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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-03-28, Page 8Times -Advocate, March 28, 1984 Sports Spotlight By Ross Haugh The Ontario Hockey Association Junior D semi- final series between the Exeter Hawks and Grand Valley Harvesters has been reduced to a best -of -three set as the two teams have split the first four games. After losing the first game in Grand Valley in over- time, the Hawks went into a scoring spree in the next two games and blew the Harvesters out by scores of 9-3 and 11-5. The fourth game back in Exeter Sunday night was a different story as the Hawks came out flat and stayed that way most of the game and as coach Bob Row told us Monday morning the fans were flat, too. He was right. The crowd was quiet Sunday and the popular chant of Go Hawks Go was heard very little. Rowe said in Grand Valley Friday night, the small but enthusiastic group of Exeter fans were instrumen- tal in getting his team going: He is hoping that the same brand of cheerleading can be rekindled Friday night when the sixth game goes at the South Huron Rec Centre. Hopefully the same atmosphere will prevail in Grand Valley tonight, Wednesday and the stage can be set for the wrapup of the series here Friday night. Okay here we go with our part of the cheerleading. GO HAWKS GO. Mohawks need support, too The Exeter Mohawks are in the South Huron in- termediate D hockey finals and they could also use some support in their battle with the Hensall Sherwoods. After losing their first game by a high score to Hen- sall, the Mohawks bounced back with two victories in overtime and now lead the Sherwoods two games to one. The fourth and fifth games in this series will be played at the South Huron Rec Centre Thursday and Sunday nights of this week. More baseball A week ago we suggested the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers were the only teams in the American league's eastern division with a scarcity of left handed pitchers and that some trades may be in the works. Well, the Tigers did some dealing over the weekend and some of the moves will not prove too popular with the staunch Detroit fans. We have listened to Sports Rap on WJR quite often recently and the biggest 'complaints were that Sparky Anderson was not giving Rick Leach, Jock Wockenfuss and Glenn Wilson much opportunity to prove themselves. They are the three that were let go. Wockenfuss who can catch and play first, third and in the outfield went to the Phillies along with Wilson who was tried at third and in the outfield. Leach, the Tigers number one draft choice several years ago from the University of Michigan where he was also a football star was given his unconditional release. Both the Tigers and Blue Jays have improved their exhibition standings considerably in the last week. The Jays were very impressive over the weekend with a pair of wins over the Baltimore Orioles and the defending champions used most of their regulars in both games: The Jays got a good number of hits off two of the Orioles good pitchers in Mike Flanagan and Storm Davis while Dave Stieb getting his first start on the mound for Toronto after an ankle injury allowed only one run in three innings. George Bell has been the top Toronto hitter in spring training with an average of over .500 and five home runs. - The Tigers wasted little time in getting their new pitcher into action as Willie Hernandez retired three St. Louis Cardinals in order in the only inning he threw, Sunday. Hernandez at the age of 29 led the Philadelphia bullpen brigade in 1983 with 74 appearances. He won nine games while losing four. He came up with eight saves and an ERA of 3.28 and should be the short reliever the Tigers badly need. Return of tennis A couple of tennis enthusiasts in the town of Exeter are trying their best to rekindle interest in the game of tennis. Damien Solomon and Ron Cottrell have planned a meeting for the South Huron Rec Centre at 7;30 p.m. on April 10. The two men stress this is not an organizational meeting, but, an informal get-together to outline some ideas they have to get interest back in the sport and make use of the excellent courts which were establish- ed by the Exeter Lions a few years ago. A future meeting could organize a club and name an executive. Interest in tennis has gone down hill in the last cou- ple of years and the courts have deteriorated somewhat. Rec director Lynne Farquhar says the Rec Centre board wants the courts to continue, but, is willing to have the operations handled by a club. She added, "They can run things and monitor them better than we can." Ron Cottrell says the recent Lions announcement that they plan to install lights is a real bonus to any new club which may be formed. He continued, "The lights will certainly help allowing at least six months of play. We should be able to run programs for youngsters and be involved in club exchanges". The hope is to form a club to meet everyone's needs and allow persons of all ages to play tennis in an order- ly and organized manner. Soccer practice The Exeter Centennials senior soccer club have scheduled their first workout tonight Wednesday at the Huron Park Rec Centre at 8 p.m. Anyone wishing to try out will be more than welcome. The team is especially in need of a goalie. Sixth game in txeter, Friday Hawks, Harvesters tied in OHA junior semi-final It's down to a best -of -three series as far as the Exeter Hawks and Grand Valley Harvesters are concerned in the Ontario Hockey Associa- tion Junior D semi-finals series. The Hawks evened the best - of -seven series in Exeter Wednesday night with a 9-3 decision and continued their high scoring antics in Grand Valley Friday night winning 11-5. Back in Exeter Sunday night it was a different story with the Harvesters taking a 4-1 lead at the end of two periods of play and holding the some margin to win 7-4. The fifth game goes in Grand ' Valley tonight, Wednesday with the sixth game at the South Huron Rec Centre Friday night. Both games get underway at 8:30 p.m. If a seventh game is necessary it goes in Grand Valley Sunday night with a starting time of 7:30 p.m. Off to slow start Sunday's game was off to a slow start with very little ac- tion in the first half of the first period. The best scoring chances in the first 10 minutes belonged to the Hawks. At six minutes Kris Bedard and Pete Tuckey sent a number of passes back and forth from centre ice in only ter be beaten by goalie Brent Boswell. A couple of minutes later Boswell was sharp to stop a bullet shot from the stick of Bill Glover. The first Grand Valley goal was fired by Karl Van Soelen on a pass from Jason Shaw only eight seconds after Mike Clark returned from serving a cross checking penalty. The second period was on- ly 46 seconds old when the Harvesters top scorer in the series Paul Irvine scored froth the side of the Hawks, net after a coupe of tries dur- ing a scramble. Murray Hunter assisted. Hawks goalie Dave Rook robbed Paul Irvine near the 13 minute mark, but, two minutes later the flashy right winger put his team ahead 3-0 on a three-way effort with Jason Shaw and Murray. Hunter. Irvine made it 4-0 and com- pleted his hat trick perfor- mance 19:24 on a pass from Hunter. Only 11 seconds later the Exeter fans found their first chance to holler as cap- tain Pete Tuckey took a pass from Rick Lindenfield and beat Boswell from close in. With Grand Valley playing a man short in the first minute of the final session, Irvine Wed for Ns fourth goal but was denied co a good stop by Rook. The Harvesters broke away again on a shorthanded situa- tion and this time Danny Deaken scored on an unassisted effort just as team- mate Dave Zago returned to the ice. The Hawks second goal of the night came at 4:22 as Kris Bedard carried the puck the length of the ice and Brian Horner fired his pass into the net from the right side. A minute later, the Hawks reduced the deficit to two goals as Pete Tuckey tapped in a rebound on a blueline shot by Kris Bedard. Brain Horner also assisted. Jason Shaw notched the sixth Grand Valley goal on a solo dash at 6:39. Game scoring was com- pleted around the midway point of the third period. Pete Tuckey notched his third goal of the night for the Hawks at 10:01 on a three-way com- bination with Kris Bedard and Brian Horner and 17 seconds later Karl Van Soelen closed off the Grand Valley scoring on passes from Jason Shaw and John Lightle. The Harvesters took 11 of the 21 penalties called by SHOT GOES WIDE — A shot by Pete Tuckey of Exeter at the top left of the picture goes wide of the Grand Valley net in Wednesday's game in Exeter. Other Hawks in t = • acture are Brian Horner 1 s and J : f R • w = 14 . T -A • hoto A SUCCESSFUL SHOT — Ed Willis of the Exeter Hawks scores the eighth goal for his team in Wednesday's 9-3 win over the Grand Valley Harvesters. In front of the net are Brian Horner and Pete Tuckey. T -A photo Mohawks lead Hensall The Exeter Mohawks lead the Hensall Sherwoods two games to one in the best -of - seven final series to decide the South Huron Intermediate D championship. After a disastrous opening game won 12-5 by the Sher - woods, the Mohawks came back with two exciting vic- tories. Both were by one.goal and in overtime. Tuesday, the Mohawks won by a score of 6-5 in a sudden - death second overtimeperiod and Thursday they won 7-6 in one overtime session. Both games were played in Hensall. The fourth and fifth game of the series will be played at the South Huron Rec Centre Thursday and Sunday nights. Game time both nights‘s 8:30 p.m. If a sixth game is necessary it will be in Hen- sall, Tuesday, April 3 and if a seventh is needed it will be in Exeter on Thursday, April 5. In Tuesday's second game, Mark Cronyn notched the winning goal for the Mohawks on a pass from Brian Mercer at 7:44 of sudden -death over- time after each team had scored once in a first 20 minute overtime peiriod. Jamie Caldwell of the Sher - woods scored the only goal of the first period on a three-way passing combination with Dave Kinsman and Brian Baker. The Hensall club jumped into a 3-0 lead early in the se- cond frame as Ken Varley fired two successful shots. The first was an unassisted effort and the second was registered on pusses from Terry Caldweil and Dave Kinsman. The Mohawks got onto the scoreboard for the first time at 14:21 as Mark Cronyn banged in a pass from Matt Muller. At 15 minutes, Dave Atthill scored on assists from Rick Funston and Tom Ryan and with 33 seconds left, Brian Mercer found the Hensall net with Jack Chipchase and Matt Muller assisting to tie the score. In the third period, Dave Jackson put the Mohawks in front for the first time with assists going to Brian Mercer and Mark Cronyn. Only 59 seconds later, the Sherwoods tied the score on Ken Varley's third successful shot of the night. Getting assists were Terry Caldwell and Jamie Caldwell. The first overtime was 11 minutes old when Rick Funston tallied for the Mohawks. Jeff Fuller drew the assist. With less than four minutes to go Dave Kinsman of Hensall hit the Exeter net on passes from Ken Varley and Bryan Baker and the two teams were headed for sudden -death. Thursday's game in Hen- sall was also very exciting with the Mohawks forcing overtime on a goal by Brian Taylor with only 13 seconds left in regulation time. Dave Please turn to page 9 referee Marcel Vandermark. Shots on goal were 42-40 for Exeter. The ability of the Hawks to take advantage of five power play opportunities while thwarting all Grand Valley extra man advantage situa- tions was responsible for Fri- day's 11-5 victory. Each team took 15 penalties, all minors handed out by referee Ab Henshaw of Cambridge. Henshaw crack- ed down quickly and each took eight calls in the first 20 minutes of play. For 39 seconds in the first period and for 45 seconds again in the middle frame, the Hawks survived being two men short. The game was only 43 seconds old when John Ligh- tle of the Harvesters was sent off for roughing. The Hawks responded quickly and Bill Glover converted a pass from Brian Horner at 1:08. The Harvesters tied the score at 9:24 with their only goal of the first period as cap- tain Murray Hunter hit on a pass from Jamie Taylor. Two more power play goals completed first period scoring for the Hawks. Ed Willis not- ched his first of three goals on a play started by Kris Bedard and Rick Lindenfield and Bill Glover took care of two-thirds of his hat trick on passes from Mike Clark and Bedard. In the second period, the Hawks scored the only three goals to take a comfortable 6-1 lead to the dressing room for the second time. Ed Willis scored his second from Rich Lather, Tony Jones flipped in a pass from Bill Glover and captain Pete Tuckey counted on passes from Kris Bedard and Brian Horner. Trips to the penalty box were fewer in the second with. the Hawks being called four times and the Harvesters twice. Dave Rook in the Exeter goal turned in an excellent ef- fort in the second period tur- ning away all 16 shots fired his way by the Harvesters. Two quick early third period goals put the Hawks in front 8-1. Ed Willis completed his hat trick at 39 seconds as he was set up by Scott Brint- nell and Rich Lather. Only 29 seconds later Tom Artindale notched the second Grand Valley goal of the night on passes from Don Deaken and Murray Hunter. In the next six minutes the Hawks scored three times to increase their lead to 11-2. Two came on power plays. Rich Lather with some great stickhandling and deking scored from Ed Willis and Rick Lindenfield and Bill Glover finished off his hat trick on passes from Mike Clark and Steve Prout. The even strength goal came from the stick of Clark with assists going to Kris Bedard and Glover. Strong second period The Hawks used five unanswered goals in the se- cond period to roar to Wednesday's 9-3 victory and tie the series at a . game apiece. The Harvesters looked as if they were going to carry on from their overtime scoring abilities as Paul Irvine stole the puck inside the Hawks Forming Baseball League Competitive Slow .Pitch Please call by April 16, 1984 227-1001 227-1031 227-1734 J zone at 1:06 and put his team ahead. Actually, that was the only Grand Valley score until near the midway mark of the third period. The Hawks tied the score at 13:53 of the opening session as Rick Lindenfield hit Ed Willis with a good up -ice pass and he relayed the puck to captain Pete Tuckey for a successful shot on a power play. Both teams missed great scoring chances in the first 20 minutes. Hawks goalie Dave Rook robbed Don Deaken from 10 feet out and with 10 seconds left, Ed Willis swung from behind the Grand Valley net and narrowly missed a goal. A power play opportunity produced the second Exeter goal at 4:41 of the second frame as Mike Clark jamm- ed the puck in from the side. Tony Jones and Steve Prout assisted. Clark scored again three minutes later as his shot from outside the blueline bounced off goalie Brent Boswell's stick and into the net. Pete Tuckey drew an assist. Rich Lather put the Hawks up 4-1 at 10:14 with a blazing shot as Steve Prout and Rick Lindenfield assisted. A minute later Bill Glover took a deliberate pass from Mike Clark and blasted a high shot into the net. With the Harvesters play- ing a man short, Pete Tuckey won the draw and passed to Brian Horner who waltzed right in to score only three seconds after the penalty was called. Greg Flear scored the se- cond Grand- Valley goal at nine minutes of the third period on a scramble around the Exeter goal with Murray Hunter and Jamie Taylor assisting. The next two Exeter goals came within 43 seconds of each other. Bill Glover con- verted a pass from Mike Clark on a power play and while his team was short- handed Ed Willis stole the puck inside the Harvesters zone and quickly scored. Murray Hunter counted the final Grand Valley goal on a Thanks • to Harry Stuart You're # "1" Exeter Tykes Hockey Team power play at 14:18 and Tony Jones banged in a Bill Glover rebound for the final Hawks marker with 11 seconds left. Referee Mike Dukes of Woodstock handed out 25 penalties with the Hawks tak- Ina 15. MATHERS--MOTORS Chrysler - Plymobth - Dodge Dodge Trucks Bob Lammlo Sus: (519)235-1323 Res: (519)262-2134 136 Main $t. N., Exeter, Ontario NOM 130 i REGISTRATION FOR EXETER MINOR SOFTBALL will be Sat., Mar. 31 - 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sat., Apr. 7 - - 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thurs., Apr. 12 - 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. FEES Atom $8.00 Pee wee $12.00 Bantom $15.00 Midget $20:00 AGES Girls, Born - 1965 or later Boys, Born - 1968 or later Coaches required As your financial obligations change, scl should your life insurance protection. CO the C co. open tors Call INSURANCE SERVICES Verna Gingerich 374 Main St., Exeter Clinton Community Credit Union Office Residence 235-1109 Business LIFE • HOME • AUTO • BUSINESS • TRAVEL The Co-operators' Financial Security Planning program helps you plan today for better' . tomorrows. For information call .. . Exeter Men's Recreational Fasfball League Our llth season 1. All persons interested in entering a team should register their intent in writing as soon as possible. 2. Registration fees will be due prior to scheduling 3. An organizational meeting ,will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 1984 at 7:30 p.m. in the Exeter Public School Library. Larry Taylor Secretary -Treasurer RR 2, Exeter NOM ISO Mike Soldan President Box 768, Exeter NOM 1S0 r Help Wanted Local junior hockey team needs 500 to 600 exuberant hockey fans. QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED Good strong lungs and being able to chant the follow- ing words with Total Enthusiasm "Go Hawks Go" Anyone interested in auditioning for the job please be at the Exeter Arena Friday, March 30 at 8:30 p.m. Horns and banners welcome. 1 .. t