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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-04-15, Page 15Times -Advocate, April 15, 1998 Page 15 . This Wyk in Sports... • Hawks,ace elimination after losing finee straight - page 16 • HensalI hosts English women's hockey team - page 18 Call Sports Reporter Craig Bradford with your sports tips (519) 235-1331 • Fax (519) 235-0766 Lucan bantams edge Mariposa for OMHA `DD' title By Craig Bradford TA Reporter LUCAN — The Lucan 'DD' Irish bantams squeezed by the Mar- iposa 'htning to become the '0''/ 98 0,. Minor Hockey Associa- +:on ,,opions after a 3-1 win at on Good Friday to take the six -point series three games to two. The fifth and final game was a nail -biter for the large crowd on hand to cheer on their team. Mar- iposa scored first after both teams had numerous chances including a Lucan no -goal when the referee judged the Mariposa net was knocked off its moorings by a Mar- iposa defender before the puck crossed the goal -line. The Light- ning were penalized for the infrac- - tion `hut Lucan couldn't capitalize with the extra man advantage. Lucan tied it up with 3:15 re- maining in the first when Dan Pletch scored from the point with the assist going to Matt Thompson. • Adam Thomson scored the win- ning goal -in the second period with assists by. Thompson and Trevor Smith. - The teams played tight de- fensively for much of the game and both goaltenders, including Lucan's Craig VanKasteren, came up with many big saves despite goal mouth scrambles and a few breakaways. • Mariposa's coaches pulled a last ditch- trick out of their hats by get- ting the officials to measure captain Thompson's stick blade with 10:22 remaining in the game. The blade turned out to have an illegal curve which netted Lucan a minor pen- alty putting them two men down hut they dug in and killed off both penalties. Mariposa thought they had it iced up with 7:04 rem.unin in the game, but VanKasteren kept the puck from sliding behind him over the line. Mariposa called a time-out after forcing a face-off in the Lucan end with only 17 seconds left but couldn't solve VanKasteren before time ran out. - Thomson's empty net glial sealed the victory with five seconds left. Lucan coach Dave Smith called the series "tense." "It was very well played by two evenly matched teams," he said Emotion boiled over into a bench -clearing brawl alter game four in-Lucan on April 5. resulting in three players from each team sit- ting out thc final game with suspen- sions (Tyler Silver, Will Howitt and Mike Pletch were Lucan's sus- pended players). Lucan lost thc game 4-3 but won game three at home the day before 5-3. Lucan and Mar- iposa also splitthe first two games at Little Britain (Mar- . iposa's home base), Mariposa taking game one 3-2 on March 28 and Lucan winning game two on March 29 2-1 in overtime. _ Lucan made it to the final six - point series by first taking two of three games from ildenon, then winning three straight over Wat- ford, Plattsford and Mildmay. Smith said good goaltending and tight, hard checking was the way of things throughout the series with Vankasteren and "the Thom(p)son boys" with standout performances. Lucan's second line of Jonathon. Smith. Ryan O'Shea and Alex Michalis did solid checking duty on Mariposa's best line and the de- fensive duo of Ben Duskocy and Darrell Parsons played well and of- ten by hitting thc ice for every oth• - er shift. Though they didn't get a lot of ice time, Smith said Wes Revington and Matt Rushton did a good checking job when asked. "It was just an all-round good team effort by everyone." Smith said. • The team was treated to the cus- tomary fire: -tick ride through the village alter t game. The hu,i fro."i the big win hadn't . worn off when the T -A reached . Smith at home on Monday. "We're still basking in the glow here." he said. "it's quite a thrill." Smith said special thanks goes to " the Lucan fans who showed their support at the games. Eight players are moving up to midget next season and 10 will remain at ban- tam. Smith said thcrc-s a gond possibility Lut:an Minor Hockey will put both a ban- , tam' and a midget team on the icc in '98/99 there wasn't a Lucan, ' midget team this year despite the , fact they were the '96/97 OMHA champs. "We're still basking in the glow here...it's , quite a thrill." Bluewater team off to regionals By Ron Dann ZURICH - The, Zurich Five:Pin B u w I c is Association cham- pion- team oI'Bev and Mike Crcgan. Pat Rimmer. Jennifer.Glazier. Peggy VWillcrt. Frank Briggs. along with Zurich Association wrath Tony "Bedard. is ' preparing to compete. in the match play. single round-robin. regional rolloffs of the Ontario Five -Pin Bowlers' Association Team -tournament Sunday at London's Fleetway lanes. • • Each howler. who heats their average hy.nrore pins. than their opponent'on the opposing team will receive one point plus three SHDHS badminton off to H•P qualifier WINGFIAM — The South Huron District High School Sr. badminton team will compete in a Huron -Perth qualifying tournament at Winghani F.L. Madill today. The juniors will compete in their Huron -Perth qualifier on Friday. SHDHS coach Mike SOldan said Ryan Morrison and Nathan Zim- merman are strong contenders in sr. boys doubles with Braid Tiernan and Josh Tutninga not far behind. • Jen Rcgier and Jamie Reahurn are expected to qualify for Huron -Perth in sr. girls doubles. Julie Coleman is the sr. girls singles best bet and Ian Becker and Jason Mills arc the top sr: boys singles. The SHDHS team was splii in two for last week's mini -tourney in Guderich so this players could log the same experience they would at a four team tourney. SHDHS was edged by a match, the same result of the schools' .first mini -tourney. points will he awarded to the team that howls the most pins over it. combined average. making a maxi- mum of nine points per game • The winning team will advance to the O.F.P.B.A. Pro%incial Championships May 2. at Oshawa's North End Bowl. -The format will he the same a. the regional. Bluewater Association booster zone rolloffs Sunday. The Bluewater Five -Pin Bowlers' Association Booster Club three game. pins over average /one rolloffs are scheduled 1or two shifts. one at IO a.n►. and the sec- ond at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lucknow lanes. A GREAT GIFT IDEA Qualified howlers from the Clinton. Listowel. Lucknow. Molesworth and Zurich Bowlers' Associations will he competing for the privilege. of representing • Bluewater in the O.F.P.B.A. Provincial Booster Club Championships May 23. Bluewater zone meeting Sunday, . The Lucknow Bowlers' Association will host the April meeting of the Bluewater Five Pin Bowlers' Association on Sunday at 7:311 p.m. al.the lanes There will be further discussions concerning the acceptance of Grey - Bruce Zone to join the Bluawater Zone. • IRONWOOD GOLF CLUB LOCATED A MILE EAST OF EXETER. 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Top left, photo: Lucan's Matt Thomps0a,__left, slips one. over both Mariposa goalie Jeff Bignell and the .crossbar dLring the third periods Bottom left pho to: The bantams celebrate on ice captain Thompson, left, and assistant captains' and Ryan O'Shea with the championship trophy. ••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••• •••• ••••• •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Red- Tags Days on Now Hurry in for Best Selection • Air Conditioning • Automatic Transmission • Power Windows and Dow Loth • Power Mirrors • AM/FM Cassette Stereo • Cruise Control Or get 4.8no limit financing for up to 60 months on Camry. 1Z-d(f,v,_242 Main St. N. OfJTARIp EXETER TOYOTA Exeter 235-2353 1-800-361-0677�ro�