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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-01-07, Page 12Page 12 Times-Adporate, January 7, 1998 - This Week in Sports... • Exeter jr. mixed curlers sweep their way to regionals - page 13 • Intermediate ringette team brings home the silver - page 14 1 Jr. D Hawks preparing for the home stretch By Craig Bradford . T -A Reporter EXETER — The Exeter Jr. 1) Hawk, hockey club are pining for the playiiflk. Thaws the auitudc team coach/ G.M. Dave Revington (topes his players will he in during the last i0 Lames of the rct'ular season. Till then; the Hawks need store performances like friday night's 4- 2 win at home vrrsus Scafurth and none hke Saturday night's 6-3 Toss at .lilchell. _ Sean McCann, JcIT Glavin. Ryan Chainnev and Chris McDonald did the damage fur the Exeter offence on Friday versus Seaforth. Geoff Mayer, Greg Goodwin and McDo- nald did the scoring for the Hawks versus Mitchell with -T- Bill Hodge. McDonald. Jell' Glavin. Dan Taylor and Dave Farquhar picking up the helpers. _ 'They're a learn that doesn't give Up :t Jut of goals." Rex lapin said of Mitchell. Mitchell scored three unanswered goals by the 8:26 mak of the first period and Re%ington said it's—hard to conte hack` down that much un the road. Because of the about two week layoff for many of Exeter's regu- lars. Revington hopes to fit in more . practices and conditioning training to prepare for the intensive playoff Lining 'em up. Exeter Hawk Jeff Glover skated in to check a Mt. Brydges puck carrier during Friday night's game at the South Huron Rec Centre. Exeter won 4-2. (photo/Kate Monk) schedule come mid-February. Exeter is now 18 -II -1-1 (wins, losses. ties, overtime losses) with 38 points for the season, good for a first place tie with Lucan in the Moroni Division. Mitchell isn't far behind at 34 points making for it neck 'n neck 'n neck race for home ice advantage in the playoffs. Exeter faces off versus Belmont on the road tonight (a make-up game) at 8:30 p.m., hosts Tha- mesfurd on Sunday at 7:31) p.m. and hosts Seaforth on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. after the T -A goes to press. `AAA' major peewees notch tourney win STRATFORD — The Hu- ron -Perth 'AAA' Major Pee- wee Lakers hockey team brought home gold medals last week from the Stratford Rotary Tournament. The Lakers blanked the Kitchener Kaisers 5-0 in the final. The Lakers started on a sour note by losing to Kitch- ener 3- I but then defeated London 3-1, Oakville 4-0 and Stratford 4- I to earn the re- match versus Kitchener in•the .final. Zurich's Cam Becker -earned two shutouts between the pipes for the Lakers who played strong defensively throughout the tournament, manager_Dan Overholt -said. The Lakers gave up only five goals in the Live games, one of which was on an empty net. Exeter's Kevin Overholt scored a goal and an assist in both the semi-final and final to help lead the Lakers to vic- tories. Coach Overholt added Zurich's Nick Haberer and Lance Bedard had good tour- naments. Golden boys. The Huron -Perth 'AAA' Major Peewee Lakers won the Stratford Rotary Tourna- ment last week by defeating Kitchener 5-0 in the final. Front left: Cam Becker, Ken Court- ney, Josh Gaynor, Paul Dagg, Craig Hartley, Jeremy Boniface; • middle left: manager Dan Overholt, head coach Marty Becker, Jeff Davie, Matt MacPhee, Lance Bedard, Derek Taylor, Chris Ward, assistant manager Doug Davie, assistant coach Graham Hamilton; back left: Kevin Overholt, Nick Elligsen, Chris Stanley, Nick Haberer, Kyle Hamilton and Nolan Krotz. • (photo/contributed) On top of the `B' • mumelow N .4420 11 E N E A E t MINOR HOCKEY 1997 • 1998 NoV!CE �:. 'B' champs. The Hensall novices won the 'B' ide of the recent tournament they hosted. Front left: Timmy Campbell, Brent Ingram, Daniel Campbell, Nathan Bedard, Robbie Ma- thonia; middle left: Michael Dayman, Brandon Consitt, Matt Campbell, Spencer Baenisch, Brian Parker, Kenney Allen, Lucas McBride; back left: Dave Campbell, Shane Phaff, Dave Annen and Greg Dayman. (photo/contributed) Call Sports Reporter Craig Bradford with your sports tips (519) 235-1331 • Fax (519) 235-0766 Irish pull even with Hawks By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter LAMBETH — A 5-2 road win over Lambeth on Sunday has the Lucan Jr. D Irish hockey team sitting atop the Morenr. Division standings in a tie with the Exeter Hawks. Scoring for Lucan were Gary Hudson (2), Scott Wheatley, Neal Costello and George Stephens. Assists went ft> Bob Grant, Mike Rohl, Jeremy Hudson (2). Wheatley and Gary Hudson. Irish co -coach Bill Bourne said each player put in a solid de- fensive effort and goaltender Mark Williams played his best game of the season so far. Bourne said Wheatley did a line job tilling in for the injured Ke- vin Dunbar (smashed finger) on the powerhouse Hudson line that features Gary Hudson and Jeremy Hudson. Dunbar is expected to be hack in the line-up for this week's games. The Irish didn't fare as well at Seaforth ort Saturday with a 7-5 loss. Bourne said his team simply didn't show up to play. "We weren't prepared in the first period." he said. "I take full re- sponsibility for that." The team was also short-handed on defence with some players not available for the game. Lucan goals were scored by Ben Dobbie, Ryan Carroll, Daryl Boshart, Rohh and Dan Hardick. Assists were notched by Greg Henderson (2), Chad Green- lee (3); Jeremy Lamhourn, Costello, Jason Amey (2) and Rohh. - The Irish started the week with a 3-2 win in Parkhill over North Middlesex on Dec. 30. Lu - carr goals were scored by Dunbar, Mark Phil- lips and Lambourn with assists going to Jer- emy Hudson (2), Dunhar, Stephens and Rohh. "I thought the score flattered North Middlesex," Bourne said. "We had a pretty good game." Lucan threw I I' more shots at the North Middlesex goaltcnder while Irish goalie Mike Boyce faced 22 shits. Bourne said his team had -many" missed opportunities around thc.North Middlesex net and that their goalie kept them in the game. The Hudson line had another dominant game. Bourne said, hut were limited to one goal. - Though both have 38 points, Exeter gets the nod for first officially with more wins with an I8-11-1-1 record (wins, losses: ties, over- time losses) compared with Lucan's 17-9-2-2. Lucan hosts the league leading Port Stanley Lakers tomorrow and travel to Mount Brydges on Saturday, both 8:15 p.m. starts. `'We have some lig games in January," Bourne. said, including tour point tilts versus Mitchell and Exeter and two games versus Pon Stanley. "We have some big games in January. Hawks/Irish all-stars named Jeremy Lambourn Mark Phillips Mike Boyce LUCAN — Both the Exeter Jr. D Hawks and the Lucan Irish have named their representatives for the annual all-star tilt. The league asked Exeter to send two forwards and Hawks coach/G.M. will send Jeff Camp- bell and Chris McDonald for the game slated for Jan.'I7, 7:30 p.m. at Lucan Arena. Revington said he usually chooses younger members of his team to go to the annual all-star game because his four older reg- ular forwards have already ap- peared in past Jr. D all-star games. "It's a good opportunity for Campbell to get some exposure," Revington said. "He deserves it." Irish co -coach Bill Bourne said they will send three pryers to the game: defenceman Jererly Lambourn, forward Mark Phillips and gbaltender Mike Boyce. The league asked the Irish for a defender and offence - man and Boyce gets the nod due to his league low goals against average. Lambourn and Phillips were chosen in a player vote. "It was a pretty close vote," Bourne said. - by Craig Bradford Jeff Campbell RFI Chris McDonald Laser sharp Beaming winners. The Novice 'A' ment on the weekend by beating VanPraet, Michael Noyes, Korey Latta, Logan Couture, Lance Lefeb gel; back left: coaches Ian Craig ar toumament, see Minor Hockey Scor .Lasers' ockey team won the New Hamburg Touma• rchester 3- In the final. Front left: Chad Liley, Bailey ss, Chris Va asteren, Gregory Noyes; middle left: Jeff ,.Adam Froa , Dustin McTaggart, Dylan Pryce, Nick En - Bruce Angel. For more on the Lasers success at the eboard. (photo/contributed)