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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-11-15, Page 9GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER'15, 1979—PAGE 9 Midgets double Wingham 10-5 Three goals in just over three minutes wasn't enough for Wingham to overcome Goderich's 10.2 Juniorand senior giris e BY TD • Both the junior and senior girls basketball teams were eliminated from further play in sudden -death action here last Thursday. The junior Vikings, who had finished in a five -way tie for first place along with the two Stratford schools, Exeter and Seaforth, wound up their season by losing 33-30 in overtime to Stratford Central in a sudden -death game which would put the winner in first place and eliminate the loser from the playoffs. A South Huron Secondary School senior basketball, player reaches in vain for the ball which has 'already been grabbed by G.D.C.I. player, Sonja Lapaine. Sonja scored five points for the Goderich 0 senior team which was eliminated from further play when it lost to' Exeter 36-34. (Photo by Dave Sykes) As the result of a draw, Northwestern finished second, Exeter third and Seaforth fourth. The senior Vikings, who had finished second in the league standings with a record of nine wins and one loss, lost their sudden -death semi-final game in another squeaker, 36-34 to Exeter. Exeter had finished third in the regular season. Susan Marsh led Stratford ^Central to victory over the junior Vikings with 13 points. Three players, Heather Minielly, Robin MacDonald and Sharon Lomas had six points each for Goderich. 'Mona Gleason and Barb Conlon added four apiece and Teresa Kovacs and Mary O'Neill contributed two points each. The Vikings led thrpugh most of the game but lost momentum when Teresa Kovacs was lost through a knee injury. The GDCI girls were down by two points with less than a minute remaining in the game but Heather Minielly scored on a jump shot with 10 seconds left to force overtime. Stratford got two baskets in the three minute overtime session while the Vikings could manage only one foul shot. - The senior Vikings also led through most of their game, but faded in the -fourth quarter. The Vikings led 19-15 at half-time and were ahead 29-27 after three quarters. Exeter outscored ' the GDCI squad 9-5 in the final quarter to upset coach Donna Doidge's crew. Jenny More was the top scorer for Goderich with 10 points. Heidi Elliott got eight and Bonnie Reid hit for six poin{s. Sonja Lapaine and Karen Melady threw in five points apiece. Barb Riddell was the game's top scorer, get- ting 12 points for Exeter. Mary Muller had nine points for the winners. The junior • Vikings coach, John Geiger, felt his team had a very successful season and with ten returnees for next season, looks for- ward to another good team for next year. lead in Western Ontario Athletic Association midget hockey action in Wingham recently. Goderich scored two goals late in the •second period and added four more in the first five minutes of the third to skate Iota 10-5 win. . Mark Rowe started Goderich scoring with 2:48 played in the game gathering in a pass from pave McDonald for a 1-0 lead. Just over three minutes later Rick Stahl set up Larry Boyce for a 2-0 lead. Wingham awnsered hack at the ten minute mark when Bill Brophy scored an unassisted goal to cut the Goderich lead in half. Two minutes later Rowe scored his second of the night to give Goderich a two goal edge after one period of play. Will Denomme gave Goderich a three goal cushion early in the third but Wingham hung tough. Holding Goderich at bay for seven minutes Wingham gut back in the game on a goal by Dan Nesbitt with four minutes remaining in the second. Those four minutes proved disttstorous for Wingham. Stahl put Goderich back up by three and wyth 21 seconds eft in the period Boyce got his second goal, what proved to he the winner. Goderich pumped in another four goals in the first five minutes of the Play bridge for charity Local bridge players will • participate in a simultaneous Canad'a- wide charity tournament. for mental health in games to be held November 20 when the Goderich Bridge Club meets in the Canadian Legion Hall, according to local organizer John Wood. Proceeds,' from tour- nament entr,kce,fe.es will he contributed to the charitable fund of the Canadian Bridge Federation (CBF) and, Sailors hold off Wingham The Goderich Sailors held off a last- minute flurry by Wingham in Intermediate C action Friday night notching their first win of the 1979- 80 campaign. The Sailors scored twice in the third period to break a three goal tie and used an empty net goal with 38 seconds left to nail down the 6-4 win in Wingham. • Wingham scored just over a minute after the opening face off to jump to a one goal' lead. Ed Williams gathered• in a pass from Niel Bieman and beat Sailor net - minder Dennis Fleischauer. Wayne Rau evened things up with 4:48 to play in the period finishing off a three way play with Paul Rau and Ken Daer. Ken Meriam , scooped up a pass from Paul Kelly at the start of the second and put the Sailors ahead for the first time. The goal came with just five seconds expired on the clock. Wingham evened things five minutes later when Dave Galley and Murray Black set up Grant Gnay. The tie lasted until the midway point of the period when Dan, Duncan beat Wingham netminder Keith Elston to put the Sailors up 3-2. With just over seven minutes left Rick Jacklina evened things up and the teams went to the dressing room •deadlocked at three:.. • Dirk Wolterbeck combined with Murray Henderson five• minutes into the third to put the Sailors up one and with eight minutes left Hen- derson scored what stood as the winner with help from Scott Parks and Rick Frcmlin. Bruce 'Shoff hrough't *Wingham to within • one with 2:37 showing on the clock but th'e Sailors held •off the Wingham attack sealing the win with Paul kelly.:s empty net goal, • The Sailors take on Mount Forest Friday night at 8:30. Stars win pair to extend streak The Goderich Signal Stars continued to -tear up Shamrock juvenile league opponents last weekend dumping Lambeth 5-3 in Goderich Sunday and hammering Strathroy 12-1 •.Monday in Strathroy. Goderich overcame a two goal deficit against Lambeth. Down 2-0 with 33 seconds left in the first Larry Daer pulled the Stars to within one with help from Mike Hodges and Stuart Crew. The Stars scored two' unanswered goals in the middle period" for a 3-2 lead and added two in the third before Lambeth scored again. Just over a minute into the second period Hodges got the equalizer. on a play started by Ken Reid. Lambeth goalie Marty Reame appears totbe sitting down on the job as Signal -Star juvenile Larry Gaynor tries to poke the puck into the net during Sunday's game at the Goderich arena. The Signal - Stars defeated Lambeth 5-3. (Photo by Dave Muffin) --Hodge figured in on the third • Goderich goal serving as middle man on a three way scoring play. Hodge took a pass from Daer• and set Rob McDonald ' up for Goderich's third goal. Daer got his second of the night, the winner, early in the third. Hodge got his third assist on the play started by Larry Gaynor. Forty four seconds later John Clement sealed the win with help from Steve Lobb and Ken Reid. The Stars went on a scoring spree against Strathroy Monday scoring six times in the second period to break a scoreless tie and adding another half-dozen in the third for the 12-1 win. Greg Hallam paced the Stars attack with a four goal effort. Hallam also assisted on one goal. Mike Hodges scored one goal and added two assists and Don Elliott chipped in with two goals and two assists, John Clement scored twice for the Stars and Bill Peters, Rob McDonald and Larry Daer added singles. Peters was credited with three assists and Daer one. Doug CFuickshank assisted on three Goderich goals and Roger Lewis and Steve Lobb each were got asists. The. Stars ;travel to Belmont Sunday and host- Wean ostLucan November 25 in 'Goderich. during. 1979; used to further the work of the Canadian Mental health Association. For further•. in formation about how you can play duplicate bridge for mental health, con- tact: John Wood, at 5.24 - PUBLIC NOTICE FROM UNITED TRAILS AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION EFFECTIVE NOV. 15/79 "Regular Car" Service to Toronto Inter- national restricted to scheduled timetable -At all other times "Private Car" fare to be in effect -Check local bus schedule for connections with Kitchener -Waterloo "Airporter" ser- vice -For further information contact your local travel agent or call: UNITED TRAILS 1-800-265-4256 third to open a 10-2 lead. Boyce got his hattrick, John Huff added a single and Denomme got the second and third leg of his hattrick in 31 seconds. . Wingham came back with too little too late. With just under six minutes left Todd Rintoul made it 10-3 and in the next three minutes Pete Goodall and Nesbitt made the game seem closer than it was. Mustangs hand Bears first loss By Bryan Marriage After a disappointing loss on Friday night 8-6 to the Wingham Ironmen, the Mustangs travelled to Port Elgin on Sunday and. handed the Bears their first loss of the season. Greg Flowers put the Stangs ahead at the first minute mark of the period and Port Elgin tied it four minutes later to end the period at one apiece. In the second period, John Hart opened the scoring, 'Again in the first minute of play, before Port Elgin stormed back with two goals. Phil Arthur tied the score for the Stangs late in the second period. in the third period, the Stangs opened up a two goal lead with goals from Dave Stephenson and Phil Arthur before the five minute mark. Port Elgin scored midway through the period to pull within one goal before Dave Stephenson notched his second goal' of the ,period to give the Stangs a two goal lead again. In the final moments of the game, Clinton was handed a penalty and Port Elgin scored to make the score 6-5 but the ,Stangs held on for the victory even though Port Elgin lifted their goaltender in favour of an extra attacker. Clinton goaltender Gerry Gaynor played an excellent game for the Stangs stopping 42 shots. O "THE REST OF THE CAR IS AT THE NORTHSIDE BRIDGE!" DALE'S SERVICE CENTRE YOUR COMPLETE Gulf SERVICE CENTRE 5 POINTS CORNER GODERICH Adjacent to the Burger Palace 524-4181 for Service from the hart! DOMESTIc-HuSQvARNA SEWING MACHINE Features 1. Stretch overlock stitch - makes seams and overcast in one operation. 2. Triple lock straight stitch for top stitching. 3. Automatic buttonholing. 4e Cuts off bottom thread and picks it up automatically. 5. Extra long basting stitch. 6. 100% jam proof shuttle. 7. No oiling required. 8. Free arm for mending and darning. 9. Low gear reduces speed 5 times for sewing heavy material. MODEL 6270 OUR REG. PRICE *892. CASH PRICE 714. 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