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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-12-15, Page 17• •n11..• ♦.s Y. .1W lenity.": tai a Mohawks fall to Hornets...see page 18 Broncos win tournament...see page 19 Jr. 'D' hockey action...see page 20 Locals playing indoor soccer to help outdoor game Story and photos by Fred Groves T -A staff LONDON - ft's dark and there's snow on the ground. The game inside is played with five aside plus a goalie and there are two -minute minor penalties. Sounds like hockey - wrong! On Sunday nights, members of the Exeter Centennials senior men's soccer team make the trip to Lon- don where they play indoor soccer. Playing under the name of their sponsor Huron Tractor, they are one of six teams in the Second Di- vision of the Western Ontario In- door Soccer League. On this night, Exeter would lose a 4-1 decision to the night's oppo- Pat Donnelly right; of Exeter Huron Tractor in a recent soccer game. On Sunday, Exeter beat the Lightning WOISL action. nent the Blizzard, but they still have a positive attitude after win- ning their first two games of the year. out of the former All -Canadian Club in London which is now the North London Optimist Communi- ty Centre. Although this facility can "It's something different and we figured it would help" Both victories came in overtime and both were on goals by forward Chuck Walker. For his efforts Walker was named the Player of -rhe Week and took home a bright orange T-shirt. This is the second year Exeter has put a team in the WOISL, but• on this particular night, Pat Donnel- ly, a member of the Centennials for several years, is playing in just his second indoor game. "It seems like you're operating at a quicker level," said Donnelly of the indoor version. "You either control the ball quickly and get rid indoor of it or you've got two guys on you 3-1 in right off the bat." The Huron Tractor team plays accommodate other activities like squash, volleyball and badminton, indoor soccer is the big sport here. To watch this version of soccer you have to watch carefully be- cause it is very fast. They play on a wooden floor : and it's surrounded by wooden boards. With eight foot boards around the ends in which the goals are in, its a game which allows a player to kick the ball against the boards, go around his opponent and continue down the floor. "I really enjoy the speed of the game, it helps with ball control," said Centennials coach Dick Lord. A veteran of nearly 20 years of Peter Hakvoort chases the ball, left; behind teammate Chuck Walker who was controlling it. At right, Dick Lord keep his eye on the ball. * *ID Lidivt Ite 44,„* ketit outdoor soccer, this is second win- ter of the indoor game and he and the other members of the Centenni- als decided to play in the winter to help improve their outdoor game. "It's something different and we figured it would help. We felt bet- ter when we came to training camp." As already mentioned, this game has a similarity to hockey in that not only are there five aside plus a goalie, but there are penalties called for rough play and on this night, one team in the WOISL had a player receive a four -minute stint in the penalty box. When you are the team playing shorthanded its tough to defend, es- pecially with only nine minute long quarters. That's like playing with a man short for ten minutes in hock- ey. The Huron Tractor team is no stranger to overtime but this type of extra time has the goalies removed from the game so the winning goal comes very quickly. Besides Lord and Donnelly, the three other Centennials players' suiting up for Huron Tractor are Pe- ter Hakvoort, Walker and Charlie Wise who has been helping out with the coaching duties. Hakvoort noticed that while in- door soccer can still be physical, it doesn't get out of hand as much as outdoor. "1t can still be rough but its clean- er because the referee has the abili- ty to watch it more closely," said Hakvoort. The use of the boards makes it a much more interesting game be- cause unless you kick the ball over the the shorter side boards, the game continues. "It takes you a while to get used to the boards but you can use it like an extra player," he said. "In out- door soccer you miss the net and you lose the ball." Indoor soccer has caught on big in London and it draws players, both males and female. It's a sport which not only keeps those in- volved physically fit but could, in the case of the Exeter Centennials, prepare them for the outdoor sea- son. Silver Stick Sonics boom their way to regional title WINGHAM - Goalie Chris Glavin allowed just eight goals in five games and made 65 saves including a penalty shot to lift the Stephen Township Sonics to the Wingham Atom Regional Silver Stick final on Sunday. In the final against Mildmay, Jeff Finkbeiner had three goals to pace the winners in a 7-5 victory. Also scoring were Bryan Stuckless with two and one each from Shawn Sherwood and Jeremy VanBergen. Henny Pfaff set up two goals while Brayden Lord, J.R. Davies and Danny Mosurinjohn each had two assists. Stephen' Townshipoperie��itnt�iy with a over t6riay in which Sherwood fired the hat trick and added an assist with singles to VanBergen, Finkbeiner and Mosurinjohn. Lord, Brian Dixon and Davies all had three assists each. Sonics 4, Ripley 1 The second game on Saturday saw Finkbeiner net two goals with one each to Mosurinjohn and Sherwood all three of them each added an assist. Lord and Dixon had two assists each. Sonics 7, Blyth 0 Stephen finished the day with a shutout win in which Mosurinjohn and Finkbeiner each had three goals and Glavin got the shutout between the pipes. Sherwood had the other goal and also added three assists while Dix- on help set up five goals. Lord and VanBergen each had two assists. Sonics 8, Kincardine II 0 Wednesday saw the Sonics open the tournament with a big win as Sher- wood and Finkbeiner each had three goals and three assists. Dixon had a goal and an assist and Mosurinjohn netted a goal. Lord and Davies each had two assists. 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