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Generals need one more win
By Fred Groves
WN'IY)N - While many people
-wee pig up their Times-
Adaooate'lltesday night, the Exeter
OunceIs was one game away
/sem winning the Ontario Minor
Hodcey Association midget 'CC'
Friday night in EXCief, the Gener-
alwon 6-4 and on Sunday, in Qin-
it two is a tow with a 6-5
overtime victory in the beet -of -five
series.
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day in Clinton, the next game was
scheduled to be played in Exeter at
8 p.m. on Saturday.
Generals' coach Scott Bogan was
not too surprised his scam has a
two -game lead.
"Friday we didn't play that well
the first half of the game but
then we carte on," he said.
Bogart added Exeter conuolled
meinClint n.
"We totally dominated in over-
time. In the third period and over-
time we must have outshot them
20-5."
Exeter goalie Dave Wilcox was
shaken up and replaced by Dave
Stephens.
Going after the puck in Friday's game was Generals' defenceman Mark Lynn (18) after goalie
Dave Wilcox had made the save.
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Pikul superb as Mchawks erase
Mudcats, win Southern League
By Fred Groves
DUNNVILLE - For the third consecutive year, the
Exeter Mohawks have won the Southern Senior 'A'
Hockey League championship.
But victory .tastes extra sweet this year as they beat
the Dunnville Mudcats...the same team that beat the
Mohawks in all of their regular season games and who
finished first in the standings ahead of Exeter.
Sunday afternoon in Dunnville, Tim Fritz scored
what proved to be the winning goal with 3:55 left in
the second period as Exeter won the seventh and de-
ciding game 4-1.
Mudcats' Mike Kelly teamed with Glen Czepek to
make it 1-0 in the first period but Kris Bedard tied it
with a powerplay marker with 5:39 left in the middle
frame.
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Less than two minutes later Fritz got the winner
from Kevin McArter and Joe Scherer before Mark
Soehner made it 3-2. Scherer added one more in the
third period.
The difference in this one was Mohawks' goalie
Rick Pikul who stopped 31 shpts while at the other
end, Garnet Wilson turned away 22 shots.
"They had a good goalie and we had a great one,"
said Exeter veteran defenceman Barry Baynham of Pi-
kul.
The Mohawks now await the winner of Durham -
Elora of the Northern League to advance to the all -
Ontario semi-finals.
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Derek c mpbef led the 0enerl1s
on Sunday with a hu irk* bat it
seaside& Lynn _gets the minder
at -4:53 of the overtime period when
habissted a shot front the left side.
The Generds took a 2-0 lead sot
Campbell got a pair but the horse
team lied it up on tallies from Na-
than Burns and Lee Dibbip i. In
the second frame, Gibbinga nude it
3:2 for Clinton before Campbell
tied it up. Mark Brintnell gave Ex-
eter a slim lead but Chris Kennedy
made it 4-4.
There was no scoring .in the third
perked and Sean McCann and Ken-
nedy scored in overtime before
Lynn got the winner.
Exeter 6, Clinton 4
The opener at the South Huron
Recreation Centre Friday night kept
the crowd of about 400 on the edge
of their seats all night.
It was a see -saw game until mid-
way through the second period
when the Generals scored a pair of
goals, 20 seconds apart.
With the board blinking a 3-3 tie,
Pete Gibson backhanded one past
Clinton netminder Dave Narhgang
and then Brian Gardner made it 5-3
with a hard rising shot from the
point.
Although Clinton pulled to with-
in one with 2:50 left in the game.
Fred .Steciuk scored into the empty
net, his second of the night_
"This is our last year and we're
keen on hockey right now. Every
guy in the dressing .room wants
this. Nobody gives up, everyone is
equal. With a• team effort we are
going to win this series; said Ste-
ciuk.
Clinton's :Kennedy opened the
scoring but Steciuk tied it up when
he drifted :over the blueline and let
;a booming shot go high into the
"I bought a new stick, it's two
inches longer. I just put my head
down and put everything into it,"
said Steciuk of the goal.
Also scoring for the Generals
were Steve Farquhar and Mark
Brintnell while Kennedy and Burns
had a pair for the visitors.
Lynn had a very strong third pe-
riod back on the blueline as he
topped everyone from going
around the right side. If there was a
star of the game it had to be Wilcox
who was spectacular and made two
and three saves on the same attack
to keep the Generals in the game.
Steciuk noted Exeter is playing as
team and said the Generals had
no idea what kind of team they
were facing.
"Obviously they are going to
want it as much as we do."
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by
Fred
Groves
The past couple of summers I've linked up with Fred Gook
and the Exeter Royals of the South Perth Men's Fastball
League. Cook, Jim Allison, Andy McIntyre and myself are
the-tearres-executive.
So far it hasn't been a problem to write about something I
am so closely involved with.
I do remember a few years ago down in Windsor where a
columnist was severely reprimanded for his involvement with
a very large soccer association. But that's the big city.
This whiter I had the privilidge of being the trainer for the
Zurich Thunder. Since there was no juvenile team in this par-
tiular community this year, the midget Thunder became the
focus of attention.
Gentlemen, I dedicate this column to you.
Although I have had my trainers' certificate for a couple of
years now, this is the first time I took on the responsibility.
Let me tell you, this is not an easy task.
Throughout the hockey season I gained a new respect for all
hockey treble's.
Mark Keller and I will never forget the night in Seaforth
when he was hit from behind and in front at the same lime
and crashed head first into the boards.
Believe it or not, I didn't panic. First off, Keller is a tough
kid. (If you know the Keller family from Dashwood, they're
all pretty tough.)
Second and most important, trainers are not supposed to
panic. If they do, they immediately have their team and
players worrying. Keller laid on the ice for neatly 25 minutes.
We had to put a neck brace on him and with the assis-
tance of the ambulance, took him to the hospital.
Keller went to the hospital a couple of times during the sea-
son and in all, I made four trips to the hospital. Darrin Dur -
rand fell in Zurich and his skate came up and cut his leg.
The nurses at the South Huron Hospital got to know us real
well.
And then there was our mad trip to Tamworth. Six houaion
the bus with permits, players and ce,,aching staff -mei, believe
it or not, fun.
Nobody complained when the hal in Napanee wasn't ex-
actly what we thought. To those parents who made the trip,
thank you.
Everyone in South Huron must know Pete Overholt. The
Thunder captain excelled in the Western Ontario Athletic As-
sociation finals against Lions Head.
He's quick, smooth and although he is one of the smallest
players on the team, gave out one hit in Zurich that broke the
door at the players' bench.
To manager Al Scott who did a lot of work for this team,
that very few knew about, you were well appreciated.
Lastly, to the coach of the Thunder; Bud Markham.
For those who don't know his history, this man probably has
got more hockey experience than most around these parts.
'fig's been on OMHA championStdp teams and played both
Junior 'A' and Senior hockey.
Markham gave the Zurich midgets their identity. Like the
Exeter • Broncos, Waxers and Generals, having a name carries
on for years.
When the fans in Zurich began to chant, it was always
Thunder, Thunder, Thunder.
Being involved in hockey with a bunch of 16 and 17 years
olds is a challenge. They like to do it their own way. There is
a fine line between what they can and what they can't get
away with.
Gentlemen, it was fun. Thank You for proving to me that
not all 16 and 17 year olds are trouble.
Thursday afternoon as I returned from lunch, Ray Lewis cir-
cled a paragraph in the sports section and put it on my desk.
It involved a story about the Exeter Hawks which I had laid
out but had mistakingly moved a couple of paragraphs.
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