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Citizen sports beat ae ee ee oo oe Wednesday, August 3, 1977 Caswell's Car] Banting lunges for the on-coming ball, too late to stop a Ken's Esso player from scoring. Ken's Lercar tops in Lerear Construction Garrisons walked off with top prize in the first an- nual fastball tournament held on the weekend. Wyebridge and the Garrisons were un- defeated after three games each, but in the final it was a walkaway for the Penetanguishene team as it bombed their opposition 11-1 Wyebridge lost its starting pitcher Bruce Guthrie in the fourth inning after he was hit by a line drive. From that point on it was all Penetanguishene. The Garrisons made it to the final by downing Midland 1-0 at McGuire Park on Saturday. On the same day Blue Jays pitcher Greg Griffin struck out 17 Garrison batters, but it wasn't enough for a win as the Garrisons again won 1-0 in 10 innings. Sunday the Lercar construction team downed the Expos 3-1 at Tiffin Park to ensure themselves a spot in the Monday final. Wyebridge squeeked past Perkinsfield 3-2 and beat Caswell's 6-1 on Saturday. They shut-out Hotel Brule 3-0 on Sunday to take an undefeated record into the final. Garrisons won $200 for their efforts, Wyebridge took home $100 and consolation winners Ken's Esso earned $50. Ken's Esso walked over Caswell's 14-6 in the Esso won the consolation final at Monday's fastball tournament 16-6 Staif photo by Chris Knowles area fastball consolation final' 'They lost their first game 6-0 to the Expos but rebounded with an 8-0 win over the Commodore and an 8-4 win over Midland to earn a spot in consolation play. Caswell's lost to Wyebridge 6-1 and ~defeated Perkinsfield"6-0. In other action, Blue Jays narrowly defeated the Commodore 3-2, and Coldwater dropped a pair -- 6-2 to Hotel Brule and 6- 0 at the hands of the Perkinsfield team. McGilvray, Struthers win mixed doubles Skip Walter McGilvray and Merece Struthers won all three of their games to capture top spot in Monday's Mixed Doubles Tournament at the Midland Lawn Bowling Club. A score of 29 and a plus of four was good enough for the victory. Skip Ed Pypher and Clare Ellis were the top team with two wins. They had a score of 27 and a plus of one. Top one game winner was the team of skip Ken Ellis and Marie Goloway with a score of 21 and a plus of five. Midland track stars 'average performance' costs trip to Canadian finals "Tt was an average performance," said Rick Presse, Midland Track and Field Club coach, after his team's performance in_ the Provincial Finals held in Sudbury on the weekend. "Tt was nothing spec- tacular."' Of the seven Midland athletes who qualified for the meet, only Cheryl Desroches came close to earning a ticket to the Canadian finals. Her third place finish in the javelin was one spot shy of a qualifying position. Although the best athletes in Ontario at- tended the Sudbury event, coach Presse said his team could have done better. 'I was on holidays the week before the meet and they had no super- vision."" Desroches added a seventh place finish in the shot put to her third in the javelin. Jeff Dunn recorded his personal best time in the hurdles event, but it was only good for seventh place. He also earned a seventh in the javelin and a fifth in the discus competition. Playground participants hit track and field The Monsignor Castex summer playground group was pushed right to the wire by its coun- terparts from Sacred Heart School in Thur- sday's track and field meet. Over 70 enthusiastic youngsters took over the field at Midland Secon- dary School to perform the leaps, runs and throws they'd been practising since the playground programs got underway in July. Sponsored by Young Canada Works' and Experience 77 grants, the playgrounds are a drop-in centre for Midland and area youngsters. Monsignor Castex won the meet by the narrowest of margins -- 236-227. Following is a listing of the first place finishers in each event and age division. (MC) denotes Monsignor Castex, (SH) Sacred Heart. 100 METRE: Glenn Weber (MC), Diane Leduc (MC). Tykes - Stephen McInerney (SH). ~ Corina Bourgeois (MC). Mites - Scott Bradley (SH), Vanessa Bourgeois (MC). Age 13-14 - George MacDonald (SH), Kelly Sweles (,C). 200 METRE: Mites - Jim Black (SH), Vanessa Bourgeois (MC). Tykes - Chris Duckworth (MC), Corina Bourgeois (MC). Atoms Glen Weber (MC), Chris Werner (MC). Age 12-14 - George MacDonald (SH), Kelly Swales (MC). 400 METRE: Mites - Jim Black (SH), Vanessa Bourgeois (MC). Tykes - Chris Duckworth (MC), Corina Bourgeois (MC). Atoms - Glenn Weber (MC), Diane Leduc (MC). Age 12-14 - Kris Cote (MC). 800 METRE: Mites Jim Black (SH). Atoms - Andrew Duckworth (MC), Chris Werner (MC). Age 12-14 - Kris Cote (MC), Kelly Swales (MC). Long Jump: Mites - Jim Black (SH), Vanessa Bourgeois (MC). Tykes - Kevin Gray (MC), Corina Bourgeois (MC). Atoms - Chris Lemieux (SH), Dolores Forget (MC). Age 12-14 George MacDonald (SH), Bev Gillespie (SH). High jump: Mites David Merkley (SH), Vanessa Bourgeois (MC). Tykes - Stephen McInerney (SH), Corina Bourgeois (MC). Atoms - Chris Lemieux (SH), Chris Werner (MC). Age 12-14 - Barry Diver (SH), Kelly Swales (MC). Shot Put: Mites - David Birkett (MC), Vanessa Bourgeois (MC). Tykes - Kevin Gray (MC), Heidi Werner (MC). Atoms - Sandy Kustee (SH), Chrissy Werner (MC). Age 12-14 - Larry Murphy (SH), Kelly Swales (MC). Javelin: Age 12- 14 - Larry Murphy (SH), Kelly Swales (MC). Discus: Age 12-14 Larry Murphy (SH), Kelly Swales (MC). Alan Latour had a good shot at qualifying for the Canadian Finals but he came up flat on the Debbie Bradley of Sacred Heart summer playground lept her way to second place in the high jump event of weekend. He was disappointed in his sixth place finish in the pole vault. Not quite edged a win Hearts 227. the track meet with Monsignor Castex Todd Clarke placed fourth in the discus event and Pat Brodeur earned a sixth in the iriple jump. summer playground. Monsignor Castex with 236 points to Sacred Staff photo Hotel Brule downs Caswell's 8-6 Hotel Brule downed Caswell's Antiques 8-6 in Georgian Bay Fastball League action at McGuire Park last Thursday night. Bob ..Lapham.---was credited with the win, allowing three runs in four innings, while Tim Sylvester got the save, allowing three runs in three innings. Wally Jamieson went the full seven innings on the mound for Caswell's Antiques, allowing all eight Brule runs. In the first inning, Brule scored four runs on singles by Bob Morasse, Ed Trudeau and John Dion, plus one Caswell error, and one hit batter. In the bottom of the first, Art Desrocher hit a solo home run for Caswell's to lead off the inning. Caswell's made it close with two runs in the sixth, when Wally Jamieson singled, Walsh doubled, and Robitaille doubled, and one in the seventh. Brule scored its final run in the seventh. The hitting star for Brule was.John Dion, who went two for four at the plate. For Caswell's it was Walsh, who hit two doubles in three times at Clark scores six the plate, and Robitaille, who also went two for three at the plate. Brule managed 10 hits, while committing two errors, and Caswell's also racked up 10 hits and two errors. In the second, Caswell's Antiques scored another for Midland run, when Broome reached base on a fielder's choice, stole second, and scored on Bob Robitaille's single Brule scored a run in the top of the fourth, when Lapham hit a single, and scored on a double by Doug Crake. Caswell's then made it 5-3 with a run in the bottom of the fourth. Brule scored two runs in the fifth, when Roger Dupuis walked, John Dion singled, Tim Sylvester walked, and _ Roger Ladouceur reached base on an error. Novices lead lacrosse playoffs Midland Novices ex- tended their playoff record to three wins and one loss with two victories last week in lacrosse action. The Novices playing in a six round robin series. Dale Clark was again the big gun for Midland, scoring six goals in last Tuesday's 9-3 victory over Oro, and three goals are game in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Barrie. Jamie Finley added two goals and Jay Dolan one in the win over Oro. Dolan, Finley, Clark and Jeff Wilson all collected assists. Greg Salter, Kurt McKeoror and M. Dubois scored for Oro. Dolan added two goals to Clark's three in Wednesday's win. Finley, Dolan and Bob Edwards earned assists. Scott McColman and Richie Cadman scored Barrie's goals. Midland Tyke's lost their two game total goal playoff series against Orillia, even though they won the second game July 25. Wayne Desjarine and Robbie Megaw scored two goals each and Robbie Bianco added a single to give Midland a narrow 5-4 win in the second game. Greg Oxby and Brad Scott each scored twice for Orillia. The Tyke's now battle two teams from Barrie for the consolation trophy. Opening match gets underway tonight at 8:00 in Elmvale. Choppy water takes toll - Toole third after hull and deck separate ---- ee Ye Se ee ee by Chris Knowles Tim Toole commented before the start of Monday's outboard race in Fenelon Falls that in choppy water the start is everything. "In water like this if you can get out in front you've got a good chance of winning," he said, pacing nervously. Toole's start in the Canadian National Cham- points on Dwayne White, currently on top in the driver's standings. White's was one of five boats to flip in the choppy water. The races were scheduled to get underway Sunday to Cameron Lake but two boats flipped during the first heat. The event was postponed to Monday but the same wind conditions prevailed. Organizers moved the race down the road to Sturgeon Lake and the choppy water followed. Peter Wilson was one of the casualties on Sunday. "Air got under the hull and lifted the boat straight up,' he said while watching the mechanics pump water from the engine. '"'The boat came down on it's side and threw me out. I tried to go underwater because I was afraid the boat would come down on top of me." Wilson re-appeared from under the waves but his boat wasn't as lucky. pionships was not good. In fact it was almost disasterous. "It was so rough that I collided with another boat at the start. It knocked me out of my seat and separated the deck from the hull."' Ottawa's Mike LaBelle did get a good start however, and powered to victory. Toole came in third but gained John Southwell won the SE class race, Reggie | Fountain placed first in the Mod U race and Leonard Smithson won the FE event. gt Pagel Se ae a a PP, ine whe tp 4 Weekend racing provided few spills... some thrills..but Toole was high and dry The wind on Cameron Lake played havoc with the Sunday. Only one heat was run before the event was ! : y i victims of Sunday's wind. His boat had to be towed in Canadian National Outboard Championships on put off until Monday. Peter Wilson was one of the Midland's Tim Toole sat out the delay while race of- while full of water after a mishap on the first corner. oe Z Toole placed third in Monday's Mod 50 race. ficials decided whether or not to postpone the event. Staff photos Wednesday, August 3, 1977, Page 11 ower ee ee Cee