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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-03-25, Page 14MIN(' 14 Ti,►tes-Advocate, March 25, 1998 This Week in Sports... • Gardner puts roar in Brown Bears defence - page 15 • Exeter Nabisco AE Atoms off to OMHA final - page 16 Hawks slip by Cents in game seven thriller The Exeter Jr. D Hawks hockey club took it to the limit versus Seaforth but triumphed in game seven with a 2-1 win in front of a packed home crowd By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter EXETER — Never let it be said the '97/98 Exeter Jr. D Hawks don't know how to provide drama. The Hawks edged Seaforth 2-1 at home on Sunday night to win their division final playoff series lour games to three. The Cents opened the scoring with 5:15 let in the first period when Seaforth's J.J. Dunbar put the puck above a sprawled Andy Gla- vin. Exeter's Jason Dunlap evened the score with only 20 seconds left in the first w hen he crossed in front of the net. waited till Seaford) goal - tender Scott Wood was down and then lifted the puck over the prone goalie. Tim Graham and Mike Bowerman were awarded the as- sists. The teams played a scoreless sec- ond stanza, but the period did have its moments. Exeter's Chris McDonald gave the fans a scare when he was taken off the ice after Seaforth's Steve Mclnally cross-checked him into the hoards at the 13:00 mark. Mcl- nally was not penalized` and McDo- nald returned to the bench a few minutes later. - Dunlap crashc,i into the Seaforth net knocking it off its pegs in the dying moments of the period after Seaforth's Jeff Flanagan took Dun - lap's legs out from under him. Flanagan was assessed a hooking penalty that Seaforth killed off dur- ing the,first two minutes of the pe- riod.' Exeter's Dave Farquhar scored the winning sally, at, 17:52 of the third with Jeff Campbell and Erik Ahayof picking up the helpers. The Hawks had several chances to distance themselves from the Cents. but Wood worked the spell On Exeter shooters he had been casting for most of the series. Gla- vin was solid between Exeter's Pipes as well, making the key saves when called upon. Farquhar gets the T -A's •scrics MVP award for advancing his level of play when needed- and Dunlap ,gets the runner-up nod for scoring several key goals. r. "He really showed what kind of competitor he is," Hawks coach/ G.M. Dave Revingtonsaid about Farquhar. "His work ethic was there." Another key to Exeter's series win on top of Farquhar and Gla - vin's play is the containment job Hawk checkers did on Seaforth's Mclnally, arguably the hest player in the league and. this year's MVP. "McInally didn't have a pig R(Ai,. BN (. ,cat) 11414)1 His"tt Joyous release. Above: The Exeter Jr. D Hawks celebrate on the bench after the buzzer goes marking a 2-1 game seven win versus Seaforth at South Huron Rec Centre on Sunday night. Below: Exeter's Sean McCann battles for the puck with Seaforth's Jeff Flanagan during the second period of Sunday's game. game." Revington said. "We didn't shut him down completely but we slowed. them down." Keeping Me goals against down to about three a game also paved the wad for Exeter's offence to do itS thing. he said. The Exeter fans also played a role in the game seven win. The about 1,100 spectators rooting for a pig Hawks win gave the team some extra incentive. "That's why you have training camp," Revington said sof the at- mosphere at the Rec Centre on -Sun- day night. "To win in game seven in the playoffs...that's why they build arenas." The close call win over Seaforth is sweet revenge for the Hawks — the Cents, forced Exeter out of last year's playoffs in six games. Exeter's next ,opponent on their way to the provincial title is -regular Season champion Port Stanley who finished off Thamesford in five games, what Revington feels is shorter than expected. "I know they had the most points•Revinglon said when asked what he'll expect from the Lakers. "(When we played them,) 1 was im- pressed with thcir skill and ,mobil- ity on defence." But Revington wasn't prepared to forget how his team made it to the provincial semi-final. • "We beat two awfully good teams so far and to compliment Port Stanley would dcnegatc two clubs 1 have a lot of respect for. They can turn it up a notch." The Lakers hosted game one yes- terday after press; game' two is Sat- urday at South Huron Rcc Centre at 8 p.rn.; game three is Sunday at Port Stanley at 3 p.m.; game four is March 31 at Exeter at 8:30 p.m. P. Game six at Seaforth The Cents forced a seventh game by beating Exeter 6-3 at Seaforth on Friday. Scan McCann and Far- quhar scored powerplay goals for Exeter in the first period to give them a 2-1 lead (assists by Greg Goodwin and Jcff Glavin on McCann's goal and Dan Taylor and McDonald on Farquhar's). Seaforth then scored two straight, one with 42 seconds left in the first period and the other at 18:48 of the second period. Exeter tied it up at 7:00 of the second when Jason Grenuer scored with McCann and Christian Stuckless assisting. But Seaforth owned the rest of the game, scoring three unanswered goals including one into an empty net when Andy Glavin was pulled for the extra attacker. Stymied. Exeter Hawk Jeff Finkbeiner, tight, tries to deke out Seaforth goalie Scott Wood but fails duirng one of his three breakaways during one of his break-outs during the third period of game four. Exeter lost 2-1. Game five at Exeter - Exeter took the lead in the first in game five at Exeter on March 18 and never looked back. The Hawks went up 2-0 in the first period on a pair of goals by Farquhar, the first on the powerplay with assists going to Dunlap and Abayof, the second at even strength with assists by Stuckless and Jeff Glover. Seaforth scored their' own powerplay goal with 4:21 left in the period. The Hawks went up 3-1 at 17:48 of the second whcn Abayof scored on the powerplay from Taylor and Campbell. Seaforth stayed close by scoring at 9:51, but Exeter regained a two goal lead whcn Dunlap scored at 8:54 from McDonald. Seaforth crept up within one again at 19:19 of the third, -hut the rest of the period's scoring went in Exeter's favor: Dunlap's second straight goal at 12:40 assisted by Goodwin, then a marker authored by Ahayof from Campbell and Gra- ham and finally a goal by McCann • from Jeff Glavin and Jcff Finkhcin- er, a powerplay marker with 7:30 left. Game four at Seaforth The Cents squeaked by Exctcr 2- 1 at Seaforth on March 17. Wood was the story of the game. He stopped three breakaways by Fink- hciner in the third to keep the teams tied at I-1. Seaforth scored with only 1:55 left in the game, and de- spite Ewers best efforts and sev- eral chances with only seconds left and Andy Glavin on the bench for an extra skater, Wood kept his team on top. Exctcr tied it up 1-1 in the second on a goal by Dunlap with assists by Campbell and Glover. Exeter precision skating teams sweep WOS gold ST. MARYS — Both Exeter Figure Skat• - ing Club precision teams • shined golden through Saturday's wintery blast at the St. Marys Western Ontario Sectional competition. The Juvenile Mini -Classics finished first in both their skates to beat 12 other teams for the gold medals. 'i1,: Adult Classiques heat out Langton, Port Stanley, Chatham and Six Nations to take home their gold medals. Coach Kathy Merner said she is especially proud of her juveniles who have finished sec- ond three times and fourth once at other com- petitions this season. The adult team have won consistently all season long and Merner said she is con- templating moving them up to the competitive level next season. • The Mini -Classics will move up an age di- vision to novice or under age 15 next season. Members of the Mini -Classics: Amanda Al- len, Jenalyn Baker, Maria Dinney, Natasha Duckworth, Justine "usick, Jodi Gaiser, Anne Gregus, Lisa Hakvoort, Jcanna Hcrn, Jasmine Kerslake, Danae Krahn, Brittany Mills, Sarah Overholt, Ashley Ralph, Tiffany Sedlak and Lauren Smith. Members of the Classiques: Shonyn Baynham, Melissa Brock, Sarah Dar- ling, Kerry Deitz, Marianne Eagleson, Carrie Illman, Karie Jennison, Lisa Merner, Michelle Mix►re-Watson, Carrie Parsons, Missy Pfaff, Cheryl Pryce, Teresa Radke, Cathy Roes- tenhcrg, Wendi Sims, Barbara Tiernan, Julia Tiernan, Melissa Timmcrmans, Kelly Warren and Carisa Willis. Exeter Figure Skating Club will host a Pre- cision Showcase featuring precision teams from the region on April 5 from 2 p.m. -4 p.m. at South Huron Rec Centre. • • Call Sports Reporter Craig Bradford with your sports tips (519) 235-1331 • Fax (519) 235-0766 The one that didn't get away. Exeter's Glenn Jeffery is more than proud of this 510 lb, 143" (1" shy of 12') Blue marlin he caught while vacationing in Hawaii on March 17. Jeffery said the battle to bag the marlin took about a half an hour. "By the time we got him in my shirt was wet," he said about the exertion (and sweat) it took to catch the big one. "They (his boatmates) Wanted me to get him mounted, but at 12' we had no room." The excursion was "the high- light of my trip" and his first time deep sea fishing. The ex, perience will be a repeat one if Jeffery has his say. That makes a fisherman out of you if you weren't too keen be- fore." (photo/contrjbuted) Fulop flicks to another Ontario crokinole title Steady does it. Ontario crokinole champ Joe Fulop pre- pares to take a shot while Ivan McClymont watches during Crokinole Fun Night at Varna United Church last Tuesday. KITCHENER — Exeter's Joe Fulop endured a gruelling 126 game crokinole tournament on Saturday in Kitchener on his way to the On- tario championship. Fulop is now a four -time Ontario Championship winner with prior titles in"92, '94 and '95. "I haven't won in the last two years, so I'm slipping," he joked while laking a break from a crowded Crokinolc Fun Night at Varna United Church last 'Tuesday. "Be patient. Don't get frazzled," advised the crokinole champ. "This is hand -eye co-ordination." He shared thc secret to his winning ways on Monday after some of thc excitement died down: "Cahn nerves and steady hands." Fulop ,practices about an hour a week but doubles that before a tournament. • in other recent results, Fulop and partner Ray Beierling of Varna finished second at the Canadian Pairs Championship in Kitchener on March 14-15. Fulop said despite the tournament name, the event is more of a regional playdown than a national one. Fulop also finished second at the Varna Crokinole Championship at Goderich Museum on March 21. Next for Fulop is the Hanover tournament on Saturday and the On- tario Team Championship at Kitchener's Joseph Schneider House on April 18. The Varna Club's other team reps arc Exeter's Bob Rus- sell, Bob Rohilliard and Conrad Sitter. Fulop said other club members should receive their due. The de- fending club champion in Ralph Stephenson and the heart and soul behind the club are organizers Ivan and Margaret McClymont. Fulop said the crokinole club is eager to expand its membership. It meets from October to April every other Tuesday night at 8 p.m., and holds Saturday tournaments. Fulop was pleased with Fun Night's turnout of 21 people and added the club's 12 members have played in Hanover, Kitchener and St. Jacobs. For club information, call the McClymont at 233.3214, t..