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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-08-17, Page 9• GONER:KB SIGNAL -STAR. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1978—PAGE 9 tiacs take over firs beating ords, Fisher McGee Pontiacs took over sole possession of first place in the Maitland Division of the Industrial Softball league last week, by virtue of two big wMs_ McGees battled Gords Sports to a 5-3 standstill last Wednesday night and on Sunday, handed Fisher Builders a 10-3 drubbing, Heading into last week's play, McGees and Fishers were tied at the top of their division, each team having won 12 games and lost seven_ With Sunday's loss, Fisher drops to second with 26 points, trailing the Aront-runmng McGees by two. In Wednesdny's game, Cords led McGees 3-0 after three innings with Bob Riehl connecting for a home run in the second to open the scoring. R. Schumaker and W. Watt crossed the plate in the third inning to round out the scoring for Gords. From then on, the game belonged to McGees with Ron Sowerby hitting a home run with no one on base in the fourth inning, and Deb Shewfelt banging in another homer in the sixth to bring Ken Vanderburg over the plate. Sowerby and Van- derburg each scored again in the fifth inning. Rick Smenloyonronnothoom,. winning pitcher striking out two batters with Des Courtney taking the loss for Gords. Sowerby allowed only three "hits with McGee batters connecting for eight. On Sunday night. Ken Doer held the Fisher sluggers to six hits striking out four batters on the way to McGees' 10- 3 win. Fishers replaced Fred Pellow on the mound in the sixth inning sending in Barry Block to finish up the game. The two pitchers allowed 12 hits. McGees led 2-0 after four innings of play on a run by Ken Daer and a home run with no one on by Rick Sowerby. The six runs in the fifth and finished off their rout with two more in the sixth. Sowerby scored three times on three hits for four times at bat. Ken Meriarn also picked up thiree hits on four.trips to the plate, scoring once in the fifth to bring in two runs. Dennis LeBrun.. con- nected for three hits on three times at bat for the losers knocking in a home run in the seventh to score Gerry. turst. LeBrun also got the other Fisher run in the fifth. McGee's win puts them two points ahead of Fisher and in the first round of the playoffs which begin Aug. 23, is tentatively scheduled to meet third-place team Little Bowl. Bridge scores There were .five tables in play when the Goderich Duplicate Bridge Club met on Tuesday evening. __,Eita„ place _was cap- ' tured by Mary Donnelly and Eleanor Erskine with 75 points. Second place went to Betty and Ray Fisher at 641/2 points. Third place winners were Nuala Conlon and Bob Dick with 55 points. 'Fourth place went to Bill Duncan and Joe Martin with 54% points and fifth place was won by Jo Berry and Edna Overholt with 52.1o'2 points. Goderich wins 'B' Championship - The Goderich Midget Blue Jays scored a rum in the' bottom of the ninth to defeat the Huron Park Midgets 4-3 and win the 'B' championship trophy -at the Listowel third annual Midget Ball Tournament recently. Members of the Goderich team are, from left front row - Murk Jones, Larry Madge, Dave Moore, Dan Maillet, Dennis Donnelly, Steve Arbour; back row - Ronald McDonald,. coach; Del Mitchelmore, Ted Doherty, Doug Cruickshank, Rob McDonald, Andy Moore, Bill Schaefer, manager. (Banner Photo) Blue Jays bombed by Listowel bow out of first-round playoff The Goderich Blue Jays bowed out of the WOAA midget boys' baseball playoffs here last Wednesday when they laropped a 6 - 2 verdict to Listowel. The win for Listowel gave them a 2 - 0 sweep in the best -of -three first round playoff "series. Listowel 'won the first game, 15 - 4. The Jays stayed with Listowel in a 2 - 2 tie Wednesday until the visitors broke the game open with three runs in the seventh inning. Home runs by Bob McMurren in the seventh and Rod Sachs in the eighth for Listowel spelled the difference in the of- fensive output of the two teams. Listowel collected nine hits off losing pitcher Fishers wallop Little Bowl but slip from division lead Fisher Builders split a pair of games this week, losing Sunday night to the high -flying Pontiacs, giving up their -hold on first place in the Maitland division. Fisher's 10-3 loss to the Pontiacs (see story, Pontiacs take over fjr- st...) came after the tear() had wiped out Little Bowl 12-2 in a game played last Wednesday night. Winning pitcher Fred Pellow threw 13 ' strike- outs against Little Bowl, allowing only four hits for the victory. Little Bowl centre fielder Mike Wildgen connected in the first inning for" the only home run off'Pellow. Losing pitcher Terry Powell had a rough second inning, in watch Fisher batters Jim Durst and John Hoy connected for homers. He also walked five batters in the second, four of them in a row. Fishers scored nine times in the inning leading 9-1 after two and putting the game out of reach. Dennis Lebrun added a third home run for Fishers in the sixth in- ning to wind up the • scoring. Lebrun crossed' the plate twice earlier in the game. Other Fisher scorers were Pellow with one, Gerry. Durst with two, ken Klose with two, and John Hakker and Jack McKinnon with one apiece. Fishers wound up the week with a win -loss record of 13 victories and eight defeats. Little Bowl, with seven wins and '12 losses, managed to stay ahead of Green and Parent by four points and will end up playing the first place team if they hold onto the last playoff poSition. Dennis Donnelly while Donnelly's' team-mates got a total of six hits off the winner, Todd Morgan. Each team had three walks and com- mitted two errors. Morgan struck out six while Donnelly whiffed three Listowel batters. Dan Maillet had two of the Goderich hits. Andy Moore, Rob McDonald, Doug Cruickshank and Dennis Donnelly each had single safeties for the losers. The Blue Jays had a record of seven wins, three losses and a tie in regular season play, including a split of two games with Listowel in the schedule. The members of the Blue Jays .would like to thank their coach and manager, Bill Schaefer and Ron McDonald and the merchants andh businessmen who helped sponsor the team this season. pm*: ixAtorny.T.m4ttator,, *I* ' mmtls 1. 4411" ` • Ron Sowerby of McGee Pontiacs scrambles back to first base under the watchful eye of umpire Gerry Pitre in a game against Gords Sports. McGees won • - • ••••••••ao•AC • h • 't '400, ••• The game Shl and are an floss place In the Maitland Division_ tote by Dave Sykes) Goderich Bantams minor soccer tro The Goderich Bantam Soccer team, coached by Merv- W4t-ter, --won-•-thc Sarnia and District in- cluding -St. Clair Shores Minor Soccer trophy. The team was three points ahead of St. Clair Shores who were the runners-up. The Goderich Bantams are nov,v in the play-offs for a cup. They have won their first play-off game. but lost the second game on Saturday in Sarnia against Huron Cable. The score in that game was 3 -. 2. Goal scorer for Goderich ( was Mike Hodges with two goals. The coach states that his team was completely out -played by.Sarnia who used his 'game plan against his team. His game plan w,as short passes that he has been using all " season. For some unknown reason the Goderich team resorted to long passes which were not effective. The win- ning goal for the Sarnia was a defender's goal. The Goderich goalie, in an attempt to push a — corner kick out, pushed it' in the back of his own net about three minutes The Goderich team pressed . hard for a tie game but were not able to capitalize on their op- portunities. Randy Stoddart, Mike Hodges and Mike Wedlock, the forwards, tried desperately for a win. Again Gilbert Van Den Heuvel played an excellent game as full back with help from John Sheardown who at times tended to play a little too mud' towards the centre . and had to beremineledat times by the C,Q,ach.. Marty Middel and Kevin Wood also Played an excellent game_ Mike Wedlock got in- jured in last Saturday's game with a bad bruise to his right ankle and now wears a cast which will be nri for six weeks.. Steven Graham, who was injured in tone o the team's games. now has bis Cast off.. The coach and Warn wishes them both a speedy recovery.. The •coaclestates he is pleased and happy for ak winning the trophy and that simian towns are tratraketrhatmone etre (cities in sports, The minion soeicer executives extend oongrataillattions tto die nitalirni team and wishes thenn the play- .• id et grab series wi The • no -hit pitching of Denise Mitchelmore led the Goderich Midget Girls softball team to an easy 13-2 win over Dor- chester last Wednesday night, clinthing the PWSA quarter -final series for the girls in two games straight. The win followed the _team's' 8-3 drubbing of Dorchester two weeks ago, and moves the girls into the semi-final round against the winners of the Eastern 'Ontario division playoffs. That series is yet 'to be decided. Mitchelmore struck out 12 Dorchester sluggers on the way to the no-hitter, walking only two batters. The two Dorchester runs came on errors in the Goderich outfield.. Sandy Rowe led the Goderich •offence. with four hits for five times at bat. Rowe scored three runs and knocked in another two. Dorchester led IA after the first inning and trailed 'only 341 anntill the sixth inning when Goderich exploded for seven runs to put the game ,otut •of reaclh _ Goderich added thtnee runs in the last inning with the losers scoring once late in the game. Jenny More got the only borne tram of the game, knocking in the Goderich batters_ She brought in one other ram late in the ganne after being waBted to first and making ,il borne ovi Derchesten errors. Mittchellinore snored twice (MD MC9 hits for !live times at bat.. Kathy MrDonalld had ttw(o) hits for three times alt ibe plate_ kimor_kiw, ina one ram and sewing twice herself_ Other Goderich rams went to Karen Melladv., ATIM1 McDonald arid Tracy , , . Lynn Penh and Nancy Allblas sowed for Dnr- chestter., with pitcher ohnerrada Shimmers taking The loss, The Gnderich Girls won the elpt971111/4g rolphad of the PWSA playoffs beating, Kiriktosa tin three games. Thew went on no eliminate Wood.stocrin two straight games, swamping them 112-3 and 113--th Andy Moore of the Goderich Blue Jays bangs out a hit in a playoff game against Listowel last week. Listowel won the game 6-2 and won the best -of -three playoff series in two straight games. They won the first me l5-4. (photo by Dave Sykes)