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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-05-10, Page 19THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Irish awards Page 19 Juniors Page 19 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 SH rugby teams take on Mitchell EXETER — The South Huron District High School senior boys and girls teams competed at the Miller Cup tournament May 2 in Stratford. Coach Terry O'Rourke said the senior boys played well against Woodstock Collegiate but lost on the last play of the game, 7-5. Derek Spence scored a well deserved try for South Huron, said O'Rourke. In their second game the Panthers defeated Central Huron 25-0 on two tries from Mitch Iredale and singles from Shawn Morgan, Chad Hackett and Delaney Siren. In the consolation fmal, South Huron lost a 5-0 decision to Mitchell. In the girls first game of the day, they lost 10-0 to Newtonbrook Collegiate. In their second game they lost 22-0 to a strong Banting Memorial team but in their third game they defeated London Lucas 10-0 on tries from Lindsay Allen and Julie Bibby. Tristen Caldwell was selected as the team MVP on the day. The Panthers were at home to face Mitchell May 4 with the girls defeating the visitors 15-5 with an excellent overall team effort. Tries were scored by Shea Sutherland, Chantal Masse and Ashley Roger. The team showed some improvement even from Tuesday according to O'Rourke who said it was a well deserved victory. O'Rourke said the Junior Boys are also showing improvement but lost to a better team 34-5. Marcus Haccius scored the try as the team played a much better second half. Scott Masse and Shahriar Sabri played particularly well on the day. The Senior Boys came out with an inspired effort and defeated Mitchell 29- 5. It was their best game of the year and they domi- nated in all phases of play. Tries were scored by Tim Bilcke, Larry Northover, Chad Hackett and J.T. Knee who scored two tries. Knee also kicked two converts and played well according to O'Rourke. All in all it was a great day of rugby and all three teams should be proud of their efforts, said O'Rourke. South Huron District High School rugby teams were in action against Mitchell May 4 in Exeter with above, Lindsay Allen fighting for control of a loose ball in a 15-5 win, while below Nathan Scott fights off a tackle for the Seniors and at left Tyler Regier closes in for a tackle for the Junior Boys. (photos/Pat Bolen) Fury start season with exhibition win EXETER — The Exeter Fury played an exhibition game Sunday night at the Exeter Community Field versus St. Columban and came away with a 4-2 vic- tory. Exeter opened the scor- ing in the first half when Justin Muller fed a wide open Shawn McFalls just inside the 18 -yard box. McFalls was able tobury the shot into the back of the net. The Fury domi- nated the opening half, but were only able to come away with a lone goal. In the second half, the home side maintained the pressure and scored three goals in succession. Tom Phouttharath made it a 2-0 game when he headed the ball into the St. Columban net on an excellent cross from mid- fielder Geoff Hall. Pete McAllister quickly made it 3-0 on a play that developed from half. McFalls anticipated a St. Columban pass and got the ball to Ryan Carroll who in turn reached a streaking McAllister who made no mistake with his shot. Phouttharath rounded out the Fury scoring when he was sent in on the keeper and found the twine. Exeter seemed to let up in the final 20 minutes and allowed St. Columban to sneak back into the game with two goals of their own. "We need to learn how to play a full 90 minutes each and every time we step onto the field", McFalls was quoted as saying following the game. "We played a decent game with a lot of ball movement, but this is an area that needs some improvement." The Fury begin their 14th season of play on Sunday night at 7 p.m. at the Community Field against the Sarnia Fury. 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 Kingston selects Marsden EXETER — The Ontario Hockey League draft was held Saturday and 16 -year-old James Marsden of Exeter will be hoping to wear a Frotenacs jersey after being picked by Kingston. Marsden is a right winger who describes himself as a "big strong competitor who likes to throw a big hit and get the team motivated." Marsden was a member of the Minor -Midget Huron Perth 'AAA' Lakers last sea- son with 17 goals and 10 assists in 50 games. He said eight teams were looking at him before the draft and it was either Kingston or Peterborough before he was taken by Kingston in the seventh round and 134th overall. Although the Frotenacs haven't talked to him yet, with the team only losing three overagers this year, Marsden said he just wants to go in "and have a really good camp." 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