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GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1983
SECOND SECTION
Recreational Ball Hockey off to food start
Goderich Recreational - Ball Hockey
League action has gotten off to a good start
with two teams battling for first place.
As of Monday, May 2, both the Rink Rats
and United were undefeated with two
wins apiece, but when the two teams met
on Tuesday, May 3, United defeated the
Rink Rats and therefore pulled into the
lead.
The game on Tuesday night was ex-
tremely well matched with the action
going end to end.
During the first period the Rink Rats
succeeded in scoring the only goal when
Randy Gaynor put one by United's goalie,
Fred Schoemaker.
United came'`right back during the -first
minute of the second period when Mike
Lapaine scored an unassisted goal. But
less than two ininutes;iater, the Rink Rats
scored again to retake the lead.
With six minutes gone in the period,
Lapaine scored again for United to tie the
score. But once again the Rink Rats came
back when' Bruce Sheardown scored an
unassisted goal.
The Rink Rats held on to their lead until
the final two minutes when Dennis Don-
nelly scored for United. Twenty-four
seconds later Donnelly's teammate,
Randy Little scored to give United the win.
Also on Tuesday night, Sherwoods
defeated the Knights by a score of 3-2.
The Knights opened the scoring in the
first period when Collin Alexander scored
an unassisted goal. But Sherwood tied the.
score when Darryl Madge passed the ball
to Mark Crawford, who put it by Knight's
goalie Larry Leiskau. An unassisted goal
by Eric Mitchell gave the Knights the lead
at the end of the period.
Sherwoods teammate Scott Stoll tied the
score within the first four minutes of the
second period and then five minutes later
Dennis Kerr got another, to give Sherwood
the game.
The Rebels held on to second place on
Tuesday night when they defeated Auburn,
3-2.
Perry Boak opened the scoring when he
tallied for the Rebels but two minutes later
Terry Powell tied the score for Auburn.
The Rebels came out quickly in the
second period and scored two goals. Tim
MacDonald was assisted by Chris Pitre
whileBoyce.ke Wedlock was assisted by Larry
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Auburn managed to score one more goal
but. the Rebels defense proved too strong
and Auburn failed to score the tying goal.
On Thursday, May 5 the Rink Rats
overpowered Brewers with a score of 7-2.
The first 13 minutes of the first period
remained scoreless but then the Ra '
started dominating the game. Within 1
minutes theyscored five of their seven.
goals and thperiod ended with the Rats
ahead, 5-0. `a
During the second period Brewers.
regained their composure and scored two
goals ,within the, first four minute;
However, the Rats also scored twice to wi
the game.
In other Thursday night action, United
remained undefeated when they downed
Sherwood, 3-1.
Dennis Dowhaniuk proved the .drivin
force behind United when he scored a hat -
trick for his team. Ian Chisholm got all,
three assists.
A St. Marys player wrestles with Vikings senior team member Scott Bell as BeII tries
to kick the ball. (photo by T. Marr)
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An unidentified Vikings player eeps his eyes on the ball after
directing it with his head. (photo by T. Marr)
The only Sherwoods goal was scored by
Trevor Erb.
Also on Thursday night, the Rebels kept
their record at three wins and one tie when
they defeated the Knights, 5-4.
The Rebels got on the board first when
Randy Anderson scored an unassisted goal
at the 10:03 mark. Two minutes later, the
Knights came right back with a goal to tie
the score but the Rebels scored again to
regain the lead.
During the second period, the Rebels
increased their lead by one more goal but
Eric Mitchell scored for the Knights to
make the score 3-2.
The Rebels seemed to have the game
wrapped up when Glen McLean and John
Little each scored, but the Knights kept
putting on the pressure. Dan McLean and
Phil Wood both scored for the Knights but
the clock ranout before they could score
again.
To date, United is in first place with four
wins, the Rebels are in second place and
third place is held by the Rink Rats who
havea record of three wins and one loss.
Jr. Vikings
divide a pair
at home
by TD
The GDCI junior' Vikings divided a pair
Of Huron -Perth Conference soccer starts
at home last week, defeating- Norwell 3-1
• here Monday, ut losing 2-1 to St Marys
Going into this week's games, Monday in
\Clinton and Friday in Exeter, the Vikings
have a record of two wins and two losses
and cannot afford any more setbacks if
they hope to make the playoffs.
Rob Gibbons, John Thompson and Peter
Conlon scored the Vikings' goals against
Norwell. Darren Creamer played a strong
game in. his fullbackposition for the Vik-
ings, getting strong support from fellow
•backfielder Ken Huff..
The only Norwell goal came on, a penalty
kick. Goalie Jeff LeBeau stopped another
penalty kick attempt and was generally
steady on the Vikings goal.
Against St. Marys, an early goal by
Trevor Erb was called back on an off -side,
but Grant Garrow got one that counted less
than a minute later to put the Vikings on
top 1.4. Goderich dominated play in the
first half, with the wind advantage, but
could not score any further goals.
Playing in a driving . ram against the
wind in the second half, the Vikings sagged
and St. Marys scored twice to take the
lead.
Coach Darryl Carpenter's Vikings
mounted an all-out effort in the last five
minutes of the game but the equalizer
eluded them.
Senior Vikings remain
undefeated in Huron-
.Perth
soccer action
BY TD
The GDCI Vikings remain undefeated in
Huron -Perth Conference senior soccer
action following a 3 - 0 victory over Nor-
well last Monday and a 1 - 1 tie with St.
Marys Friday.
Both games were played on the Vikings°
home field. The results leave the Vikings
with a record of two wins and two ties at
the midway point of their eight game
schedule.
Monday, the Vikings played in Clinton
and Friday they travel to Exeter to play
the South Huron Panthers.
The Vikings did all their scoring in the
second half of their game with Norwell.
The GDCI team went against a strong
wind in the first-half and still managed to
control the play and keep the ball in the
Norwell end most of the time.
In the second half, the pressure began to
pay off. Daryl Madge scored the Vikings'
first goal, heading in a chip pass from
Brad Armstrong. Jim MacDonald made it
2 - 0, on a good downfield run, catching up
to a ball kicked up the middle. MacDonald
made no mistake as he directed the ball
inside the post past the Norwell keeper.
The final Viking counter came off a
dribbler kfcked by Jamie Reynolds late in
the game. The ball got by the Norwell
goalie, who had come out to challenge, and
then it had enough momentum to carry it
into the net.
Greg Lapaine got his second consecutive
shutout in the Vikings' goal. Although he
was not very busy, tapaine made a couple
of good grabs on the chances the Redmen
did have in close,
St. Marys came into Friday's game with
a record identical to the Vikings', having
won two and tied one. Nothing much was
proved as the teams battled to a 1 - 1 tie.
The Vikings had a territorial edge in play,
but the teams were pretty evenly matched.
St. Marys scored first, ten minutes into
the first half on a defensive error in the
Goderich backfield.
Daryl Madge got what proved to be the
only Vikings' goal on a good second effort,
directing a high, hard shot just under the
cross bar following a Goderich gang -
attack in front of the St. Marys net.
The Vikings put a lot of pressure on St.
Marys in the second half but could not get
the winner. Mark Crawford had the closest
try just at the end of the game, catching up
to a through ball just as the St. Marys
keeper came out to pounce on the ball.
Coach Dick Madge was pleased with the
disciplined defensive play of his team in
the two games. With only four teams
making the playoffs in the Conference,
mistakes can be costly and so far, the
Vonly threengs , goals ine made -four whip
scoring eight.
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Just a reminder that the 5th annual basketball players with the o portunity to
Fellowship Tournament will be taking€. receive quality skill instruction,
place tlhls Saturday at Agriculture Par . All male and female basketballs enn ,
presently five teams are scheduied to thusiasts under the age of 18 as ofJanllary,
compete and the first Vanaa Pagtlia beginsat 9 1, 10033 are tnvit&d and encouraged to
0.01. participate. The cost is $6 per Naw "
+++ Dally a clinic will be held on Sunday,
The 4th Great Show for Children will be Mayf 15 at Stratford Northwestern High
presented this Sunday 2. p.m.,at Victoria School.
Public School. Lois, }1 rb and the pup- For more information contact Pat
pcorns will be featu Fergus at 1-245-2680.
reminder that + +++
A. xt week is National The first annual Forest City. to limn•
Physical Activity '.ie k..Va ells events. Road Race, hosted by the. City of Leaden,
have been s heduleci p Mehl . people of will be held on Saturday, June -4 at 9 a.m.
all ages. For more in ktior see the ad The certified 10,000 metre course begins
in this week's paper. -k anct ends at J.W. Little Stadium,
University of Western Ontario:
The first round of t , e 1983 motocross This is the first road, race of its hind: in
season was held on Sunday`, May?l at Hully London and theorganizing committee
Gully, Varna., hopes to attract between 1,500-2,000 en -
Over 300 competitdrg: from all.. across; trams. The race offers medals and
Ontario competed fr s, Over 2,000 in trophies In 16 different categories, in -
trophies and prfie mon eluding ages 14 and.under to 60 and over,
Huron County .. resi, itwhat Placed wheelchair athletes and corporate teams.
were: Terry McGregor of Kippep, 3rd in . For further - information and details
School Boy 80 ' A"; S i O 'VanDongen of contact Peter Elkerbout at 1-681-1295.
Clinton, 1st in Senior 134 and Senior 250; +++
and Chuck Collins of Vartja, 3rd in Expert
125 and 2nd in Expert (hien. Baseball fans who want to watch a live
+++ ` Detroit Tigers game can head to the Motor
The 1983 Chiquita Junior -,Development. City tommorrow, Thursday, when the Tigers
Program is now underway. gponspred for meet Oakland or on the May 16, 17 or 18
the fourth year in succesaiott by,Lhiquita whenntheymeeftNewYork.
(Canada) Inc. with the assistance of Illus Jays .fans will have to wait until
Dominion Ltd., and Brooks Athletic Shoes, Thursday, May 19 when Baltimore is in
the r -r' " " —>» nnn••a An a«.rin Q cm young Toronto for a four game series.
One hundred and fifty nine G.D.C.I. students took part :in,a jog-a-thon on Wednesday, May 7
to raise money for school athletics and possibly a squash court. A total of $2,300 was pledged
for the event. Cathy Jacques was the female with the highest pledge total, $165; and Stu
Davidson was the male with the highest pledges, $101. Although the event was termed a jog-'
a-thon some of the students ran the 10 km. route as a race. Placing first in the female
`division was Deb Mitchelmore and tying in the male division were John Van Den Broeck
and Andrew Carruthers.( photo by T.Marr)
Renegades arehot in
Men's SIo-pitch League
BY BRUCE BAKER
Despite chilly temperatures, high winds
and enough rain to 'float an ark, the 1983
Goderich Men's Slowpitch League season
got underway last week with 14 out of 17
scheduled games completed.
In their home opener, Goderich Gas Rite
blasted Bluewater 25 to3-in five.
Dave Cloet chipped in with two, home
runs as Goderich Chrysler ' defeated
Tickers by a score of 16 to 10.
Godericl«El,evators_edged .Local 1863 by
ar seore of- 13> ta, It . e" Cedar;- Lodge
pounded,Meneset.214oN11... - -
The recently formedll Harbour Park
Raiders started off with a very close. ate
14 decision over Sifto Salt Mines,
Little Bowl downed Carlow 16 tb 6 while
a vastly improved Renegade team
defeated Garb and Gear by a score of 11- 3.
With hibernation over, the nighty Bears
exploded for 19 runs in the second inning
en route to a 30 - 1 mercy bf the new
Canadian Tire team. Welcoine to the
league guys!
In what might be called an early season
upset, Cedar Lodged scored three in the
sixth to defeat Goderich Chrysler 4 to 2.
Goderich Gas Rite picked up their
second decisive victory, of out young
season, at the expense of Goderich
Elevators - a 17 - 4 decision.
Goderich Auto Sales opened With a win
as they downed the Raiders by a score of
19 to 6.
Our new Friday Night action at the
fastball diamond featured Cbw vs the
Renegades at 7 p.m. while, Pert Albert
Bulldogs opened against Gar'and Gear at
9 p.m. Many thanks tb George Sutton,
Keith Good and Two Balls 4ohnston for
providing fan support!
In the first game Carlowf umped out to
an early first inning lead o4 BYO as Ron
Durnin, Jim Fielder, Ray Full and Rill
Melick scores on hits by Eric . Hier and
Bruce Silib. Glen Webster ext ded that
lead to 5 - 0 with a sole shot t second.
The top of the order scored.t d more in
the third and it looked as t ug Carlow
had complete control of the e.
The Renegades narrowed gap to 8 - 3
In the bottom of the third as " ary McPhee,
Alvin Daer and Gary Hakkers crossed the
plate on hits by Jim Carrick, Doug
Dougherty and Mike Millet.
In the fourth, L.ariuw scuffed once more
but Renegades Paul'Hurlock, Dave? and
Gary McPhee scored to narrow, the margin'
to 9 - 7. Carlow could manage no more runs
which left the door open to the Renegades.
In the fifth they came within one as Jim
Carrick and Brian Wilson scored. The
bottom of -the sixth saw three more
Renegade runs to clinch the 11 - 9 victory
and extend their season record to two
wins; nolosses and a share of first place.
In the 9 p.ni. game, the Bulldogs, as
expected, came away with two points but
the real story was Garb and Gear. A newly
;formed team under the joint leadership of
Terry and Bill Worsell, the Garb and Gear
squad made a game of it, tying the score at
10 apiece going into the bottom of the fifth.
With only 10 players, half of them.
needing base runners due to early season
injuries, the Garb and Gear team per-
formed well beyond expectations.
Dick Madge leading the way with 4 for 4
on base, set the tone for a keen effort from
the rest of the team. Paul Brown and Don
Edwards, both new to slowpitch, are bound
to help this squad before the year is over.
When Tom Kelly and Bill and Terry
Worsell return to the line-up, we could see
a team with a lot of run scoring potential.
The Port Albert Bulldogs showed their
offensive strength as they scored 14 runs in
the last two innings ( once Anita got there)
to capture the 24 to 10 victory. Once again,
the Bulldogs appear to be a powerhouse.
The acquisition of Steve Sader and Hary
Livingston along with their shiny new
uniforms should prove to be a real plus.
This write-up would not be complete
without a special "Hats -off"
congratulations to Ron Hodge for that
home run in the fourth.
Although I left before it happened, the
score sheet shows Gary Nicholson
scratched due to injury. Hopefully it was
just his tongue caught between his teeth
again and nothing more serious!
Well, that just about sums up the action
for our first week of slowpitch Only one
fine was assessed -- and that to Sifto Salt
for failing to supply one umpire. I
apologize to Kenny and his wife Mrs. "D"
for having their only game this. week
cancelled due to- rain. The skies are just
not within my control but maybe this
week things will be better! Until then *
RASTA LA VISTA