Times Advocate, 1995-12-28, Page 14Page 14
Times -Advocate, December 28, 1995
This Week in Sports...
• Hawks lose first game - page 15
• SH Basketball teams thrash Wingham - page 16
1995 was a good year for local sports
The T -A takes a trip through the back issues to review the accomplishments of local athletes.
As the year draws to a close
the Times -Advocate would
like to take this opportunity
to review some of the events
that have been published in
the sports pages of the T -A
over the last 12 months. This
is only a brief overview of
the many accomplishments
achieved by the many sport-
ing enthusiasts in our com-
munity but we would like to
wish all the coaches and ath-
letes a successful 1996.
January
•The Stephen Rebels win the Pee-
wee Regional Silver Stick final in
Kincardine. Jeff Finkbeiner scores
in triple overtime to lift the Stephen
Rebels to a 4-3 win over Ripley.
•Seven teams compete in the
South Huron Indoor Masters Soccer
Tournament at the Huron Park
Recreation Centre. It was the first
time a masters tournament was
held in the area for players who are
over 30 years -old.
•The West beat the East in the
Annual OHA Junior Development
League All-Star game in Lucan. Lu -
can Irish forward Greg DePrest
earned the number two star and
Shayne Robinson from the Exeter
Hawks was the game's number
three star.
March
•The South Huron District High
School hockey team edged Central
Huron 7-6 to win their first Huron -
Perth title and advance to WOSSA
semi-finals.
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•Alicia Lawrence scored five
goals to lift the Exeter Tweens to a
6-5 win over Lambeth and clinch
the gold medal at the Ontario Re-
gional Ringette Tournament held
in Kitchener.
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•The Exeter Ladies Auxiliary
Peewees sweep the Prince Edward
County Kings in three games to
clinch the Ontario Minor Hockey
Association title.
•Two Stephen Township minor
hockey teams brought home pro-
vincial titles. The Peewee Rebels
triumphed over Port Carling and
the Atom Sonics beat Ops Town-
ship to earn AII-Ontario champion-
ships.
May
•Three meetings held to revive
senior "A" hockey in Exeter failed
as executives officially withdrew
the Exeter Mohawks from the
OHA league.
Sports Photo of the year 4 2. The thrill of sudden victory
that only sports can provide is depicted here as Ray
Webb reacts to his winning shot that won his team first
place in the Molting Hawks Tournament at Ironwood golf
course in July. Webb was golfing with partners Jim
Guenther and Steve Pearce and he was the last player to
attempt the tie breaking shot to win the tournament.
February
*Over 580 skaters representing 19
different clubs from four counties
competed in the annual H.O.M.E.
competition held at the South Hu-
ron Recreation Centre. The Exeter
Figure Skating Club Hosted the
competition and placed six skaters
•OHA Junior Development
League rivals The Exeter Hawks
and the Lucan Irish squared off at
the South Huron Recreation Centre.
The back and forth battle ended
with Lucan winning 6-4.
•The South Huron District High
School boys junior basketball team
earned a WOSSA berth after win-
ning the Huron conference tide
with a 52-44 win over Cioderich.
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•Stu Homuth of Exeter shot a
hole -in -one on a par four at Iron-
wood Golf course. The ex-
traordinary shot occurred on the
number 12 hole during a rainy
and windy day.
•Grand Bend Motorplex official-
ly opened. The newly constructed
speedway off Highway 21 opened
their track for the first time since
1969.
•South Huton District High
School honored its top athletes dur-
ing an Athletic Awards night. The
Panther award went to Jen
Romphf, the Paw award was hand-
ed to Tara Pepper and Adam Jean.
Athletes of the Year` awards were
earned by juniors Sara Szabo,
Mark Bell, and seniors Cara Gard-
ner and Bryan McAllister.
•Joey Forrester, a 15 year-old
student at SHDHS won the Pro-
vincial Championship Bowler of
the year in Brampton.
July
•Over 15 powerful off -shore rac-
ing boats fired up their engines and
roared out of Grand Bend harbor
in the second annual Lake Huron
Poker Run.
•Three Exeter men, Peter Vander
Burgt, Paul McInnis and Dave Bry-
son earned the honor of repre-
senting Grand Bend Motorplex at a
drag race competition in In-
dianapolis.
October
•Bob Hamacher from Hensall, re-
tired Staying Together, the fastest
horse in the world, from stan-
dardbred horse racing after being
inducted in the Hall of Champions.
•SHDHS student Christian Stuck -
less won the Huron -Perth Cham-
pionship in the junior boys division
covering a 6,000 meter course in
21:02 seconds.
Sports photo of the year # 3. Concentration is a vital ele-
ment to any athlete's performance and it is something
one can clearly see on the face of Megan Ratz as she
lines up a free-throw during a senior girls basketball
game at SHDHS in October. The Panthers were in the
process of beating F.E. Madill 47-34.
•Jodee Grasdahl and Robert
Khamsouk from Exeter Tae Kwon.
Do competed in the Canadian Jun-
ior Tae Kwon Do championships
held in Toronto winning gold and
silver medals.
•The Exeter Saddle Club hosted
their annual Adult Team Challenge
competition featuring 50 riders
and horses. Exeter riders placed
second in performance and gaming
events.
August
•A new record for the fastest mo-
torcycle in the world was set at
Grand Bend Motorplex when racer
Dan Butters shattered the previous
record by .02 of a second burning
down the quarter mile track at 7.05
seconds with a top speed of 181
mph.
•Former SHDHS student Randy
Johnson won the gold medal in jav-
elin throwing at the All -Ontario
Track and Field Association meet
in Kitchener.
•The SHDHS field hockey team
qualified for WOSSA after winning
the Huron Perth Championship on
their home turf.
November
•The Exeter Ri ierview Estates
Juveniles won the Ontario Baseball
Association Championship in
Blenheim. The Juveniles played
five games against three very tough
teams to clinch the All -Ontario title.
Septenther
•Legendary 60's drag racer Bill
"Maverick" Golden brought his fa-
mous wheelstander drag racing
truck to Grand Bend Motorplex.
The truck races down the quarter
mile track on its back wheels at 130
mph.
•The SHDHS field hockey team
captured their ninth consecutive
WOSSA title in Ingersoll launch -
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Sports photo of the year. This photograph of Randy John-
son appeared on the front cover of our Aug. 16 issue and
is no doubt is the T -A's sports photo of the year. The pic-
ture was taken a fraction of a second before Johnson
launched a javelin, and captures the strength and intensi-
ty harnessed by an athlete at his peak performance.
Johnson, a graduate of SHDHS and currently attending
South East Missouri State University, captured a gold
medal at the Provincial Track and Field Championship
held in Kitchener last summer throwing his javelin 63.7
meters.
ing them into the Ontario Cham-
pionships. The three -time Ontario
champions defended their reigning
title in Toronto but had to settle for
a bronze medal after losing in the
semi-finals.
•Exeter and Stephen teams
earned top marks during the sev-
enth annual Bill Batten Minor
Hockey tournament.
•Three Exeter teams win medals
in during the Exeter and Area
Ringette Association's 32 team
tournament.
December
•The Exeter Hawks lead the Jun-
ior "D" league with 17 consecutive
wins after defeating Delhi 10-2 at
the Rec Centre. Their winning
streak came to an end when they
tied North Middlesex 4-4 but re-
main undefeated going into the new
year.
•Four SHDHS students represent
Huron in the Huron vs Perth all-star
volleyball game. Juniors Darryl
Romphf, Luke Sims, and seniors
Bryan McAllister and Adam Jean
represented South Huron.
Sports Photo of the year 4 4. Most sports, by their very nature, are fast and exciting. This
holds true for children, as well as adults, and is clearly exemplified in this photo of Byron
Frelter passing off the baton to Rachel Steele during a relay race. The youngsters were par-
ticipating at the regional track and field meet hosted by Exeter Public School In June.
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