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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-3-27, Page 22• Atoms take 24 lead in WOAA finals against Durham CLINTON - On March 16 the Clinton Atoms scored a 4-2 exhibition victory over Milverton at the Clinton Arena. Most of the scoring was done in the first period as Clin- ton outscored their deponents by a 3-1 score at the end of the first stanza. Each team traded goals in the third period to complete the scoring. Jason Carter and Shaun Chipehase each scored two goals. Danny Wildfong, who played a very strong forechecking game earned two assists in the contest while Chris Kennedy, Darrell Laois and Scott Rothwell gathered one assist each. Clinton 3 - Durham 0 On March 19 Derek Hoggarth played a very strong game in goal for Clinton and earned his mntl shutout of the season as the Clinton Atoms won the first game in the best five Western Ontario Athletic Association (W.O.A.A.) Atom "CC" finals against a very strong Durham_ team. The Clinton defence led by the "Four Scotts" (Scott Jewitt, Scott Shaddick, Scott Rathwell and Scott Wright) played an extremely fine defensive game in front of Hoggarth. The first period was scoreless, but the se- cond period belonged to Clanton as Jeff Riley took a pass from Shaun Ciepchase and drill- ed a wristshot in the corner at the 31 second mark. Jason Carter had initially started the play and also drew an assist. At 8:33 Shaun Chip- chas0 won the face-off deep in the Durham zone and his high wristshot cleanly beat the Durham goalie from the face-off circle to. give Clinton a 2-0 lead after two periods. In the third period with all the lines backchecking extremely well, Jason Carter grabbed a loose puck at centre ice while kill- ing a penalty and broke in on a breakaway to score an unassisted goal and sew up the victory for Clinton. Durham 2 - Clinton 1 At Durham on March 21 the northern crew from Durham evened their W.O.A.A. cham- pionship with Clinton at one game apiece when they took a close 2-1 decision. The first period was scoreless but in the second period Durham's Jeff Rahn skated out from the corner unmolested and took a shot at Clinton goalie Robbie Marriage. Marriage made the save but Rahn was able to poke home the rebound and give Durham a 1-0 lead. In the third Aaron Arnett of Durham scored to make it 2-0 at IA. The Clinton boys never gave up and wifh 4:28 remain- ing, Jason Carter fed Shaun Chipchase a beautiful pass and Chipchase scored to nar- row the gap to 2-1. Scott Wright also drew an assist on the goal. With less than a minute to go m regulation time coach Bob Livermore pulled his goalie in favor of an extra attacker and it almost worked. INCORPORATING -THE •BLI•TH STANDARD -THE BAY FIELD BUGLE • SECOND SECTION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1985 With 12 seconds remaining Shaun Chip - chase had a clear cut breakaway. He had the goalie deked but 's shot bounced off the post and stayed out. In the contest Clinton outshot Durham 21-12. Clinton 5 - Durham 3 In one of the most exciting games this season the Clinton Atoms rallied in the third period, scoring four goals to take a 5-3 win and a lead m the series, two games to one. The fourth game of the series is tonight (March 27) in Durham at 7 p.m. Jason Carter led the Atom attack with a hat trick and his linemate Shaun Chipchase added a pair. Clinton took a 1-0 Lead in the first period as Shaun Chipchase's neat pass from behind the net found Jason Carter all alone in front of the net for an easy goal. In the second period Clinton seemed to sag and took three minor penalties which resulted in two powerplay goals by DL hair who took a 2-1 lead going into the third. At 1:44 of the third Jason Carter tied it up on a powerplay as Shaun Chipchase fed Carter who q ; ckly found the open corner on a wristshot. Again at 6:47 with Clinton on the powerplay Shaun Chipchase scored his first goal to give Clinton a 3-2 lead. Scott Rathwell and Scott Wright had worked the puck around before Chipchase's goal and earned assists on the play. About two minutes later, Durham came back to tie the score at 3-3. With 1:28 remaining Scott Jewitt's shot from the point was tipped in by Shaun Chip - chase to break the tie and give • Clinton the victory. An insurance goal by Jason, Cartery with, 1:06 left on the clock 'put the icing on the cake and gave Clinton a 2-1 game lead in the series for the WOAA Championship. If there is a fifth game in the series it will be played in Clinton on Thursday night at 6 p.m. Clinton Bantam Bs fail to bring home WOAA trophy CLINTON - The Bantam B team travelled to Wingham on March 21, hoping to bring home the WOAA trophy. It was not to be. The Wingham team was out to win, and win they did by a 4-2 score, Wingham opened the scoring at the 13:35 mark of the first period and later tallied again at 4:37 to take a 2-0 lead at the end of the first. In the second, Clinton got their first goal at 13:47 when Mike Ladd took a pass from Rick Pickett and Tim Worthington to make it a 2-1 score. Wingham continued to fire check well, not allowing Clinton too many shots. In the third, Wingham continued their aggressive play, scoring two quick goals to take a 4-1 lead. The remainder of the game saw some very scrambly hockey by both teams. Ricky Lobb got Clinton's second goal with only 49 seconds left in the game. Jason MacLean assisted. The fifth and deciding game will be played in Clinton on Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. Come out and support the boys. Hockey moms play important role in Clinton's Minor Hockey organization CLINTON - You see them at the arena everytime a minor hockey event is on. Some are taking admission money, others are en- couraging their youngsters who are on the ice while others are trying to find a glove or helmet that little Billy forgot. These people are the hockey mothers who donate much of their time to helping Clinton Minor Hockey. Approximately six years ago a group of mothers formed an organization called Hockey Morns. Three years later the group folded due to lack of interest, however it is now the Ways and Means and Entertain- ment Subcommittee of the minor hockey organization.. The Hockey Moms job re- mains the same. June DeRuyter has been helping out minor hockey for three years now. She estimates she spends at least four nights a week at the arena, either watching her sons play or working at the door. e "They try to get the mother to work the game prior to the one that their son plays. That way they can watch their son's game," explained Mrs. DeRuyter's.husband, Jake. Organizing fund raising events, tracking down lost articles, phoning game changes and giving children encouragement are all part of the volunteers job. "Coming up with fund raising ideas is a big part of it," commented Mrs. DeRuyter. "We are hoping to have a bake sale this year and we had a Christmas draw for $100 in groceries, and each year Minor Hockey Weekend is held. There is also a minor hockey dance that will be held on/JMarch 9 this year." Minor Hockey Weekend was held for the fifth consecutive year this season and is one of the major events for the subcommittee. Other towns have tournaments for Pee Wees or Atoms, but Clinton is the only town in the area which offers a weekend for all levels in minor hockey. As well as working at the door, mothers are required to serve meals to the children during the weekend. Mrs. DeRuyter stated that they try to recruit as many mothers as they can for the event. Another important part of their job is to help find equipment that a player has forgotten. For the Clinton players, a forgot- ten helmet or glove can be retrieved with a phone call home or a simply shout to mom or dad waiting in the lobby. But for an out- of-town player, it is a major disappointment because without all the equipment, a player can't -take part in the game. So it is one of the hockey moms that finds out the size he wears and then tracks down another pair of skates that will suffice for the game. Taking the time to phone players bemuse' their game has been rescheduled or for a scheduling change for working the door is another task the volunteers tackle. Jane Ladd has been volunteering her time and energy w nunor hockey for five years. She estimates she spends "five out of seven" nights at the arena. When asked why she commits so much of her time to ,helping out, she said, "because no one else wants to." The DeRuyters agreed that at times it is a struggle to get enough volunteers. "We could use a lot more volunteers and people with new ideas," commented Mrs. DeRuyter. She also said that the lack of manpower doesn't stop the Ways and Means and Entertainment Committee. "We decide that we're going to do something, and we do it." Hockey mothers - they encourage, they discipline, they cheer. They are essential to minor hockey, as fans and wiling volunteers. At right are Louise Gibbings and Barb Desch cheering their Atom boys to victory. At left is Gerry Hiltz - a lawyer by day, by night and on Saturdays he's a hockey coach. Mr. Hiltz, of Clinton, is among the dozens of men and women who devote their free time to minor hockey. (Shelley McPhee photos) of minor hockeyla yed inHuro -Perth tourneA.11levels y .y p Lucan started quickly and took a 1-0 lead two Lucan defenders and tucked the puck swarmed into the Lucan end.of the rink in before Blyth settled down. Goal tender Mike behind a startled goalie. This back hand shot Cronyn kept his team in the game time after gave Blyth a 2-1 lead, time until Daryl Elliott scored on a hand From this point on, the Blyth boys began slapshot from a nearly impossible angle. to carry the play to Lucan and had many This was a power, play goal with assists by excellent scoring chances. With just three Scott Cronin and Mike Preszcator. minutes left however, Lucan tied the score In the second period, Jeff Nesbitt scored a on a power play, to send the game into shot that was probably the most spectacular overtime. goal ,of the tournament, as he swept around The crowd noise was deafening as Blyth The year end tournament for the'Huron- the tournament, as they were shutout by Perth Area Hockey House League was held . Huron Park on March 22, 11-0 and then by from March 22-24 at the Clinton and Blyth Hensall on March 23, 8-0. However, both Arenas. The tournament featured Tyke, opponents proved to be champs as Huron Novice, Atom, Pee Wee and Bantam action. Park won the A title and Hensall the B title. Huron Park won the A division Bantams championship in Tyke, Novice and Bantam. Clinton was shutout in their only Bantam In Tyke action, Huron Park defeated ' game when they took on Huron Park. Huron Hensall 4-3 while Exeter took the B title by Park shutout the local team 10-0. defeating Blyth 3-1. Atoms Novice play saw Huron Park outscore The Clinton Atoms shutout Mitchell 4-0 Zurich, 3-1 for the A championship with ' and then went on to defeat Exeter 3-1. Hensall squeezing by Goderich, 3-2 in On Sunday, March 24 the Blyth arena was ®overtime for the B title. packed with enthusiastic fans from Clinton Huron Park faced -off against Hensall for and Goderich to watch the Atoms A final the Bantam A championship which also match against the rival teams. went into overtime. Huron Park proved to Play was evenly matched throughout the be the better team, winning 5-4. Lucan took first two periods. Clinton led the score by 1-0 the B title from Mitchell, 3-2 in overtime. until the last three and a half minutes, when Pee Wee action saw Blyth and I,ucan Goderich took the lead, and the game, 2-1. battle to a two all tie at the end of three Pee Wees periods, but Blyth struck first in overtime to On March 23, the Blyth Pee Wees took to take the game 3-2. the ice against Exeter. Blyth took a 1-0 lead Goderich took the Atom title when they on a great effort by Jeff Nesbitt, assisted by defeated rival Clinton, 2-1 with a goal in the linemates Art Bos and Michael Preszcator. last few minutes of play. Minutes later, Art Bos scored on a hard Tykes wrist shot to the corner after taking a pass The Clinton Tykes started their portion of from Mike Preszcator. Blyth completed the tournament off on the right foot by their scoring when a quick drive by .Jeff defeating Exeter, 3-2. They then went on to Bromley overpowered the Exeter goal face-off against Huron, Park, but came up on tender. The assist went to Daryl Elliott. the short end of a 4-1 score. Huron Park then Exeter scored later in the game to make went on to win the A championship. ' the final score 3-1. The Blyth Tykes didn't fare as well during Mike Cronyn played steady. goaltending, their first outing, losing 5-2 to Hensall,. In and a good defensive elffort by the entire their second game, which was the 13 final, team kept scoring chances to a minimum. they carne up against a tough team in On March 24, Blyth went to the A finals Exeter, losing 3-1. against the favored, high powered J,ucan Novice , team. Both teams played their finest hockey The Blyth Novice team could not find an of the season in a fast, exciting, tension opening behind any of their goalies during filled hour of hockey. waves. The game ended suddenly after three minutes of overtime, when Shane Taylor spotted Jeff Bromley alone in front of • the net and fed him a perfect pass which Jeff banged home. From then on it was sheer bedlam until Captain Scott Cronin accepted the trophy on behalf of the team and the gold medals were presented. The Clinton and Blyth Arenas were filled with exciting hockey action last weekend as the annual Huron -Perth Area House League Tournament provided stiff competition. The Blyth Pee Wees took on the Lucan team in Blyth while the Clinton Tykes battled with Ex- eter in Clinton (top left). (Shelley McPhee photos)