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The Times Advocate, 2008-07-09, Page 2020 SPORTS Times -Advocate Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Uniforms equip African players Fury EXETER - Ify ou have been watch- ing soccer games in Exeter you would have noticed the players of the South Huron Soccer Club sport- ing new uniforms. But what about the old uniforms? They still had a lit- tle game left in them. Not to worry. They weren't sent to the landfill. In the past, individuals and groups have been given the spent uniforms for children in devel- oping countries. That's what hap- pened this spring. Joanna and Maria Knip, two local high school stu- dents, had the opportunity to travel to Ghana, West Africa, with their father, Cliff. Their plans included visiting rural elementary schools established by IN Network, a Christian develop- ment agency. Before heading to Africa, the Knip family approached the South Huron Soccer Club for a donation of old uniforms. 6. Across the ocean - Joanna (left) and Maria (right) Knip recently travelled to Ghana,West Africa, with their father, Cliff, and met Obed Tetteh, the Knip family sponsor child.The family also presented sev- eral used South Huron Soccer Club uniforms and equipment to local socer players. (photo/submitted) The club presi- dent, Ernie Szabo, was happy to oblige. Along with the five complete sets of uniforms, soccer balls and pumps were bought. This was done through the collec- tion of $400 worth of Canadian Tire money by the Girls Club of the Exeter Christian Reformed Church and London District Christian Secondary School. "When we came to the schools in Ghana and pre- sented the uni- forms and balls all the children cheered, loud and long. You have to remember that until then their `soccer ball' would be plastic bags wrapped tightly with twine. To have a real soccer ball, let alone a set of uniforms, was really something for the students," comments Maria. Joanna adds, "What struck me the most about our trip was how con- tent everyone was in Ghana. They have so little by our standards but seem so much hap- pier. It really makes you think about our materi- alism." Article submitted by Karen Knip Ironwood Golf Club league scores Ironwood Junior Club June 30 - LG Bantam Boys - Andrew Hodgert 46; Juvenile Boys - Tyler Overholt 41; Bantam Girls - Amanda Hodgert 60; Juvenile Girls - Alana Hodgert 67, Mikayla Keller 67 Lowest Putts: Bantam Boys - Ryan Horn 18; Juvenile Boys - Matthew Haggarty 14, Tyler Overholt 14;Bantam Girls Amanda Hodgert 20; Juvelile Girls - Alana Hodgert 26 Longest Drive: Bantam Boys - Brock Horner; Juvenile Boys - Matthew Haggarty; Juvenile Girls - Alana Hodgert Ironwood Men's Club Front Nine White Tees July 1 - Flight Winners: A Flight Paul Gorman 35, Colin Muirhead 38, Jim Guenther 39; B Flight Harry Disher 38, Jack Kraft 38, John Urquhart 39, Derwyn Hodgins 39, Jamie Cornish 39, Dwayne McNab 39; C Flight Ed Preszcator 38, Ben Hoogenboom 40, Bill Thompson 40, Dan Heywood 41, Mark Rothbauer 42, Darryl Kingma 43; D Flight Paul Paget 41, Dick Lord 41, Mike Sedlak 43, Brad Baker 43 CTP: A&B Flight #3 Trevor Moore #8 Brad Thompson; C&D Flight #1 Len Veri, #7 Dean Barclay Skins: A&B Flight #2 Ken Pinder, #5 Colin Muirhead (eagle); C&D Flight: #5 Mark Rothbauer Ironwood Senior Men's Club July 2 - 1st place Arn Mathers 41, Howard McDonald 41, Lee Richards 40, Charly Chambers 47, Team total 175; 2nd place Jim Russell 38, Bill Thompson 42, Jim Tomlinson 51, Ben Hoogenboom 47, Team total 178; 3rd place Jim Pfaff 45, Joe Wilson 43, Bob Forrest 54, George Tryon 38, Team total 180; 4th place (tie) Al Taylor 45, Dick Mills 35, Murray Morrison 47, Casey Zeehueisen 54, Team total 181; 4th place (tie) Hal Snoddy 43, Tosh Yamamoto 49, Bob Laye 47, Don Gifford 42, Team total 181; 6th place Frank Dumont 37, Mike Ritchie 43, Guy Giddings 52, Dennis Hockey 51, Team total 183; 7th place Jack Chipchase 42, Tom McLaughlin 46, Paul Hodgins 47, Doug Pearson 50, Team total 185; 8th place Jim Hughes 45, Del Nixon 50, Brian Wedlake 46, Lorne Ridout 46, Team total 187; 9th place Jerry MacLean 50, Al Preece 38, Barry Baynham 54, Mike Barclay 48, Team total 190; 10th place Jack Johnston 51, Bill Farquhar 40, Ernie Ahrens 44, Bill Haskett 58, Team total 193; 11th place Terry Bourne 45, Bill Gilfillan 52, Ed Preszcator 49, Gill Soldan 49, Team total 195; 12th place Bob Clarke 52, Don Hord 46, Casey Cook 54, Jim Morrissey 46, Team total 198 CTP Hole #4 Dick Mills, Hole #7 Bob Forrest Ironwood Ladies' League July 3 - Low Gross: A Lynne Farquhar 41; B Marj Green 44; C Mary Ann McLaughlin 51 "Throw 2 Out" A Lynne Farquhar 30, Joan Heywood 32, Elaine Tomlinson 34, Chris Hogan 35; B Marj Green 32, Anne DeBoer 33, Louise Pincombe 36, Anne Prout 38, Rosemary Schaefer 38, Elsie Hermann 38; C Bev Anstett 35, Mary Ann McLaughlin 36, Mary Jane Taylor 39, Marla Wilson 39, Glenda Wagner 41 Mystery Scores (closest to): A (43) Elaine Tomlinson, Joan Heywood, Lynne Farquhar; B (51) Anne Prout; C (57) Mary Jane Taylor Closest to the Pin on #4 A Elaine Tomlinson, B Elsie Hermann, C Terri Brintnell Closest to the Pin on #7 A Joan Heywood, B Liz Hodgins, C Gail Lawson 50/50 draw winner Bernice Thompson, Free cart - Elsie Hermann EXETER - The Exeter Fury were involved in two tight contests last week, picking up a tie against the first place Middlesex team while suffering a shootout loss to Ingersoll in Cup action. July 2 at home, the Fury played Middlesex, which had beaten the Fury 4-0 earlier in the season in Strathroy, but the Fury were ready this time and man- aged to pick up a point in a 1-1 tie. Exeter showed more jump than in recent games, limit- ing the visiting team's chances early on. Middlesex, howev- er got on the board first when a striker was sent in all alone. He fired a shot that the Fury keeper Shawn Tucker got a piece of, but the ball went off the post and into the net. Exeter kept press- ing and evened the score at one when Dylan Fidler was sent in alone on a pass from Nick Williams. Fidler fired a shot off the crossbar and into the net. That was Exeter's one and only good chance as Middlesex came hard at the Fury. Defender Stu Parsons came up huge on two occa- sions when he cleared the ball off the goal line. Middlesex had many scoring opportunities, but couldn't hit the net on many of them and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. "This was a big boost for us as a team," stated Fury player/coach Shawn McFalls. "They kept coming at us and we limited their in -close chances to preserve the tie." July 3 the Fury played host to last place Ingersoll in a Cup game, with Exeter falling 3-2 in a shootout. The Fury were missing a few play- ers heading into the match and had to use former players F r a g i s k o s Fragiskatos, Matt Strano and Geoff Hall, who was placed in goal for Ryan Masse who was absent. The Fury showed they still had energy edged 3-2 in the first half by getting some chances early on but failed to con- vert. Tim Hundey gave the Fury a lead when he picked up a rebound after the keeper failed to cor- ral a low cross and Hundey fired the ball into the empty corner to make it 1- 0. The strike ended a seven-year scoring slump for the Fury veteran. Ingersoll nearly scored late in the half but defender Joe Forrester cleared the ball off the goal line to pre- serve the lead. Chris Hern swooped in a few minutes later and prevented an Ingersoll striker a good opportunity from in close. The Fury took the lead to the second half but games on consecutive nights started to take its toll as Ingersoll car- ried the bulk of the play. Hall made a cou- ple of saves to keep the Fury ahead while at the other end Exeter was try- ing to extend its lead. Hundey collided with the Ingersoll keeper allowing the ball to bounce in the air to Dylan Fidler, who narrowly missed, connecting with a bicycle kick and missing the top corner of the net. Pete McAllister also had a great shot from far out just sail over the bar. Strano had a breakaway but was hacked down from behind just outside the box but the ensuing free kick missed its mark. Ingersoll tied things up when Hall deflected a long high shot off the post but the rebound deflected back off the falling keeper and into the net to make it 1-1. With time running out in regulation McAllister scored what looked to be the game winner with five minutes remaining. After colliding with teammate Fidler, McAllister was able to turn and fire a shot that drift- ed into the far cor- ner of the net to make it 2-1. With under four minutes to play, the Fury had a miscom- munication in their end which resulted in a weak clearing attempt. Ingersoll pounced on the miscue and were able to get the equalizer past Hall. Hall still had to make a diving stop on a free kick a minute later to force extra time. After giving up the lead against a team Exeter had beaten 4-1 earlier in the year and which had- n't won a game in two seasons, both teams headed to overtime. The Fury had the best chance to win two minutes into extra time. McAllister headed a ball back in by the far post. Fidler slid in and got a piece of the ball sending it skyward with the keeper down. The ball came down and landed on the goal line but back spin allowed the ball to bounce right into the keep- er's hands. After 30 minutes the game headed to a shootout, putting the inexperienced Hall in a tough posi- tion. The Fury chose to shoot first but McAllister's shot sailed high. Ingersoll's first two shooters placed the ball along the ground past a frozen Hall but Fidler and Hundey kept pace for the Fury. Hall was beaten cleanly on the next two Ingersoll shots but Shawn McFalls and Hern converted for the Fury leaving the final Ingersoll shooter with a chance to win it. The shot was fired to the left corner past the out- stretched hand of Fury keeper Hall to give Ingersoll the 3- 2 victory. "The guys played great and it was an exciting game either way," team spokesperson Jason McFalls commented. "Even with injuries and one sub we had them at the end but couldn't hold the lead. Great effort tonight by Hall too, competing hard throughout the whole game," McFalls added. The Fury play Sunday in London against the Scottish team.