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Times-Advocate, 1981-03-04, Page 10Page 10 Times -Advocate, March 4, 1981 Sports Spotlight :\ By ROSS HAUGH Anyone wanting some good recreation Saturday afternoon or evening could do a lot worse than take a trip up to the South Huron Rec Centre. At 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., the Exeter figure skating club directors will be presenting their annual carnival. This year the theme is Peter and the Wolf and will depict many scenes as the skaters take the audience on a walk through the forest. Included as characters will be Gramma and Grampa. hunters, woodsmen, snowbirds, deer, bears. gingerbread girls, cats, ducks, birds and of course. the sun. Several added attractions will be presented. The Ilderton precision skating team will be performing. Fout' members of the Exeter club are part of that team. They are Liz Cottrell, Susan Tieman. Heather Prout and Tracey Overholt. Also appearing as a special guest will be Shelley Smith of London who was second in the pre -novice division in recent juniors competitions. The local skating club professionals this year are Marg Carey. Rick Pettit and Jeff Loosley. Marie Tiernan is president of the club while Agnes Aunger and Karen Davison are carnival conveners. M.J. ('hanyi is a vice-president, Pat Cottrell is secretary and Janet Hern handles the duties of treasurer. For the carnival only, Barb McLellan is treasurer, Bill Rose is program convener and Bill Simpson is in charge of the art work for the backdrops. Costumes for the local skaters are being obtained from skating clubs in Unionville and Markham and all 165 members of the club will be taking part in at least one number. This is one of the two occasions during the.year that the general public can get out an support the figure skating club. You won't be sorry. The other fund raising, activity is the annual dance and the next one will be held on January 30, 1982. Sportsmanship A week ago we passed on some information found in a copy of Hockey Today. -week it's an interesting definition of Sportsmanship found in the February issue of Hockey Scope produced by Hockey Ontario. Well. here is another playoff season So. I am writing to you for just one reason, Please don't scream or curse or yell. Remember I am not in the NHL, I am only ten years old, And can't be bought or traded or sold. I'm not looking for hockey fame, I just want to play the game. Please don't make me feel I've committed a sin, Because sometimes my team didn't win. I don't want to be that great you see, I'd rather play and just be me, And sc. in closing I'd like to give you one tip, Remember the name of the game is SPORTSMANSHIP' This poem directed at parents and fans was part of a poster produced and distributed in Saskatechewan by the Liberty Optimists. In the same magazine, a hockey mother speaks out and has the same message as the 10 year-old delivered the poem Her article supports our theory about minor hockey completely. Hockey is fun for children until parents spoil it. If we start to care too much about having them do it our way. they lose interest. Hockey is the child's game. You may pay the cost, but. the game is his or her own special experience. Some parents make hockey sound like work. They yell at their youngsters to play harder. criticize them for making mistakes and get really angry if their team doesn't win Hockey was invented for fun. It's supposed to be fun tor whoever plays. novices or professionals. children or adults. boys or girls. Parents can keett it fun by relaxing and enjoying Even though hockey seems to demand a major portion of our time. money and attention every winter it is important to remember that the hockey ex- perience is really only a small part of child's life. Children need a lot of other experiences. too. They need a variety of physical. social and intellectual ac- tivities and we should encourage a wide variety of in- terest while they are growing up .Just as our health would suffer if we ate nothing but hamburger. a youngster's total life needs a lot more than hockey for just a few months during the reinter H uwks' eliminated, Irish one down Lose on controversy The hockey season came to an end for the Exeter Hawks. Tuesday. but follow- ing the pattern of previous playoff encounters with Michell. it didn't end without some controversy. Mitchell scored a 5-4 win in the second period of over- time in the sixth game of their annual battle, the win- ning goal coming only a few seconds after several Exeter players and their supporters thought they had won the game In a repeat of the 1979 playott. a shot appeared to be in the net for Exeter, but the referees waved off the goal judge's light and Mitchell raced down to the other end to cap the series when Brad Fischer popped his third goal Of the night into the net behind Steve Wells after the latter had turned aside two attempts at the winner Two years ago, Exeter won a deciding game in Mitchell after a heated argu- ment over a shot that the Mitchell players and fans thought had gone through rotten netting in the coal. Tuesday night's controver- sial goal brought some argu- ment from the Exeter side, but it was to no avail. Several thought the puck had gone into the net and out between the netminder's legs. It was the second costly goal of the night for the Hawks. The other had come with only 40 seconds left in the third period when Fischer scored his second goal to send the game into overtime. • Commenting on the late goal. Exeter coach Ron Bogart noted it had been the teams downfall all year. They missed an earlier win in Mitchell during the season on a similar last- ditch tally by their perennial foes. "We had our chances to score." Bogart said of the overtime game. "but I guess it just wasn't our turn to win." He said his team played their hearts out and lamented the fact they hadn't performed up to their capabilities in the first three games which gave .Mitchell a commanding lead in the semi-final. Bogart said several players played their best game of the season in the final outing and added that Ron Bilcke had played the best of his career in the final three games. Streak continues A track is a track and they are all the same. That seen- to he the attitude of Chief Scram, a four veer -old pacer who won 10 straight races in Lon- don and made his first start at Windsor a winning one. Owned by Sanford Reid of Ailsa Craig and trained by Art Hodgins of ('landehove. Chief Scram had little trouble in winning at the border city track Friday in the hest time of the year in only two-fifths of a second over two minutes Chief Scram will he making his second start in Windsor Friday night in the fourth race. A cartoon in the friday Detroit Free Press shows Chief Scram reclining in a hammock reading a Sunday paper Owner I(eid refuses to race his top pacer on Sundays saying. When I was farming it seemed you could get all your work done in six days without having to go out on Sunday and racing horses is the same." Playoff hockey The Exeter Mohawks are in the first round of playoffs in the South Huron loop with the Forest Boyds. After a 3-3 tie Sunday in Forest the two clubs will be back at the South Huron Rec Centre tomorrow night, Thursday at 8:30 p.m. 1 The Exeter team members were suffering from the flu and a variety of injuries for the contest. Net - minder Rich Fletcher was home in bed and midget Peter Dearing had to serve as back-up. I)an 13e11 missed the game due to a knee in- jury and Ed Willis was play- ing hurt with a back problem. He could hardly walk after the game. Bryan Baker played only a few shifts before withdrawing due to the flu and the coach knew exactly how he felt as Bogart had been in bed for three days with the same bug which apparently spread through the dressing room in Sunday's home game. Asked if he'd be back next season. Bogart said he was not certain at this time, but said the smerk he saw on Bob Zimmer's face as he crossed the ice may prompt him to cone back and settle the playoff series with the crafty Mitchell coach. Each has now guided his team to two wins in the past four playoff meetings. Exeter loses only three players due to age. They are RonBiecke. Brad Taylor and Dennis Preszcator, all of whom have played on two Ontario minor hockey cham- pionship,teanis for Exeter during their careers. Couldn't hold on Exeter held a 4-2 lead at the end of the second in Tuesday's game, but couldn't hold on for the win. The teams traded two goals each in the first period and Exeter potted the only two in the second. Mitchell whittled the count to 4-3 at the 2:46 mark of the third and that set the stage for Fischer's heroics in the final seconds of regulation time. and for his winner at the 5:14 mark of the second over- time. Brian Mercer. Doug - Brooks. Pete Tuckey and Preston Dearing scored for Exeter with Mercer adding two assists. Single assists went to Bryan Baker. Dave Couse and Bill Glover. Neither team risked tak- ing penalties and Mitchell picked up three to Exeter's two in what was described by many fans as the best Junior "D' hockey game they'd seen in some time. It was a fast -paced affair. but still featured some close checking. Steve Wells recorded :13 saves for Exeter and Dave Fischer had 29. AITCHESON and ROWE ELECTRICAL and PLUMBING CaII: 393-6551 229-6284 Authorized Jacuzzi Dealer specializing in farm water systems Call Dennis Rowe 229-6284 January - February Special Spectrrf Rates on Water Conditioner Sales and Installation Ilh FRIENDLY BONSPIEL WINNERS — A rink skipped by Karen Shirray won the Friendly in- vitation ladies curling bonspiel at the Exeter club, Wednesday. From the left are Karen Shirray, Helen Rankin, Sylvia Smith and Betty Ann McGee. T -A photo Exeter ties Forest The Exeter Mohawks and the Forest Boyds played to a 3-3 tie in the first game of the South Huron intermediate hockey league quarter -final playoffs. The first game of the best - of -five series was played in Forest Sunday. The second contest goes tomorrow night, Thursday at the South Huron Rec Centre in Exeter at 8:30 p.m. The Mohawks were forced to come from behind twice to gain the tie. Jim Guenther's unassisted score at 8:13 of an overtime period put the teams on even terms after Tom Ryan had squared the score at 2-2 on a pass from Jeff Fuller with SAFE "0" CONCRETE STEPS iSt PORCHES - patio slabs - sidewalk slabs - curbs - flower bed edging - interlocking paving stones - flagstone CaII: G & G CONCRETE PRODUCTS 236-4723 only 21 seconds left in regulation time. The only goal of the first 20 minutes of play was notched by Dave Ulrich of Forest on passes from Rick Harold and itob Sullivan. The third period was only three minutes old when the Mohawks knotted the score on a successful shot by Wayne Smith on a pass from Tom Ryan. Dale Quinn put the Boyds ahead at 17:40 only to have Tom Ryan hit the mark for the Mohawks with regulation Dale Quinn put the Boyds ahead at 17:40 only to have Tom Ryan hit the mark for the Mohawks with regulation time running out. The Mohawks took five of the 11 penalties called. Pooley leads Paul Pooley continues to lead the Ohio State Buckeye hockey team in scoring. In fact. he has moved 12 points ahead of his closest team- mate. Paul has 26 goals and 28 assists for 54 points in 32 games. Eight of his goals have come on power plays. Perry Pooley picked up one goal and three assists in the latest weekend series against Western Michigan and has moved into tenth spot in the club scoring. He now has nine goals and 14 assists. Come up sluggish A long undefeated streak of the Lucan Irish juniors came to an end Friday night as they dropped a 6-3 decision to the Mitchell Hawks. It was the first time since December 28 of last year that the Irish had tasted defeat and it came in the first game of the OHA Junior "D" northern division finals. The Irish swept four straight games in the semi- finals over the Tavistock Braves while Mitchell disposed of the Exeter Hawks in six games. The second game of the best -of -seven series was played last night, Tuesday in Mitchell. The third game goes in Lucan Friday night at 8:15 and the fourth contest back in Mitchell Tuesday night at 8:30 p.m. After their first defeat in two months Lucan manager Bob Taylor said, "We are due for a letdown. The Mitchell boys were a lot sharper and we were.a4ittle sluggish." Lucan goalie Dan Sceli. was hit in the neck with a shot in the second period. He finished the game, but, was taken to hospital for x-rays which revealed a swollen windpipe. He was expected to play Tuesday night although Kevin Wood who suffered a broken finger in the Exeter Hawks tournament in early January has been back practicing and was the backup goalie for the first game against Mitchell. In Friday's opener, each team scored one goal in the first period. Darryl Stacey opened the scoring for Mitchell at 7:10 on a power playwith Keith Hartwick of the Irish in the penalty box. The situation was reversed at 11:55 as Paul Medd converted a pass from Kevin Hartwick to lib the score with Joe McIver of Mitchell sitting out a two minute penalty. Three straight goals for Mitchell in the first seven minutes of the second period decided the issue. The successful marksmen were Harold Davis, Ralph Staffen and Darryl Stacey. The only Irish score of the middle frame came from the stick of Keith Hartwick at 7:26 on a three-way com- bination with Ron Glenn and Jeff Marshall. 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