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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-03-26, Page 17SLQR Th Lion Club president, inside left, Tom Hartai, and members Doug Knowles, Paul Anstett, and Exeter Minor Hockey president, .Roger Dougall had the honor of dropping the ceremonial puck for the opening game between the Exeter Midgets R.E. Lions -and Prince Edward County. Team captain for Exeter, .Mike Wilhelm, right, and the opposing captain took the face-off. Exeter Lions midget A.E. on the brink of an AII-Ontario title EXETER - The Exeter Lions midget •A.E. team. opened their six point series -for the All -Ontario.' championships against Prince Edward County on the *•eekend. with two hack -to -back .wins and only • need two more points to capture the provincial title. Exeter had a sluggish start to the game. allowing PnnceEdward to take •a 3-1 'lead. but that vvas cut shoe when Luke Forrest closed the.gap with an•un assisted effort. - • "They were all uptight and nervous playing in -front of a honk crowd.- said coach Randy C.ilfillan adding the pre -game puck ;dropping ceremony may have added to that. • ,•' • - _ During the third intermission Gilfilian said he1and coach Darryl MacKay gave them a pep talk that . •turned the game around. "Wc emphasized for our forwards Iir.get skating • and use their speed." he said. ' . - The advice paid oft as Mike Wilhelm scored on a. 'setup from Brock Weiss and five seconds later the' Lir'ns scored another. this tim -troryi Weiss with'rlxe- vin Hogan and Wilhelm picking up assists. Thc timely goal shifted the milmentum of .the game and sealed Ponce Edwards doom. • Goalie Jell Gyoch remained sharp in this gamic making truficriiu> saves hacked up by a solid de- fensive line that started to click once: thet. settled - Rrar, aid; Greg young let a boomer go from just insidc-,thc•hluelmc toy go,ahead•5-3 villi partner Ben' Cottrell getting the helper. With t.'i1 seconds lett. • Wilhelm scored the empty netier to finish the come - from -behind game winning 6-3. . Despite the .slow stare Exeter showed balance with goals coming from defence and. forwards with 'five different players finding -the hack' of the net. In game two the following day the Exeter Lion' :were still not at the top of their game but -stilt found a way to win. Again Prince Edward hit the scoreshect first with 'a tall half -way through the 'first period. The Lions ued.thc game at Erne when Brock•We ss set.up.Mikc Wilhelm., - The tight checking game did not see another goal • untillate in the second period when.Larfy Cole .and Wilhelm chipped in with the assists. At 1:24 of the third period Ben Cottrell got an insurance goatwith, a low. hard slapshot. Prince Edward scored. with lesc than two minutes left on a redirection to make it close. but the Lions held On for the victory. "We're, not playing ,as well as .we were 'against • Dresden but I definitely think .we'rei the better,. team.- said Gilfilian. . • • • • After losing •the first two games. Exeter rallied to • win; the next three and eliminate Dresden in the semi-finals. "Our forwards have great speed. that's •how we got this far....now we're emphasizing -de- tence."said Gilfillan. - ; Thc -Exeter Lions .will now make the .four and a •half hour road trip to.play .against Prince Edward. County at the Picton'Arena on Friday, If necessary,- ' -game. lour will also be played there on Saturday. Times -Advocate, March 26, 1997 .. Page 17 Stephen Township Peewees make All -Ontario Championship Peewees dubb themselves the "Black Angels'` for the finals By Chris Skalkos T -A Reporter THEDFORD - The. Stephen Township Peewee rep. team heat Thedford S-1 on Friday to .earn a berth in the OMHA All-Oi aro fi rials against Madoc. •• Scott Davies and Brian Dixon scored a pair of goals each and-Jcs= . siva' Davies added one in the_ last game •of their .semi-final series that saw the_ m. beat Thedford -in three games. • ' Jesse Schroeder • recorded. 'three three games. . .The Stephen Peewees into the finals with a new team name. Play- •. ing all season without an identity Wilson ex- -plained that they were asked to give them- selves a name for the programs that arc be- ing printed for .the se- ries.. "The team • had a meeting and voted on the Black Angels of called th will head Stcphe e Black Angels.:' n will host the first two .• games of the series at • home when they lake on Madoc in the open ing match for- a' 3 p.m. game on Saturday and again the follo'_wing day . at t p.m. at the Stephen"' Township Arena in Hu: ron Park: . "I think it's going to he a good series and . Fin..not expecting a • sweep either way."'said' "..they seem to be more relaxed in big games because they've been there before." assists, Roman Wilson had two and. Death. hut I had to say no to that Wilson. "But Fm confident we're Aaron Geiger with one.. - one." said Wilson. "Now we're just going to he in it." at - a — m — ti in an tri . — i _ . ti ran _ % Coach-- Jamie Wilkon- said .he • hasn't seen the Madoc team in ac- 1 tion but heard they arc a fast skat- ing team with some.hig players. He -said the easy sweep against Thed- ford may • have. left the team :coli „and plans : on .holding • an . "ex- cruciating".practice to prepare them Exeter will host Colts ' and Masters EXETER - The 1997 Provincial Colts and Masters Championships begins today (Wednesday i = at the Exeter Curling Cluh and Will i:pn- tinue until March 29. Curling enthusiasts w-ilibe treat- ed to a fine show of high' calibre -. curling as the pritvtncc's hest, "Colts" (male curlers under' ftli. and "Masters" tmale curlers 60 and overs, meet in a straight win/10„ format inik -.- format playdown "It should he vers entertaining. Spectators will sec some ot the best curlers in Ontario." saitf Orga. nixing Committee Chairperson Jim DeBfock addinga committee of 16 volunteers have been working hard over the -Past year to.tnake this the most highly touted curling compe- tition ever hosted in Exeter. The fuUr-dao event will attract an -estimated 1.200 people ,‘.Exet-. er and Dc Block said local bust • - ness owners will benefit from the influx of spectators • . The Exeter Curling Club put forth a hid to host the games in 1988. but no one expected Exeter would get it. Now months of work. planning and organizing will conic together next Wednesday when the first rock will be thrown: • "It's an honer to have the provin- cial playdowns in Exeter. We're ready to welcome this year's Colts and Masters.to Exeter and 1 think we have a really good program in store for them." said De Block The first draw for the Masters is scheduled to take place today at 2 pit. with rinks front Thornhill, Collingwood. Ottawa. London. St. Catharines. Bayview and the Chin- guacousy Curling Club seeing ac tion. Thc Colts. consisting of Tam Heather. Woodstock. Kitchener Glengarry. Hartiston. Peterbo- rough and Orangeville will see ac- tion starting at 8 p.m.• The Exeter Curling club and committee members will welcome the teams at 1 p.m. toady and there will also be a coinbined opening . ceremony at 7 p.m. , Zuricli bowling. news By Ron Dann . ZURICH - The Zurich Five Pin Bowlers' .Assgciauon Scorecard la- dies team of Penny Crawford. Rose Erb. Cynthia Stockland. Elizabeth Tremhulack. Peggy Willett along with Bluewater Associations coach Ton. Bedard missed first place- by Just two points .in the five game. pins' over average. match play' Scorecard - Classic. Regional playoff' Sunday at • Molesworth Lanes . ;Zurich's team was in the lead af- ter the first four games with' 20 points.. under the format ot One pornt'for each individual game won and four' more in the fifth game Wink Zurich could muster only one as Zurich finished with 21 points to 23 for the Molesworth winners who now advance to the Provincial. Scorecard/championship April 19 atNcwmarket.. Ontario Qpen Listowel's Chad Ward and Sea- lorth's Gayle Easun will lead Blue= water Five -Pin Bowlers' Associa- tion (OFPBA► Ontario Open Singles and Teanl' Championship for the Sidney L. Morris ,Awards and the opponumty to represent Ontario in the National Champion- ships May 27-31 at Calgary. Ward will join Clinton's Chad Wilding and Murray Bennewies in tonight's first five- game qualifying rolloff while Easun. who holds the highest single game record score of for the upcoming series.:. - But if they find• their hacks up against the wall with their new op ponents, Wilson said he has .afew aces up his sleeve. Jesse .Schroeder. Scott Davies and Roman Wilson played •on.the All -Ontario-- Atom team last year and he knows he can rely 'on these three players to • keep- their cool when the gamc-gets.hot. • - '"These . kids have hecn to 'the -Show' -..-.they scent to he. more - re- laxed in big games because they've been .there hcforc said Wilson who is not phased to- learn Madoc. :1 is a high scoring team. 'Thaw- four telephone poles that -. will • stop them."' he said describing the size of his four defcnccmcn Jcff Rol- Iings, Cal Dclangc. 'Henny Pfaff and Eric Widdis. The hard .hitting blue -liners have hecn Outstanding in the Thedford scrics and when an • opponent happened to_get by them goalie Gary Sauder Was ready to shut the door. "He has peen coming up- big for us lately'," said Wilsonallots; his talented go -Minder adding he has allowed .five goals in the last 440 in the Open. will -bin Moles - worth's Leslie,. Groot and Karen Rave in the women's singles. The top .50 per cent will advance to the final five games Thursday 'in an ef• - fort tip finish in one of the top five positions to reach the single knock- out. stepladder competition for the Provincial Singles title. , - Thursday. Lucknow's Enc Tay- lor. winner of S4.000 in a recent Master Bowlers' Association tour-. nament. along with Clinton's Neil_ Beuerman and Gary Huston will join Ward. Wilding and Bennewies on the Bluewater men's team. \\ 11) 10 Is 1111 Ill sl I'1 \' 1 tri 1 ON t ilnt1I\I. , i 11 Il'1 1 111' s1'I0\1." 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