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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-12-06, Page 17Mohawks suffer first loss of season EXETER - The Mohawks aren't perfect. After playing one of their bcst games of the year, winning Thurs- day night in Dunnville 8-2, the Ex- eter Mohawks followed it up with one of their worst Sunday night suf- fering their first loss after 12 straight wins, losing 7-4 to the Dor- chester Dolphins at the South Hu- ron Rec Centre. The Mohawks played a very solid game Thursday night in Dunnville. They made the three-hour trip with a full squad, found a cure for the so called "Dunnville flu" and beat the third-place Mudcats for the second - straight time. They lacked the same intensity Sunday night as they turned in a lackluster performance against Dorchester. Other teams in the Southern Scn- ior A league have made the trip to Dunnville with slightly less than a full squad with guys calling in sick, not wanting to make the long trip. As a result were usually walked on by the Mudcats. The Mohawks scored five quick goals, took the Dunnville crowd out of the game, and cruised to an easy win. Al Gates had a hat trick in the first period for the Mohawks, while singles were notched by Joe Scher- er, Greg Snyder, Kris Bedard, Bill Glover and Quincy Wilker. Scherer also set up three othcr Sell it in the classifieds call` 23.5". 33( goals, Bedard and Glover each had two assists and singles went to Snyder, Gates, Jeff McClenaghan, Gord Brooks, Mark Soehncr and goaltender Rick Pikul. The Mohawks held a slight ad- vantage in shots on goal but also got a strong game from Pikul be- tween the pipes, who was beaten only on two occasions in the first period. The Mohawks lost the services of Jeff Carr in the second period, who left the game after being poked in the eye by a Dunnville player. He missed Sunday's game and will likely be out another week. Barry Baynham, Bedard, Dale Gibbon, and McClenaghan wcre all thrown .out of the game by the ref- eree for not going directly to the bench in the second period when the Mohawks' Jack Thornton and Dunnville's Mike Kelly were in- volved in fisticuffs. Dorchester 7 Exeter 4 After 12 straight wins to start the season, the 13th game proved to be unluckly as the Mohawks tasted de- feat for the first time Sunday night. "We seemed really tired out there. We didn't pass or check well and seemed to be a step away, " said Mohawk coach Dave Reving- ton: "Some nights you just don't -play well and tonight was just •one of those nights. We played bad and got beat," he added. The Mohawks took an early two - goal lead but the Dolphins came back to tie before the fust intermis- sion. Scherer got Exeter on the board with a goal from Bedard at 5:26 and Wilker made it 2-0 just over three minutes later, after he was set up by Gibbon and Dave Randerson. The Dolphins took advantage of a double minor called to Exeter's Glover for elbowing and cross checking late in the first period. Joe Dcnowski scored while Glover was serving the first penalty and Jeff McKay tied the game while Glover was serving his cross-checking mi- nor. It stayed that way until 1:53 of the second when Jeff Shipley gave Exeter its one -goal lead back after blasting an unassisted goal. Dorchester tied the game again two minutes later and took the lead for good about a minute after that. It was the first time the Mohawks had been behind in a game. Dorchester fired two more quick goals 44 seconds apart six minutes into the third to make it a 6-3 game. Scherer blasted a slap shot off a, face-off won by Shipley with just more than four minutes left, but the Dolphins added an empty-neuer with seven seconds on the clock to seal the victory. In addition to missing Carr in Sunday's game, the Mohawks were without the services of Paul Barton, who injured his shoulder in Dunn- ville, Mark Soehner, who was not at the game, Thornton, who was serving a one -game suspension for instigating the tight in Dunnville, Al Gates, who could not make it to the game because of the weather, and Randy Bailey, who was serving the last of his seven -game suspen- sion, which he received November 5. In addition, they Lost the services of dcfenceman Jeff McClenaghan in the fust period after he was acci- dentally struck in the tate by team- mate Dale Timmerman's stick. The rugged player lost four teeth as a result. Next action for the Mohawks will be tonight, in Chatham against the Varco Maroons at 8:00 p.m. Satur- day's game in Lambeth against the Flyers has been postponed to a later date. The next home game will be Sun- day night at 7:30 p.m., when Chat- ham will be at the SHRC. It will be Hat Night and Food Bank Night. Everyone attending the game is asked to bring a can of food to be donated to the Huron, County Christmas Bureau. "You're not going anywhere," - This is what Mark.Soehner left, of the Exeter Mohawks seems to be telling Dave Kelly of the Dunnville Mudcats, as Soehner wraps both arms around Kelly keeping him to the ice, during their game Thursday night in Dunnville. The Mohawks won that game 8-2, but lost Sunday night at home to the Dorchester Dolphins. U11PARf 1111 11111' k North Middlesex & & Lambto'n Hockey Panthers open with split By Michelle Ellison EXETER - South Huron District High School's hockey Panthers split games this week as they opened their season at home against Gode- rich on Wednesday and in Seaforth on Friday. The Panthers had little difficulty taking the 4-2 victory over the Vi- kings. Chris Gardner put South Huron on the board at 11:24. Randy Hoff- man potted one at 10:23 from Henri DeBruyn to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. But the Vikings responded 13 seconds later and the score stood at 2-1 after the first frame. . The second period was all Pan- thers as Jason Heywood and Fred Godbolt each put one past the Goderich goaltender at 1u:11 ana 8:05 respectively. In the third period, with the Pan thers spending a lot of time in the penalty box, the Vikings managed one more goal but it was too late and the locals claimed their first victory. Richard Phillips was in net for the Panthers. Unfortunately, the short winning streak ended as SH took a disap- pointing 3-0 defeat to Seaforth. The Golden Bears took the three- point lead by the end of the second period and no scoring took place in the final frame. Coach, Pete Heeney, feels his team may have been too confident as they entered the game and their opponents caught them off guard. 1/4% Guaranteed Investment Certificates Main St., Exeter tilAti1MH11 235-1060 1► 1 YI'11 Since 1873 Wednesday, December 6, 1989 Second Section 1Z Battle for the loose ball - Joanne McAlpine, left, of the North Middlesex Marauders, left, battles with a player from Timmin's O'Gorman School during the opening game of the OFSAA "A" girls' basketball Championship Thursday morning, at the North Middlesex Gym in Parkhill. The Marauders won that game and went on to win the All -Ontario title. Panthers opening season at home By Michelle Ellison EXETER - Last week, South Hu- ron District High School's boys' basketball tcams played exhibition games at home last week. The Scn- ior Panthers split games to Strath- roy and Central Huron, the Junior boys took one victory, while the Midgets took a loss in their season opener. The Seniors played a tough game against Strathroy. Despite a 23-15 deficit at half time, impressive de- fense in second half of play, brought them within a couple of points of taking the victory. Unfortunately, the Panthers missed their opportunity and took a 54-53 loss. Rob Pcaren and Rob Wonnacott led the scoring with 18 points each while Tim McAllister and Mike Zimmer followed with seven and five points respectively. The Senior Panthers also played well against the Clinton Redmcn on Friday as they claimed a 57-47 win. Wonnacott was' SH's topscorct with 17 points, Pearen had 15 and McA'tistcr added eight. Tihc Junior Panthers also met Clinton on Friday. A strong third quarter brought SH from behind to take a 31-27 lead going into the fi- nal quarter. The Redmen kept the game close but the Panthers overcame them to win 39-31. Jason Heywood led scoring for the Panthers with 18 points. Mark Russell had five and Jeff Kerslake four. The Midget Panthers fell hard to Strathroy 73-21. Scoring was spread out for SH and coach, George McEwan, still sees a bright future for his young Panthers. All three of the boys' basketball teams open league play today on home courts against Stratford Northwestern. The thrill of victory - And the agony of defeat. As the referee signals the end of the game, the celebra- tion begins on the North Middlesex bench, as coach Ray Hughes, left and Susan Wardell, (12) get excit- ed. Two xcited.'Two defeated VanKleek Hill players walk off dejectedlyefter the loss. Marauders win OFSAA gold By Michelle Ellison PARKHILL - On Saturday, the North Middlesex District High School Senior girls' basketball team put Parkhill back on the map of On- tario athletics. The Marauders captured the On- tario Federation of Secondary Ath- IplirAccnrintinnc' (OFSAAl "A" championship after co -hosting the • three-day tournament with Strath- roy District Collegiate Institute. After defeating O'Gormon High School 55-28, Ashbury College 65- 28 and Niagara District High School 48-33, the girls came up against Van Klcek Hill Collegiate Institute and came away with a slight 47-45 victory in the champi- onship game to take the OFSAA ti- tle. Van Klock worked hard to keep the game close in the first quarter of play but the Marauders took a 27-17 lead by half time. in the final quarter, the Rebels closed the margin to 43-43 after sinking two quick three-point shots. But North Middlesex put forth an excellent effort until the buzzer en- sured their 47-15 victory. Bonnie McAlpine impressed eve- ryone throughout the tournament and was top scorer in all games and the final contest with 18 points to give her a three day total of 85 points. Bonnie's sister, JoAnn also added six points in the gold -medal contest in the Marauders first game, a strong third quarter with outstand- ing defensive rebounding, gave them a 55-28 win over Timmins O'Gormon High School. Bonnie McAlpine picked up 25 points in that game while Deanna Lees had 10. The Marauders received aab e into the quarter-finalgame and 1nnnir. 11/44e .1pinr nnec again led North Middlesex, with 20 points against Ashbury College, to the easy 65-28 win. JoAnn McAlpine •followed closely with 18 points. The win put the girls against Ni- agara District High School in the semi-final round. Again, the Marauders came through with a 48-33 victory to put the in the gold -medal game. I other tournament games scores w e Sacred Heart over VanKleek ill 46-41, South Lincoln over Northern 42-41, Chatham I over Ashbury 47-23, St. Joseph's over Niagara 58-50, Stayner over Cart- wrirht 77-19. Ashhury heat Smith Lincoln 36-31, O'Gorman beat Northern 43-22, Sacred Heart de- feated Nipigon Red Rock 40-17, Niagara over Stayncr 34-11, VanK- leek over St. Joseph's 54-45, VanK- leek beat Campbcllford 49-19, St. Joseph's defeated Cartwright 63-22 and Niagara beat Sacred Heart 21- 19. Tweens win 8-4 K rcnENER • The Exeter Tween Ringette team defeated a Kirch encu house -1 g team by an 8-4 count in an exhibition contest in Kitchener Sunday afternoon. Exeter led 4-3 at the intermission but added four more in the last half of play, while holding their opponents to one and coming up with the 8-4 win. Kim Farquhar and Danielle Miner each had hat tricks to lead Exct er. Cara Gardner chipped in with a pair. > , Farquhar also had two assists, followed by Judi Wilson, Amy Ed- wards, Leaanne Foster, Miners and Suzanne Stociuk'who had one set up each. Andrea Urlin played another strong game in goal for the local squad. The Tweens rettttt to league play Saturday at 3:30 when they take on Stratford at the Hensall Arena.