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The Times-Advocate, 2002-10-02, Page 5SportsTHISWEEK IN SPORTS Masters and Eagles tie.. Page 19 Centennials finish season with 2-1 win. Page 20 SPORTS TIPS? Contact Exeter Times Advocate Tel: (519) 235-1336 Fax: (519) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@SouthHuron.com Wednesday, October 2, 2002Page 18 Exeter Times-Advocate EXETER - The past week was a busy and successful one for the Panthers on the field hockey pitch. The South Huron District High School squad travelled to Listowel Sept. 23 and defeated the locals 3-0. Just after six minutes of play, Leanne Cronyn found the net after an exciting piece of passing by Karly Pinder, Jillian Koehler and Jenalyn Baker. The score at the half was 1-0, but 11 minutes into the half, Shelby Musser tipped in a hit by Brittany Caldwell on a short cor- ner. Four minutes later, Cronyn added her sec- ond of the game as she converted a Pinder free hit. Sept. 25 on home turf, the Panthers were real- ly flying with two straight wins. In the first game against St. Anne’s, Musser opened the scoring after nine min- utes as she finished some fine play by Baker and Cronyn. At 16 min- utes Musser scored her second goal of the game on a Beth Hundey shot. One minute later Cronyn finished off a Musser drive and at the 25 minute mark, Brittney Foster scored number four. In the second half, Cronyn scored again with Musser and Baker assisting. Rookie Kristen Reschke netted three goals at 18, 24 and 26 minutes and Amber Caldwell round- ed out the scoring for a 9-0 win. In the second game against St. Marys, the Panthers were again successful with Shelby Musser scoring a hat- trick. All three came from beautifully execut- ed deflections, with the first coming after 14 minutes on a Cronyn shot. After 20, Musser’s deflection came from a Pinder shot as did her third after 15 minutes of the second half. “These two games gave the rookies a great opportunity to experi- ence the game,” Pathers coach Jim Workman said. “Strong games were played by the mid- fielders, Jillian Koehler and Beth Hundey.” On Sept. 26, South Huron travelled to Toronto to the Schoolgirls Tournament and competed against some top competition and performed well. In the first game, the Panthers played Mayfield from Peel Region. This team had a num- ber of club players on their roster, but the Panthers more than held their own. They dominated for long stretches, but missed the net by inches on a number of occasions. “Many chances were created, but goals would not come,” Workman said. The defensive line of Jaci Marshall, Brittany Caldwell, Carrie Prout, Susie McCann and Megan Preszcator per- formed superbly to stifle the oppositon’s attacks. Maria Dinney played a strong aggressive game in net to earn the shutout. In game two against Assumption from Oakville, the Panthers again dominated a chip- py game, but had the same result as nothing seemed to work around the net. Again Dinney recorded the shutout. Things clicked in game three against EC Drury from Toronto. At the six minute mark, Musser opened the scoring as she finished a Baker pass. Two minutes later, Pinder converted a penalty corner and after 12 minutes, Baker scored her second goal of her career. Cronyn rounded out the scoring at the 14 minute mark to give the Panthers a 4- 0 win. The South Huron plays in Goderich Oct. 4 and travels to Waterloo for an invitational tourna- ment the next day. Domination.South Huron District High School field hockey player Lindsay Muller,left,wins the battle for the ball against a Clinton St.Anne’s player during last week’s game in Exeter.The Panthers scored early and kept on scoring with the game ending in a 9-0 romp.(photo/Craig Bradford) Successful week for Panther field hockey Top photo:South Huron District High School senior boys volleyball player Justin Hayter digs the ball up to the setter during last week’s mini-tournament in Exeter versus Wingham F.E.Madill and St.Marys. Bottom photo:Panther junior boys player Troy Elder jumps up to spike the ball during their match versus Madill.The seniors split their six games,going 25-12, 25-13 and 19-25 versus Madill and 25-19,22-25 and 22-25 versus St.Marys.Kieran O’Rourke and Jesse McCann played well at front middle and Ryan Knee was steady as the lidero.The juniors started their sea- son going 6-0 by sweeping Madill 25-22,25-11 and 25-14 and St.Marys 25-18,26-24 and 25-14.The tournament was the first Huron-Perth interlocking league action of the season and the only regular sea- son home games of the year for the Panthers.(pho- tos/Craig Bradford) KKee eeppii nngg tt hh ee eeyyee ((ss )) oonn tthhee bbaallll Exeter Hawks off to 4-0 start It was a big weekend for the Exeter Hawks as they came away with wins against Thamesford and Port Stanley. The Hawks started off their suc- cessful weekend with an 8-2 thrashing of the Port Stanley Lakers Friday night in Port Stanley. Coming up big for the Hawks, who remain unde- feated early in the season, was Shawn Sherwood, who tallied one goal and three assists in his first game of the season. Shayne Andrews had three assists, while J.R. Davies had two goals and an assist. Other Exeter goals came from Eric Gelinas with two, Matt Vlemmix, Jon Keys and Nick Anstett. Additional assists came from Jeremy Van Bergen with two, and Kevin Wydeven. Exeter led 4-2 after two periods and exploded for four more goals in the third. Starting Port Stanley goalie Greg White was replaced by Derek Rendell in the third. Exeter outshot Port Stanley, 43-37, with Hawks goalie Justin Hayter holding the fort for the win. Exeter’s power play was two for four, while Port Stanley’s was shut out on its seven opportunities. Saturday’s game against the Thamesford Trojans was closer, but Exeter came out on top with a 4-2 win, with Keys scoring two, including the opener 24 seconds into the game. Also scoring for the Hawks were Jeff Finkbeiner and Vlemmix. Tallying assists were Jeremy Geoffrey, Darcy McCutcheon, Andrews, Davies, Anstett and Wydeven. Exeter outshot Thamesford, 36- 31. Hawks goalie Ryan Frayne picked up the win. Both teams were unsuccessful on the power play, with Exeter zero for two opportunities and Thamesford blanking on their five chances. The Hawks have been perfect so far this season, racking up a 4-0 start, with all four wins on the road. The Hawks host their home open- er against the Lucan Irish Friday at South Huron Rec Centre at 8:30 p.m.