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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1996-12-11, Page 18Past, 18 I itti ' . Advocate 1 Je( r 1 1, 1990 This Week in Sports... • Exeter All -Stars play in Forest - page 19 • Bowling scores return - page 20 Hodgert throws first eight -ender in 11 years Eight -enders. From left, Dick Dougall, Al Powe, Bob Dougall and Skip Al Hodgert admire the eight rocks left in the circle. The four curlers are the first ones to claim an eight end draw in 11 years. The rare accomplishment has only happened five times at the Exeter Curling Club since 1960. Exeter Chiefs defeat Waterford at home EXETER - The Exeter Juvenile Chiefs played their first home game in a month and beat the visiting team from Waterford 5-1 at the South Huron Recreation Centre on Saturday night. Exeter looked sharp right off the bat and began to test their op- ponent's goalie early: Jeremy Stewart drew first blood for die Chiefs- hftht''Vpening min= utes of the game after taking a quick pass from Marty deBruyn who stole the puck after some ag- gressive forechecking in the of- fensive zone. Ryan Becket zinged one off the goal post, but he made no mistake minutes later when the goalie gave up a rebound with Beckett planted in front of the net. Paul Knight gave Exeter a three goal lead scoring off an assist from Blake Schade late in the first, but despite a strong second period the Chiefs couldn't add another goal to their lead. Continuing their quest for total domination, Exeter came out fired up in the last frame and peppered the Waterford goalie with shots. Knight finally found the mark scor- ing his second goal of the evening with Stewart recording the assist. It was Stewart's second assist and his third point of the night. With the wind taken out of their sail Langton played like a beaten team as the Chiefs circled shooting at will. They also took it to their opponents physically, grinding them into submission. Despite the number of pretty goals scored, the play of the day came midway through the third when Knight sent an opponent end -over -end after de- livering a clean hip check at centre ice. Rob Kobayashi and deBruyn set up Taylor who scored Exeter's fifth and last goal of the night with four minutes left_ in the gr.ic. It was 'Taylet'silfsf getal t Samson. - Chief goalie Nathan Hem, didn't face many shots as his net was pro- tected by a strong defensive squad, but his much deserved shut out was ruined late in the third when a screened shot got past him. Despite the lopsided score assist- ant coach Don Richardson wasn't happy with Exeter's performance. "We should have scored more...we should have beat them up pretty good," said Richardson adding they scored eight goals against this team the last time they met while playing with a short bench and in Waterford's own barn. Trainer Mike Soldan agreed. "It's a mental block. The guys start thinking we beat them easily before so all they have to do is show up," said Soldan. Although, the Chiefs were miss- ing forwards Matt Froud, Ryan Sol- dan, Brian Richardson and Bryon Etherington their special teams worked well creating many scoring opportunities making a shorthanded lir Continued on page 20 A Woodham man is only the fifth person to claim a rare eight -ender at the Exeter Curling Club since 1960 By Chris Skalkos T -A Reporter EXETER - Al Hodgert of Wood- ham will go down in the record books as being only the fifth person to throw an eight rock end at the Exeter Curling Club since 1960. Hodgert was the skip of a team consisting of Al Powe, vice skip, Dick Dougall, second vice, and Bob Dougall, lead. While curling in the club's Challenge League on Wednesday night Hodgert threw an eight rock end to the disbelief of all present...it was the first time some- body has accomplished that feat in 11 years. Commonly called "an eight - ender" the extremely rare play oc- curs when all eight of a team's rocks remain in the house at the completion of an end. Trying to explain the magnitude of the accomplishment to a non - curler, Dick Dougall said a hat trick in hockey pales in comparison to an eight -ender in curling, it makes a no-hitter in baseball seem like child's play and is even more rare than a hole -in -one on a par five golf course. "You can't set out to do it it's too rare," said Dougall. "It's a once in a life- time chance." Hesitant to call it his best game of the year, Hodgert prefers to call it his luckiest game of the year; and to prove it he said he didn't play very well the following evening. "I'm back to playing .500," said Hodgert taking the sit- uation in stride. Jim Kerslake was the last person to throw an eight rock end 11 years ago. He was more than happy to hand the title over to Hodgert who was the butt of a few jokes while sipping a few after -game -cocktails with club members. A photograph of the four curlers will hang on a wall inside the Exet- er Curling Club and their names will be engraved on a special plaque designated for club mem- bers who claim the bragging rights of being on the winning side of an eight -ender. However, Kerslake re- minds the jovial club mem- bers there are four curlers who are not enjoying the glee and jubilation shared by Hodgert's team. "It's one thing to get an eight -ender, but it sure is a (bad feeling) to lose one," he said. Dougall said the only dis- advantage of winning an eight - ender is the lack of celebration that usually follows the extraordinary feat. "When you get it you feel bad jumping up and down because the guys who lost are standing right there." "You can't set out to do it, it's too rare." Special teams pull through for Hawks Exeter beats Port Stanley, fans encouraged to bring stuffed animals to next home game EXETER - Special teams combined for three goals as the Exeter Hawks defeated Port Stanley 4-3 at the South Huron Recreation Centre on Friday night. Chris Kennedy scored the only goal for Ex- eter while both teams were at even strength late in the first period with Joe MacDonald and Dave Farquhar assisting on the play; but Ryan Chamney scored first for Exeter on the powerplay after taking a feed from Dan Taylor I and MacDonald who notched his second assist i' of the night: ; Exeter put another one up on the scoreboard in the second period while shorthanded. While killing of a Port Stanley five on three powerplay Chris McDonald picked up a pass from Bill Hodge and Jeff Glavin inside his own blue line, avoided a couple of checks and powered his way past a defenseman before deking the goalie for Exeter's third marker. Tied at three in the third period, the Hawks took advantage of another powerplay op- portunity and set up the box searching for the go-ahead goal. A crisp three-way passing play that began from a cross -ice pass from Ben McCann to Taylor ended when Taylor sent a quick pass to Sean McCann breaking into the slot. McCann beat the Port Stanley goalie high on the blocker side for what proved to be the winning goal. Port Stanley threatened to tie the game when Exeter took a penalty with 3:20 left in the game, but Hawk goalie Rob MacDonald, play- ing only his second game with Exeter, shut the door to preserve the win. Coach Dave Revington was happy with his new goaltender's performance, but he couldn't say the same thing about how the Hawks played for the early part of the game. "The first 10 minutes were awful," said Rev- ington noting they were looking at a two -goal deficit mid -way through the first period. "We had a slow start. We've been doing that all year and we were no different tonight," he said. After surviving a tough three games -in - three -days schedule last weekend with two wins and a tie, the Hawks will take another two points in the win column along with a week's rest before they host Mitchell on Fri- day. They will travel to Seaforth on Sunday and host the Lucan Irish on Dec. 20 for their third encounter of the season. Friday's home game against Mitchell is also "Teddy Bear" night for the Hawks. Fans are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal to the game which will be donated to the Huron County Christmas Bureau. T -A program will honor community coaches EXETER - Do you know a volunteer coach who de- serves to be recognized? The Times -Advocate and the Coaching Association of Canada will embark on a community coach recogni- tion program designed to honor volunteer coaches in our coverage area. See the sports section in next week's T -A for more de- tails. Exeter Tae Kwon Do held it's largest grading ever with 22 students advancing to their next belt levels on Thursday. From left head Instructor Sal Visouvath, Steven Eilers- yellow/green stripe belt, Jason Kelders-yellow/green stripe, Kim Toth -green, Tom Groot - green, William Boulom-blue stripe, Tim Nickel -green, Adam Rathwell-red, Michael Wagner - green, Instructor Colin Grasdahi, Jonathan Kelders-yellow/green stripe, Stefanie Groot - green, Mirya Eilers-yellow/green stripe and Instructor Robert Khamsouk. Front row, John Anthony Christmas -yellow, Davey Nickel -green, Travis Mollard-yellow/green stripe, Kelly Nickel-yellow/green stripe, Brandon Mollard-yellow/green stripe, Brittany Wagner -yellow. Awards: Tim Nickel (MVP), Mirya Eilers (Etiquette), William Boulom (Most Winning Student), Michael Wagner (Most Improved). 4 Panthers see exhibition action EXETER - The South Huron Dis- trict High School junior boys bas- ketball team reached the consola- tion finals in the South Huron Optimist junior tournament on the weekend. After losing by 30 points to a much bigger and stronger team from Kincardine in the opening round, the Panthers beat Christian 49-41 to advance in the consolation finals where they lost to North Mid- dlesex 62-43. Matt Verhoog scored 10 points for South Huron against Kin- cardine. Ryan Beanie had 19 against North Middlesex and Chris Murch put the ball up for a total of ten points while Adam Prout led the defense with some big re- bounds. Coach Brian O'Connell said the Panther's only win was a total team effort as the players performed well on offense and defense. "The boys played great defense for most of the game. London Christian fought back, but the Pan- thers had control," said O'Connell. Despite the 1-2 record in the tour- nament, O'Connell said he liked the effort his players made for all three games. "The boys never let up. They worked as hard as they have all year," he said. "Phis tournament will really help us in the future." The junior boys basketball team played their first league game at home against F.E. Madill on Mon- day, however, results were not known at press time. Senior boys basketball After getting off to a slow start with a 0-6 record in tournament play, the South Huron senior boys basketball team has turned things around winning their last four games. The Panthers emerged from a tournament hosted by Seaforth on Saturday winning all three games, and on Thursday they defeated St Marys 57-53 in exhibition action. All four games were close as South Huron beat Seaforth 57-47, Central Huron 48-44 and Erin High School by only three points edging them out 54-51. Coach Terry O'Rourke credited the Panther's turnaround to a bal- anced team effort with everyone contributing. The seniors also played their first league game on Monday. Game re- sults will appear in next week's is- sue of the T -A. Junior basketball player Chris Murch fights off a defender during an exhibition game in Exeter between South Huron and St. Marys on Thursday. The Panther's ability to stay out of foul trouble helped them defeat their opponents by one point In a dramatid seesaw game. A