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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-03-27, Page 15Times -Advocate, March 27, 1996 Page 15 Peewee local champions Hawks needed seven •r Tho'Stephen Pee Wee local teat»; were 'A' champions at the llderton AE toumamet March 13 and 14. In reaching the finals they shutout Watford 6-0, defeated Exeter 42 and Mut out Port Dotter 3-0 for the finals. In the season finale, the team defeated Blyth for the `A' champion- s iip WOAA Pee Wee Local March 23 at .the Stephen Twp. Arena. Back, left to right, Brent Ta- t ,Henny Pfaff, captain Matt Foran, Jessica Davies, Jamie Sandwith, Adam (Louie) Cyr, Cal d Lange, trainer Rick Parsons, manager Con Foran: Front left to right, Jeff Rollings, Gary Saud - e assistant Jeremy VanBergen, Ben Parsons, assistant Brtan Dixon, Mike Blois and Frazer M bDonald. Missing: coach Gary Sauder and Sheldon Snell, Atoms join Peewees in race for provincial. title Both Stephen Township Peewees and ;Atoms- will play in All -Ontario finals Chris Skalkos T -A staff CAYUGA - The Stephen Township Atom 1tetin has joined the Stephen Peewees in a race ',for a provinoial championship. Fans can catch some great hockey action on Easter weekend when both Stephen teams will host their op- ponents -on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6r The fifth game if needed, will he decided this coming weekend, The Atoms 'defeated, .Cayuga on Saturday winning the series'•three games to one earning a berth in the All -Ontario Champion- ship. The'Peevr• jes ' wept: Ci ga - th si�"Inifipalp• IaS M k andpr�Iftb''mee(Pf.'r gi'or the mp `` - Shi - flies. The : wee `&be�ls1 tri>fo Pt Carl is weekend foi•'two games. The' first game is scheduled for Saturday' at 4:30 and the second is on Sunday at 2:30. The Atom's 6-3 victory in Cayuga launches them 'alongside the Peewees in search of a dual championship for Stephen. They will meet Woodville in the finals for a best out of five series. • 'The Atoms travel to Woodville this weekend for two games. The first game of the series is Saturday at I p.m. and the second is slated for Sunday at 3:30. . • In the final game Jesse McCann and Scott Davies teamed up scoring two goals each hile teammates Jesse Schroeder and Ryan tree followed with a goal and an assist. Ken - Tilley also picked up an assist as did Ro- an Wilson who recorded two. heir hartds-down "victory'wassirtillai'.to the rd game last Tuesday when they defeated yoga 4-1..1n both games Stephen jumped to quick lead and never looked back. ti We got on the board first and never gave them a chance to get back in the game," said Coach Bev Thompson. Schroeder led Stephen with a pair of goals while Wilson and Davies ,scored one each. They were assisted by Colin Sauder, with two, Jason Stuckless, Knee, McCann and Wilson. Cayuga didn't bow . easily. They beat Ste- phen 5-3 in game one and were poised to go up by two when they hosted the next game. However, Stephen took the second game .in overtime tieing the series at one and putting. • themselves back on an even playing • • ,, teld to brgtgatJ trt dt,hoo vigameu (>�� -19 hitt: aviis n dAW ,29vaW •nF>rx, 11"ttompson felt the 4-3 overtimeom win in game two was the turning ' point in the series. It would have been difficult for Stephen to come back from a two game deficit. "The series was a lot closer than it looked," he added. Thompson said the team leaders have come to the forefront making 'their presence felt among the team. Everybody has stepped up their level of play and Thompson feels they are ready for the AII-Ontario finals, or what the players refer to as "the show." This is the second consecutive year both the Stephen Atoms and the Peewees laced their skates up for a provincial title. A remarkable feat in itself, however, bringing home two On- tario Championships for the second time in as many years would be a rare historical moment. V'ith both teams preparing to repeat history, Thompson said the:; piaye , are taking it in stride and'are having fun aing the way. "There's always going to be a little bit of pressure to win when you're playinghockey this late in the season, but it's not showing," he said. f games to oust Seaforth EXETER - It took seven games, but the Exeter Hawks finally clinched the Yeck Conference semi- finals beating Seaforth 4-1 in front of a capacity crowd at the South Huron Recreation Centre Fri- day night. The first goal of the game would be vital and Ex- eter knew the odds would be in their favor if they could get on the board first. Throughout the series Exeter has always played better when they've had the lead. After a scoreless fast period; Nathan Bums re- lieved the pressure for the Hawks notching tine first goal of the game on a powerplay. Sean Brown and Craig Corriveau followed suit adding one goal each. David Farquhar, younger brother of Steve Far- quhar called up from the junior ranks to fill in on the right wing, scored in the third period to even out the scoring at four. • Seaforth managed only one goal late in the sec- ond when a screened shot from the point•hit goalie David Nahrgang on the shoulder, bounced up and rolled into the net. Qame six in Seaforth Seaforth had their chance to win the series when they hosted Exeter in the sixth game on Wednes- day. Seaforth had won in Exeter 2-1 the night' be- fore and were leading the series three games to Ex- eter's two. Facing elimination, the Hawks rose to the challenge winning 7-4 forcing the seventh and final game. Shayne Robinson scored three goals for the hat trick including a short handed marker in the first period. Chris Kennedy, Brown, Burns and Cor- riveau also score for the Hawks. Head coach, Dave Revington credits Seaforth's gpalie and their team's determination for going the full length of the series, however, he feels the best team won. "if we would have lost to Seaforth the season would have been a major disappointment," said Revington. "We were able to handle them in the regular season," he added. • Eliminating Seaforth had a special meaning for Exeter goalie Dave Nahrgang who used to played for the Centennaires last year. He was instrumental in their demise shutting the door on his ex - teammates when he had the starting position in six games of the series. David Nahrgang is congratulated by a Sea - forth player after Friday night's game. Over 900 people flocked to the rec centre to see the Hawks play Seaforth in the final game of the series. "Those guys are still my friends but it sure feels nice to beat them," said Nahrgang. "I've never made it into the playoffs this far before...it sure is a rush." With the Seaforth:series now behind them, Exeter is preparing for the`Alf Optario semi-finals against Thamesford. The Hawks have only played them twice in the regular season winning both games by one point. Yet Revington isn't taking them lightly. "Thamesford is in a tough league and they have a tradition of winning. We know they are going to make things difficult but we'll adjust as we go along," he said. The Hawks hosted Thamesford on Tuesday night in the first game of the AII-Ontario Junior "D" semi-final series. Results were not known at press time. -•i Li Th fro Jo De le S and Ste stra A tephen .Township Junior Gids won their league championship recently. Shown above, w left to right; Michelle Somerville, Carrie Dixon, Sarah Persons, Kristine Regler, •Kelly- tten, Melissa Deyounngg, Andrea Glavin, Lindsay Parsons Back row, left to right, trainer Tilley; Erin'Abel; .Katie Pickering, Sarah Tilley, Ann -Marie Parsons, Maggie Steciuk, Jo- effernan, Jesgle Dineen, 'Heather Thompson, coach Pete Rutten. phen Twp. Junior Girls league champs EN • TWP. Hard work t of detetntinatlieti pays off. Junior ©ir1= ! Won three games against Ooderich. long the girls played na;ref vet a game against I ' o a round • robin playoff beating Strathroy and Watford two games straight hut los- ing to Goderich. The girls started playing on Fri- day, March 22 for the 'A' title in the league, winning 4-1 at home, then played again on Sunday, March 24 in Goderich, winning 3- 1. Finishing the season back in Goderich, with great team effort, the girls won 3-0, earning the Lambton County Junior League championship. Zurich Thunder advance to O.M.H.A All -Ontario finals ZURICH'''- ' tittle!' M d Thunder defea it 441'on'�►iiiil�y' aftemiion"fo fake the septi -final series three games to one and now advance to the All - Ontario championship round against Tamworth. • Zurich's Jarrett Jeffrey opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at the 4:06 mark. Four minutes later Walpole"Island tied the score and then took a 2-1 lead, with the Thun- der a man short; Alan Geoffrey re- plied with a power play goal, unas- sisted, to tie the game at 2-2 with just over two minutes remaining in the first period. The Thunder ran into a rash of penalties in the second period, in- cluding twice being two men short. However the specialty teams did their job, and the outstanding work of goaltendcr tan Estcp kept the two teams scojeless throughout the period. The game remained tied, until what appeared to be a Zurich goal, was waived off by the referee with just under five minutes left in the game. The Zurich squad accepted Hensall Pewees play final game HENSALL - The Hensall Pee- wees played their 50th and final game of the year on Thursday night to capture the South Division "B" championship defeating Brus- sels in two games. Tho year was filled with many highlights which included winning two "A" championship tourna- ments in Exeter and Hanover as well as a "B" championship tour- nament in Palmerston, "(kir goal was tp have fun, im- prove, our player's, skills and incor poratc these skips into team play," said head coach Dennis Martin. "As a coach i believe success in hockey is Soper cent what hap- pens an the lee and 50 per cent how the team reacts to what hap- pens." • Martin said this was exemplified when the Peewees were trailing 5- 1 in the final game of the year but didn't quit. As a result they mus- tered a come from behind victory. "This is was a true measure of team character. Something we arc very proud of," added Martin. The Hensall Peewees capped their season with 28-19-3 team record, ,�!) ! Joni �,;..11c lue 1 iv '' 31 S dint ,qtr �, the decision like a b' ;, ' 3ii4 sinibi tiriscb »t.:ri and set ''tip }1her! there was no mistake, as Eric Le- compte scored a goal with assist coming from Ian Finkbeiner and Mark Durand. Walpole Island then applied extra pressure, but more sparkling saves by Estep secured the Icad and sec- onds later, Zurich got a two -in -one break with Jarrett Jeffrey and An- drew Bedard flying toward the op- position's net. They both missed their chance, but defenceman Gra- ham Keys caught up and followed the play, picking up the rchound,for the insurance marker with 1:32 left titt4 the Zuriehizti ►e1bubivera• iturned,,away by `a steady defence and good backchccking. Final score Zurich 4, Walpole Island 2. • Last Wednesday's game on Wal- pole Island was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. So game four turned out to be game three hack in Zurich on Saturday after- noon. The Thunder won 6-4. Goal scor- ers for Zurich. were Bedard, Du- rand, Jeffrey, Finkbeiner and Le=' compte with two. Assists went to Brown, Jeffrey, Desjardi tic and De - Groot. John Miters, from Exeter, plays: goal for the Zurich Mid- gets during a home game agaihst,Walpole Island on Satur- day. The Zurich Thunder. won ; 4-2: eliminating Walpole in four games: They now advance to the All -Ontario finals against Tamworth. The Exeter Precision Club would like to thank the followtiug businesses and clubs for their generous donations and help with the WOS Invitational Competitigx 5D Realty Limited RSD Sports Den inc. Holtzmann's IGA Joseph E Darling CGA Eric Campbell Ford Lincoln Mercury Sales Ltd. Gaiser -Kneale Insurance Brokers inc. Huron Motor Products Ltd. Three AAA Restaurant Huron Tractor Ag. Com. Asia Group Commercial Inc. Pizza Delight pantry Flowers Andes Metal Products Ltd. Consolidated Sign & Lighting Services Int. Mike flrintnell Signs Vials Meat Market Donuts Now Tim Horton's Donuts Kentucky Fried Chicken Jenny Rowe Optimist's Club of Exeter ,,�� et� t Lions Club `Royal Canadian Legion