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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-03-07, Page 134(i(sli40id.Oa?i8'440 to ' Royals take 2-0 series lead Fitzgerald ids winner in second overtime period By 13111 Johnston It took over 90 minutes of hockey before the Wingham Royals gained a 5-4 win in a long, tense, overtime game Sunday night at Durham, with Sandy Fitzgerald' the hero of the early morning hours. The win gave the Royals a 2-0 lead in their best -of -seven WOAA Intermediate finals. Durham struck early in the first period as Terry Whiteside scored at 1:32. That lone tally held up and Durham held a 1-0 lead heading into the dressing room after the first 20 minutes of play. Early in the second, the Royals power play evened it up as Rick Jacklin scored with Dennis Knox and Dave Stephenson assisting. At 6:17 the Royals got a big one as Jim McGee on a solo effort scored a shorthanded goal to send Wingharn ahead 2-1. At 11:40 the Royals rubbed a little more salt in Durham's wounds as they picked up their second short- handed goal, this one from the blade of Randy Clarke. Durham rounded out the scoring with a mere 22 seconds left in the period with Robert Stone's power play goal, ending the period with the Royals on top of a 3- 2 score. In the third, Durham came back with a pair of goals to take a 4-3 lead. At 18:09 with less than two miutes left to play, Jay MacLaurin's power play goal tied it up at fob and sent the game into sudden:death overtime. The two teams battled through 20 minutes of overtime with nary a goal.. Then it was into a second overtime period and at the stroke of midnight there was still no winner. Finally, at 14:36 of the second overtime period, over 94 minutes of hockey, Fitzgerald was the hero of the morning with a big unassisted goal to rack up 5-4 win and a‘2-0 series lead. Twrgamgo oat r WHISTLE STOPS — The fans surely got their money's worth at this thriller. In this win it was. the Royals' specialty teams coming through with two big short- handed goals. Coach Bill Kerr had a full crew on hand for this one, with Bob Alton and Dave Stephenson back in action after injuries. Hugh Nichol was between the pipes for the Royals, coming up with the big win. And of course the hero of the marathon was Sandy Fitzgerald with the winner. The next game of this series will be played Thurs- day night at Wingham starting at 8 p.m., with the fourth game at Durham Sunday. Thursday's game should be a good one as Durham Coach Don Gray is bound to have his boys up for it after the overtime loss and the Royals will 'be gunning for their third straight win in the series. Royafs Oast to 6-3 win in first game with Durham By Bill Johnston This time it was MacLaurin The Royals racked up a dishing up the big pass from four -goal 'lead in the first the corner to trigger -man period and coasted to a 6-3. Murray Black. On the power win in the first game of their • play, Dave Bartliff's low ries~—a just—inside the.. Durham last Friday night in blueline rounded out the the Lockridge arena. scoring for the period as the The Royals shone in the Royals took a 4-0 lead to the first. Jay MacLaurin got dressing room. them on the scoresheet.as he tipped one in &ringmouth l- mouth scramble at 3:32. Sixteen seconds later some hard -work in the corner__ allowed Randy Clarke to toss out a perfect backhand pass to Dave Burns breaking for the net and the Royals had their second goal. At 5:20 there was almost a , repeat of the second goal. The teams traded gosr1a' iii' the second. The Royals' goal was of -the gift variety as Clarke's pass -out caught a Durham stick ' and deflected into the corner of the net. At 12:48 Durham's Robert Stone got his team on the scoresheet with a power play effort. Although the Royals were THE SQUARE WED. THURS. LAST 2 DAYS PAit1� ET CAT -RE moa STEVF. MARTIN NIFLONELY GUY GODERICN 524.7811 MEET LARRY HUBBARD AT /:00 PM ONLY Y.,...,., STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 9 FRI.-SAT. 789 SUN.-THURS. 8:00 PM ONLY la dDULT ' ACCOMPd NIMEMT 0., HW DO YOU KILL SOMETHING . • THAT CAN'T POSSIBLY BE ALIVE? ( „ ti THIS IS THE STORY OF A SMALL TOWN , THAT LOST ITS DREAMS, AND A BIG -CITY KID WHO BROUGHT THEM BACK iYCYII% TUAT;& outplayed in the second, at the end of the period they held a commanding 5-1 lead. Less than five minutes into the—thirds- ay MacLaurin won a faceoff and an instant blast by Rick Jacklin gave the Royals their 'sixth goal. Durham kept plugging, ..Picking upia,poweLplay goal . at 8:33 from Greg Dixon and at 17:36John Bell picked a very, very small corner to round out -the scoring. • The Winghg» Adlta»ce-TinleS,1g#4.hh'7, 1994 -Page 13 GOT A PIECE OF iT—Goalie Todd Root of Port Elgin just managed to kick out a pad and stop the shot after' Rick Schiestel of the lronmen was allowed to circle the net and get away a good backhand. Wingham faltered in the third period Saturday night, allowing the Bears to claim a 4-3 win,and a 2-1 lead in their play-off series. Bears take commanding lead in series with lronmen' playoff marker. Brian Lush fired an in- surance goal at 4:41 of the final stanza, snuffing out any hopes of an Ironmen come- back as the Bears easily skated to a 5-2 victory. BEARS 4—IRONMEN 3 mit-dropped Lhe third game of the series by a closet 4-3 count in a game played at Wingham Satur- day night. The two clubs kept the score..,..,vary... close, emerging frons the first period tied' at 2,2, and remaining deadlocked at 3-3 after two periods before.. Bill Jacques fired the game winner in the third. The Ironmen opened with a .flurry, peppering • Port Elgin netminder Todd Root with a barrage of shots, but he was equal to the challenge. He surrendered an early goal 28 seconds into the game when Troy Pocaluyko converted a pass from Kevin Coultes. Paul Longpre evened the. count, firing a power play marker past Rob Schistad at 7:40 on a set-up by Jacques and Darren Misselbrook. Rick Schiestel put the home team ahead at 9:12, with Jim LeGrand and Craig Anderson drawing assists, but just over five minutes later the Bears drew back on even terms with Richard McLay the marksman. Wingham regained the lead early in the second By Peter Bauer Port Elgin Bears took a stranglehold on their best -of - seven final series against Wingham Ironmen by skating, to a 5-2 victory before their home -town fans Sunday. ' WHISTLE STOPS. — The Royals can be thankful for that big first period which shot them into a four goal lead. Durham certainly didn't panic and seemed to outplay the Royals in the second and third periods as Wingham shifted gears to a defensive style. Coach Bill Kerr had a full roster on hand, employing six defencemen and the w'in was registered by a solid team effort. It was hard to single out a star as all the Royals played exceptionally well as a team a good mix for a playoff win. It wass good, clean hockey with the penalties few and far between as the dean of the black -and -white whistlers, Clarke Pollock, kept the game on the move. Perhaps the referee's comment on the game sheet sums this game up well. He wrote: "I really enjoyed working this game." And the old arena got a touch of Quebec as bad -boy custodian Bill Brown an- nounced the penalty times en francais. Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information PLAYING ROM FRI. TO THURS. MARCH 9TH, LAST TWO DAYS FOR THIS STEPHEN KING THRILLER WED. AND THURS. MARCH 7TH AND 8TH. SHOWT1ME 8:00 P.M. EACH EVENING TO 15TH. SHOWTIMES FRI. AND SAT. AT 7:00 AND 9:00 P.M. SUN. TO THURS. AT 8:00 P.M. ONLY WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS' RESCUE Hi FAMILY 3-1 lead in the series; they have won the last three games after the Ironmen took a 1-0 lead by winning the, series.,opener. „ .. . Once again on Sunday. Bear goaltender Todd Root thwarted the Ironmen sharp- shooters while his team- mates provided enough offence to wrap up the vic- tory: Daveuhl and Brian Lush combined to give the Bears a 2-0;lead just past the midway mark of the first period before the Ironmen got on the scoreboard with 'Dave Montgomery's hard shot from the right point after Brett Cameron had con- trolled a faceoff. Two minutes later, Richard McLay restored the two -goal bulge and the Bears led 3-1 after the opening period. The Ironmen connected early in the middle frame as Jeff Bloemberg brought Wingham to within one goal, but moments later the two - goal margin was restored again when Bill Jacques connected for a power play GAMING SOON! n MICKEY% CHRISTMAS CA. He's backi Mickey) Mouse — In his first new motion picture In 30 years period when LeGrand connected while the Ironmen enjoyed the man advantage. That lead was short-lived, however, as once again the Bears tied the score with Misselbrook doing the damage. That set the stage for'the game winner at 9:16 of the final frame as Jacques quieted a hopeful hometown'•. crowd. '�RONMEN LOSE IN OVERTIME The Ironmen dropped the second game in their best -of - seven series, losing -a-tough 3-2 decision to the Port Elgin Bears last Thursday night in sudden -death overtime. The 'game was played . in Port Elgin before 'a crowd that was smaller than`might have been expected for what is shaping up as a very close series. Chris Wentworth fired the winner just under three minutes into the'overtime period, finishing off a splendid rush by Jim Hayward,' who swept down • the right side and deep into the corner before sliding the, puck through' the lip of the crease , and . finding Went- worth all alone. fie quickly deflected the pass to' the far corner, cleanly beating Rob Schistad who had no chance on the play. The Ironmen scored the only goal of the first period Local team is undefeated at Howick Tyke tourney past weekend the Wingham Optimist Tykes participated in the Howick Super Tyke Tournament. The Wingham lads went undefeated, winning all three of their games played. In game one, the Wingham boys faced off against the Howick Falcons and defeated them 6-0. Matthew Hunter opened the scoring by drilling the puck into Howick's net. He was assisted by Eric Deyell. Jonathon Lane then scored the first of his four markers in the game. He was assisted by Barton Cameron on his first goal and was unassisted in his final three. Shane Pegg closed the game with a goal for Wingham, assisted ,by Cameron. Jason Moody, Wingham's goalie, earned the shutout. Jason's father, Paul Moody, won a homemade pie after it was unanimously decided by the Wingham fans that Paul was the "cutest" Wingham parent present. The ' Wingham boys defeated the Durham Blues 9-2 early Sunday morning. Pegg opened the scoring for Wingham in the first period, assisted by Lane. Then Shawn Young responded for Durham to tie the score at 1- 1. Hunter came back to make it 2-1 for Wingham at the end of the first, assisted by Cameron. In" the second period, Pegg pounded, a hard shot into Durham's net, assisted by Cameron and Murray MacLeod. Jonathon Balzer and Hunter each scored unassisted markers for Wingham, followed by a goal by Brett Sangster, assisted by Cameron and Balzer. Rivers opened the scoring for Durham in the third by slipping the puck into the Wingham net, assisted by Marks. Andrew Forrest then scored for the hometown team, assisted by Balzer. That was followed by goals from MacLeod, assisted by Ken Hogg, and Sangfster, assisted by Ryan Leibold. The final count was Wingham, nine, and Durham, two. In its third game, the Wingham team met Kin- cardine and defeated them 7- 0. Hunter outdistanced his rivals in the first to score, unassisted. Sangster also scored, assisted by Pegg. when Dave Montgomery tipped the puck past Todd Root after taking a rink -wide pass from Troy Pocaluyko. The Bears evened the count midway through- the second period on a power play, as Don Matheson came out'froin"ih cor rand fire a shot past Schistad. They then took the lead with just under five minutes remaining, this time scoring a shorthanded goal with one second left in a minor penalty. Richard McLay tipped the puck past Schistad while parked on the goal - mouth. Before the. period ended, the Ironmen evened 'the count as Rick Scrimgeour snapped a shot past Root's glove hand and just inside the right post. Following a scoreless third period, the clubs played a 10 - Minute overtime period; with each having a number of golden opportunities. 'However ' goaltending was the highlight throughout the game and the teams then headed into a 20 -minute sudden -death period. The Bears did not take long to connectEfor the winning goal, tying the series at one apiece. Next Ironmen game is this Friday in Wingham at 8:30 p.m. and if necessary, game six will be in Port Elgin Saturday night at 8:30. Kin Bantams are down two in Durham series - The Wingham Kinsmen Bantams are down two games to none in their best - of -three WOAA series with Durham. The second game of the series was played last Saturday in Wingham. Durham came to town and left with a 6-0 victory. The local team played a very flat game and gave goalie Murray Foxton very little back up. In the first game of the series, Wingham traveled to Durham last Wednesday. At the end of one period, the , score was tied at 2-2 and halfway through the second, it was tied at 3-3. But Durham scored two unan- swered goals to win 5-3. Wingham goals were .scored by Jim English, Rob Leach- man and Corey McKee and assists went to Shawn Fryfogle and English with two each. and Terry Daer with one. The Wiarton • Bantams were eliminated by the local team Feb. 21 when that team traveled to Wingham. The ., Kinsmen Bantams won that 'best-of;,three 'series two games to none after a 12-2 victory Feb. 21. As always, Wingham's goal was well guarded by Foxton. Fryfogle led the scoring with five goals and two assists. McKee had two goals and Brett Martin, Paul Brophy, Jason Ducharme, Rob Leachman and Mike Cameron each scored single markers. Steve Thynne had three assists in the game. Jeff Mann, Daer and Martin all had two assists, while McKee, English and Cameron had one each. OVERTIME—The next game in the Durham series will be played March 13 in Durham. The team' will participate in the Harriston tournament during the March break and will play its first game there March 12. BANTAMS The Roses lead the league with 73 points, followed by the Buttercups at 70, the Violets, 56,- the Carnations, 53, the Daffodils, 48, and the Lilies with 30. Amy Currie had the girls' high single of'129 and the d high doi re 6-12 was by Carrie Carrie Skinn. Ivan Skinn had the boys' high single of 142 and the high double of 268. Other games of 100 and over .were rolled by Kerri Cleghorn 101; Desiree Curtis 123; Lisa Chapman 102; Tammy .Thynne 112; Carrie Skinn 107, 116; Kendra Merkley 100, 105; Ivan Skinn 126; Jonathon Lewis 108, 108; 'Joshua Johnston 107; Mark Steffen 121; Aaron Chapman 110, 125; and Terry Thyhne 100,148. JR. BANTAMS The Bluejays lead the league with 81; followedby the. Eagles with , 67, the Chickadees, 53, the Hawks, 52, the Bluebirds, 43, and the Cardinals with 34. Theresa Kenyon had the girls' high single 'of 256 and the high double of 398, while Jeff Hollenbeck had the boys' high single of 200 and the high double of 342. Other games of 130 and over were rolled by Theresa Kenyon 142; Rhonda English 160, 131; Becky Sangster 182, 162; Rhonda Leachman 152; Kim Edgar 161, 168; Jane • Bateson 135, 139; Lori Tiffin 185, 152; Julie Henry 148; Billy McGrath 131, 135; Michael Lewis 164; Scott Neil 157; Paul Edwards 146; Denton Chambers 219; Kevin Dekker 170; Michael Tiffin 159; Jason Steffler 146. SR. JRS. AND SENIORS T _._ B-erts lea th-e league with 84, followed by the Fall Guys with 82, the Jedis with 79 and the A -Team with 64. Tammy Cleghorn had the high single of 253 for the junior girls and 'the high triple of. 573. Lori Gavreluk h; the had .h ,a high single of 187 for the senior girls and the high triple of 476 was rolled by Sheri Walden. Ricky Leachman had the boy's high single of 210 and the high triple for the junior boys was rolled by Dwight Chambers with a 514. Graham Taylor had the high single of 209 for the senior boys and the high triple of 529 was rolled by Darin Hickey. Other games of 150 and over were rolled by Lori Gavreluk 156; Sheri Walden 157, 179; Tammy Cleghorn 164, 156; Darin Hickey 157; 188, 184; Robbie Lamont 162; Michael Haugh 181; Jeff Dennis 174; Brian Steffler .156, 170; Jamie Wall 187; Graham Taylor 167; Dwight Chambers 170, 157, 187; Greg Perry 160, 155; and Jeremy Bloemberg 158, 168. In the second period, Pegg snapped the puck into Kincardine's net, assisted by Cameron. As they had throughout the tournament, Todd Harrison and Jeremy Brown, continued their strong play in keeping Kincardine's lads from making any plays inside Wingham's blueline. Sangster went on to score, unassisted, followed by a goal by Hunter who was assisted by,Leibold. In the third period, Hogg scored two goals, one of which 'was assisted by Wingham goalie Matthew Elmslie. Even though Hogg foE4gfit fiercely for a third marker, the Kincardine goalie held him off and the local boys had to content themselves with a 7-0 win. The Wingham lads, their parents and coaches, ap- preciate the hospitality given to them by Howick. Frenchwomen older Women in France make up 60 percent of the people who are 60 years old and 74 percent of those over 85. TiED AT ONE—Rob Schistad, in goal for fhe Wingham lronmen, looks behind him as Port Elgin Bears found the mark on the power play to even the score at 1.1 after Wingham had taken an- early lead Saturday. The score was tied 2-2 at the end of the first period and 3-3 after two, but the Bears totally dominated the third period to win 4-3 and take a 2.1 lead in their Junior C play-off series.