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V HURON PARK - Strong --defence
and a third period goal helped ehc
Stephen' town/dap Novice Mini
Hawks capture the 'B' title at :the
annual Stephen Township Minor
Hockey 'Christmas Tournament on
-
It was a good tournament for the
hosting assadiatk'n as they, also
won etre tyke 'A' title, the peewee
'13' final_ ;and the novice 'A' title.
With the . game tied •1-1 after two
y. J3rdao herrn crnrrd
o_
n. e short ,ju-
st _1:56 into the
.
final period to lid the Mini Hawk,
to a 2- I win over Clinton.
The play of the'gamc was with-
out a doubt the excellent defensive
effort made by Stephen's Jon
Schenk, Early in the game, Mini
Hawks netminder Chris Glavin wa,
caught out of the net and Clinton
shot thee puck into what they
thought was an open net. But
Schenk dove across the goal mouth
and blocked the shot, saving a goad.
Thar:gave yeinmate Henriy Pfaff
an. opportunity to go to the other
end of the rink and score on the
glove side.
The first period saw a couple of
J
big collisions • as Clinton'v Stuar
Sternum and Stephen's Luke Hay-
ward crunchedinto each other and
-later Pfaff..atttd Jonathon Richter
met hard at the red line.
Ctinton tied it up in the second
t was 4-U.
Ryan Groot connected for Hen -
Fall and an end:to-std nish by Jon-
athon Hahn forthe Bruins rounded
out the second period scoring. Mac-
Donald was hot in the third and
seeps _Se ,Misseeitff the isosigd- _ _
Htinsall advanced to the4 als af-
ter they beat St. Marys Whalers 6-3
Friday afternoon and doubled St.
Marys Sabres 4-2 Saturday after-
noon.
_1n. the 2_sttin .DmQt... tied _two _
goals and an assist. His secow! goad
came shrntharidcd with 1:21 left in
- the game.
St. Marys wins both: The St.
Marys Flames salon the Atom 'A'
championship with a convincing 7-
3 win over Goderich.
Chris Corriveau led the wieners
with three goals with singles -from
Adam Bettridge, Mark Tlxior, Mike
Philbrooke and Mark Lindsay.' An-
swering for the Goderich Black
.Hawks were Mike Fines with two
and Bill Dineen.
Stephen Township advanced to
the B' title but were blanked 4-0 by
the St. Marys Jets.Matt Grose,
Ryan Harris and Jamie Baldwin
---persixteatereGleasiteepachsetheeseiek
save but Luke Slotegralt was on the
rebound.
The Mini Hiiwks reached the '13'
final after dropping a close 2=1 de-
cision to ,Parkhill on•Friday morn-
--utgbut-catne-bac:k_tater-thatsnight
tappet Goderich 2-1.
'A' final: Hensel) slipped behind
early and despite some strong third
period goaltending by Bradley -
MacDonald, lost 5-1 to the St. Mar-
ys Bruins.
Jeff Shot" opened the scoring
when he stole the puck at the blue -
line and let .go with a long wrist
shot. it was almost 1-1 when 'Hen -
sail's Darryl Weiss hit the post but
Mark Ellis made it 2-0 for the
Bruins on a scramble.
Hensel! delenceman Casandra
O'Brien made a nice play when she
skated back and slid along the ice
to break up a pia) . Jee Shots
scored back-to-back tallies and it
kli11681i
s for St. Marys.
e •itis ials played well • and goal
ies 13J Theo and - evin Thompson
made Rome big eaves; '
Stephen started the toirnemeut
an Mc.Mut
-_lame _back m b ll3l . _ _
Santa bri g : i'he'itoli-
tby tournament began back before
Christmas and for the Stephen
Tyke Mean Machines, Chrituntas
Eve meant presents lathe form of a
. Asa wilt oysr_LWatferd .in�h�..A.
1110amptortship cmc.
11Seariitg icor eke winners._ Were..
Iliad Sake ik, Jason Stuckfess, Kris
ankbeiner and. Roman Wilson.
Shawn Thompson :had a -pair of as-
sists while Stuckless, Marty Glavin
And Schenk also assisted
'The- Mean Ivlaohines reached the
finals -after -eliminating Hensel' 10-
1.
ensel110-
1. Wilson lead three goals with woo
each froni Kris Finkbeiner, Glavin
and Jesse Schroeder and one from
Stuckless. - .
In their. opener, -Stephen handled
St. Marys Rangers 12-1. Stuckless,.
Schenk and Schroeder each fired
hat tricks while Wilson, Thompson
and Glavin netted singles.
Hensall coach tom Ducharme congratulates his novice team Hensali into the final of the Stephen Township tournament
attc ' tries win against St. Marys on Saturday. The win put.' where they were beat by another team fro( Mal)s.
SPORTS
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Compiled by Fred Grove.'
1991:
A Year in Focus
�rILI r
2 - Jeff Finkbeincr scored .tic
winning goal in overtime Its ---the
Stephen Novice Kings but lost
Lucknow to win the Lions Club
Tournament.
Exeter Hawks forward Doug
Clark broke out of his scoring
slump and -Hotted .the winner in
overtime as the Hawks beat the
Irish 4-3.
. le Meas a_ iiattic-• of two Exeter
r true et , i Miao f lvc9l_ey
Tournament and when it was over,
the Bullets beat. the Mustan4s' `
take the peewee uonsolation.utic.
9 - Over the Chnstmas Hultdays.
the Lu an.tnitdgeta managed to gain
a beetle in :the international Silver
'Slick.
Trailing 4-0 the Huron Park Pac-
ers women's hockey Wall' c;autc
beck but dropped a 5-4 deeison. to
London Devileues.
Exeter Hawks coach John Ker-
, nick and his) counterpart from Lu -
can, Ken Needham were named to
skipper the .west divison all-star
reeler.
,16 - Ryan Stuart netted 10 points
including a pair of three -pointer
bombs as the Saudi Huron junior
Panther basketball team beat Gode-
rich 31-28.
In the Junior '1e all-star carne tic
east beat the West 6-3. Halyks Dean
Fratarcangcli played well stopping
12 shots and allowing just one dual.
Randy Oilftian had two gttat33r .
and five assists as the IixeleteMolt• -
ing Hawks beat Stephen Township
12-5.
23 - At the midget Silver Suck ilii
Sarnia. the Exeter (ienetals tied St.
—Marys 1 5 mid bat -a -team-irbm
Houston Texas 2-1.
Mohawks centre Wayne Urbshott
scored three goals to pace Batter to
a 6-2 win over the Aylmer Hornets.
It was released that Dave Slides
then with the New York Rangers
had a salary of 5248.-000.
30 - At the 8th Annual Iyxeter
Molting_ Hawks_ Catettimers HgFkcy
_Tuurlrtrtuent, c .J,duRan Clehsics
and the Meter Rusty Blades won
their divisions.
Both the Luwan peewees and the
budget., readied the silver stick
semi-finals. ,
Darren Keats. Sean McCann, Ga-
vin Snell,s.Trevot Taylor. Glen
liwesand Mau Vodbolt were just a'
few of the Exeter lyouths spending a
lot of time officiating hockey.
reser Lid!
• 6 - See Hatch netted altat trick to
pace ilhd Huron Park Passers td a 4-1
win over Port. Stanley in Western
Ontario Womerh's Hos key League
action.
Skip Ron Chanyi and jhis sink
won the 7th Annual Gay lees Batter
Bonspicl at .the Exeter Curling
Club.
Mombers 'of the Zurich Figure
Skating Club attended the Giencoc
Afu rust ewts Competition and ciune
Alston with several medals.
3=1 Former Tgcmhto=Maplc Leaf
captain Dave Keon and 14 finer
NHL referee Bruce Hood were
among the head table guests at the
18th annual Exeter Lions pelebnty
--Dinner.
Exeter Atom Broncos received
goals from Greg Geoffrey and Ge
off Mayer as they beat Lambeth 2-0
and eliminated them in the opening
round of the OMHA playoffs. Joe.
Siciling-got the shutout.
;Action was bot and heavy at a ka
ttateitilialament at the South Huron
Recteatitxh Centre.
20 - The OHA ipspended Joe
Scharer and Richard -Hawkins fol
k wingan iii dent in Dunnville.
The Exeter Hawks upped their
receird to 25-8-2 with a 6-5 win
over the Lambeth 1.aiwers.
South Huron Paglhen' coded rhes r
season with -a 6-4 retard and head
Al into the playoffs against Godc-
rich.
27 - Loran Memorial Arena was
the site of the Western. Ontario
Isiceeeion Skating . chainpionships
in which 52fteams, competed.
1 Mohawk coach Dave Revingion
Was overlooked by his peers to be
the all-star coach.
Huron Park Parsers headed to the
Ontai ir, Women's- '13' chionpiun
ship tournament after winning Uig
C' crown the year before.
6 - Jerenly Jemec scored tum'
goals to lift_Utte Lutan midgcts.tu a
5-3 win over West Lorne in tie
OMIIA'Dr1•gni-Gnats.
SuuLI Huron Panthers junior
guls vollebyall team ended its sea
son after travelling to Sarna for
WOSSA tournament.
The boys basketiii1 team front
Biddulph Central School won their
area five title.
13 - Exeter Tween Opo» rats
woinsiliegold medal in the Tween
'It' division, at the Annual Glue -
welts Riagette Totrgwnent.
Stephen Township novice Kings
were leading Drayton in their
OMHA semifinal series. - - --
PAW MacLean, son of Bill and
'Pat of Latter was ioam:Led into Ilse
World Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
20 - Al Flynn of the Exeter
Molting Hawks was, given a 65th
birthday party by his teammates
. Exeter Tyke Little Hawks made
It all the way to the championship
,game of their own tournan e»t.
The Exeter Legion nice bewails's
eoubht home die gold medal fWnn
he : Kaaagio , .tcwrt}anient in -Pt.
'Scy for the second suajght
year. •
27 - Kerry Matdlcrs and. Carrie
Okc wen the gold nhedal:at a bad-
minton tournamnertt'in Elmira.
The Mohawks won the Southern
Counties Senior `A' tale after a
lung series against Ayliner.
Five Lucan area bowlers, /lob
Smith, Larry MacGrcgor.Dorn
Stoddart, Duug Smith and Dun
Catthitigitem won at Igen/seismal
Clatisifiecl tournament -in Loudon.
1 ago and then the lbwly-Tiliso,muig Titans.
While the Titans 'were peeking their operation and heading
to Aylmer where they became the rejuvenated Aces, Du'Bar-
ry was jetting comfonable on both the left and the right wing
with the Lincs.
Recent Lincs scoring'stats had him tied for first and as -a re -
,suit he has made, the WesternJurnor'B' Hockey League's east
On January -4, tic will he representing the Lincs in 'St.
Thomas.
"I -was hoping to make it It was -like a goal 1 set. I wasn't
sure if I was playing well enough to make it," said a modest
Du Barry. `
7Witlilhe. Llacoins Du Barry+ fits shown tie -dee nhrn - a
-4 egularitne-to- 1tay-ret . Coach- Dave-ieact n has—let -�
moving him around.
"I've played with a line the last three games but it changes.
He'll mix it .up, he says it's not too good for you to play with
the same line." .
.4
lasilitarryinikwied to
Juriltit 41111diIiittaam
hree teams in !trine
• years
rot most hockey,
players that would
mean thattxfbody wants them
amund, but not in the ease of
Steve Du -Barry.
The Huron Park native has.
found a ionic in .St. %Marys
with the Junior •E3' Lftteokts.
sklelines
b)
Fred
(i r+ovps
Aftcr being drafted by the OHL's- Kingston Fmntenacs, bit
_Batey started itis-jtlniOr:t$'"career in Georgetown threcyeers
"I don't really can. Some guys get mad if they get switched
around. I don't think it really matters who you play with •
When he was not injured. Ibmken ankle! with Georgetown"'
and Tillsonburg, Du Batty did play well. _But he admits he en-
joys being in St. Marys.
"If I play Junior 'P' next year I'll come here," he said. He
has -his sights .on going .to the United States and getting
- hockey -scholarship.
•
"I've sent out letters and there have been replies. If I went to
Junior 'A' next year I'd only have one year and one year of
- over -age. If I get a scholarship, it's four years."
But to get a scholarship, his marks have to be good and Du
Barry steins happy • with •his academic performance at St.
Marys High School.
""They are better -this year, I'm getting 70`s
And what are the chances Du Barry could be playing with
an Ontario championship team''
"If we get everyone playing together and at the same level,
we should be alright."
' While other Junior 'B' leagues strut down for a.- couple of
weeks to. give players a chance to.go home for the holidays,
the -Lincs took on Aylmer and Chatham over thaweekend.
Du Barry. said he gets ,marc mentally prepared to play
against the Aces.
"They have seine guys from Tillsonburg's team. In Aylmer
they have a lot more fans and a lot of new players some from
,Junior 'A'," he said of that club's turnaround.
Du Barry said one reason he left was because of a conflict
t he is. happy.to-} an.SL.Mafs.
�'ERif?�ij►iing good Here." -
You have to wonder what was going through Grant Fahrs
mind on Boxing -Day when the Leafs were bombarded -12-1
by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Sure -the ..Leafs' ._defence was terrible _and - the forwards
looked like they had very little desire to score, but Fuhr IS
supposed to be one of the best in the NHL.
Everyone has a bad night, but in my opinion, anyone' Mai. .
Mg $1.6 million shou)d not be letting in 12 goals.
What puzzles me the most is why Fuhrot the nod against
Detroit two nights later. The Red Wings are hot and to star
Fuhr was egmistake. That ieeMiess the Leafs are thinking that
Just maybe they are going to see if Fuhr is worth his big saki
ry. So At he isn't
What do you think'' '
14pr1
3 - A format -protest made to die
OHA by the Exeter Mohawks was
won. Pt. Edward had been caught
using an illegal player. Kraig Nien-
huis.
Luton atoms had to settle tor sec-
ond best in -he-0 A shoals as
they were beaten by Betaverton.
Exeter Legionnaire bantams won
the Shamrgck league WJe with a 3 -
win over Parkhill.
10 - At the Western Region ern
gettc fwais, Eatetcr petites brought
hone Use bronze medal.
A J06a1 ladies volleyball loam
-won the silver medal frons the
OVA Region 3 tourntlunent.
South Huron high school senior
soccer lean opened with a pair of
wins in 114r0n-Perth play. .
For the second straight year,
Exeter Mohawks were
by Pt. F.dwird.
17 - With a 3-2 win in their own
meas. ibe Liman bantams won the
OMHA championship.
The same slay in the midget fi-
aalerghc locals were:ln in over-
tiu+e by ty.
Heron Park Pacers won the 91W-
rio Woolen's Hockey League '8'
silrer.ni etal.
24 - It was celebration time. in
Lucan as•the Irish won the west di-
Junior- title with a 7-1 win -
over the Exeter Hawks•
h was almost time for golfing as
lthe 7 -A 1wo14, a iopi4,iIalre four to-
tal courses •
The Stephen Township atom
hockey neem was awarded sports
bags from Tisco for being a penalty
-free -Warn.
IV:a
1 - Among the award winners at
the annual Exeter Mghawks ban-
quet were Rick Pikul and Paul
W''ooltord. who along with Bill
Dark were the league's tel, goalies.
Several members of the South
Iluson_tughedicuol rwrtrn,nicrn corn
brought home medals for die Hu-
ron -Perth finals.
Baseball season was heating up
as the Express and Junior Co-ops•
were preparing.
8- For -the second straight year.
the Lucian Irish wore dcfwtted.in the
OHA Junior 'D' Grad b;' the tha-
mesford Trojans.
Exeter -Royals got Off tb;8,gpgd
that in the South POI suet's Fast-
bali League, whirling Weir first two
games.
• Haaprrds of anglers were on
their way W Grand Bead for the
Third Annual Salmon Darby.
15 - Katherine tinswas very busy
as tic treasurer of the local mina
bell assocjation. Woe club and sbc
was o4,her,way to,becuining presi-
,dont of Ute Qom Figure Skating
(ab.
.Awards Noce handed out at the
Sita er batt and
Cousin teWas,the MVP.
It was a good siert to .what would
be a, jyag seasen as the Excret Cen-
tcunaiccs opened their soar ewe_
son with a 2-2 tic against- laean-
dria.
22 - A trip to tic ball lark result-
ed .;in a broken windshield for T -A
sports reporter Vied Groves.
South Huron athletes Molly
McClure and Jay Nippon were on
tbeir.way to the proviaciel refeent 1
Conant* on page 14