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C4(CP) The Observer & Eccentric/ THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2000
Salem follows WLAA loss with a sweep
Of the six games played in the
last Four days by Plymouth
Salem's softball team, the one
that mattered most was the one
in which their offense did the
.least. _
Unfortunately.
On Monday against Western
"Lakes Activities Association
Lakes Division rival Walled
Lake Central, the Rocks came up
with just four hits in losing 1-0
in a game played at Walled Lake
Western.
"On defense, we look great,"
said Salem coach Bonnie
Southerland. "We just couldn't
answer with our hits."
Liz Dekarske certainly pitched
well enough to win. She gave up
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one unearned rurt (in the third
inning) on three hits and did not
walk a batter, striking out 10.
Four different players had singles
for Salem.
The loss dropped the Rocks to
3-1 in the WLAA.
On Tuesday at Salem, they
rebounded by sweeping a nonleague
double-header from Ann
Arbor Huron, 9-0 and 7.-1.
Dekarske go the pitching Win in
the opener, improving to 3-2
with a two-hit, no-walk shutout;
she struck out four.
Katie Kelly had two hits for
the Rocks, including a two-run
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with one RBI.
Redford CC 9-18, Salem 6-9:
Sophomore Ryan Rogowaki
earned a win in his first prep
decision in the opener, allowing
just five hits over 4 2/3 innings.
Rogowski struck out two ^nd
walked three with Kevin
Entsminger protecting the win
with 2 1/3 innings of relief.
Entsminger gave up five hits but
struck out five and didn't walk a
batter]
Soccer from page CI
the WLAA playoffs. If Monday's
game is an indication, none of
the meetings will be a runaway.
Canton 3, H. Farmington 1:
Anne Morrell provided the finishing
touch in Plymouth Canton's
victory Monday at North
Farmington
The junior forward scored all
three goals for the Chiefs as they
improved to 5-1-1 overall. North
slipped to 6-3 overall-
Canton trailed 1-0 after the
Raiders' Kelly Hogan scored the
game's first goal. Morrell knotted
it before halftime, with the
assist going to Melanie Dunn.
Morrell's two second-half goals
finished the Raiders. Assists
went to Kara Marsh and Abi
Morrell.
Last Saturday, the Chiefs suffered
their first loss of the season,
falling 3-0 to No. 2-ranked
Trov Athens at Athens.
Rockers from page Cl
Woodrow, season ticket sales
h&ve "already exceeded last
year."
One good reason for that are
prices "The overall ticket prices
will go down, from Si6 to $14."
events;, like Sunday Brunch with
the Rockers — a package featurlng
a family "brunch with the
team at Ginopolm (located in the
arena) with tickets to the ensuing
game —- are in, the works.
The Rockers will also continue
to do their camps in the area.
"They do a lot of their camps out
here already," said Vellucci. "!
think it'll be a positive for the
community."
As for the changes that need
be made to handle the new tenr
ant, Vellucci isn't overly concerned.
A wooden platform will
be placed over the ice surface
( ai rier
Matt Loridas hit a two-run
home run in the fifth arid doubled
home two more in the seventh.
John Hill drove in a run
with a 2-for-3 game.
The Shamrocks (6-1) were held
scoreless by Steve Gordon until
breaking through for six runs in
the fifth and tacking on three
more in the seventh..They had
11 hits and made two errors.
'Salem held a 3-0 le$d after
three, scored a run in the fifth
and added two in the bottom, of
"They played a very tough
game, and we didn't come to
play," said Canton coach Don
Smith.
Salem 1, Saline 0: After a
scoreless first half, Plymouth
Salem got what proved to be the
game-winning goal from Christen
Shull in the second half in a
non-league match played at
Salem Saturday.
Katelyn Le.e assisted on
Shull's goal. Jill Dombrowski
(first half) and Jenny Fitchett
(second.) divided time in goal for
the Rocks. ,
"It was a pretty hard-fought
game," said Salem coach Joe
Nora.
Editor's note: The Troy
Athens-at-Plymouth Salem soccer
match, originally scheduled
for April 8, will be played today
at Athena,
and a carpet will be laid on top
of that for the Rockers.
.. The Rockers' team offices will
remain in Walled Lake and no
change in the team name is fore^
seen, but team uniforms will be
Updated -
"The Whalers get preference,
obviouslv. r Vellucci said. "But
with the dates, it should be no
problem"
A few arena alterations are
necessary, he added. For Rockers
games, nets that will extend into
the stands must be placed
behind each goal. The Whalers"
scoreboard, which could present
an obstacle for Rockers' goal
kicks, will remain as is.,
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the seventh. The Rocks made
three errors.
The Shamrocks started the
second game with Seven runs in
the top of the first, featuring
Jake Viane's grand slam, and
put it away with four in both the
fifth and sixth innings.
Charlie Haeger's grand slam
accounted for the four-run fifth
Hockey from page Cl
Fitzgerald honored
Randy Fitzgerald, a left-winger for the Plymouth
Whalers, was named OHL player of
the week for the period ending April 16 after
scoring four goals in four games to help the
Whalers eliminate the Windsor Spitfires
from the OHL playoffs in five games.
Fitzgerald, who stands 5-foot'11 and
weighs 174, has eight goals and four assists
(12 points) in the playoffs,which ranks
eighth in OHL playoff scoring. For the regular
season, the team captain had 18 goals
and 24 assists (42 points).
Earlier Monday, Fitzgerald was named the
hardest worker and best defensive forward in
as CC pounded out 16 hita in the
game and made two errors.
Salem chipped away until
tying the score at 8-8 in the
third. Walks added the Rocks as
they only got five hits in the
game. , ••
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Haeger went 2-for-2 and drove
in six runs in the second game
Hill stroked three hits, two
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singles and a double. Loridas
had two hits, a single and a double
and drove in a Pun-
Dave Tovey went 3-for-5 with
two doubles, a single and a walk,
and scored three runB Rogowski
drove in two runs with two hita.
Jeff Niemiec, brought up from
the junior varsity to offer some
pitching help. came, in to get his
the OHL Western Conference in a coach's poll.
Ambassadors eliminated
The Danville Wings defeated the defending
North American Hockey League and
national champion Compuware Ambassadors
in two games in their best-of-three
NAHL semifinal series last weekend at Compuware
Arena,
Danville won both games by a 3-2 score.
On Friday, Dan Knapp scored twice for the
Ambassadors in the third period to give
them a 2-1 lead, but the Wings came,back
with two goals of their own. including the
game-winner with 3:27 remaining from
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first varsity victory with 3 2/3
innings of one-hit relief. He
fanned two and walked five.
Jason Lukasik paced, the
Salem attack with a single,
triple and home run in two
games
Steve Stiles went 2-for-4 and
scored three runs in the in first
game. Gordon had three hits in
the first game
Adam Wallace, his second of the contest.
On Saturday. Ambrose Tappe scored the
game-winner 10:58 into overtime to clinch
the series triumph for the Wings. Compuware,
winner Of the last two NAHL titiies.
had a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by
Josh Griffith and Alex Sawruk.
Danville trimmed it to one on a fi,fst-pemod
goal by Shane Saum, then tied it early in the
third period on a goal by Todd Grant: . "•
Craig Kowalski had 70 saves in goal in his
last two.games for the Ambassadors:
Danville, will meet the Texas Tornado for
the NAHL Robertson Cup in a best-of-five
series April 21-30,
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