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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-04-05, Page 14I PAGE 14 —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1.979 Pesky Stars bow to New Hamburg 6-5 BY DAVE SYKES You can say one thing about the Signal -Star juveniles, they just never give up trying. The Stars bowed from the OMHA playoff scene here Thursday to New -Hamburg but they Wouldn't let the visitors slip into the juvenile final without a struggle to the last bell. The Stars dropped the first two games of the best -of -five series, 4-3 and 6-0, but forced a fourth game in the series with a 3-1 win in New Hamburg last Wednesday. New Hamburg finally eliminated the pesky Stars with a 6-5 win in the fourth game, Thursday after piling up a three - goal lead and watching the Stars whittle the lead to a single goal late in the game. New Hamburg was a better club but the Stars proved that hard work could offset their limitations. They did well with the talent they had and without a few defensive lapses and bad breaks could. have put New Hamburg in a binding•position. The Stars only win of the series was a 3-1 decision in New Hamburg last Wednesday. They took a one -goal lead in the first period on a power play goal by Terry Kisch with Chris Carter assisting. That lead stood until the final period when New Hamburg wasted no time in evening things up with a goal just 16 seconds into the final period. Despite New Ham- burg's quick start the Stars regained their one - goal cushion two minutes later as Larry Daer set up Roger LeW,if4what proved to be the wishing goal. Daer then added his second point of the game scoring an insurance goal in the final minute of play to clinch the victory. The Stars had their up and downs in the fourth game and a second period defensive lapse cost them four goals and the hockey game. ' The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period but New Hamburg capitalized on Star errors 'and turned them into four goals in a seven minute span to lead 5-2 after two Periods. It appeared the Stars were out of the game at that point but early in the final period Rick Rawson scored to pull the Stars within two goals only to have New Hamburg respond with a goal just one minute later to regain the vEseturs three -goal lead. Trailing 6-3 midway through the final period there was little hope for the juveniles but goals by Hugh Hanly and Roger Lewis put the Stars into a one -goal deficit with two minutes remaining in the game. They were unable to score the tying goal despite a last minute effort employing six attackers. Hugh Hanly, who played a strong game, led the Stars. with two goals and an assist. Larry Daer added a goal and three assists and line -mate Roger Lewis chipped in with a goal and two assists. Rick Rawson scored the other Goderich goal. New Hamburg now meets Gananoque in the juvenile final series. The members of the Signal -Star team include; Gerry Gaynor, Tony Bedard, Rick Rawson, Terry Kisch, Randy Stoddart, Rick Leddy, Hugh Hanly, Larry Daer, Roger Lewis, Gerry Wunnick, Mike Reynolds, Chris Carter, Ron Kirk- connell, Doug Cruickshank, Dale Duncan, Rick Stoddart and Ian Chisholm. Doug Cruickshank was coach, Bill Schaefer, manager and Pete Crew, assistant. Merchants tie final with win over Zurich A four -goal outburst in the first period that in- cluded three straight goals by Ron. Whetstone quick lead in the game scoring two goals in the opening 10 minutes. But the Merchants regained lifted the Goderich,.....,.thei-r composure scoring Merchants to a 7-5 win in four straight goals before the end of the period to hold a 42 lead. The line of Whetstone, Dave Graf and Cam McDonald did most of the damage scoring three straight goals in a three minute span. McDonald scored all three goals, one on a power play, with assists going to his linemates. Brian Thompson scored the fourth Mer- chant goal with assists going to Frank Hagen and Paul Corriveau. The Buckeyes quickly narrowed the deficit in the second period to a single goal on a scoring Intermediate C final action last Wednesday. The win was the first of the series for 'the Mer- chants and ties the best - of -seven affair at one game apiece. The third game of the series was played in Zurich Wednesday and the fourth game will be played in Goderich, Thursday April 5 at 8.30 p.m. The fifth game is scheduled for Zurich, Sunday arvd a sixth, if necessary, will be in Goderich Monday at 8.30 p.m. Zurich jumped off to a play by Randy McKinnon and Rick Schilbe tied the game midway through the second period .on a power play effort, his second goal of the game. The Merchants recovered and deflated the Buckeyes comeback effort with two straight goals before the end of the period to regain the two goal cushion. Len Kolkman and Phil Paquette scored the second period goals for Goderich. Zurich again narrowed the Merchant lead to a single goal in the final period scoring on a power play at 15.53. Phil Paquette scored the final Goderich goal on a two - on -one break with linemate Phil Petrie to close out the scoring. Larry Daer of the Signal -Star juveniles tries to jam the puck into the short side of the net as team-mate Roger Lewis heads for the front of the net an the other side. New Hamburg eliminated Goderich with a 6-5 win in the fourth game of the best -of -five semi- final series and will play Gananoque in the final. The Stars lost the first two games of the series but forced a fourth game with a 3-1 win in New Ham- burg last Wednesday. 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