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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-03-13, Page 14"1 Page 14 Times -Advocate, March 13, 1996 Cyclones blow Chiefs away Exeter's scoring punch disappears, Listowel advances to finals LISTOWEL - After dethroning last year's Ontario Champions from playoff contention, the Exeter Juvenile Chiefs were swept by the Listowel Cyclones in three games eliminating them from the "BB" semi-finals. Exeter could only manage one goal in three games against the tight whirlwind checking of the Cy- clones, and that goal didn't come until midway through the third pe- riod of the third game. Rob Kobayashi tapped home a re- bound off a Trevor Taylor shot at 10:08 of the third period to bring the Chiefs within one goal of tying the game but the Cyclones managed to hang on winning the series three games to none. Both teams seemed fairly even in scoring chances over the three game series but it was the Exeter shooters who were stymied by sharp Listowel goaltending. Chiefs goalie Dennis Roth was also ex- tremely sharp between the pipes as he turned away many excellent scoring attempts by the Cyclones. "We didn't expect them to be as strong defensively as they were," said coach Henri Debruyn. "We had problems getting past them around the blue line." The Chiefs, who were coming off a tough series with Aylmer, started the series in Listowel with a tough 1-0 Loss as the Cyclones scored five seconds into the game. "We seemed pretty sluggish com- pared to the way we played against Dennis Roth goes down for the save while Ben Armstrong rushes in to take out his man dur- ing the Exeter Juveniles' 3-0 loss to the Listowel Cyclones Saturday night. The Chiefs were swept away by the Cyclones who only allowed Exeter to score once in three games. Aylmer," said Debruyn who figures the hard-fought series against last year's defending champions took more out of his team than he ex- pected. Listowel on the other hand was well rested and prepared for Exeter after easily sweeping Blenheim in three games. Penalties were a big factor in the Chiefs loss at home Saturday. All the scoring was in the second pe- riod. Exeter was down 1-0 when Listowel took advantage of a rash of penalties scoring their second with 2:05 remaining and getting the insurance marker a minute lat- er. "We had a couple of chances to get back into the game but pen- alties hurt us every time," said De- bruyn. "We have a couple of players who can really skate but their (Listowel's] clutch, grab and hook style frustrated them," he added. Despite the loss, Debruyn was content with the team's effort throughout the playoffs and the regular season. "Overall I was happy with what we accomplished. They were really committed and that's hard to get out of guys their age." .."� _. rich Thun4er claim WOAA. titl e ._ t*'X13T3'iru�.'�J:�Olirk:t,4rfkr�i+ ZURICH - Zurich Thunder de- tain Alan Jeffrey got the first goal score 4-0. Mike Degroot from Brad fcated Stephen Township by a of the game, midway through the Brown made it 5-0 before Stephen score of 9-2 in the fifth and decid- first period on the powerplay, as- Township finally got on the score- ing game to capture the 1995-96 sisted by Mike Degroot. board with a goal from Darryl Par- W.O.A.A. Midget Championship. Just a minute and a half into the sons assisted by Jeff Glover and After winning the first two games second period, Eric Lecompte got Matt Glavin. of the series 5-3 and 2-0, the Thun- his first of three goals on the night, Zurich's Jarrett Jeffrey assisted der just could not put it away until on a feed from defenceman Mike by Brad Brown sent the teams to the final game, losing game three Degroot. A little over a minute lat- the dressing rooms with Zurich and four, 2-0 and 4-3. er, Chad Desjardine continued to leading 6-1 after two periods. In the deciding game played last build the lead and give the Zurich In the third, the Thunder out - Monday night in Zurich, goaltender squad the momentum they needed. scored the opposition 3-1, as Jarrett Tim Estep gave a superb perfor- Assist went to Andrew Bedard and Jeffrey clicked on an unassisted mance and the specialty teams Jarrett Jeffrey. goal for his second on the night. dominated the game, scoring three Midway through the second peri- Eric Lecompte got Zurich's final powerplay and two shorthanded od Mark Durand took a pass from two goals to complete his hat trick. goals. Defenceman and team cap- Bryan Denomme and made the Kris Mckinnon and Dan Finkbeiner drew assists on the first one, while Bryan Denomme and Alan Jeffrey helped on the last goal. Stephen Township got their last goal from Matt Regier and assists went to Matt Glover and John Rut - ten. In game two, Zurich took a com- manding lead in the series with a 2- 0 victory. Goaltender John Miners was there for the call, and gave a great performance for the shutout. Good checking and a stellar de- fence, won the game on goals by Alan Jeffrey and Mike Degroot both unassisted. Game three back in Zurich, was again another tight checking con- test, but Stephen came out on top with a score of 2-0, the latter goal going into an empty net. Back in Huron Park for game four was another exciting game as the Thunder came up short by a score of 4-3. With Stephen ahead 1-0, Brad Brown found the net to tie the score at one. Jarrett Jeffrey assisted on the play. Less than a minute later, Mark Durand gave his team a 2-1 lead assisted by team captain Alan Jeffrey. Stephen Township tied the score with 4:24 remaining in the second period sending the teams to the dressing room, deadlocked at 2- 2. In the third period, the home team scored two goals to take the lead 4-2, however a stubborn Zu- rich team, did not give in as Bryan Denomme, assisted by Chad Des- jardine and Mark Durand made way for an exciting finish, with five minutes left in the game. The Thunder continued to press hard for the tying marker, but Ste- phen goaltender, Joe Bierling re- fused to be beat and made a great save in the dying moments u Chad awks eliminate North Middlesex Exeter will meet Seaforth in the next round of the. playoffs Chris Skalkos T -A staff PARKHIILL - The Exeter Hawks eliminated the North Mid- dlesex Stars in game six of it seven game series to advance into their next playoff round against Seaforth. Craig Corriveau scored twice for Exeter, leading teammates Brian Gardner, Jason Rutledge, Ryan Chatnney, Chris McDo- nald and Mark Beli who scored one each in a convincing 7-4 victory in Parkhill last Tuesday: Clinching the series against n team that finished in the base- ment of their division wasn't as easy as Exeter would have liked, The pe ky Stars played a physical bump and grind game win- ning twice and forcing the series into six games. "They are a better team than a lot of people think. From De- cember . on, they had one of the best records in the league," said' head coach Dave Revington, The four games Exeter won were one sided contests with Exet- er winning easily, 5-1, 4-1, 8-0 and 7-4. They should have fin- ished them off In Exeter in game five, however, late period pen- allies coat them: the game losing 6-2. The first game they lost, was the second of the series asthey dropped a close 4-3 detission wear down a little bit, but that's what $h. physical :team like that," said, drew assists on the first one, while Bryan Denomme and Alan Jeffrey helped on the last goal. Stephen Township got their last goal from Matt Regier and assists went to Matt Glover and John Rut - ten. o' Continued on page 15 ee po 5... • Exeter Midgets ousted - page 15 • Irish lose series -- page 16 South Huron Indoor �Seccer league March 6 scores Stratford Tusken Raiders 7 vs. Exeter Centennials 5 Goals for Stratford: Martin Butler (3), Derick Raminger (2), Rob Hot - son, Jeremy Sloane Goals for Exeter: Jeff DenOtter (2), Nick Szabo (2), Charlie Wise Stratford United 2 vs. London Slavic 6 Goals for Stratford: Shawn Rotteau, Ryan Readings Goals for London: Sasha Sretkovic (3), Ruud Veldhuizen, Ruban Chelladurai, Joe Martens Exeter Fury 1 vs. St. Columban 8 Goals for Exeter: Trevor Boersma r St. Columban: John Jordan (3), Steve Ryan (2), BiII Ryan, Jason Dietz, Mordecai O'Reilly Shuffleboard Hensel! March 5 6 game winners Russell Ferguson Dave Woodward John Pepper Dave Kyle Eric Mansfield Dorothy Corbetty Hugh McKay Marg Deichert 432 431 407 399 388 377 353 345 Exeter March 6 5 game winners Howard Johns 411 Gil Northey 373 Doris Miller 368 Ann Northey 363 4 game winners Allen Johns 353 Estelle Chalmers 315 Bea Johns 306 Marjorie Hodgen 256 3 game winners Lloyd Lovell 270 Doris Denham 149 March 7 5 game winners Leona Elliot 435 011ie Essory,, + ., ,,,rt ,,.,,-v 424f 4 game winners Howard Johns 384 Sam Skinner 372 John Pepper 341 Delmer Skinner 317 3 game winners John Deweerd Wilma Davis 217 181 RiNGETTE Have a sports tip Call the Times -Advocate 235-1331 Competitive swlmmene, from left, Courtney Oke, Danielle Culbert and Melanie Culbert. Local swimmers compete in Provincials Chris Skalkos T -A staff EXETER - Three local swimmers made a big splash at the Provincial Short Course Swim meet held in Ottawa last week. Courtney Oke, 12, from Exeter won silver in the 100 meter But- terfly, bronze in the 200 meter But- terfly, placed 7th in the 200 meter Medly Relay and 5th in the Free- style Relay. Danielle Culbert, 10, from Hen- sall won gold in the 200 meter Medly Relay, gold in the 200 meter Freestyle Relay, placed 7th in the 50 meter Freestyle, and 12th in the 100 meter Freestyle. Melanie Culbert, 12, also from Hensall, placed 7th in the 200 me- ter Medly Relay and 13th in the 200 meter Breastroke. The three swimmers are mem- bers of the London Aquatic Club which earned a berth in the pro- vincial meet after winning the Youth Nationals International swim meet in December. The best 14 and under swimmers in Ontario from 73 different clubs competed in the event which represents the highest level of competition for that age group. "I was kind of happy with [the results]. I knew our chances were good because we won the Youth Nationals," said Oke adding her club put 800 points between them and the second place team. The girls practice 13 hours a week, with the exception of Da- nielle who is averaging around five hours a week, in preparation for their next meet scheduled for the end of May and early June. But these three swimmers have a bigger goal in mind. "We arc all thinking about the Olympics," said Oke. `That's the highest accomplishment for a swimmer," she said. NOVICE ., .I March 10 Seaforth 6 at Exeter White 4 Goals: Julie Farquhar (3), Sarah Hessel Assists: Hesse) (3), Shannon Baer (2), Cassandra Morrissey, Enid Drummond, Kelsey O'Rourke Coallender: Matey Stewart Next game: March 15, 7:15 in Sea - forth: March 17, 2:00 in Hensall PETIT : March 9 Exeter 'C' 7 vs. Mitchell 8 Goats: Jenna Revington (3), Miranda Grenier, Megan Skinner, Shannon Post - ill, Brittany Revington Assists: Grenier, Revington, Mary Gre- gus, Jennifer Alderdice, Jocelyn Stire, Amy Taylor, Erin Campbell, Kristin Regier Goaltender: Cheryl Montgomery Shots on goal: Exeter 33 vs. Seaforth 28 Exeter 'A' 1 vs. Walkerton 1 Goal: Chantelle Elder Assist: Heather Morgan Goalte'nder: Meghan Gaiser /WEEE March 6 Exeter White 5.vs. Seaforth 5 Goals: Melanie Grant, Krista Dayman (3),J�yy,�tr[e Erb J%:Aistslst Salah 2, F-fb,1i-W [9iltien, Dayman . Have a sports tip Call the Times -Advocate 235-1331 Competitive swlmmene, from left, Courtney Oke, Danielle Culbert and Melanie Culbert. Local swimmers compete in Provincials Chris Skalkos T -A staff EXETER - Three local swimmers made a big splash at the Provincial Short Course Swim meet held in Ottawa last week. Courtney Oke, 12, from Exeter won silver in the 100 meter But- terfly, bronze in the 200 meter But- terfly, placed 7th in the 200 meter Medly Relay and 5th in the Free- style Relay. Danielle Culbert, 10, from Hen- sall won gold in the 200 meter Medly Relay, gold in the 200 meter Freestyle Relay, placed 7th in the 50 meter Freestyle, and 12th in the 100 meter Freestyle. Melanie Culbert, 12, also from Hensall, placed 7th in the 200 me- ter Medly Relay and 13th in the 200 meter Breastroke. The three swimmers are mem- bers of the London Aquatic Club which earned a berth in the pro- vincial meet after winning the Youth Nationals International swim meet in December. The best 14 and under swimmers in Ontario from 73 different clubs competed in the event which represents the highest level of competition for that age group. "I was kind of happy with [the results]. I knew our chances were good because we won the Youth Nationals," said Oke adding her club put 800 points between them and the second place team. The girls practice 13 hours a week, with the exception of Da- nielle who is averaging around five hours a week, in preparation for their next meet scheduled for the end of May and early June. But these three swimmers have a bigger goal in mind. "We arc all thinking about the Olympics," said Oke. `That's the highest accomplishment for a swimmer," she said.