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ference basketball here Friday. The victory gives the Senior Vikes
a 5-1 record, losing only to Stratford Central Rams this season.
Senior
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St. Marys
BY TD
The GDCI Senior Vikings won handily in
their Huron -Perth Conference basketball
game here, Friday, defeating St: Marys,
75-39.
The victory gives the Vikings a record of
five victories and one loss, in league play,
their only loss coming at the hands of the
Stratford Central Rams, here last week.
The Vikes were scheduled for another
tough challenge here Tuesday, against the
Seaforth Golden Bears, who defeated the
Rams 81-68 Friday.
The game with St. Marys was a yawner,
wtih the Vikings taking command early
and coach Lynn Meyers making Liberal
use of his bench throughout.
Todd Graham, with 16 points, led the
Vikirigaattack. Dave Almasi_ end Dave_
Smith had 11 points apiece. andGrant
Townsend had 10. Paul Brenner threw in
nine, John Thompson sunk six, Darryl
_Blaekhaokedfive. Baird Robinson got four
points, Juergen Schulz got three and
Travis Bell rang in two points.
For St. Marys, Paul Horneberg scored 14
Friday night, the Vikings play' in Strat-
ford, against the Northwestern Huskies.
Both the (GIDCI Junior and Midget teams/ also heat St. Marys Fri-
day. Here, a St. Marys player appears to take a poke at one of the
Vikings, as he gets a shot at the basket. (photo by Patrick Raftis)
This member of the St. Mary's Saluskis is well covered by a pair of Goderich Viking
defenders during Huron -Perth Confernce Senior basketball action here, Friday. The Vikes
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have lost only to Stratford Central Rams. Both the GDCI Junior and Midget teams also beat
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• Professional development needed
by Industrial curling teachers
BY DOUG BUNDY
"Looks like you teachers need 'a profes-
sional development day to brush up on
your curling!" was the comment made by
Cam Bogie, after the three teacher teams
crumpled under stiff opposition in last
Thursday's Industrial League curling.
The losses dropped the three educator
foursomes out of first place and has
created a log -jam of four teams with six
wins and two losses. Garb and Gear also
has a recored of 6-2.
Floyd Hertnan's Elementary Teachers
team lost to a rejuvinated Health Unit
team, which has imported a player froni
New Zealand to help their cause. John
Howe, a New Zealander exchangee, in
Canada for his first time, took to the game
like a Koala Bear to a tree, and brought a
little "down -under" spirit to help the team.
The score was. 10-6 for MacKhinori\ and his
crew.
The Teacher No. 2 team, skipp. by
Chris Connoia aiso wok a beating and bow-
ed to -Jim Rourke's Hospital foursome by
an overwhelming 11-2 scOre.
The third teacher team, Doug Bundy's
GDCI No. 1 team, looked more. like a
number 20 team as they couldn't match the
shot -making and double -takeout expertise
of Jim Bell and his Garb and Gear group.
Bell was never behind in the game and
carne away with an 8-5 victory.
In another big game, Steve ia ew looked
sharp in leading the Victoria andGrey
team to a 7-6 decision over Dan Durst
and the GDCI Viking team. This was a
close one, going to an extra end. Dan came
up just a trifle heavy on his last rock to
allow the bankers to steal one and take the
game.
Charlie Crawford filled in for his brother
John at skip for the Silver Brooms and
they won their first giine of the season, 6-
5, over the Lady Foresters. Then Charles
turned around and played a second game
as skip for the 1863 Teamsters and won
again, this time by an 8-3 score over the
Sifto Salt Maniacs.
Cana Bogie's Forester team seems to be
back on track after their losses of the past
two Weeks, and they took it out in resoun-
ding fashion over the Super Shell team.
The score was 12-0, after six, when they
decided tnyetire to the lounge for some
socializing.
Lynn Todgham led her Maitland Sports
to" a 7-2 decision over the Sifto
Evaporators. The gatrie was close until the
venth end, when Lynn, Penny, Kay and
Nancy scored a big three -ender, to put the
game out of reach.
Foresters and Super Shell are tied in se-
cond spot, with five wins and three hoses;
followed by a group of six teams at 4-4.
This week's match -ups should see some
separation of these ties.
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BY TD •
The GDCI Midget Vikings won a close 45-
41 Huron -Perth Conference basketball
game, here Friday, with the St. Marys
Salukis.
The victory gave the Midget Vikes a
record of four wins and two losses heading
int e their genre here Tuesday, with the
Seaforth Golden Bears. Friday the Vikings
travel to Stratford to tangle with the
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St. Marys led the Vikings 12-8; after one
quarter and 22-19 at halftime. The Salukis
were still on top, 31-28 at the end of the
third quarter, but a fourth quarter surge
by the Vikings, in which they outscored St.
Marys 17-10, gave the Blue and White a
hard-fought victory.
Sean Wilson and Kevin Haasnoot had 12
points apiece for, the Vikings. Mike Bush
hooped 10, Jim Laithwaite had six and
Goderich.
Derek Chandler had five pints for
eve,
Snowmobile marathon
postponed to Sunday
The charity snowmobile marathon, plan-
ned for last Sunday, was postponed until
next Sunday, January 27, due te (believe it
or not) lack of snow. •
Organizer Ken Wilson, said while there
was a great deal of snow in town (prior to
Sunday's blizzard), there was not enough
snow on the trails for good snovvmobiling
The 50 -kilometer marathon, sponsered
by 'the Benmiller Foresters and Colborne
Snowmobile Club, is a fund-raiser, with all
proceeds going to Cancer research and
Forester-stionstired local projects.
Registration is at the Benmiller
Foresters' Hall, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
Participants must belicensed, insured and
carry pledges. Pledge forms are available
from area snowmobile dealers, Foresters
and prize donors.
For more infomation call Len Fisher 524-
8034; Ken Wilson 524-2767,.of Tom Tobey
529-7431.
Hockey League to host
•annual tournament
The Goderich Recreational Hockey
League will again be hosting its annual
recreation hockey 'tournament, at the
Goderich Arena, on January 25,26 and 27.
This year's tournament features 16
teams, including five from the Goderich
league, who will compete for a .total prize
money of $1,900. In addition to area recrea-
tion teams, four squads from further afield
will be attending the Goderich tournament -
for the first time this year. They are:
Woodstock Sebastian's, Hanover Saugeen
Telecable, Brantford Canada Precision
-ToolandToronto Good -Timers: -
The tournament begins with five games,
involving four Goderich teams, Friday
night. At 6 p.m., Ernie's Roadhouse plays
the Blyth selects; at 7:15 p.m., Bedford
,kietel faces off against the 'Exeter
'Outlaws; at .8:30 p.m., it's the Lucan
Lasers against .the Thedford Raiders; at
9:45 p.m., Sunset Golf takes on the
Kitchener -Waterloo Eagles and at 11 p.m.,
Green Machine meets Pearson's Ap-
pliance, of Kitchener. Other first-round
match -ups will see O'Brien's Porkers
tangle with the Zurich Buckeyes, in Satur-
day's first game, at 8 a.m.; followed bv
Sebastian's-vs. Saugeen Telecable, at 9:15
am. .and Precision Tool and .the Good
timers playing at 10:30 a.m.
Teams are guarenteed at least two
games, with first round winners advancing
to the "A" side and first -game losers com-
peting for the "B" championship.
The "B" final will be played Sunday, at 3
p.m., followed immediately by the "A"
-championship game. •
Prize money • will be awarded on the
following basis: first -win, $50; second win,
$100, , third win, $150; "A" champions,
- $200; ',A'"runner-up, $50.
Lucan Laser won the "A" side last year,
defeating Sunset Golf Ln the final game.
Murphy's Green Machine, defeated Garb
and Gear in the "B" final.
•'" The teitrriathent always showcases some
first-rate hockey talent. Players.to watcb
for this year are Sunset's Dale Duncan, top
scorer in last year's tourney and K -W
Eagles' John Chambers, 1982 MVP. Lucan
Lasers boast several players who merit -at-
tention, including John Benn, Dan Marshal
and goaltender Kevin Lightfoot, last
year's MVP in goal.
Curlers hold fun. Jitney
The Maitland Curling Club staged a mix-
ed jitney last Saturday, with 12 teams in-
volved.
The event consisting of two six -end
games, was organized and co-ordinated by
Kay King and Dana Garrett.
In the early draw; Ed Midle and his all -
girl team came out on top with two big
wins, narrowly edging out Cam Bogie who
garnered the second place prize. On Mu-
dle's team were Joan Hibbert, Emily Crew
and Nancy Graham.
In the late draw, Doug Cameron's team
of Dana and John Garrett and Eileen
Beachemin took the first prize, while Paul
Spittal's team of Penny Peters, Don
McEwan and his wife Sally captured the
second prize.
Following the games, a meal was en-
joyed and some door prizes donated by
Dixie's Flowers were drawn for. Door
prizes were won by Doug Bundy and Guy
Kelly.
Phil Main brought along his dancing
music tapes and the curlers ignored the
stormy weather to enjoy themselves on the
dance floor.
Kay King and -her committee are plann-
ing another "Fun Jitney" next month, so,
keep your eyes peeled for the announce-
ment.
This Saturday, the ladies are holding
their annual in -club spiel. Some openings
are still available. If you wish to get in on
the action, call Emily Crew or Penny
Peters for information.
'The Game' worth a look
Thisspace is not ordinarily given over to
book reviewing, but thanks to the im-
--ProMpte blizzard over -the' 'weekend,
found myself with time to curl up and read
a good book and little inclination to do
anything else.
'rife o e m ques
insider's view of professional hockey, writ-
ten by former Montreal Canadiens"
oaltender Ken Dryden.
e . o con ms e best ana ytica
dissection of pro hockey I've ever found
yet Dryden manages to convey hii
technical observations, within the
framework of a partial autobiography and
does not Sacrifice colgr and readability in
the process.
Personal information about Dryden is
scarce because "The Game" is.viritten not
for fans of Ken Dryden, or the Montreal
Canaclieris, but for fans of the game of
hockey itself.
Hockey has long needed a definitive
work such as this, to help Canadians better
understand the _game which for many, is
an all-constuning passion. Dryden is the
perfect min to render that passion into
print. .
As a goaltender, Dryden has played
,from the perfect vantage point for a stu-
dent of the game. From the net, he could
watch at ice level, as the National Hockey
League's greatest players set in motion
the plays that make today's garne what it
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-1—thenries-orrpapertharrmost.
His book manages to cover an
Incredibly -wide range of topics, without
seeming spread too thin, thanks to
Dryden's concise writingttyle.
Included in "The Game" are: Dryden's
impressions of the various facets of big
league sport, life on the road, game days,
practices, dressing room antics and more.
Also, mini -portraits of Guy Lafleur, Steve
Shutt, Larry Robinson and other star -
players of Dryden's era; plus an amazing-
ly in-depth Account of the history of the
game, from its roots, to current
developments and a projection of possible
future directions.
In contrast with other hockey books I
have enjoyed in the past, Dryden's work is
the only hockey literature that is not one-
cilmensional.
Derek Sanderson's bloodstained book "I
Gotta Be Me!", while engrossing, showed
the game too much from Sanderson's
warped viewpoint to be objective. Stan
Fishler's assembly -line books, which he
churns out like "K -Tel" does records, rely
too much on standard formulas to be effec-
tive reflections bf the game.
Only a book like "The Game" with its
Dereention -Land attention to detail can
make a reader feel he has been in the
dressing room and on the ice with Les
It might be worth picking up a copy. I
hear it's supposed to snow again this
weekend.
13.
As goaltender for the Canadiens during
a period when they won four straignt
Stanley Cups, as Team Canada '72's main
puckstopper against the Russians, he is
able to comment on the game as played at
its highest levels. Dryden's career was the
embodiment of every youthful hockey
player's dream.
As a law school graduate, he is that rare
commodity, the educated athlete and as
such, better qualified to eitpound his