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Times Advocate, 1994-03-30, Page 13sP Extate Realty Inc. Give me a call and let me help you find your new home. BARRY MENARY Sales Rep. bus. 235-1621 res. 282-3107 ONE MORE TIME Storm take lead in series need a win to be champs By Fred Groves T -A staff ZURICH - It's been a long, long time since the village of Zurich felt the glory. Way hack in 1970 is the last time a hockey team won an Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship. That year saw the Zurich bantams crowned kings of the hill. Sunday afternoon at the Babe Siebert Memorial Arena, the Zurich Storm grew one game closer to winning the OMHA peewee 'E' title. Led by their captain Brad Brown and his linemates Jarrett Jeffrey and Matt Denomme, the Storm are 45 minutes away from breaking a 24 -year drought. In hack -to -back games this past weekend, the Storm blew past the visit- ing Ops Flames 8-1 on Saturday in the six -point final series opener and the next day made it two straight in a not -as -big 4-2 victory. The next game is scheduled for Friday night in Ops and if necessary Game Four will go Saturday in Ops. Despite being physically bigger, the Flames simply could not keep up with the Zurich speed and when they did manage to hit the Storm blueline they were met with some persistent opposition. "I saw them last week. I went down to Peterborough. I knew they were intimidating," said Zurich coach Dave Hetherington. While the Flames had several 13 and 14 year-old players over six feet tall, their larger size didn't seem to rattle the Storm. "We knew if we played our game, moved the puck, they wouldn't catch us," added Hetherington. Zurich's ability to move the puck quickly, especially up through the neu- tral zone and the fact they have a very strong supporting cast to compli- ment Brown, Jeffrey and Denomme was the difference. In Sunday's win, Storm forward Shawn Grainger had the nicest goal of the game as he was spinning and let go with a shot which went into the top far corner. Grainger along with Joe DeBus who came very close to scoring in the third period, were able to check the Flames so they couldn't get on the hoard. "Do what you do best and be happy with it," said Hetherington of his second line which is somewhat overshadowed by the high -scoring trio. Quick lead: Zurich took a fast 2-0 lead on Sunday as Jeffrey scored from Denomme and then Denomme, starring at a lot of open net, scored from Jeffrey and Brown. But the Flames battled back and although Zurich goalie Darryl Smale made the first save, Ops cut the lead in half on a powerplay tally by Mark VanKootcn. Grainger made it 3-1 as he teamed with Denomme and Brown as the Storm went into the dressing room leading by two goals after two periods. Showing their spirit for the Storm on Sunday were Alicia Schroeder, left; Mandy Northover and Kelly -Lynn Smith. They helped cheer the Zurich peewees to a 4-2 win over Oops. Just 1:40 into the third period, Jeffrey waited until the goalie went down and flipped it up high to score a goal assist- ed by Brown. With 3:37 left in the game, the Flames hit the post as they were enjoying a powerplay and a minute later, still en- joying the man advantage, Jeremy Boyce scored to make it 4-2. Ops pulled their goalie and buzzed all around Sm le but couldn't score. Zurich defenseme lieffrlay.and_Mikg Laporte were very solid around their own net. Storm 8. Flames 1l Taking a 2-0 lead after the first period and 5-1 after two, the Storm were paced by Jeffrey's four goals and two assists. Denomme had a big five -point night as he scored once and set up four more. Brown had two goals and a pair of as- sists. Also scoring was Grainger while La- porte had two assists and Matt Arm- strong, Jennifer Jeffrey and Jacob Brux- er also helped set up goals. Storm is brewing: ...In the past five games, Brown and Jeffrey both have 19 points...Zurich eliminated Thedford in the semi-finals and Wallace Township in the WOAA round to get to the OMHA finals... 9 Broncos trail series - page 14 • Jennison Is Ontario champion - page 15 • Optimists win titles - page 16 Zurich forward Matthew Denomme, right; works hard to get away from an Ops player during action in Sunday's final se- ries game in Zurich. A pile up around Zurich Storm goalie Darryl Smale didn't bother him in Sunday's game as he allowed just three goals in two weekend games. Shawn Grainger, left; scored one goal in Sunday's 4-2 win and defenseman Jennifer Jeffrey seen here in the net, did a good job back on the blueline. Limited Time Offer "t'unn Nok+,, -h'i itivnal f lower," Ih of 4s keep,-,4kc, bunny 2795 Q f Up tulnny Dove" �rcrh vacs rrofn9e rnetl}- wfh of 4,4ffc61 14jM Anal up • NOMA - MODEL 4616 - 4 Wheel Steer 16 h.p. 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