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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-11-22, Page 8THE WINDHAM ADVANCE'TIMES for SPORTS SHORTS usonosen OLCA zone playdowns Rinks from Meaford and Port Elgin will represent Zone 11 at the regional playdowns of the Ontario Ladies Curling Associa- tion (OLCA) championship be- ing held in Southampton, Nov. 27-29. A total of seven foursomes competed in the Zone 11 play - downs held last Tuesday and Wednesday at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club. There were no rinks from the host club. The 'A' side championship was claimed by the Helen Miller rink from Meaford. Also on the rink were third Olive Richard- son, second Ruth Calvert, and lead Ann Fluney. They defeated the Marg Knowlton rink from Kincardine in the final. Winning the 'B' side champi- onship was the Jean Cobean foursome from Port Elgin. Other members rink are third Helen Tackaberry, second Daphne Ives, and lead Shirley Thede. They downed the Knowlton foursome in the final. The OLCA provincial cham- pionship is scheduled for the Chatham Granite Club, Dec. 5- 10. trainers clinic A Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) .trainer clinic will be held at the Wing - ham Armouries on Sunday, Dec. 3, 1995. The clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the fee is $50 per person. Anyone interested in attend- ing this clinic should contact Linda Espensen at the WOAA office in Wingham at 357-3512 or fax 357-4341. Under Ontario Minor Hockey Association rules 26 and 27, all representative and local league teams must now have a HTCP registered trainer on each team. RT Madill Mustangs An- drea Hiller (51) and Joanne Huber (11) de- fend against a Seaforth player during the Hu- ron County champion- ship match last Wednesday. Hawks score two weekend victories The Wingham Hawks, girls intermediate hockey team, post- ed a pair of victories on the weekend. Playing in Honeywood on Sunday, the Hawks skated to an 8-1 win. Ashley Campbell and Tami Kerr scored two goals apiece for the Hawks with singles being netted by Tabitha Lindsay, Be- thany Lindsay, Lindsay DeVos, and Carly Quennell. Bethany Lindsay and Sheri Robinson picked up three assists each with Campbell earning a pair. Single helpers were received by Nancy Skinn, Kerr, and Tabitha Lind- say. Honeywood was held score- less until the third period. The Hawks dominated the play with their speed and improved hustle. The Hawks travelled to Kurtzville on Friday, where they posted a 6-2 decision over Wal- lace. The Hawks held a three -goal lead before Wallace was able to score. Wallace added another in the second, only to have Wing - ham reply with three more. Heidi Meier paced the Hawks offence with a four -goal effort. Tabitha Lindsay and Skinn had single goals. Campbell picked up three assists with Skinn get- ting two helpers. Single assists were received by Bethany Lind say, Jackie Zacker, and Sheri Robinson. The Hawks hosted the Port Elgin Kinettes on Nov. 11, and former Hawk Randi Pilger paced the Port Elgin win with two goals and superb defensive play. Getting the goals for the hawks were Courtney Zinn from Campbell and Robinson, and Campbell from DeVos. Recreation WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 190 Novices lose in tourney final For the second consecutive year, the Wingham Barry's Esso Novices lost in the championship of the Durham tournament. Wingham opened the tourney with a 3-0 decision over Orange- ville. Adam MacDonald opened the scoring, banging in a loose puck in •the first period. Jason Thompson added a goal in the sec- ond and Joel Riley sealed the win with a goal late in the third. Nick Henderson earned the shut out. In the Saturday night semi-final game, Wingham faced the host team from Durham. Last season, Durham had eliminated Wingham from the OMHA playoffs, so there was added interest in this game. Riley paced the attack with a strong two-way effort in the 4-1 win, and was named MVP of the Junior Mustangs win Huron title By JIM BROWN The Advance -Times The Madill junior Mustangs are the Huron County junior girls bas- ketball champions for 1995-96. The junior Mustangs won the school's first-ever junior girls crown last Wednesday afternoon by downing the Seaforth Golden Bears 35-24. . Despite struggling for the first three quarters, coach Chris Coul- thard said it was the team's work ethic that came through and ena- bled Madill to pull out the win. He told the players following the contest that Seaforth was able to take centre Andrea Hiller out of the game offensively. However, she was still in the game defen- sively, and she was still able to control the defensive boards. However, Michaela Johnston and Joanne Huber came through offensively. Coulthard said when Huber was able to split the Sea - forth defenders and drive down the middle for a basket, the for- tunes of the junior Mustangs be- gan to change. After going through the regular season with a perfect 8-0 record, the junior Mustangs defeated .South Huron Panthers in the semi- final to reach the final. Seaforth got past Goderich Vikings in their semi-final match -up. However, in the county champi- onship, the junior Mustangs did not play like an undefeated team. They were struggling at the start of the game, and were unable to find the basket. After 2 1/2 minutes of the first half, the Golden Bears held a 6-0 lead. However, by the end of the first eight minutes of play, the Mustangs held a 10-8 advantage. The Golden Bears took over the play in the second quarter as they held a 16-13 lead at halftime. the juniors Mustangs were still struggling in the third quarter, as Seaforth held a five -point lead at one time. By the end of three- quartes of play, the Golden Bears held a slim 22-21 lead. The fourth quarter belonged to the Mustangs as they hit for 14 points, half of them by Hiller, to pull out the victory. Coach Coulthard said the team was trouble when he called a time • out at the start of the fourth quar- ter. He told them to play more ag- gressively, at both ends of the court, and to take chances offen- sively. The move worked as the Madill players were able to get more chances at the basket. Hiller finished the game with 12 points. Huber hooped 11 points and Johnston scored eight points in a winning effort. Amy Hamon and Kara Murray had eight points apiece for the Golden Bears. game. Tom Pettigrew and Evan Zinn played a strong game on defence as Wingham had to kill off a five- minute penalty. The win put Wingham into the the final, but it was a costly victo- ry as captain Bradley Burton was ejected and would miss the cham- pionship game. Wingham got off on the right foot in the final game as Riley took the puck from the opening face off, drove behind the net and scored on a wrap around. But the depth and balance of the Hunstville team started to show as the game dragged on and Wing - ham lost 4-1, the team's first set- back of the season. Wingham travels to Goderich on Saturday. Wingham & District Snowmobile Association 1995/96 Trail Permits Available now: $80.00 before December 1, 1995 $100.00 after December 1, 1995 GET YOURS NOW AT: STEMhLN AUTO SUPPLY - 357-1550 WINGHAM MINI -MART - 357-2240 LYNN HOY ENTERPRISES LTD. - 357-3435 Note: Snowmobile registration number required before . permit is issued. 1 Sled Ride Safe BUYWIIERE YOU RIDE! Ride Sober Fall to Warriors in HuronsPerth final The 10 -game winning streak of the Madill junior Mustangs in Hu- ron County High School Basket- ball League play came to an end on Friday at the Huron -Perth championships. The junior Mustangs missed at least six lay-ups in the contest as they fell 23-17 to the Stratford St. • Michaels Warriors. The game was played at the Madill gymnasium. Although the Mustangs were de- feated by the Warriors, Madill still advances to the WOSSA champi- onship, which will be played Fri- day and Saturday at Stratford Northwestern. Madill coach Chris Coulthard said the Huron -Perth champion- ship was a game of quickness, and St.Michaels was quicker then the Mustangs. "They were able to use their quickness to their advantage," he said. "And, we didn't handle the pressure very well." The coach said that when a team doesn't get many chances, they should make' good on all their op- portunities. Coulthard said the ball wasn't going in for the Mustangs. The coach said that even though Si Mike's was a quicker team, no one player dominated during the game. The Warriors opened the game defensively with a full -court press, • which the Mustangs had not seen too much during the season. St. Mike's was able to tie up the Mus- tangs in their owt, zone, causing turn overs and bad passes. Offensively, the Warriors used solid ball control by passing the ball around the key in the Madill zone; St. Mike's used their quickness to take a 9-5 lead after the first quarter. Madill rebounded to take a short-lived 10-9 lead in the sec- ond quarter, but trailed 13-10 at halftime. Both teams scored four points each in the third quarter with St. Mike's pulling away in the final period to claim the 23-17 win. Madill's Jacquelyn Elston fouled out with 48 seconds left to play in the game. Kathyrn Alton had six points for the Mustangs with Andrea HiHer adding five points. Joanne Huber and Michaela Johnston hooped three points apiece. Crusaders win twice Brussels Crusaders posted a pair of victories ih WOAA Senior 'A' Hockey League play on the week- end. Tim Fritz collected a goal and three assists Saturday evening as the Crusaders scored a 4-1 deci- sion over the Drayton Comets at the Brussels -Morris -Grey Com- munity Centre. The teams were deadlocked in a scoreless draw after 20 minutes of play, with the Crusaders taking a 2-0 lead into the third period. Getting single goals for Brus- sels were Ted Sills, Jeff Earl and Corey McKee. Mike Birmingham was the lone goal getter for Drayton. The game was played in one hour and 50 minutes. Playing in Brussels on Friday, the Crusaders held a 2-1 lead after the first period and were in front 3-1 after two periods. The Redmen scored two in the third period to send the game into overtime. Scott Bridge's shorthanded goal with three minutes left in regula- tion time tied the score at 3-3. Brent Van Den Akker netted the winning marker at 1:37 of the overtime period. Also scoring for the Crusaders were Greg Mulvey, Ron Strome, And Tim Fritz. Don Richardson and Brad. Wright also scored for Wiarton. Winghatn Recreation Department Look at some of the programs we're offering for Christmas FREE P.D. Fun Day Friday, December I, 1995 Family Skate Saturday 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. December 2, 1995 Town Hall, Court Room 1 - 2 p.m. Wingham Arena "Kooky Kids Christmas Crafts" Tell all your buddies! Bring along Come out and enjoy a day of being your mom and dad and challenge them creative, making a mess, laughing. to a race around the rink! FREE painting, eating, and having tonnes of fun! There will be two Christmas craft projects for the day and lunch g will be included.$lo.00 Home Decoratin Contest "0, come all ye faithful, Residing in the Town of Wingham, Hang your garland, And big red bows. Decorate your home, For the joyous Christmas Season!" There will be a home decorating cluding an all -you -can eat lunch, sights contest for the Christmas Season. of the downtown area and the beautiful Anyone can participate by starting to lights of Victoria Park. hang your decorations. Prizes will be To hear more about this day, give us a awarded to the top three decorated call at the Recreation Department. homes.Judging will take place 357-1208. Wednesday, December 20, 1995. To register for any of these programs or to find out other programs that are being offered, please give us a call at 357.1208 \ 111111 1_1 11\ 1111\ Christmas Lights & Sights Tour Wednesday December 6, 1995 A motorcoach day trip to London, On- tario. Experience a day with us, filled with many Christmas highlights, in - Wide selection of sizes, with pricing to fit every budget. PLUS: Three different ways to finance your purchase... 1- Interest Free payment plan. 2- Fall & Winter waiver program. 3- Extended Finance program. Your Authorized Dealer VTIC COS 0111.0. R.R.#5 Luc%noW, NOG 211 (519)3574360 a Located 21/2 miles north of Whitechurch (on paved Road)