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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-03-05, Page 10OVER THE TOP - Dave Underwood (10) had a wide open net at which to shoot after tak- ing a pass from Mike Murray (on the ice) but his backhander went out of control and ended up going over the glass in Sunday's midget game between Exeter and Port Elgin. HEAVY ACTION - Rich Fletcher gets some help from four team mates as he thwarted this Port Elgin scoring attempt in Sunday's game. Helping out the netminder from the left are Rick Lindenfield, Tom Coates, Dave Jackson and Dave Shaw. Staff photo The Exeter Kinsmen. midgets have their backs to. the wall in their QMHA quarter-final series with. Port Elgin, but that's not an unfamiliar spot for the locals. They've battled back from several deficits this. season, and on Sunday they showed local fans they could still do it. The local squad dropped their best-of-five opener in Sunday night, facing elimination, they came out flying and built up a 6-0 lead and then coasted to an 6-4 triumph to send the series into the fourth game. That game was played last night (Tuesday) in Port Elgin. If Exeter won, the fifth game will, be at the ree centre on Friday at 6;30 p.m. Flu stops some With several players battling the flu bug, the locals. couldn't muster a strong attack in the series opener in Port Elgin. The home team led 1-0 after one and increased their margin to three goals before Exeter could get on the score sheet. When they did, Port Elgin came back with three more to win going away. Ed Willis and Pete Tuckey scored for Exeter, with assists going to John Ker- nick, Rick Lindenfield and Dave Jackson. Both teams picked up eight minors in the contest. Playing at home, Friday, the Exeter crew fell apart defensively in the second period as they watched the visitors pile up a 6-1 lead. however, they turned things around in the latter stages of the middle frame and throughout the third to. .come up with a spirited rally that left the teams tied at,6-6 at the end of regulation time.. Exeter don.iinated play throughout the extra 10- minute session, but NO couldn't find the range. Port Elgin finally won it when Scott Jamieson broke loose with less than three minutes. left to beat Pete Parsons and send the locals down to their second straight defeat. Mike Clark paced the Exeter attack with a hat trick performance, while adding singles were Dave Shaw, Dave Underwood and Mike Murray. Underwood and Mike Murray picked up four assists to lead in that department while Ed Willis. picked up one: With their backs to the wall, Sunday, the locals .came out roaring and held a 5-0 lead in the first and added one more in the second before the visitors could get on the score sheet with only Sassenachs still lead in dart loop The Sassenachs scored a 3- 2 win over the Rowdy Ones to maintain their two-point lead over the Doublers in the Exeter Legion mixed darts league this week. The DOublers also posted a 3-2 win over the Chances to keep pace with the front- runners. However, Evil Eyes lost 3-2 to Out of Space to drop back into third place after enjoying a second place tie last week. Out of Space and Outlaws hold down fifth place with 63 points behind the Winkers, who continue to hold fourth only five points back of the leaders. Itchy Niters and Nicky Tams are tied at 62 points and there are three teams with 61. They include DRs, Scotties and Chances. This week's scores were: Nicky Tams 5 - Family Affair 0 Sassenachs 3 - Winkers 2 Doublers 3 - Chances 2 Outlaws 4 - Rowdy Ones 1 DR's 2 - CBers 3 Shiphunters 4 - Canscotts 1 Itchy Niters 2 - Scotties 3 Out of Space 3 - Evil Eyes 2 Friday's schedule is: 8:00 p,m. Winkers vs Doublers Chances vs Sassenachs Rowdy Ones vs Evil Eyes Scotties vs Family Affair 9:30 p.m. CBers vs Nicky Tams Itchy Niters vs Shiphunters Out of Space vs Outlaws Canscotts vs DR's Bantams and atoms clipped in playoffs The Exeter bantams failed in their quest to win the Shamrock "A" playoff title over the weekend, losing in their second outing to Oakridge. The tournament started in Strathroy on Saturday, where the locals posted a 2-1 triumph over London Minor. John Kernick and Ted Oke fired the markers and each assisted on the other's tally. Scott Brintnell and Dave Hayter also picked up assists. The tournament switched to the rec centre on Sunday and Oakridge ousted the locals with a 3-0 win. Exeter held a man ad- vantage for a total of 17 minutes in the contest, but couldn't score. They had one extra man for nine minutes straight in the second period when Rob Robertson picked up a major and two minors on a butt ending call. The locals rattled a pair of shots off the goal post, but that was as close as they could come to the London team. Lambeth won the title, as they squared off with Strathroy in the final. Strathroy battled back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game, but the new champs picked up the winner with five minutes left to get the championship medals. Lambeth gained the finals with wins over St. Marys and LMHA, while Strathroy stopped Oakridge with a 2-1 win in the second period of overtime in their semi-final. Atoms ousted The Exeter atoms travelled to the London Intermediate PLAYOFF HOCKEY CCAT SAINTS vs HENSALL SHERWOODS Thurs., Mar. 6 8 p.m. Gardens for their Shamrock playoff, Saturday, winning their first encounter, but being ousted after dropping a 2-0 verdict to Strathroy in their second test. In the opener, the locals •trimmed Oakridge by a 4-0 count as Fred Gregus and Scott Heywood recorded the shutout. Jon O'Connor and Vern Iskauskas paced the attack with a pair of markers each. Scott Boyd helped out on a pair and drawing single assists were Steve Lingard, Dave Russell, Danny McLean, Lee Watt and Robbie McKnight. Exeter and Strathroy played a scoreless draw through the first half of their game before Strathroy scored midway through the second and added an in- surance marker at the 6:56 mark of the third. Novice here on Sunday The Exeter Waxers will play host to three other teams in the annual Shamrock "B" playoff at the rec centre, Sunday. The four teams will play in a round-robin with Exeter meeting Strathroy in the initial test at 10:00 a,m. Dorchester and Belmont will battle one hour later. The next two games are at 2:00 and 3:00 and the final encounters are scheduled for 6:00 and 7:00. The local midgets will be in St. Marys on Saturday for the "A" playoff with their first game at 10:15 against Port Stanley. The Exeter midget II team play in the "B" playoff at Dorchester, also on Saturday. They tackle Belmont in the first game at 8:00 a.m. WANT TO KNOW HOW TO LIE DOWN ON THE JOE? /1,r0A- „ 4 ,e.IS ;drii; BE A + BLOOD DONOR BORED? Take a night off to attend the PRIVATE PILOT GROUND SCHOOL COURSE Classes commencing at Exeter High School TUES. MARCH 18 AT 7:30 P.M. • FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL WESTERN AIR SERVICES 228-6367 To Maxi Watch For Open House Dates In This Newspaper "No One Beats Us On Our Prices REMKES ENTERPRISES 3 mi. S. of Exeter on Hwy. 4 RR#1 Centralia Phone 228-6281 SX-650 .c REGULAR "r $399.00 a Port Elgin last Tuesday by a 6-2 count and then came home on Friday to drop a 7-6 verdict, although they battled back from a 6-1 deficit to send that game into overtime,. From Mini The old saying "hope springs eternal" could be lengthened this time of year to "Hope springs eternal in the spring," We can think of two situations where optimism is high in the spring, It was announced Saturday that 293 Owners of thoroughbred horses in the United States had made eligibility payments to keep their three year-olds in line for the Kentucky Derby. It comes up in about two months in Lexington, There can be only one winner, The- other eternal optimism that we feel started Friday in Dunedin, Florida where the Toronto Blue Jays opened spring training, It's about time the Blue Jays proved they belong in the big leagues. After three dismal seasons the Jays have to produce at least an interesting brand of ball or support at the gate will drop, In 1977 the Blue Jays drew 1,701,052 to Exhibition Stadium, crowds dropped off somewhat in 1978 and last year's attendance was 1,431,651. Sports Quotes A recent "The Topic Is Sport" broadcast handled by Gary Alan Price on CFPL radio gave us an idea for this column. Gary conducted a quiz on, famous sports quotes and he received a tremendous response. We were able to remember some and have a few of our own which we will throw out to our readers this week. . Here are some of the quotes. The correct answers will appear in this column next week. Who said: 1. Predictions are for gypsies. 2. I deserve more money than President Hoover because I had a better year. 3. Close counts only in horseshoes and hand grenades. 4. For the money I make I should play two positions. 5. If you can't beat them in the alleys, you can't beat them on the ice. 6. The search for a goalie is over. 7. The future is now. 8. They X-rayed my head and found nothing. 9. We wuz robbed. 10. I'd rather be lucky than good. 11. It's not the dog that's in the fight, but, the fight that's in the dog. 12. When I quit baseball, I'll open a kindergarten. 13. Lay some chicken on the hill. 14. Who's on first. 15. Only ballet dancers can be good tacklers. 16. Being on time for practice means being 15 minutes early. 17. I'm better than Bobby Orr because I try harder. 18. He could go into'" the corner with a pocketful) of eggs and not break any. 19. If I die tomorrow, I know I'll die in good health. 20. Keep your eye on the ball and hit it where they ain't. 21. Failure is never fatal. 22. The only thing I fear on a golf course is lightning. 23. You can always win if you can lose with a smile. 24. My team never loses, they just have a temporary setback. 25. He shoots, he scores. 26. Attaboy, pony. 27. A tie is like kissing your sister. 28. Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. 29. Half of this game is 90 percent mental. 30. I'm going to win so much money, my caddy will be in the top 20. 31. Float like a bullet, sting like a bee. 32. I went to the fights and a hockey game broke out. 33. He can run, but, he can't hide. 34. If we play up to our potential and have no injuries we could finish last. 35. Metaphor is a rock up north. 36. Stopping at third base adds no more to the score than striking out. Think about the answers until next week. MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES HUNTER SAFETY COURSE To be held in Exeter area starting March 10 Phone 237-3752 for information. I nine seconds left in the middle stanza. Exeter increased the margin to 8-2 by the mid-way mark of the third and then coasted to their win as Port Elgin rapped in a couple in the final minutes. Dave Shaw paced the Exeter attack both of- fensively and defensively. He scored four times, two of them coming on blistering slap Shots. After his second goal, Port Elgin netminder Mike Fraser pulled himself out of the game, Pete Tuckey added a pair I'LL TAKE THAT - In addition to scoring four goals, defenceman Dave Shaw played well defensively in Sunday's win for the Exeter midgets at ,the rec centre. He's shown here taking the puck away from a Port Elgin forward who.was attempting to drop it back to his centre just coming in over the blueline. 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