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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-04-10, Page 6 (2)• Pogo 6 'e,' Times -Advocate, April 10, 1975 • tt1M1111014011111111111111111111111111n11111 W I II I111111111111111111t 111111IUI W 111111111111111111111t1111111111111111111M114 FOR ALL GOOD SPORTS , • By Ross. Haugh Off to Picton With the very unusual weather of the last few days one could be expected to hear phrases like "let's head south." but that isn't the case for a lot of Exeter and area residents this weekend. - • A large number of folks from around here will be heading east Saturday morning. Their destination will be Picton for. the third and fourth games of the Ontario -Minor .Hockey Association "B" championship final( A bus carrying the players,- officials and some fans will leave Exeter Saturday morning at 10 p.m. and many others will be going by car later in the day and some also on Sun- day. Thanks to a thrilling Frank Merriwell finish Sunday .afternoon the Exeter Legion bantams.have a two game lead in the best -of -seven, series as they take to the road for the third and fourth games. • * The third,game goes in Picton Saturday night at 8 p.m. with the fourth at the .same'place Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. If a fifth game is necessary it will be back in Exeter the following Saturday at 4 p.m. -with a sixth contest in Pic - ton at the Barrie time, Sunday afternoonl.- A seventh game if needefi will be in Exeter Saturday April 26 also at 4 p.m. Sunday's game .won by the Exeter club 5-4 in- a whirlwind finish providedan excellent brand of hockey for the more than 500 spectators in attendance. The locals had little trouble in winning Saturday night by a 10-1 score but most Exeter Supporters knew it would be a different story Sunday afternoon and it certainly was. The Picton players were obviously tired after the long bus trip *most of which- was made through bad weather and road conditions. Manager Vern•Armstrong of the Picton team said one problem with his club this year was their inconsistency. _ Before Sunday's game- he commented, "I'm not worried about.losing the first game. This is typical "for our boys. They are slow. Starters. We lost the first game to Bracebridge 6-1 and then bounced back to win three in a rowoutscoring the opposition by 17 goalsrto four." - Coach Ken Ireland was still optimistic after Sunday's `. loss. He said his team had risen to the occasion before and could do it again. Picton goalie Richard Van Dusen was.sensational Sun-' day in -keeping. the Exeter club off the scoresheet until the third -period after .turning in .a mediocre performance in - part of the game he played Saturday.. , •• VanDusen Complained of his skates -not being sharp Saturday. This situation was rectified just before game time Sunday when Jack Underwood of the EMHA executive came t� the rescue and was able to sharpen the visiting goalie's blades. - * Underwood must have done a good job of sharpening as the Picton youngster was very agile in'the first two periods picking off everything fired his.way. Manager Vern Armstrong of the visitors said he and his team were very pleased with the co-operation. extended.tiy bantam manager- Bob Pooley, coach Ron Bogart and .presi- dent -Ron Horn of tht EMHA. - - • • Armstrong added, "their warm welcome and hospitali- ty is greatly appreciated." • • One of the stars -of this year's Picton Club will not be able to see action .in the final- series. Bob Bowen, a left winger was out' of action for seven weeks during -the regular season because of a broken o1lar bone. Bowen was able to get back for -one game in' the Bracebridge series but : had the misfortune to suffer the same injury again and will be -out for• the balance of the year. , . In order to qualify for , the Ontario finals eliminated Campbellford and Stouffville before takilfg care of Bracebridge in the semi-final round. Getting back to the exciting. come -from -behind Exeter win. Sunday it was accomplished by a complete team effort. This was emphasized by. the attitude of a couple of the players after the gaYrie. - ' We -wanted to get a picture of at least two of the -boys and they said emphatically. "we don't want our pictures taken; everybody on the team worked to get the win. It was a team effort." Trying to come back from a four goal deficit is very,dif- ficult. After Paul Pooley scored the first goal at'3:07 the whole team came alive along with the Exeter rooting sec- tion. We wish the local youngsters the best of luck as they , head for Picton Saturday in an attempt to bring home the championship but know they will be in for a real battle: ' In the confines of their -home rink and support' of their own fans, the Pictoh boys will be hard to beat. The larger ice surface in Picton should produce a wide open'brand of hockey with. both teams able to take advantage of fast skaters and good stick handlers: - Register for.soccer Boys in.Exeter and district wishing•to participate in the upcoming soccer program are reminded of registrations sessions the next two Saturday mornings. Boys between the ages of six. and sixteen are eligible for • minor teams and players 17 and over may try out for the Centennial senior club. Ball preparation, too Rec director Jim McKinlay is also making plans for the. 1975 baseball season in Exeter and district. Jim.has called a meeting for the Exeter town hall on 'hursday April 17 at 7.30 p.m. to organize the program, He - needs help to operate a successful baseball program. • Anyone wishing to assist in coaching and in any other . capacity is asked to contact McKinlay or attend the April 17 meeting. A golf tale With spring weather expected to arrive shortly, a wild story about a lady golfer seems appropriate. At a ladies invitational in Shawnee, Pennsylvania in 1912, one of the contestants took 166 strokes to complete the 130 yard 16th hole. • It seems her tee shot went into the Binniekill River and the ball floated downstream. She took after it in a boat and finally caught up a mile and a half later. Thus the 165 strokes to get back. Win Y oda in thrilling fashion.. To Picton for weekend games- Bantams IecidinOMHAfinaIs "We must continue to skate; skate and skate some more if we wish to be successful** . These were the comments of Exeter coach Ron Bogart after his Exeter Legion bantams edged Picton 5-4 Sunday afternoon tt, take a two gables to nothing lead in the best -of -seven final for the Ontario Hockey Association Bantam "B" championship. The Exeter' youngsters skated to a reasonably easy 10-1 victory Saturday night 1n the opening game. The Picton players were obviously tired from the long bus The Exeter team . which is sponsored by the R.E. Pooley Exeter branch of, the Royal` Canadian Legion will travel to • Picton this weekend for the third and 'fourth--ganles of. (he cham- pionship series. • PART/C/Pd[Y%Of Fitness. In your heart you know it S 1'1 Game times, in _the Eastern Ontario town will be 8 p.m. Saturday and. 2 p.m. Sunday. Exeter manager Bob Pooley won the flip of the coin and the. fifth game if necessary will be back in Exeter, Salurday afternoon, April 19 at 4 p.m. If a sixth game is needed the two teams go back to Picton on Sunday, April 20 and if the series goes the limit it's back to'Exeter Saturday, April 26. Game times for the -final two games would also be 4 p.m. This is the fourth series -for the Exeter club in the provincial playoffs and each time the odd or deciding games came to Exeter through a successful coin toss. In ,reaching the Ontario final the Exeter youngsters eliminated 13yron, .Strathroy, Amherstburg and Delhi. Their OMHA playoff • record to date including the first Iwo -genies with Picton reads 14 victories, two losses and two ties in i8 starts. - The only Exeter playoff losses have been to • Strathroy and Amherstburg. Picton after finishing second in their regular schedule ousted Campbellford, Stouffville and Bracebridge on the way to the final round. The Picton playoff record 'is nine victories .and four defeats with a couple of draws thrown in. They dropped the first game -Of the semi-final to Bracebridge 6-1 and'then bounced back with three straight wins: and. won on an aggregate score of 17-4 in the tInal three outings. Both manager Vern Armstrong and coach Ken Ireland were still optimistic after their two losses FRIENDLY -.HANDSHAKES — Shortly before Saturday's first -game officials of the Picton and Exeter ban - tarns completed arrangements, for the balance of ,the OMHA finals. Sha,king- hands above are Picton • manager Vern.Armstrong, John -Armstrong of Picton , EMHA president Rot orn and Exeter managers Bob Pooley and Gerry Parsons. T -A photo South Huron funalall even on Exeter ice. Armstrong ad- mitted his • team was a bit in- consistent and were slow starters as shown in the Bracebridge series. • Ireland said "my boys have .risen to the occasion before and I think they can do it again." The Picton manager said before Sunday's game that the type of hockey played by the Exeter club was a little rougher than his club was used to.- After o.After taking• the 10-1 beating Saturday the Picton strategy 'changed considerably for Sunday and they came out hitting a little more and showed a much tighter checking game. •They can be expet'ted to be much stronger on home -ice. The Picton arena is 2Q feet longer and 20 feet wider than the ice surface at•the Exeler.arena. • Exeter coach Ron Bogart was ecstatic about his team's per- . formance in the third period Sunday when they came back 'from a four goal deficit with five straight goals in a Tittle more than nine Minutes in the third period. - Bogart commented, "It was a great come -from -behind victory. Maybe we Were lucky but when you get a team working like they did in the third period, I think they deserved the victory". "When the boys give second effort like they did in the third , period Sunday it makes you extremely proud of them" added Bogart. - The 'coach was • also happy about the fan support at the two weekend games. The attendance was 311 at Saturday's game and 525 fans turned out Sunday af- ternoon.• - Seore on power plays In Sunday's first period, Picton -scored twice and both came when Exeter players were in the penalty box. Daryl Crane was the first Picton marksman when his hard shot deflected off an Exeter defender and into the net at 3.35. The visiting lead went to 2-0with less than a minute to go when Steve Allan coverted.a pass from Brad Ireland..' Picton moved in front 3-0 in the tt • • first minute of the second period deciding. a m e ..set Frudaygg The keen rivalry in .the South 'Huron Intermediate hockey league between-. the Shipka Colonials and 'Zurich Flyers continues as the two clubs battle for.' the league championship. The Colonials scored a 9-3 victory Sunday to take a' three games to two lead in the best -of - seven final, but the Zurich club battled back Tuesday night to win 8-5 and square the series again. The seventh 'arid final game will be played at . the Zurich arena, Friday night at 8.30 p.m. The score was. 1-1 at the end of the first 20 minutes of play as Overholt hit .the mark for Zurich and Larry Laye replied for the Colonials. The'Flyer's took a commanding lead in the middle frame with five successful shots and only -two Colonials answered. - Rick Sctlilbe, Pat Bedard, - Glenn Overholt; Ken Smale and Kevin McKinnon were the second stanza Zurich marksmen.and Bill Hoffman and Dave -Turner were successful for Shipka. In the final period, the Zurich' margin held as each team scored twice. Kevin McKinriop and Pat Bedard hit for the winners and Larry Laye and Steve Kadlecik found the scoring range for the• Colonials. $akee,3rly lead • In Sunday's 9-3 go- ahead vic- tory, -the- Shipka boys hit the scoreboard early on Lcu•ry Laye's successful shot in the first two minutes of play and build up a fi-if margin by the halfway mark of the second session. Larry Lave and John Becker led the Sliipka scoring . attack GOAL MOUTH ACTION -- Picton goalie Richard Von Dusenlurned in a great performance Sunday despite the fact his team lost 5-4 to Ex- • eter in the OMHA final. Above, Paul Pooley (7); Randy Parsons (151 " ,and Dove Atthill (5) swarm, around -the Picton net. The other defenderjs. Gerold Heriessey•(3). T -A photo Pee wee house league In Exeter pee weehouse league action Saturday morning the Avers and Northlanders played to 'a 2-2 draw. Steve McDonald and Bruce Shaw Were the' marksmen for Avco while Wayne Smith and Tony Mattucci replied for the Nbrthlanders. • Men's SLOW PITCH BALL PLAYERS Meeting KIRKTON-WOODHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Thurs., April 17 8:30 p.m. Anyone interested is welcome Wrestll ng ciinIc South Huron District % High School Sat., April 19 10 a.m. Feat using EGON BIELER STEVE MARTIN of the UWO wrestling club 1974 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalists This is the start of the wrestling classes for grades 5-8 students Parents welcome Sponsored by RAP and the South Huron Wrestling Association %s ith three goals apiece. Scoring ID 'single fashion were Bill Bowden, Dan Dalton and Jim Guenther. The Zurich goals were fired by Kevin McKinnon, Bob Merner and Ron Desjardine. Plan clinic on wrestling The newly formed South Huron Wrestling Association is planning classes for area elementary school students in grades five to eight, - • Tn kick-off the program, a clinic will be held Saturday morning-pril 19 at South Huron -.District High School. Two wrestlers from the University of Western Ontario will head -the clinic staff, They are Egon Bieler and Steve Martin, both gold modal winners in the 1974 Commonwealth games. Doug Ellin, SIIDHS wrestling coach says Bieler is one of Canada's best hopes in the 1976 Olympics. Registration for boys wishing to participate in the program will be he11 at 10 a.m. with the clinic following.- Parents are welcome to attend, 1 when Duane Krock fired the. puck into an open•net as Exeter goalie Ted Triebner was busy blocking shots by Kevin Hicks and Steve Allan. Near the halfway mark the fourth Picton goat came .again from the stick of Duane Krock. Andy Greig and Kevin Hicks assisted'. The Exeter club came out with a little more zip" in the third period after 'a bit of a tongue lashing from the coach. Paul Pooley broke the ice at 3.07 with a blistering shot that Richard Van Dusen got -a piece of -'but was unable, to hold and the puck dribbled into the net. The first goal seemed to spur' the locals on. At .4.46 Perry Pulley at the side of the Picton net deflected a shot from Dennis Preszcatoron.a power play:Dave Bogart also assisted. Great hustle by Paul Pooley produced the third Exeter marker. He outhustled a Picton defenceman to the puck and scored a shorthanded goal. Paul Pooley also notched the winning goal on a baseball type swing as he banged the puck into the net after it bounced off the backboards on a hard shot' by Randy Parsons. The eventual winning goal was the best Exeter scoring effort of the day. Dave Atthill received the puck to the right of the Picton net on passes from Brad Taylor and Payul Pooley and made one deke For Health's Sake . . 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