The Times Advocate, 2008-10-01, Page 2020
SPORTS
Times -Advocate
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Exeter Fury play possible final game Jets ready for season
EXETER - The Exeter Fury
concluded its 16th season in the
Western Ontario Soccer League
with a spirited 2-1 loss at home
to the Scottish team Wednesday
night.
Both teams came to play
despite it being a meaningless
contest in terms of the stand-
ings.
The Fury started strong by
keeping the play in the Scottish
end but failing to capitalize on a
few great chances early on.
Tim Hundey had the best
chance from in close when he
was robbed by the keeper who
slid out to block his drive.
The Scottish goalie got lucky a
minute later as he was caught
out of his net when Hundey loft-
ed a shot toward the empty net
but the ball landed just wide of
the post.
As has been the case in recent
games the Fury give up one
chance and the ball ends up in
the back of their net.
After failing to clear the ball
out of their end a Scottish player
was tackled in the box resulting
in a successful penalty shot
which Fury keeper Shawn
Tucker had no chance to save.
Later in the half Tucker used
his speed and charged out of the
box and beat the Scottish player
to the loose ball preventing a
breakaway and a sure goal.
Exeter continued to apply the
pressure in the visitor's end of
the field but couldn't put the
ball past the keeper.
Masters call-up and original
Fury member Justin O'Rourke
came close on a blast from a
long distance but the ball just
missed the far post.
Trevor Boersma was strong all
game in the mid -field distribut-
ing the ball to his teammates for
great opportunities in the offen-
sive end.
Exeter continued to press in
the second half but a turnover
in the midfield allowed the visit-
ing team to blast a long shot
that floated just over Tucker's
head for a 2-0 Fury deficit.
Later in the half the game
began to get chippy with the ref-
eree issuing a few cards and a
red card to a Scottish player
which gave the Fury the advan-
tage later in the contest.
Fury sweeper Chris Hern start-
ed a few good runs up the field
in an attempt to get the home
squad back in the game.
Pete McAllister had his hard
drive on a free kick clang off the
crossbar and back into play but
it wasn't long afterward when
he was rewarded on a hard
blast from in close.
Dylan Fidler cut toward the
net from the right side and
dished the ball to McAllister, the
second leading scorer in Fury
history, who fired a rocket to
the far corner for his 59th
career goal with the team.
Exeter wasn't about to quit on
the night.
Nick Williams used his speed
on a two -on -one break to send a
ball across the crease to his
teammate Fidler but the pass
was just a little to hard and
Fidler could not catch up to it in
front of the empty net.
As time was running out Jason
McFalls had the last chance for
the Fury but his trademark chip
shot was deflected wide by the
keeper just as it appeared to be
dropping under the bar.
The loss ended a difficult sea-
son for the Fury and dropped
their record to 2-13-3 and sec-
ond last in the Central Division.
The Fury head into the off-sea-
son unsure of what the future
will hold for the team.
With only a handful of players
signed on for next year the
Fury will need to recruit a lot of
players including a goalie if they
hope to field a men's team for
the 2009 season.
"I'd like to thank all the guys
who hung in for the whole sea-
son. I appreciate the dedication
and effort they gave every night
despite nagging injuries and
games when we played short-
handed. We couldn't have sur-
vived the year without their
commitment," team spokesper-
son Jason McFalls commented.
"I'd also like to thank Shawn
McFalls for managing/coaching
the team for the last seven
years. The original Fury mem-
ber and eleven year veteran is
moving to the Masters team next
year and his contributions on
and off the field will definitely
be missed," McFalls continued
T.J. Zielman
TIMES -ADVOCATE CO-OP
STUDENT
LUCAN - With the
WOAA men's senior
hockey season starting
soon, the Lucan-Ilderton
Jets will see a different
kind of team starting off
their season.
With many young
players trying out for
the team, general man-
ager Rob Andrews says
it will be a different kind
of team, but the chem-
istry should come
together as the season
goes on. He suspects the
team will also be inex-
perienced with the pace
of the game, but should
pick it up with younger
and faster skaters in
their lineup.
Tryouts have been
held at the Lucan
Community Arena
where they have had
about 20 players show
up regularly for the
team.
Although there have
been changes in the ros-
ter, the coaching staff
will remain the same.
Coach Rick Pikul will be
behind the bench again
this season along with
assistant coaches John
Medd and Paul
McTaggart. The Jets will
also have trainers Glen
Silver, Bruce Cornish
and Dennis Leblanc for
the upcoming season.
Last year the Jets were
a solid team with a
record of 17 wins, eight
losses and one shootout
loss. In the playoffs how-
ever, the team struggled
and were eliminated in
the first round by the
Elora Rocks in four
straight games.
As the Jets head into
their fifth season as a
team, they will kick off
their season against the
Clinton Radars Oct. 17
at 8:30 pm.
Donate uniforms
EXETER - Exeter soc-
cer players from U9
upwards this year kept
their uniforms, and any
parents that think their
child will not wear them
again, Maggie Smillie is
collecting and sending
them to a country that
will be able to use them.
To donate or for more
information contact
Smillie at 235-2531.
Zurich bowling weekly league scores
Weekly Bridge scores
Monday Night Ladies - Sept. 22
Lane 1: Suzanne Coleman - 180,
500
Lane 2: Nell McCann - 237, 617
Lane 3: Donna Thiel - 209, 566
Lane 4: Arlene Seyler - 199, 529
Ladies High Average: Donna Thiel
173
Tuesday Night Mens - Sept. 23
Rockets: Jon -Luc Dietrich - 255,
Laurie Kraftcheck - 617
Dream Team : Jerry Hetherington
- 217, 585
Pumpkin Patch: Les Coleman -
269, 702
Holland: Bob Pellow - 247, 650
Ramblers: Yvon Laurin - 233, Ted
Stanlake - 602
Lane Changers: Trevor
Lansbergen - 231, 650
Wednesday Morning Ladies -
Sept. 24
Lane 5: June Schroeder - 158,
Jean Palmer - 385
Lane 6: Elaine Weido - 210, Marie
Brunzlow - 532
Thursday Night Mixed - Sept. 25
Lane 1: Larry Robinson - 274, 808
Lane 2: Bob Pellow - 266, 611
Lane 3: Suzanne Coleman - 196,
533
Lane 4: Les Coleman - 304,
Mark MacLeod - 797
Youth Bowling as at Sept. 24
Bantam Girls: Lauren Regier
143, 378
Bantam Boys: Travis Simpson
102, 274
Junior Girls: Heather Hendriks
128, 318
Junior Boys:
Devan Kowall -
195, David Hunt -
491
Senior Girls:
Justine Anderson
- 184, 473
Senior Boys:
Travis Wernham
- 276, 644
Exeter Golf Club weekly league scores
Monday Night Men's
League
Sept. 22 - A Flight: LG Al
Preece 38, LN Mike Burton
36, 2nd LG Andy Freiter 39,
2nd LN Hayden Gozzard 38; B
Flight: LG Laverne McCarter
41, LN Ryan Freiter 35, 2nd
LG Larry Wein 42, 2nd LN
Phil Turner 37; C Flight: LG
Jason Wein 40, LN Rob Miller
34, 2nd LG Bob Jones 46, 2nd
LN Bob Ford 38; D Flight LG
Brian O'Neill 44, LN Gord
McCarter 31, 2nd LG Sam
Toonstra 47, 2nd LN Paul
Wareing 35
Closest to the pin #3 Brian
O'Neill; Closest to the pin #6
Laverne McCarter
Skins: A&B #5 Andy
Freiter, #6 Al Preece, #8 Ryan
Freiter; C&D #1 Jason Wein,
#5 Brian O'Neill, #6 Gord
McCarter, #7 Bob Jones, #8/9
Bob Ford, Kevin Hogan #6, 9
Senior Men's
Sept. 18
A: LN -Bob Reynolds 38 CB,
B: LN -Jim Hayter 35 CB, C:
LN Joe Regier, D -Ralph
Simons 36
CTP #3 Bob Reynolds, #6
Brian O'Neill
First: John Baker, Bill
Gilfillan, Jim Hayter, Don
Ross -155
Second: Jim Alce, Bruce
Moier, Ralph Simons, Walt
Tideman-159
Tuesday Morning
Ladies
Sept. 23 47 golfers
Team score 53: Liz
Stephens, Anne Helm, Barb
Cook, Grace Steeper
Share the Wealth: Carole
Preece and Joan Cole
Wrapup luncheon was
attended by 56 golfers
Prizes for Aug. 26 playoffs
LG: A- Carole Preece, B -
Sonia Greb, C -Barb Cook, D -
Pat Ballantyne
LN: A -Elaine Regier, B- Liz
Roestenberg, C -June Hillen,
D -Theresa McCann
Most improved since end of
2007: A -Elaine Regier, B -Joan
Stuart, C -Barb Cook, D -Cathy
Hugill
Over 75 trophy
A -Bette May, Doris
Hackney, C -Helen Barnard,
D -Cathy Bell
Grace Drummond award
(fun games): A -Jan Collings,
B -Grace Steeper, C -Sheila
Reaburn, C -Elaine Skinner
Club champion: Carole
Preece
Most Birdies (3) Helen
Burton Birdie Tree: Carole
Preece, June Regier, Bette
May, Mary Hogan
Most Pars: Jan Collings,
Carole Ducharme, Gladys
McGregor, June Fisher
RIVERVIEW 2nd - David Cooper
ESTATES BRIDGE
Sept. 22 results
1st - Al Beattie
3rd - Heather Beattie
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