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Hawks poised to capture championship!,
The Exeter Hawks are one game away from winning the Jr "D" All -Ontario Championship
By aids Skalkos
T A Reporter
LUCAN - The Exeter Hawks are
one game away from claiming the
Ontario Hockey Association Junior
"D" Championship. '
A • win tonight (Wednesday) in
Lucan will clinch the prestigious
provincial title giving Exeter All -
Ontario bragging rights forthe first
time in twenty years.
The Hawks moved closer to the
O.H.A Cup Sunday afternoon beat-
ing Wellesley 5-2 for the second
time in their own arena. The vic-
tory gave Exeter 3-1 lead in the se-
ries setting the stage for what could
be the final showdown between the
Hawks and the Apple Jacks.
The Hawks utilized their special
teams in the first period Sunday
scoring twice on the powerplay
with Shayne Robinson and Mark
Bell finding the marker off feeds
from Jeff Glavin, Sean McCann
and Ben McCann.
Mark Livermore put Exeter up by
three in the second period with the
assist going to Bill Hodge. Welles-
ley responded with two goals com-
ing within one of tieing the game.
However, Sean Brown sealed
Wellesley's doom with a key goal
in the third period after taking a
pass from Robinson, and then
notched the insurance marker scor-
ing with less than five minutes left
in the game. Livermore picked up
the assist. Exeter goaltender; Dave
Nahrgang was sharp in net stop-
ping 36 shots.
Game three
Game three took place in Lucan
on Saturday night where the Hawks
won the decisive go -ahead -game of
the series i f ne ; ion, sten
rel rag .'2.
xeter
wa , thro i _ rind sc
ing three- goats in- two and a half
minutes.
Joe MacDonald scored atter be-
ing set up by Robinson and Jason
McBride. Chris Kennedy scored on
the powerplay from Sean McCann
and Dan Taylor. And Craig Cor-
riveau put in a tremendous solo "ef-
fort notching an unassisted goal to
round out the scoring in the first.
frame.
McDonald scored his second goal
in the next period. He was for=
lowed by Nathan Burns- and Sean
McCann with teammates Rob-
inson, and Kennedy recording as-
sists. Robinson scored Exeter's
seventh and final goal with Brown
picking up the assist.
Wellesley managed to get two
goals but it was too. little too late
as the Hawks dominated all three
periods.
Game two
Game two of the series was Exet-
er's first win over Wellesley after
losing the first game to them in
game one. The Hawks walked
away with a 5-2 win after scoring
four goals in the third period.
Trailing Wellesley by two, Steve
Farquhar, Kennedy and McCann
scored to pull Exeter ahead by one
late in the game. Two empty net
goals by Glavin and Mark Bell,
who delivered one from the other
end of the rink, secured the victory.
According to statistics, Wellesley
is lucky to still be in it. The Hawks
have outshot them 170 to 97 in the
series. Backed up by a quick goal-
ie, the Apple Jacks won the first
game in Exeter despite being out -
shot 40-20. Focusing their defense
around the centre line, their con-
servative style of play caught the
Hawks off guard.
It worked for th m in me one
lion.
Indeed it hasn't.
Nathan Bums lifts the puck past the Wellesley goaltender to score the Hawk's fifth goal in the second period of game
three Saturday night in Lucan. The Hawks won the game 7-2 and beat Wellesley the neat day 5-2. Exeter now leads the
O.H.A. Junior "D" championship series three games to one and they could clinch it tonight (Wednesday) in Lucan.
Exeter went on a shooting -fest in alties and a 10 minute major.
game two peppering the Wellesley The tension culminated late in the
goalie with 52 shots to win the con- third when Wellesley player Chris
test 5-2 after coming back from a
two goal deficit. Sean McCann
scored the game winning goal with
only six minutes left in the third.
The Apple 'Jacks seemed Co
Roth wearing number 22 issued a
personal challenge to Chris Ken-
nedy of the Hawks. -Kennedy dum-
mied the larger Wellesley . player in
front of his own bench with four
change their game plan in game hard rights and welcomed anyone
three choosing to go on the attack else on the'bencli to go a round as
forechecking deep in their zone, he was being hauled away by the
As a result the game openedup for )inesman:.
the Hawks and they used the extra The :rough stuff continued in
skating room to score seven times Wellesley the next day but dis-
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ing three game misconduct, - ne'h two with a victory on Sun -
South Huron Rec Centre to
depend more on community
Looking for alternatives to raising the price of programs: offered
EXETER - Keeping recreation
affordable is a main concern for the
board members of the South Huron
Recreation Centre in Exeter. But
the economic realities they will
face in the future are forcing them
to look at alternatives for funding
recreational programs.
With less funding coming from
the Town in the next few years,
board members met last Thursday
to discuss ways they could increase
revenue without raising the costs
of programs and activities offered
by the facility.
Many ideas were proposed at a
special budget meeting the week
before, however, Lynne Farquhar,
Program Director feels they ul-
timately will have to call upon the
service clubs and businesses with-
in the community for more support.
"In the past we've relied on ser-
vice clubs for their financial help,
but with more budget cuts coming
we might approach them on spon-
soring whole programs," said Far-
quhar.
The Exeter Lions Club and Li-
oness, the Exeter Legion and the
Exeter Optimists have all contrib-
uted toward large capital projects
such as building the outdoor swim-
ming pool and paving the tennis
courts, funding the ice resurfacer
and building ball diamonds and
playing fields, while local busi-
nesses have contributed by do-
nating money and equipment for
special events.
"As money becomes scarce the
assistance we get from these groups
will become even more important,"
said Farquhar. "We're coping this
year but in the future we may ha%'e
to decide between dropping pro-
grams or raising our rates."
As an example, Farquhar pointed
out that many of the programs and
activities offered over the March
break would not have been pos-
sible.without their help. Over 250
children participated in their Youth
Bingo but it would not have been
possible without" the organizational
i help of the Errs c Won Ladies
Auxiliary and AS businesses for
donating over 100 prizes.
The popular annual road hockey
tournament featuring three divi-
sions of 30 teams was entirely
sponsored by MacLeans and free
public skating offered through the
March Break was also paid for by
'local businesses.
"We had 418 kids participate in
the various activities over the
March break and I don't think we
could have achieved that witholut
the help we received," said Far-
quhar.
day, Wellesley played with a must -
win attitude and it neatly paid off.
They outplayed Exeter in the sec-
ond period and came close to tie-
ing the game in the third.
"They had just as many scoring
opportunities as we did. We just
made good on ours," said Reving-
ton. Sean Brown came up with a
big play for Exeter scoring twenty
seconds after a Wellesley third pe-
riod goal, squashing their attempt at
a comeback by putting the game
safely beyond their reach.
Solid ',gpaltending; : disciplined
hockey artd.;scoritig key •goals :has
been theisuucosisful formulafotr-thd
Hawks throughout the series and
they will put it to the test tonight
for what may be the last game of
the 1995/96 season.
Exeter is only two points away
from winning their first All -
Ontario Championship in twenty
years, however, nobody from the
Hawk's coaching staff is willing to
talk about post -game champagne
parties.
"Wellesley is a good team...lets
face it, they've made it to the On-
tario finals. they don't want to be
sold short and we respect that,"
said Revington. "This series isn't
over yet and I'm nor -tookiti be-'
ythtd.'the neRh(eiehtyl minJtes'bi
our next gamm'''a) Ii '«t i>11,.
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NHRA Drag
Racing Results
Grand Bend Motorplex
Sunday, April 14 Thunder Series
Super Pro: Winner: Bill Wilson, Ingersoll, 1979 7/20, 10.04 seconds
at 120.00 m.p.h.; Runnerup: Tex Austin, Sarnia, 1995 Spitzer, broke..
Pro: Winner: Bill Macdonald, Chatham, 1964 Mustang, 12.43 seconds,
at 86.87 m.p.h.; Runnerup: Tony Maniuk, Petrolia, 1971 Barracuda,
12.72 seconds at 109.22 m.p.h.
Super Stock: Winner: Ryan Vargs, Sarnia, 1980 Z/28, 14.50 seconds
at 90.36 m.p.h.; Runnerup: Jeremy Fournie, Sarnia, 1981 Camaro,
15.42 seconds at 88.40 m.p.h.
Stock: Winner: Tom Barry, London, 198E Mazda, 18.17 seconds at
74.50 m.p.h.
Super bike: Winner. Brad Bu1traw4 Stratford, 1978 Suzuki, 9.37 sec-
onds at 121.62 m.p.h.; Runnerup: Shane Yeoman, London, 1980 Suzu-
ki,•11.01 seconds at 122.29 m.p.h.
Coaches are found for track team
South Huron District High School's track-and-field program is saved from
extinction after principal and V.P. volunteer to coach this season -
EXETER - South Huron District
High School will have a track-and-
field program this year.
After last year's track coach, Jef-
frey Orman was transferred to an-
other school, the position remained
void until last week.
South Huron Principal, William
Gersh will assume a co -coach posi-
tion with Vice principal Keith Al-
lan in a last -mine* move to keep
the program alive: `•
"It ',deist be a full. blown program
but it wilt bib enough to ensiae•t at
kids who've interested in track-
and -field have as opportunity to
participate," said Gersh.
Oerth admitted the track-and-
field program at South Huron was
in jeopardy up until last week when
the search was still on for a coach.
'The difficulty wasn't in finding
a coach. Teachers don't mind
coaching but track involves a lot of
paper work and demands a lot of
time," said Gerth. "Track is a
very technical spat and you
have to spend a lot of time
working with individuals on
the intricate steps involved."
There are only 20
students in-
volved In this
Year's Pro-
gram com-
pered to other
schools that boast numbers from 60
to 80; however, Gersh said that is
the result of having other success-
ful athletic programs.
"Keep in mind soccer is huge
here and many students are en-
gaged in that," he said, adding Ter-
ry O'Rourke's rugby program has
increased in popularity and has also
introduced an
exhibition
girls team this
year. `7f there
1st reduction in
numbers in track it's
= because kids are
m
eo
�ving into. other
sports."
Last year,
South Huron
recorded a very
successful season in track-and-
field as well as cross country run-
ning.
Danielle Miners led the track
team to a record breaking meet in
Goderich when she shattered the
Huron Perth javelin record. Josh
Watson set a WOSSA record for
the 1,500 -metre wheelchair event
and Christian Stuckless won the H-
P championship in the junior boys
division at the H -P .cross country
meet in Wingham.
With a degree in physical educa-
tion. Oerth is not a stranger to the
sport.
The soccer, volleyball and tennis
athlete has been actively involved
in his children's track and field
training in Wingham and he is
very knowledgeable in the high
jump and long distance running.
Gerth will be joined by V.P. Keith
Allen, who has volunteered to help
coach, and Joe Fulop, who will
continue coaching the cross country
team.
Shuffleboard ' South Huron
Exeter
April 9
6 game winners
Pat Davis
Gert Eagleson
Ina Williams
Pearl McKnight
Russell Ferguson
Jim Davis
Doug Insley
Evelyn McBeath
April 10
5 game winners
June Hodgson
Doris Hamilton
4 game winners
John Pepper
Sena Gosar
Ann Northey
Bea Johns
011ie Essery
Tom Williams
3 game winners
Sam Skinner
Ray Hodgson
Win. Baechler
Aldeen Skinner
April 11
5 game winners
Ann Northcy
Doris Miller
Hal Walsh
Delmer Skinner
Ray Warner
John Deweerd
4 game winners
Marjorie Hodgen
Howard Johns
Harry Pottock
Gordon Hoggarth
543
536
522
498
463
440
425
406
42
344
406
368
362
336
332 -
311 •
281'••'•
260..
155
151
434
387
305
298
296
292
.488
405
338
329
badminton
team wins in
consolation
EXETER - The South Huron
District High School Badminton .
team participated in the Stratford •
Badminton Club Team Champion- '
ships last Thursday. '
South Huron beat Listowel 4-1, ;,
lost to tournament champions St
Mikes 4-1, and then went on to
beat Stratford Central 3-2 and Lis-
towel again 3-2 to clinch the Con- '•
solation Championship.
Team members include Sue ;;
Stewart, R.J. Milne, Kevin Bier-
l'tng;.Xristy Ahrens, Meagan '
White, Chris Straw, Andrew Wei-
gang, Ian Becker and Lisa McDo- ;
paid who won four out of five
matches.
They are currently preparing for •;
the Huron -Perth Finals which take
place at F.B. Madill. The juniors
play Wednesday and the seniors ; ,
play Thursday.
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