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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-12-13, Page 18I'a\'e 18 '1 hies-Atht'o ate, December 13, 1995 This Week in Sports... • Mens open curling - page 19 • Ringette scores - page 20 Hockey Panthers on the Prowl Coached by Pete Heeney, South Huron is undefeated so far this season. Chris Skalkos T -A staff EXETER - The South Huron Dis- trict High School hockey team took on Goderich last Tuesday beating the visiting team 5-3 at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Tim Morgan scored the first goal for South Huron and Ryan Freiter, Blair Moir, Brian Richardson and Scott Rasenberg followed suit with a goal each, South Huron out -hustled the much bigger Goderich team who were unable to use their size to their advantage. "We tried to use our tears speed to skate around them and wear them down," said head coach Pete Heeney. The strategy seemed to work for the Panthers who outplayed their opponents in the third period and consequently scored the two extra points -.they needed to clinch the victory. However, the Panthers were not afraid to throw their weight around as right winger Adam Jean and defenseman Brian Richardson flattened Goderich players with clean body checks. Heeney likes to run a disciplined hockey team and it showed Tues- day as a few South Huron play.ers backed away from the rough stuff in the first period leaving Goderich with the two minutes in the penalty box. "I like fast and hard hitting hock- ey but I think too much rest- lessness and a lack of discipline can • ;ost you a game," said Heeney. A South Huron hockey player is up ended during their 5-3 victory over Goderich Tuesday af- ternoon. ftemoon. The 2-Q hockey Panthers are a fast skating and highly disciplined squad ready to de- fend their H -P championship. *This almost proved true for the Panthers who allowed Goderich to tie the game at two after taking four penalties in the second pe- riod. "I always stress they will play better if they can control them- selves," Heeney said adding he prefers to see how fast they can out -skate their opponents instead of seeing how fast they can knock them down. The victory on Tuesday was the Panther's home opener which was attended by a large and noisy crowd of South Huron students. They won their first game of the season beating Central Huron 4-3 in an exciting come -from -behind victory on Nov. 24. South Huron will put their two game winning streak on the line when they meet St. Marys this week and Madill on Dec. 19. Heeney said both schools hive strong teams and the Panthers need to work on moving the puck out of their own end before they will be ready to face them. "We'll definitely have our hands full," said Heeney. Chiefs tie Langton The Exeter juvenile Chiefsblow a three goal lead in the second period and have to settle for a tie Saturday night. EXETER - The Exeter Chiefs blew a three goal lead to allow Langton a tie during a home game at the South Huron Recreation Centre on Saturday. As usual, the Chiefs started off quickly with Gavin Snell scoring the first goal unassisted after 'creaking in alone. He decked the goal- ie with some fancy side to side stick work that left the Langton goalie looking the wrong way when he plumked it in. Derek Beckett and Mike Bowerman teamed up five minutes later to set up Mark Glavin who scored Exeter's second goal. Fired up on a slow day and faster on a good day, Rob Kobayashi found himself alone with the puck in front of the net on more than three occasions in the first period but was stimied by a lighting fast Langton goalie. Kobayashi finally beat the stubborn netminder with only a minute left in the period chalking up Exeter's third goal. With a convincing three goal lead heading into the second period, it seemed as if Exeter would coast to another victory, but the Chiefs came up flat allowing Langton to score three goals. Glavin scored Exeter's only goal in the period putting the puck in with a slick backhand assisted by Beckett and Scott Barclay. With a short break in between periods and a motivational blast from coach Henri Debruyn in the dressing room, it seemed fair the Chiefs would regroup in the third and hold on to their three goal lead. Langton had other plans. Taking advantage of the Chief forwards who quit hitting in their own end, and with a red-hot goalie to back them up, they took their chances, pressed for the tieing goal and got it midway through the period cementing a 4-4 tie. Coach Debruyn wasn't happy with losing a three goal lead and he let his players know it. "I can't figure out why they keep doing something that isn't working," said Debruyn The Chiefs have been followed by a second period curse that has plagued them throughout the season, but Debruyn said this scenario was a lot worse. "Usually we're hit hard in the second period but tonight it was a steady decline for the rest of the game." Debruyn credited Langton's goalie for shutting the door on the Chiefs when they were clicking early in the game. "We ran into a hot goalie making 'look what I found saves' all night. We got some quality shots on him but he rose to the occasion every time." The Chiefs take their next two games on the road facing Aylmer on Sunday and Ingersoll on Dec. 21. I t . ,f„3..►t North Middlesex end ExeterHawkS winning streak with a 4-4 tie EXETER - Their winning streak is over but they are still undefeated. The Exeter Hawks tied North Middlesex Stars 4-4 Friday night bringing their 17 game winning streak to an abrupt end, however, the Hawks have yet to lose a game since the season started. Bill Hodge scored Exeter's first goal on a powerplay when he let loose a blistering slap -shot from just inside the blue Ione. He was as- sisted by Shayne Robinson and Mark Livermore. Ryan Chamney almost made it 2- 0 early in the second with an out- standing individual effort breaking in alone on the Stars goalie and managing two quick shots but he was foiled by the netminder's quick glove hand. Craig Corriveau finally put the Hawks up by another goal when he picked up a rebound from Rob- inson in front of the North Mid- dlesex net and chipped it in with a back hander. The Stars, however, rebounded with two goals of their own taking advantage of a feeble attempt by Exeter to clear the puck out of their zone sending the contest into the third tied at two. Cranium cracking Nathan Burns wasted no time putting the Hawks back into the lead scoring off a feed from Robinson and Livermore af- ter bouncing a puck off of a pho- tographer's head. But the stubborn North Middlesex team replied with a goal and then went up one scor- ing halfway through the third. Robinson tied the game at four a minute later with assists from Burns but neither team could find the fifth goal in the dying seconds of the third which would have clinched the game. The Hawks pressed for the game winning goal during the overtime period, but the Stars played a tight defensive game content to go home with the tie and the game ended in a four all draw. Head coach Dave Revington said he didn't mind their losing streak coming to an end as much as he minded how the Hawks played Friday night. "I wasn't happy with the last 50 minutes of our play. They [North Middlesex] hustled more than we did," said Revington. "We were out -skated and'out-bumped." The Hawks seemed to come on strong late in the third and dom- inated the overtime period but the five minutes wasn't enough to break the game. Revington credits the Stars for playing a hard game saying the Hawks didn't deserve to win their first encounter earlier in the season when the Hawks beat them 6-4. Exeter's Saturday game against Mount Brydges was postponed due to poor weather conditions. They will see action again when they visit Seaforth Friday. Exeter pays tribute to 1994-95 Peewee champions Chris Skalkos T -A staff EXETER - The Exeter Jr "D" Hawks took a time-out during their Friday night home game to share the spot light with some local chain - pions. Last year's Exeter Le- gion Ladies Auxiliary Peewee hockey team stepped on to the ice during the second inter- mission of the game to be recognized for their accomplishment. The Exeter Peewees defeated the Prince Edward County Kings last season in the Minor Hockey Association Pee- wee "CC" Finals to claim the braggin rights of all Ontario Champions for the 1994-94 season. After beating the Kings 4-2 at home in the cham- pionship opener and win- ning 5-4 the following day, the Peewees trav- elled to Prince Edward countjr where they clinched the third and final game 3- 2 to sweep the series and bring the OMHA crown to Exet- er. Exeter hasn't won an OMHA Peewee tide since the 1973-74 sea- son. Of the 14 players who stood underneath the championship banner hanging from the arena, only seven have re- turned to play another year in the peewee ranks. Coach Bob McDonald is coach- ing the Peewees for his third year and says the team is very different this time around. "There's no com- parison between the two. We have a whole new crew, you can't compare them to last year," said McDonald. This season's team is much bigger and not as quick as the fast skating and sharp passing team of last year. "Some of them outweigh me...they're big boys," said team manager Al Keys. "They are not as tal- ented and they will have to work hard together, but if they play as a team we can do it again." So far, the 1995- 96 peewees are 9-5- 2 and have a long way to go if they want to match last season's 43-7-6 win/loss/tie record. "Their chances are good but they have to have the will to win and they will really have to apply themselves," said McDonald. Among the seven returnees is goaltend- er Ryan Sullivan. With the experience an Ontario champion- ship under his belt, Sullivan has fl Coach Bob McDonald newer Al Keyte Trainer Bob Campbell of wining been a strong factor behind this year's peewees, and McDonald is counting on him for a repeat per- formance. "He's the backbone of our team right now," said McDonald. Whether this year's team will cap- ture another championship will have to be seen, but if McDonald has any say in it, he will be . stand- ing on the ice of the Rec Centre during the intermission of another Hawks game about the same time next year. The 1994-95 Exeter Peewees are shown here with their championship banner. They are back row from left, Tim Mauer, Jason Grenler, Barry Parsons, Klan MacDougall, Chad Monteith, Ryan Groot and Jared Boume. Front row from left, Craig Overholt, Ryan Sullivan, Steve Farquhar, Jeff Campbell, Scott Keys, Andrew Mauer and Mike Self).