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Times Advocate, 1991-10-23, Page 16Page 16 Times -Advocate, October 23, 1991 �Irls basketball Seniors, juniors beat Listowel EXETER - Wednesday morning's pep rally at South Huron District High School paid off big later in the day as two -of -three girls basketball teams won their Huron -Perth games against visiting Listowel. In the senior contest, the Panthers had little trouble as they built a sur- prisingly low -scoring 12-6 halftime lead and stretched it into a 32-19 vic- tory. The juniors also came up big, downing Listowel 51-30 while the mid- gets lost a very close contest 63-62. For the seniors, it was just their second win of the season as they beat Listowel earlier in the year. Only 32 points in a senior game seems a little low. "We have trouble putting the ball in the basket. We had all kinds of open shots," said senior coach Terry O'Rourke. Carrie Oke had no trouble scoring as the forward managed to work her way under the hoop several times and was on the receiving end of some good passes. She finished with 16 points while Stacey Rader netted six. "Against the good teams we've been close because of our defence," add- ed O'Rourke whose team was in the Parkhill tournament on the weekend. The Panthers defence did not allow a Listowel point in the second quar- ter, and at the end of the third quarter it was 24-13. The seniors travelled to the Parkhill tournament on the weekend but were beaten in both games. Lisa Triebner had 10 points in a 53-26 loss to Sarnia Northern and Kerry Manders netted four points in a 45-12 loss to London Saunders. Close one: A desperation shot with just 11 seconds left in the game, gave the Listowel midgets a 63-62 win over the Panthers who have lost their last four. "We played them before and it was overtime when we won," said South Huron coach Janice Walker. 'Carey Youmans led the Panthers with 18 points while Heather Davies had 17 and Tara Pepper added 13. Pepper was the most dominant player on the floor as she grabbed a lot of rebounds and kept the play alive for second and third shots. "Their defence has improved 80 percent. There is a lot of good talent out there and a lot of good teams," said Walker. Win third game: While the seniors upped their league record to 2-5 and the midgets are still looking strong at 3-4, the juniors Panthers won their third game of the year and are also 3-4. South Huron was tied with Listowel 22-22 at the half but poured it on in the third quarter. Good defence paid off in the last quarter and a balanced scoring attack saw the Panthers win this one. Lisa Robertson and Jenny McLean led the offence with seven points each. Twelve South Huron juniors contributed in the scoring. Bheak►ng a tackle may be part of football but Heather Davies, of the South Huron midget girls basketball team got around this St. Mike's opponent. Field hockey undefeated By Ray Lewis STRATFORD - The South Hu- (ron Panthers girls' field hockey \team are looking to finish their reg- ular season schedule undefeated, after they knocked off both the Stratford Central Ramblers and Mitchell Blue Devils in Huron - Perth play last week. The Panthers are currently 7-0 and played their final regular sea- son game in Listowel yesterday, with results unavailable at press time. South Huron travelled to Strat- ford Thursday to face the Rams, and came away with a convincing 5-0 victory. Becci Farquhar opened the scoring for the locals just eight minutes in, when she managed to get a weak shot away in a goal mouth scramble. Beaten in finals ARVA - The senior boys volleb- yall team advanced all the way to the finals of the Medway tourna- ment here on Saturday but unfortu- nately came up short 8-15, 7-15 against a tough London South team. South Huron started the day with four wins and just two losses in pool play. They then beat host Medway 15-13, 8-15 and 15-11 in the quarter -finals. Against North Larfbton in the semis, the Panthers won 15-8 and 17-16. Chris Angerman had a Tots of blocks and the Panthers got steady setting from Jesse Morrice and Chris Gardner. Junior Ryan Stuart played well. Midfielders Shannon McBride and Tina Campbe t then added first half goals as their shots deflected into the net off of Stratford defend- ers. April Lewis opened the second half scoring a blistering drive from just inside the penalty area, and second year inner Carla Taylor closed out the scoring notching a goal of her own. On Tuesday the Panthers hosted Mitchell but had a tough time dis- posing of the Blue Devils. Right midfielder Darlene O'Rourke pro- vided the one-two punch as she scored both goals in a 2-0 victory. No matter the outcome from yes- terday's game, South Huron will face Stratford again Thursday, when they host the Huron -Perth semi-finals. \I:I:I:I:IYAMAHAI:I:I:I; I:I Take The Snow — By Storm _ _= With Yamaha. — i IMIVEMIr Huron -Perth boys cross-country champs, the South Huron Panthers had time for a little foot- ball before their run on Thursday. Here are, back, left; Rob Welsh and Shawn McFalls. Front, left; Skip Pavelick, Brett Rideout, Dave Schwindt, Dan Vanderlaan. Seated: Kevin King. Winter got yl*i umkr the wl;glKr? Sumo din sigh it with a 1992 Yanuha. Serious rider, dux ),&• first. Fur ckpen lhtlity. )Wall, pct. handling and c•clmuany. (ANIK'Set (b naw :IIx NIt:1 new Yanuha. INint let another %%int r 1)111W by with,xn one Senior runners win HP: By Fred Groves BENMILLER - For the second straight year, the South Huron Pan- thers senior boys cross-country team has won the Huron -Perth high school team championship. Thursday afternoon, the seven team members put forth an out- standing effort over the very diffi- cult eight -kilometre course. They put three runners in the top eight spots and four members will be go- ing to WOSSA this week in Petro-,__ lia. Dan Vanderlaan, last year's sen- ior winner, was third with team- mate Brett Rideout a close fifth and David Schwindt had a strong finish and was eighth. In the junior girls division, Molly McClure will also head to WOSSA once again as she was third in her race over the four -kilometre course. A few years ago, cross-country was a very popular sport at South Huron but has since dropped off. "We cut kids who didn't practice. We had 30 names at one point but ., they didn't come to practice," said • coach Joe Fulop. It takes a lot of preparation for the Huron -Perth meet. The Pan- thers have been in several other events and Fulop said they were, ready for Thursday. South Huron had runners in sen- ior and junior categories but there were no midget -aged competitors. "I guess lack of interest. But the sport is hard and there is no glory. If you're not a good runner, you better have a good team," said Fu - lop. The course here at the Falls Re- serve Conservation Area has al- ways been a tough one. Runners are quickly funneled off the starting line into a narrow three-foot gap in an evergreen tree line. From there, is a course which is filled with inclines and a big hill which, for the senior boys, meant conquering twice. On arrival at the picturesque , course near Goderich, all the run- ners joined their coaches on an in- spection of the course. "We do it to discuss the hazards if there are any. There is a big hill and it's muddy," said Fulop. "It's good for them to talk about it and go as a group," he added. Cross-country running is an indi- vidual sport. If you make a mistake along the course, you don't have teammates there to help you win like in a team sport. "Here we're supposed to concen- trate on a team but you still have to beat the guy in front of you," said Vanderlaan. Prior to the race, Vanderlaan sat" ....:to- ,,,,,„.... •. ;2kyf. 4 ,,, , y % rWASjS A On New Car and Truck Loans 10% rate guaranteed for six months, life insured on loans to purchase 1991 and 1992 vehicles Clinton Community Credit Union Ltd. Exeter Branch 374 Main Street 8. Exeter, Ontario NOM 186 Phone: 235-0640 Fax: 235-0261 he was asked what his chances were of repeating as the first place finisher. "I'd say they are okay, but not as good as last year. They've got a junior up from St. Mike's and he's fast." While Vanderlaan, Rideout and Schwindt led the seniors; Rob Welsh was 11th, Shawn McFalls, 18th; Kevin King, 25th; and Skip Qother co o 041 • 0 Pavlick, 26th. Tough finish: McClure was sec- ond in the midget division a year ago and this year had to settle for third in junior after she took a wrong turn coming down the final incline. Instead of going around a comer she went straight and did not get on the right track until the watching senior boys team and marshals yelled at her. McClure was in second but was passed at the last minute. Still, she and the rest of the junior girls did very well. Before she tackled the course, she and all the Panther runners joined Fulop on a walk which! pointed out the many obstacles and hazards. "It's not as muddy as last year. It'sj one of the most challenging," said McClure. Her brother Matthew and sisters Sarah and Susan all were standouts on the Panther cross-country teams and for Molly, she is just following in their tracks. "My family has always done it," said the youngest McClure who went to OFSAA in both cross- country and track and field last year. Sarah Battersby had a strong fin- ish in the junior girls division as she was 13th. Linda Wallis, 23rd; Jenn MacNeil, 24th and Linda Hardeman was 28th. Dianne McIn- tyre was the lone senior girls runner and she was 13th. OMMOM i %I:I:I1 1:1. i:l:l:l:l.l:l:l1n11:l:i:l10 • CHOOS THE BES IN HOME COMFORT WIN 'rG $1, 000 i n Home Comfort Cash or u p to $800 in instant rebates! ' Now you can choose the home comfort deal you want with the Lennox Best Choice Bonus Card. Scratch and save with instant rebates or Home Comfort Cash on dependable, high efficiency Lennox heating and air conditioning. Or you can defer payment until May '92...it's your choice! Call your local participating Lennox dealer for details, but hurry — offer ends November 16, 1991. Mb C.4.1111 Cannot be combined with any other Lennox offer. Deferred payment subject to credit approval. 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