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MOST VALUABLE PLAYER—Grant Coultes, selected as
the most valuable player on the Wingham BP fastball team
this season, was presented with the MVP trophy by Coach
Doug Neil during the team's awards banquet Saturday
night. Coultes led the team in every offensive category.
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EXECUTIVE
TROPHY—The executive trophy, awarded
by the executive of the BP fastball-'learn:•to the player who
always does his best to help the team, no ratter what the
task assigned him, was presented by President Ted Ahara
to John Leitch. Leitch also won the team batting award.
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BATTING AWARD—John Leitch of the
Wingham fastball
BPs was presented with the team batting award by retiring
Manager Paul McKee at the awards banquet Saturday.
Leitch expressed gratitude to his mother and father for
helping him win the trophy, noting: "they're the ones who
told me to go and play outside".
TOP PITCHER—Team sponsor Bob Foxton presented the
top pitcher award to Ed Daer during the BP fastball team's
awards banquet. This is the second year In a row Deer has
wort this award.
CAPTAIN'S GOAL—Laurie Haines, number three in the white sweater and captain of the
new Wingham Juvenile hockey team, put the puck into the Chesley net Sunday night on
this play. The goal put Wingham ahead 2-1, but the local team had to get a goal with a
minute remaining in the game to get a 5-4 win.
Ironmen are still undefeated
following two weekend games
The Wingham Ironmen have
continued to play strong hockey
and are undefeated in their first
six starts this year. On the .week-
end they added more points to
their total as they defeated Mea -
ford 4-3 in a contest which took
place in Meaford on Friday night.
The game was close all the way
and wasn't decided until the last
few minutes of the game. The
outcome was in doubt all the way
as the Monarchs had great
support from. their netmiride= .
They were outplayed throughout
the contest but ' Tom Walpole
continued to thwart the Ironmen
attacks.
On Sunday the Ironmen battled
to a 4-4 tie with Markdale. Again
goaltending proved to be the
most important part of the
Mohawk's game. Being outplay-
ed for the most part, John Mit-
chell was the game saver for the
'Mohawks.
After a display of very potent
offence in their first two starts
(twenty-five goals) the Ironmen
have been limited to an average
Of four goals a game, due largely
to the fact that the goaltenders
have been a standout at the other
end of the rink.
After the six starts, Wingham
holds a 4-2-0 record, having ten of
a possible twelve points.
The Ironmen will attempt to
keep their unbeaten record alive
when they 'face off against Grand
Valley this Friday, Nov. 17.
Game time will be 9:00 p.m. in
Grand Valley. This will be the
first encounter between these two
teams this season. On Sunday,
November 19, the Ironmen will
host Meaford. Meaford should
provide a good contest here after
losing by such a small margin in
the first encounter. Game time
will be 3:00 p.m. in the Wingham
arena.
IRONMEN TIE
MOHAWKS 4-4
On Sunday the Wingham Iron -
men battled to a 4-4 tie with the
Markdale Mohawks. In the dying
seconds Markdale was able to
score as Jim Blackwell returned
from the penalty box after ser-
ving a two minute minor. The
Ironmen played well enough to
win the game, but again the one
man they had to beat proved to be.
the spoiler, as the Markdale
goalie repeatedly shut the Iron -
men out. Although there was no
official shots on goal record the
Ironmen v. ould likely have had a
3-1 ratio. However J6hn Mitchell
(Mohawk goalie) stood the test
and preserved the tie for Mark,,
dale.
Shortly after the opening face-
off a shot from just outside the
right faceoff circle entered the
Mohawk net. However, the goal
was disallowed as a Wirr ham
player was in the crease. T'e
Ironmen continued to press. d .
-at the 2:23 mark Gord Kinahan
fired in the rebound off a •h .t by
Ed Haines. At 12:23 Jin- .cGee
scored to put the Ironmen lip 2-0.
BPs still working toward
all -Ontario championship
The Wingham BP fastball team
is looking toward next year after
enjoying a very successful
season but just failing to reach
the final goal, an all -Ontario
championship.
During the team awards
banquet, held at the golf and
curling club Saturday night,
Coach Doug Neil told the
ballplayers his objective is still to
produce an Ontario cham-
pionship for Wingham in In-
termediate fastball.
He has „been working toward.
this goal for the past three
seasons and it is coming closer,
he said. The BPs won 43 of the 60
games they played this year and
when the team was finally put out
of the playoffs it was by Verona,
the team that went on to win the
Ontario championship. The BPs
had earlier put out Elmvale, last
year's Ontario champs.
This team can play defensive
ball with any team in its category
and also has excellent pitching,
Mr. Neil declared, pointing to the
team's earned run average of
1.86 during the past season.
However the hitting has often let
it down. He said his objective
during the winter will be to pump
more offence into the team and
cut down on strikeouts.
"We can't win scoring one or
two runs every game," he noted.
He thanked the team manager,
Paul McKee, for the hard work
he has put into helping the team
and said he hopes all the players
will be returning next year to
give it another shot.
Mr. McKee, who has retired
after two years as manager of the
BPs, noted the team had a fan-
tastic tournament year, finishing
first or second in five of the seven
tournaments it entered.
Team Captain Grant Coultes,
honored as most valuable player
on the club, thanked Mr. Neil and
Mr. McKee for their efforts on
behalf of the ballplayers during
the season.
Ted Ahara, president, of the
team, declared Wingham can be
very proud of the BPs. He noted
the team performed ,in a Very
sportsmanlike manner wherever
it played.
Also honored at the awards
banquet were Ed Daer, the
team's top pitcher this year, and
John Leitch, who took home both
the batting trophy and the
executive trophy. The team also
recognized those people who
helped out by taking tickets at the
home games or driving players to
games out of town.
Juvenile Statistics
NO NAME
3 Laurie Haines
2 Steve McKay
9 Stan Stapleton
10 Mike Beattie
12 Doug Merkley
15 Tom McLean
5 Paul Carson
11 Mark Passmore
6 Ed Haines
4 Kevin Carter
8 Murray Gardner
7 Bill Levan
14 Bruce Stainton
16 Paul Foxton
17 Doug McGregor
NO. NAME
(1) Rick Deichert
GP G A TP PM
2
2
2
2
2 1
2 1
2 2
2 -1
2 1
2 1
2
2
2 1
1
1 1 2 6
2 2 2
1 1 2
4
GA AVG
2 5
2 3
1
1 3
1 2 18
1
1 4
2 2 7
1 2
2
Haines again assisted on the goal
as he fired a shot from the point
with the rebound going to McGee.
Dale Iveson was allowed to skate.
in unmolested and fired a wrist
shot which beat Doug Taylor at
14:15. There was no further
scoring in ,the period, but there
was a host of scoring oppor-
tunities.
In the second, Markdale scored
first as Bill Kerr beat Taylor on
his stick side. Late in the period
Wingham again applied great
pressure in the Markdale end.
Mitchell made three consecutive
saves and the Ironmen hit the
goal , post on the fourth attempt
before Mitchell covered up.
During th'e play, Key Eccles re-
ceived a two minute penalty for
interference. The power play, unit
then took over and at the 19:25
mark Kevin Carter scored when
he blasted a shot from the point
that went through a lot of traffic
in front of. the Markdale net. The
period ended with . the Ironmen
leading 3-2.
In the early stages, of the third
neither team was able to score
but Brian Tolton managed to beat
Taylor when he fell to the ice in
front of the Wingham goal and,
while on the ice,swung his stick
poking the puck past Taylor's
outstretched legs. The score was
tied 3-3 after 10:16 of third period
action. The Ironmen came back
with a goal of their own one
minute and nine seconds later
when Gord Kinahan scored on a
shot from just inside the blueline.
Blackwell's penal y late in the
game proved fatal. While he was
Mttempting to return to play, the
ohawks scored to tie the game
at four' apiece with just twelve
seconds remaining.
The number one star of the
game was Kevin Carter. He
scored the third Ironmen goal
and played a strong game on de-
fence. John Mitchell earned the
number two star position as he
played a very strong game in the
Mohawk goal. Gord Kinahan was
the third star of the game. He
scored two of Wingham's four
goals and put in another strong
game of two way hockey.
This week's winner of the 50-50
draw was Dave Tiffin. He was the
recipient of 32 dollars.
The Ironmen are having a
dance to be held in the Wingham
Armories this Saturday, Novem-
ber 18, at 9:00 p.m. Music will be
provided by Little England.
IRONMEN DOWN
MONARCHS 4-3
On Friday the Wingham Iron -
men travelled to Meaford and de-
feated the Monarchs 4-3. The
score is not indicative of the
Lions split games
played last week
The Wingham Lions miageis
split a pair of games last week,
drubbing Clinton 10-3 in a league
game Thursday and then losing 4-
2 to Teeswater in exhibition play
Saturday.
Grant Gnay had a big game
against Clinton, scoring four
goals and picking up two assists.
Bruce LeVan added two goals for
the winners while Bob' Alton,
Scott 'McGregor, Pete Goodall
and Tom Remington collected
singles. Steve Lobb scored twice
for Clinton, with Len Van Won-
deren netting the other.
At Teeswater Craig Anderson
scored a pair for the winners,
with Mark Walters and Mike
Leahy adding the Others. Grant
Gnay and Danny Martin scored
for the Lions.
Teeswater will be in Wingham
for a rematch Friday night.
Game time is 8:30 p.m. This will
be the Lions' only game next
week.
WINr7HAM IROMMFN JR. IX' STATISTICS
UP TO AND INCLUDING NQVEMR 12, 1978,„-----'I40® uirin :
INDIVIDUAL STATISTlS�.g
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PLAYER
Jim McGee
Gord Kinahan
Kevin Carter
Scott Wheeler
Bernie Haines
Rick MacLennan
Jay Maclaurin
Randy Alton
Jim Blackwell
Ed Hoines
Sandy Henry
Mike Montgomery
Dennis Knox
pale Whitfield
Tom Graham
Dave Kieffer
Sandy Fitzgerald
GOAL TENDER
Steve De Jong
Doug Taylor
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5
4
5
9
6
2
4
4
3
2
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10
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MP GA AVG PIM
222.54
11 2.96 0
137,06 7 3.06 0
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TEAM RECORD
GAMES PLAYED: 6; Wins 4: Losses 0; Ties2.
GOALS: For 41; Against 18+SH 3; +PP 11; -SH 4; -PP 2.
HAT TRICKS 2 - Jay Mclaurin; R1ick MacLennan.
actual play, as the Ironmen out -
shot Meaford 55-18 in the match.
Again the scoring punch of the
Ironmen was nullified by the
great netminding of their op-
ponents. However, the pressure
exerted by Wingham was enough
to bring them home with yet
another victory. Meaford goalie,
Tom Walpole, kept the Monarchs
in the game as the Ironmen con-
tinually swarmed around the net.
The game was only 36 seconds
91d when Scott Wheeler opened
the scoring for the Ironmen. Jim
McGee stopped a clearing pass at
the point and fed a pass to
Wheeler, who fired a shot from
the left faceoff circle which beat
Walpole through the pads. Keith
Vanplew replied for Meaford at
the 10:06 mark on a powerplay
effort. Two and a half minutes
later Brian Shaw made it 2-1 for
the Monarchs on a ,short-handed
situation. Meaford came out of
the first period with that lead
even though they were outshot 18-
8.
In the second period the Iron -
men again applied great pres-
sure, scoring two unanswered
goals while outshooting the
Monarchs 24-5. At the 8:10 mark
Bernie Haines scored when he
poked in the rebound after"a"goal-
mouth scramble which" saw Wal-
pole make three stops before fin-
ally being beaten. A minute and
10 seconds later ord Kinahan
scored when he was allowed to
skate into the slot position un-
molested and fire a wrist shot
that beat Walpole on his glove
side. The Ironmen went to the
dressing room with a 3-2 lead.
The third period . saw many
scoring opportunities for the
Ironmen but Walpole again kept
them off the score sheet.. Wing -
ham seemed to have the game
wrapped up, and when, at the
16:37 mark, Vanplew went off for
the Monarchs, the end seemed
certain. However, Brian Shaw
scored his second of the night and
the second short-handed goal to
tie the score at three apiece. Be-
fore the Vanplew penalty had ex-
pired Wingham managed to beat
Walpole with a powerplay goal.
Kevin Carter fired a slap shot
from the point that went all the
way, beating Walpole low to his
glove side.
The gage was relatively clean,
with the only major disturbance
coming late in the game as both
teams released their frustrations
in a skirmish late in the period.
The only major of the game took
place at the 17:29 mark.
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