Huron Expositor, 2016-07-06, Page 7Wednesday, July 6, 2016 • Huron Expositor 7
Generals looking for beds for out-of-town players
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
The Seaforth Generals are on tar-
get to experience a stellar season.
In the same breath, being the
town's newest hockey team comes
with its own set of challenges; cur-
rently they're searching for more
families to open their doors to their
most recent editions.
Since April 15, when the three
owners walked into the Seaforth &
District Community Centre to sign
their ice deals, brothers Tom and
Matt Flessatti and T.J. Runhart have
signed nine players from afar. Fol-
lowing the lead of five experienced
scouts, one goalie, three defenseman
and six forwards, will be sporting the
orange and green Generals jerseys
for the 2016-2017 season.
However, seeing as these players
are travelling quite a distance to
play for the Seaforth team, a place
to call home is essential. With say-
ing that, the Generals, which are
one of 11 teams in the Canadian
Premier Junior Hockey League
(CPJHL) have come up with the
Seaforth Generals Billet Family
Program. This curriculum pays
families willing to house an out-of-
town player $500 monthly as well
as providing season passes to
home games for all the members of
the family as well as invitations to
exclusive team events. Upon being
accepted every family must
undergo a home visit by owner TJ
Runhart.
"It takes special people to open
their doors and hearts to our play-
ers and we take the utmost care to
ensure our players are placed in
environments that are conducive
to care, understanding and safety,"
stated Runhart July 1.
Runhart said all the boys
require is a clean welcoming
home, their own room with a
bed and good mattress, together
with a desk/workspace for
homework. Nutritious meals
and snacks would also be man-
datory along with
the enforcement of a curfew,
community engagement and
since the General's are so keen
on education, academic stand-
ards are a must, Runhart told
the Expositor. These values and
principals are the building
blocks for "success," to become
a great player not only on the ice
but as well as off, said Runhart.
"It's a rewarding experience and
it helps put some cash in people's
pockets," Runhart said. "The Gen-
erals could not operate without
support of so many great billet
families in our community."
If anybody is interested regard-
ing the Billet Family Program, con-
tact Runhart by phone at 519-301-
7016 or by email at Runhart22@
hotmail.com
Also, tryout camp will be going
on from August 6-7 with four and a
half hours of ice time at a cost of
$40 a player. Runhart went on to
say around that time they will be
looking for local talent to fill six to
seven spots.
Huron Expositor
The Seaforth Generals hockey team is signing players left and right, but at the
moment they are struggling with finding homes for the players to stay.
Local soccer scores
U18 Girls
St. Columban U 18 girls had a
tough, 4-0 loss on Wednesday
June 22, 2016 on their home pitch
against Seaforth.
Everyone put up a great effort and
passed well right up until the end.
Goalie, Sarah Van Bakel, made
many great saves throughout the
game. Many thinks to both Khloe
Eisler and Sarah for playing up
from their U 15 team.
Ulf Girls
On June 16 the U11 girls
traveled to first place Clinton's
pitch. With Hannah Nolan and
Chelsea VandenHeuvel taking
turns between the pipes and
dealing with sun's glare, our
remaining girls knew they would
need to give it all, to pull off a
win. The girls took control of the
game, and played the majority of
the match in Clinton's end. St.
Columban had numerous
chances, but finally hit the mesh
with a kick by Chelsea, assisted
by Sheana Beuermann.
St.Columban won the battle 1-0,
which was Clinton's only lost so
far. Good work girls!
On June 23, St. Columban
hosted the St. Mary's squad. This
was their first match -up of the
season. The girls were able to
keep the ball in St. Mary's end
most of the game, but did have
some break downs where the vis-
itors nearly scored. Courtney
Roth opened the scoring, and
ended the game with 2 goals.
Another 2 goals came from
Malina Cronin. Kiera Dietz
notched a goal, by bringing the
ball from the sidelines in and
drilling a shot between the posts.
Single markers came from Haylie
Murch, Hannah Nolab, and
Campbell Ryan.
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