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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-06-07, Page 7Volleyball Tournament scheduled for July 15 A Co-ed Volleyball Tournament will be a featured event in Wing - ham during the annual sidewalk sale days. On July 15, co-ed teams will tip the ball in the Josephine Street Park, beginning at approximately 10:00 a.m. Recreation Co-ordinator Cheryl Underwood said the Rec. depart- ment and the Wingham Retail Committee, the organizers of the event, are hoping to have 16 teams entered in the event. A maximum of 32 spots are available in the tour- nament. Each team is guaranteed two games, with a double knock -out rule in effect. Each team must have at least three men and three women on the court during play, and a ros- ter is limited to 10 players. Cost for the event per team is $60. Registration forms are availa- ble at the Wingham Recreation De- partment in the Town Hall, or at Locker Room Sports on Josephine Street. Deadline for entries is July 5. Underwood said the tournament will be divided into three catego- ries: 19 -years -old and under, 20-29 years, 30 years plus. Prizes will be available for the winning teams and consolation fi- nalists. Colts play in Mitchell The Wingham Colts of the Bluewater Fastball League played three games in the Mitchell tour- nament on the weekend, and man- aged a single victory. The Colts went up against Shakespeare on Friday and. were handed a 12-6 setback. Bill Haines started on the mound for the Colts, lasting three innings before being relieved by Jason Daw. They allowed 13 hits and one walk and combined for six strike outs. Catcher Ben Blackwell was 2- for- at the plate for the Colts. Thifd base player Scott Neil and shortstop .Jason Goodall each had one hit in two at -bats. In the Colts second game of the tourney, they fell 9-4 to Camla- chie. Tom McDonald was tagged with the loss as he lasted six in- nings before being relieved by Scott Neil.. They gave up 10 hits and tix!o ;walk; and recorded' five siit7 Ce outs. , , tourney Centre fielder Ryan Deyell and second base player Andrew Gib- son were each 1 -for -2 at the plate. First base player Steve Bourne had one hit in three plate appearances. The Colts rallied in the seventh inning in their final game of the tourney to score a 4-3 decision over Ayr Vics. Relief pitcher Daw was the hero for the Colts as he drove in two runs in the seventh inning, with a double, to overcome a 3-2 deficit. Third base player Kyle Wheeler began the comeback with a solo home run. Neil started on the mound for the Colts with Daw taking over in the seventh. They allowed six hits and three walks and combined for nine strike outs. Wheeler was 2 -for -3 at the plate and Deyell had two hits in four at - bats. Daw was 1 -for -4 at the plate and first base player Corey McKee had one hit -in three plate appear- ances. Steelhawks, Stingers come up short. The Intermediate Steelhawks and the Belmore Stingers came up short in Bluewater Fastball League play last week. Playing in Wroxeter on Sunday, the Steelhawks were handed a 7-1 setback by the Clifford 4 Aces. Jeff Saltburn .was tagged with the defeat, on the mound for the Steelhawks. Brett Reading was the. winning hurler for the 4 Aces. The Steelhawks play the Wing - ham Colts in Belmore on Friday begining at 8:30 p.m. and then travel to Southampton on Monday for a 9 p.m. contest against the Lakeshore Heat. The Stingers took on the Chep- stow Aces in Belmore on Friday and were handed a 6-2 setback in six innings. Jeff Fischer suffered the loss on the mound for the Stingers, with Pete Spitzig posting the win for Chepstow. Pee Wees outlast Blyth Belgrave Pee Wees outlasted Blyth 11-8 on May 15 in Bel - grave's first game of the season. In a return contest in Blyth on May 17, Blyth scored an 8-3 deci- sion. In the , game played May 15, Robbie McGee clubbed a home run in the first inning, and Ric Bu- chanan also scored. Scoring in the third inning were Peter Irwin, Jim McCracken, Kevin Hopf and McGee. Jonathan •" Cucksey and Gavin Van Camp scored on a hit by Jus- tin Howatt. Scoring in the fifth inning for Belgrave were McGee, Ryan Fear, and Tim Robinson. McGee was the winning pitcher as he struck out 10. In Blyth on May 17, Belgrave scored all three runs in the sixth inning. Irwin hit a home run and Hopf and McGee also scored. • Blyth scored twice in the first, third and fifth innings, and put sin- gle runs across the plate in the see- ond and fifth innings. Tom Lang clubbed a three -run home run for the Aces. In a game played in Clifford last Tuesday, the Stingers were handed a 6-5 setback in 10 innings. The Stingers game against the Colts Sunday afternoon in Wingham was postponed because the Colts were in a tournament. THE WNW APIRICETIME r Optimist rat club athietes so Fourteen members of the Wing - ham. Optimist Track and Field Club travelled Co Waterloo on May 27 to compete in a track and field meet hosted by the Young Athletics of Kitchener. The 14 athletes achieved 15. gold standards, 13 silver stan- dards, and 11 bronze standards. Mite girls Heather Lougheed - 100 metre, 18.7 seconds, silver standard; 200 metre, 40.3 seconds, silver stan- dard; ball throw, 11.05 metres,. bronze standard. Lydia Matthews - 100 metre, 20.1 seconds, bronze standard; 200 me- tra, 42.9 seconds, silver standard; ball throw, 9.28 metres, silver standard. Melanie Willits - 100 metre, 20.4 seconds, bronze standard; ball throw, 10.82 metres, bronze stan- dard. dard; long jump, 2.27 metres, sil- Hamish Black - 200 metre, 39.2 ver standard. seconds, gold standard;. 400 metre, Ashton Chamney - 100 metre, 1:29.4 minutes, gold standard; 20.3 seconds, bronze standard; long jump, 3.04 metres, gold stan- ball throw, 13.51 metres, silver dard. standard; long jump, 2.56 metres, David. Chamney - 400 metres, gold standard. 1:58.5 minutes, bronze standard; Stephanie Morrison - 100 metre, ball throw, 13.35 metres, bronze 21.2 seconds, bronze standard; standard; long jump, 2.51 metres, ball throw, 11.39 metres, bronze gold standard. standard, long jump, 2.11 metres, Tyke girls silver standard. Cindy Willits - 400 metres, 1:19.0 4 -by -100 metre relay (Lougheed, minutes, gold standard; 800 me - Matthews,' Willits, Chamney) - tres, 3:10.7 minutes, bronze stan- 1:20.6 minutes, silver standard. dards long jump, 3.26 metres, gold standard. Tyke boys Owen Matthews - 100 metre, 18.2 secondls; 200 metres, 38.5 sec- onds; long jump, 2.63 metres. Tommy Pettigrew - 100 metres, Mite boys B.J. Mayer - 200 metre, 41.1 sec- onds, silver standard; 400 metres, 1:39.9 minutes, silver standard; long jump, 2.66 metre, gold start- Bluewater Fastball League Thursday, June 8 - Chepstow Aces at Palmerston Midgets, 8:45 p.m. Palmerston. Friday, June 9 - Wingham Colts at Intermediate Steelhawks, 8:30 p.m. Belmore. Sunday, June 11 - Chepstow Aces at Belmore Stingers, 2 p.m. Belmore. Sunday, June 11 - Lakeshore Heat at Wingham Colts, 2 p.m. Josephine Street ballpark, Wingham. Monday; June 12 - Intermediate Steelhawks at Lakeshore Heat, 9 p.m. Southampton. Tuesday, June 13 - Palmerston Midgets at Clifford 4 Aces, 8:45 p.m. Clifford. Juveniles lose to Exeter in exhibition contest The Belgrave Jueveniles fell 6-2 to the Exeter Juniors in exhibition softball play on Sunday at the Kinsmen Park ballfield in Bel - grave. Exeter held a 6-0 lead after five innings. Belgrave rallied with a pair of suns in the sixth, but were unable to get any closer. Steve Cook picked up the win on the mound for Exeter, lasting the first five innings. The two Ex- eter hurlers allowed six hits and two walks and combined for five strike outs. Jason Kieffer started for Bel - grave on the mound and went five innings before being r>ilieved by Brent Robinson. They gave up nine hits and recorded eight strike outs. - Third base player had a triple and single in three at -bats for Bel - grave, and Kieffer., rapped out a pair of singles in three plate ap- pearances. Second base player Robinson had a triple in- three at -bats, and right fielder Mike Greig had a double in three plate appearances. Seven Optimists nominated to Ontario track team Seven members of the Wing - ham Optimist Track and Field Club have been nominated to com- pete in a track and field meet in Laval, Quebec during the Canada Day weekend. The seven will be part of a 60 - member contingent representing the Ontario Minor Track Associa- tion. Selection to the Ontario team was based on individual perfor- mances during 1994 and 1995. Representing the Wingham Op- timist Track and Field Club will be Trina Daw in the 150 metres, 1,000 metres, and the shot put; Krysten Gerth in the 60 metres, and the shot put; Sjaan Gerth in the 100 metre hurdles, 2,000 me- tres, and the high jump; Audrae Dickson in the 60 metre hurdles, long jump, high jump, and the re- lay; Nigel Black in the 150 metres, and the 1,000 metres; David Lisle in the 80 metre hurdles and the shot put; and Janet Lisle in the shot put, discus, 60 metre hurdles, and the 250 metre hurdles. 16.6 seconds, silver standard; 800 metres, 3:03 minutes, bronze stan- dard; long jump, 3.10 metres, sil- ver standard. Nigel Black - 100 metre, 16.1 sec-, onds, silver standard; 800 metre, 2:44.3 minutes, gold standard; long jump, 3.57 metres, gold stan- dard. Sandy Lougheed - 200 metre, 32.4 seconds, gold standard; ball throw, 33.03 metres, gold standard; high jump, 1.17 metres, gold standard. 4 -by -100 metre relay (Matthews, Pettigrew, Black, Lougheed) - 1:06 minutes, gold standard. Atom girls Laura Sande - 200 metre, 32.2 sec- onds, bronze standard; long jump, 4.02 metres, gold standard; high jump, 1.18 metres, silver standard. Belgrave Midgets defeat Desboro / Shortstop Brent Robinson rapped out three singles to drive in three runs on Sunday, as the Bel - grave Midgets downed hometown Desboro 5-3 in WOAA Midget Fastball League play. Joel Pegg went the distance on the mound for Belgrave to post the decision. He allowed nine hits and three walks and fanned four. Second base, player Eric An- drew had three singles in four at - bats. First base player Dan Gusso and left fielder Jamie McCallum each had a pair of singles in four plate appearances. Todd Edgar had a double while Shawn Fair collected two singles and was hit by a pitch twice. • In a game played last WedneS- day in Belgrave, the Midgets out- lasted Desboro 12-8. Robinson went the distance on the mound and allowed seven hits and five walks while striking out 10 to post the win. Catcher Fair clubbed a three -run home run in the sixth inning to Thefreedoni to choose. The power to get there. give Belgrave a 12-7 advantage. Robinson started the scoring with a run -scoring triple in the first in- ning. Gusso and right fielder Edgar each had a double and single in three at -bats. Shortstop Pegg and third base player Brian Marks rapped out two singles apiece in four plate appearances. Eric Andrew had a double while Arley Pautler and McCallum each had a single. HORSESHOES Thursday, June 1 Bernie Bender and Lyn Hewitt were first in the double round 30 - point game of horseshoes competi- tion pl ayed at the Wingham Sports- men Club ori Thursday. They had nine wins and were +12. Paul McKee and Jim Bolton were secondwith seven wins and +72. Jack .Arnold and Bob Gavreluk were third with five wins and +96. Al MacKen- zie and Dan Stacgy were fourth with five wins and +94. Jim Nelson and Don Carter were fiftht with three wins `and +138. Eric Hewitt and Wilf Townes were sixth with one win and +131. Anna Sakasov Lamon of London Life's planning division is expanding her ,' practise to the Wingham area. 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