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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-08-25, Page 19t=r 'Goderich SIGNAL—STAR IIRECTEATI 134 YEAR 34 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1982 Goderich hosted the Canadian 505 Championship Sailing Regatta here this past weekend. A 505 is one o the fastest sailing dinghies in the world and is manned by a crew of two as shown here. ( Photo by Joanne Buchanan) SECOND SECTION. Top female sailor wins 505 regatta Sally Lindsey, one of the world's leading' female 505 sailors, and her crew of Stan Honey, both from California, won the Canadian 505 Championship Sailing Regatta held in Goderich from Saturday to Monday. The first place Canadians and second overall were Simon Lewis and his brother Nick from Toronto. Two races were held Saturday but Sunday's races had to be cancelled because the water was too rough for rescue boats. The event was wrapped up on Monday with the final three races. A 505 is a two-man 5.05 metre long centre board dinghy, one of the world's fastest sailing dinghies. This is the third time Goderich has hosted a 505 regatta and par- ticipants are unanimous in their praise of Goderich as the best sailing. port in the Great Lakes and even in North America. Despite the weather conditions Sunday, this year's participants all agreed that the regatta was very endurable and will likely request another here for next year. There were 29 entries in all. Organizers had hoped for 40 and say the number of entries could be a reflection on the economy as there were fewer Canadian dingys than American. Ethan Bixby of Boston, the current world's champion, was in attendance but only placed fifth overall. Two past Canadian champions from New Brunswick also attended and there were others from California, Chicago, Alberta and all points of Ontario. Most of the sailors who participated in the Goderich race will now go to Kingston next weekend for the North American Championships. The winners from there will go to the World Championships in Adelaide, Australia in March 1983. Pro -Am Cycling Races in Goderich this Sunday Professional and amateur cycling returns to Goderich this Sunday with the staging of the annual Goderich Pro -Am , Cycling Race. The 1982 edition of the pro -am event will begin at 11 a.m. at the municipal offices on West Street with the novice categories. Anyone interested in participating Ii the five novice age categories, regardless of • skill or experience, should register at 10 a.m. —The dittances for each novice age group will vary with the 8 and 9 year-olds covering 1.5 km; the 10.11 age group will race over 3 km; 12 and 13 year-olds will cover three laps or 4.5 km; the 14-15 year- olds will cycle six km and those registered in the 16 and over category will race six laps or nine kilometres. The race will begin at the town hall on West Street at 11 a.m. The 1.5 km route will take cyclists to the Square, off the Square on South Street to Elgin Avenue. Cyclists will. follow Elgin Avenue to Wellington Street and back to West Street to the starting point. Trophies will be awarded to winners in • the novice categories. The serious cyclists ,will get off the starting block at 12.15 with the cadet group, which will race 18 laps on the course or 27 km. The juniors and ladies divisions will start at 12.45 .with the juniors covering 27 .ftiPos of 40.E km and the ladies 20 laps for 30 lan. • Participants in the Senior3 category will start at 1.45 p.m. in the 40 km race and veterans WM compete over 27 laps with the same starting time. The senior 1 and 2 divisions will get off the starting•line at , p.m. and participants in both divisions will cover the course 50 time for 75 km. The professionals will be vying for$1,000 in prize money and trophies. Entry fee for senior, veterans and ladies' divisions is $5 and $3 for juniors and cadets. There is no entry ,fee charge for any ofthe novice divisions. All Canadian Cycling Association rules will be in effect for the event and crash helmuts must be worn. For further in- formation on the cycling races contact the recreation department. Indian Hills golfer wins sunset Golf Club hosts invitational BY MARLENE McDdUGALL Sunset Golf Club held the men's in- vitational on Wednesday and 160 golfer entered the tournament which is getting bigger and better each year. Over $3,800 in prizes was given out to the winners and the hole -in -one contest, featuring a free trip from CP Air, was missed by one of, our golfers by only six inches. The low gross winner for the day was Ted McCahill of Indian Hills who shot a sparkling four under par round of 66. The low net for the field was John Shannatl of Sunningdale, London. Steve Arthur won the longest drive competition. The prize winners from the host Sunset Club were Brian Reeve, Lloyd Schoenals, Paul Baechler, tom Moore, Stan Connelly, Tim O'Brien, Ticker Mero, Dave MacAdam, Laurie Colquhoun, George Divok,J3illChisholm, Steve Buchanan, Bill Youngblut, Pete Teichert, Fred Arm- strong, Lee Kirkwood, Earl Bell, Stan Telford, Bob Dempsey, Art Burt, Frank Graham, Cliff Kennedy, Ray Cook, Jim Crawford and Ron Harris. Thanks are extended to Terry Bullen of ARC Industries and Karen Bushell and Frank and Steve Graham for the new tee signs and the starters, scorers, volunteers and donors for making the tournament a successful and enjoyable event. • Joyce Bolton, Ellen Connelly and Shirley Baechler were first flight winners on ladies' night while Dorothy Bordeau, Thora McCabe and Chris Reeve were second flight winners. Diana Little and Isabel MacDonald were third flight winners and top golfers in the fourth flight were Ruth Bushell, Betty Fuller and Nancy McLay. Another pin day will be held Thursday. The Ladies' Invitational tournament will be held Wednesday, September 1. In junior action, Ray Bedard was the low gross for the day and David Almasi, low net. The next two -ball will be Sunday, August 23 at 3 p.m. Goderich teams win Hanover Sportsfest events Sportsfest '82 was held in Hanover this year and the 1982 edition of the sporting extravaganza turned out to ' be the best ever. Over 3,000 participants competed in the many sporting and liesure events from August 13-15. There was also good participation and competition from Goderich teams and individuals • in the three-day sporting event. The Goderich Peewee boys soccer team won the A championship over a Durham entry while the Goderich Atom entry lost to Listowel in the consolation round. In women's slowpitch action, the Sifto Salt Goodtimers captured the A cham- pionship with a win over league coun- terparts from Bluewater Centre. Goderich also competed in ball hockey and the Rink Rats from Goderich made it all the way to championship final before losing to Port Elgin. Spottsfest, sponsored by the Lake Huron Zone Recreation Association, will be held in Seaforth next year. * Howie Atkinson of Sunningdale Golf and Country Club watches as his shot heads for the 18th green during the Sunset Golf Club annual men's invitational tournament Wednesday. Atkinson's ball was partially in the water on the 18th so he simply removed his socks and shoes, rolled up a pant leg and blasted the ball to the fringe of the green, pin high. A total of 160 golfers participated hi the one -day tournament.(Photo by Dave Sykes) Patrick Donnelly of the Goderich Pee Wee B teamwaits for the pitch during Pee Wee Tournament action here Saturday. The B team won the B championship round by defeating Stanley Township 17-15. (Photo by JoanneBuchanan) Pee Wee ball tourney held The Goderich Pee Wee B team won the B championship round 17-15 against Stanley Township during- a- 'Pee - Wee Softball Tournament sponsored by the Goderich Recreation Department at Agricultural Park Saturday. The B team was eoached by Jim Donnelly. The Goderich A team advanced to the A championship round but lost. to Hullett Township 28-12. The A team was coached by F. MacDonald. The one -day tournament featured seven teams, two from Goderich, two from Hullett, . and one, each from Colborne, Goderich and Stanley Townships. Mark Bellinger of the Goderich United A soccer team strains to head the ball during soccer action here Sunday. The A team defeated Calabria of London 3-1 while the B team defeated Ingersoll 5-1. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Soccer action Goderich United A team regains its winning form Goderich United A team regained its winning form on Sunday with a convincing victory over Calabria of London by a score of 3-1. United should have pumped in more goals if it had not been for' outstanding saves by the opposing goalkeeper. The first 20 minutes belonged to United as they continuously pressured Calabria's defence. However, Calabria escaped without being scored upon. The tides turned in Calabria's favor mid- way through the first-half and the result was their only goal of the game:With United.in a must -win situation: the players became even more determined to get on the scoreboard. With one minute remaining in the first half, Randy Little picked up a loose ball in front of the net and blasted a perfect shot to the top left corner, leaving the goalkeeper no chance for a play.. • ° In the second half, United's defencpd half -backs almost completely shut down Calabria's offensive power. Hustle and determination for United soon began to take its toll on the Calabria team. Mid -way through the second half, United scored the winning goal. Dennis. Donnelly was sent down his left-wing position and volleyed a cross into the midfield and Bruce "Melick rushed in and headedthe ball into the right corner. United finished scoring. when Rolf Gottschalk" volley was- deflected by Randy Litt 's head onto the Vol of John Elliot. John advanced on the goalkeeper and made a quick move and put the ball by the defenceless keeper. United displayed a total team effort in recording its sixth -victory -of the -sea son -.4n- - the past few games United or sputtitt'gthe 'ball into the air too much: However, on Sunday United kept the ball on the playing surface with .short quick passes and the results prdved to be much more favorable. United's record now stands at six wins, two losses and two ties which enables them to hold onto second place. The next game is in Stratford on Sunday, August 29 at 5 p.m. Thi is an extremely important game because Stratford is a very good team and are right behind United in the'standiings.