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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-11-18, Page 28Sports GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987—PAGE 7A Jr. girls win first garne in best of three series 45-24 over Northwestern By T.D. The GDCI junior girls' basketball team put it all together in an impressive 45-24 victory over the Stratford Northwestern Huskies in the first game of the Huron - Perth Conference championship final series here Friday. The victory gave the Vikings a one game a lead in the best -of -three series which con- tinued yesterday (Tuesday) in Stratford. If a third game is necessary it will be played Thursday in Stratford. The Huskies get the home -court advantage because of their first place finish m the regular season. It would have been difficult to tell that the Huskies were the undefeated, two-time defending champions by watching Fri- day's game. The Vikings were by far the superior team: Their aggressive team play, led by feisty Leslie Meyers, gave them control of the game early and the Huskies were really never in it. The secret of success for the Vikings is their combina- tion of aggressive lay and speed and the combination never worked better for coach Lynn Meyers' team then on Friday. Julie Pentland and Kelly Wade both had fine games offensively, hooping 13 points a piece. Leslie Meyers had nine points and Sheri Hord had eight. The Vikings, second place finishers on the season with nine wins and two losses, qualified for the finals by eliminating the F.E. Madill girls in a semi-final sudden - death play here last Wednesday, 48-28. Former Viking basketball star Ted Doherty, who played here under coach Lynn Meyers, now coach of the Viking junior girls, had his team well-prepared for the Vikings. The Wingham girls show- ed good defensive play, but could not match the offensive skills possessed by the Vikings. Kelly Wade, the Vikings big girl, led her team with 15 points. Leslie Meyers had nine points and Nicole Miller had eight for the winners. Nicole Miller of the GDCI Junior girls basketball team steals a rebound from a group of F.E. Madill players in Huron -Perth semi-final action last week in Goderich. The Junior Girls won 48-38 and earned a berth in the best of three Huron -Perth finals where the took the opening game from Stratford Northwestern 45-24. ( photo by Ted -Spooner) Midgets girls lose HP tournament final 38-28 BY T.D. The GDCI midget girls basketball team finished an excellent season by reaching the finals of the Huron Perth Conference championship tournament last Monday in Mitchell. The Vikings had lost o'n1S/bnee'in regular season play, losing to Stratford Central by two points: The tournament followed similar, lines, with the Vikings and Strat- ford Central winning their games to reach the final against each other. This time the girls from Central prevailed by 10 points in the clash between the Conference's two best teams, winning the championship final, 38-28. Julie Dingman led Stratford with 19 points in the final game. Julie Campbell, with', her best game of the season, led the Vikings with her spirited play, scoring seven points. Patricia Stapieton had six points. Starting guards Tracy Ott and Shannon Lawrence played well throughout the tournament and had four points each in the final game. Allison Clarke, who did a good job of defen- sive rebounding, also had four points for the . Vikings. Alana Graham rebounded - well and had two points. Nicole Klages got one point. ..The Vikkn t Choi Alpo final defeating Exeter 9 in their first round game and edging Mitchell 38-35 in the semi-finals. Stratford Central got by St.. Marys and Stratford St. Mikes on their route to the final.. Against Exeter, Allison Clarke topped the Viking attack with 12 points. Tracy Ott hooped 10 and Julie Campbell had nine points, Nicole Klages got eight and Shan- non Lawrence and Colleen Stright had six points each. Checking in with two points apiece were Patricia Stapleton, Alana Graham, Deanna Greene, Jody Orr, Michelle Hoy and Jenny Evans. Julie Campbell and Allison Clark led the Vikings in their win over Mitchell, each scoring 10' points. Bedford hands Zilliax first defeat of hockey season Bedford vs. Zilliax On Monday November 5th Bedford hand- ed Zilliax only their second defeat of the season by a score of 4-3. Terry Rozendal led the Bedford attack with a goal and two assists. Ione markers by Pete Waller, Mark Frayne and Brian Moody rounded out the Bedford attack. Dean Armstrong, Dan Horton and Jim Fleming replied for Zilliax. Sunset vs. Lakelan'h'"" In the second game at Goderich Sunset defeated Lakeland in a high scoring match nine to three. Leading the scoring parade for Sunset were Paul Kelly with five points, Dale Duncan with three, and Kevin Meriam also with three: Paul Schaeffer had two goals for Lakeland. Parkhouse vs. Zilliax Wednesday action saw Parkhouse and Zilliax skate to a 3 to 3 tie. The Zilliax scor- ing was paced by Wayne Smith, Dan Hor- ton, and Dean Armstrong with a goal and an assist each. Hugh Burgsma, Pete Bak- ker, and Harold Peet replied for Parkhouse. Bedford vs. Holmesville 'Thursday saw Bedford win on the road in Clinton by downing Holmesville 6 to 4. Paul Corriveau led the attack with 2 goals while John Hoy and Mark Frayne chipped. in with a goal and an assist each. Doug Anstett led the Rockets output with a goal and ' two assists, other marks for Holmesville were counted by Randy Mar- riage, and Don Scott. Bedford vs. Murphy's Bedford defeated Murphy's 6-3 on Sun- day morning posting their six win in a row. Jerry Rozendal had two goals and an assist while Frayne, Moody, Rawson, and Stanley had single markers. Bill Lewis had a goal and an assist while Dan Duncan and Roger Lewis had a goal each. Parkhouse vs. Lakeland Thesecond game on Sunday saw Parkhouse record their 5th win of the season with a 12-3 win over Lakeland. Dan Mailiet lead the scoring barrage with four goals and four aisists. Dean Nesbitt had five points, Pete Bakker three points and Hugh Burgsma netted two goals. " Cam Doig counted 2 goals for Lakeland. Industrial league stats Zilliax Parkhouse Sunset Bedford Murphys Holmesville Lakeland ti< W L T PTS GA 6 2 1 13 32 5 2 2 12 42 6 3 _ 12 48 6 4 12 50 9 47 4 48 4 4 i 1 6 2 1 8 _ 2 82 INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE SCORING RACE TOTAL 23 21 21 18 17 17 16 16 16 Paul Kelly Sunset Brad Armstrong Lakeland Mark Frayne Bedford Paul Schaeffer Lakeland Dean Armstrong Zilliax Jamie Caldwell Holmesville Doug Anstett Holmesville Dale Duncan Sunset Brian Moody Bedford G A 13 10 7 14 12 9 10 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 6 10 9 7 GAA 3.56 4.67 5.33 5.00 5.22 5.33 9.11 GDCI Senior girls player, Maureen Stapleton jumps over a Exeter South Huron player to grab a rebound in Huron -Perth semi-final action in Goderich last week. They won 53-23 to move on to the best of three finals against Stratford Northwestern where the lost the opener 63-49. The next two games of the final will be in Goderich. (photo by Ted Spooner) Seniors drop series opener The G.D.C.I. Senior Vikings ripped South Huron Panthers, 53-23 in their Huron Perth girls basketball semi final last Wednesday. The fourth place Exeter girls were no match for the first place Vikings. The game was never in doubt as the Goderich girls took a 16-3 first quarter lead on the hot shooting of Jenny Allen who scored six baskets in the period. The Vikings put on a great defensive display in the final half allowing the Ex- eter team only five points! The Viking shooters were hot with Alien ending up with 18, Katharine Murphy who controlled the game offensively and defensively add- ed four points. Point guard Erin Robinson in a fine shooting performance added eleven points which was matched by Mary Katherine Stapleton. Rhonda Teal added five points with Pam Fritzley and Mary Jo Evans getting a basket each. The Vikings opened the Huron Perth finals on Friday on a down beat as they lost to Stratford North Western 63-49 on a game that saw the Vikings give Stratford a 15 point first quarter lead based on 6'2" Car- rie Flewett's 17 first quarter points. The Vikes never really got their act together as the lead and the very vocal Stratford fans proved to be too much for them. Although they did outscore the Huskies in the final three quarters. Mary Katherine Stapleton had 16 points, Jenny Allen had eleven second half points, Katharine Murphy added 10 points. Erin Robinson with six, Maureen Stapleton with four and Rhonda Teal with two rounded out the Viking scorers. The Vikings play the Huskies on Tues- day at 3:00 p.m. in Goderich and again on Thursday at G.D.C.I. if necessary to round out the best of three series. Novice Bs lose The visiting Bayfield team scored with only 23 seconds left in the game to. give them a 4-3 win over the Goderich Novice "B team. Strong goaltending by Neil Dockstader and Randy Reil kept Goderich in the tight - checking match. The Novice "Bs" opened the scoring on Scott Davidson's goal from Danny Smith. Bayfield tied the game late in the first, but Goderich regained the lead early in the second with Smith getting his own goal from Ryan Murphy. With Bayfield leading 3-2 early in the third period, Jeremy Albrecht tied the game from Mike Henry. Coach Brian _Smith said Goderich had several good scoring chances in the close - checking game. He said Goderich should have a hard-working competitive team this year. The goals scored were the first of the year for each Goderich player. Newton's Apple A subject to wrestle with An argument is raging in the sporting world that may even be more significant than the current "less filling–tastes great" debate. Is professional wrestling a sport? The decision, when it is finally rendered (from about one ton of animal fat), could profoundly change the face of sports repor- ting forever. Thumbing through my well-worn copy of Mr. Websters dictionary, I found the definition for sport: a diversion or recrea- tional activity, especially a competition or game requiring physical skill or exertion. There is certainly exertion in wrestling. I have seen several pictures of wrestlers with sweat and blood dripping from their heads (I call them heads because they oc- cupy a space directly above their shoulders). The big questions concerning profes- sional wrestling are does it re a physical skill?, and is it a conn etition . While in a bar, I was watching wrestling on the big screen T.V. and saw one poor com- petitor absorb enough punishment to be considered a lifetime member of OHIP. Several large men, with a collective I.Q. to rival that of a kitchen appliance, jumped on this poor wretch, threw him out of the ring and then pummeled him with a chair. After a brief rest, he then jumped into the ring and proceeded to destroy his op- ponents and win the match. A man I was sitting near asked his friend how someone could take that kind of abuse and still win. I thought to myself: it is because it is fake, the match was pre -arranged and nothing that happened hurt very much. However if you look below the surface, you will realize how high a skill level is re- quired. 'It is very demanding to ask a 350 pound monster, who would become a ner- vous wreck in a battle of wits with a squir- rel, to pick someone up, throw him to the ground, step on his head and cause no serious or permanent damage. The choreography in these bouts would make Baryshnikov's head spin. BLUE RIBBON PANEL Because it would be very difficult to determine if there is 'any real competition in professional wrestling, I recommend the formation of a Royal Commission to study the issue. The two -and -a -half-year, $4,5 million study should be headed (or beheaded) by the most prominent political and sports figures in the country. The commission should be chaired by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney who will be able to use his obvious negotiating skills and guarantee a decision. Mulroney will be most useful if they cannot agree. He will lock the panel in a board room and feed them coffee and donuts over a three week period until they have bed sores, rot- ten teeth and an agreement. No committee studing sport would be complete without Sports Minister Otto Jelinik, but for the life of me, I can't think of why. From the world of sport Guy Lafleur should be on the panel. He has all the necessary qualifications: he can represent French Canadian interests, he has ex- perience dealing with large obnoxious thugs and he is unemployed. There are some who believe pro wrestl- ing is show business rather than sport. For this reason I recommend Anne Murray be included. If there is any Canadian who understands entertainment, it is "Canada's Snowbird." There is an added bonus, because Murray usually is unable to attend the Juno Awards, there is little chance she will be involved in actual discussions. Someone from pro wrestling should be involved. Just about any wrestler will do as long -as he is capable of reasonable coherent thought and speech. I would like to suggest a test to decide the represen- tative. Ask him his name, age, sex (fre- quently would be considered correct), oc- cupation and address. Anyone who gets three right is in. If the commission decides wrestling is a sport, newspapers, television and magazine sports sections will have to report the Hulkster's exploits. However, if. wrestling is deemed show biz, I want to see Mary Hart of Entertainment Tonight con- ducting ringside interviews and fashion analysis. Pair wins Mon. afternoon game Kay Whateley and her partner Louise Hetherington scored 47 points to win the Monday afternoon game in Goderich Duplicate Bridge Club play at the Legion Hall on Nov. 9. Anna Finnie and Doris Lee were second with 42.5, Bill Duncan teamed with Ralph Kingswell to take third' with 42.5 and Betty and Ray Fisher were fourth with 41. Overall the average score was 36. Eleanor Erskine directed an eight table game on Nov. 10 with an average score of 84. Cathy McDonald and Hetherington scored 102.5 points to capture first overall and first in North-South play. Rounding out the North-South competi- tion were: Dawna Sproule and Marg Hall with 95; the Fishers with 87.5 and Eleanor Erskine and Mary Donnelly with 85 points. Pat Denstedt teamed with Lorne Walters to win East-West play with 96.5 points followed by Tom Eadie and Sam Cuthbertson with 94.5, Nvala Conlon and Kay Duncan with 93.5 and Penny Peters and Marie Huff with 91 points.