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Times-Advocate, 1999-02-03, Page 22• 'w. THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Sherwoods finish first season, head to play- offs vs. Monkton. Page 21 Chiefs ousted from OMHA playdowns, league playoffs to come. Page 22 Page 20 S • Wednesday, February 3, 1999 The big squeeze. Lucan Irish forward Greg Henderson, middle, tries to get to the puck between Exeter Hawks defenceman Cam Dougall, left, and goaltender Andy Glavin during last week's game at Lucan Community Memorial Centre. Lucan won 8-3. Irish winning streak done at 12 games By Craig a.,.w.,- Craig Bradford LUCAN — The Lucan Jr. D Irish can stop those superstitious antics now that their winning streak has been stopped at 12 games. In a showdown of first place teams, the Belmont Bombers (first in the Thomas Division) broke Lucan's run with a 3-1 win at Belmont Sunday. .The first two periods ended in a scoreless tie. Belmont then scored three unanswered goals within 1:49 starting at 16:50 of the third. Lucan's Mike Jaremchenko spoiled Belmont's shutout attempt by scoring an unassisted goal with 3:49 wi left in the game. o The game was marred Ex by only two penalties, a 27 minor to each team. fra Lucan extended its win- L ning streak to 12 with a a`w 4-3 overtime win at Port sw Stanley Friday. per The Lakers got off to a ha quick start and led 3-0 M going into the second. The Jas Irish owned the second Ma period by scoring three Gre goals of their own to tie Du the game. Iris The first goal came 2:00 ass into the period from Greg (2), Henderson with assists Phil going to Jaremchenko Hen and Chad Greenlee. Wh Derek Graansma scored and Lucan's second goal with Lu 7:50 gone in the period Bou from Greenlee. gam Neil Judson rounded out and the scoring in the second they with 8:29 left from J Mulligan c, and .: A Marshall. Port and Lucan play scoreless third settin the extra frame. Luc Matt Dale sealed the tory by scoring 2:47 overtime from Ad Wagner and S Phillips. The Irish started week with an 8-3 dr bang at home ver Exeter. Lucan scored th goals in the first and k Exeter scoreless to gain lead they would nev relinquish. Exeter d make it close by scori two'quick goals with o 1:06 elapsed in the se ond. But Lucan respond th two goals of the wn in the period befo eter got one back wi seconds left in the me. ucan but the game ay with three unan- ered goals in the third iod including.. a short- nded marker. ark Philips, Mulligan; on Amey, Graansma, rshall, Henderson, enlee and Kevin nbar scored for the h (in order) with i'sts going to Dunbar Mulligan (2), Mark lips (3), Jaremchenko, derson (2), Scott eatley, Neal Costello Greenlee. can co -coach Bill me said the close se es versus Belmont hay Port Stanley prove thr can play against the roun ustin best the Thomas Division ndy' has to offer.Bourne said the team ed a should be proud of their g up 20-3 stretch over the last an's 23 games but that the vic- second and most impor- into tant season, the playoffs, am is just around the corner. cott Last week's action fmds Lucan in first place in the the Morenz Division with a ub- record of 25-11-0-1 and sus 51 points, three up on second place Mitchell. ree Both Lucan and Mitchell ept have four games left. a Lucan has a 3-1 record er versus Mitchell this sea - id son who are the best ng defensive team in the my Yeck Conference with 99 c- goals against compared with Lucan's 120. ed "Mitchell has good goal- ir tendingbut we can play re with them," Bourne said, th adding Irish goaltender Mike Boyce has brought his goals against average down to 3.02. Lucan is the Morenz Division's top offensive team with 168 goals for compared to Mitchell's 132. Lucan hosts Mount Brydges tonight at 8:15 p.m., travels to Mitchell Friday, host Parkhill North Middlesex Feb. 10 (another 8:15 p.m. start) and travel to Exeter Feb. 12 for their last game of the regular season. If the season ended today, Lucan would face Exeter in the division mi -final and would e home ice advantage oughout the first two ds of the playoffs SPolrrs TIPS? Contact Sports Editor Craig Bradford Tel: (519) 235-1336 ext. 113 Fax: (519) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@SouthHuron.com Exeter Times -Advocate Local combo team Ontario champs BRANTFORI� — A ..:_�.. combo team girls combo team c from Zurich Town & Country Bowling Lanes has rolled to a first ever honour for the lanes. tom j The bantaunior-senior girls team '9 of Melissa Jeffrey, Anita Klaassen and n Ange Cregan rolled a whopping 540 pins over their combined average in bo four games to win the provincial girls te combo finals at Brantford's Echo Bowl pl over the weekend. The trio bowled a To combined 1,904 over their four games. Bo Cregan bowled 257 pins over her T average, Jeffrey 205 over hers and Br Klaassen 79 over her average. A Town & Country assistant program ac director Mike Cregan (Ange's dad) said dan the trio put in "steady performances " all through" the tournament. Mi Mike Cregan said the feat is even H more stunning since this is Ange's and Yo Jeffrey's first year of bowling. cia1 The third time proved to be the Lan harm for the trio's coach, Bev Cregan (Ange's mom). Bev has taken two other combo ams to the provincial finals: one in 0 which finished second and one the ext year that won third. The all -Ontario Town & Country wiers faced competition from 20 ams from larger centres like second ace finishers Jane Park Plaza of ronto and third place finisher Pro wi of Belleville. eams also travelled from Ottawa, ampton, Orillia and Barrie. 11 bowlers were treated to a free commodations and a banquet and ce Saturday night. They had a fantastic weekend," ke Cregan said. e added the win was the first ever uth Bowling Council (YBC) provin- championship for Town & Country es. Jr. D Hawks playoff hopes in danger By Craig Bradford By Bradford TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — Three straight road losses have the Exeter Jr. D Hawks reeling and wondering if they'll make the playoffs. In fact, Saturday's 4-2 0 belonged to Parkhill who unassisted g9a1 just a scored four unanswered minute later to bring goals including three in Exeter to within one goal the third period. of the Irish, the closest The Hawks tried to keep the Hawks got all night. up with second place Farquhar scored his Mitchell Friday but gave second of the night from tip three goals in the sec- Geoff Mayer with 27 sec- nd period to fall 3-1. onds left in the period, to Exeter's Cam Dougall make it 5-3. 4 broke up Mitchell's Hawks coach Scott shutout attempt by Scor- Bogart is disappointed ing from Jon Miller with with his teanes-pla .i, 36 seconds left in the "We're just not respond= game. ing the way we should at Exeter started the week this time of year," he said. by getting beat Bogart feels the Hawks need to win four of their last six games to make the playoffs or they'll have to rely on other teams to spoil Parkhill's chances, a situ- ation no team wants to find themselves in. Bogart said the Hawks aren't forechecking con- sistently and let the defensive coverage lapse at times loss at Parkhill North Middlesex brought the two teams only a point apart, Exeter in the fourth' and last playoff spot with 24 points and Parkhill breathing down their necks with. 23 points. Exeter drew first blood with Jason Grenier scor- ing at 17:54 of the first period from Chris Chatterson. The Hawks went up 2-0 when Ben McCann scored from Jeff Glavin and Craig Corriveau with only 55 seconds gone in the sec- ond. The rest of the game soundly by "We're making host Lucan 8-3 Wednesday. stupid mistakes.., Lucan took a — SCOTT BOGART 3-0 lead in the EXETER HAWKS COACH first period before Dave Farquhar scored on the powerplay 56 seconds into the sec- ond period from Jarret Jeffrey and Christian Stuckless. Jon Miller scored an Crunched. Exeter Hawks defenceman Berton Dykstra, right, finishes a check to Lucan Irish forward Mark Phillips during Wednesday's game at Lucan • Community Memorial Centre. Lucan won 8-3. "We're making stupid mistakes," he said. "We aren't thinking." Bogart said he has done just about everything he can do. "Basically the ball's in their (the players) court to pull up their play," he said. "It's up to them it they want the season to be done in two weeks or to play on. It wouldn't hurt us to bring some emotion to the arena," Bogart said. Exeter's extended road trip continues this week with stops in Seaforth yesterday after press and in Port Stanley Friday. The Hawks next home game is versus Mount Brydges Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. The Hawks also host the Irish Feb. 12 at 8:30 p.m. and finish out the season by hosting Lambeth on Feb. 13, again at 8:30 p.m.