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Senior 'A' cram top nship series
Mohawks need one more victory
By Pved Deena
P1'. EDWARD -- threading too
last night's game, :die Exeter Mo-
hawks were just 60 minutes away
from sweeping the Pt. Edward Stee-
pleJacks and winning the Ontario
Hockey Association Senior 'A'
championship.
After winning the Lseries opener
4-3 in overtime on "lhursday, the
Mohawks •took the second nd game -4-
3 in overtime on Saturday and the
next day won another close one,
this time 6-5.
"I don't know if we're shocked.
We had a preconceived notion we
-couldn't beat this team," tNpr
poach Dave Revington.. _- .-- ---- _. --
Pt. Edward eliminated Exeter eas-
ily in the playoffs last year.
After Game One in Lucan on
Thursday, the Mohawks would
have been happy with Making just
one game in Pt. Edward.
'We thought a split would be a
good approach to the series," said
-Revington.
Following a scoreless first period
in Saturday's game, the host Stee-
plelacks took a commanding 2-0
lead when Tom Gomes .and Ron
Goodhand connected 3MAbe f14o-
dlawks tied it up in the third on
--11$1111s by ,Greg Snyder .and -Dale
Gibbon.
Kevin Pitel made it 3-2 for Pt.
Edward but with less than three
minutes to go, Richard Hawkins
sentabeggeme into overtime where
Joe SSMannatemed with Snyder for
the winner.
droit ri' ranee hawks' power-
-iiety Toed fill as Kris Bound
and Craig Oster scored with !the
man advantage and Dave Render-
solJot his first of two while abort -
busied. Also .acoaing for Beater
were liffBic ngtgdm end s
¢Atter.
t*nswedng`lor"PC W d wane
Mark Whitlock and .MB Belanger
each with a pair and Jim Fehr.
-ice Mohawks went deep into
their bench as Paul Batton -and Jeff
McClenaghan suited up.
"We have to go to the bench,
that's the difference," said Roving -
ton.
Mohawks 4, Steeplejacks 3
(OT)
Despite trailing 3-1 with 6:25 left
in regulation play, the Exeter Mo-
hawks won Game One in Lucan
Thursday night.
Pt. Edward goalie Jeff Simpson
was sensational throughout the con-
test as he stopped .46 idiots but
McArter seemed:totfi nd:the weak
link.
After Orcg Payne pulled She Mo-
-hawks to -within one, Mc111m+lf
the game into overtime when he
wrapped one around the net with
only 36 seconds left in regulation
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Just 3:32 into the full 10 minute
overtime period, McArter straddled
the blueline went in and shot past a
diatszdefericernan and scored the
alt wean straight through, right
through the goalies' pads," said
McAleer.
Salteter set up both of MWArtees
goo &JJoth bad athree-.point,-a t.- -
It liras rates liortYe _
liioiisiahs who Ioatfive times.oPt.
Bdward last year in 'the playoffs,
following a dispute and were beat-
en -twice this year in regular season
play.
"It's a monkey off our back in the
case of the first game, we had to
win the fust game," said McArter.
SteepleJacks' Pitel and Bary Ca-
ter scored in the fust period while
Scherer connected for Exeter. Al-
though the Mohawks outshot Pt.
Edward 19-5 in the middle 20 min-
utes, there was no scoring.
"On the powerplay we got a lot of
shots. We were very frustrated
when it was 19 to five in shots,"
said McArter.
Jamie Dabonavich-scored early in
the third period for the visitors.
How long should
the ice stay in?
By Fred Groves
EXETER - On 'Thursday, the Exeter Senior 'A' Mohawks Lad to play
host to Pt. Edward in their Ontario Hockey AssoCvtinafi nal in Liman.
Thereasonfor the change in home antras was heoanae.ittook over two
days 1 ly:tiothe annput the ual 1gSiaow ooriag down at the South Htraon:Betxmtioa CJeat-
Chasing the puck and .the Pt. Edward puck carrier duringSprinice time boils down to doilarsrand.ceats.
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Bring on baseball
Take me our to the
ball game,
rake me ow aro
the crowd,
buy me some peanuts and
crackerjacks.
Oh yes, the return of
!baseball.
Last Monday I kissed my
+coifs goodbye and started
'upon, what I like to call, the second season.
Although hockey, well the local version anyway, is on
_lits final days, -the -second season -baseball, has
Except for getting my windshield broken by Tool
'ball, this is relaxation time for yours truly. No Merge cold
arenas, no more long bus trips and very few late nights
asking hockey coaches why so and so missed a sure goal
with 12 seconds left.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a hockey junkie. But baseball
means fresh air and a chance to get close to the players.
-40nAlonday I went to Opening Day at -Tiger Stadium
in Detroit and the sights and smells were overpowering.
The game -is secondary, that's obvious by the way the
fans react.
Day One had 51,068 to see the Motowners take on the
_Bloc J.sys.__T -days later the same -teams wet and there
were 12,819. I juess getting one day off work is allowed
but two in one'week, nearly impossible.
For whatever reason, when the sports do and don'ts
book was written decades ago, it was clearly written
hockey 'is for Canadians and baseball 'belongs to the
Americans. Go figure.
But with the strong teams in Toronto, and Detroit be-
ing a border city, many Canadians are big ball fans. It's
tough to identify with the players because they don't
come from down the mad, but baseball carries a mys-
tique.
Where else can you see a wave interrupted by an over-
ly large busted woman running out on to the field to kiss
a batter and five pitches later that batter hit one out of
the park.
Canadians may think baseball is for those south of the
border but look closer. Justa fewaoiles down the road in
London we have the Eastern League AA Tigers, farm
club of the big guys in Detroit. Many of these prospects
will be playing in the show in,a few years.
The London Tigers opened !their season Friday. On
their roster is Lucan native pitcher Mike Lumley.
Closer to home, it won't be long before the Exeter Ex-
press start ;throwing the .ball. I bear pitcher Dave Atthill
will be. back on themomhd.
The Western Junior Baseball league has the earliest
starting date of any junior league in the province as they
.open on April 27. Ester, Lucan nmlDashwood all have
teams in this loop. Clinton and A St. Marys midget team
have swelled the entries -to -nine.
The Exeter Minor Baseball Association is also experi-
encing an increase in.numbers.
- -4Weapaing,Iltemeatiter is wasmiagaedetk ssylrall.
....sm.&
Manufacturer's of hockey sticks might have to take a
closer look.at the bend they,are putting in the blades.
At. a recant Junior D' playoff game, four players were
tailed for having illegal sticks. The Lucan iioaches said
the sticks came right_off of the rack.
It's a little tough to take.atorch and bend a stick back.
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The National Hockey league's players and owners fi-
nally reached an agreement and Made the strike a. short
one.
It looks as though once Wayne Gretzky got involved,
:negotiations changed.quite.a bit.
Hockey is a winter sport and pushing it into late spring
and -early summer is hardier me to concentrate on, espe-
cially when baseball is in full swing.
Food for thought: If John Ziegler is the president of
the NHL, whydid he represent the owners?
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