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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-09-22, Page 17Goderich I NAL -STAR EC EAIIO 139 YEAR -38 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1982 Port Elgin wins Goderich was the host for the Huron Youth Soccer Atom Cup Tournament on Saturday. Seven area teams from Goderich, Clinton, St. Columban,.Seaforth, Port Elgin and Kincardine participated in the tournament. Port Elgin was the winner of the cham- pionship final in a close 2 - 1 game over Kincardine. In reaching the finals, Port Elgin also won a close 2 - 1 game over the Goderich A team in the semi-final game. Playing a good game for the Goderich A side in a losing cause were Lonnie Rumig, Tim Harrison and Brian Lane. The consolation final was won by the Goderich B team coached by Dan Mc- Callum and Neil Hamilton in an exciting overtime win aver the Clinton entry 4 - 2. Excellent performances during the tour- nament for the Goderich B team were turned in by Paul Hamilton, Mark Arm- strong, Patrick McKee and Aaron. Duckworth. This tournament concluded a very suc- cessful season for the Goderich Minor Soc- cer Association teams. In addition to the Atom consolation championship, Goderich teams won the Squirt, Mosquito and Pee Wee Cup Tournament Championships. The soccer season will officially end on Oc- tober 3 when the annual awards banquet will take place. SECOND SECTION • A member of the Goderich 'A' team traces to stop the ball as it is kicked by a•Seaforth player during the Huron Youth Atom Cup soccer tournament.held here Saturday. The Goderich `A' team defeated Seaforth 10-1. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) • 4 �A Mary O'Neill, who led the GDCI senior Vikings hi rebounds and steals, fights for the ball with two Sault Ste. Marie players during the annual GDCI senior girls' basketball tour- nament played here Saturday. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) The Goderich 'A' team goalie, Brian Corriveau, didn't see much action hi his team's first game against Seaforth Saturday during the Huron Youth Atom Cup soccer tournament. He mostly stood in his net shivering in the cold as Goderich trounced Seaforth 10-1. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Sarnia wins tourney Seniorgirls' basketball here BYTD The Sarnia St. Pat's Fighting Irish, under coach Bob Delaney, were recognized as one of the top senior girls' basketball powers in the entire province last season and the results of the GDCI annual tournament here Saturday prove they haven't lost athing. St. Pat's won the championship with an impressive 73-38 win over Sault Ste. Marie Sir James Dunn, in the finals. Sue Forsyth led the. Irish- with 29. points. St. Pat.'s thrashed the defending champion Lucas Vikings 92-30, in their first game and crushed Stratford Central 85-22 in the semi-finals. Sault. Ste. Marie reached the finals by defeating the host GDCI Vikings 52-26 and Sarnia Northern, 50-32. Juli .. Szucs led the Sault against the Vikings with 12 points. Allison Graham was the top Goderich scorer with nine points., Mona Gleason added six while Barb Conlon and Mary Beth Alexander had four apiece. Mary O'Neill, who led the Vikings in rebounds and steals, had two points and Karyn Drennan had one. The GDCI squad lost the consolation, championship game 56-36 to London Lucas. Lucas led 28-24 at half time. Lisa Bogdan had 10 points for London. Allison Graham and Mona Gleason each had 10 for the . losers. Mary O'Neill and Karya Drennan had four each for Godersch..Barb ' Conlon, Cathy Oke, Mary Beth Alexander, Anne Allan and Helen Conlon all checked in with two points. Cathy Oke led the team in steals while O'Neill and Gleason were the leading rebounders. The Vikings are back into tournament action this weekend in the Sarnia St. Pat's . tournament. League play for, coach John Geiger's Vikings begins Tuesday, Sep- tember 28 at Norwell. Men's fastball Bedford, CC advance BY ROB MCDONALD Mike Donnelly drove in four runs to back - Dean Doherty's two -hit pitching as Canada Company defeated Hotel Bedford 12-0. The win gave Canada Company a 1-0 lead in their best of five final. It marked the first time Canada Company has beaten Bedford . all year as Bedford dominated the league series. There was no score after three innings but Canada Company scored once ,in the fourth as- Donnell--y-scored-from--thir-d--on Rob -McDonald's groundout. They broke the game open in the fith, scoring 'four times chasing Bedford' starter Rob. Plunkett. Steve-,Ar--boor--,led-off the -inning with a single and moved to second on Doherty's walk. With two out, Donnelly doubled, scoring both runners and he scored on Glen Tigert°s double. Mike Frayne then singled' home Tigert. Canada Company then exploed for seven runs in the sixth. Donnelly, Tigert and Mike and Mark FraYne all had two hits apiece while Bill Black and Terry Austin were the only Bedford batters to get hits off Doherty. Canada Company advanced to the finals with a tough 3-0 win over Denomme's. Glen Tigert pitched his best game of the year, allowing two hits. He had his no- hitter broken,,up in the sixth when Jim Durst singled with two out. , Denomme's John Verway also three a strong game but Canada Company bats came alive in the late innings to secure the win. With one out in the bottom of the sixth, Mike Frayne and Rob McDonald scored when McDonald went to third on a wild pitch to Steve Arbour and the ball was thrown into left field. Arbour then singled home Frayne. Barry Black got Deno`m- me's other hit in the seventh but he never got past first. Tigert finally got some -defensive- help—from---his- teammates; notably Brian Shewfelt who played a strong game at second base. Hotel Bedford advanced to the final with an 11-5 win over Lakeport Steel. Bedford staked Hary Crawford to a 7-0 lead and then coasted to victory. In the first inning Jim Crawford' and Terry Austin followed Gary Peters' walk with singles. Glen Falkiner then drove, home Peters with a sacrifice fly and Del Mitchelmore's single scored two more. Following Dave Macdonald's single, Brian Sowerby singled in Mitchelmore. Bedford scored three more in the second to lead 7-0. Lakeport scored four times in the sixth but Bedford came back with four in the seventh. Peters, Crawford and Sowerby had two hits each for Bedford while Ron Miller and Lloyd Tigert had two apiece for Lakeport. ears capture 1 men's slowpitch lea e championship The Goderich Bears are the 1982 champions of the Goderich Men's Slowpitch League. And they won the league championship; in style Monday, edging Goderich Restaurant 8-5 to win the best -of -five final series by disposing of the Restaurant in three straight games. The Bears took a one -game lead in the series last week with an impressive 19-4 win as their explosive offence erased a Restaurant 4-3 lead in the sixth inning with a 16 -run barrage against three pitchers. That game set the tone for the series as Restaurant played catchup ball in the next two games. The long ball played an important role in the championship series and a gusty wind to left field contributed to several homers in the second game as the Bears defeated Restaurant 15-11 to grab a 2-0 lead in the series last Tuesday. Restaurant grabbed the lead early in the game on Ed Brunk's three run homer to left field but the Bears bounced back and held the lead throughout the game. The long ball was again a factor in the final game as the Bears collected three homers in the game and 11 in total in the three -game series. Brian Reeves provided the power in the final garne smacking two home runs to right field. His first was a solo shot and his second, a two -run homer, came in the sixth inning with the Bears leading 6-5. Team-mate Glen Schwartz chipped in with a solo homer. The championship capped a successful season for the Bears who led the league's top division in season play and represented the league well in tournament play. Restaurant finished third in the league and also enjoyed success at various tour- naments throughout the year. The members of the championship Bears • team are Clare Charron, Brian Reeve, John MacDonald, Glen Schwartz, Mike Lajeunesse, Brian (Sniff) Thompson, Dan Duncan, Gary (10) Kloepfer, Dave Graf, Bill Wedlock, Dave Martin, . John Anderson, Ron Ritchie, Ed Mannering and Mike Sully. The executive of the GMSL; president, Dave Cloet; past president, Bob Cornish; secretary -vice-president, Ed Mannering; tournament chairman, Don Johnston; scheduling chairman, Bruce Baker and umpire -in -chief, Tim Frawley thank the players of the league and all team reps for a successful season. Thanks are also ex- tended to Jane Netzke and the recreation department for their assistance. Nominations for next year's executive are now due! Your MVP (most valuable player) and MSP (most sportsmanlike player) selections are also required. Please contact '`president Dave Cloet today. All results will now be announced at the year-end dance, now referred to as Mannering Mania, scheduled for October 16 at Saltford Hall. The final team rep meeting is scheduled for September 27 at 7.30 p.m. at the recreation office. Don't forget, the 1983 GMSL season kicks off in just 32 weeks. basketball team wins BY TD the GDCI junior Vikings are off to an impressive start in' girl's basketball play with a 5-1 won -lost record in exhibition Here last Monday, the Vikings opened their exhibition schedule with a 37-27 win over Sarnia Northern. Last Thursday the Vikes defeated London Montcalm 63-17 and London Central 54-28.- The . Vikings - defeated London St. Joseph's 57-15 Friday and split a pair of games Saturday edging London Central 39-37 but'dropping a 40-32 verdict to Medway in a weekend tour - nament in London. • Coach Phil Bugler has a good mixture of veterans and rookies which he feels will blend into an excellent team. Returning players include Kim Fritzley, —who .has -led ._theieam_ in seorit►g�in the exhibition series, Chris Stapleton, Mary Margaret Murphy, Angie Alcock, Kathleen Donnelly,, Melaine Jeffrey and Shelley Teal. First year players are Cathy Gallows Tammy Gibbons, Sarah Alexander, September . Deathe, Carol MacEwan and Donna Taylor. League action for the Vikings . begins Tuesday with a game in Palmerston. Exhibition football played senior vikings win 18-8 BY TD The GDCI senior Vikings started their 1982 football season with an 18-8 exhibition victory over Sarnia St. Clair in Sarnia Friday. Joe Melady had a big game for the Vikings, accounting for 12 of his team's points. In the first quarter, Melday blocked a St. Clair punt and recovered the ball in the end zone for the game's first touchdown. He also kicked a 30 yard field ,goal in second quarter and converts on two other Viking touchdowns plus a single on a fourth quarter field goal attempt. The other Viking touchdown came in the third quarter when the Goderich defence sacked the Colts quarterback in the Sarnia end zone, the ball popped loose and Greg Marshall recovered. Sarnia's points came . from a second quarter single and a converted touchdown late in the fourth quarter.. The Viking offence moved 'the ball well both on the ground and in the air. Jeff Feagan ran well and the . passing com- - bination of quarterback Jim MacDonald to receiver Andrew Telford was one of the main offensive weapons for the Vikings. • The Viking defence, led by team captain Dave McDonald, was strong. The Vikings, coached by Ray Donnelly and Chris Connor, go to Palmerston for their .league opener Thursday. Their first home game is next, Thursday against Stratford Central. The Rams are rumoured to be a definite contender for. Huron -Perth honors this season. Junior vikings win 22-9 • BYTD The GDCI Junior Vikings defeated Sarnia St. Clair 22-9 in exhibition football action Friday in Sarnia.. Sarnia opened the scoring on a first quarter touchdown following' a 60 -yard drive but the Vikings came back with a 70 yard reverse by Kevin Beattie. Beattie got an excellent block from Rick Haas to start him on the way to paydirt. John Thomp- son`s convert put the Vikings ahead 7-6. Thompson went over on a one -yard quarterback sneak in the second quarter and then kicked the convert to stake the Vike's to a 14-6 halftime lead. Thompson's TD was set up by a 20 yard run on a fake kick by Rick Haas. In the third quarter, Baird Robinson ran 12 yards on a reverse for the final Viking touchdown. John Thompson scored a two- point conversion on a brokenplay. Before the end of the quarter, Sarnia came back with a 26 -yard field goal. The fourth quarter was scoreless. The game is the only preseason action for the Vikings, but coaches' Bill Garrow and Bruce Baker feel they saw enough to help them prepare for their Huron -Perth conference opener Thursday in Palmer- ston against Norwell. The Vikings first.. home game • is Thursday, September 30 against Stratford Central., The Vikings put an impressive record on, the line going into the 1982 season. They have won three Huron -Perth ' cham- pionships in the last four years and 'over that span have won 30 of 33 games, scoring 929 points and allowingionly 168. . Thisyear's junior Vikings squad has 10 returning ball players and 19 rookies. The' team looks to have a combination of good size and talent that could make this another big year: Goderich wins Do r tournament in Caledonia Employees of the Sifto Salt Mine and evaporator plant in Goderich travelled to Caledonia last weekend and captured the championship at the Domtar Tournament which consisted of several teams from different divisions of the company. 'In the opening game, which turned out -to be a pitching duel, sifto's pitcher Simon Langlois helped his own cause with a home run in the eighth ' inning. as Goderich defeated Toronto Arborite 1-0. The defensive play of the game came in the fifth inning when Ed Mannering's throw from left field cut down a potential run at the plate. In the second game of the tournament, Sifto downed Toronto Packaging 9-5. Brian McKenzie led the Goderich offence with three hits, two of which were homers. Dennis Williamson also ,had three hits for Goderich and team-mates Wally Pierson and Ken Straughan chipped in with two hits apiece. Goderich"' won the tournament cham- pionship --with- -a--7-0- win over t,ea�ide Packaging. Langlois recorded his second shutout of the day while McKenzie. and Gil Latiniore had three hits apiece for 'Goderich. Brian McKenzie was the top batter in the tournament and Langlois was selected as . Sifto's most valuable player. The members of the 'winnin.g team in- cluded .coaches Stan Doherty and Ken • Duncan and players Len' Wilson. Simon Langlois, Brian McKenzie. Ross Daer, l,en Willis. Harry Clements, Ken Bowen, Mike. Lajeunesse, Dennis Will,amson, Gil Latimore, Wally Pierson, i)anny Boyce. Ed Mannering, Kathy Marron. 'Ken Straughan and Barren Purser' ' By virtue of its tournament cham- pionship Win, the Goderich Sifto Salt team will host the 1983 Domtar Tournament