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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-04-27, Page 21111.1 0 Imes 111111 Serving South Huron, North Middlesex April 27, 1988 dvocate & North Lambton Since 1873 Page 1A Lambeth finishes Hawks It's all over for the 1987-88 ver- sion of the Exeter Hawks. The season came to an end Friday night in Lambeth when Hawks fell to Lancers 5-2. The win gave Lambeth the series at four games to two. "We just got beat by a better team," said a dejected head coach Dave Bogart after the game. "They just shut the door on us. They did that the whole series." Rebounding from a 2-0 deficit, Hawks tied the series last week, but Wednesday night Lancers pulled a 5-1 win off Exeter's home ice and took a 3-2 advantage home to Lambeth: END OF THE ROAD Hawks coach Dave Bogart (right) and assistant coach Steve Prout look dejected as the clock ticks off the final minutes of the 1987-88 season tor Exeter Hawks. Creemore leads series 3-1 Friday night, Lancers scored twice in the first period despite some ex- cellent play on behalf of Hawks, but the puck was taking all the wrong bounces for Exeter. "We gave it our best shot but we came up second best," Bogart said. "I give our guys credit. They hung in there to the very end and they never gave up. It's a tough pill to swallow, ,but there were 17 teams that never made it (to the OHA final)." Asked if the absence of starting goalie Dave Rook made a difference in the series, Bogart said it did not and praised Hawks goalie Derrick Martin for his efforts. "Derrick Marlin had an excellent series," Bogart said. Rook was away on vacation dur- ing the last four games of the ser- ies. "They (Lambeth) but -skated us the whole series and' we just couldn't catch them to hit them," Bogart cited as the reason for defeat. When asked if internal turmoil i�. which has plagued Hawks in the last two months of the season had an affect on the team, Bogart said: "It affected me." He then indicated that he proba- bly wouldn't return to coach the team next year. Hawks were slowed somewhat by penalties in the early portions of the first period, but they managed to keep up with Lambeth in end-to- end action. Steve Plaskett beat Marlin with a good shot at 12:42. to put Lambeth on the scoreboard. With 3:13 remaining in the peri- od, Jercmic Brooks stole the puck as Exeter prepared to break out of their own zone. Brooks spun and got a shot off in a single motion. Martin made the initial save with his stick but immediately lost sight of the puck which rolled up the shaft of his stick and trickled into the net. Exeter kept the game close as the two teams battled through the sec- ond period. In a rare opportunity for Exeter that night, Terry Casey got a clear .shot on goal and rattled the puck off the post. With 6:51 left to play in the sec- ond, Jeff Ansems stole the puck in close to Lancers net and put it past goalie Brian Morris with a sturdy back hand shot, making it 2-1. Lambeth didn't wait long to re- store their two goal lead, however. Bob Condon pumped in a shot with just over two minutes remaining in the period. Hawks continued to pressure Lambeth in the third. Two minutes into the period, Scott Lovie found the mark, scoring from Brent Mur- ray and Clarke Singer. The goal seemed to lift Hawks but they were unable to penetrate Lambeth's tight defensive curtain for the remainder of the game. At 4:22, Plaskettc6 �ored on his own rebound, shoveling it into the net after Martin went down on the first save. With 5:51 left to play, Lancers Jeremie Brooks scored the final goal of the series, putting a tie out of reach for Exeter. Martin fended off 39 shots on goal over the course of the game. 'Morris had 32 to contend with. Lambeth 5-allawks 1 Wednesday night, Hawks traded blow for blow with Lambeth until the third period when Lancers broke loose after Gord Ross scored during a power play. As in the other games of the ser- ies, Hawks were unable to put their power play into action. Several power plays yielded hardly a shot on goal for Exeter. Hawks •opened the scoring at 12:12 when Singer scored from Lovie and Scan Whiteford. Two minutes elapsed before Lambeth's Scott Pepin matched the goal and then just 34 seconds later, Tom Keenlyside put Lancers out in front with a goal. The two teams fought through a scoreless second period, with neither squad holding an edge. When Ross put Lambeth ahead 3- 1 on a screen shot from the slot which Martin had little chance of stopping, Hawks sagged. Lancers scored again during a power play when Keenlyside pumped in a shot. Less than one minute later, Lambeth's Mickey Dupuis had placed another mark on the board and the game was effectively fin- ished. Martin kicked out 28 shots in the effort while Morris made 24 saves. Mohawks cling to OHA chances After claiming a 10-6 win in Ex- eter Friday night, Mohawks fought through two overtime plriods be- fore relinquishing game four in Crcemor•- Sunday. Mohawks lost 7-6, giving Cree- more Chiefs a 3-1 lead in the best - of -seven OIIA Senior B semi-final. The weekend's activities took a further toll on the already depleted Exeter roster when Mark Sochncr brokc his hand in a fight. Though captain Randy Kraul may be back in the line-up before the series is over, the absence of the two de- fencemen hampered the team Sun- day. "Our biggest downfall is on de- fence," said Mohawks coach Jim Guenther. "The guys that are play- ing arc playing their hearts out but they're not big enough and there's not enough of them. That's where we're getting skinned." The team is generally hurting and tired, symptoms which may he af- fecting the fans as well. Crowds at the South Huron Rec Centre have been cut almost in half since Mo- hawks returned from the Eastern Hardy Cup final in New Brunswick. Sunday night Mohawks built up a 4-2 lead in the first period but al- lowed it to slip away as the game went on. Tied 6-6 at the end of the third, thc two teams played through a scoreless 10 minute overtime and then entered a 20 minutes sudden death overtime frame. With 3:54 left in the second over- time period, Bill Glover became embroiled in a fight in front of the Exeter net after a Creemore player came in with a high stick. Issessing the penalties, referee Ken Bannerman gave Glover four minutes while Creemore received only two. That left Chiefs with a man advantage in the final two minutes of play. Tircd after three and a half hours of hockey, Mo- hawks were unable to hold off Cree- more with four men on the ice. • Guenther was upset with the call. ile explained that, as in most over- time situations, the referee was turning a blind cyc to minor infrac- tions until the incident in front of the net occurred. "it's just not the kind of call you make in that sort of situation," Guenther said. "You let the players decide the game rather than the ref- .,, It was Glover wlio opened the scoring on a power play just three minutes into the game. Assists went to Quincy Wilker and Jeff Warren. Five of the six Mohawk goals Sunday were scored while Ex- eter had a man advantage. 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Before the period ended Creemore took advantage of a power play when John Matthews scored. Al Gates was the only Exeter goal scorer in the second period. Wilker and Barry Baynham drew as- sists on the play. Creemore answered with goals from Bob Parker and Lyle and Mo- hawks held a 5-4 edge as the teams entered the third. Goals by Scott Jackson, Paul Garbutt and Parker in the third put Chiefs out in front of Exeter 6-5, but John Kernick was able to score from Glover and Wilker with just 33 seconds left in period, tying the game. That set the stage for Parker's winning goal in thc second over- time period of hockey. Friday night Mohawks let Creemore know how things would have been had they started the series at full strength when they handed down a 10-6 loss to the visions Chiefs. Exeter took a 4-0 lead in the first period after three goals in the firBt four minutes of play set the tone for the evening. Randerson started things off with a goal from Wilkcr and Paul Barton just 32 seconds into the game: Wilker added a goal at 3:07 and Kris Bedard followed suit 49 seconds lat- er. Before Creemore could stop their heads from spinning, Ron Elliott proved it wasn't a fluke. He scored from Glover and Gates at 14:58. Both Bedard and Randerson went on to build hat tricks for them- selves in the high scoring bout. The two teams matched goals in the second with the Exeter markers coming from Bedard with two, Randerson and Barton. Darryl Hughson scored twice for Creemore while Parker and Roman Chodoriwsky notched singles. Glover started the third the way Randerson began the first -- with a goal 26 seconds into the period: This time however, Mohawks had a man advantage. Randcrson added another power play goal at 16:03 from Warren and Please turn to page 2A SAD FINISH -- Exeter Hawks Mark Morrissey watches sadly as Lambeth Lancers accept the Junior D All -Ontario trophy after handing Exeter a 5-2 Toss Friday night in Lambeth during game six of the best -of -seven series. Huron -Middlesex league folds, joins Huron -Perth By Deb Lord It's that time of year again to put your winter sportswear away, and start getting your throwing arm in shape and start trying to find your ball glove in the dark regions of your closet. Last year, after playing in only a five team league consisting of Crediton, Parkhill, Denfield, Pop- lar Hill and London, the Huron - Middlesex ladies fastball league started to realize it was time to make some changes or there wouldn't be a league at all. At that time we approached the 11uron-Perth ladies league to ask if we could merge with their teams. This spring they voted us into their league and it looks as if it will be a great season playing different teams and different com- petition. With just five teams last year you knew most of the girls by name, knew how they played and kncw which players to watch out for. The London team from our small lcaguc has decided to join a Tri -County lcaguc. Poplar Hill ladies decided to change to slo- pitch so leaving only Crediton, Parkhill and Denfield. A new team from Corbett formed to make it a four team merge. With our four teams added to the Huron -Perth lcaguc it will make a total of 12 teams. The teams in their league are Exeter, St. Marys, Blanshard, Kirkton, St. Pauls, Dublin, Scbringville and Mitch- ell. It stems a real shame that the game of fastball is fading for both men and women as it is a competitive yet enjoyable sport. - When a lot of us started playing fastball, there was an -overabun- dance of teams. When we joined ladies fastball it was easy to have a 12-16 team lcaguc just in our small arca but things have certain- ly changed. Most women arc finding slo- pitch the route to go as there is less travelling and some leagues play only once a week which fits in with the player's home life and family obligations. Come out and cheer your local ladies' fastball team. For more info call Dch Lord at 234-6396. A TIRED CREW -- The season has been a long one for Exeter Mohawks and it's beginning to show on their faces as well as on the ice. From left to right, Kris Bedard, Quincy Wilker and Randy Bailey "celebrate" a goal Friday night. Mohawks won that game convincingly 10-6 but went on to drop a 7-6 decision to Creemore in overtime. Exet- er now trails three games to one in the best -of -seven semi-final series. A loss tonight at the South Huron Rec Cen- tre would mean the end of the season for them.