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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-11-08, Page 15Page 14 Times -Advocate, November 8, 1995 This Week in Sports... • Hawks unbeaten in 10 games - page 15 • SH volleyball teams head to H -P playoffs - page 16 Panthers win bronze at OFSAA . Above, Lisa Hodge jostles for the ball with a La Salle player from Kingston during their 1-0 bronze medal game at OFSAA Saturday. The Pan- thers ended their successful season with a 41-2-1 record. Right, Daniell Miners scored 11 goals in six games beating her previous OFSAA record of 10 goals. Got a sports tip? 235-1331 Three -time Ontario champions are dethroned in semi- finals losing a close game by one penalty stroke TORONTO - The South Huron girls field hockey team defended their Ontario championship in To- ronto Saturday but had to settle for the bronze medal after losing in the semi-finals. The three -time OFSAA cham- pions were favored over the other 16 teams at the provincial tourna- ment but lost 2-1 to fifth -seeded Waterloo - Oxford in the first round of penalty strokes. Exeter won the bronze medal after they beat La Salle from Kingston 1-0. The OFSAA cham- pionship went to Mis- sissauga's Lorne Park, which beat Waterloo -Oxford 1-0. The semi-final Toss to the Water- loo -Oxford Duckies was a heart- breaking loss as the Panthers clear- ly outplayed them but couldn't score on the Duckies goalie. "The girls played superb but they couldn:t score. We -had more shots on net but their goalie was hot," said coach Jim Workman. With the score tied at 0-0 after regulation time, both teams played 15 minutes of overtime and 10 min- utes of sudden death overtime, but with no side able to score they had to resort to a shootout to decide a winner. Both sides exchanged four strokes each with Kim Farquhar scoring for the Panthers and with the score tied at one Waterloo - Oxford took their fifth stroke, a high shot that bounced off Exeter "When game is cided b alty str a pressu the goa goalie Amanda Glavin and dribbled along the goal -line. The referee called the ques- tionable ball inside giving Water- loo -Oxford the decisive winning goal. Workman said Glavin did an out- standing job in net despite the pressure put on her. Throughout regulation play Gla- vin had only faced four shots on net and was going into the shoot-out cold. "I was really ner- vous because I didn't have many shots on me during the game and all of a sudden it came down to penalty flicks," said Glavin. The loss was a heartbreaker for the Panthers who were emotionally deflated after the semi-final game, "It was a sad ride back to the ho- tel room," added Glavin. Workman said the game echoed the 1992 OFSAA semi-final game when the Panthers won on penalty strokes and then went on to clinch the championship. • "I guess what comes around goes around," said Workman. "When the game is decided by penalty strokes it puts a lot of pressure on the goal- ies. At that stage it goes from being a team game to an individual game." The loss was hard to swallow for Workman who was confident they had the better team and should have won the tournament. "It was a big disappointment, the girls were really keyed up for that the de - y pen- rokes it lot of re on lies" Goalie Amanda Glavin stood up to the pressure during the Panther's penalty shoot-out with Waterloo -Oxford. Exeter hosts 7th annual Bill Batten minor hockey tournament Forty minor hockey teams will play 50 games in three days Chris Skalkos T -A staff EXETER - Over 2,000 people will visit Exeter this weekend to participate in the Bill Batten Me- morial Tournament. The annual minor hockey tour- nament was created seven years ago to give local hockey clubs a chance to play teams from across the province. Don Richardson, pres- ident of Exeter Minor Hockey, said the tourna- ment is the highlight of the year as Exeter will host some of the best mi- nor hockey teams from On- tario. Forty teams will play 50 games in just three days in the South Hu- ron Recreation Centre with the cooperation of Stephen Township and Hensall arenas. "You're going to sec some of the best "CC" hockey going...right here in Exeter," said Richardson. In the past, only Novice, Atom and Peewee teams were included. This year, the tournament has ex- panded to allow Bantam and Mid- get teams to play. "That was something I always wanted," said Richardson about including the Bantams and Mid- gets. "I have always pushed for a full tournament and this year we have the ex- ecutive support to pull it off." Tim Ralph, tournament co- ordinator, said local teams from Exeter and Stephen Township will ben- efit since they will be play- ing a variety of different hockey teams which should prove to be a tre- mendous learning experience. "The kids will have an op- portunity to test themselves meet- ing teams they normally wouldn't come into contact with," said Ralph. One of those teams will be trav- elling from Mount Clemens Michigan. They will meet the Ex- eter Midget team Friday night at the Hensall arena in what Richard- son has dubbed the feature game of the weekend. Last year, the Exeter Ladies Auxi4iary Pewees, the Stephen Township Peewee Rebels and the Atom Sonics won Ontario cham- pionships; all three teams par- ticipated in the tournament. In an effort to help .fund the $5,000 expense of hosting a tour- nament this size, a fundraising craft and activities event is scheduled to take place all day Saturday at the Rec Centre Hall. Hockey parent coordinator, Barb Dietrich said 14 lo- cal business will set up tables with 35 craft vendors and five sport cards dealers. The event will also include a bas- ketball and hockey shootout con- test for the youngsters. Dietrich said the hall was booked within a week and a large number of hock- ey parents have volunteered their time to help with the fundraiser. Five years ago the tournament was named after the late Bill Batten who was actively in- volved with minor hockey in the area for many years. His sons Steve, Scott and Brett are tentatively scheduled to at- tend the tournament to participate in the puck dropping ceremony Friday night to kick off the open- ing game between Exeter and Stephen at 6:30. According to Ralph, the tour- nament has become popular among hockey minor hockey circles. Applicants had to be turned down this year. With 750 hockey players and coaches bringing friends and family members with them, Richardson said Exeter will be a busy place this weekend and the in- flux of -visitors will provide a much needed boost to the local economy. "This tournament is a way to give something back to the local businesses who have supported minor hockey," said Richardson. ti game but somebody always has to lose," said Workman. Despite the semi-final Toss, the Panthers showed a lot of class re- bounding from the game to clutch victory from the jaws of defeat beating La Salle 1-0 for the bronze medal later the same day. • Both games were attended by a large contingent of South Huron fans and relatives. Approximately 60 people hitched a ride on the "spirit bus" driven by field hockey fan Don Rader, or drove them- selves through bad pre -winter weather to cheer on the Panthers providing a much needed moral boost. The Panthers ended the sea- son with a successful 41-2-1 record. The field hockey team will lose •four seasoned veterans next year. Carisa Willis, Kristy Ahrens, Kim Farquhar and Danielle Miners who had 11 goals in six games, beating her OFSAA record of 10 goals in six games. Workman said Farquhar and Miners will be greatly missed since the two of them have played togeth- er for years and have proven to be a lethal combination together on the field. • "It's going to be hard to fill some of those shoes, but I'm confident some of the other girls will step in to do the job," said Workman. "It was an intense two-month sea- son. It started quick and ended quick," said Workman in ret- rospect. "I'm looking forward to next season but I'm glad this one is over." Bill Batten Memorial Tournament November 10, 11 & 12, 1995 MIDGET Date lime Game# Team 1 Team 2 Tum 2 Fri. Nov. 10 9:30 pm 1 Mt. Clemens Mi. Exeter Sat. Nov. 11 8:00 am 2 New Hamburg Tillsonburg 1 Sat. Nov. 11 11:00 am 3 Mississauga Caledonia Sat. Nov. 11 2:00 4 Lucan 1 Dresden Sat. Nov. 11 6:30 5 Loser Game 1 Loser Game 3 6 Sat. Nov. 11 9:30 6 Winner Game 1 Winner Game 3 7 Sun. Nov. 12 9:30 am 7 Loser Game 2 Loser Game 4 8 Sun. Nov. 12 12:30 8 Winner Game 2 Winner Game 4 t— Sun. Nov. 12 3:30 9 Winner Game 5 Winner Game 7 ,B Finals Finals Sun. Nov. 12 6:30 10 Winner Game 6 Winner Game 8 IA :ir_ S1t Date Time Game# Team 1 Team 2 Tum 2 Fri. Nov. 10 6:30 1 Clinton Exeter Fri. Nov, 10 8:00 2 Mitchell Thedford 1 Sat. Nov. 11 9:30 am 12:30 3 4 Grimsby Twin Centre Brantford Elora Exeter Sat. Nov. 11 Sat. Nov. 11 3:30 5 Loser Game 1 Loser Game 3 Exeter Sat. Nov. 11 6:00 6 Winner Game 1 Winner Game 3 5:15 PM Sun. Nov. 12 9:00 am 7 Loser Game 2 Loser Game 4 Sat. Nov 11th Sun. Nov. 12 11:00 8 Winner Game 2 Winner Game 4 Sun. Nov. 12 2:00 9 Winner Game 5 Winner Game 7 Winner Game 8 B Finals A Finals Sun. Nov. 12 5:00 10 Winner Game 6 PEEWEE Date Time Arena Game 8 Tum 1 Tum 2 �— Fn. Nov 10th 9.00 PM Exeter 1 Exeter Stephen Towrsship Sat. Nov 11th 10:15 AM Exeter 2 Clinton Thedford Harrow loser Game 2 %Winer Gam.2 Loser Game 4 Sat. Nov 1191 1:45 PM Exeter 3 Durham Meadawale Sat. Nov 11th 5:15 PM Exeter 4 Dresden Enn-Hillsburph ter Sat. Nov 11th 7:45 PM Exeter 5 Loser Game 1 Loser Game 2 Sat. Nov 110 900 PM Exeter 8 Wnner Game 1 Winer Game 2 Sun Nov 12th 9.00 AM Exeter 7 Loser Game 3 Loser Game 4 Sun. Nov 12th 12:30 PM Exeter 8 Winner Game 3 Winner Game 4 Sun Nov 12th 4:15 PM Exeter 9 V1.nner Game 5 Wmer Game 7 6 Finals Sun Nov 12th 800 PM Exeter 10 Wnner Game 6 Mnner Game 8 A Finals ATOM Date Time Arena Game 8 Team 1 Team 2 �— Fn. Nov 10th 7:45 PM Exeter 1 Exeter Godench (AE) Sat. Nov 11th 9:00 AM Exeter 2 St. Marys (AE) Strathroy (AE Harrow loser Game 2 %Winer Gam.2 Loser Game 4 Sal. Nov 11th 12:30 PM Exeter 3 Pant Edward Mooretom Sat. Nov 11th 4:00 PM Exeter 4 Owen Sound (AE) Southpoint (AE) ter Sat. Nov 11th 3:00 PM Huron Park 5 Loser Game 1 Loser Game 2 Sat. Nov 110 4:15 PM Huron Park 8 ?Amer Game 1 Wnner Game 2 Sat. Nov 12th 6:30 PM Exeter 7 Loser Game 3 Loser Game 4 Sun. Nov 12th 11:15 AM Exeter 8 VNnner Gams 3 Wnner Game 4 Sun Nov 120 3:00 PM Exeter 9 Wrner Game 5 Winner Game 7 8 Finals Sun Nov 120 8.45 PM Exeter 10 Wnner Game 8 Wnner Game 8 A Finals NOVICE Dai Time Arena Game # Team 1 Tum 2 �— FA. Nov 10th 6:30 PM 801M AM timer eter 1 2 3 Exeter Dorchester Mitchell Stephen Township Strathroy (AE) London East(14L) Sat. Nov 110 %al 1 tr1 :_i U. Nov 1181 :00PM 3PIM . uron ark eron 4 6 8 7 London South (HL) Loser Game 1 vt4nner Gams 1 Loser Game 3 Harrow loser Game 2 %Winer Gam.2 Loser Game 4 lel Nov 11111 112 t. Nov 111ft1:46 Nqv 1.% 1�1 ' liurl Nov 12x1 �atlj 8 Game 3 er Game 4 KinnerWinner Nov 1 1'`45 Q� ter 9 er WinerrGamee Winner Game 7 8 Finale r v 1llh 840 PM 10 Wnner Game 6 Wnner Game 8 Ai 1, .