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DIG ALONG THE BOARDS—The Wingham Ironmen eliminated the
Goderich Sailors Sunday at the Lockridge Memorial Arena, taking
the best -of -five series in three straight. The Ironmen now meet
Mount Forest in the semi-finals. Home games are slated for Saturday
night and Sunday. (Photo by Peggy Routley)
The Wingham Ironmen Junior
club swept the Goderich Sailors
three straight gammas in a best -of.
five playoff series last week to
advance to semi-final league play.
The Ironmen will come up against
the Mount Forest Patriots, who also
swept their series with the Port
Elgin Bears,
In game one last Thursday eve-
ning, the Ironmen outscored their
opponents 8-2, with Wingham
jumping into an early, short-handed
lead Iess than five minutes into the
game_ when Paul Brophy - won the
draw back to defenseman Jeff
Walden, whose hard shot made its
way past Sailor goalie Jeff Roy.
The Ironmen's second short-
handed goal came off the stick of
Brad Murray when he was right
there to net the rebound Roy fed
him.
The Sailors got their first marker
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Dave Duncan.managed, to get one
Ironmen goalie Greg McCI ment..
Brophy got that one back lesstban
a minute later when he scored on a
back -handed effort with Jamie
Robinson and Joe Walker assisting.
Brad Priestap netted a mer=play
goal at 12:09 of the middleframe for.
the Ironmen with Sandy McDonald.
and Darrell Durnin assisting.
Durnin potted another short-handed
goal when he was parked at the side
of thenet to send home a J. C. Hewitt
pass with -Bevin Flett also. assisting.
The Sailors again were the first to
light up the scoreboard in the final
frame with a goal off the stick of
Jason Vanderheyden. Richard Bow-
man's shot from the point had the
Sailor net bulging with Paul Tolton
and Mark McBride assisting at 10:15
of the final frame.
Brophy netted another power -play
goal with Walker and Hewitt
assisting and Ironman Scott Hackett
completed the scoring for Wingham
with 3:50 remaining in the game.
Toiton drew ail assist.
Game two was played in Goderich
last Friday evening. This proved to
be a much closer contest with the
Ironmen coming from behind to
upset the Sailors 5-4.
The Sailors notched the game's
first marker just two minutes into
the game when Steve Hutchins' shot
found its:way_past the Ironmen net -
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Hewitt replied to that with a shot
from the point on the power play
with Flett assisting. Goderich went
up ,by a pair of goals before Hewitt
notched his second of the game to
put the Ironmen within one before
period's end.
The Sailors only wasted 28 seconds
before Dean Lawrie potted his
second of the game to put the Sailors
up by a pair.
However, Bowman's •slap -shot
from ..the high slot -had Sailor: goalie:
Roy beaten with Brophy and
McDonald assisting.
McDonald got the tying goal when
he skated around the Goderich
defense and put one up high on the
stick side with only 40 seconds
remaining inthe period and Jason
Goodall drawing the assist.
The only scoring in the third and
the eventual game -winner came off
the stick of Goodall after Flett sent
him a rink -wide pass. His shot from
the point proved too much for Roy to
handle.
Game three was played at home
Sunday in front of a fairly good
crowd with the Ironmen coming out
on top 9-4.
Durnin opened the scoring at 13:30
of the opening frame with McDonald
and Murray assisting.
The Sailors got that one back just
59 seconds later while on the power
play with a goal by Byron Bowman.
Winghkm again took the lead
when Murray hit McDonald with a
pass. He carried the puck into the
Goderich end and passed it to
Durnin, who stuck it in the open net.
Murray won the draw back to
McDonald, whose shot from the
point had Sailor goalie Roy beaten.
Brett Martin rounded out the
scoring for Wingham -in the opening
period when he made no mistake on
his shorthanded breakaway with
Bowman assisting.
McDonald was credited with
Wingham's next goal that was
scored off the Sailor defenseman.
Danny Gilehrist's hot from the
point was the se or Winghain's
•text marker with " oodall and
Dunon`go fiPIj,
the second period
puck from the Irian
skated irk -all alone to
net.
Mulcra3r got the .lfnal
Wing; axnr, sn
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Brophy was set up y
Winghanes firstgoal In f ti:trd:
Hackett added ano ek ,:to
Wingham's coluixin with Priestap
and Tolton assisting..
The Sailors :came-back:;with,a ttaiv-
of goals in an attempt to catch the.
Ironmen, but were too :littIe, too late:
With only 13 seconds remaining in
the series, Murray finished it off
with McDonald assisting.
IRON MARKERS -- It was nice to
see both teams stick to their game,
resulting in a good., clean series
without suffering any injuries. The
Ironmen now can head into the next
series -with a full, roster. ,
Game two was by far the best
match of the series with Goderich
giving it their` all in front of their
home fans.
Credit goes to the Ironmen defense
which accounted for all five goals in
the game.
A big thank -you also goes out to
Paul Kerr of Wingham, one of the
Ironmen's most loyal fans, for
do„n}a�ting�i back a big share of his 50-50
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Forest this Friday night at 8:30 for
the first game in their best -of -seven
series.
The team is back home Saturday
at 7 p.m. and at home again Sunday
at2p.m.
The Ironmen head into this series
with a full and healthy roster and it
is sure to be an exciting semi-final:
Wingham's McDonald and Mount
Forest's Rob LeBlanc, who shared
the
valuable honorsplforayer thewill league'sing most
be _facoff
against each other in this match -up.
The Ironmen. would really
appreciate your support in this
series, so come out and treat
yourself to some of the finest hockey
in this area.
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BANTAMS
The Daisies lead the league with 71
points, followed by the Mums, 51, the
Violets, 48, the Asters, 45, ,the Roses,
36 and the Pansies 34. -
Jill Baynton had the high single of
135 for the girls and the high double
of 221. Jamie Good rolled the boys'
high single of 125 and the high double
of 240.
BANTAMS & JUNIOI{S
The Peaches lead the league with
73, the Plums have 61, the Grapes,
53, the Pears and the Berries, 36 and
the Apples, 26.
Lori Morrison rolled the girls' high
single of 139 and the high double of
254, while Jeremy Hickey had the
boys' high single of 184 and the high
double of 337.
JUNIORS
The Devils lead the league with 83
xrints„ followed by the Floyds, 67,
he Gutter Balls, 61 and the Mega
'owers, 37.
Grace Carmichael rolled the girls'
iigh single of 172 and the high triple
3f 435, while Shane Pe:: had the
boys' high single of 194 grid Derek
Knight had the high triple of 480.
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