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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-11-25, Page 39Sports_. GODERICH SIGNAL-STAR4 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1987—PAGE 7A Senior girls team wins H -P Championship The G.D.C.I. Senior Vikings reclaimed their Huron Perth Girls Basketball Cham- pionship last week with two home victories over the Stratford Northwestern Huskies. Goderich, who have been champions three of the last four years, had to come from behind after dropping the series opening in Stratford. The Vikes who have been in the finals five straight years showed their ex- perience as they downed the Huskies last Tuesday 41-24. After taking an early 12-2 first quarter lead the Goderich five cruised to the victory which tied the series 1-1. The Viking great team play was evident in the scoring as Jenny Allen had 12, Katharine Murphy 10 and Mary Katherine Stapleton eight. Rhonda Teal added five with Erin Robinson and Maureen Stapleton adding a basket each. The final game was now set for the G.D.C.I. gym — the home of the Vikings, (with both teams a victory each). The six hundred screaming fans had an unnerving effect on the Goderich girls as they fell behind 9-0 and 11-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Vikings missed key lay ups and shot poorly from the foul line as they trailed 21-16 at the hall. Coach Phil Bugler's . girls changed strategy in the third quarter as they went to their pressure man to man defence outscoring the Huskies 15-5 to take a 31-26 lead which they never lost. The Huskies tied the game at 31but a key free throw by Katharine Murphy and a basket by Maureen Stapleton gave the Vikes the lead for good. Jenny Allen drove the middle for the insurance basket in the last seconds giving the Vikings the Victory and their Championship. The final score Vikings 37 - Huskies 35. Katharine Murphy, who dominated the game with her passing, rebounding and control of the offense led the scorers with 13 points. Jenny Allen who played a great game scored 11 points. The Stapleton girls Mary Katherine and Maureen added six apiece while Erin Robinson who was in early foul trouble scored one free throw. The Viking team play was evident when Turn to page 9A • limpatecemesemermaerweeot Newton 'S Apple A weighty issue I am one of those people who, by merely looking at a high -calorie food, will gain 10 pounds. I have spent most of my adult life fighting the battle of .the bulge. This col- umn is not necessarily about sport but rather about getting and staying "in shape". Physical fitness has become a national– if not global -obsession. Supermarket tabloids have a diet of the week which guarantees 10, 20 or even 30 pound weight losses in only six days. Finely -tuned women jump around and show you how to stay fit and lose weight the aerobic way. Take it from a seasoned campaigner in the war on weight, there is no easy way to squeeze into that Speedo bathing suit. Reducing your calorie intake – diet – and increasing your calorie output – exercise – is the only way of shedding those pounds. People have a tendency to go to ex- tremes, for example: obsessive dieting leads to eating disorders such as anorexia, while people who over -exercise tend to try too much and injure themselves. Jim Fixx, the jogging guru, died of a heart- attack, while running. A carefully balanc- ed program of diet and exercise is recom- mended. I claim no medical expertise, your doctor is the best person to consult when trying to lose weight. MISCONCEPTIONS Contrary to popular belief, your life will not change overnight once you have lost weight. Rather, there is subtle changes in attitudes toward you. After having been obese most of my life (up to 280 pounds), I dropped down to 170 pounds in eight mon- ths. Of course your friends will say how well you have done and more than a few jaws will hit the floor when someone sees you for the first time, but in general no one will pay much attention to you. A fat person tends to draw stares in a crowd partly because of their size, but also because of their self-consciousness. But so- meone of average weight, average height and average features draws little atten- tion. I believe this is one of the main reasons people gain the weight back. They expect to burst on the scene a lean, mean, fighting machine, take the world by storm and become instantly popular with the op- posite sex. When this does not happen, they become depressed and gain weight. My story is a little different. I became disoriented after the weight loss, and was unsure of who or what I was. One ineident- put the changes in perspective and allowed me to keep the weight off for seven years. I was standing at the Yonge-Bloor subway waiting for a train and a pretty girl was sit- ting in a train smiling in my direction. I looked around. No one was standing behind me. I realized she was looking at me and I became confused. Suddenly a voice in my head screamed at me, "Smile back idiot!" I smiled, the doors closed and the train took her "away forever. I must have looked ridiculous standing on the platform laughing at myself. Journalism is not a profession conducive to physical fitness. Reporters sit and type, sit and talk on the phone, sit and interview people and sit and drive. My weight has once again shot up to the 200 plus range. I am currently in a program that includes lifting weights and doing sit-ups. While my weight has not dropped much, my waistline has shrunk by three inches. People come in all sizes – big, small, thin, and fat. I have come to the conclu- sion that it is not necessary to conform to any notion of perfection, rather to try and maintain a level of fitness. If you are fit and healthy, your size and weight matter very little. Variety is the spice of life. Vive La Difference. Junior C Sailors win .one BY T.D. When the other teams looked at the sum- mary of the weekend results in OHA Junior 'C' hockey, they got &message they have been expecting. The Goderich Sailors have come of age. After a 0-9 start on the season, .the Sailors took three of a possible four points in two home games on the weekend,.. defeating the Walkerton Blackhawks 5-1 Friday and tying the Port Elgin Bears 7-7 Sunday. The result really came as no great sur- prise to the Sailors and their fans. The team has been improving rapidly and playing well and their losses were close games. Now the team appears to be com- ing together and developing the attitude necessary for winning. The Sailors 5-1 win over the Blackhawks Friday was a convincing display of offen- sive skills and defensive determination. The teams were scoreless after one period, but the Sailors took a 3-1 lead in the second and Outscored the visitors 2-0 in the third period. Darrell Durnin, Byron Bowman, Tom Bean, Curtis McCone and Mark Cauchi scored for the Sailors. Jason Papple had two assists while Marcus Mauro, Dave Duncan, Shawn Larder, Durnin and Bowman had one each. Darrell Ackerman scored the only Walkerton goal. Sailor goaltender Shawn Phibbs played well, especially in the third period when the Blackhawks mounted an offensive drive to try to get back in the game. Phibbs made 29 stops while his counterpart at the other end of the rink, Sean O°Hagen, kick- ed out 25 Sailor shots. Sunday's game was an exciting one for the good-sized home crowd. The teams took turns scoring, with the score deadlocked at 2-2 after one period and the Bears holding a 5-4 lead after two periods. The Sailors odtscored Port Elgin 3-2 in the third. The Sailors had the edgei:in play and held leads of 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, 4-3 and 7-5 at various points in the game, bt every time they took the lead referee Paul Robson seemed to reach into his bag tricks for a Sailor penalty that killed the 'Momentum they were gaining, much to the chagrin of the partisan home fans. Defenceman Shawn Lard?r led the Sailors with two goals. Singles went to Mark Cauchi, Dave Duncan, Curtis Mc - Cone, Byron Bowman and Darrell Durnin. Ken Gosleigh scored three goals for Port Elgin, with singles going to Wayne Sim- mons, Mark O'Leary, Allen Kruderink and Ken Feddema. The Sailors celebrated thein "coming of, age" with an appropriately titled meet the players beef dinner after tht game Sun- day. The event was both a financial and social success. The Sailors will have little dme to bask in the glory of their new unbeaten streak. ,Friday they travel to the Hanover Col- iseum to play the unbeaten, first place Barons. The Sailors have played well in two starts against Hanover here, losing by one and two goal margins. this will be their first trip to Hanover this season. The Sailors do not play at home tills weekend. The Sailors said farewell to two members of the team organization Sun- day. Player Marcus Munro is returning to his home in Western Canada aid long-time goal -judge Warren Moland i moving to the east coast, to Halifax. A Junior C Sailor tries to poke the puck past the Walkerton goalie in action Friday. The Sailors won the game, the first of the season, 5-1 and kept up the momentum with a 7-7 tie Saturday with Port Elgin. (photo by Ted Spooner) Pair wins bridge game Aelian Weerasooriya and P.K. Venkiteswaran of the Goderich Duplicate Bridge Club scored 86 points to take first– and first overall– in the East-West portion of a seven table game played Nov. 17. Finishing second in East-West were Pat Denstedt and Lorne Walters with 77.5 points followed by Marie Huff and Penny Walters, 75.5 and Nuala Conlon and Kay Duncan with 70 points. In North-South play, Anna Godley team- ed with Verna Worthy to score 78 points and capture first. , There was a tie for se- cond with Jean Papernick and Louise Hetherington and John Donatis and Bill Bradley scoring 73 points followed by the pair of Marg Hall and Cathy McDonald with 72.5 points. Kay Whateley and4Hetherington won the regular Mon. afternoon game on Nov. 16 with 64 points. The average score was 54 among the five tables. Tied for second with a score of 58 was the team of Marj. Macfie and Auleen Curry and Tom Eadie and his partner Sam Cuthbertson followed by Betty and Ray Fisher. Atoms win 6-1 Trevor MacCaulay scored five unassisted goals and added an assist to lead his Goderich Atom team to a 6-1 win over Zurich, Nov. 21. The Atoms jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and never looked back. Dwayne Leddy scored the other Goderich goal. Zurich spoiled goalie Robert Robinsons shut -out with just over three minutes left in the game.