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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-01-17, Page 14Page 2B - The Wingham 4dv January 1 1 • SPCR ,resin• rw fr, `•.r.. • r..i......✓`fir. {r.,.;'•rr.✓ff;/! rY f�.+.'K��'b:'?':. /..a:. r.: 0,00. ry enbor'�h7 �sx9ts.4.,*t¢r e;:: YOUAij ATHLETES COMPETE ® Julie Lisle and Shawn Gedcke of the Wingham Optimist Track Club competed at last weekend's On- tario Combined Events Championship and All -Comers Meet. Lisle won the silver medal in the Bantam triathalon, while Gedcke also turned in good performances. (Track Club Photo) Julie lisle wins silver first time as a Bantam Two young members of the Wingham Optimist Track and Field team competed in Toronto last weekend in the Ontario Combined Events Championship and All - Comers' Meet. Julie Lisle, competing in the Bantam triathalon for the first time, achieved some encouraging results in the three -event .competition, winning the silver medal. In the four -kilogram shot put event, she was first with 6.48 metres. She earned second -place finishes in the 60m hurdles (11.13 seconds) and high jump (1.26m) . She does not reach Bantam age until next winter. Shawn Gedcke also did very well in theall-comers' events, running an excellent 400m race `in 1:07.9 minutes. In the 60m sprint, he clocked 9.63 sec. and in the long jump he leaped 4.23m. - The Bantams compete next in a Legion meet on Saturday, Feb. 4, in Toronto and on Feb. 12 the Mites, Tykes, Atoms and Bantams take part in an invitational meet at York University. SAVE *Q CiN HOT 3 SKI-DOO CLOTHING: The time is right to save on all our Ski -Doo clothing and accessories. So come see us now because we've got the styles to make you look hot at prices you won't believe! Save up to 50% On All Instock CLOTHING NEW YEAS SALE. LYNN HOY ENTERPRISES LTD. Hwy. 86 E., Winghar, Ont.. (519) 351-3435 Store Hours: Mon. - Fri. •8:00 -,12:00 & 1:00 - 5:30 Sate • 8:00 -12:00 noon The Iron season momentu The Wingham Junior 'C' Ironmen split a pair of weekend games with a 5-3 win last Friday night in Walker- ton and then suffered a 6-5 1os back home Sunday to the Port Elgin Bears. In Sunday's match -up the Ironmen were short-staffed as the club is plagued by injuries. The boys came up flat in the first period and found themselves on the bottom end of a 4- 0 score. The Bears added another marker midway through the second before the Ironmen were able _to finally break the shut -out when Brett Martin's snap shot beat the Port Elgin goalie at 3:29 of the second. Paul Brophy and Jamie Robinson drew assists. Once the Ironmen were able to find the spot, they added another goal to their credit, resulting from a goalmouth scramble as Richard Bowman came up with the loose puck and fired it honie with Robinson assisting. This brought the Ironmen within three by period's end. The Ironmen came to life in the third period as they attempted to catch and Bears and scored a pairds powerplay goals early in the period. At 17:28, that extra effort paid off for hard-working Brophy as he tapped in the loose puck, assisted by Jeff Walden and Mark McBride. Just five minutes later, it was Brophy capitalizing on the power play to bring the Ironmenwithin one goal of the Bears, with Martin and Walden assisting. Wingham continued to apply the pressure, hoping to get the tying goal, but the Bears weren't about to give it up and with 3:17 remaining in the game, Port Elgin scored the insurance marker they needed. The Ironmen kept on pressing right up until the end and with only 1:30 remaining in the game, defenceman McBride dented the twine for the home club with Walden and Brophy assisting on the goal. The Ironmen pulled netminder Greg McClement in a last-ditch effort to get the tying goal, but time ran out on them and the Bears captured the 675 win. Last Friday night's gamy also was a bad start for the Ironmen as they ound themselves down 2-0 after the first period and had to play -hockey if hey were going to get into the action. It wasn't until midway through the econd before top scorer Brad Murray lit up the goal light with Martin and Dan Gilchrist assisting. The 'Blackhawks scored on the power play at 4:30 of the second when Mike Lemenchick beat out Ironmen netminder Murray Foxton o put the Hawks -up 3-1. Just eight seconds later, Martin allied for Wingham as he sent home Gilchrist pass. The third period belonged solely to the Ironmen as they played a good olid period -to pull out the win. Just seconds into the frame, Martin ent home a J. C. Hewitt pass to tie e game at 3-3. The Ironmen scored on the power play midway through the third off he stick of Bowman. Captain ilchrist fired home the insurance arker to ice the win with 4:23 emaining on the clock. f t s t a /17 th G m r IRON MARKERS -- The Ironmen just couldn't seem to put together three solid periods of hockey this weekend with a couple of late - starters, and that is exactly what they are going to have to do if they intend to end up in the first place overall. With only five games remaining in regular .season play, they can't afford to leave it until late in the game to get their act together. With some key players sidelined with injuries, they are going to have to pi tegf start to fin The Ironrnen t this Friday , o lo a*, Sunday's teed they • are WOam+ y at:2 p, : to skate against.the Goderiet i Sailers. The Shoppers after -Christmas Spree The Wingham Shoppers' Drug Mart Atoms 'extended their unbeaten string to three last week. Last Thursday the team showed off its much -improved offensive skills in Listowel, building up a 3-0 first -period lead en route to a 5-2 win. Mat Adams led the Shoppers' spree with two goals and an assist. Defenceritan Scott Allison played a strong two-way game as he picked up a goal and added an assist. Other Wingham markers came off the sticks of Chris Alexander and Reagan Leibold, with Curtis Hunter adding an assist. On Sunday, the Shoppers returned to the pond on Victoria Street to host Mount Forest in what turned out to be the most exciting game so far this season. Curtis Hunter led things off for Wingham as he poked home a rebound three minutes into the opening period. Kevin Hogg and Leibold assisted. Mount Forest got that one back on analmost-identical play . two minutes later, then went ahead at the 10:22 -mark. That second Mount Forest goal wouldstand up until midway through the second period when Adams put Wingham back on even terms on a fine set-up by. Alexander and Jeremy Hickey. Hickey put the Shoppers in front three minutes later on a beautiful solo ,effort, carrying ,over:Ih,o- Mount Forest blueIine and.wristing, a shot low to the stick side. Then the goaltenders took over with some excellent chances at both ends of the rink. The final goal of the game came at 9:51 of the third period. Mount Forest, pressing hard to get the equalizer, fired a rebound past the Shoppers' Scott Allen to make the final count a 3-3 tie. r2 The Shoppers' next game is this Wednesday when they skate into Be1n ere for a 7:1; #.'m. contest. The team's next home game will be Jan. 22 with Listowel in town for a 6:45 p.m. start, Belgrave Novices tie, defeat Bayfield team The Belgrave Novice team tied Bayfield earlier this month and defeated that team in late Decem- ber. Bayfield played a return match in Belgrave Jan. 7, but this time came ready . to play. David McBurney scored for Belgrave with two minutes to play in the first frame and Bayfield responded with a marker midway through the second period and another with three minutes left in the middle frame. However, McBurney tied things up for Belgrave one minute later. The final sco a was 2-2 in another exciting /natdh for the fans. On New Year's Eve, Belgrave saw action in Bayfield. Belgrave's Wayne Fenton started the scoring in the first period, but Bayfield evened the count halfway through the second frame. Peter Irwin scored for Belgrave with one minute left in the second period. Belgrave went ahead by two goals when Ryan Cook, assisted by Jeremy Campbell and Fenton, 'scored with four seconds remaining in the second. McBurney. scored twice in he third assisted by Jennifer Black and Luke Lockridge. Deferncemen. Michael McBurney and Brian Sinclair helped maintain the play in Bayfield's end. Forwards Jason Curtis \arid Vaughn Vincent played another good game. Bel- grave came avloy with a 5-2 win. Belgrave played the Wingham Kentucky Nuggets on Dec. 29. These two evenly -matched squads played hard with Belgrave being the even- tual 3-2 winner. Wingham l started the scoring in the first period. But Curtis, assisted by Fenton and Cook, tied it up in the second frame. The third period saw Cook score, assisted by Fenton, but Wingharn„tied filiigs up oner,minute ... Cook, assisted by Irwin, scored for Belgrave with three minutes left in the game. Newsboys and Staintons are WIHL winners The Advance -Times Newsboys downed the Crawford Dodgers ,7-3 in Wingh3m Industrial Hockey League action last week. Jim English and Mike Stewart led the way for the Newsboys witha pair each, while singles were scored by , Iannu Harinen, Brad Moore and Terry Walker. Arnie Spivey, BIair Alton and Dave Heinmiller replied for Crawfords. Staintons edged Bridge Motors 5-3 last week as well. Goal scorers for the Spitfires were Dave Willis, Jack Ohm, Bill LeVan, Bob Johnston and Bill Kerr. Phil Beard scored two goals for Bridge Motors and Stan Stapleton recorded the single marker. FIKee GIRLS GOOD SHOTS Early in 1923, 60 girls of the Wingham High School organized a rifle club. They were taking a keen interest in the sport and becoming very expert. Dorothy Webster was the leader, closely followed by Marie Mitchell, Edna Henderson, Marion Mitchell and Myrtle Webster. 6