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It takes a certain amount of time for any
sports franchise, whether it be amateur or
professional, to build a foundation and take
one simple step at a time on the road to
success.
Success is not always immediate. The
Toronto Blue Jays are but one example, and
the list, if one wanted to include one, would
prove endless.
For the Goderich Sailors of the Central
Junior C hockey league, the team is basical-
ly an infant in the rules of the fast -paced and
popular game. At the moment, the team is
struggling and struggling badly. But it's not
for a lack of effort.
"We're starting to mold back together,"
Sailors' president Gary Allen said recently.
"The new guys are doing better now, and
earlier a lack of players was our problem.
Just about every game we had two lines and
that wars it. You can't win like that."
Rob Gibbons, Todd Graham and Matthew
Morris are three regulars who have joined
the club in recent weeks. All have made an
impact. As a matter of fact, Graham, who
has played just four games with the team
this season, is tied for fourth in overall team
scoring with nine points in those four con-
tests (prior to Friday's encounter with
Wingham).
Both Goderich and Wingham suspended
operations prior to the beginning of this
season, but both returned to comprise the
five -team league. After 16 games (with 12 to
go, not including Friday's game), Goderich
has a 1-12-3 record for five points—six behind
fourth place Wingham. The team had scored
59 goals and allowed 154. As Allen mention-
ed, a lack of players was the main problem
for the team's dismal start.
Allen arid Vice-president John Hoy both
said the club had no drawing area for
' recruiting players, and that proved to be a
stumbling block in building the team from
scratch. At present, there are no imports on
'the club. with four spots allocated for such
purposes.
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water (Lake Huron)," Allen said. "We
strictly have one way togo, up and down the
shore, and that has a lot to do with our
problem."
Retracing the history of Junior hockey in
Goderich is short and sweet. There virtually
was none. Back in the mid -60s, a Junior
team folded which was sponsored financial-
ly by the Detroit Red Wings. When profes-
sional organizations were cut off from fun-
ding minor hockey 'farm' teams, the team
collapsed. Last season's Sailors were the
first Junior team in town since then.
"At the end of last year, we started to
mold a good team," Allen said. "But
everybody figures you can get a team
together in two years, but you can't. It's im-
possible. It takes time."
"The way I've been looking at it," John
Hoy said, "is a few years ago, I remember a
game when Hanover was playing Clinton.
Clinton had about eight or nine players are
were blown away 32-0.
"Everybody's got to start from the
bottom—that's my point," he said. "If you
don't have the support now, we're never go-
ing to build. We need the people attendance -
wise. The majority of people want to see a
Sailors lose 8-2 to Wingham
�.•j�n,n,. irn1Y1 I can see that, but any team's
the same, any sport's Lien saute."
For the most part this season, the Sailor•
have been using midget -aged players to fill
out their roster. The midgets have played
well all season and have many quality
players on their squad. The executive of the
Sailors are grateful for the use of these
players.
"The minor hockey system has been ex-
cellent to us this year," Allen said. "We ap-
preciate the support and the help from the
midgets."
Last Friday night, the Sailors hosted
Wingham and after that contest, open 1987
with six consecutive home games. On Sun-
day, December 28 Walkerton comes to town
and on the first Friday of 1987 (January 2),
they make a return visit. January 4, the 9th,
16th and 23rd are also home engagements
against Wingham, Hanover, Wingham and
Port Elgin respectively.
The team needs the town's support if they
want to improve, and with the talent in the
minor hockey system at the .moment, that
talent is sure to rise to the surface.
"We lose everything if we lose the Junior
team," Allen said. "The, kids will have
nowhere t� go after midget."
The Goderich Sailors lost, 8-2, to the
Wingham Ironmen in OHA Junior 'C'
hockey here Friday night.
The Ironmen outscored the Sailors 3-1 in
the first period and added°four unanswered
goals in the second. The Sailors had their
best period in the third, holding the Ironmen
to a 1-1 standoff.
Paul Tolton had three goals for the
Ironmen and Jamie Robinson added a pair.
Single goals went to Steve Alton, Doug
McFarlan and Rob Willis.
Both Sailor goals were power play efforts.
Team captain -Daryl Madge scored in the
awn ar der
first period, assisted by Sh L .
Midget affiliated -player Dave Duncan
scored in the third, assisted by Jim Beattie
and Bruce Culbert.
The Sailors got strong performances from
three new players in their lineup.
Goaltender Tom Durnin, who took over
from Randy Gaynor to play the third period,
played well. Defenceman Scott Stokes
played a solid game and left-winger Rick
Rowland added some offensive potential to
the Sailors' attack.
The Sailors' next game is an unusual Sun-
day afternoon game at home, Sunday,
December 28, at 3 p.m. when the Walkerton
Blackhawks invade the Goderich Arena.
Graham leads Seniors topair of wins
The G.D.C.I. Senior boys' basketball team The Vikings' first home encounter was
continued its torrid pace this week by last Wednesday, when the home squad over -
defeating two more Huron -Perth opponents whelmed Norwell 72-16.
and extending their league record to a
perfect 4-0. The Vikings swarmed all over their op -
Against Mitchell last Monday (December ponents, intercepting passes and executing
15 ), the Vikings were led by Todd Graham's a devasting fast break. After one quarter of
20 points and Darryl Black's 15 points as play, the game was over for all intents and
they defeated the Blue Devils 58-40. Other purposes as the Vikings led 28-2. At the half,
Vikings' scorers were Bob Barwick with six,. GDCI led 44 -7 -and outscored their opponents
Byron Bowman with nine and Jurgen Schulz 18-0 in the third quarter of play to take a
and Baird Robinson witl'four each. huge 62-7 lead after three quarters.
Junior Vikings . nip. Norwell '47-45
by TD tributed 10 points each while Pheng Troeung
The GDCI Junior Vikings recorded a pair and Jim Laithwaite each had six points.
of victories in Huron -Perth ' Conference Shawn Curry had three points. Greg Alcock,
boys' basketball last week.
Monday in Mitchell,.the Vikings outgunn-
ed the Mitchell Blue Devils 58-26. Wednes-
day, at home, the Vikes edged Norwell
47-45. The Vikings head into the Christmas
break with a league record of three wins and
one loss.
The Vikings had little trouble with Mit-
chell, using their press to force early tur-
novers which led to a lead the Vikings never
relinquished.
Kevin Black with 14 points, led the Viking
offence Ken Webb and Sean Wilson con -
Calvin Knight, Meng Troeung and Marty
Russelo had two points apiece.
The game with Norwell was a close one all.
the way. The teams were tied at 27-27 at
half-time and remained' within four points of
each other in the second half.
Sean Wilson hit two foul shots with sixteen
seconds left in the game to give the Vikings
their margin of victory.
Ken Webb was the game's top scorer with
22 points for the Vikings. Wilson had 12,
Kevin Black, seven, Calvin Knight, three,
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Particularly sharp in this game were
Todd Graham and Bob Barwick. Graham
hooped 35 points and Barwick added 18 for
the victors. Both were deadly accurate from
outside.
Other Vikings' scorers were Darryl Black
with eight, Don Martin with four, and Baird
Robinson, Byron Bowman and Andy Swan
collected two points each. Jeurgen Schulz
rounded out the Vikings' scoring with a
single point.'
last weed
and' Jim t aithwaiee, two . points for
Goderich. Joe Hall, with 15, and Steve Mat-
thews, with 13 points, led the Norwell team.
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Local skaters win medals in Mooretown
The members of the Goderich Figure
Skating Club have been tested and those
moving on to new levels are:
• Power I to II: Randy Reihl, Mark
Reihl, Pat Donnelly, Ben McLellan, Greg
Feagan, Christopher Kidd, Gerry Lassaline,
Derek Abbott, Bryan Hopkins and Shane
Moody.
• Power II to III: Bryan Hopkins, Colin
Burns, Michael Lukatchko, Mike Mathers,
Patrick Rourke, Gerry Lassaline, Pat Don-
nelly, Mark Reihl.
• Power III to IV: Allan Zurbrigg, Bryan
Hopkins and Colin Burns.
• Power IV to V: Jason Venkiteswaran.
• Power V to VI: J.C. Kirk.
• Power VI to VII: J. C. Kirk.
• Pre -Beginners to Beginners: Trevor
Kidd and Jenny Schuett.
• Beginners to Elementary: Crystall
Granger, Shannon Pickell, Teresa Renaud,
Jennifer Hamilton, Shannon Matthews and
Kim Westbrook.
• Freeskate III: Lisa Adamson, Kendra
Fry and Kelly Graham.
• Freeskate IV : Lisa Adamson, Kendra
Fry, Kelly Graham and Becky Schuett.
• Freeskate V and VI: Julie Cook and
Angie Skelton.
• Dance I and II: Lisa Adamson.
• Dance III: Suzanne Schultz, Kendra
Fry and Kelly Graham.
• Dance IV and V: Julie Cook.
Several skaters competed in the Moore
Bluewater Invitational competition held in
Mooretown on December 13.
Susan Cook won a gold medal in the Junior
Silver Ladies Interpretive and a fourth
place in the Junior Silver Ladies Free Skate.
Paula Glew won a bronze medal in the
Preliminary Free Skate.
Julie Cook also placed fifth in the Cana -
dein Skate "B" event, which was Julie's
first cotnpetition.
Also, on December 14, members of the
Goderich Figure Skating Club travelled to
Clinton to be tested and to Wingham on
December 17.
Passing the tests were:
Clinton:
• Preliminary Dance (Dutch Waltz) :
Vicki Whalen, Jaclyn Henry and Tafline
Scott. /
• Preliminary Dance (Canasta tango) :
Connie Clifford and Sherry Stephenson.
Preliminary Dance (Swing Dance)
Lisa Adamson.
• Senior Silver Dance ( Blues) : Bmfna
Hollingworth.
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Paula Glew (left) and Sari Cook, two skaf era in the Goderich }Igoe Skating Club, recent-
ly won modals ilt the Moore Bluewater Invitational Skate, held Saturday, December 13 in
Mooretown (south of Sarnia). Cook won a gold for her interpretive free skate, while Glew
took home a bronze for her prepared solo free skate. (photo by Andy Bader)
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