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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-06-07, Page 10PAGE 10—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1979 omp.a. ny boasts best BY DAVE SYKES Canada Company racked up two wins last week to boast the best record in. the Industrial Fastball L`e'ague after six games. Last week the Com- pany shutout Lakeport 3-0 and followed that up with a 6-4 win over Little Bowl, Sunday to extend their season record to five wins against one loss, the best in the league. The victories moved Canada Company into first place in the Maitland Division two points ahead off French and Lakeport. Stan Doherty stopped Lakeport with a neat one - hitter and his effort was complimented by near flawless fielding by his mates. Carmen Fielder was the only Steeler to reach base with a second inning single off Doherty and in the fifth inning he was hit by a pitch. . Canada Company scored two runs in the top of the first inning as Rob MacDonald and Casey Wildgen hit back to back singles and scored the first two runs. Tom O'Brien scored the third run in the fourth inning as he singled and socred on errors. • Canada Company got to losing pitcher, Wayne Draper, for six hits, with MacDonald, Wildgen and O'Brien connecting for two hits apiece. The company racked up their fifth win Sunday as Stan Doherty and Gler Tigert hit solo home runs to break a 4-4 tie and life the Company to a 6-4 win. Little Bowl had managed to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth inning but Doherty homered in the sixth and Tigert added a solo shot in the seventh to wrap the win. It was the third homer of the game for Canada Company as Tom O'Keefe also hit a solo blast in the third inning with two out. Wildgen and Dave MacKenzie scoredin the first inning and O'Keefe's homer in the third gave Company a 3-0 lead. Little bowl tied the game in their half of the third with John Crawford, Rob Snell and Terry Powell scoring runs. Little Bowl then took a 4-3 lead after five ' innings as Powell scored on errors. But Doherty homered to tie the, game in the sixth and Tigert's blast in• the top, of the seventh scored the winning run. MacKenzie scored the sixth Company run after he walked and later scored on Brian record Bowman's single. Canada Company returns to action Monday with a 7.15 p.m. contest against French. Little Bowl will battle Gords Sports on Sunday at 5.30 p.m. at Agriculture Park. French moves into second wit/rtwowjns. French moved into a tie for second place in the Maitland Division with two victories in Industrial League action. On Sunday they blanked Fishers 3-0 and added their second win of the week with a 3-2 vic- tory , over McGees, ° Monday. The victories leave French with a record of four wins and two losses, good for a share of second spot with Lakeport, two points behind Canada Company. Don McWhinney turned in a fine pitching per- formance stopping Fishers on just two hits and striking out four batters. French scored the winning run in the bottom of the first inning as Bill Gallow doubled and was chased home by Phil Turner's double. They scored their final two runs in the fourth SPORTS inning as George Sutton and Don McWhinney both reached base on errors and scored on Jim McCarthy's double. French managed only five hits off two Fisher pitchers but three went for extra bases. Fisher's only two hits of the game went for -extra bases but they were unable to capitalize on their chances. Jack MacKinnon hit a two -out triple in the first inning but McWhinney struck out Gerry Durst to end the inning. Dennis Lebrun hit a one -out double in the fifth but was also left stran- ded. q.zy French recorded their second win of the week Monday as they fought back from a first inning two -run deficit to edge Mcqes 3-2. McGees took ad- vantage. of a leadoff • double by Clare Harmon and two errors to score two runs in the top half of the first inning. French got one run back in the third as Ray Klages doubled and scored on Ray Herd's single. They took the lead in the fourth inning on a leadoff sinlge by Wayne Kennedy and a follow up triple by, „ Ron Klages. Klages scored the win- ning run as Sutton reached base on an error. McWhinney picked up his second win of the ,week giving up two runs on three hits but had little support from his team- mates who committed five errors. Rick Sowerby took the loss allowing three runs on five, hits and striking out four batters.. French returns to action against Canada Company, Monday at 7.15 p.m. Little Plumbers lose first game 4-2 The Waterloo KW Dutchmen 'spoiled the Goderich Hoffmeyer Little Plumbers debut in the Mid Western Ontario Ladies Fastball League with a 4-2 win over Goderich, Friday. The Little Plumbers put out a good effort in. their return to Inter- mediate Ladies fastball after an. absence of 10 years. They held a one - run lead after one inning but surrendered three runs. to Waterloo in the second inning and a single in the sixth. The Little Plumbers out -hit Waterloo 10 to seven in the game but committedthree errors in the second inning that led to three Waterloo runs. ,Goderich took a one„. run lead in the bottom of the first inning on three hits. With one out Norma Walter singled and scored on singles by Sue Kolkman and Sandy Rowe. Waterloo took the lead with their three -run effort in the second inning but Goderich narrowed the -margin to a single run A member of the Waterloo ladies fastball team touches home plate as Goderich Little. Plumbers catcher Jenny More dropped the ball in Mid Western Ontario Ladies Fastball League action in Goderich,_ Friday. Waterloo defeated Goderich 4-2 in their league debut. Goderich will play Glanworth here Friday ' night at 8.30 p.m. and Sunday Milverton will be in town for a 2 p.m. game at Agriculture Park. (photo by Dave Muffitt) Last inning rally lifts Listowel past Blue Jays The Goderich Blue Jays lost their home opener in WOAA midget boy's baseball here Sunday afternoon, dropping a close 7-6 decision to Listowel, last year's league champions. The BlueJays led 6-3 going into the seventh and final inning but Listowel struck for four runs on a bases loaded triple by Darrell Nind who then scored when the Jays outfielder's throw wound up in the dugout. Darwin McCutchedn was the winning pitcher in relief for Listowel, coming on in the seventh to preserve the one run lead his teammates picked up with their four run rally. Bob Johnston pitched the first six in- nings fear ,Listowel, striking out nine and giving up eight hits. The Jays had the bases loaded with two out in the seventh but failed to score. Dan Maillet was the losing pitcher, going the distance for Goderich. He struck out three and gave up ten hits. Larry Madge, Rob McDonald and Dan Maillet had two hits each for the. Jays. Willie Denomme, Mike Hodges and Brian Shewfelt had one hit apiece. The Jays make their next start Sunday in Exeter at 4 p.m. Bridge Club scores Jean Papernick and .Verna Worthy combined for a point total of 82 to top six tables involved in a Howell game at the June 5 meeting of the Goderich Bridge Club. A. Weerasooriya and John Wood were second with 79 points while Bill Duncan and Joe Martin were third with 731/2 points. Marry Donnelly and Eleanor Erskine finished fourth with 73 points and the teams of Jean and Martin Stapleton and Joanne Duckworth and Lee Ryan tied for fifth with 701/2 points. scoring in the third in- ning. Walter belted a one out single, stole second and scored on Kolkman's second hit iof the game. Waterloo scored _ their final run in the sixth inning. Heidi Elliott went the distance on the mound for Goderich giving up four runs on seven hits. Goderich managed two runs on 10 hits off Pat McIntosh. Kolkman was t'he' games- top.. batter with three hits in four trips to the plate while team- mates Walter and Rowe added two hits apiece. Walter scored both Goderich runs. The Little Plumbers will be home for . two games at Agriculture Park this weekend as• Friday they play Glan- worth at 8.30 p.m. and Sunday they will play a rained out .game against Milverton at 2 p.m. Fitness van here June 13-15 The Fitness Ontario testing van, sponsored by the Goderich Recreation Department, will be in town from Wednesday June 13 to Friday June 15. The van will. be located at the Grandstand and testing will be conducted on Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 9ap.m. and on Friday front 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anyone who wishes to have their fitness level tested and assessed should make an ap- pointment at the recreation office on Waterloo Street. The test lasts for 60 minutes and the cost is $15. The test consists of a questionnaire, blood pressure screening, measures of respiratory function, determination of ideal body weight, measure of muscular strength, muscular en- durance, flexibility and aerobic capacity. Neil Sager of the- GDCI senior Vikings soccer team looks for a pass from a team-mate in Huron -Perth final action In Goderich, W-ednesday. The Vikings entered -the final undefeated in season play but lost the game 2-1 despite holding a wide margin in play. (photo by Dave Sykes) G & P dumps Gords Sports 4-2 Green and Parent scored two runs in both the fourth and fifth in- nings to overcome a two - •run deficit and defeat McGees 4-2 in Industrial League action, Sunday. The win was the second of the campaign for Green and Parent and puts them into a tie with Ziebart in the Maitland Division. ' The Pontiacs opened the scoring in the top of the fourth with tow runs an three hits. Paul Kelly and Ken Meriam ledoff the inning with singles and both scored on Dennis Lassaline's double. Green and Parent responded with a two -run rally in their 'half of the fourthinning to tie the game. ” John Warr reached base on an error, advanced on another error and scored on Leroy Meriam's single. Meriams stole second and scored the second Green and Parent run'on a wild pitch. Green and Parent scored the winning runs in the fifth inr.ing with a two -out rally. Jim Martin and John Hodge singled and scooted home on Warr's double. Jim Martin gave up two runs on six hits in picking up the win. Ken Daer allowed four runs on seven hits in taking the loss. Martin and Warr led the Green and Parent offence with two hits apiece and they both scored a run. Dan Maillet drafted by Windsor Spitfires Goderich- Green and Parent midget centro Dan Maillet was drafted by the Windsor Sitfires in the Ontario Major Junior A midget draft in Toronto on the weekend. The Spitfires selected Maillet in the ? th"rotmd of the draft. He 'was the 176th pick' of available players. Earlier in the season Kitchener Rangers and Peterborough Petes had expressed an interest in Maillet. Maillet played all his „„, minor hockey in Goderich and was a member of the Ontario champion Bantam team in 1976-77 and was a also a member of the Mustangs who captured the Ontario title this past season. The Spitfires'enjoyed a productive season this past year before bowing in a round-robin playoff series. Mero aces 10th hole at Sunset Gerry Ticker Mero realized the ultimate golfer's dream Saturday recording the first hole - in -one this season at Sunset Golf and .Country Club. Mero aced the 10th hole at Sunset, a 210 yard par 3 With a. hidden green, using a 5 -wood. It was the first hole -in - one for Mero and the first of the y.oung golfing season in Goderich. Mero's playing part- ner, Randy . Miller, wit- nessed the ace. Joni Thompson and Dave MacKenzie were honored as the top athletes at GDCI in a special awards) ceremony, Monday. The two graduating students' have been a dominant force In the school's sithletics programs. Thompson was member of the girls basketball, volleyball and track team while MacKenzie was involved in track, soder, basketball and football. (photo by Dave Sykes)