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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-11-10, Page 13tv A,,,, s� Aft" B/1[ BATTEN TLII//1,VAMEAIT ATOM - N04/Cf PEEWEE .._EXETER - One of the largest hockey tournaments In Southwestern On- o will get underway Friday night at the South Huron Recreation Cen- In alt 24 teams competing in three different divisions; novice, atom and ewee will play for championship honours at the dill Batten Memorial enior 'A' hockey Tournament. The first game goe* Friday night at 6:3() p.ru. in Exeter when the Ex-, titer Atom Broncos take on Mitchell. That will be followed immediately by Ilderton and Thedford in the pewee division while Exeter Legion peewees meet Seaforth at 9 p.m. Saturday morning bright and early at 8 a:m., Exeter Novice Waxers will meet Stephen Township. All but two of the 30 games will be played in Exeter, the others will be at the Stephen Township Arena in Huron Park. Last year, New Hamburg beat Lambeth for the novice 'A' final while Clinton topped Wheatley in the 'W. Taking the atom 'A' title was Mitch- - ell as they edged Seaforth while Wheatley beat Stephen Township for the'B'. The peewee 'A' crown went to llderton who beat Ridgetown while Clinton beat Wheatley for the IB'. .Mohawks easily beat acs 94 By Fred Groves T -A staff EXETER - A week made a big difference for the Exeter Mohawks as they came out strong Sunday night to beat visiting Petrolia Victo- rians 9-4. 4..ast Sunday they gave up a couple of three goal leads but this week they had a big lead and main- tained it throughout 60 minutes. Scoring summary ,;Exeter: Greg Snyder (3), Joe mer (2), Jon Buder (2), Jeff Win, Jacques Beaulieu. Petrolia: Mark Whitlock (2), Kelly Weed, Steve .Moffatt. With that win, the Mohawks ex- tended their OHA Southwestern Senior 'A' Hockey League record to 2-1-1 which they took to Aylmer test night. The Mohawks, backed by some solid goaltending by veteran puck - stopper Rick Pik:il, jumped into a 5-0 lead Sunday before a good sized crowd at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Exeter coach Dave Revington said Pikul was committed to play from the very start of the season. Last year, the outstanding goalie didn't show up until after Christ- mas. The Mohawks seem to be getting some continuity in their roster and Revington seems pleased with that. "We had a good turnout last prac- tice, we're starting to get there." Sunday, Revington had winger Greg Snyder back in the lineup af- ter sitting out a game with a bruised shoulder. He teamed with long- time linemate Joe Scherer and new- comer Jacques Beaulieu for six of Exeter's nine goals. Snyder, Scherer and Wayne Urb- shou were on the receiving end of some physical aggression by Petro- lia goalie Kevin Luckhurst. Late in the second period, Scher - Exeter goalie Rick Pikul I made 34 saves Sunday backing the Mohawks to their second win. er was up ended by Luckhurst and the Exeter forward tried to get the goalie's attention by knocking on his mask with his stick. "Who needs that stuff," said Rev- -ington of Luckhurst's outbursts. "I don't endorse anyone running a goalie because I've got one of my own," he added of possible retalia- tion. At the final buzzer, Luckhurst wanted to get a piece of Jon Buder but officials stepped in quickly. Luckhurst was very angry after the ninth Exeter goal as he smashed his stick over the crossbar. Let down: While the Mohawks offence was firing onall pistons, at times, their defensive effort seemed to let down especially after they would score a goal. "Once we got a 5-0 lead, guys started to press for goals. The for- wards weren't coming back and several times our defence was out of position," said Revington. Although Pikul made 34 saves, at times he would go at least a couple of minutes without a shot. "He got out of it, he wasn't busy fora spell." Exeter played solid and kept their cool especially on a couple of occa- sions. Petrolia's Paul Moffatt gave Bud- er an elbow from•behind but quick- ly it was Moffatt who crashed into the-bnd boards and collided with a very solid Kris Bedard. Vic forward Jeff Cumming Pan th ers trounce St. Marys couldn't keep his helmet on as he was knocked all over the ice by the Mohawks. In the first period, he was hit hard at centre ice by Snyd- er. Two games in four days this .up- coming week could be beneficial to the Mohawks who are in Oshweken on Friday. "I'm glad in a sense. We need the conditioning," said Revington. Speers' speech had some .good points !though it wasn't a word she used a 1• Sharon Speers said dedication was the key to those who want to strive in athletics. On Saturday, the South H ron District High School Pa thers girls field hockey be- came, for the second straight year, the best high school team in the province. To win it once is a major accomplishment, but back-to-back and three times in five years - that says a lot for the girls who practice in the mud and the cold and have a goal right from the beginning of the season. Thursday night at the banquet to honour all 16 teams'attend- ing this years OFSAA event, Speers admitted it was only her second time coming to an OFSAA banquet. You would think that someone who played for Canada on its national team in both the 1984 and 1988 Olympics would be very familiar with high school championships. "I think it says something for the field hockey player that plays on a team that doesn't get quite that far," said Speers. Speers went on to greatness, representing her country in field hockey and said to the over 300 athletes at the banquet that OFSAA is an event they should always remember. "Whether this is your first time participating in OFSAA or whether you're retuming, I believe it's any event you sure won't forget." Most guest speakers, especially those who arc athletes, usu- ally bring the same message to those they are addressing, if you want anything in your life, whether it has something to do with sports or not, you have to be willing to work for it. "Nothing in life worth having comes easy," said Speers. She said sport should be used as a challenge because that's what makes it so appealing. After she said that, I kind of kept that tid bit of information because I watched how it was applied by some of the Pan- thers. Appealing is what the sport of field hockey is to all of the girls because it does exactly that, offer them a challenge. All of them are fine athletes who can excel at other sports, and some do but this is a different kind of game. It involves not only a great deal of team work but patience. This is a frustrating game if you play because of the many Hiles and the fact it's highly defensive. Injury in sport is just another challenge and sometimes it can be met with humour. Like when Panthers big scorer Da- nielle Miners, in the final game came off the field after she was hit hard with a ball. Miners came to the sidelines slowly, smiled and then bent over to pick up a quarter she spotted. She got quite the laugh. "You have discovered when you are tired, you keep on go- ing and when you hurt, you have to play through the pain," said Speers. The guest speaker told the girls Thursday night that time management for them is difficult. They have school, families and a social life they have to fit in and around their field hockey. Fear said Speers, makes the body:say no while desire says yes and go for it. • "Brand name equipment, who is the brainiest or the brawni-_ est is not important. What is is drive and persistence." Drive and persistence is exactly what the Panthers had this past week. Congratulations to you all...:. - From the sidelines: While the Panthers have been show- ing everyone in the area and the province that they are the best at what they do, some former South Huron students are also gaining recognition in their respective sports. Henri De- Bruyn of the Exeter Fury was the leading scorer in the West - em Ontario Soccer League this past sununer...Graduate Mark Lynn is heading to Kitchener this weekend where he will help the Fanshawe Falcons of the Ontario College Athletic Associ- ation win the national soccer title...Jeremy Hem, a senior at South Huron will be in Regina this weekend as he helps the Hamilton Hurricanes try to win their fiat national junior foot- ball title since 1974...Dennis Foran is the winner of the SHRC NHL hockey pool draw for the month of October. 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PST 6 G5T not Included. Four week Christmas Conestoga class starting November 23. . Re -register by November 15 Derek Beckett scored on this shot and had a hat trick against visiting 81. Marys last Tuesday afternoon. The preseason high school hockey game saw the host Panthers win 8-3. Also scar- ing car ing for the winners were Jason Hodgson e Blair Moir with two h and one from Ben Gei- ger. Motio • txofsr •� d2j5-350