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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2004-04-15, Page 22to •=. 1-888-575-3830 2 o Want To Play Ball? ° Help resurrect The Blyth Slo-Pitch League Looking for individual players. Will be holding a draft to pick teams for season. One game a week Tuesday or Thursdays Come out and have some fun! E-mail blythinn@bellnet.ca or add name to list at Blyth Inn A1111111111111111111111k Buck & Doe for BRYAN GROSS AND CHRISTINA VAN POUCKE Saturday, April 17 9:00 pm - 1:00 am Brussels Community Centre $6.00 advance $7.00 door For tickets call 523-4393 PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2004. Ironmen trail. Peach Kings in OHL final By Jim Brown 'pVinghant Advance Times The Wingham Ironmen got off to a rough start in their quest for the Clarence Schmaltz. Trophy, emblematic of OHA Junior 'C hockey supremacy. The Ironmen were -handed their worst defeat of the post-season, last Friday afternoon in Grimsby, when the Peach Kings romped to a 7-1 decision over Wingham. That setback set the tone for Saturday evening's rematch at the North Huron-Wescast Community Complex, as the Ironmen came out crashing and banging, looking to atone themselves for the defeat in game one. They still fell 4-1, to trail two games to none in the best four of seven OHA Junior C hockey championship series. Game three was played Wednesday in Grimsby, with game four back in Wingham on Friday evening. A fifth game, if required. will go Sunday afternoon in Grimsby. Games five and six, if required, will be played April 23 and 25. "They are a real good team," coach, Louie Livingston said following Saturday's setback at the complex. "We did play better tonight (Saturday) than we did yesterday (Friday)." He said the Peach Kings are a team that is constantly putting pressure on the opposing teams, especially the defencemen in their own zone. "They do the' things you're supposed to do, and they do them well," he said. The coach indicated that in Friday afternoon's contest in Grimsby, a number of the players had something they had not planned on this late in the season. "Some of the players may have had butterflies," said Livingston. "That was something we had not foreseen." But, he added, this is the 01-IN Junior 'C' provincial championship. The coach believes that the butterflies were a cause of the first BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED CORRECTION for The Citizen's 2004 Phone Book Please change the phone number for: D & I Wattam Construction two goals given up by the Ironmen. "We also had the jitters. and those jitters resulted in penalties, which Grimsby converted into goals." said Livingston. "The next thing you know, we were down 4-0." The coach said that after the bad start, the lronmen played well in the second period, getting a number of scoring chances. "We fell apart in , the third period." he stated. "We made uncharacteristic mistakes." According to Livingston. the lronmen demonstrated to themselves in Saturday's contest that they could play with the Peach Kings. "We were happy to be down 2-1 after two periods." the coach said. "We had lots of chances ourselves, but were just unable to finish the play." He noted they were able to keep the Grimsby shots down to a reasonable number and alSo minimized their scoring chances. "They are a team with a lot of ,peed and talent," said Li%ingston. "We cannot afford to make Mistakes. We have to play every shift perfectly." Even though the Ironmen proved they could play with the Peach Kings, the coach said he would like to get some early goals and get the lead, to see how Grimsby plays when they are trailing. "We would then be able to better utilize our systems, " he said. In order to beat the Peach Kings, Livingston said the Ironmen are going to have to work hard together and not take any penalties or make any mistakes. "They are a team that capitalizes on their opportunities when they are given them," he said. "'They take advantage of your mistakes." The coach indicated that the Ironmen have been in this situation before -- trailing 2-0 in the series -- and were able to come back to win. The Ironmen dropped the first two games of their OHA Junior C BUCK & DOE for Adam Sinclair Teresa Dietrich APRIL 24, 2004 8 P.M. 'TILL 1 A.M. Blyth Music by D.J.-Lunch Provided Age of Majority Tickets: 5 5.00 Advanced 5 7.00 At The Door For info & tickets call Richard 524-8228 or Deb 482-3327 Bus provided - leaves from Clinton • Benefit Dance for Rob & Stephanie (Oliver) Ohm Friday, April 16/04 9 pm - 1 am Brussels Morris & Grey Community Centre ge of Majority Lunch Provided Tickets $5.00 each available at Seaforth Shell and Archie's UPI quarter-final series with. Stayner and trailed 3-I before rallying to win the series in seven games. • "We just have to play perfect and with a couple bounces going our way, we can beat them," said Livingston. The Ironmen are still excited about the support they have been receiving, both at home and away. "The players still can't believe how packed the complex is, even before the pre-game warm-up," said the coach. "The support has just been tremendous throughout the town. Businesses have the 'Go Ironmen Go' signs in their store windows and the- signs all over the arena, the feeling is just great. It means a lot to the players," the coach said. In Saturday evening's game at the complex, the Ironmen came out checking and hitting and kept the pressure on the Peach Kings for the opening two minutes. - The Ironmen took the first penalty of the game -- a slashing infraction against Matt MacPhee -- but the disadvantage did not last long as Grimsby's Justin Nattress took an interference penalty with under a minute remaining in MacPhee's minor. At 10:10 of the first period, Mitch deBoer was helped off the ice by Cole Stewart and Matt Williams, with a sore back after being cross- checked. Although he was out the rest of the game, it was expected he would play in Wednesday's game in Grimsby. Jason Blinkhorn made a number of big saves in the period to keep the Ironmen even with Grimsby. But, with 7.4 seconds remaining in the first period, Ryan Toth gave the Peach Kings a 1-0 lead. Josh Gal lea made it 2-0 at 14:34 of period two on the powerplay. At 15:30, Luke Williams got the Ironmen back to within one, with • The daughters of Allan and Donna • Snowden Wish to invite you to a *celebration in honour of their • parents' 25th Wedding Anniversary Saturday, April 24, 2004 Wingham Legion. 8:00-1:00 pm. Rest Wishes Only Pleaser„L Cr) - Melissa & Jodi , help from Tim Zettler. The second period was feistier than the first as Grimsby came out playing a more physical style of game. Goals by Derek Nichols at 3:59 and Dean Davidson at 9:23 of the third period wrapped up the scoring in the game, giving the Peach Kings a 4-1 victory and a two-games to none lead in the best four of seven • series. lronmen's Chris Stanley duked it out with Grimsby's Rob Convery with 1:43 left in the period. Nick Filsinger took on Josh Harley with 36.7 seconds to play. Horley TY7Y777Y fr Sta9 Vac:: -4411 IP- Russel Hurst & ► Ann McCordick IP- Friday, April 16 -44 8:00 pm IP" Teeswater Community -`1111 Centre 10- Music by DJ -441 ▪ 5 5.00 Advance -44 pp, 56.00 at Door GET YOUR FIX AT S.W. ONTARIO'S LARGEST • The "Life of Leisure Backyard" • GardenWalk 2004 • Pets & Your Home • Green Thumb Marketplace • "Let Us Entertain You" Showcase Fabulous Prizes, Show Stages, Flower Show • received' an additional gross misconduct for taking off his helmet. With 21.3 seconds left, MacPhee took on Grimsby's Stu Naylor and with 15.8 seconds left, Derrick Givens and Mark Biamonte removed each other's helmet before duking it out. Stewart netted Wingham's only goal in the first game on Good Friday afternoon, with Joel Riley getting the assist. Blinkhorn was relieved after the seventh Grimsby goal, as Kurt Edwards saw his first playoff action. He stopped all the shots he faced in the short time he played. 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