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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-08-16, Page 6• THENINON ADWINEJ E$ Schill swims lo throo firsls Finals swim meet held in Goderich Kevin Schill swam to three first place finishes in the boys open category at the swim meet finals held Saturday in Goderich. He was first in the 100 -metre freestyle, first in the 100 -metre backstroke, and first in the 100 - metre breaststroke. Peter Dixon was first in the 11- 12 -year-old boys 50 -metre free- style. Marita Harinen was first in the 11 -12 -year-old girls 25 -metre backstroke, second in the 50 -metre freestyle, and third in the 25 -metre breaststroke. Matt Dixon was second in the 9 -10 -year-old boys 50 -metre free- style. Karen Schill recorded three fourth place finishes in the girls open category. She was fourth in the 100 -metre freestyle, fourth in the 100- metre backstroke, and fourth in the individual medley. Victoria Harinen was fourth in the 9 -10 -year-old girls 50 -metre freestyle and fifth in the 25 -metre breaststroke. Katrina Kaufman was fifth in the 9 -10 -year-old girls 25 -metre butterfly and fifth in the 50 -metre freestyle. The medley relay team of Na- than MacTavish, Matt Dixon, Pe- ter Dixon, and Sheena Baker placed third. Stingers blank Steelhawks to win playoff • series opener Belmore Stingers took the open- ing game of their Bluewater Fast - ball League quarter -final series against the Intermediate' Steel - hawks. Played last Thursday, the Sting- ers scored a 4-0 decision over the Steelhawks. Dave Eadie was the winning hurler with Ross Baird ,being tagged with the loss. Brian Busby went 3 -for -3 at the' plate for the Stingers. The second game in the series was scheduled for Sunday, but it was rained out. Game two was played last night in Gorrie. The Stingers are preparing for the OASA Intermediate 'D' tour- nament in Glencoe, Aug. 26-27 while the Steelhawks will play in the Intermediate 'C' tournament in Merlin on Aug. 26-27. • The Steelhawks first game is against Caledonia oq Aug. 26 at 8:30 a.m. Colts lose first game to Clifford Clifford 4 Aces scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday evening to score a 4-3 decision over the Wingham Colts in the first game of the best two of three Bluewater Fastball League quarter -final series. Reg Walls picked up the deci- sion on the mound for Clifford. Bill Haines started on the mound for the Colts and lasted four in- nings before being relieved by Ja- son Daw. The second game in the series was played last night at the Jose- phine Street ballpark in Winghatt• Game three, if necessary, will be played tomorrow at the Josephine Street ballpark. irmaintmeavraws Out at the plate...Wingham Optimist Squirt Reds catcher Kent McPherson puts the tag on the Wingham Legion Squirt runner during the first game of the best two of three Tri - County League playoff series played last Thursday at the Josephine Street ballpark. Four runs in final at•bat give Squirt Reds victory The Wingham Legion Squirts took on the Wingham Optimist Squirt Reds last Thursday in the first game of the Tri -County League playoffs. The Legion Squirts had finished the regular season in first place, with the Squirt Reds placing fourth with a 11-5,2 record. The Reds scored a total of 266 runs during the season and gave up 159 runs to opposing teams. Kent Readman topped the home run parade with four, followed by Matt Dinning and Kevin Waechter with two each, and Duane Schies- tel and Jason Schut with one. The Squirt Reds won the open- ing game of the best two of three playoff series against the Legion Squirts, 8-7. The Optimist Squirts scored four runs in their final at bat to take the lead. The Legion ,Squirts scored twice in their last at -bat, but for the third time in the game, left the bases loaded. The turning point of the game came in the third inning when the Legion squad had the bases loaded and nobody out only to have Ke- vin Waechter strike out three con- secutive batters to pitch out of a jam. Waechter pitched a . strong game for the Optimist squad, fin- ishing with nineltrike outs. Zack O'Krafka took the pitch- ing loss for the Legion squad as he three five strong innings, but some "seeing -eye" hits and a few un— timely timely errors proved costly. Scoring runs for the Optimist Squirts were Waechter with a pair, and singles by Schiestel, Kris Wickens, Dinning, Readman, Sean English, and Justin McKinley. Scoring runs for the Legion squad were Garrett Skinn with two with O'Krafka, Derek . Marks, Adam Ryan, Pat Rozendal„ and Nathan MacTavish scoring once. The other players for the Legion team were Barry Skinn, Chad Skinn, James Needham, and Tim Barfoot. Game two in the series was played Monday evening, and the third game, if necessary, being played tomorrow at the Josephine Street ballpark, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Ironmen, Bulls prepare for season training camps begin next weekend It may only be the middle of August, but the Wingham Ironmen and the Brussels Bulls of the Western Junior 'C' Hockey League are preparing for the 1995- 96 season. The Ironmen have affiliated with the Listowel Junior 'B' Cy- clones of the Midwestern Junior 'B' Hockey League for this sea- son. Coach Bill Brown and assistant coach Doug Neil will have to se- lect this year's team from the roughly 140 players who have been invited to the Ironmen train- ing camp, beginning Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Listowel Arena. Skaters will be on the ice from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The second session goes from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27. The Ironmen have seven pre- season exhibition games lined -up to get the players ready for. the 30 - game regular sea on. The first exhibition game will be played Friday, Sept_ 8 at 8:30 pan. when they face off against the Wiarton Wolves at the Port Els gin Arena. League champion Mount Forest Patriots will take on the Ironmen at the Listowel Arena on Saturday, Sept: 9 at 7:30 p.m. The Ironmen play a home -and - home series with Erin on Sept. 16- 17. They play atk_the Listowel Are- na at 7:30 p.m. do Sept. 16 and then travel to Erin for a I p.m. game on Sunday, Sept. 17. The Ironmen conclude the pre- season with three games in three days. The team travels to Arthur on Sept. 22 for an 8 p.m. game against the Grand Valley Forest- ers, then travel to Ayton on Sept. 23 for an 8 p.m. game against the Patriots, and then are in Listowel on Sept. 24 for a 1 p.m. game against Grand Valley. The Ironmen open the regular season at home on Friday, Sept. 29 when they play the Bulls at 830 p.m. at the Lockridge Memorial Arena. The Brussels Bulls have invited 113 rookies as well as returning veterans to their training camp at the Seaforth Arena. The camp's first session will be held on Fri- day, Aug. 25 from 7 to 10 p.m, The Bull hopefuls are on the ice from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 and Sunday, Aug. 27. First year coach Jim Bridges will put the Bulls rookies through their first exhibition contest on Friday, Sept. 1 when they play the rookie Seaforth Junior 'D' Centen- naires at 8 p.m. in the Seaforth Arena. The Bulls have scheduled four exhibition games for the pre- season. ' The Bulls play New Hamburg in their first exhibition encounter •,at the Columbia Ice Field in Wa- terloo at 7 p.m. on Sept. 9. The Bulls are in Seaforth on Sept. 17 as they take on the Kin- cardine Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. The Bulls make the trip to Kincardine on Sept. 22 for an 8:30 p.m. game against the Bulldogs. The final pre -season contest for the Bulls will be played Sunday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. in the Seaforth Arena against New Hamburg. The first home game of the reg- ular season for the gulls is Sun, day, Oct. 8 against league champi- on Mount Forest Patriots at the Seaforth Arena, beginning at 2 Mitchell m four games Brent Robinson hurled a perfect game last Wednesday evening as Belgrave Midgets shut out Mitch- ell 6-0 in game four of their WOAA Midget playdown series. • The victory gave the best three of five semi-final series to Bel - grave, three games to one. Robinson faced the minimum required batters, 21, in posting the victory. He recorded 10 strike outs. Eric Andrew made a dandy play at second' base and Dan Gusso- made a nice catch in left field to preserve the perfect game. Belgrave scored one in the first on Shawn Fair's double, followed by Robinson and Joel Pegg. They added one more in the fourth and blew the game open with four in the fifth to close out the scoring. Belgrave will face either Wrox- eter or Shakespeare in the final se- ries. Chris Annis was tagged with the loss on the mound for Mitch- ell, giving up 10 hits and a walk and struck out five. Left fielder Gusso had a home run and single in two attbats, and right fielder Todd Edgar had a triple and. single in two plate ap- pearances. Catcher Fair had a don- ble and single itt tree at -bate, and centre fielder Wan Marks had two bunt singles in three at -bats. Belgrave took a 2-1 lead in. the series last Tuesday with; a 7-00 de- cision over Mitchell. Belgrave scored one in the first on Andrew's single, a sacrifice bunt and Fairs double. The added two more in the fourth ns Curia Stewart singled; Jamie McCallum looped a double and then Arley Pauder laid down a bunt single. Belgrave plated one more in fifth and then wrapped up the scor- ing with three in the seventh on a double by Andrew and singles by Robinson, Pegg and Stewart. Pegg picked up the win on the mound for Belgrave as he' allowed three hits and five walks and struck out six in going the distance on the mound. Annis was tagged with the set- back as he gave up a dozen hits and fanned nine. Third base. player Stewart had three in four at -bats, short stop Robinson and first base player Pautler each had' two singles in three at -bats, and second base player Andrew had a double and single in four at -bats: Juveniles beat Bl th in opening ane of Huron County piayoffs Belgrave Juveniles scored: a'644 consecutive singles. decision over Blyth Decorating, Belgrave wrapped up the scor- Sunday, to win the• first game of ing in the sixth as Ken Hogg their best two of three Huron reached first on a fielder's choice, County Fastball League playoff stole second and scored on Shane series. Pegg's single. Blyth scored three runs in the Left fielder Dan McPherson had first inning on two walks, two sin- a triple and single in two at -bats, gles and a sacrifice fly. and right fielder Greig had a home Belgrave rebounded with four run and single in three at -bats. Joel in the bottom of the first on a sin- Pegg had a triple in three plate ap- gle by Todd Machan, bunt singles pearances. by Brad Robinson and Mike Joel Pegg was the winner on the Greig, and another single by Keith mound as he allowed five hits and Todd. seven walks and struck out four in Greig clubbed a long home run going the distance on the mound. over the fence in left centre field Don Bogie was tagged with the to make it 5-3. 'Blyth closed the loss as he gave up nine hits and gap to 5-4 in the fifth with three - .fanned six. tom^. Mary Lisle...claimed a gold medal and a bronzemed al at the Canadian Legion national track and field champion- ship held on the weekend in Winnipeg. arylisle wins medals at national Legion meet Mary Lisle captured a pair of put of 11.45 metres. medal's at the Canadian Legion na- Mary won the bronze medal in tionai track and field champion- the close discus event, with a ships held in Winnipeg during the throw of 37.36 metres. The ,win - weekend, ner, also from Ontario,hada Competing in the 17' and under throw of an even 40 metres, and division of the meet, Mary took the silver medalist, from B.C. had. the gold in the shot put with a toss a throw of 37..44 metres. of 11.53 metres. The runner-up Lisle was fifth in the long jump from Quebec, had a throw of with a leap of 5.14 metres. The 11.50 metres and the third place bronze medalist had a jump of finisher, also from Ontario, had a 5.19' metres.