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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-09-27, Page 9approves fe Dave Jacobi of Walkerton was returned as president of the West- ern. Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) for another season. The election was held as part of the association's 51st annual meet- ing, Monday evening at the Wing - ham Armouries. Jack Twolan of Kincardine was returned as first vice-president and Brian Hopper of Palmerston was returned as the second vice- president. Elected to the board of directors were John Craddock of Cargill, Dave Millen of Teeswater, Harold Turnbull of Walkerton, and Al Dickson of Wingham. President Jacobi told a large' crowd of WOAA members that there are a total of eight members of the board of directors. He noted that two are appointed by the pres- ident and two more are appointed by the board. A motion before the general membership increased the number of life members in the association to two. Joyce McClure of Seaforth joins Hugh Hodges of Clinton as the only life members of the WOAA. McClure has been involved with the association since 1975 when she assisted Jeanne Liesem- er of Mildmay with the referee program. She later took over the clinic co-ordinators job when Lie- semer retired from the WOAA in 1977. McClure still holds the posi- tion. I) i Over the years, she had served the region as convenor, committee members, umpire, referee -in -chief, WOAA executive members, and in 1978 held the position as the first and only female president of the WOAA. In 1983, McClure was named the Seaforth Citizen of the Year for her contributions to minor sports in the community, and in January 1990 she was awarded the Canadian Amateur Hockey Asso- ciation (CAHA) Honor Award for her many years of dedication to minor hockey. President Jacobi reported that the WOAA had another excellent year under the chairmanship of Jack Twolan for minor hockey, and John Craddock for softball • and women's hockey. Secretary -manager Linda Es- pensen, in her report to the meet- ing, said that a total of 678 teams registered with the association dur- ing the year. . She noted that included 213 mi- nor hockey rep tcamo, 181 local league reams, 248 sroflboll teams, 20 senior hockey teras and 16 women's hockey mom. Site add- ed that the total smother of teams was down by 11 over the 1993-94 season. Minor how c Twolan was concerned ,by etc ntnuber of match pebalslim He wait dare weft 98 match penalties ouria,te4 during the 1994 seasme. In might in the Ontario :Kew fey Associa- tion (OMIIA). Twolan said that some signifi- cant injuries occurred as a result of checking from behind, and extend- ed suspensions took place for the players involved. A number of WOAA teams were OMNIA champions at the juvenile, bantam, pee wee, and atom levels. Twolan said that be- cause there were new junior teams in the area, there were no midget champions from the WOAA and few finalists_ Craddock reported that the number of women's hockey teams increased to 16 teams for the 1994-95 season. He noted that 18 teams are already confirmed for this season. He said they may have to form three divisions in order to get more younger players involved. Craddock noted that theievel of competition was improving rapid- ly because of the unselfish time spent by the many coaches in the system. The annual meeting for wom- en's hockey will be held Monday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wing - ham Armouries. Craddock reported that there were 248 teams registered in soft- ball this summer, from rookie to the intermediate level. Although the number of teams was down slightly in the midget and higher categories, he said the younger teams are still growing strong. 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