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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-03-03, Page 17Shuffleboard h e n s a l l Wednesday,March 3, 2004 Exeter Times–Advocate 17 Sports Pentathlon champion GUELPH — In only her first try at Modern Pentathlon competition, South Huron District High School student Melanie McCann cap- tured first place at the Winter Nationals in Guelph Jan 30-31. Modern Pentathlon con- sists of fencing, pistol shooting, swimming, run- ning and riding. McCann is coached by Baird Robinson, a teacher at St. Anne's in Clinton, and who had seen her at local track meets. After being told McCann was also a com- petitive swimmer, Robinson contacted her in August and intro- duced her to the sport. McCann trains with Robinson and Liam Whallen every Friday, usually in fencing, and in shooting at a gun club in London with coach Helen Smith. Robinson said the ath- leticism of McCann in running and swimming led him to contact her. "Usually in Canada we get girls from a riding background and they tend not to have the run- ning and swimming skills." As part of her training, McCann swims five days a week and fences two hours a week as well as running on her own. McCann said she entered the nationals to see how it was and did better than she expect- ed. In her Youth `B' girls division, com- petitors fence, shoot 20 shots at a 10 metre range in 40 seconds, swim 200 metres, and run 2000 metres. Riding is not part of winter compe- titions. elanie McCann Cann placed second in shooting, third in fencing, first in swimming and first in running She said fencing was the hardest event, requiring a lot of skill and strategic thinking. Competitors can score anywhere on their oppo- nent's body in fencing, with a sensor attached to a light that goes off when a hit is scored. In the running portion, McCann had a 51 second handicap due to the leader having more points overall, but McCann still overtook her to win the event. As well as some small- er events this summer, McCann will also be competing at the sum- mer nationals held in Calgary in July. M Mc Atoms overwhelm Strathroy Junior `B's STEPHEN — The South Huron Atoms didn't get the opponent they expected Feb. 25 in Stephen but still emerged with a victory. The Atoms were expecting a smaller Strathroy team than the one that skated onto the ice, which was the Strathroy Junior 'B' Rockets. Atom coach Rob Bryson and Strathroy captain Jesse Schroeder arranged the game as a reward for the Atoms. Despite the surprise, the Atoms immediately took the game to their larger opponents, playing a hard hitting game at every chance. As the game went on, skill began to triumph over size and the Atoms took the game away from the Rockets, emerging with a well deserved victory. South Huron Atom goalie Drew Kerslake slides over in front of a shot from Strathroy Junior B player Kole Bryce Feb. 25 in Stephen during an exhibition game between the Atoms and the Junior B's. (photo/PatBolen) Panther basketball teams fall just short EXETER — The Panther junior boys advanced to WOSSAA March 3 in St. Thomas with a 34-31 win over Stratford Central Monday. Feb. 25 the Panthers won 44-41 in the Huron fmal over Goderich. The team played a slug- gish game until the final quarter of the game. They showed character by pulling a win even though they were not at their best. Justin Knee led the attack with 12 points, fol- lowed by Spencer Baehnisch and Jordan Skinner each with eight. Dustin Clifford added five points and Tyler Knip, Brendon VanOsch, Brent Johns and Delaney Siren all helped con- tribute to the surge at the end. The juniors took on Stratford Central Friday in the Huron -Perth semifi- nal and lost a hard fought 72-69 game in overtime. It was a fast and furious game with many lead changes throughout. It went down to the buzzer but the last lead change was favourable for Northwestern. The South Huron team played a great game and with a roll or bounce would have come out on top. The senior boys finished their season with a 78-45 loss to Stratford Northwestern in a Huron - Perth crossover semifinal game Feb. 27. The team was playing a bit shorthanded but they played well regardless. Everette Dionne led the way with 18 points, Pete Clifford added 13 points and Sean Murray and Pete Phouttharath each added six. Dionne, Murray and Phouttharath each played their last game for South Huron. Well done from coach Terry O'Rourke who thanks them and all of the players for a fun season. Delaney Siren looks for a play Wednesday for the junior boys against Goderich. The Panthers defeated Goderich 44-41 to advance to the Huron -Perth semi- final on Friday but lost in overtime 72-69 to Stratford. (photo/Mary Simmons Sherwoods force game HENSALL — The Sherwoods once again split games with the Lucknow Lancers on the weekend to force a game seven Friday night in Lucknow. Friday the Sherwoods scored first but came home on the short end of a 6-2 score. Saturday night back in Hensall they rebounded with a 4-2 win. Dave Farquhar opened the scoring a little over four minutes into the game from Jarrett Jeffrey and Mike Johnson. Lucknow scored before the end of the period to tie it. The Lancers out scored Hensall 3-0 in the second. Dan Taylor scored an unassisted marker two and a half minutes into the third to make it 4-2, before the Lancers scored two more in the last five minutes to secure the win. The Sherwoods outshot Lucknow 38-32, with Scott Wood keeping the game close in goal. Hensall was zero for three on the power play while Lucknow was zero for two. Saturday night in Hensall, the Lancers opened the scoring with eight minutes left in the first. The Sherwoods went down off the opening face- off in the second, and scored six seconds in. Nate Burns scored from Nick Regier and Jeremy Geoffrey. A minute and a half later Geoffrey gave the Sherwoods the lead as he seven with win Jeremy Geoffrey celebrates after putting the Hensall Sherwoods ahead 2-1 against the Lucknow Lancers Saturday night in Hensall. Geoffrey had three points in a 4-2 Sherwoods win as they evened their series with Lucknow at three games apiece. (photo/PatBolen) scored from Johnson and Chris Downie. With about four minutes left in the second Burns got his second of the night from Regier and Geoffrey. It was 3-1 after two. Lucknow cut the lead to one with 2:15 left in the third, before Regier fin- ished off the scoring into the empty net, assisted by Regier and Burns. Wood was outstanding again turning aside 27 of 29 shots his way. He was very sharp in the first when the Sherwoods were outshot 15-5. Hensall was zero for 3 on the power play while Lucknow went zero for five. Game seven is Friday night in Lucknow at 8:30 p.m. 4 Febru• 200 Doris Hamilton Dave Woodward Merle McLellan Marg Reichert Helen McKay Edna Deitz Alice Thiel Theo Vandenboom 522 480 457 392 378 347 253 230 SoJOresults february 25 Pt high: Edith Brintnell 2°d high: Shorty Caldwell Pt solo: Donna Corbett 2°d solo John Brintnell Hidden: John Horn Shuffleboard ex e ter 4 February 200 4 Wins Lee Thomas 3 Wins Ray Hodgson Jeanene Tucker Esther Hillman Irene Dyck Leona Elliott Mildred Chalmers June Hodgson 2 Wins Phyllis Case Jean Crerar Amanda Hamilton John Horn 329 309 307 260 220 214 156 136 206 185 158 141