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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-07-05, Page 11,‘ Sports . GODER,ICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUtY 5, 1979 --,PAGE 11 . . McGee Pontiacs lead Dunlop 'vision after two victo" nes s., BY DAVE SYKESLeague, winning two points in front. The McGee Pontiacs finally broke the three- tearn race for first place in the Dunlop Division of the Industrial Fastball games last week -to claim. • top.spot in the division. The Pontiacs were tied - with Gordo and Fishers for' two weeks but the twe wins moved, them two The Pontiacs got a —, ninth inning lead off home run from Doug SpitKig -to defeat French 5-4 Wednesday -and Monday they got two -hit •-. • . • • • ' ,"••••• • 0, _pitching frorn-licen Daer in -aefeating Fisher 4-0. The wins leave the .pontiacs with -a record of, seven wins, three losses and two ties for 16 points. Gords and Fishers are tied for second with 14 points. Spitzig was the hero against French as his leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth lifted McGees to a 5-4 win. their hlf of the i th to a s French piled up a 3-0 tie the game 4-4. lead in the first inning Fren-ch enjoyed a and watched as the decent scoring op- , Pontiacs nibbled away portunity in the seventh with single runs in the with runners at second first, second and fifth and third with two out but innings to tie the spore. Ray Klages grounded out French again . took the ending the threat. lead with a run in the top McGees held French to hag of the sixth inning by " one hit in extra innings Ron Klages but McGees before Soitzig homered. responded with a run in Paul Kelly and Daer • led McGees at the plate Ziebart wins two games BY DAVE SYKES scored two runs each, Langlois recorded the Ziebart moved up in the_ shutout stopping Little Maitland Division Bowl on just three hits while striking out 10 batters, • standings winning two • - games- hi- Industrial League action last week. "Ziebart nipped Lakeport Swimming at 6:30 a m • • ' Last WedneOday . . • 3-1 and Monday they exploded for 20 runs on 17 The Judith Gooderham years of age andover. hits in a 20-0 romp over Pool will be open every Mr Dockstader holds the Little Bowl. - Monday, Wednesday and Bronze Bar and will be _.- The victories improved Friday mornings' from starting these swimming Ziebart's record to five 6:30 a.rn. until 7:30 a.m, • sessions on Monday, July wins against six losses for the swimming_ __9 _-_-_a_nd._ Will _cOritirni_e_ ,and one tie. They are in thusiast. through July and Augast. —fourth position in the This session, super-, ' This program, spon- Maitland DiViTion, one vised by Mr. Paul sored by the Goderich point behind Lakeport. - —Dockstader, will be Recreation Department, ' Simon La n lo i s restricted to. •-adirits- 18- is charge. availab-le - free-- •o Ziebart returned to action Wednesday against Gords Sports and will battle Green and parent Sunday at 7 p.m. •-at Agri -culture -park. - • 4.".•-••••••' ;•;•.-,i.•••••• - Many 1 1 turned out for tbe sailing 40.•:„...z.rigttfteltiair: --=.- .4..„.,,t-ilwannual4a05.14toyirsplipred 1,4,11,4e:IGsdern-_- , • • • - - t---------1-4M-Pite‘tBirTatazaWitrv-e 'W ea tifei severe sai ors event. (photo by Dave Muffitt) •_ •" - Ziebart had litte•- trouble winning their . .,. Tillsonburg dumps -Little Pluinhers 7-3 the first inning en rout to ., they piled kip 14 runs in second game Monday as a 20-0 drubbing of Little three runs across. nine , Jenny More was the top Bowl. innings i -n the first Goderich batter -with two They struck, for 17 hits . . meeting Lbetwmi _ t -.. hu of the tcani's five hits. in the game including -six - teams. Sandy Rowe chipped in triples, off two Little hecked the Lakeport bats on three hits while Ziebart scored three runs on just four hits in their -3- 1 win. - Langlois scored the iv it, t!,,,,,,,, first inning, leading off• with a double and scoring on Al Sygrove's single. first Ziebart run in- the i,-•;,„?:-•;,• They capitalized on one * hit and three errors in the ovs- fourth innineTo- score their final two runs. "A• '• r'"4.•,: scored on three pon- t,,.' both Parker and Sygrove lead off the fourth and • Arnie Parker singled to secutive Lakeport errors.- tnembers of the Goderich sailing community decorated theirboats for _Rae Mathers.scored the with two hits each and Kelly scored two runs. Ron Klages led French with three hits, including a run -scoring triple in the first inning, and scored tWO Pn. • The Pontiacs racked up their second win of the• week blanldng er4-0 Monday behind the two - hit , pitching effort of Deer. Fisher got both their hits in the second inning but Daer allowed only one batter to reach base on an error over the final five innings. _ . _ McGees scored single runs in the first, second, fourth and seventh in- n ingspitzig _and_Mike Pitre • led the Pcintiac offence . with two hits apiece and Spitzig scored two -runs. Ron Sowerby and Russ Pruder scored - the other runs. McGees scored four runs on seven hit i off losing pitcher Doug Fisher: Me -Gees returrre-d •to action Wednesday against Graham Electric and Monday they will play Green and Parent at - 7.15at Agriculture Park. " • • • • THERE'S STILL TIME TO CATCH IT! • 4 j\,1 ,r • The Tillsonburg Jetskgot a five-hitter•frorn pircher -- Debbie Boyce as theY defeated 'the Gciderioh Hoffrheyer Plumbers 7-3 in Inter- mediate Ladies Fastball action ,. ;•Tillsonburg, Tuesday. Boyce cooled the Little Plumber bats scattering -five and allowing • . , Tillsonburg j-umped On with a third inning triple Bowl pitchers. Ziebart two Goderich errors in and scoredthe first batted through the order Gibbons triple --•the first two innings 'to pile up e•3-0. lead before Goderich got ,back in the. --garrre wi.th.a single run in the top of third 'inning. The Jets added two runs in the fourth .and eighth• innings while Goderich • scored their final two runs in the sevn-th in- ning. • Boyce also led the Jets offensively belting two. hits in four at bafs and ' scoring two runs. Dorra Hendrick alOo had tavo • hitsand scored two runs. • peewees to i8 -17-j. Robbie Gibbons tripled in the bottom of the seventh inning to score • David Almasi with the winning': run as the • ,Goderich Legion peewees • . defeated Exeter 18-17 in baseball action • in. Goderich, Wednesday. • The win climaxed an extrodinary comeback effort on the 'part of ' Goderich as they trailed 12-0 after the first beg- inning of play. • Exeter opened the 4. game witla,12 runs in the first inning • to take a commanding lead. They added two in the fourth and sixth inninksand a single inthe fifth. The large deficit didn't bother Goderich and although theyonly.scOred one run in their half of the first inning they chipped away at the Exeter lead sce.ring runs " in every inning. Thie biggest outbursts came in the four run third inning and they scored nine runs.in the fifth and -sixth innings to tie the game after six innings. Exeter failed to score in their half of the seventh- • inning and O Goderich came up with the winning run in their halfof the seventh. With • •two out Almasi drew a walk -and scored on gibbons triple. The peewees will host - Crediton Wednesday. at Agriculture Park at 6.30 p.m. and Saturday they will piaci in Seaforth. Industrial league to hold all-star game Th.e Goderich Industrial Fastbal league will feature it's annual all-star game thi Friday evening, July 6 a 7.15 p.rp. at -Agriculture • Park. O The game will pit the - stars from the Dunlop division against their all star counterparts in the maitland Division. The all-star selections were • decided by player ballots-. - • The --Dunlotr7-alt:starrs- include; Pitchers; . George Klumper, Dave Scholl and Ken -Daer; Catchers;' Steve Haggitt and Dave Patterson; First Base; Phil Petrie O and Gerry Durst; Second • 13ase; Ron Sowerby and jack MacKinnon; Third Base; Glen Flalkiner and Frank MacDonald; Sciart • Stop; Dennis Williamson and Dennis LeBrun and outfiled,ers; • John Hoy(Fioher), Mike Wildgen, Jim Ginn, Warren Watt, John Hoy (Graham) and Jim • -.Durst. ,Tfhe coaches for the Dunlop- team are 'gay Donnelly Old John Doherty. The Maitland Division all-stgrs include: Pit- • c ers , .661,an Doherty, Ron Klages; Short Stop; Simon Langlois and, George Sutton' and Tim 1 : McLean and Outfiplders:, Virayrre Draper; Cat- Bill Gallow, Tom' chers „ Brian Bowman t and Carmen ,FielderO'Brien, Ron Miller, Len ; First Base; Phil Turner Milkman, Tom O'Keefe • and Arnie Parkerand Wayne Kennedy. _ ; Second Base;. Glen Tigert The coaches of the M- and Frank Hagan; Third Maitland division are _ Bilse; Mike Donnelly and jack Evans- and. Jim McWhinney. • NOTICE Goderich Fire Dept. WILL BE HAVING A VOLUNTARY TOLL STATION for Muscular Dystrophy ON A S,s °C> VICTORIA ST. NORTH Friday, July 6 Saturday, July 7 9 A.M. - 4P.M. - Godetich-run, - . twice in scoring 14 runs in Norma Walter and the first inning.. _Kaiwn Pond had the other Greg Hansen led the Goderich hits 'and each 4ie.4art outburst 'with ,cored • a run in tfielit?s.in four trips to the ' ‘'.ate' th-at- included Heidi Elliott and -Rev--/three'lt-ripl es and.a sing! e... Wright Shared the pit- He also scored thre _oiling duties for' Goderich • runs. hi the loss. , • Team-mate Rick -Duck - On Wednesday July -1--1- 'Worth added three hits, a - thLittle Waterloo ttle Plunlandbersnwoili single and two .triples, play and scored two runs. Ray Friday, July 13 they will ' Volland, Wayne Doak and -_: -,--.- p.m,. , contest Corrs-hd two a . host Tillsonburg in an8,30 Ron iveau at ItitS apiece and they ' Agriculture rjs seventh inning. " The growing season that is! 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