The Times Advocate, 2008-07-30, Page 11Wednesday, July.30, 2008
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6-3 loss for Fury
EXETER — The Exeter
Fury were involved in a
high -scoring affair on
Wednesday against the
third place Balkan squad
from London.
The Fury battled hard
but came out on the
short end of a 6-3 loss on
their home field.
The game didn't start
well for Exeter when
Balkan scored on the
first play of the game.
Already down a goal
the Fury started playing
better defense which
resulted in turnovers and
allowed the home team
to mount some offense.
The score remained 1-
0 for twenty minutes
until another Fury
breakdown meant a 2-0
lead for Balkan.
The Fury fell behind 3-
0 on a header that
appeared to be a hand
ball but the referee failed
to see it that way and
when Balkan scored on a
play that was clearly off-
side the 4-0 score at half-
time seemed to be the
end of the Fury for this
night.
The Fury started the
second half minus two
more players when Joe
Forrester and Trevor
Boersma had to pack it
in due to injuries.
The team was already
missing two key defend-
ers in Stu Parsons and
Jon Nesbitt who were
nursing injuries of their
own.
The Fury were not to
be counted out though.
Near the beginning of
the second half Exeter
finally got on the board.
Jason McFalls narrowly
beat a defender to the
ball to keep the play alive
over to Stephen Troyer.
Troyer crossed the ball
over to Nick Williams
who headed it back into
the box where Dylan
Fidler calmly placed it
into the open side of the
net to make the score 4-
1.
A few minutes later
Fidler made it 4-2 by
slightly redirecting the
ball with his head after a
nice cross by Roger Mills.
While Exeter was
mounting its comeback
Fury keeper Shawn
Tucker was playing well
in net, making a big leg
save to keep what looked
like a sure goal from
finding the back of the
net.
Shortly afterward
though the Balkan squad
increased their lead on a
long blast that floated
over Tucker's head and
under the bar to make it
5-2.
That goal appeared to
deflate the Fury squad
but the team kept push-
ing for another goal.
Pete McAllister's long
hard shot slipped
through the keeper's
hands and into the far
corner to cut the deficit
to two goals and make it
5-3.
This was as close as the
Fury would come on this
night however as the vis-
itors managed to notch
one more tally late in the
game to make the final
6-3.
"We fought hard
tonight and passed the
ball around better than
we have all season
against a tough oppo-
nent," team spokesper-
son McFalls said.
"If we play that well in
the coming weeks we
should pick up a few
more points," McFalls
continued.
The Fury have a couple
of weeks off to heal some
injuries and return at
home Aug. 10 at 7 p.m.
against the last place
Ingersoll team who the
Fury lost to in a shootout
in Cup action last month.
Lawn bowling tourny
EXETER — On July 26,
Queensway Retirement
Home sponsored a Ladies
Pair/Mixed Pairs tourna-
ment at the Exeter Lawn
Bowling Club with teams
from Sarnia, Mitchell,
Seaforth, Goderich and
Exeter.
First and second were
won by Sarnia and
Mitchell with scores of
3W48 and 3W36 respec-
tively.
Third place went to
Exeter's Peter and Gloria
McFalls with 2W42 plus
16 while Fred Truchon
and Doreen Newell of
Exeter took fourth with
2W38.
The consolation went to
Fred Tilley of seaforth
with 1W38.
Lawn bowling scores
July 22
Bruce Marshall 1W13,
Ken Triebner 1W13,
Marie Brunslow 1W10,
Mary DeBoer 1W10,
Marg Knight 1W10,
Marg Deichert 1W10,
Russell Snider 1W10,
Fred Truchon 1W10,
Jerry DeBoer 1T8, Don
Overholt 1T8, Lona
Shapton 1T8, Kathryn
Triebner 1T8
July 24
Don Overholt 2W27,
Fran McCallum 2W26,
Fred Truchon 2W22,
Jerry DeBoer 1W20,
Harold Knight 1W20,
Mary DeBoer 1W16,
Frank Regier 1W14,
Marg Consitt 1W13,
Dianne Shapton 1W12,
Patrick Sullivan 1W11,
Ken Triebner 1W10
July 26
John Batten 1W17,
Jim Chapman, Har
Brintnell 1W13,
Marshall Dearing 1W13
Express edge Forest Dragons 6-5
EXETER — The
Exeter Express had
a tough few games
last week as they
dropped two of
three with a 6-4 win
over Forest Friday
night after losing a
3-2 decision to
Lakeside July 22
Exeter finished its
week with an 8-2
loss in Strathroy on
Sunday.
With
Doug
manager
Fairbairn
away scouting, Joe
Fulop was in charge
for Exeter and said
the Express put
forth a valiant effort
in their game
against Lakeside.
Fulop said the
team put up with
the loss of Doug
Fairbairn's input for
the first time this
season and Derek
Masse was unable
to start the game
due to work com-
mitments.
Fulop added the
game was played in
less than ideal con-
ditions as there was In safely — Exeter Exeter player Adam Leppington slides into third with a triple Friday
the threat of rain night in Exeter against Forest.The Express edged the visitors 6-4. (photo/Scott Nixon)
and then it came in
large quantities to end the event
after five innings.
On the positive side said Fulop,
Brian McLeod stepped in as the
starting pitcher and did a good
job.
McLeod shut the Lakeside bat-
ters down except for one inning
when they rallied for three runs.
Lakeside was able to get five
hits and five walks during the
contest. McLeod had one strike
out.
The Express were able to
score a run in the fourth as
Bobbie Grant walked, stole sec-
ond base and trotted home on a
long double by Adam
Leppington.
In the fifth they scored again
on a single by Lonnie Hawke fol-
lowed by a walk and stolen base
by Aaron Patterson.
With runners positioned on
third and second base and time
running out due to the rain the
Express took a gamble.
Rob Burk singled to left field
scoring Hawke.
Patterson attempted to score
on the hit but was called out on
a close play to the plate and the
Express lost 3-2.
Exeter versus Forest
"As the interim leader of the
team while the Fairbairns are
scouting prospects it is my goal
to keep things running smooth-
ly," said Fulop.
For Exeter's game against
Forest in Exeter, Fulop said a
small problem arose as the dia-
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since the previous game.
Several players tried to help
get the field into a playable con-
dition.
"The results were less than I
would have liked. The person
who was to be in charge will
have to be dealt with," said
Fulop.
The game itself started off well
for the Express as they jumped
to an early four -run lead.
A barrage of hits by
Leppington, Hawke, Burk,
McLeod and Grant plus walks to
Chris Gosnell and Masse made it
look easy.
In the first three innings Terry
Hogg had it his way allowing
zero runs on no hits and three
walks.
"I decided to save him for later
games coming up next week and
brought in a relief pitcher," said
Fulop.
Four hits and six walks later
Forest was tied with Exeter 4-4.
This meant that relief ace
Masse would have to save the
day.
Masse did his part allowing
one run on three hits over the
last four innings of play.
The Express bats came to life
and they scored two runs in the
sixth to win the game.
The rally was sparked by sin-
gles from Hawke and McLeod
plus a triple by Burk.
The Express won to even
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Express versus Strathroy
It was just one of those games,
said Fulop.
"Every player has been in a
game where basehits should fall
in and don't.
"Where grounders go farther
off the base paths than expect-
ed.
"Where the opposition pitcher
looks to be OK but has a no-hit-
ter intact till the sixth inning
whereas your pitchers are
pitching well but a series of
bloop hits do them in."
Fulop added another version
might be that the Express were
not up for a big game.
Some players were away, some
showed up late and some were
not feeling well due to weekend
activities.
"Everyone expected Derek
Masse to save the day again. Not
this time," said Fulop.
Masse allowed nine hits in his
seven innings while reliever
McLeod held Strathroy at bay as
Strathroy won 8-2.
Aaron Patterson led the
Express hitters with two solid
singles.
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