:rom O'Keefe, If Canada Company had been able to produce something that inning, it may have turned the game around. But Gords then rallied for six runs in the top of the second inning. Gords pounded Doherty for eight runs on 11 hits in the game. Arbour, Jon Ginn, Schoemaker and McLean led the Gords batters with two hits apiece. Arbour also scored three runs. Seven players shared the Company hits but only Bowman and Tigert got to Courtney for an extra base hit. • Gords won the first game of the series 3-0 as Courtney turned in a one hitter. He then held Canada Company to just four hits in the second game won by Gords 3-2 in nine innings. They trailed 2-1 in that game going into the bottom of the ninth inning but pulled the game out with two runs. Dennis Williamson knocked in Phil Petrie with the winning run in that game. Ironically Gords turned around and beat the man who had pitched for them for so many years before sitting out a season and joining Canada Company. SPORTS P '44 A Goderich Midget girls third baseman Tracey Jewell watches helplessly as a throw to third base skips past her to the fence in a playoff game against Kirk ton, Monday. Kirkton won the second <, • game of the series, 8-6, to force a third and deciding game in WOAA championship series. The third game will be played In' Kirkton. (photo by Dave Dykes) Hassel, Costello, win consolation final At the All -Ontario tennis championship, which was held in Burlington last Thur- sday, Lori Hassel and Jim Costello won •the mixed doubles con- solation final. After losing a close first round match 9-7 .to a Toronto team which made it to the final, Lori 'and Jin Won fbur cork secutive matches againit the best teams in the province to capture the cOnsolatibn title. They received memorative certificates for this excellent effert. Anne Marie Murphy and, Lucie Turcotte, the WOSSA champions, won their first match, defeating a team from North York. They lost their second round match 9-8 after an exciting tie breaker at 8-8, to another Toronto team from Forest Hill Collegiate. "These four atheletes are to be congratulated for their ac- complishments. In tratford, London and aurHngton, the' represented their school and their town with class," stated GDCI tennis coach Bob Dick. Bridge Club scores Bill Bradley and A. Weerasooriya .tOok top honours at the October 10 meeting �f the Goderich Bridge Club with 64 points. There were six tables in play. Betty and Ray Fisher *were second with 62 points and Marian Lane and Barb Howe third with att. pointS. Theam of Berry and Ed& Overholt finished fourth with 56 points. Members of Gords Sports mauled pitcher Des Courtney after they defeated Canada Company 8-3 Monday to win the industrial championship series in three straight games. Gords took the series with 3-0, 3-2, and 8-3 victories in the best -of -five series. Gords defeated McGee Pontiacs in four games in the semi-finals before they disposed of Canada Company to win the league title. (photo by Dave Sykes) Juniors Vikings rack up third straight win BY TD The GD CI junior Vikings continued to run away from the opposition in Huron Perth Con- ference football action Thursday when they crushed the Wingham Madill Mustangs, 50-1. The victory gives the Vikings a record of three wins and no losses in league play, and leaves them deadlocked at the top of the standings with Exeter Panthers and Stratford Northwestern Huskies who are also 3-0. Thursday, the Vikings took advantage of what coach Bill Garrow described as "a very inflexible Wingham defence", to mount a season's high total of- fence of 429 yards. Defensively, the Vikings held Wingham to a total of -90 yards, with only four first downs. The Mustangs repeatedly tested the Vikings pass defence, but met with little success. Mike Wedlock, the Vikings hard -running tailback,struck for two first quarter touchdowns to begin the rout. Wedlock's first touch- down came on a 40 yard sweep while the other resulted from a 12 yard blast play. Steve Frayne got his first of two Viking TD's on a 12 yard reverse in the second quarter. He scored on an identical play in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Steve Gallow went 28 yards on a sweep for the Viking's other first half major and then ran in a two-point conversion to give Goderich a 29-0 half time lead. The Vikings running backs coninued to take advantage of the im- proved blocking provided for them by their of- fensive line in the second half. Doug Alexander went 20 yards for one touchdown on a sweep, and Larry Madge scOreel another Viking 'touch- down on a 15 yard half- back dive. Back-up quarter -back Dave MacDonald ran for a two- point conversibn on Madge's touchdown. Larry Boyce kicked two converts and ran for another two point con- version for the Vikings. Torn Remington saved the Mustangs from being shut out when he kicked a 30 yard single in the final minute ofplay. • . - Frank VanDongen and Larry Madge recovered fumbles for the Viking defence, and Madge also blocked a Wingham punt. Today (Thursday) the Vikings make their first home start in three weeks when they take on the Clinton Central Huron Redmen, beginning at 2 p.m. Next week the Stratford Northwestern Huskies play here in a game that could well decide first place in the Conference standings. Yiking humiliate. Ingham 63-0 BY T D The GDCI senior Vikings ran roughshod over the Wingham Madill Mustangs in Huron Perth Conference football play in Wingham last Thur- sday, trampling the Mustangs by a 63-0 score. Chris Wood and Randy Little each ran for two first half touchdovcrns. Both of Wood's majors came on short yardage dive plays while Little • scored on sweeps of 25 and 27 yards. Quarterback Jon Barz, scoi-ed on a two -yard dive play in the first quarter. The Viking's other first half major came from an 87 yard kickoff return by Dave MacKenzie. MacKenzie led the Viking special teams with this run -back and some fine blocking on other kick returns. The Vikings scored two more touchdowns in the. fourth quarter on a two yard dive by Mark Frayne and an eight yarder by Mike Hodges. Kicker Eric Mitchell had a good day for the Vikings, kicking eight fpr . eight on converts and adding three singles. The Vikings other four points came on two two- point safeties. Coach Ray Donnelly \ and George yang \of the Vilkings were high inktheir praise of Chris Wood, who along with his two touch- downs threw many key blocks on runs by other Viking backs. Defensively, the Vikings got a strong game from inside linebacker Jim Van Osch. The Vikings record now stands at three win and no losses. They have not been scored on and are alone on top of the league standings, following previously unbeaten Exeter South Huron's loss, 20-13, to Stratford Central in Stratford Thursday. The Vikings have a bye this week since Central Huron does not have a senior team this season. The Vikings next game is here next Thursday, October 19, against the Stratford Northwestern Huskies. Ball season nearly over The ball season is slowly creeping to a close, with little help from the weather. The industrial league finally produced a champion Monday, Gords Sports, ' after numerous delays and rain outs. The league had considerable difficulty with rain outs and even after the first two games of the final series had been played the third game was delayed twice. The third game was played Monday and Gords swept the series. If the series had gone the full five genies there's no telling when it would have ended. The midget girls softball team have also been trying desperately to finish up their WOAA playoff series with Kirkton. The girls grabbed a one -game lead in the best -of -three final series but the second game was postponed twice before it was played Monday. Kirkton word .t'he third game arid the ,flrial garne'd the sek4es is schechiled to b plaYed in Kirkton. 1