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Reg Walls
receives
Weichel
award
Reg Walls of Clifford was
presented with the O.M. (Mike)
Weichel Honor Award at the
51st annual meeting of the West-
ern Ontario Athletic Associaiton
(WOAA) held Monday at the
Wingham Armouries.
Walls has been participating
in minor sports, as a player and
coach, in Clifford for 32 years.
He has devoted a major part
of his life to minor sports. Walls
was an original mem4er of the
local minor hockey association,
the industrial tournament, shin-
ney tournament, the original
convenor of the cricket tourna-
ment, and is the only remaminng
charter member of the Four
Aces men's fastball team.
He has also organized recrea-
tion hockey tournaments, as well
-a as serving as the arena manager.
As well as being involved in
sports himself, Walls has kept
his four children involved in mi-'
nor sports,
Prince wins
provincial
junior bull
riding title
Fifteen -year-old Steven
,Prince of Wingham claimed the
All -Ontario Rodeo Associa-
tion's junior bull riding champi-
onship on the weekend.
The competition was held at
Orono. Two go -rounds were
held on Saturday and one go -
round was held Sunday.
Steven had a mark of 61 in his
first go -round, and won the sec-
ond and third go -round with
marks of 65 and 63. '
By winning the competition
on the weekend, Steven' captured
the total points for the year.
Thirteen -year-old Kenny
Prince was third in the junior
bull 'riding event.
Six-year-old Bradley
McKague claimed the mutton
busting championship on the
weekend.
Tyke boys
run to
gold medal
Ten members of the Wing -
ham Optimist Track and Field
Club travelled to Barrie on the
weekend to compete in a cross-
country meet and they came
home with an individual silver
and bronze medal, and a team
gold.
Hamish Black was second in
the mite boys race in 5:14 min-
utes. B.J. May placed 10th in a
time of 6:12.
Nigel Black was third in the
tyek boys race in 5:46 minutes.
Brendon Dinning was 15th in
6:59 and Owen Matthews was
17th in a time of 7:05, as the
tyke boys claimed the team
gold.
Lydia Matthews was seventh
in the mite girls race with a time
of 6:25. Cindy Willita was fifth
in the tyke girls race in 6:43; and
Trina Daw was seventh in the
atom girls race in 8:07 minutes.
Matthew Dinning was 14th in
the atom boys race in 7:52.
The next meet• for the Wing-
ham will be their own 'Running
On Time in Winghattt' meet this
Saturday at the V.E. Madill Sec-
ondary School field. in Wing -
ham.
A
konmen open
BY JIM BROWN
The Advance -Times
LISTOWEL - The Wingham Iron -
men are ready for the 1995-96 reg-
ular season. At least they should
be.
After seven exhibition games,
including three this past weekend,
the Ironmen open the regular sea-
son of the Western Junior 'C'
Hockey League on Friday night
against the Brussels Bulls at the
Lockridge Memorial Arena in
Wingham.
The Ironmen began the final
weekend of their exhibition pre-
season ion Friday when they trav-
elled to Arthur to take on the
Grand Valley Harvesters. On Sat-
urday, they were in Ayton for a re-
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match from earlier this month with
the two-time defending league
champions Mount Forest Patriots,
and concluded the weekend with a
second match against the Harvest-
ers at the Listowel Arena on Sun-
day.
The Ironmen• concluded the ex-
hibition -season with a 3-1-3 record
and outscoring their opponents 38-
21.
The Ironmen scored a pair of
shut out decisions over the Grand
Valley Harvesters, Friday and
Sunday, and managed a 5-5 draw
with the Mount Forest Patriots on
Saturday.
Following a scoreless first peri-
od Sunday afternoon in Listowel,
the Ironmen netted five unan-
swered second period goals to ice
the victory aver the Harvesters.
They added another marker in the
final period.
Mike Heffron paced the Wing-
hamoffence with two goals and
one assist with Scott MacDonald
and Brent Williams each collect:
ing a goal and three assists. Eric
Andrew had a goal and an assist
with Jason Becker chipping in
with a single marker. Brad Ander-
son and Eric Sikkenga earned one
assist each.
Tim Swan started in goal for the
Ironmen with David Bartman
playing part of the second period.
Swan played the third period.
Grand Valley netminder Jeremy
Ward faced 56 Ironmen shots, in-
cluding 27 in the final period.
The Ironmen needed two goals
Forced to the outside...Madill's Mary Lisle (44) forces Goderich's point guard
Wendy Million to the outside of the key during the Senior Mustang's season opener at home
last Wednesday, The Senior team dropped the match to the Vikings, while the Junior squad ral-
lied in a breath stealing final minute of their season opener to send Goderich home with a big
and no doubt unexpected Toss.
Aggressive defence helps Junior
Mustangs overcome Vik!llgt.A.p.„0„, "..
In a breath-holding final few sec-
onds of the season opener, the Jun-
ior Girls basketball team managed
to defeat the Goderich Vikings.
The F.E. Madill Mustang squad
was not. expected to beat the usual-
ly 'strong Viking team, but aggres-
sive defence and an own basket
helped lift the Juniors to a 35-31
victory.
Andrea Hiller paced the Mus-
tangs ciith 18 points in the win, in-
cluding the opening two right off
the tipoff.
Madill pressed early to force
Goderich to make mistakes: After
the Vikings had managed to tie the
score at two, one. of , their guards
snatched up a Madill rebound and
shot for her own,Lioop. The basket
put Madill into a 4-2 lead early — a.
lead they 'would only surrender
brieflyin the third doter. •
The Mustangs forced tate Juhbr
Viking squad to the Outside, of the
key in the opening half The long
passes between players opened the
door of opportunity through inter,
ceptions. Madill's Katherine Aston
was able to capitalize on this with a
breakaway layup at 4:10 of the first
quarter to extend Madill's lead to
6-2.•
With the season just eight min-
utes long, the Junior Mustangs
looked strong, both: under the
boards and around the "outside of
the key. By half-time, Madill had
built up a 17-9 lead — but hardly
enough for comfort.
'Coming back onto. the court for
the second half, Goderich began to`
scratch away at the eight point lead.
Midway through the third frame
they had managed to close to with-
in one basket at 2i-19. It appeared
the Madill' offence was beginning
to tire,. but, key player changes by
Coach Chris: Cbuldiard+ enabled the
Mustangs to fight back. They man- With 20 seconds left; in an excit-
agedto hold Goderich scoreless for ing final minute; Atton made an-
the final five minutes of the quer- other key interception, took the -ball
ter, sinking; five points, of their own up the middle for a nice layup Kt
tebuiltt the lead. give Madill a 33'-31 lead',, With nine
The foutthquatter proved to be a seconds left;. Madrll?s point guard
battle of endurance. GOderich was Joanne Huber forced the VikiftgS to
circulating ten players through the Make another turnover, snatched
line up while Madill sent eight to the loose bail and dropped the final
the ftoor, two points',to'sectutthe victory.
With 'six minutes left in the
match, Goderich had closed the gap
to within two and at the five minute
mark they were within one. Thirty
seconds later Goderich, working on
a, full court press, forced a turnover
and sank the basket to take the lead
at 29-28.
Coulthard took a key time out at
3:35 to regroup after another
king basket. In talking with his
players, he warned themm to. stmt
away ,from the fouls,as both team
were shooting. on the bonus.
Madill's Michaela. Tohnston went
to the foul line at 3:10to close the
gap to 31-29; quickly followed by
another one of Hitler's baskets
from underneath to tie the game at
31.
in the final minute of the. game
Saturday to gaits the draw with the.
Patriots, in a game played at Ay-
ton.
The teams were in a. scoreless.
after the first period with the clubs
even at two after 40 minutes of
play. The Ironmen took a 3-2 lead
early in the final period, but the
Patriots. stormed back to take a to -
goal lead with three minutes left to
play.
Goals by Sikkenga and Brett
Sangster at 19:22 and 19:53
helped the Ironmen gain the tie.
Sangster finished the game with
three goals and one assist while
Justin Murray picked up four as-
sists. Brad Robinson added a sin-
gle marker with Jason Thompson
and Kyle Wheeler receiving single
assists.
'h'ob Kirk. and. Chad Pattersdn:
netted twogoal's• apiece with Jeff
Rahn firing one goal.
Winghanrtook a 3:-0 first period
lead over the Harvesters, Friday
evening. in Arthur, before adding
four moreunanswered goals in the
second period and two more in the
third:
Wheeler paced the attack with
two goals and a pair of' assists.
Terry Williams fired a pair of
goals with single goals coming
from Becker, Brent Robinson,
Thompson,-MacDoanld, and Sang-
ster. Brent Robinson, Sikkenga,
Anderson, and Murray each col-
lected a pair of assists.
'Craig Baynton started in goal.
for the fronmen.
Bulls pick up two wins
to conclude exhibition
SEAFORTH - The Brussels Bulls
concluded the pre -season schedule
onthe weekend with a pair of ex-
hibition encounters.
The Bulls now get ready for the
1995-96 regular season of the
Western Junior 'C' Hockey
League which they kick-off Friday
evening with an 8:30 p.m. contest
at the. Lockridge Memorial Arena,
against the hometown Wingham
Ironmen.
After playing their first two reg-
ular season games on the road, the
first game at. the Brussels -Morris -
Grey Community Centre in Brus-
sels is set for Sunday, Oct. 8 et 2
p.m. against the two-time defend-
, ing league champion Mount Forest
X'Patriots.
Brussels began the final week-
end of the pre -season by making
the trek to Kincardine for a game
against the Bulldogs. Following a
practice on Saturday afternoon,
the Bulls tangled with the New
Hamburg Spirit 83 at the Seaford]
Arena, Sunday afternoon.
The Bulls finished the exhibi-
tion schedule with a 3-1 record.
The Bulls outscored their oppo-
nents by a 17-11 margin.
The Bulls scored three unan-
swered third period goals on Sun-
day in Seaforth• as they defeated
New Hamburg 3-1. •
The teams were scoreless after
the first period with New Ham-
" burg holding a 1-0 advantage go-
ing into the final period.
Getting the goals for Brussels
were Peter Ryter from Ryan
Wright and Dan Sinclair, Jeremy
Taylor from Sheldon Mustard and
Sinclair, and Wright from Josh Al-
exander.
Jamie Taylor played the whole
game in net for Bulls, making 28`
saves.
Playing at Kincardine on Fri-
day, the .Bulls- outscored the Bull-
dogs 4-1 in the third period to
claim a 6-3' victory: The, teams
were even at one: after die firSt. pe-
riod'and tied at two after 40 min-
utes of play.
Scoring for the Bulls were
Wright from Greg Fritz and Tim
Beyer, Wright from Corey Bridges
and Darin Alviano, Alexander
from Jason Heipel and Aaron Bar-
rie, Mustard from Fritz and Bridg-
es; Heipel from Steve Henderson
and Alviano, and Heipel from
Mustard and Henderson.
Jamie Taylor played the first
two periods in net for the Bulls,
with Jamie Thomas playing the
third period.
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