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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-03-17, Page 1212 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 17, 2004 Sports Nam Sara Campbell photos House league action The Seaforth House league junior and senior teams participated in a tournament at the Seaforth arena last Saturday. The Blues started off with a strong game but Ducks flew over the Blues to win the gamel0-2. Ducks gpals were scored Tyler listman, Brent Vincent, Colin Campbell, Dan Schenk, Braden Connolly, Brandon Thompson and Deklan Cronin. The Blues goals were scored by Jordan Currie and Cody Janmaat. McGrath wins Jr. C title with Ironmen By Sara Campbell Expositor Staff A Seaforth man will be going on to the All -Ontario Jr. 'C' hockey league finals with the Wingham Ironmen. Greg McGrath, 18, son of Larry and Dianne, was part of the Ironmen's first Western Jr. `C' Hockey League championship win in 21 years and will play in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) Jr. finals. "It was definitely experience," said McGrath, who is in his second year as defensemen for the Ironmen. "It was a very exciting, game and I'm glad to have been a part of it." The . 18 - year -old, first year student of the police. foundations program at Fanshawe College in London said the Ironmen got past their rivals this year, the Kincardine Bulldogs, four games to one. "Kincardine has won the Western Junior `C' Hockey an League championship for the past several years. So when we finally won the series, there was a huge celebration afterwards," said McGrath. After a three -games -to - none series lead, the Ironmen dropped game four at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine on Friday, March 5 only to rebound from a 2-0 first period deficit on the Saturday to win the game, played at the North Huron-Wescast Community Complex in Wingham, 4-3. Quoted 'Most games were close but we played strong and came out on top,' -- Om McGrath, defensemen for Wingham Ironmen "Most games were close but we played strong and came out on top," said McGrath. T h e Ironmen advanced to the quarter- finals of the OHA Jr. playdowns against the Stayner Siskins on Friday, March 12. "We'll need to win eight more games before we can make it to the finals," said McGrath, prior to the Ironmen's first game. "We were not too sure who we'll meet up with at Greg McGrath, defensemen for the Wingham Ironmen first but we would have never faced this team before so it's going to be a challenge," he said. "We're staying confident but we are not going into this too confident." However, game one of the quarter -finals in Wingham on Friday saw the Ironmen take a 4-2 loss. On Sunday, game two was held in Stayner and once again the Siskins beat the Ironmen 3-0 but the Wingham team is still in the game. Game three was played on Tuesday, March 16 in Wingham but no scores were available before press time. Game four will be played on Thursday, March 18 at 8:30 p.m. in Stayner. INDIAN RIVER DIRECT • Citrus Truckload Sale1'� '1 SOUTHAMPTON Thurs. Mar, 25th 10am.12noon Southampton Market PAISLEY Thurs. Mar. 25th 1:OOpm-3:OOpm Go Co Gas Bar 20 Ib. Bolt ,., or - 20 Ib. Box Seedless Ruby Red . Navel Oranges Grapefruit si8.00�X "Hopefully we can keep winning and make it to the finals," said McGrath. RLooking Glass 4 Main St., Seaforth 527-1783 +Reflexology +I)eep Muscle Therapy +Ear Candling +Reiki Jennifer Gift Certificates McClinehey Available LAWN QUESTIONS? 1,0100% Organic Programs! Wa 524-2424 ,Trust the Professionals - Affordability High Efficiency NEI Now it gets even better with NO PAYMENTS NO INTEREST for 90 DAYS OAC Ask for Details Limited Time Offer CALL TODAY! 15 Goderich St. E., Seaforth 527-0505 THIS YEAR "FREE HELP IN THE YARD" NO LONGER MEANS YOUR IDS. FOR A LIMITED TIME, $0 DOWN/0% INTEREST/0 PAYMENTS UNTIL JANUARY 2005' Right now, buy almost any John Deere lawn or garden tractor and pay nothing until next year. That makes our machines like the 100 Series even more attractive, especially when they start at just $2,149' Season after season, you'll enjoy superior, even cutting with The Edge'" Cutting System, and all the quality and reliability you've come to expect with owning a Deere. So get to your nearest dealer today. A deal on tractors this good is too good to pass up. OW* 1[0.1!• co'' ..w.'.., ARM EQUIPMENT (1988) LTD O OPEN: MoN.-Fel. 8-5:30 • SAT. 8-12 5 MILES NORTH OF MITCHELL AT BORNHOLM PERTH LINE #44 TOLL FREE 1-866-347-2251 347.2251 .4..,,M.\.wrMee _._,.n......'......M•M«..MVV..•P.._ww...w..... -w.q,w.....w.....,_......- ®.........M.nw..+.r......wq«.....,...�w.r.r«............•-..w.w.....w.wrr-....-.,...ow* .r....+..r..•..-......,..n..iv. . r.......-.....•• Y..w.«rw.. r...+..�.,rw.1•M-.rY. n. ««....�,. n.w,...e p..�• • I.%O._..«.m, «.n.r..-M. r..Ar.-...+�..iw.,. ly....w., ...,.....•••••• ....••P..*M F... .,.,-«,w.-r...«W........1 Pm OM rMwa—., .. •••••• as. •••••• .M ..,....-+•, ..-.--. -..v.MY.w.•.F..n1....MIn.IM.An...Tw-/.......,..t.a,.. r.,w�+w/.�r.-/,f 4• .., /r•.AO, w.w.,.IM.\f.� t.