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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-02-07, Page 29busy roun ".. •„` • ,,:••• • t • The Wingham Stioppers' Drug Last Friday night, the team Mart Atoms- opened a busy round- skated into MildniaY, farixur no better than they had in previous robin playoff on a losing note last meeting with a well-balanced weekend. Mildmay club. Optimist Novices win two in weekend hockey action The Wingham Optimist Novice team came up big with two wins in action over the weekend. Against Blyth on Saturday, the Novices skated to a 5-1 victory and then in an exhibition match on Sunday handed Howick an 8-0 shutout. Wingham 5, Blyth 1 Blyth came to Wingham for a rematch after ha ng the Optimist Novices an earlier aefeat in Myth. Wingham carne out very strong in the first period and ° hit the scoresheet on a goal by Trevor Huffman, assisted by Jamie Good. The score went to 2-0 in Wingham's favor when Steven Mow- bray scored an unassisted marker. In the second period, Blyth scored on a goal by Mark Wilson, assisted by Trent Richmond, but that was the last time that Blyth would get the puck behind Michael King who played a good game in the Wingham net. Wingham then scored three un- answered and unassisted goals to put the victory on ice. Jarret Griffith scored two of the rnarkers with Good banging home the other. Wingham 8, Howick 0 Howick came to town for an ex- hibition game Sunday and after the thumping they laid on Wingham last year, the local team was ready for the contest. Wingliaro can out strong and at the end of the first period were ahead 3-0 on two goals by Griffith and one by Laing. Assists went to Skinn, Mowbray and Huffman. In the second period, Mowbray scored on an assist from Skinn to boost the score to 4-0. In the third, Wingham fired home four more with the first corning off the stick of Huffman, assisted by Laing and Good. - - Griffith then got his third for the hat trick with Michael Remington and Dean Walker drawing assists. Goals by Mowbray on an assist from Huffman, and Mitchell Skinn on an assist from Laing rounded out the scoring. Michael King, with another fine performance earned the shutout. Although he wasn't kept too busy, he was there when his teammates needed him. Novice Notes: The Optimist Nov- ices played two games of goOd hockey with fine performances turned in by the forwards and de- fencemen as well. Jarret Griffith played very well, in both games. Next game is against Harriston at Lockridge Memorial Arena at 5 p.m. on Saturday, the first game of a best- of -five playoff series. Thanks to the new assistant coach %VW helPed on the bench Sunday Nuggets win two, lose one in recent tournament play • Wingham Kentucky Nuggets play- ed well during a tournament at Howick, picking up two wins against one loss in the three games they played. Nuggets lost their first game to Clinton by one goal in a 6-5 contest. Winghatn's Philip- Deans opened the scoring, assisted by Scott McPherson and Matthew Merkley, only to see Clinton come back and tie the game. The Nuggets then scored two quick goals by_ McPherson and John Martin to take a 3-1 lead into the second period, but again Clinton bounced back to tie it and then went ahead 4-3. Wingham scored two more goals by Merkley and Steve Carter, only to have Clinton once more come o6 to win the game in the third period: In the next two games, the Nug- gets shut out Listowel and Pahnerstonby 2-0 and 6-0 counts. Bridges dqwn Stat'rtons 3-2 Bridge Motors—squeaked by Staintons 3-2 la.st week hi Wingham Industrial Hockey League action, Bridge marksmen were Phil Beard, Steve MacKay and Jim Noble. Tem Chester and Carl Bondi replied for Staintons. The Advance4imes Newsboys downed Crawford Motors 9-3. Brad Moore led the attack with four goals for the Newsboys, while Terry Walker and Bill Grant added tWo -apiece and Rick Jacklin rounded out the scoring with a single. Amy Spivey, Art Clark and Bill Brophy scored for Crawfords. In the well -played Listowel game, Wingham's goals were scored by Philip Deans and Steve Carter with assists going to Martin. Against ?almerston, McPherson, Martin, Andrew Laing, Tyler Huffman each fired home a goal while Carter notched two. Assists were recorded by Merkley, Martin, Carter and Hiiffman, all with two, Nugget News: Robert Warwick played well in the Nugget net throughout the tournament. Adam Lachance returned to the lineup following a bout with the flu. The Nuggets expressed thanks to Mat- thew Merkley who filled in for missing players. Next game for the Nuggets is in Lucknow tonight at seven o'clock. Sacred Heart euchre party There were 12 tables in play at the Sacred Heart shoot party held last Tuesday eveninginIVinghara, Prizes for high man and high lady • went tMargaret Khig (playing as;a • Man) and Doris Michie ' The low man was Steve Trapp, while Miry Rehr' was low lady. Kay McCormick took top honors for most shoot, Consolation prizes went to Sara Anstett, Gert Reavie, Bill Willis and C. W. Hanna. Lunch was served .by Mary Schmidt, Mary McGlynn and Col- leen Schenk, 0-0-0 Forgiveness and a smile is the best revenge. When Shoppers'.geidleS .* wasn't • 0114q0dett,'• Wingham forwards were having a tough tilliefenetratingibe-Miltht, defense. Wingham's speedy centre, ciwis Alexander, came the closest to getting the Shoppers on the scoresheet in the contest, but was stopped twice from close range with less than five minutes to go., The final score in this one was 7-0 for Mildmay. On Sunday the Shoppers hosted Hanover and came clown with an ailment that has plagued them all season: "Third -Period Narcolep- sy.”. Although beaten soundly by Hanover in a previous encounter at the "Lockridge", the Shoppers came out flying and went to the dressing room after two frames with a 5-3 Alexander and Kevin Hogg led the way for the Shoppers with two goals each, with Jeremy Hickey adding I the other as well as picking up two assists, Alexander, Reagan LeitioK and -- Scott Allison also added assists. • But the third period belonged to I • "AP • PREPARE THE CHEZ — Teaching assistant Rennie•41e0nder helps student Michael critig get ready to do some cooking recently at the Wingham Public School. Hanover. They outshot the Shoppers 16-5 and outscored them 4-0. Two of those goals came on breakaways and one was an empty-netter after Wingham had pulled its goalie for an extra attacker in the final minute. That made the final 7-5 for Hanover. There were -two other noteworthy items to come out of this game. One was the excellent blueline work of defenseman Danny Gusso: He was particularly sharp on a couple of occasions in the second period. Then there was the hit, uninten- tional, of course, laid on by the SliiipperW 1111160 where in Hanover, there is a young- ster who won't "Missy" Wingham one bit. The Shoppers are back in action this weekend as they hoist Mount Forest Thursday at 6 p.M. and - Durham Sunday at 545 p.m. " • BSI tin 1 II 111111111 Lasting inipies$10iiS 357-2801 Located at Slender Concept (Across from the !'ost Office, Wmgharn) 11 ; \ A giftfor your Valentine. 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