Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-12-07, Page 14PAGE 14 T-GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMH'ER 7 , 1978 Dan Maillet (10) of the Green and Parent Midgets beat the Belmont goaltender with this shot from the slot in exhibition play at the Goderich and District Community Centre. Saturday. _. Goderich dumped Belmont, the leaders of the Midget Shamrock division, 8-5 and then lost a tougtt 3-a decision to Kitchener, a AAA team, Sunday in Kitchener. The Midgets will play a return match with Kitchener, Monday at 8 p.m. at -the Community Centre. - (photo by Joanne Buchanan) SPORTS PAGE Stars whip East London 9-5 BY DAVE SYKES The Goderich Signal - Star juveniles are serving notice they will be a team to be reckoned with in the WOAA juvenile dividion.. Despite a shaky start this season, the juveniles have been winning by increasingly large margins of late and added East London to that list Sunday with a 9-5 home ice victory.. The win improved the Stars season record to three wins against three losses and two ties. The last time the two teams met they tied 3-3, but Sunday, after trailing 5-4 after two periods of play the Stars struck for five straight goals in the final period to clinch the win. Hugh Hanly led the Goderich assault with four goals while team- mate Doug Cruickshank added two goals. Larry Daer, Roger Lewis and Chris Carter added one goal apiece for the juveniles. The Stars line of Hanly, Daer and Lewis ac- counted for six of teams nine goals, including four in the final period out- b_urst. While Hanly scored four times and added an assist linemates Daer and Lewis were instrumental in initiating the plays. Daer scored once and added five assists for a six point effort and Lewis chipped in with a goal and three assists. Goderich held a 4-3 lead after the first period of play as Hanly and Cruickshank each scored twice. However, London regained, the lead with two second period goals to hold a 5-4 advantage heading into the final period of play. But the Stars clinched the victory scoring five goals in the first 11 minutes of play in the final period. On Monday the Stars dropped a 5-4 decision to Mooretown in exhibition play in Mooretown. The teams were tied 2-2 after the first period but Mooretown outscored Goderich 3-1 in the second period to hold a 5-3 lead after two periods of play. Goderich scored one goal in the third period but their rally fell one goal short. Ian Chisholm opened the scoring for Goderich on an unassisted effort just 20 seconds into the game. After two quick Clave Mackenzie of the 't DCt sailor Vikings basketball team etirrafs a 'rebound hi an exhibition game against Sarnia • as team-mate Mark Alexander looks on The Vikings raked Sarnia 73131 in preparation for theirhome opener agaInstClititeti,.Thii 'sda t '(pia6fo 1s; Dave S kes • y y Mooretown goals, Doug Cruickshank tied the score at 4.24 of the first period. Rick Stoddard scored the lone Goderich goal in the second period and Dale Duncan added the Midgets s tough Kitc The Goderich Green and Parent Midgets split a pair of e'xhibition games with tWo of the better midget teams in this part of the province last weekend. Here Saturday, the Goderich midgets defeated Belmont, leaders in the Shamrock League, 8-5. Sunday the Green, and Parent squad was edged 3-2' by the Kitchener "AAA" team in Kit- chener on the strength of last minute goal by the fast -skating Kitchener team. Observers at the game in Kitchener claimed it produced some of the best hockey that they had seen in a long time. Goderich fans will get a chance to see a re -match of these two teams here next Monday at 8 p.m. when Kitchener will play here. That game will be the fourth in four days for the Green and Parent midgets. They play an exhibition game in ti.?st er team Lambeth 'Friday, meet Mount Forest in a league game here Saturday at 8 p.m. and then: play Durham in another league game here Sunday At 2 p.m. This hed'vy schedule of games has been set up to get the local squad ready for competition in the Silver Stick Tournament over the - Christmas holidays and for ltheir exhibition game here January 5 with the touring Swedish midget team. The game with Belmont here Saturday provided some good hockey, especially for the first ,two periods. A rash of penalties in the third period slowed the pace down in the latter stages. Belmont scored first when captain Doug Wintermute beat Brian Shewfelt in the Goderich net, but Goderich came back. with threegoals to grab a 3-1 lead by the end of the third period. Dan Maillet, Mike Hodges and Larry Madge were the marksmen. The Green and Parent squad kept up the pace in the second period When David Moore and Rob Trebish dented the .twine, but Belmont came back with goals by Wintermute and Henry Nooren to make it 5-3. Larry Madge scored his second goal of the game before the end of the period to restore a three goal lead for Goderich. Both teams scored twice in the filial period. Rob McDonald and Rob Trebish got the Goderich goals. Wintermute got his third for Belmont and Mark Dale scored the other Belmont goal. Belmont is a 'C' division team, and were OMHA midget cham- pions last year. The Kitchener team that Goderich played Sunday is that city's top midget team' and was rated at the beginning of this season as having a good chance at "AAA" division honours in their League. They are currently in th d 40e in the standings. , ' Larry Madge opened the scoring against Kitchener, finishing;;o4f a play with Rob" Trebish and Dori Elliott, Bob Germann • got that one back for Kitchener, but Mike Wedlock, playing left wing on a line: with Mike Hodges and John Clement, scored on a three way passing play with his line mates.to give Goderich a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period. Paul Edwards got the only goal of the second period and pulled Kit- chener into a 2-2 tie. It looked as though that's how the game would end as the" teams skated through , a scoreless third period, but with 1:01 left in the game, Carl Schlegel scored a power play goal from a face off in the Goderich end tib- give Kitchener the 3-2 victory. fourth Goderich goal in the third period. The Stars return to action this Sunday with a 3 p.m. contest at the Goderich and District Community Centre, Bantams let one slip away BY DAVE SYKES The Goderich Lakeport Steel Bantams split a pair of WOAA league games last week defeating Walkerton 4-2 and dropping an 8-6 decision to Listowel, Saturday. The home -ice loss Saturday *as disap- pointing as the Bantams had built up a 6-3 lead late in the second period only to have Listowel score five unanswered goals in the final 24 minutes to clinch the win. Goderich led the game 3-2 after one period of play and managed to build up a three -goal advantage late in the second period. But Listowel responded to the challenge by,, scoring three quick goals in the second period to tie the score and then added the only two goals of the final period to win the game. Three straight first period goals by Paul Day, Colin Alexander and Rick Stahl put Goderich into a three -goal lead but Listowel scored twice late in the period 'to pull within a goal of the bantam5 Dennis Kerr paced Goderich with two goals in the second period and Brad Armstrong scored a single. Terry McCutcheon paced the Listowel attack scoring five goals and assisting on two others. The Steelers rebounded the loss Sunday and got third period goals from Jim Mathers and Rick Stahl as they edged Walkerton 4-2 in Walk. rton. First period goals by Dave MacDonald and Brad Armstrong propelled Goderich - into an early two goal lead but Walkerton whittled away with a late first period goal and another in the second to tie the score 2-2 after two periods of play. But Goderich didn't let this' one slip away as Stahl scored just 18 seconds into the period and Mathers added the insurance goal midway through the period. Goderich played in Durham Wednesday December 6 and will play in -Mount Forest this Sunday in a four -point game. Gee Gees dump PortElgin 72-65 The Goderich Garb and Gear Gee Gees basketball team continued their torrid pace in the Lakeshore Mens Basketball League with a 72-65 victory over Port Elginelast Friday, at GDCI. The win was the sixth of the season for the Gee Gees against only one loss and they remain in top spot in the league. Greg Beacom paced the douible Gs to victory with an 1'8 -point performance in a game in which Goderich led 37-29 at half time'. Port Elgin outscored Goderich 36-35 in the second half. Paul Tortnass contributed 13 points while team-mate Brian MacKenzie chipped in with 12 points. Warren and Jo Jo Watt scored 11 and eight points 'respectively while Al Sygrove added six points and Jeff Baechler and Bill Gauley addedone basket apiece, The Gee Gees now take their first place record on the road playing in Kincardine Friday and Walkerton Monday. It is ioubtfbl they Will play a.herrte game before Christmas. • Goderich. Sailors forward Paul Kelly watches as his shot enters the net over the 'sprawled Harriston goaltender, Bill Clark in Intermediate C hockey action in Goderich, Friday. The Sailors won the game 5-3 to maintain top spot in their division. This Friday the Sailors host the second place Lucknow Lancers in an 8: 30 p.m. contest at the Community Centre. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Sailors dump Harriston 5-3, extend lead to four points BY DAVE SYKES The Goderich Sailors increased their first place lead to four points in the Intermediate C standings with a 5-3 victory over Harriston, Friday, 0 • The win boosts the Sailors season record to six wins in seven games and 12 points in the standings. They lead second place Lucknow Lancers by four, points and the two teams will square off this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. in the Goderich and District Community Center. Mildmay is also tied with Lucknow for second place, but they enjoy a game in hand on the Lancers. Wingham, with two wins in seven starts, is in last place in the grouping. Dan Duncan scored two goals Friday, the tying and game winning goal, td the `to lead theSailors win. The teams traded three goals apiece in the first period but Goderich added two goals in the second period to take a 5- 3 lead that stood as the final score. The lead changed hands several times in the opening period but Rick Fremlin gave Goderich a short-lived one -goal lead with an unassisted effort early in the first period. Harriston replied with tWo quick goals to take the lead for the first time only to have Goderich tie the score on a goal by Danny Calquhoun at 13.19. Doug Boyd then , put Harriston ahead for the second time with a goal just one minute after Colquhoun had tied the game but Goderich got a goal from Duncan late in the period to, even the count. Duncan then scored what proved yi be the winning goal after five minutes of play in the second period. Paul Kelly added an insurance goal late in the second period to wrap the scoring. The Merchants will host Lucknow Friday in an important game and Sunday they will play in Fergus in a 2 p.m. contest. Intermediate C hockey standings GROUP,2 Goderich Lucknow Mildmay Wingham Mt. Forest Harriston Milverton Fergus Wellesley w L T TP GF GA 6 1 0 3 2 2 4 2 0 2 4 1 c' GROUP 3 3 2 3 4 2 e2 2" 4 0 3 12 31 22 8 39 34 8 26 20 5 29 41 • 0 6 24 18 0 6 36 33 1 5 29 28 0 4 29 34 0 0 7 20