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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-07-19, Page 19Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Exeter Times -Advocate 19 Fury come up short in 4-1 loss EXETER — The Exeter Fury looked to extend their win- ning streak to two games when they faced London City on Sunday, but it wasn't meant to be as the visitors came away with a 4-1 victory. Playing in front of the recently retired Jason McFalls, who made his return to the Fury as their new goal - tender, limited London's chances during the initial stages of the game. London opened the scoring mid -way through the first half when their striker made a nice move and placed a sharp -angled shot into the corner of the net. McFalls kept the Fury in the game when he stopped a point-blank shot a short while later and also stopped the rebound. London took a 1-0 lead into the second half. The home squad came out with more intensity in the sec- ond half. Exeter moved the ball from their own end via several passes from Shawn McFalls to Geoff Hall to Darren Marzialli. Marzialli broke down the left side and fed a pass to Ryan Carroll in the centre who evened the score with a Exeter Fury player Ben Willis Leake (left) manoeuvres against London City Sunday night in Exeter.The Fury dropped a 4-1 decision to the visitors. (photo/Scott Nixon) hard blast past the London keeper. The Fury let up a little, but Jason McFalls kept the score tied when he made a diving stop a few minutes later. McFalls could not do it all as London regained their one - goal lead on a passing play that resulted in a one-on-one encounter. London made it 3-1 when their forward blasted a shot to the top corner and rounded out the scoring with another odd -maimed rush. "We deserved a better result tonight than we got," Fury spokesperson Shawn McFalls said after the contest. "We played a decent defen- sive game and Jason (McFalls) played a strong game in net. The first half of the season has been a struggle, but we hope to turn it around in the second half." The Fury next see action as the second half of the season gets under way for them on Sunday in Sarnia versus the first place Sarnia Fury. Exeter U18 Thunder player Katherine Vanhie (above) winds up for a shot July 13 in Exeter versus Kenpal Park. Exeter came away with a 7-1 win. At right, Rebecca Glavin (right) defends for the U I I Girls against Coldstream. (photos/Pat Bolen) HENSALL JULY 11 Shuffleboard (5 GAMES) Grace Corbett 521, Joe Regier 282 (4 GAMES) Ann Van Dorren 500, Edna Dietz 387 (3 GAMES) Bill Coleman 447, Rose Regier 438, George Racey 411, Gord Ross 371, Merle McLellan 295, Joe Van Dorren 214 Crediton splits games CREDITON - The Crediton Laurmart Juniors/Intermediates split their two games this week with some very close and action - packed games. Crediton 1 versus Oakridge 3 Crediton started its game slowly allowing the opponents to score its three and only runs in the first inning Crediton replied with a run in the sec- ond to close the gap but was unable to score more runs to win the game. The local squad found themselves with more strikeouts than usual but still had some exceptional defensive plays. Cathy Conlin as lead off batter notched two single hits and single hits apiece came from the bats of Kelli Fulton, Angie Gould, Kerri Fulton, Marianne Scott and Megan Preszcator. Carrie Dixon pitched for Crediton. Crediton 7 versus Otterville 6 A come from behind two - run hit from Kerri Fulton notched a great win for the Crediton team. The local squad found the strike zone hard to read which led to some unsure swings. Otterville pounded out some great hits themselves but Crediton's strong defence and talented offence led to the win. Megan Preszcator Meg Presz an cator led her team at the plate with four sin- gles. Kerri Fulton added two singles to her game winning hit, Marianne Scott pounded out a double and two singles while Kelli Fulton's bat was hot with three single hits. Amber Preszcator and Julie Prout again displayed their bunting tal- ents with two single hits along with Angie Gould and Carrie Dixon. Janelle Dykstra added a RBI in the third inning. Marianne Scott's catch in the seventh inning capped the win in the hard-fought game. Carrie Dixon played another strong game, striking out two bat- ters. Kelli Fulton Two wins for Co-op Seniors EXETER — The Exeter WK/Co-op Seniors played two games last week after a much needed two- week break in the schedule. The rest seemed to be what was needed, said manager Jeff Keller as they climbed back into first place in the Thames Valley Senior League with a couple of wins. Exeter 3, Mitchell 2 Exeter hosted their rivals from Mitchell July 11 and came out on top with some superb pitching by Scott Russell and some timely hits. Russell pitched a complete game, allow- ing no earned runs, four hits, four walks and striking out six. "He can really throw and is a smart pitch- er," said catcher Mike Seip. Exeter's defence struggled, making four errors which allowed the two runs to score. "We have been struggling a bit out in the field," said Keller. "However, we have a few players playing positions they do not normally play and it shows. When we get everyone back, it will improve the defence considerably." Exeter took a rare first -inning lead when Keller reached on a single and Seip drove him in on a hard-hit double to left field, which just got under the glove of a diving left -fielder from Mitchell. "It feels good to get an early lead for a change," said coach Jason Finkbeiner. Exeter went up 3-1 in the fourth when Scott Russell, on base with a double, was brought home on a hard hit by Fred Gregus, who ended up rounding the bases on the same play after two over -throws by Mitchell players. Gregus was the win- ning run and Exeter finally solved the Mitchel l Diamondbacks for the first time this season. Exeter 5, London Stingrays 4 Two new additions to the Exeter Seniors proved to be the differ- ence in this game as Tim Meidinger and Justin Hayter both had a huge impact on the outcome. "I am very happy to have Tim back on the field," said Keller. "It fills the gap we have in the middle infield as he is one of the best short stops I have seen." Meidinger didn't waste any time in his first game back as he walked in the top of the first, stole second, then scored on a dou- ble by Dave Russell. "I forgot how far apart the bases are," joked Meidinger. Russell then scored on a single by Terry Hogg to give Exeter a 2-1 lead. The Exeter bats went silent after the first as the Stingray pitcher got into a groove and struck out seven batters over the next four innings. However, down 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Exeter finally got out of the slump. Gingerich led off the sixth taking a base after getting hit by a wild pitch. Both Gingerich and Meidinger scored on a single by Dave Russell to tie the game 4- 4. Hayter, called up from the Express, led off the bottom of the seventh and belted the first pitch over the right -field fence to win the game. "There was no doubt -right off the bat, we knew it was gone. What a way to end the game," said Keller. Hogg got the start for Exeter and pitched well for his first game back after a long lay- off with a broken fin- ger. Mark Laye got the win when he came into the game with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh to shut down a threat from London. Exeter's next home game is Thursday night at 8 p.m. versus Kincardine.