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Times-Advocate, 1988-03-09, Page 17Ames - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex March 9, 1988 dvocate & North t1mbton Since 1673 a A LUCAN LETDOWN -- Goalie Paul Farrell's dejected stance says it all during a Western Junior D playoff game against Lambeth Friday night in Lucan. Irish lost the game 9-8 in the second overtime period, then went on to lose the series four games to one to Lambeth Lancers, despite valiant attempts by Farrell and_his team mates. Season over for Irish Lambeth Lancers brought the sea- son to a close for Lucan Irish Sun- day when they skated to a 7-3 win in game five of the best of seven series. Irish, fourth in their Western Jun- ior D division, put up a good fight against the fust place club, winning once and coming close on several other occasions, but by Sunday, they had used up their reserves. "The kids showed a lot of effort Sunday night in Lambeth but we just couldn't come back( from an upsetting 9-8 loss in double over- time Friday)," said Jim Hearn, gen- eral manager of the Lucan team. "We were disappointed at the way we played that the series didn't go a little longer, but they're (Lambeth) a first place club and they played like it.' ` Asked if a weaker opponent would have meant a longer season, Hearn explained that the league is fairly strong throughout. Gaining a playoff position in the last five games of regular season, Irish con-. sidered themselves lucky to be there at all. "We were fortunate just to be in the playoffs," said Hearn, "Lambeth was first, but all the teams would have been tough." "They knew they were in a series with us. A few breaks. either way and it might have been different." t Irish got few breaks in the final portion of Friday night's game. Af- ter continually tying the game and then -falling behind by one goal, Lucan went ahead 7-6 with six min- utes remaining in the match on a goal by Paul Deplancke. • They were unable to hang onto the lead, however, and Lambeth tied things up with less than two min- utes to play. That was to be the pattern for the night. In a ten minute overtime, Irish - again took the lead on a goal by Jesse Crawford, but with 1:03 showing on the clock, Lambeth's Bob Condon scored with an easy shot from the blue line and the game was tied again. Lambeth came out of the second overtime period with a win on the strength of a goal by Scott Pedin. . See -saw scoring Wayne Bifolchi started the game with the only goal of the first peri- od for Lambeth -- the first marker of a hat trick that night. Bifolchi made it 2-0 in favour of Lambeth with his second goal.of the game at 4:05 of the middle peri- od, but Lucan was quick to reply with a power play goal from Jamie Greig. Penalties continued to haunt Lambeth as Scott Denomy potted the tying goal while Lucan had a man advantage. But a power play turned sour when Irish goalie Paul Farrell came out of his net to break up a one-on-onesituation between Denomy and Mike Litke. Farrell blocked the first shot but Litke picked up his own rebound and found himself in front of an empty net. Denomy slid across the gaping goal -mouth too late and Lancers had restored their lead. That goal seemed to shake Farrell and he allowed two more goals be- fore the period ended. Despite a goal by Tim Hayter, Lucan went into the third trailing 4-3. Gord Ross pumped in a goal un- assisted in the first minutes of the final frame, and it began to look as if Lucan was finished for the night, but goals by Denomy, Greig and Tim Hayter tied the game 6-6. Frustrated after allowing a solid Plcasc turn to page 2A Gould notches four goals, two assists Hawks take lead in series Exeter Hawks didn't waste any time taking control in the best -of - seven Western Junior D semi-final against Mitchell which began Fri- day night at the South Huron Rec Centre. Exeter claimed a 9-5 win over Mitchell at home and then travelled north and underlined their superiori- ty with a 9-7 win on foreign ice. Friday night, Exeter took a 5-2 lead in -the first period, largely on the strength of three goals by Steve Gould. Gould scored a fourth marker in the second and claimed two assists over the course of the night, under- lining his importance to Hawks, who spent the last portion of the season without him because of sus- pensions. Clarke Singer wasn't far behind Gould in the points category. He scored two goals and picked up three assists. Gould started things off with an unassisted goal just 38 seconds into the game. He followed it with two more and then Singer and Scan Whiteford added singles. Mitchell goals in the first period came from Dave Campbell and Dean Simpson. In the second, it was Gould who drew first blood again, this time af- ter 3:56 had elapsed. One minute later, Jeff Ansems added a goal from Scott Lovie and George Pratt. Penalties took their toll on Exeter mid -way through the second when Derek Simpson and Campbell scored while Mitchell had a man ad- vantage. Lovie and Singer added third peri- od goals to round' out the Exeter scoring. Campbell scored once more for Mitchell with one second left to play in the game. Dave Rook and Derick Martin shared the net minding responsibili- ties for Exeter, facing just 19 shots between them. Exeter had 24 shots on goal. Exeter 9 - Mitchell 7 Mitchell came very close to tying the series Sunday when the sched- ule took them home. A second per- iod goal scoring flurry which saw Mitchell pump in five goals, al- lowed them to tie the game 6-6 af- ter trailing 3-1 at the end of the . first. ' Exeter tied the game before the period ended however, and -- faced with a mid -game slump the likes of which plagued them in the final stretch of the season -- they re- bounded with three third period goals to pull out their second win of the series. George Pratt led Exeter in scoring with three goals and one assist while Gould turned in another fine performance with two goals and . two assists. Ansems drew three as- sists. Mark Morrissey opened the first with a goal at 1:38 but it was al- most immediately answered by Mitchell's Derek Simpson. Pratt potted his first of the night while Exeter had a man advantage and then Gould connected with Dean Schram and Ansems to score before the period ended. Four of the five Mitchell goals in the second period were scored while Please turn to page 2A Petites advance to finals Saturday was quite a day for the Exeter Petite Ringette team. Not only did they beat Goderich 5-3 to stay alive in the Semi-finals but they shocked their coach Michele Richt with a surprise shower. A 7-3 win over Goderich Sunday gave Exeter a berth in the finals. Exeter started the scoring with a quick pass from Chris Morgan to Cara Gardner who scored. Shortly after, Gardner assisted Da- nielle Miners on a goal at 14:16. The next goal came at 7:47 from Helen Theo on a pass from Carol- lyn Remmelzwann and Carrie Simpson. Goderich picked up two goals to stay close to Exeter, but Gardner cushioned the lead when she scored on a pass from Leeann Foster. C1dcrich managed one more be- fore the end of the first, but that was their last goal of the game. A goal by Carrie Simpson from Gardncr summed up the scoring in the second. Again, the,goaltenders kept the game close. The win by Exeter forced a third and deciding game in Goderich Sun- day. Exeter had to fight for the win Sunday when Goderich jumped into the lead with two goals before Car- rie Simpson, Suzanne Stecuik and Judi Wilson combined their efforts for a goal. Goderich came back with another and it seemed to be the end for Ex- eter, but Petites started a come back, Gardner played a strong second period with three • goals. Theo, Simpson and Judi Wilson all added singles. Carollyn Rimmelzan, Carrie Simpson and Leeann Foster were all credited with two assists. Once Exeter started they didn't stop. The final score was 7-3. Jana Webster main was a vital part of the Exeter effort. Exeter played Mitchell Tuesday in Exeter in the first game of the Finals. Waxers forced out in Shamrock tourney . Exeter Novice Waxers came up short in the Shamrock league playoff tournament at the South Huron Rec Centre Sunday when they dropped a 5-1 decision to Parkhill. Exeter's only goal of the game came from Ryan Beckett in the first period after he picked up a beautiful pass from Brycc Hann and scored to tie the game 1-1. Parkhill regained the lead before the end of the period and gradually increased it, out -playing Waxers in the second and third. Earlier in, the week, Waxers claimed a 1-0 win over Forest in OMHA playdowns, increasing their OMHA playoff record to five wins, three losses and one tic. Jason Lindenficld was in goat for the shut -out. Lindenficld was constantly pressured in the early portions of the game, but he de- nied Forest the satisfaction of a goal. After two complete periods of scoreless hockey, Jeff Sararas pot- ted what was to be the winning .marker after he picked up a pass from Chad Gilfitlan. Saturday, Waxers took part in Clinton Minor Hockey Day, play- ing an exhibition game against Clinton and coming out on the low side of a 5-4 score. Clinton jumped into a,3-0 lead in the first period and then made it 5-1 in the second, but Waxers ral-. lied in the third, narrowly missing a tic. Ryan Soldan was the first to put the puck in the net for Exeter. He scored from Rob Lynn and Gilfil- lan early in the second. Beckett opened the scoring for • Waxers in the third after he' con- nected with Dave Farquhar and Soldan. Hann pumped in a shot near the half -way mark of the period to make it 5-3. Lynn and Chad Dal- rympk. drew the assists on the lay. With 5:43 remaining in the game, Farquhar scored from Beck- elt to bring Exctcr within one goal of a tic, but Waxers were un- able to push for the single point. Mohawkswin Harriston reverse mornentum, night's match at the South Huron back to their own end of the ice, Exeter took a 3-0 lead in the first Rec Centre. Dean and McCullough, Mohawks returned to Exeter and de- period on goals by Al Gates, Randy both members of the Laurier Gold- livered the death -blow with a 4-3 Kraus and Wilkcr, but Harriston. en Hawks, joined Harriston for the win Sunday night. came on strong in the second, scor- Mohawks future looked shakey in the Central Senior B semi-finals Tuesday night at the South Huron Rec Centre when Exctcr allowed Harriston Blues to walk away with a 7-4 win. That win gave the much improved Blues a 2-1 lead in the best -of -five series and left Mohawks up against the ropes as.thcy went to Harriston Friday. Exeter came through in Harriston, pulling a 6-1 win out to tic the ser- ies. Thcy returned to Exeter Sunday night where the home ice advantage proved valuable. Exctcr won the game 4-3 and clinched the series, earning a berth in the Central Sen- ior B final. . "I think they gave us all we could handle and 1 think we were lucky in a sense to be able to come back," said Mohawks coach Jim Guenther. With the Hardy Cup still fresh in their minds and a season of easy wins behind them, motivation be- came a problem in the Harriston series. "We played them (Harriston) all year without any great problems and then in the first game we beat asty Nu Breae A/ways fresh finest quoht, 'Soft Dinner Rolls 99e doz. Deluxe Choc Brownies 6/1.79 Delicious Butterscotch Cookies 1.49 doz. We have a wide variety, of Delicious Donuts' +Fresh Hot Coffee to gc them 7-2 and maybe we took them a bit too lightly," Guenther ex- plained. The coach is hopeful that similar problems don't arise in the up- coming Central final against Dur- ham Huskies -- the only team to beat Mohawks in regular season play. That series begins Friday night. "I hope we don't have to come from behind again," Guenther said. "The motivation should come be- fore game one -- They know what happens to them if they don't get up for it." In Mohawks favour going into iiia Durham series is the fact that the team is back at full strength af- ter recovering from a series of indi- vidual injuries. Dcfenceman Mark Soehner re- turned for the final two games of the Harriston series and figured prominently in the deciding wins. Goalie Rick Pikul and centre Jeff Shipley also added strength to the line-up. Tuesday night Bob Dean and Scott McCullough were the deciding factor in Tuesday March Specials (in effect Thurs., Fri., Sat. while supplies last) Finest Quality Old Cheddar Cheese 3.99 lb. Saves Mozarella Cheese 2.99 Ib. ' Now available fresh hot cross bunp, Easter candies, choc. rab- bits, eggs etc. 1 1 1 1 sty u i 6aleery (#Cheese House ' "Traditional quality" rineP 1920 , Exeter 235-0332 ■ MIMI MI MI NM iMMO MI MO I t! IMO -- — IN THE THICK -- Referee Steve Ringler and a linesman run into a little trouble and then hand out a little trouble of their own during a dispute in the corner Tuesday night when Harriston Blues blasted Mohawks 7-4 to take a 2-1 lead in the best -6 -five series. Exeter rebounded to win the series. ■ series ing twice to apply pressure. Wilkcr gave Mohawks some in- surance with a goal at 7:21 of the third. t It wasn't until the final minute of the game that McCullough scored Blues' third goal. Despite the final score, Harriston out -shot Mohawks 26-18. playoffs. Dean and McCullough each scored a hat trick Tuesday. Dean started the game a 1:45 with a goal which was quickly matched by Kris Bedard who scored while Mohawks were short handed. Goals by Blues' John O'Connor and McCullough gave Harriston a 3-1 edge but before the period end- ed, Paul Barton pumped in two • shots to tic .the ganic. Quincy Please turn to page 2A 05 TER *Off 10 Central Senior B LEAGUE FINALS Durham Huskies vs Exeter Mohawks Fri. at 8:30 p.m. South Huron Rec Centre 3rd Game Tues., at•8:30 p.m. Hardy Cup Playoff Packages on sale now