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Sports
Spotlight
By Ross Haugh
In the switch over to the News we have neglected to
congratulate several people and organizations on excellent
performances and records during the summer and fall
months.
First of all, the Crediton Minor Baseball Association
deserves at least three cheers from area residents for not
only providing activities for about 75 boys during the 1975
summer.
While giving area youngsters a chance to play ball, the
Crediton teams went a little farther than that. With four
teams participating three advanced well into Ontario
Baseball Association playoffs with one club reaching the final
round and two others being eliminated in the semi-finals.
We are sure you won't find many small villages in this
province with populations of about 400 with three teams
battling for provincial championships.
The wrap-up party a week ago for the' Crediton teams was
a very enjoyable affair with most of the parents of the boys
in attendance.
In this year of recognition for women, we must hastily
add that the Crediton girls ball team was also honoured.
Again we would like to pass on our heartiest congratula-
tions to everyone connected with the Crediton minor ball
operation. It's people like Fred Bowers, Wilmar Wein,
Russell and Audrey Clarke, Don Finkbeiner, Bob Osgood Jr.,
and Sr., Lorne and Joyce Preszcator, Gerry Parsons and
Eleanor Roeszler that make it all possible.
GREAT GRID YEAR
While on the subject of congrtulations we can't go by
the football teams at South Huron District High School.
Coaches Doug Ellison and Dave Cox brought the Huron -
Perth Conference championship to the local school for the
fifth time in se ven tries. The club has missed the league
final only once in the past eight years.
Doug Ellison has indicated he would like to retire from
the coaching scene, at least temporarily. In addition to his
regular duties at the school, Ellison is currently secretary
of the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Associa
tion, a member of the Exeter sports complex committee and
coach of the school's wrestling teams.
It seems he has plenty of reason to take a year or two away
from the football scene. In his announcement to retire for
a bit, he did say he would continue if no one else could
be found to fill the vacancy.
The other team at South Huron, the seniors also bad a very
successful year and they carne within a few points of bringing
home the H -P title.
For many years, coaches Ron Bogart and Glenn Mickle
have been handling the senior club. Bogart was also thinking
of retiring after 12 years of service but after the loss in the
final to Clinton commented, "I can't retire a loser."
Actually the senior accomplishment of making the finals
was noteworthy. The team started the year with only about
ten holdover players from the year before and the coaches
were forced to work in a lot of newcomers. '
In the senior final in Stratford a few weeks ago, the Pan-
thers in losing 17-12 held an edge in every department
except on the scoreboard.
The feature of this game despite the loss was the
performance of Dashwood youngster Doug Mclsaac who
gained 182 yards in 23 carries. This amounts to almost eight
yards per carry. But the amazing factor is that Mclsaac
gained 69 yards more along the ground than the entire
Clinton club.
Congratulations again to both teams for great perfor-
mances and to the girl cheerleaders in also winning the
Huron -Perth championship. The pretty girls and the
enthusiasm they create with their well organized cheers
are also very important to a team's success.
SET RUSSIAN DATES
Dates have been established for the two touring Russian
hockey teams who will play a total of eight
exhibition games against NHL clubs during a North
American tour in late December and January.
-The Soviet Army team will open the series
against the New York Rangers in Madison Square
Gardens on December 28. The second stop for the army
team will be in Montreal New Year's Eve when they take on
the Canadiens
Their next two games are January 8 in Boston against
the Bruins and January 11 against the Flyers in
Philadelphia.
The other touring Russian club, the Wings of the Soviet
will be in Pittsburgh December 29, in Buffalo January 4, in
Chicago January 7 and will wind up with a January 10 game
against the Islanders.
DIDN'T WAIT LONG
When the Buffalo' Sabres lost the final Stanley Cup game
by a score of 2-0 on May 27 of this year, general manager
Punch Imlach said "Wait until next year."
Punch must have known what he was talking about or
able to instill the same confidence in the Sabres as they
arc off to a flying start, probably one of the best
of any team in National Hockey league history.
Hawks lose to Hawks
The Exeter Hawks lost their
second game of the new Ontario
Hockey Association Junior "D"
season Friday night.
The Hawks were on the short
end of a 4-1 score to the Mitchell
Hawks. The game was played
at the Exeter arena. The only
action slated for the Hawks
this weekend is Friday night
when they will host the defending
Ontario champion Belmont Green
Giants.
In Friday's loss to Mitchell, the
only goal for the Hawks came
near the midway mark of the
Phil Knight with the assist
being provided by Ken Pinder,
Dennis Fischer scored the first
of three goals for Mitchell in the
first period and the goal by
Knight knotted the score, but
only for a short time.
Only 39 seconds later, Fischer
scored again to put the visiting
Hawks in front to stay. Late in
the middle period Randy Raycraft
put Mitchell two goals ahead
and in the third period Dennis
Fischer completed the game
scoring and his hat trick per-
formance.
The Exeter dub took 16 of 31
penalties called by the referees.
second period. It came on a
successful shot by defenceman
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HAWKS REUNITED — One of the top forward lines with the championship Exeter Hawks of a couple of
years ago have been reunited with the Lucan intermediate Cyclones. Above, Ron Lindenfield, Larry
Haugh and Steve Murley chat with Cyclones president Phil Lewis.(NEWS PHOTO)
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