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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-04-14, Page 11he Goderich SIGNAL STAR 134 YEAR -15 GODERICH, ONTARIO, APRIL 14, 1982 SECOND SECTIO Goderich Bs lose OMHA title bid u The Goderich Lakeport Steel Bantam Bs lost in their bid to capture the OMHA all Ontario championship after losing three straight games to a strong Richmond Hill team in the best -of -five series. Goderich lost their second and third games on the weekend 6-2 and 5-4 ending an otherwise successful season. All three games were hard fought battles with each team sharing in the penalty minutes dished out by.the referees. In the second game of the series played in Goderich on Saturday, the Bs stalled . against the stronger Richmond Hill squad losing 6-2. Richmond Hill got on the scoreboard early in the first period with two quick goals after only six minutes of play. The Goderich Bs capitalized on a Richmond Hill penalty at 8;:47 of the frame when assistant captain Trevor Martin, scored on a pass from David Armstrong. Richmond Hill managed to score at the 13:53 mark of the period giving them a commanding 3-1 lead going into the second period. The Richmond Hill squad continued to pressure Goderich, scoring two more insurance goals by the halfway mark of the period. Goderich narrowed the gap to 5-2 when Darcy McGee connected on, a pass from Kevin Telford. The Bs fai},ed to gain control over the game in the third period. Richmond Hill managed to chalk up the last goal of the game to give them a 6-2 victory. In the third game of the series, played on Sunday, the tables had turned with Rich- mond Hill narrowly defeating a revamped Goderich B team, 5-4. Richmond. Hill scored three unanswered goals in the first period, indicating that the Goderich Bs would again be outclassed.. However, this did not happen. IMMO Brent Williamson (8), Kevin Telford (6) and Lakeport Steel Bantam B team tried to put Richmond Hill goalie during playoff action The Bs came back in the second period and displayed Some strong hockey with three quick goals. Brent Williamson scored on a pass from Todd Gilchrist and Darren Doak scored two goals to even the, rday night. The locals lost the game 6-2 and a .third game Darren Doak (2) of the Satur past a sprawling Sunday 5-4 as Richmond Hill took the OMHA championship. ( Photo at the Goderich. arena by Jim Fitzgerald) era Brent Williamson, captain of the Lakeport Steel Bantam B team, chases the Richmond Hill captain around the net to gain control of the puck during playoff action in Goderich Satur- day night. The local Bantams lost the OMHA championship bid three games straight in the best -of -five series with Richmond Hill. (Photoq by Jim Fitzgerald) t.. scoring at 3-3 going into the third period. Doak,The BS continued to apply pressure Richmond Hill took a 4-3 lead at the but Richmond Hill managed to score the midway mark of the third frame. Darcy winning goal with only 1:17 minutes left in McGee evened out the scoring after he *game to give them a 5-4 victory and the connected ' on a pass from Darren_ OMHA all Ontario championship, Kevin Telford (6) and Darren Doak (2) of the Lakeport Steel Bantam B team fight for control of the puck in front of the Richmond Hill goalie during playoff action Saturday night in Goderich. The local Bantams lost the OMHA championship to Richmond Hill three games straight' in the best -of -five series. ( Photo by Jim Fitzgerald) Huron -Perth All Stars split basketball wins The Huron -Perth Conference Boys Basketball League All Star games held Thursday, at GDCI featured some of the best basketball of the season with the Huron juniors winning their match 45-43, while the seniors were narrowly defeated by a strong Perth team 56-53. Representing Huron County in both categories, were players from Central Huron, Goderich, South Huron, F.E. Madill, and the league winning Seaforth team. On the Perth squads were players from Listowel, Northwestern, St. Mary's, Stratford Central, Norwell and Mitchell with league top scorer Doug McKerlie. The first game between the juniors was a seesaw battle through all four quarters with each team alternating on points. Phil Rintoul of F.E. Madill led the scoring for Huron County with a 10 goal performance for the night. Other top scorers for Huron were Steve Ferguson, South Huron with seven points and Derek Hippern, also of South Huron netted six points. Huron managed to edge -out Perth in the last seconds of the game to win 45-43 before a near capacity crowd. -;?-The second game of night between the seniors saw Perth narrowly defeat Huron 56-53 in another tough battle before a full house of avid basketball fans. Huron had difficulty with the stronger Perth team as both teams exchanged points throughout the match to the en- joyment of the crowd, Huron recieved solid play from all the players in par- ticular top scorers, Rob Thompson and Ray Aitcheson with 10 points each. However, it was not enough to over- power the Perth team led by Rob James with 10 points and Bob Chalmers with nin 1, tit, .I, I• • . I'l 11 1 1 11. DESCENDING DOWNRIGGER DOWNRIGGER WEIGHT 1 ..it , ..iLiGll: :avlIl I 1, 1. r . •t r' The illustration above shows the sonar printout as seen by the operator. The sonar helps to locate the areas where fish are feeding by sending out a cone shaped sound wave which bounces off solid objects and projects the image on to sensitized paper. This is the first year of the All-Star games between the best basketball players in Huron and Perth counties. If crowd enthusiasm and calibre of play' are any indication it will not be the last. Additional photos on Page 2 Offshore fishing: is becoming a popular hobby in Goderich For many avid fishermen their first encounter with the sport was nothing more sophisticated than a shoe string and a hook, trying to catch rock bass off the local dock. With the development of new, technologically advanced equipment, the sport has changed dramatically. From the maze of sonar sound waves and C.B. radios, offshore fishing has emerged as an increasingly popular hobby among fishermen in the Goderich area. Fred Salter, operator of one of several chartered offshore fishing boats in the area, feels that offshore fishing is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to river fishing. "I enjoy offshore fishing over river fishing because of the thrill of standing at the back of the boat fighting'15 to 20 pound's of fish on its' own terms," he explained.. "It really gets the adrenalin running." "There is also the element' of good, sportsmanship and good communication between boats which is the name of the game," Salter said. Salter operates a 26 foot fibreglass boat which is outfitted with approximately $4000 worth of equipment, on a part time basis during the summer months. As part of his equipment Salter has a video sonar to detect fish at various depths, a tem- perature probe to take readings of the water temperature and a C.B. radio which he' uses"extensively for weather reports and other communications. "It is important that before the fisherman starts fishing a temperature reading of the water is taken. The reason for this is because various fish feed at different ' temperature levels," Salter explained. 'The video sonar located on the transom sends out sound waves in a cone shape which reflects off everything it comes in contact with," Salter explained. The images are recorded on sensitized paper showing the operator at what depth the fish are feeding and where schools of bait fish are located. Once the temperature and location of the fish is established the line is dropped to the appropriate depth with the aid of an eight pound weight known to fishermen as a cannonball. The rod is equipped to ac- comodate four lures at a time for fishing at various depths. "This greatly increases your chances of catching a fish." he said. Salter who makes a lot of his own lures is experimenting this year with a black and silver one which he hopes will be suc- cessful. He is also considering the use of live bait. "75 per cent of the attraction fish have to the bait they are feeding on is through smell. I hope by using live bait that it will greatly increase the chances of a catch." According to Salter, fishery officials in Michigan are seeing the benefits of off- shore fishing and have spent ap- proximately $1 million stocking Lake Huron with . several species of trout. He hopes-thatthe`Ontarlo ministry will follow the lead and begin stocking in the Goderich area. In a couple of weeks Salter will be taking his boat,. Katie 2, out for the. start of what he hopes will be another successful season. Cancer Bike-a-thon to be held this Sunday Want to have some fun and get some fresh air and exercise while raising money for a good cause at the same time' Then why not join in Goderich's annual bike-a- thon to raise money for cancer research this Sunday, April 18 ( rain date: April 25 ). The 20 km bike-a-thon will follow a route around town (maps will be supplied) with rest centres set up along the way at Judith Gooderham Park and the Kinsmen Centre. The route begins from the Suncoast Mall parking lot at 2 p.m, with registration from noon to 1:30 p.m. Pledge sheets can be picked up at any bank in town, the Credit Union, Victoria and Grey Trust, Beckers, Mac's Milk, the A&P, the Met store, Zehrs, Kirkey's Texaco and Woolworths. The Goderich Kinsmen Club is organizing the bike-a-thon for the Goderich Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society for the fifth year in a row. The club will provide refreshments for the riders as well as prizes for the lady and man with the most pledges; for the best decorated bicyle: and for the best costumed rider. There are a few .rules which the club would ask riders to adhere to. For example, they must ride single file, 30 feet apart; ride with the traffic; yield to traffic when necessary; use. signals to warn drivers of moves; and adjust speed to ensure control of bikes. Participants are at their own risk. If involvement could endanger their health, they are requested to withdraw, If help is needed, there will be a follow up vehicle. Family participation is encouraged but any child under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Last year, approximately $4,500 was raised by 120 riders. Let's up these totals this year in memory of Terry Fox.