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TIMES ADVOCATE
Pletch to represent Canada
By Pat Bolen
TIMES ADVOCATE STAFF
LUCAN — Canada and
Lucan will be represented
by Dan Pletch on the
Canadian senior men's
rugby squad June 12 in
Calgary at the Churchill
Cup.
Pletch was one of 28
players selected May 14
in Toronto for the four
nation tournament.
It will see Canada face
defending champion
England, with the United
States taking on New
Zealand. Finals of the
tournament will be held
the following weekend in
Edmonton.
Pletch, who is 21, has
been playing rugby since
he was 14.
He attended a tryout in
Toronto two weeks ago
which he said went well
and found out last week
he had been selected for
the team
Most of the players
invited to the tryout were
drawn from Super League
teams which Pletch said is
the closest thing Canada
has to a professional
league.
"In each province
there are two or
three teams and
the coaches from
each team selected
players to go to the try-
out."
With 10 players from
the National Sevens
squad on the National
Lucan's Dan Pletch will be representing Canada as a member of the Canadian
senior men's squad at the Churchill Cup in Calgary in June. (photo/submitted
team, it will have an
experienced core for the
tournament, but will
enot have much time to
practice.
The team will
be in B.0 for
three days before
heading to Japan for a
week in participate in
the Superpowers Cup
against Japan, Russia and
the United States.
Pletch said a young
team was selected in
order to develop players
for the next World Cup
which will not be held for
almost four years.
"We're all pretty young
and fit so they'll probably
want to play a fast paced
game. That's the coaches
style. Right now they're
just expecting us to devel-
op and get used to playing
international rugby."
Pletch added rugby has
become more organized
in Canada in the past cou-
ple of years, with the
addition of the Super
League.
"They just selected a
new national coach who
has been doing a good job
of going around the coun-
try and selecting players.
It used to be mostly play-
ers from B.0 because that
was where all the nation-
al coaches were."
Exeter Express drop first two games
EXETER — The Exeter
Express opened their
season May 15 in St.
Thomas.
Although they led virtu-
ally all game, featuring a
gutsy performance by
Dan Masse, they lost the
game in the bottom of the
ninth inning by a 7-6
score.
Masse pitched eight
strong innings allowing
10 scattered hits, striking
out four and walking one
batter.
He allowed six runs
(only three were earned
12 May 2004
3 Wins
June Moore
Berdene Morgan
Jeanene Tucker
2 Wins
Isobelle Rescorl
Jean Neil
260
244
204
282
239
11 Ma 2004
Merle McLellan
Alice Thiel
Dave Woodward
Hazel McEwen
Marg Reichert
465
447
423
391
284
due to Express errors)
over his eight innings.
Aaron Leppington
pitched in the ninth
allowing one run on one
hit with two walks and
one strike out.
The Express scored a
run in the third highlight-
ed by a single from Marty
Merner and a double
steal pulled off by Aaron
Patterson and Merner.
St. Thomas scored one
in the fourth on two hits.
Exeter rallied for three
runs in the fifth with hits
by Lonnie Hawke and
Ryan Fairful plus walks
to Patterson and Merner.
St. Thomas scored an
unearned run in the
sixth.
The Express scored
again in the sixth on sin-
gles from Vic Oliveira
and Patterson.
They added their sixth
run in the eighth with
hits from Oliveira,
Merner and Patterson.
The Express had a total
of 11 hits in the game.
St. Thomas rallied with
two runs in the eighth
and three in the ninth as
Masse tired and the
defence sagged.
Overall, except for the
defensive lapses the team
showed good hitting,
pitching and coaching
and lots of team spirit
and cohesiveness.
They hope to capitalize
on these abilities as the
season progresses.
The Express suffered a
second disheartening loss
at Tillsonburg May 16
with the final score 2-1.
The pitchers on both
teams kept the shutouts
alive until the sixth
inning when Tillsonburg
scored an earned run.
They added a second
run on two solid hits in
the eighth.
Exeter pitcher Lonnie
Hawke pitched the first
five innings allowing no
runs on four hits, with six
strikeouts and two walks.
Jeremy Stone tossed the
next two plus innings
allowing two runs and
three hits while striking
out one batter and walk-
ing two.
Paul Elston completed
the last inning allowing
only a walk. Stone took
the loss.
Exeter scored its only
run in the ninth with hits
coming from Adam
Leppington and Paul
Elston. Exeter also had
hits from Aaron
Patterson, Fairful and
Hawke.
The Express stranded
10 runners during the
game.
The Express defense
tightened up consider-
ably, making only one
error, which unfortunate-
ly led to an earned run
for Tillsonburg.
The next game for the
Express is Friday at
Lakeside.
Goalie
needed
EXETER — The Exeter
Womens soccer team is
starting their season and
they are lacking a goal-
keeper.
If you would like to play
goal for the summer,
please contact Jim
Workman at 235-0154.
Game nights are mainly
Tuesdays and practices
on Thursdays.
SPORTS TIPS?
Contact Exeter Times Advocate
Tel: Pat Bolen
(519) 235-1336 x113
Fax: (519) 235-0766
E-mail: sports@southhuron.com
Exeter Times -Advocate
Rangers win opener
ZURICH — On Sunday,
the Zurich Rangers host-
ed the Brussels Tigers in
the Huron County Fastball
League.
In Zurich's first game of
the year they
defeated
Brussels 14 to
7.
After two
innings of play
the score was
tied at 1-1 but
the Rangers
hammered
out six hits
and scored six
runs in the
third inning to
take a com-
manding 7-1
lead.
Zurich also scored three
runs in the fourth inning
and four more in the fifth
inning to cruise to victory.
Chris DeGroot and
Raymon Regier each had
three runs batted in.
Neil Beauchamp, Justin
Laporte, and Jeff
Finkbeiner
also drove in
two runs
each.
Joe Clifford
pitched four
innings
allowing one
run for the
victory and
Dwayne
LaPorte
pitched a
scoreless
inning for the
save.
The Rangers are 1-0
and play next in Goderich
on May 18.
Joe Clifford
Bowling pays $1,200
OSHAWA — May 16 in Oshawa, a team from Zurich
Town and Country bowling finished as Provincial runner
up.
Against 260 teams made up of 520 bowlers, Bev
Cregan (Master), Miranda Stoneman (YBC), Mike
Cregan, (Master) and Derek Ducharme (YBC) competed
for the right to be called Provincial Champion.
The teams comprised a Master Bowler and a YBC
(Youth Bowling Council) Senior (age 14 to 19).
Using the "Scotch Doubles" format of YBC bowling one
frame and Master bowling the next frame, the teams
competed in six games to determine placement for the
knockout portion of the competition.
All teams were placed in "Scratch" (straight pin fall)
and (POA) pins over average) categories.
Placement within the categories determined who
bowled in which (the higher placing in category put the
team in that category).
With 32 teams advancing in each category, 198 teams
were eliminated
Both Town and Country teams made the cut with Bev
and Miranda placing first in POA and winning $200
while Mike and Derek placed 12th in POA.
In the elimination rounds Mike and Ducharme were
eliminated early with a $125 paycheque while Bev and
Stoneman advanced again.
After three more rounds it was down to two teams, one
of which was the Zurich team.
Finally luck ran out and fatigue set in, but settling for
second place in such a large tournament was no mean
accomplishment.
The $800 cheque they will receive June 12 was a good
return for a long and heavy day of bowling.
The Provincial Champions receive a cheque for $1,200
and the Master receives a Master's ring in recognition of
the victory.
Stoneman, who carries a 154 average at Zurich YBC
and is a student at South Huron District High School,1
couldn't believe the payday.
"I didn't realize there was that much money in bowling
for kids."
Exeter Tennis Club Inc.
TENNIS REGISTRATION
"EARLY BIRD" RATES
Before After
May31/04 May31/04
Single $60 $70
Couple $70 $80
Family $90 $100
Student $45 $55
Junior $40 $50
Over 60s $40 $50
Registration at RECREATION CENTRE
9:00-12:00; 1:00-5:00 - Monday - Friday
Weekends contact: Clay Murray 235-2642