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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-12-14, Page 16PAGE I6—04)DERI6H SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMJBER 14, 1978 se The Kitchener Greenshirts Midget goaltender stops a shot from close range as two members of the Goderich Green and Parent Midgets cruise in for a rebound. The two teams met in exhibition play in Goderich Monday and the Kitchener AAA team won the exciting, hard-fought game 7-5. The two teams met earlier in the season initchener and the Greenshirts also won that game 3-2. Goderich flayed well in the game despite the fact it was their fourth game in as many nights. (photo by Dave Sykes) SPORTS. P, BRIAN DOYLE, NUMBER 10, goes for the basket during basketball play Friday night at the KDSS gym, The Kincardine Paradise Travellers met Goderich and were defeated 88-71 in a fast,paced game. Midgets lose games to AAA teams The Green and Parent midgets had a busy time, playing four games in four days over the past week. Three of the games were exhibition en- counters while the other was a WOAA league game against Durham which Goderich won, 7-1. Friday, the Green and Parent squad defeated Lambeth 4-2 in Lambeth. Saturday, here, they lost 5-4 to South West London, an "AA" team, and Monday they dropped a 7- 5 thriller to the Kitchener Greenshirts "AAA" team. Mike Hodges had two goals against Lambeth while Mark Rowe and Rob McDonald scored singles. Larry Madge, who did, a good job of penalty killing, had two assists. Single assists went to Ken Reid and Don Elliott. Brian Shewfelt played well iri the Goderich goal. Saturday against London, Dan Maillet fired a pair of goals for Goderich and Larry Madge and Mike Hodges notched singles. John Clement, Rob McDonald and Larry Madge were credited with assists. Goderich led . 1-0 after the first period but London forged into a 3-2 lead by the end of the second. Each team scored twice in the final period. Mark Fitzpatrick had two of the London goals while Randy Buncick, Brian Wimperis and Arch Chamber got singles. The Green and Parent machine had little trouble disposing of Durham here Sunday, piling up a 4-0 lead before Durham got their only goal and then scoring three more unanswered goals in the third period. Larry Madge had two goals and two assists to pace the Goderich attack. Dan Maillet, Mark Rowe and Mike Wedlock had a goal and an assist each. Other Goderich goals were scored by Rob Trebish and Larry Gaynor. Gaynor also had two assists, as did Don Elliott. Steve Walters had one assist for the win- ners. Rick Hiltz got the only Durham goal. Monday, local fans were treated to some of the finest hockey seen in some time • here as the Kitchener Greenshirts and Goderich midgets played wide open, fast skating hockey for three periods. Kitchener led 2-1 after one period of action on goals by Peter Doepel and Mike Gazzola. Mike Hodges scored the Goderich goal on passes from Jim Costello and Don Elliott. Goderich came back with two goals in the second to take a 3-2 lead. Rob Trebish scored from 'linemates Dan Maillet and Larry Madge and then Madge scored, assisted by Rob McDonald. Kitchener caught fire in the third, scoring three quick goals, to grab a 5-3 lead. Kevin Petendra got two and Doepel the other. The Goderich team seemed to sag, possibly showing the effects of the hard skating and hitting while playing their fourth game in as many days, but they came back with a pair of their own to tie it up at 5-5. Don Elliott scored from Larry Madge and Trebish got his second of the night, tipping in a shot by Dan Maillet. Madge also received an assist on the play. Dave Ostrander got the winning goal for Kit- chener with just under four minutes left in the game. Goderich had their goalie out and were exerting pressure in the Kitchener end on a power play in the last two minutes, but Doepel got his third goal of the nighty, for Kitchener into the empty net when he came onto the ice at the ens, of his penalty and hit the empty net with one second left on the clock. Kitchener coach George Knisley was high in his praise of the Goderich team and felt they would be quite competitive ira. the "AAA" league in which his team plays. Kitchener defeated Goderich 3-2 in a last-minute goal in Kitchener two weeks ago. This Saturday coaches Bill Fritzley and Bill Gallow take their Green and Parent team into a return exhibition tilt here with Lambeth at 8 p.m. Sunday, the Goderich midgets travel to Walkerton for a 5 p.m. game against the Moran midgets, the only team in the WOAA league to beat the local squad this year. They won 2-1 over Goderich earlier here in the only meeting between the two teams so far this season. The Green and Parent boys would like to even the score on Sunday. Minor Hockey officials report that tickets for the game January 5 between the Goderich midgets and the touring Swedish midgets are moving fast. Gee Gees split weekend games The Goderich Garb and Gear Gee Gees split a pair of games on the weekend in the Lakeshore Intermediate Mens Basketball League. On Friday the Gee Gees downed Kincardine 88-74 but Monday Walkerton stopped' the first Sr. Vikingshumiliate :.In on� e •.: men '94-16 BY TD The GDCI senior Vikings won their first:" Huron -Perth Conference' start of the new basketball season here Thursday, outclassing the Clinton Central Huron Redmen, 94-16. The Vikings, who led 50-10 at halftime, had three players with 16 points each. Bill Barwick, Dennis Donnelly and Dave MacKenzie were the top Viking scorers. Jon Barz followed with 12 points. Andy Moore and Mark Alexander had eight points apiece. Dan Maillet added five, Doug Cruickshank had four. Rounding out the Viking scoring .were Perry Teichert, Tom Doherty and Dan Freeman with two points each and Joe Moore with one point. The Vikings also played three exhibition games last week, defeating Sarnia Scits 73-31 here Tuesday, and splitting a pair of games in Owen Sound Friday. In Owen Sound, the Vikes defeated Westhill Collegiate 54-38, but lost to OSCVI, 65-54. Dave MacKenzie was,... , the big gunner against' SCITS, hitting for 30. points. Bill Barwick added 11. Jon Barz got eight points while Perry Teichert and Andy Moore scored six points apiece. Dennis Donnelly and Tom Doherty each had four and Mark Alexander threw in three points. The Vikings had little problem with the Sarnia school and led 41-14 at half-time. MacKenzie was also the top scorer against Westhill with 16 points. Bill Barwick hit for 10. Andy Moore hooped eight and Jon Barz and Perry, Teicheft got six apiece. Dennis Donnelly with four and Tom Doherty with three points, rounded out the Goderich scoring. Westhill had been undefeated in six previous starts, but fell before the strong Viking attack. The loss to OSCVI provided the most ex- citing contest so far for the Vikings, 'and was close all the way. Owen Sound led 18-16 after one quarter, 30-28 at the half and 49-45 after three quarters. Bill Barwick and Dave MacKenzie were the Vikings best with 18 points each. Jon Barz had 10, Perry Teichert got seven and Andy Moore got three points. Owen Sound'; Doug Hazen was the game's top scorer. with 29 points. Viking coach Phil Bugler was pleased with the fine team play ,and positive attitude shown by his team in all these games. This week the. Vikings played Tuesday in Listowel in a league game. Today (Thursday) they travel to Parkhill for an exhibition start. Friday night the Vikings will be playing in the London Bantings Tour- nament where they will come up against some of the top teams from London, Sarnia and Kitchener. Coach Bugler Jr. Vikings dispose of Redmen 63-17 BY T.D. The GDCI junior Vikings defeated Clinton Central Huron Redmen in the opening game of their Huron Perth Conference basketball schedule here Thursday by a 63-17 score. Jim Costello with 15 points and Rob McDonald with 12 were the Vikings in double figures. Mike Wedlock added seven points and Andy Masse had eight for Goderich. Dennis Aubin contributed five points. Ted Dohertz, Steve Walters and Mike Murphy had four. points each and John Alexander and George Kerr got two points each. The Vikings also won two games in Owen Sound Friday in exhibition play. They edged Westhill Collegiate 55-50 and blasted OSCVI, 63-13. The Westhill team came back trom a 14 point second quarter deficit to force the Vikings into a four -corner offence in the last quarter., to preserve the vr'cto.ry. The Westhill team had a height advantage over the Vikings but the Vikings pressed throughout the game and never let the home team get organized. Steve Gallow had 15 points and Jim Costello threw in 12 for the Vikes. Ted Doherty added six, The OSCVI team provided little opposition for the Vikings who kept them bottled up in their own end of the court most of the game. Jim Costello led the :Vikings with 14 points and Ted Doherty added seven. The Vikings played Tuesday in Listowel- in a league game and go to Parkhill today (Thur- sday) for an exhibition contest. Next Monday, c- oach Lynn Meyers take his Vikings to Port Elgin for another exhibition ganae. Norwell plays here next Wednesday in a Conference game. sees this providing season Vikings, tournament as a real early - test for his place team with a 81-64 win. The action leaves the Gee Gees with a record of seven wins against only two losses on the season. Brian MacKenzie led the double Gs to victory Friday hitting for 27 points while Warren Watt added 22. Team-mates Greg Beacom hit for 12 points, Paul Thomass 10, Al Sygrove, eight, J9 Jo Watt, seven and Jeff Baechler, two. The Gee Gees lost their second game of the season Monday despite a 21 point effort by Jo Jo Watt. Al Sygrove notched 14 points, Jeff Baechler, 11, Warren Watt and Bill Gauley, eight each and Bob Riehl, two. The Gee Gees next home game is Sunday, December 18 at GDCI. Game time is 2 p.m. Jim Costello of the GDCI junior Vikings basketball team gets a jump shot over the outstretched hand of Brian Pickard (12) of the Clinton Redmen in opening game of the Huron -Perth conference schedule, Thursday. Costello's 15 point effort lifted the Vikings to a 63 W 17 win. Their next league,gatne is December 12 In Listowel. (photo by Dave Sykes)