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Sue Charlebois * Sports editor * os a eee w & ee eee oi aang pe nie, Satna et a ere ed xscinttnntassmenitl Merchants dump Graphics The Pen-Mid Mer- chants upset the league leading Graphics junior ball hockey team Monday night to draw within one point of first place. The Merchants, sparked by Carl Cowan's three goal output, cashed in on a 6- 4 victory. The win brings their record to 3- Dave Wright got two goals for Pen-Mid and Paul Balabuck added another. Frank But- tineau, Bryan Leth- bridge, Colin Restrup and Al Arbour replied for Graphics. In other Monday action in Penetang, Olympia Sports edged the Penetang Legion junior team 4-3. Paul Parent had two for Olympia and Robert Quesnelle scored twice for the Legion. Paul Mcintaggart and Dave McConkey rounded out the scoring for Olympia Sports. Claude Beausoleil replied for Penetang. Senior standings still tight at top The Hustlers picked "<p another two~=points- Tuesday with an 8-4 win over E. G. Mink Insurance Premiums in senior ball hockey action. The win moves the Hustlers three points ahead of the Premiums, who are in seventh spot in the standings. But the Hustlers' victory didn't help them overtake Stewart's Gulf Oilers, who had a slim one point lead going into Tuesday's action. The Oilers pulled off a dramatic come-from- = behind 4-3 win over M. Forget ~ Constructien> beating them with two seconds left on the clock. Larry Cowan banged in the winner, after team mate John Ironside tied the game up with two quick goals only 15 seconds apart. Ironside's markers came in the last four minutes of play. Stewart's now has a 6-5- 1 record, one point ahead of the Hustlers. The last second loss didn't help M. Forget's chances of moving ahead in the standings. 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The Stompers have now gone five games without a win, after opening their season with a perfect 8-0 record. Scoring for the Vikings Tuesday night were Ange DeCola, Paul Robillard and Chris McConnell. Brian Reavers, Paul Loughran and Kirk Swales tallied for the Stompers. Only four points separate the top four. clubs after 12 season games. Dupuis Groceteria Leafs, in first place, and Penetang IGA, one point behind them, had a chance to increase that small point spread. Both clubs played last night after press time. Because of _ the Canada Day weekend, the league games only start again next Wed- nesday evening. Playoffs begin July 22. y oe WTVH v4 'Nice bowl, Laura It was ladies night at Midland Lawn Bowling Club, Tuesday, when the gals got together for a game of trebles. That's Laura Argue throwing a bow] which Schafer and Lembo | continue to take share of ribbons Canter Call riders are continuing to place very well at recognized horse shows. At the Aurora Horse Show on June 12-15, Heidi Schafer placed second in Junior Working Hunter over fences on her horse Edelweiss. Michael Stone of Midland, riding in the Amateur Owner Division placed sixth on his thoroughbred gelding Baffles, Toni Lembo, riding Heidi Schafer's horse Pierre placed fifth out of a class of 57 riders in the Limit Penetang teams still deadlocked after G&C win Penetang CG & C are back in a two-way tie for first place in Ladies Intermediate Softball, following their 10-6 win over the Penetang Juveniles. The G & C victory leaves the team with a 9- 1 record, and four games left to go before the playoffs. Their win Wednesday evening at McGuire Park avenged their only loss two weeks ago to the same Juveniles. Michelle Lacroix went the full seven innings for G & C, striking out one batter. Nancy Bell took the loss for the Juveniles but pitched a strong game, fanning six batters. The Juveniles took a 6-4 second inning lead but couldn't bring across any more runs. They left four runners on base over seven innings. G & C had 11 hits, drew two walks and left three runners on base. They pulled away from the Juveniles in the top of the third with four runs. Donna Duval and Dale Butt smashed out home runs, Sandy Dubeau hit a triple and pitcher Michelle Lacroix singled. Cat- cher Dianne King drew a walk. The team added G & C won their eight game of the season, thumping Victoria Harbour Commodoras 17-3. The game was called after five innings because of the lop sided score. Dale Butt was the winning pitcher, although she only threw by the way landed inches away trom the 'kitty.' Playoffs start in about twoweeks for the lady lawn bowlers at the popular King Street south site. Equitation over fences. Toni and Pierre also won sixth in Children's Working Hunter over fences. 4 Last weekend at London Hunt Horse Show, Toni Lembo placed first with Pierre in Children's Hunter over fences. Next weekend both Toni and Heidi will be riding in the two-day Eglington Hunt Horse Show, at Thornhill. in the first inning. Her team mates supported her with four runs to take a 4-2 lead. It was 10- 3 after the second, 17-3 after four innings of play. Penetang knocked out 11 hits, drew 12 walks and left five runners on base. Angela Locke took sy wii, CR UE os a pia ae Boys of summer the loss for the Com- modoras. Victoria Harbour managed only three hits off the G & C pitching staff, but drew eight walks, leaving seven runners stranded on base. They strike out nine times in five in- nings. ie Dale Butt, left with upraised arms, is really quite pleased, having hit a three-run homer in the top of the third inning of a game Wednesday evening between Penetanguishene G&C and Penetang Juveniles. Behind, Juvenile Nancy Bell walks towards Juvenile catcher Brigitte Belcourt, who Butt bowled over in her run to beat the ball to the plate. two more runs in the sixth, for a 10-6 win. G&Cli, Harbour 3 On Monday evening, A lot of hot air was in the air the past at Little Lake Park were from left, Marc Crawford, Sean MclIlravey and Jason Crawford. Friday, June 27, 1980, Page 21 fewdays, butsomeof it was in these transport truck inner tubes. On their way home from bobbing in the water