The Times-Advocate, 2002-11-13, Page 25SportsTHISWEEK IN SPORTS
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Jake Hern(centre) fights through double coverage against Stratford Nov. 8 at
Stephen arena. Hern’s South Huron Atom team defeated Stratford 8-0 as part of
the Bill Batten tournament.The SH Atoms went on to win the ‘A’ championship,
defeating Mt.Brydges 2-1 in overtime.(photo/Scott Nixon)
By Pat Bolen
TIMES-ADVOCATE STAFF
LUCAN – The Lucan
Irish continue to pile up
points, at home and on the
road, beating Thamesford
in Lucan Nov. 6 with a
hard-fought 5-3 victory.
The team went on the
road to defeat what Coach
Randy Campbell described
as a “very good” Belmont
team 7-2.
The first period of
Wednesday night’s game
against Thamesford was
considerably more wide
open than Campell would
have liked to see, with the
Irish giving up three goals.
Lucan goalie Shane
Dejong had to be pulled at
the end of the period due
to illness, and was
replaced for the remain-
der of the game by Joe
Dobbie. Campbell said the
amount of penalties called
made it tough to get any
flow in the game.
The Irish started the 2nd
period on a 5-3 advantage,
and controlled the play in
the Thamesford end for
almost the whole penalty.
Despite good puck control
and movement, they were
unable to score, as well as
on another 5-3 advantage
a few minutes later.
Campbell said he was
concerned about his
team’s inability to take
advantage of its chances.
Some good penalty
killing by Lucan in the sec-
ond kept the score tied,
with Dan Kurika winning
a pair of key face-offs in
his own end to control the
play and kill off the penal-
ties.
Midway through the
period, the Irish finally
broke the tie when Trevor
Smith scored with help
from Jamie Jongsma and
Mike Burns.
Play in the third period
continued to be back and
forth, with neither team
able to take charge of the
game.
Despite several scram-
bles around the Lucan net,
Dobbie continued to pro-
vide strong goaltending,
not allowing a goal in his
two periods played.
Mark Reid gave Lucan
breathing room late in the
period, making it 5-3 with
an assist by Kurdika.
In the last minute as the
Thamesford goalie was
heading for the bench for
an extra attacker, he was
jostled by Lucan player
Mike Miller, which was
immediately taken excep-
tion to by Thamesford,
resulting in a spirited
scrap for Miller.
Final shots on goal were
37/34 for Lucan.
On Saturday against
Belmont, Campbell said
his team played “very
well” getting contributions
from all lines in a 7-2 win.
Campbell said “the team
didn’t take as many penal-
ties and kept their focus.”
Lucan’s next opponent is
at home Nov 13. against
Mitchell who Campbell
described as “a team that
makes you work hard for
everything you get.” Game
time is 7:45 pm.
Lucan Irish win pair of games
Lucan Irish player Ben Dobbie goes one on one against the Thamesford goalie
Nov.6.Lucan won the game 5-3.(photo/Pat Bolen)
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Panthers win
basketball
semi-final
CLINTON – The
senior girls defeated
St. Annes 33-13 in the
Huron semi-final game
with a very well
played team effort
Nov. 5.
Led by Nikki Cyr
with 16 points and
Jillian Jones with 12,
the team was aggres-
sive at both ends of
the court.
They adding
stifling
defence to the
well balanced
offensive
attack and
deserved full
measure for the
victory.
Other players with
strong games were
Amanda Wuerth, nail-
ing five points, as well
as Denise Ritchie and
Lori Hogan who were
strong on the ball
throughout the game.
The victory moves
South Huron into the
Huron final against
Goderich Nov. 13.
The junior girls did-
n’t fare as well, losing
a hard-fought 26-24
semi-final game to St.
Annes that could have
gone either way
according to coach
Henry Bonsma.
Showing lots
of energy and
heart, the team
was led offen-
sively by Kylen
Van Osch with 12
points and Katie
Stewart with 6.
Coach Bonsma wish-
es to congratulate his
players for their excel-
lent effort, and vast
improvement through-
out the year.
Exeter Hawks
split road games
By Pat Bolen
TIMES-ADVOCATE STAFF
THAMESFORD – The Exeter Hawks
had mixed results on the weekend,
splitting a pair of games on the road.
They came from behind to defeat
Thamesford 7-6 Nov. 8, before losing a
hard-fought 5-3 game Saturday night
in Lambeth.
Hawks assistant coach Mark
Livermore said the team “was flat the
first two periods, and “they havn’t
been able to put three good periods
together.”
As a result the Hawks were down 5-
2 at the end of the 2nd period, and
had to score three third period goals to
force overtime, where Shayne
Andrews scored to steal the two points
for Exeter.
Byron Budden was the biggest offen-
sive threat for Thamesford, scoring
four goals. Livermore said “Budden is
a player who you always have to know
when he is on the ice.”
It was another tough game in
Lambeth Sunday, a team who
Livermore described as “small and
very fast.” Lambeth’s speed was evi-
dent in the first, as the Hawks took
several penalties trying to slow them
down, resulting in a a pair of Lambeth
two man advantages. Exeter was able
to kill off the penalties, and come out
of the period down only 1 goal, 2-1.
The teams traded goals in the sec-
ond, with Exeter getting what looked
to be a momentum-shifting goal late in
the period. Bentley Dundas scored
short-handed to tie the game 3-3 going
into the third.
Despite the goal, Exeter was unable
to do any further damage in the third,
and Lambeth scored at 9:55 to go
ahead for good, sealing the win with
an empty net goal.
The Hawks have a pair of games this
weekend, facing Pt. Stanley in Exeter
Friday night, and in North Middlesex
Nov. 16.