Times-Advocate, 1983-04-13, Page 8Times -Advocate, April 13, 1983
Sports
Spotlight
By Ross Haugh
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A great year
This just concluded senior boys basketball season
for South Huron District High School was the best in the
past years.
Not only did the Panthers win the Huron -Perth
championship for the first time in 20 years, but, a cou-
ple of players reached individual highs.
The most exciting award went to John Mol as he was
named to the centre position on the London Free Press
first all star team for high school basketball teams in
western Ontario.
Free Press reporter Dale Stolk says Mol seems to
have all the tools to eventually make it at the post secon-
dary school level.
John, a grade 12 student at SHDHS uses his six foot
four inch height to good advantage as a tenacious re -
bounder showing excellent form in getting the ball with
his back to the basket, squaring up and hitting the 10
foot shot with accuracy.
Another Panther John McAllister was given
honourable mention in the Free Press poll: Mol and
McAllister were joined by team-mate Kevin Parsons
in participating with the Huron all-star team in recent
exhibition games.
Another big win
The great record chalked up by South Huron
District High School gymnastic teams in recent years
continues this year with Huron -Perth and WOSSA
championships. °
The team coached by Gayle' Ecker will be
in Toronto this coming weekend participating in the
all -Ontario high school tournament.
Catherine Patterson won the 'B' individual champion-
ship at the Huron -Perth and WOSSA levels for the se-
cond straight year and should do� well in the all -
provincial competition.
Missed two
Our record of predictions orjhe first round of
Stanley Cup playoffs wap7.5 percent as we missed on
two of the eight seri.'''
Our only two cotes to be eliminated early were
the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers.
Following u. in the next round we will call Chicago
over Minnesota;;, Edmonton to defeat Calgary, Boston
over Buffalo and the Islanders to win the subway series
over the Rangers.
Predictions
A week ago we delayed our selections in major
league baseball but, the extra time hasn't been very
much help in deciding which clubs will be battling for
league pennants and eventually the World Series.
We were in Toronto Saturday afternoon to watch
the Blue Jays win their home opener over the Yankees
and despite the very extreme cold weather both clubs
looked impressive except when three Yankees converg-
ed on the same pop fly.
The Jays promptly took advantage of the Yankee
blunder and Jesse Barfield cracked the first pitch from
Goose Gossage over the left field fence on a day when
the wind kept most fly balls from getting close to the
fence.
In the American league east the Yankees with Bil-
ly Martin back at the helm should finally get the poten-
tial from all of their stars. One could say the Yanks have
very few players that are not millionaires.
None of the seven teams in this division can be
counted out of a pennant race completely. In the spring
every club has dreams of hitting the fall classic, but,
in the American east all have the potential.
After the first weekend ofplayall seven teams have
either three and two or two and three records and that's
the way it could be all season long.
The Yanks have tremendous power in Dave Wind -
field, Steve Kemp and Don Baylor and although
Gossage was hit hard Saturday by Toronto he is still
the premiere reliever in the American league. This
comhination of awesome batting power. and a great
stopper in the bull pen should put the Yanks in front at
the finish.
The Blue Jays starting their seventh year in the big
league have certainly reached respectability and are
no longer treated as a joke by anyone that has any
knowledge of the summer game.
The Jays starting pitching staff can rank with anyln
theleague We heard Al Kaline say on a Tiger telecast
a night or two ago that Dave Stieb is the best hurler in
the league. Stieb with a win and a loss to date has not
started too quickly, but, will improve when warmer
weather comes along.
Jim Gott went six innings Saturday and was going
along well until he got a little wild with the first two bat-
ters in the seventh.
13obb Cox's club may be a little weak in the bull
pen as Roy Lee Jackson and Dave Giesel appear to be
the best. In the infield the Jays are strong down the rnid-
dle with Damaso Garcia and Alfredo Griffin providing
as good a double play comhination as you will find
anywhere.
The acquisitions of Dave Collins and Cliff Johnston
will he a big help at the plate. Collins batting right
behind Griffin and Garcia give the Jays plenty of speed
and they can make things happen.
Griffin has been dropped to the ninth spot in the bat-
ting order and is immediately followed by Garcia and
Collins at the top.
Bobby Cox has double strength in at least four posi-
tions and can readily use his piatooning system. It's the
first time in Jays history that they have enough bench
strength to make them competitive.
Detroit Tiger fans are again optimistic about their
team's chances. This is the 15th year in a row that
Detroit supporters are getting excited since their
favourites won the World Series in 1968 and again it
could be strictly wishful thinking.
Sparky Anderson has been promising a winner for
four years. The Tigers are strong at a number of spots
but lack soltv�e in starting and relief pitching. They have
the best Metier in the league in Lance Parrish and are
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Pfaff EIutrIc cuptures
area reg honker title
The Pfaff Electric
Sweathogs wrapped up the
Exeter and District League
Championship last week as
they downed the Dashwood
Tigers in two straight games.
The Pfaff team finished
first during the season with a
16 •win, two Toss and two tie
record and went undefeated
in the playoffs beating the
eventual "t•3" champion
Algoma Tire in three straight•
games before disposing of
Dashwood 'Tigers.
The first game of the final
was an evenly played game
which saw Pfaffs win 3-2.
Strong goaltending by Pete
Dearing and John Hayter
kept the score down.
Scoring for Pfaff's were
Don "Chub" McKellar, Bill
Pincombe and Randy
Gilfillan who had the winner.
Game two was a ifferent
story as the "Sweathogs"
crushed the Tigers 8.1. Larry
"Mere" Taylor led the way
with two nifty goals, Ron
"Moby" Bilcke, Dennis "Mad
Dog" Bierling, Mike "Dia-
mond" Anstett, Ken "Shifty"
Pinder, Brian "Ace" Hodgins
and Don "Moony" McKellar
addedone goal each to com-
plete the route.
Other members of the team
included Brian "Dancer'
Campbell, Fred "Dipsy'
Campbell, Jim "Al" Barnes
Lloyd "Rags" Mathers, Jim
"Eh" Pfaff, Pete "Space"
Parsons, Randy "7 -UP"
Gilfillan, Bill "cramps" Pin-
combe, Presto!, Dearing and
Pete Dearing who filled in
while Pete Parsons was work-
ing. The team was coached by
Geary "Bear" Pephale.
PFAFF'S WIN REC TITLE — The "A" championship of the Exeter and district rec hockey league was won by
Pfaff Electric. Back, left, coach Geary Penhale, Bill Pincombe, Jim Barnes, Brian Hodgins, Lloyd Mothers, Randy
Gilfillan, Ron Bilcke, Jim Pfaff and Don McKellar. Front, captain Dennis Bierling, Brian Campbell, Preston Dear -
in., Pete Parsons Larr Ta hr and Fred Cambell. Missin. were Ken Pinder and Mike Anstett.
CANIBIS WIN "B" TITLE -- The "B" championship of the Huron Park rec hockey league was won by the Canabis
team. Back,•Ieft, coach Ron Morrison, Bruce Rattray,Kay Snell, Dan Preszcator, Peter Cornelessen, Rick Snell,
Nick Houwere and coach George Snell. Front, Bob Lawrence Jr., Bob Snell, Harold Smith,. Rob Lawrence,
Greg Lawrence and Doug Smith. Missing were Dan Heywood and Jeff Lindenfield. T -A photo.
High sch�.I soccer starts
As the ground dries up, soc-
cer players at South Huron hit
the ,fields. Both junior and
senior teams have been prac-
tising these past weeks. Soc-
cer hasn't been an especially
strong sport at South Huron
but 1983 may have a playoff
team.
Junior coach Bruce Eccles
has not yet chosen his team
but feels his team will have
experience to have a good
season, as they have many se-
cond and third year players
with only a few grade nines.
The senior team also has
the experience this year. Jim
Workman volunteered to
coach the seniors. Workman
'has coached the girls' field
hockey team to OFSSA the
past three years. His
coaching ability should be an
asset to the team. He says the
soccer team is physically rig
and hardworking enough to
make a playoff spot.
Both juniors and seniors
start their season with an ex -
Kirk returns as
Hawks president
Gord Kirk was re-elected
president of the Exeter
Hawks junior "D" hockey
club at the recent annual
meeting and election of
officers.
Vice-presidents for the
1983-84 season will he Gerald
Willis and John Pym while
Ann Prout will handle the
secretarial duties • and
Murdena Glover is the
treasurer.
Named to the board • of
directors were Gabby Mol,
Bob Clark, Gordon Rook.
Gerald Dearing and Tom
Murch.
The annual Hawks banquet
will be held April 30 al the
South Huron Rec Centre. The
dinner will be followed by a
dance which will be spon-
sored jointly with the Exeter
Minor Hockey Association.
The only member of the
1982-83 Hawks team who Will
be ineligible for next season
because of age is Tony
Underhill.
close to the top in their double play comhination of Lou
'Whittaker and Alan Trammel.
So here goes.. New York, Toronto, Milwaukee,
Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland and Boston in that order.
In the west due to lack of space we will quickly
select Kansas City, California; Chicago, Minnesota,
Texas and Oakland and Seattle.
This should be the year of the Montreal Expos in
the National league east. The Expos proved last year
that they have superior talent, but, they didn't quite pull
together as a team. This should change with /Bill Vir-
don who has proved to he a tough disciplinarian taking
over as manager.
Steve Rogers heads the starting pitchers and Al
Oliver as the league's leading hitter. Tim Rains tops in
base stealing and catcher Gary Carter give the Expos
power and speed.
We will go with Montreal, St. Louis, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Chicago and New York.
in the National east, look for Steve Garvey to lead the
San Diego Padres to the top to be followed by Atlanta,
Los Angeles, Houston, Cincinnati and San Francisco.
hibition game at Wingham
April 22. The teams will have
two league games per' week in
the regular season which
starts April 24 when South
Huron travels to Stratford
Central. '
South Huron's last four
games will be at home
against Mitchell, Listowell,
Goderich and Clinton. Clinton
vpas.the Huron -Perth cham-
pion team last year and has
always been a tough team.
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