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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-10-25, Page 17All It In the classifieds call 235-.1331 TIW L(0H1Y41t1 I IR 1t \11' i 3/4% 1 yr. Guaranteed Investment Certificates Main St., Exeter 11"1"11 235-1060 North Middlesex & Lambton Since 1873 Wednesday, October 25, 1989 Second Section MEND Panthers win WOSSA crown By Michelle Ellison ST. THOMAS - Last week, South Huron District High School's field hockey team made becoming Huron -Perth and Western Ontario Champions look easy. The girls easily dominated play in both victo- ries. On Tuesday, SH met local rivals St. Marystfor the H -P final game and came away with a 2-0 victory on home turf. When Cindy Moore was tripped by the Salukis' goalkeeper, Leanne Dietrich converted the penalty into a 1-0 lead on the penalty stroke. Later, Dietrich broke away from the 25 -yard line and blasted the - ball into the net again. Tonya Riehl played superbly in net, recording another shutout. At WOSSA on Thursday, the Panthers won their pool by defeat- ing Central Elgin of St. thomas 3-0 and Strathroy 2-0. Scorers against St. Thomas were Tina Campbell, Marcie Ellison, on a penalty corner, and Becci Farqu- har. Jenny Wareham recorded the shutout. Campbell scored in the first half of play against Strathroy and Die- trich potted one in the second. Strathroy had one excellent scoring opportunitybut Melanie Jones, af- ter losing her stick, kicked the ball to save the goal. Although this reaction resulted in a a penalty stroke for Strathroy, Richt made the save look easy. This victory advanced the Pan- thers to the WOSSA final on Satur- day. After the first five minutes of play, it was no contest for the Pan- thers competitors, West Elgin. "The girls put op a magnificent display of field hockey as they completely outgunned the team from West Elgin," said coach Jim Workman. The 6-0 domination began early in the first half when Dietrich hit the mark. Farquhar followed with two of her three goals. Jeanette Kaak added two more to round out the scoring. Riehl recorded still another shut- out. South Huron now advances to the Ontario Championships (OF - SAA) tomorrow (Thursday) to Sat- urday at Ridley College in St. Catharines. The Panthers are ranked second in the tournament behind Agincourt Collegiate Insti- tute of Scarborough. With the best ranking the team has ever received, they hope to return home with a medal. Mohawks trounce Flyers 15-3 EXETER - Joe Scherer is scor- ing goals in numbers that would make Wayne Gretzky proud. In this last three games, all at home, the rugged right -winger -has scored 14 times. He racked up three in the October. 15 game against Lambeth Flyers, which the Mohawks won 13-1. He bettered that October 22 by tallying five times against the Chatham Varco Maroons, helping the Mohawks to a 12-3 win. But Scherer went one better Sun- day night at the South Huron Rec Centre when he netted six against Lambeth, as the Mohawks blasted the Flyers for the second -straight time 15-3 to improve their record to 4-0. It was the third straight time the Mohawks hit double figures. Scherer is not sure why he has such a scoring touch right now. "I really can't explain it. I am just shooting the puck a lot more and they all seem to be going in," said Scherer. Scherer credited his new fitness program -and his linemates tor most of the success he is having so far this year. "I .lost a lot of weight over the summer which really helps me out. I can stay out on the ice longer and not get as tired and not take as long to get from one point to another. My stamina has really improved, bur the biggest help has been Brookscy (centre Gord Brooks) and Pup, (left wing Kris Bedard). "Gordie's skating like the wind and is just so smart out there and Hawks grounded by Mitchel! EXETER - The Exeter Hawks played the Mitchell Hawks six times last year and didn't lose to their namesakes. What a difference a year makes. In their only game of the week, the Exeter Hawks lost 5-2 to a much stronger Mitchell team Fri- day night at the South Huron Rec Centre, to even their record at three wins and three losses. The Hawks were without head coach Jack Nairn, who missed the game because of a prior commit- ment elsewhere. They did have Jean-Paul Cousineau in the line up for the first time this year, aftcr he quit the St. Marys Jr. B Lincolns earlier in the week. Cousineau, last year's second leading point -getter on the team, re -joined the club at a most oppor- tune time because laic in the sec- ond period last -year's leading scor- er Derek Shackleton left the game after being slashed by a Mitchell player. Shackleton received a broken hand and one broken finger and will be out of the lineup indefinite- ly, so Cousineau will be counted on to help take up part of the slack. Mitchell got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead into the second period, but increased the lead to two goals after scoring twice in the second period and the home team scoring once. Exeter scored again mid -way in the third period to make it a one goal deficit, but Mitchell scored an insurance goal with under five minutes to play and added an empty -net tally with un- der a minute left. Assistant coach George Pratt Jr. had full control of the team in Nairn's absence and pulled starting goalie Clint McCann in, favor of an extra attacker to try an get the tying goal, but that move backfired when Darryl Elliot scored for Mitchell into the empty net with 11 seconds, left. The Hawks had good chances to score in the last minute but couldn't put one past Mitchell net - minder Dennis Scherbarth when they needed to, and either missed the net or shot them right at Scher- barth. Please turn to page 20 py's playing really great right now too, but we really are clicking well together," he said. Sunday night the Mohawks scored four times in the first, five times in the second and added six more in the third, while Bill Dark gave up only one in each of the three periods. In addition to Scherer's six tal- lies, Quincy Wilker had a hat. trick, Jeff Shipley had a pair and singles went to Bedard, Al Gates, Jeff Carr and Paul Barton. Dave Randerson, Bedard, Gates, and Carr all had three assists in the game, Bill Glover; Barton, and Brooks all set up two goals each and single assists went to Barry Baynham, Wilkcr, Dale Timmer - mans, Mark Sochncr and Shipley. After playing three straight games at home, the Mohawks head to the road twice this weekend. Fri- day night, they travel to Dorchester for an 8:30 p.m. game against the Dolphins and Sunday night they move on to Ingersoll for a 7:30 p.m. game against the B's. Six goal scorer - Joe .scnerer, ngnt, of the Exeter Mohawks, battles his way in front of Lambeth Flyers goalie Brad Gard en rout to one of the six goals he scored Sunday night as the Mohawks grounded the Flyers 15-3 at the South Huron Rec Centre. Hands-on defence - Christine Rose, (14), and Michelle Ellison, of the South Huron District High Schoo Senior Girl's Basketball team try to get a hands-on experience at playing defence as a Goderich Vikln� player gets ready to make a bounce pass, when those teams met at South Huron last Tuesday, in Hu ron-Perth Conference play. The Panthers lost the match 33-23. A A Fashions for Ladies and Gentlemen GETTLEHE ER I" CHCBEIED 383 Main Street Exeter, Ontario 235-2590