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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-12-09, Page 15Paae 2 A Times -Advocate. December 9. 1987 Sports Spotlight9111! „ ...., h� Mark Iti's,•t New Format, Mohawk Illusion Notice anything different? It's a rhetorical question, I knov'. If you've just spent the last five minutes flipping through the Sports pages look- ing for this column, I apologize. But the Times -Advocate Sports desk (that'd be mc) has decided to change he format of this not -so - little weekly ditty in order to make room for some of the more pressing sports news that has been flooding in recently. When I arrived 'in Exeter, I asked for the sporting communi- ty's help -- and I've certainly re- ceived it. Monday mornings, the big pile of stuff on my desk turns into a small mountain. I set out to get it down to a manageable size and fit it onto the pages I'm.allotted by the powers that be. This incredible shrinking col- umn should help me get all the news out to you. Because of the large volume of minor hockey report sheets com- ing into the T -A on Mondays, it has become necessary to impose certain deadlines. If a weekend item arrives Tater than 7 p.m. Monday evening, there is no guarantee that it will find a spot in that week's issue. As we re- ceive more and more• sports news, items will be published on a first-comc, first -serve basis. Please try to get the informa- tion to us as soon as possible. It would be appreciated if week- night game results could be dropped off Friday. The Mohawk Illusion Exeter Mohawks have a prob- lem that many coaches and man- agers can only dream wistfully about: they've got so much tal- ent on the squad that every game they play resembles a cake -walk. It's not true, of course. It only looks that way. If you look very closely, you'll see beads of sweat on their brow and a lot of hard work under their belts. No one has given Mohawks the 13 wins they've managed to accumulate in 14 games this sea- son. Most of the match -up have featured close scores in the first and second periods. The majority of their opponents in the Central Senior B league can play with them for 30 or 40 minutes. But after that, the depth of the Exeter team begins to show. Mohawks don't have an unpro- ductive line on the squad. Four of their players are among the top ten scoring leaders in the league (Dave Randerson, Quincy Wilker, Kris Bedard and Brian Mercer). And in last Tuesday's game against Tavistock, only one of six goals was scored by a forward. Goalie Rick Pickul has the honour of maintaining the best goals against average in the league with 2.89 in 600 minutes of ice -time. The rear -guard suffered a set- back last week that might shake a Tess balanced team to its foun- dation. Goaltendcr Randy 1-Ii1dc- brant has been released after suf- fering torn ligaments in his knee. Hildebrant, now in a cast from his hip to his ankle, may be replaced this week by Sid Kemp, a former Junior 13 Wind- sor)3ulldog. But for Mohawks, it will- be pretty much business as usual. Mohawks manager Doc Camp- bell sums up the atmosphere in the team's dressing room: "The bottom line is -- we're enthused, we're happy -- what else can you say when you're 13-0-1." Change in the wind Central Senior B fans who are waiting for things to heat up in the league, may not have to wait much longer. Durham Huskies, a team which Campbell has sin- gled out as a sleeper since the be- gining of the season, have come to life in the past two weeks. They have jumped from the bottom of the pile into second place, increasing their 4-5-1 record to 7-5-1 in the blink of an eye. The Mohawk manager notes that Kevin Hopkins, the heart and soul of the Huskies, will soon be back from a suspension. Campbell also points a com- petitive finger at Harriston Blues, who are right behind Dur- ham in the standings. In both cases, he maintains, Mohawks arc full of respect for their oppo- nents. If you can't wait for Durham to kick things into gear, there's an exhibition game on the agenda which might interest you. On December 20, Mohawks will play host to the OHA Senior AAA Dundas "Real McCoys". Dundas, formerly the Brantford Motts Clamatos, won the pre- stigious Allan Cup last year, de- feating Nelson (B.C.) Lcafs in four straight games. Their roster includes the likes of former To- ronto Maple Leafs Rocky Sagi- nuck and goalie Don Edwards as well as a numbcr of other ex - pros. Bullets beaten Exeter Big V Bullets edged out Lucan 3-2 in Lambton-Middlesex Peewee action Saturday afternoon. After a scoreless first period, Lu - can took a 2-0 Icad in the second. Bullets were able to rally with one goal late in the second and two in the third. Trailing 2-0, Exeter's Jason McBride pumped in a shot with 2:49 remaining in the second. 1 Beckett and Greg Agnew drew as- sists on the play. In the third, Beckett scored his first of the night from Agnew and McBride after three minutes of play. Beckett found the mark again to brcak the tic minutes later, this' time unassisted. Juveniles beat Glencoe Exeter Juveniles ended their week- end on a positive note with a 4-1 win over Glencoe, Sunday. That made up for the blasting they took against Mooretown Saturday, when they lost 8-0. The fact that the Exeter bench was short-handed Saturday figured prom- inently in the outcome of Satukday's game. Despite the score, however, Exeter ,goalie Jason Van Haarlen performed admirably between the i s p Mooretown took a 2-0 lead in the first period and then increased it with Six goals in the second. The third period was scoreless. Sunday, the scoreboard landscape was considerably different. Exeter took a 2-0 lead in the first, made it 3-0 in the secort'd and then Lucan Novices Lucan Novices' record sounds like a TV game show this week after a busy three game schedule in which they won against Parkhill, lost tc Mount Brydges and then fought to a scoreless draw against.St. Marys. Thursday night Mount Brydges handed Lucan a 6-4 loss on the strength of goals by Chris Cowan (2), Greg Buis (2), and Scott Olden - wing. . Jeremy Brown scored two goals for Lucan in the effort while Adam Duskocy and Ryan Carroll scored single markers. Friday night Lucan came out on top with a 4-1 win over Parkhill. Parkhill jumped into the driver's scat just 11 seconds into the game. At the mid -way mark of the first, a well placed pass from Brent Bella- my sent Marty McLaughlin down the ice to Score on a break away. The score remained tied at one un- til the third period whcn Lucan blew the game wide open. Brown scored in the first minute of the final stanza from Duskocy and then Duskocy added a goal of his own during a power play. Car- roll drew the assist on Duskocy's goal. Josh Appleman closed out the scoring on a break away pass from Mike Brady. Sunday's match between Lucan and St. Marys turned into a goal - tender's showdown. Denver England of Lucan and Shane Sheldon of St. Marys played spectacular games to post shut -outs. Neither team was able to put a mark on the board and the game matched goals with Glencoe in the third to secure their third league win of the season. Grant Hayter put the gears in mo- tion just 46 seconds into the game when he scored unassisted. At 12:20, Pat Hartman found the mark, making it 2-0 for Exeter. Mike Bcrg and Darryl McCann drew assists on.the play. Exeter's Chris Thompson potted the lone goal of the second after Jer- ry Lamport set him up at 10:01. In the third, Bryan Quinn gave Exeter a four goal lead at 9:03. Steve Pym assisted Quinn. Glencoe's Mike Black scored his team's only goal at 12:04, ruining Van Haarlen's shut -out. Juveniles now have a record of three wins, three losses and one tie. win, lose, draw • ended in a scoreless tie. Lucan Novices now have a record of 11 wins, one Toss and two ties in Shamrock hockey action. TIME OUT -- Stephanie Thomson tic school volleyball tournament at out for a drink during a pub-. lic School. takes time Exeter Pub TOP GIRLS VOLLEYBALL - The Hensel) girls volleyball team won the tournament at Exeter on Friday under the guidance of coach'Eunice Taylor. Back row from left: Angela Gould, Lorena Fink, and Karie-Sue Kyle. Middle row: Stephanie Thomson (left), Teresa Haugh, Liana Goldsworthy, and Mindy Bell. Front row: Anne Packham (left), Victoria Bisback, Heather Wood, and Cara Powell. NEAR COLLISION -- Cara Powell (left) and Angela Gould nearly do each other in during Exeter Public School. Despite the missed ball, the girls went on to win the championship. a volleyball game at / SPLIT CHAMPIONSHIP -- Two boys championship teams emerged from a South Huron public school volleyball tournament Friday. Both Hen- sall (on the left) and Exeter Public school won four games and lost aria in the day -long competition. They tied for first place among the six teams in- volved in the competition. Back row, left; Steve Revington (coach), Dave Northcott, Johnathan Corbett, Dave Stephens, Sean Kyle, Darryl Beaver, 41660 Richard Phillips, 1 - Shawn Cooper, strong, Mark Ba Pepper, Jason H Jim Bishopc Sootchmen, 13 red Steciuk, Jeff Balsdon. Second row, left; Jason Reid, att Gardner, Brian Gardner, Dana Wright,'Tony Arm- ker, Yousef Osmon. Third row, left; Mark Deitz, Shane eywood, Ryan Lindenfield, Mark Crichton, Joel Campbell, ach). Front row, left; Mike Graham, Scott Gould. Tom ad Thompson (manager), Steve Farquhar, Jeremy Brock. At oms bumped by Goderich Exeter Atoms were bumped off in the final period of a game against Goderich Sunday. Exeter held onto a 2-2 tic until the third period whcn Goderich potted two unanswered goals to win the game 4-2. Jeff Sararas opened the scoring early in the first when he picked up a pass from Trevor Trucmncr and Steve Stire. but Goderich was quick to match it and the two teams strug- gled into the second in a 1-1 dead- lock. In the second, Goderich took the Icad, but it was countered when Sa- raras again found the nct with a shot. Goderich dominated in the third to win the game. Ileyball Season under way at Huron Public Schools UP AND OVER -- A public school student sends the ball over .