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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-08-23, Page 19THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Fury Page 20 Pigeon racing Page 20 18 Wednesday, August 23, 2006 SPORTS TIPS? Contact Exeter Times Advocate Tel: Pat Bolen (519) 235-1336 x113 Fax: (5 1 9) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@southhuron.com Exeter Times -Advocate Crediton fastball team wins silver at tri -county playdowns The Crediton Jr./Intermediate. girls fastball team had a very successful season.The team were league champi- ons and captured the silver playoff hardware after losing 1-0 in the gold round of the playoffs after forcing the winning team to two straight games in a double -knockout format. Back row left to right, coach Tammy Preszcator, Marianne Scott, Angie Gould, Kerri Fulton, Megan Preszcator, captain Carie Pertschy and Janelle Dykstra. Front, left to right:Amber Preszcator, Katie Glavin, Cathy Conlin, Carrie Dixon, Julie Prout, Kelli Fulton and coach Deb Lord. Missing: assistant coach Mark Laye Jr., Nikki Cyr and Margaret Geurts. (photolsubmitted) BYRON - The Crediton Junior Intermediate fastball team had a very successful season and playoff round. The team captured the league championship with four- teen wins and five losses. This talented group of ballplayers also came home with the silver playoff hardware even after three back-to-back games in one day. The team really gelled together and even with the hot weather and playing with injuries, the team never gave up. The girls obviously played their best throughout the whole weekend. Crediton 6 versus Ilderton 0 Crediton jumped on the scoreboard early against Ilderton and never looked back. A very fast -paced game found Crediton only seeing a total of four batters or less in all seven innings. Kerri Fulton led her team at the plate with two dou- bles and a single. Cathy Conlin and Angie Gould each added a double and a single apiece. Julie Prout added two singles throughout the game and single hits came from the bats of Carie Pertschy, Janelle Dykstra, Megan Preszcator, Amber Preszcator and Kelli Fulton. Superb fielding by Gould, Pertschy, Dykstra and Conlin helped keep Ilderton's long balls from scoring a run. Carrie Dixon pitched a perfect game for Crediton with zero batters reaching first on walks. Dixon also dis- played a highly competitive change -up. Crediton 0 versus Dorchester 2 A win on Saturday night would have allowed Crediton a direct trip to the playoff round but it wasn't meant to be. Crediton has all year seemed to thrive on chal- lenges, so this loss did not faze the team in any way. Dorchester's strong pitcher seemed to be Crediton's demise as the hurler notched six strikeouts throughout the game and competitively caused lots of pop ups. Cathy Conlin pounded out a triple in the second inning but her teammates could not seem to score her. Single hits came from the bats of Kerri Fulton, Angie Gould, Marianne Scott and Katie Glavin. Marianne Scott was hurling hard balls, notching four strikeouts. Crediton 5 versus Ilderton 4 With the loss Saturday night, Crediton had to start earlier than planned on Sunday morning again meeting Ilderton who had rallied back after its first loss. Crediton again jumped on the scoreboard early with a 4-0 lead and notching what ended to be the winner in Old and new Hawks back on the ice By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — "If we're taking penalties, they're only going to be due to the fact that we were too aggressive...no lazy penal- ties will be tolerated," is the attitude Exeter Hawks coach Art Larivee says he is setting for the team this season. Larivee got his first look at potential Hawks on the ice last week in Lucan with a pair of open tryouts that he said he was impressed with. "Very pleased. Very happy with what we saw with the returning guys and the junior guys coming out," said Larivee, who added there will probably be 10 to 12 players returning from last year. "There will be a good core group of players back from last year who will contribute. "Half the team is going to be old and half is going to be young," said Larivee. The Hawks training camp is Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Exeter with the team back on the ice on Sunday again from 6 to 8 p.m. Larivee said the team will be going to the Wingham tourna- ment again this year and have an exhibition game scheduled against the Ironmen. "We'll start tactics and systems the weekend of the 14th,15th and 16th," Larivee said. "By the 17th we should be pretty much picked. "We're going to play a very aggressive, offence orientated game. The guys we're looking at are the guys who can skate and guys who have skills. It's just going to be a little different makeup this year than it has in the past. "We want to have the very best power play in the league and we want to take the least amount of penalties. That's our objective." The coach said he only wants to see penalties taken in the attacking zone. "We're not taking penalties in our zone, that's just lazy. That's just guys who aren't picking up assignments." The Hawks will not be playing against the University of Western Ontario hockey team, as had been talked about, although the UWO will be taking on another university team, according to Larivee. "I don't know who the oppo- nent is yet, but we're not involved." For more information on the open tryouts or to register con- tact Sheona Baker at 238-5585. the fifth. Ilderton's bats came alive in the fifth inning and came within one run to tie the game. Amber Preszcator reached base in the fifth inning on a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kelli Fulton, stole third base on an Ilderton error and took the lead on a single by Julie Prout. Adding big hits throughout the game were Kerri Fulton and Julie Prout with two single hits. A powerful triple by Angie Gould and doubles by Cathy Conlin and Marianne Scott allowed Crediton to stay on the winning end of the tourney. Single hits came from the bats of Carie Pertschy and Amber Preszcator. Carrie Dixon again pitched a strong game with sev- enth inning relief by Marianne Scott. Crediton 3 versus Dorchester 2 Dorchester scored its two and only runs in the first inning but the local squad kept its composure scoring a run in the third inning and two more in the sixth to win the game. Marianne Scott, Julie Prout and Amber Preszcator were consistent at the plate with two single hits apiece. Kelli Fulton was again in prime form with her sacrifice bunts and also added a single hit. A long double to tie the game came from the bat of Angie Gould while Megan Preszcator, Kerri Fulton and Katie Glavin added single hits. Centre fielder Cathy Conlin's arm successfully threw out girls trying to steal home. In fact, one Dorchester player did not realize the strength of Conlin's arm as she was the third out at home both times she tried to steal. Marianne Scott pitched a strong game for her team notching three strikeouts. Crediton 0 versus Dorchester I Due to the double -knockout format, Crediton began its third straight game of the day, again meeting Dorchester. This game ended on the short end for Crediton with a score of 1-0. Crediton seemed to have chances throughout the fmal game but weary bodies and injuries meant a very hard fought game which left Crediton on the losing side. Kerri Fulton led her team at the plate with three sin- gles. Two singles apiece came from the bats of Julie Prout, Janelle Dykstra and Marianne Scott while single hits came from Carie Pertschy and Angie Gould. Carrie Dixon again pitched a very strong game for her team notching three strikeouts. Catcher Julie Prout was outstanding all weekend long playing perfectly with a lot of grit in her position . Coach's note: This team of talented ball players was a real pleasure to coach not only because of their amazing fastball abil- ity but also the way they always won and lost together as a team Try to catch some of this team's fastball action next season - Tuesday nights 9 p.m. in Crediton. You will be entertained. Soccer U11 Girls U11 Girls #1 Exeter 0 versus Forest Falcons 1 Goalkeepers: Paige Keller Coaches comments: Amazing game, best perfor- mance of the year hands down! Great work!! Great game by every player on our team! U18 #1 Aug. 10 Exeter 3- Glencoe team 0 Goals: Colleen Willert (2), Brooke Gielen Goalie: Taryn Anstett Coaches comments: A good overall team effort was displayed against a solid Glencoe team. Thanks to a concentrated effort on defense and the offensive game plan, Exeter dominated the possession time and created many scoring opportunities. 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