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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-09-10, Page 33CV SECTION Tigert's seventh -inning single c shes Kolkman to push Sherw'toi's past Kirkey's 6-5 in fastball playoff action But Kirkey's even series with 6-1 win in the second game This week Playoff action resumed as did the upsets. Kirkey's jumped into a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Ron Klages tripled and then was singled home. But that would not stand for long as Sy Langlois belted a two run homer to put Sherwood into the lead. But Kirkey's fought back as Paul Bartliff • homered to lead off the fifth and they scored another when Jim Peesker singled home Klages to make it 3-2. Kirkey's would score twice more in the sixth but in the bottom of the inning, Sher- wood tied the game when Don Parker, lipop Corriveau and Pete Bakker came in to score. In the top of the seventh Kirkey's threatened with . bases loaded but were unable to produce. In the bottom of the seventh Bill Tigert singled in Len Kolkmen to win the game for Sherwood. In the second game, the Juniors jumped into a 3=0 lead in the first inning and there were murmers of another upset win by the Juniors. But the first place Goderich Tire team finally got it on track as pitcher John Bogie held the Juniorstless through the next five innings and The offence got in gear pounding out 12 hits and 15 runs. Ken Linner went 2-3 and Dana Doherty hit a two run inside.the park home run to pace the potent Goderich Tire attack. The other big upset continued as the Orioles came back to beat Denomme's and go ahead 2-0 in their series by winning 4-3. Denomme's went ahead 2-0 on RBI singles by Barry Bloch and Steve.Berry in the second inning as Denomme's Doug Smith brought in Block to go ahead 3-0. Denomme pitcher Gary Muxlow had given up only two hits before the Orioles struck for two runs. Kevin Meriam and Bob Graham singled and were moved into scor- ing position by a Scott Bell sacrifice. With two out John Warr then singled both in to make it 3-2. Warr• would, continue his heroics in the bottom of the sixth. Graham singled and scored when Bell tripled. And again with two out Warr singled to bring in the winning run. Greg Gordon coming in for Oriole starting pitcher Paul Jewell shut out Denomme's to give the Orioles a two game lead. In the second game of the French- Hayter's series the story was again the pit- ching of Don Bogie. In this game he allow- ed three hits and a run. He also helped his own cause by driving in the twinning run. In the third inning Kevin Jewell led off with a single and was moved to second by a Del Mitchelmore sacrifice. Bob Johnston then singled Jewell home for the first run. He went to third on George Sutton's single and then Bogie doubled to bring in Johnston. Hayter's have only been able to get four hits off of Bogie in two games but scored one in the seventh to break the shut -out. On Friday the Orioles completed the upset by knocking out Denomme's in • a thrilling 4-3 extra inning game. Denomme's scored first when Barry Eiloch tripled and came home when the Oriole fielder slipped and got his leg caught under the fence. The Orioles'tied it tip when Bob Graham doubled and scored on a single by John Warr. In the bottom of the inning. Denomme's tied it when John Hoy singled home Wil Denomme. Denomme's seemed to be on their way to ,keeping their hopes alive but in the top, of the seventh, with two out, the Orioles struck for two runs. Bill Wraith singled and was brought in when Rol, Plunkett tripled and scored on a throwing error. Orioles led 3-2 and three outs away from advancing. But Denomme's stayed alive when again with two out, Steve Berry was hit by a pitch. John Verwey doubled and Berry advanced to third. He scored on a passed ball to tie the game. In the top of the eighth the Orioles scored once to win the game. Kevin Meriam singl- ed, and a runner was put in for him, Steve Frayne. Frayne advanced to second on a ground out,.went to third on a passed ball and scored when John Warr singled him home. Relief pitcher Rob Plunkett then sent down three of the top ten batters in the league down in order. Without a doubt if there was a series MVP it would be John Warr who has five singles and six RBI's, two of them game winners. In the second game, Kirkey's broke open a 1-1 pitching duel between John Pet and Terry Johnston with five runs in the sixth inning to win 6-1. Until the, sixth, Peet had ()in c eap Bea by Paul Hartman Goderich Tire pitcher, John Bogie, gave up threeearly runs but then pitched five hitless inn- ings to lead his team over the 'Juniors in Goderich Industrial Fastball League action last week. The final score was 15-3 as the Goderich Tire offence pounded out twelve hits against Junior pitching. (photo by Paul Hartman) given up just two hits and a run. He only gave up three hits while allowing five runs but the big strike came.from Paul Bartliff who hit his second homer of the playoffs. Bob Orr also tripled to score two runs. Pitcher Johnston continued his pitching excellence allowing just five hits and a run in the seven innings. rr ...: >fx : .rr M.. ::.::•:. :Y.:.:: : r..:vi5:::::::•::::: •v.:v: u,ni®r and senior, Vikings gear up to defend year players —Ray Bedard, Darrell Black, Darren Connelly, Kevin Talbot and Kevin Telford— to serve as the backbone of the team both offensively and defensively. BY PAUL HARTMAN The G.D.C.I."senior football Vikings are gearing up for a defence of their Huron- Perth football title. The Vikes started practising August 25 and by the time they meet Medway High, School in an exhibition match this Friday, they'll have gone through 15 practise sessions. Coach Ray Donnelly calls the upcoming season a "rebuilding year." "We've got 26 guys coining out to practices, but only five of those have more than two years of ex- perience," explains Donnelly. What the team lacks in experience, however they make up in enthusiasm, says Donnelly. "This team has a really good at- titude. We had all 26, guys out for practice on a Sunday, and that's pretty decent." Many of the players are making the jump from junior to senior football and .Donnelly is quick to point out that there's a big difference between the 'two in "terms of skill development." Still, he's confident that the team will perform well, He looks to the five third Senior Viking football coach, Ray Donnelly, watches as his line- men go through a blocking drill. Both the junior and the senior Vikes are gearing up to defend their Huron -Perth titles'. Both teams play an exhibition match against Medway this Friday before open- ing their regillar aea son in Listowel next Friday. Iphoto by Paul Hartman) f %r �/ rf fr< • .:: r :f:>:? ::•:,i• •::'r• r'}r� ✓ '1/40101„s, A. p Donnelly has most of his starting posi- tions filled. Bob Barwick will likely..be starting at quarterback. - The team opens its regular season on Thursday, September 18 in Listowel: They then play Norwell, and Stratford Nor- thwestern before finishing out their season against Exeter. • Donnelly sees Exeter, the team that the Vikings defeated last year to win` Huron- . Perth, as the team to beat again this year. "They'll likely have around 36 players out this year and half of them will be returning from last year. They're going to be a more experienced team." The Viking junior team will also be out to 'defend their Huron -Perth title. They face the same schedule that the senior team does, but will play one extra game against the C.H.S.S. Redmen. Junior coach, Bill Garrow, was pleased that he had 52 players try out for the team. With various cuts and drop -outs, the roster • is down to about 36. Garrow notes that one third of the team . played for the juniors last seaon and he's looking fqr these players to provide a base of experience on which to buuild. Garrow is also enthusiastic about his new players. "I'm Very pleased with the quality of our rookies," he says. The starting line-up is almost set though the coach is still doing "some experimen- ting at certain positions."Greg Alcock will be starting at the QB position. Garrow, like Donnelly looks for the team's major competition to come from the Exeter Panthers. The juniors; who began practising when the seniors did, play an exhibition game against Medway on Friday and then open their season against Listowel next Thursday. nr Irv. .r,,r.;. ,•}•fi;r:}:,•o;{.•^�•e•�k• <':�••vri••u:+;•:�.•<•,t.<2 ^��;�.::•'.`.;::: .r •rr •r . r i �/ /?/';�i .�fr•.''{:.�:..: '. r' ��` i�G,}ir:;r*:2U `�,:`� •ti'+.f•;++ �;:}\„•,\};: }'��yti.•:•;a'•Z,}y; �\..•: ;., �,•'J' •vrv!%i:r I` /, f •rr• , .f}+, �t + �• "'�:•; n� ••�•�\2:�` },•.:h::;s+.L �:^`•:.•:.'i,,`'.,.:•,....:,•:.+::>':;%y:::Y�. ✓':. ✓r•f%/���//J//�///I/Flffu 4J/, r 0::..;.;.: }4 . Vii%fin,.\•.....'';. , Jays might have gasped their last gasp The Jays may have gasped their last gasp on the weekend. They lost two out of three to the hapless Chicago White Sox to fall 61/2 games back of the division -leading Boston Red Sox in the American League East. Granted, there are some 25 games left in the season for the bluebirds to catch the streaking Bosgx, all of which pit the Jays against Eastern division rivals. What bet- ter way to win the division than to play the teams that inhabit it? But for some reason I just can't be op- timistic about Toronto's chances. Maybe it's because I found a few extra hairs in the tub after my shower this morning. Or maybe it's because my car has been star- ting poorly of late. More likely, it's because nearly every team in the division has made" a run at Boston at some point during the season and not once have the Sox allowed themselves to be caught. This is a new development for the Red Sox. The team seems to have a history of folding during the September pennant race. But this version of the team displays little similarities to their counterparts in the seventies who had their wheels fall off when the leaves did. Following the All-Star break, the Bosox did "slump," if it can be called such, com- piling a record of 22-18 and providing other teams in the division with a chance to make up some ground. They lost Oil -Can Boyd for several weeks, Roger Clemens lost a few games and the team's hitting faltered. If there was any point during the season that Boston resembled their brothers of previous eras it was then. They certainly haven't lately. The team is on an eight -game winning streak. They outscored Minnesota 24-4 over their weekend' series. They've won 15 games over the course of the season in their final at -bat, just as they did in Minnesota on Saturday. Their hitting has been awesome, with Jim Rice alone belting two grand - slam home runs in the past three games. This is a clutch team. Assess; on the othel• hand, the Jays' per- formance over the past several games. Give them credit, they are 7-3 over the past ten contests. ' But 'during their series against.the White Sox they batted a collec- tive .149. Jesse Barfield, the Jays' answer to Jim Rice hasn't'hit a homer in 18 games. Dave Steib is pitching well but former reliables like Mark Eichhorn and John Cerutti have been somewhat less than reliable. But wait. Maybe those hairs in the bathtub weren't mine but those of some thief who snuck into my house and decided that rather than steal anything, he'd take a shower. Ya, and maybe my car is starting poorly because it's entered a metamorphic stage on its way to becoming a Porsche. And maybe the Jays can pull, off a miracle and catch those red-hot Sox by winning all the rest of the meetings bet- ween the two teams. ' Personally, I hope all three of my ideas are correct!—but after watching the Jays and Sox perform on the weekend, the last of the three seems least likely. Leafs edge Titans to win ball hockey championship n• SPORTS SHORTS The Leafs edged the Titans 6-5 in the fifth and deciding game of their Goderich Recreational Ball Hockey final to win the championship last Thursday, August 28. The Leafs won the first two games of the series by lopsided scores. They mauled the Titans in game one 10-2 and then trounced them again in game two by a score of 12-7. But the Titans battled back valiantly. They won the third game 6-3 and then forc- ed the fifth game by edging the Leafs 7-6 in game four. Mark Cauchi of the Titans was the series' MVP. Game to raise funds for new lights The CKNX Tri-Hards baseball team will take to the field for a "fun" basball game against the Shoppers Square Merchants Association team on Sunday,. September 21. The game is being played to help. raise money for new Christmas lights on the Square. The location is Agriculture Park in Goderich and admission charge is $1.00. Start time is scheduled for 1:30.