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Times-Aduucate, January 17, 1996
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Precision skaters meet and greet
Two Exeter Precision Skating teams
perform dress rehearsal in front of
friends and family at Rec Centre
Chris Skalkos T -A staff
EXETER - The Exeter Precision
Skating team performed a dress re-
hearsal at the South Huron Rec-
reation Centre Thursday night.
Dubbed "meet and greet," the
event was designed to give the skat-
ers the opportunity to perform in
front of an audience consisting of
friends and family members.
It was also a test for the skaters to
see how far they have progressed.
The Exeter based club is made up
of two teams, the Juvenile Mini
Classics and the Junior Classics. A
combination 35 skaters from Exet-
er, Lucan, Hensall, Grand Bend,
St. Joseph's and London participat-
ed in the event.
Beth McGee, team manager, said
they were more excited than ner-
vous and the "meet and greet" for-
mat was a good way to introduce
some of the first-time skaters to a
live audience.
"Performing is usually nerve
racking, especially if you're up
against some stiff competition," she
said. "This is more fun for them."
Precision skating is a visually im-
pressive team sport involving
groups of skaters performing cho-
reographed routines to music ex-
ecuting a series of intricate foot-
work and a variety of manoeuvres
while covering the entire ice sur-
face.
A combination of creative cho-
reography, music and costumes
gives the sport its artistic appeal,
It is similar to figwe skating,
however, the strong team element
sets it apart and success depends
upon everyone working together.
"If one skater falls, it can knock
down a whole line," said McGee
adding the team atmosphere re-
lieves pressure and stress of com-
petingin a solo performance.
The Exeter teams currently skate
at the recreational level after
switching from the competitive
league two years ago. McGee said
the move allowed them to compete
against skaters of an equal calibre.
Last year the teams brought home
one gold and three. silver medals at
skating tcompetitions including a
first place finish at the Central On-
tario Skating Competition last Feb-
ruary.
"There were signs congratulating
them all over town. The girls were
really proud," said McGee.
The club's successes over the
years and the growing recognition
of precision skating as being a en-
tertaining spectator sport, has re-
sulted in new skaters joining the -
team; and with some of the
experienced skaters leaving to pur-
sue a post -secondary education,
McGee said this year is largely a
"re -building" year.
Irish avenge earlier loss
Gary Buan
LUCAN - The Lucan Irish got revenge against the Seaforth Cente-
naires Wednesday night winning 5-4 after losing to them 9-1 on January
seventh. The Irish started Wednesday night's game real flat giving up two
goals in the first period. "I thought we were going to carry over from the
last game," said Irish coach Scott Bogart.
The Centenaires added another goal in the second before the Irish got on
the hoard with a goal by Mike Robb. J.D. Adamthwaite and Dave Jenken
assisted. Seaforth added a short handed goal before the end of the period.
"We played a strong second period, we didn't have much to show for
it," said Bogart. The bounces began to fall in favor of the Irish in the
third. They started the period off on the right foot with a goal by Keith
Robson who was set up by Dave Lindberg and Daryl Boshart.
Chad Greenlee scored a power play goal for the Irish, to bring them
within one of the Centenaires. J.D. Adamthwaite and Brad Henderson
picked the assists.
Mike Robb tied the game at four with a shot that beat the Seaforth goal -
i,: Christian Criel and Roy Davis notched the assists.
With the clock ticking down and less than minute to play Mike Rabb
Nagged the hat trick and the game winner unassisted.
Chiefs "run out of steam"
Gary Buan
EXETER - The Exeter Chiefs
hosted Port Stanley Saturday night
at the South Huron Recreation/
Centre for a Juvenile regular sea-
son hockey game losing 4-I.
The Chiefs fell behind early in
the game giving up one goal in the
first period and two in the second
"We were playing with a short
bench, we didn't capitalize on arty
of our chances," said coach Hank
Debruyn.
The Chiefs got on the board in
the third with a short-handed goal
scored by Rob Kobayashi, Ben
Gieger and Marty Debruyn assisted
on the lone goal.
"We dominated the game after
scoring the goal but we just ran out
of steam," said Debruyn.
Port Stanely put the game out of
reach when they added another
goal to end the. game.
"The goals they scored, our goal-
ie Dennis Rothhdidn't have a lot of
help. Our wingers weren't picking
up their checks," Debruyn said.
Hockey Panthers
win one of four
EXETER -The South Huron District High School hockey team
played in the St. Thomas Aquinas Flames Classic Cup Tournament
over the weekend winning one of four games.
The Panthers beat L'Essore 4-2 after losing to John Paul II, from
London 5-0 in the opening game. They went on to lose 6-3 to Hill
Park, from Hamilton and 3-1 to Aquinas, from Brampton in the
playoffs.
The two year-old invitational tournament featured 44 high school
teams from Southern Ontario and head coach, Pete Heeney, said the
players benefited from participating.
"The idea was to get some experience," said Heeney adding the
Panthers learned one important lesson. "The London teams aren't so
Nig and bad. We won't be afraid of them if we meet them at WOS-
SA. They're good but they are not unbeatable."
Heeney commended Allan Jeffrey for playing well del bsively
and forwards John Rutten and Chad Gilfillan for being the Pan-
ther's leading goal scorers.
The team has three regular season gamcs left in their schedule and
Heaney said the weekend tournament would help the players clean
out some rust they may have gained over the Christmas holidays.
Their home game against Central Huron Tuesday afternoon was
not known at press time.
Panther Notes
The senior boys basketball team competed in Kincardine over the
weekend defeating Woodland Christian, Owen Sound West Hill and
Elmira. -
Thc junior girls volleyball team participated in a tournament held
in Stratford on Saturday losing to Waterloo Oxford, Si.. Thomas,
Parkside, Stratford Central before splitting their fetal match ttigtlinst
Woodstock.
""The girls played hard and rade great progress by the end of the
tournament," said coach Jodie -Baker. "We are going to continue to
work on building some more stills."
The Exeter Precision Skating Club held a dress rehearsal called a "meet and greet" at the
South Huron Recreation Centre Thursday night. For some skaters it was their first perfor-
mance in front of a live audience.
McGee credits much of the club's
success to professional figure skat-
er, Kathy Merner, from Zurich who
coached them before accepting a
nine-month contract in September
coaching Finland's competitive
skating team.
Ex4er will enter its first competi-
tion Feb. 26 at the Central Ontario
held in Fergus. They will then par-
ticipate in the Sun Country, March
2 in London. On March 23, Exeter
will host the Western Ontario Sec-
tion Invitational incorporating the
event into a "skating carnival" held
in the South Huron Recreation
Centre.
Junior skater, Anita Wein said
both teams still need to fine-tune
their numbers adding hand and
head movements to make the per-
formance even more complicated,
and the meet and greet was a good
way to see how much work still
needs to be done.
Janice Brock, club president, •ob-
served both teams and said she
was optimistic they will be ready
for competition next month.
"They arc really coming along.
There is still some work to do but
they are off to a great start," said
Brock.
South Huron Recreation
Centre offers extra ice -time
EXETER - The South Huron
Recreation and Community
Centre Board met Thursday
night and passed a motion to
make ice -time avail-
able to individu-
als at an hourly
rate.
The board is making
ice available for $6
per hour, per skater on Tues-
days and Fridays between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m. for an unlimit-
ed number of users.
"We are responding to some
requests from the public regard-
ing affordable ice -time for in-
dividual skaters," said Lynne
Farquhar, Recreation Director.
"People can use the ice for $6 per
skater, but keep in mind you may
be sharing it
with others,"
she said, add-
ing the ice
can still be
booked exclusive-
ly at the regular
rate of $44 per
hour.
Rec centre staff -ad-
vises to phone ahead to
confirm the arena is
not booked on these
days.
Farquhar said the "special avail-
ability" will benefit skaters who
would like extra ice -time to prac-
tice individually, but can't afford
regular rates.
The idea would utilize the are-
na during times when it normally
lays idle at no extra cost to the
Rec Centre. •
However, • Farquharyt'aras1141.�
extra ice-tirr►e is not,A ;sl, statin . t;
for public Sunday afternoon skat-
ing which is sponsored by local
businesses or "parent and tot"
skating hours Wednesday morn-
ings, designed to rovide a com-
fortable environment for begin-
ners.
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