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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-03-23, Page 12Page 12—The Wingham Advance -Times, March 23, 1983 ots of acti By Peter Bauer The 19th annual Wingham Midget Hockey Tournament was officially opened last Friday night, with a host of dignitaries from various walks of life in the com- munity taking part in the ceremonies. The guests ranged from Diane Thyme, president of the Mothers' Auxiliary to Wingham Minor Hockey, to Huron -Bruce MPP Murray Elston. Following brief addresses, Wingham Mayor William Harris conducted a cere- monial face-off at centre ice and the tournament was underway. BLYTH 5 — MILDMAY 0 Even before the opening ceremonies were held, the first game had already gone into the books, with Blyth registering the first tourna- ment win by routing Mild- may 5-0 in the D division. Doug Craig paced the Blyth attack with three goals and one assist, and Pat Cronin earned the shutout. WINGHAM 5— DURHAM 2 The next game featured the hometown Wingham Lions Midgets against Durham in the C division, with the host team coming away with a 5-2 win in front of a supportive crowd. The Wingham attack was spread evenly among five players, with the first goal coming at 9:30 of the first period while on a powerplay. Brett Cameron and Steve Nicholson broke in two on one; Cameron fed Nicholson with a neat pass and he ripped a shot. upstairs for a 1- 0 Wingham lead. Byron Thompson upped the lead as he moved in along the left boards, fending off his checker. He deked the goalie once, then fired the puck into the short side at 12:50. With just 30 seconds remaining in the period, Cameron made it 3-0 as he stickhar!dled past two defenders before snapping one past the glove hand of the hapless netminder. The three powerplay op- portunities for Wingham Willed the tide of play decidedly dedly in their favor, resulting directly in two gt 1s;" including the 'third goal by Cameron. • Durham came right back n an first w'a.:z!.ke at the 22 -second mark of the secAnd frame on a power- pll making it 3-1. Paul Keating was the marksman. But before the period's end, Murray Houghton cut in from the left side and fired a shot that bounced off Shawn Santalacia's blocker into the far corner of the net, restoring the two -goal margin at 4-1. Keating gave Durham some hope as he scored his second of the game at 10:29 of the third, but a short- handed goal by Paul Kenyon iced the win for Wingham. Kenyon was forechecking near the Durham blueline when he succeeded in stealing the puck. Ile moved in toward the goal and fired' one upstairs, beating San- talacia cleanly. MITCHELL 7 — ELORA 5 The final game Friday evening saw Mitchell defeat Elora 7-5. Jeff Hoelscher netted two for Elora, while Jeff Pauli and Jeff Rolke had two each for the winners. Rolke's second goal came with 26 seconds left to play, as he fired the puck into an open net. RIVERSIDE 10 STRATFORD 1 Saturday morning's action commenced with Stratford facing off against Riverside in the AAA division. After a scoreless first period, Marshall Wilker opened the scoring, giving Stratford a 1-0 Lead. However Riverside roared back with five goals in the second and five more in the third as they romped to a 10-1 victory. Rob Mayea scored three goals for the winners, and Steve Gregetz added two. OAKRIDGE 5 WATERLOO 1 Action continued with Oakridge squaring off against Waterloo. Rob Dickson and Lance Howard each scored two goals for the winners, pacing Oakridge to a 5-1 win, with Steve Hartman counting the lone goal for the losers. ST. CATHARINES 7 OWEN SOUND 3 Owen Sound then took on a powerful St. Catharines club and held a 3-2 lead after first- period ' action. But St: Catharines came back with three goals in the second and two in the third, winning 7-3. Blair Campbell scored three times for the winners. WINDSOR 3 —LONDON 2 Windsor came out on top of a close 3-2 decision over London MHA as Pete Houston scored once and Shane Doyle added two, including the game winner at '6:14 of the final period. John Watson and Tom Allen replied for London. Jeff O'Callaghan had a good game between the pipes for Windsor, coming up with a number of saves including an excellent stick save on a penalty shot awarded to Andy Focrcey when he was hauled down from behind by Doyle on a breakaway. WINGHAM 3 MITCHELL 2 That temporarily ended AAA play, as the hometown Wingham Lions took on a tough team from Mitchell in a renewal of C division ac- tion. Again, the vocal home town crowd proved to be an asset, continually cheering their team on. A bad clearing attempt resulted in the first goal of the game, as Jeff Pauli in- tercepted the puck and, while being hooked from behind, managed to beat Rob Schistad on the short side. Brett Cameron put Wingham on even terms as he pulled some strings maneuvering around two defenders. He deked the netminder to the ice, firing to the far side with just 19 seconds remaining in a penalty, for the third power- play goal for Wingham in the tournament. After two periods of play the game was tied 1-1. The period kept the fans on the edges of their seats as goaltending highlighted a period filled with end-to-end rushes, culminating in spectacular saves at either end of the rink. A miscue late in the period proved costly for Mitchell as Phil Cox lost the edge of his skate while lugging the puck out of his zone. He had made a move near the front of his net when he lost the edge, dropping to the ice, and Paul Robinson picked up the loose puck, moved toward the slot, then fired his first goal of tournament play with just 1:121eft on the clock. However Mitchell refused to quit and with 45 seconds remaining Jeff Rolke sent one past Schistad on the stick side, sending the game into sudden -death overtime. The overtime period did not last long. Schistad had only one shot on goal, but it was a tough one. A shot from the left side was going wide of the mark, but caromed off the skate of a Wingham defender and slid toward the left corner. Shistad just got his pad on the shot, as he was almost caught going the other way. Brett Cameron fired the game winner seconds later, as he was able to sneak in behind the defenders, firing a shot to the"right side less than a minute ino sudden - death play. HOWICK 5— LUCKNOW 2 Action continued in the D category, with Howick skating to a 5-2 win over Lucknow. Kevin Ruttan potted two goals for the winners_ idget tii 1' AKRIDGE 5 RIVERSIDE 4 The AAA squads then returned to the ice, with Oakridge coming from behind to nip Riverside by a 5-4 count in overtime. Oakridge erased a 4-2 deficit by scoring twice in the last seven minutes of regulation time to force the GOING FOR A SLIDE—This 'London player found himself flat on his back, but not before he had put the puck in the net for a 2-0 Lead over Waterloo in the AAA London wins consolation final consolation final Sunday. London scored early and often to grab a 10-4 win over the defending champions. St.Catharines edges Oakridge for AAA title at Midget tourney By Peter Bauer St. Catharines Midgets downed a team from Oakridge 2-1 in overtime Sunday evening to capture the AAA division cham- pionship, climaxing the first " weekend of play at the Wingham Midget Hockey Tournament. It marked the first time in four years that WINGHAM MIDGET TOURNAMENT 1983 Thursday, Mar. 24 Friday, Mar. 25 Saturday, Mar. 26 Sunday, Mar. 27 No. 17 9:00 a.m. Goderich - Listowel No. 24 9:00 a.m. Wiarton - Tavistock No. 30 9:00 a.m. Winners No. 10 & 1 No. 18 10:45 a.m. Walkerton - Bradford No. 25 10:45 a.m. "C" Stayner - Ridgetown No. 31 10:45 a.m. Merritton - St. Benedicts No. 19 12:30 p.m. Unionville - Fergus No. 26 12:30 p.m. Losers No. 1 & 10 No. 32 12:30 p.m. Winners No. 20 & 21 No. 20 2:15 p.m. Teeswater - Zurich No. 27 2:15 p.m. Losers .No. 20 & 21 No. 33 2:15 p.m. "C" Consol. Winners No. 15 & 28 No. 37 1:00 p.m. "8" Champ. Winners No. 22 & 36 No. 21 4:15 p.m. Ripley - Lucan No. 28 4:15 p.m. "C" Losers No. 24 & 25 No. 34 4:15,p.rn. "D" Consol.` Winners No. 26 & 27 No. 38 2:45 p.m. "D" Champ. Winners No. 30 & 32 No. 22 6:00 p.m. Winners No. 18 & 19 No. 29 6:00 p.m. "C"B,r Winners No. 24 & 25 No. 35 6:15 p.m. Losers No. 17 & 31 No. 39 4:45 p.m. "B" Consol. Winners No. 23 & 35 No. 23 8:00 p.m. Losers No. 18 & 19 No. 36 8:00 p.m. Winners No. 17 & 31 No. 40 6:45 p.m. "C" Champ. Winners No. 8 & 29 LOOK BEHIND YOU—London drew first blood in the AAA consolation final against Waterloo Sunday night. After killing a penalty, in the first five minutes, London carried the play dbwn the ice on a two -on -one, and the trailing player found an open corner for the puck. Waterloo has not captured top spot in that division. The game was not as close as the score would indicate, as St. Catharines' persistent attack dominated play throughout the game. How- ever, as in an earlier game, they came up :1 against a stubborn netminder in one Richard Lemmon in the Oakridge goal. Oakridge controlled the play with good forechecking in the first five minutes of the game, but from that point on was repeatedly pelted with a relentless barrage of shots by a vastly superior club. Oakridge managed to score first at 2:52 of the second period when Tim Burden wound up at the left point and his shot found its way through the pads of Pat Dube, who thought he had the shot covered. St. Catharines plugged away, continually buzzing around the Oakridge goal, until finally, with just 27 seconds left to play in the period, Blair Campbell raised a rebound over a sprawled Lemmon, who had made a big pad save on Kevin Caldwell. Following a scoreless third period, Campbell scored the game winner, again on . a powerplay, as he poked 'the loose puck across the red line as it lay in the crease during a scramble in front of the net. The victory, coming after earlier wins over Owen Sound and Windsor, gave an BANTAMS The Superyums lead the league with 81 points, followed by the Bubble Yums with 67, the Double Bubbles with 64, the Hubba Bubbas with 61, the Bubblicious with 51 and the Juicy Fruits with 36. Michelle MacDonald had the high single of 142 for the girls and the high double of 228. Kevin Dekker had the high single of 162 for the boys and the high double of 283: Games of 100 and over were rolled by: Sherry Dekker 106; Kerri Cleghorn 107; Angela Kerr 129; Michelle MacDonald 142; Sheryl Cleghorn 101; Dean Tolton 106, 135; Michael Lewis 139; Ryan Deyell 127, 112; Kevin Dekker 121, 162; Scott Neil 140, 137; Greg Deyell 104; Robbie Harrison 127, 145; and, Todd Chadwick 138. JR. BANTAMS The Kit Kats lead the league with 72 points, followed by the Four Flavors with 64, the Caramilks with 62, the Mr. Bigs with 59, the Crunchies with 58 and the Coffee Crisps with 45. Jennifer Willis had the high single of 245 and the high double of 465. Ricky Leachman had the boys' high single of 182 arid_ he high double of 322. Games of 125 and ov r were rolled by : Ria Lina datos 165, 131; Jennifer Willis 220, 245; Jane Bateson 145, 135; Theresa Kenyon 129, 162; Lori Tiffin 147, 154; Jeff Hollenbeck 133; Jeremy Cameron 135; Ricky Leach- man 140, 182; Robbie Lamont 145, 125; Tommy Darling 172, 140; Denton Chambers 131, 129; Greg Perry 140; Keith Metcalfe 163; Robbie Harkness 155; and, Ian MacKay 126, 137. SR. JRS. AND SENIORS The Raiders lead the league with 102 points, followed by the Bills with 92, the Mieces with 86, the E.T.s with 81, the Space Outs with 75 and the Pushers with 60. Angela Wall had the girl's high single of 210 for the juniors and Joanne Taylor had the high triple of 576. Lori Gavreluk had the high single of 160 for the senior girls and the high triple of 391. Bruce McInnes had the high single of 201 for the junior boys and the high triple went to Jamie Wall with a 506. Bill Gaunt rolled a big 296 for high single for the senior boys and a high triple of 732. Games of 150 and over were rolled by: Janette Taylor 157, 167; Joanne Taylor 182, 192, 202; Kelly Hollenbeck 158, 150; Angela Wall 210, 181; Lori Gavreluk 160; Tammy Cleghorn 163, 171; Bruce McInnes 201; 13111 Gaunt 179, 296, 257; Darin Hickey 190, 201; Brett MacDonald 171; Tim Lewis 168, 173; Graham Taylor 184; and, Jamie Wall 183, 191. elated St. Catharines club the AAA crown, and Blake Sawyer from that team was named the most valuable player in the AAA division. LONDON TAKES CONSOLATION A fired -up London team skated to a convincing 10-4 victory over defending champion Waterloo in the consolation final for the AAA division Sunday night. London built up a 4-0 lead on first -period goals by Tom Allen, Chris Baldwin, Dan Hurrell and Gerald Wilcox, and maintained the two -goal bulge with a 6-2 lead after two periods as Andy Forcey and Allen added to the total, with Chris Baron and Doug Kaminstra replying for Waterloo. In the final frame, Forcey, Wilcox, Bill Horlick and Scott MacDonald increased London's total to 10, while Waterloo countered with goals by Baron and Steve Hartman. An early loss to Oakridge had dropped Waterloo into the consolation round. The familiar black -and -gold clad team then trounced Strat- ford 16-2 to make its way into the final. London lost its first game to Windsor by a close 3-2 score before roaring to a 10-1 win over Owen Sound en route to the consolation title. overtime. Jim McCleave fired the me winner, as Steve Bowman attempted to slide the puck through the crease from the end boards. His pass caromed off the side of the goal and found its way to McCleave in the slot, who poked it between the pads of a disheartened Riverside netminder. Brian Duncan scored two goals for Riverside, while Paul Stacey answered twice for Oakridge. ST. CATHARINES 2 WINDSOR 2 The final game Saturday featured two very disciplined hockey clubs battling each other in a very entertaining hockey match. Although each team felt the frustration of a number of penalty calls, they displayed great composure on the ice while playing shorthanded. St. Catharines clearly dominated territorial play and took a 2-1 edge, but Windsor held tough and forced overtime before succumbing to a relentless attack by St. Catharines. Phil Olivero, who had the goaltending chores for Windsor, was simply in- credible, as he stymied an awesome attack with his quick glove and numerous pad and stick saves. Jay Mills put on a strong defensive performance, while Shane Doyle played an excellent two-way game, scoring both Windsor goals. St. Catharines threw a balanced attack at Windsor. It was difficult to pick any real standouts as all players complemented each other, but Gerald Wilcox played Strongly with a physically intimidating game and Bill Rideout came up with some key saves between the pipes for his team, though he was not tested as often as his counterpart at the other end. Dave Shaw put St. Catharines into the lead late in the first period, with four seconds remaining in a powerplay and just 25 left in the period. Doyle scored his first of two on a powerplay, drilling one through a maze of players 40 seconds into the new period. Blake Sawyer Made it 2-1 for St. Catharines at 4:11 of the third period, firing his own rebound over a sprawled netminder, but Doyle evened the count as he returned to the ice after his teammates had staved off a two-man disadvantage. Jim Gonscher potted the game winner at 4:45 of sudden -'death overtime, sending St. Catharines into the championship game against Oakridge. WATERLOO 16 STRATFORD 2 In Sunday's activities, Waterloo blasted Stratford 16-2, lifting Waterloo into the AAA consolation final. Chris Archer scored three times for the winners, with Chris Baron, Bill Limage, Mark Steffler and Mike Raymond getting two goals each. Pat Schooley and Bob Campbell scored singles for Stratford, who trailed 2-0 after the first period, 11-1 after two and 16-2 at the final buzzer. LONDON 10 OWEN SOUND London MHA took the final berth in the consolation final t by trouncing Owen Sound 10- 1. London, which held a 4-1 lead after 15 minutes and led 8-1 after two periods, had two -goal performances from Gerald Wilcox and Scott MacDonald. Tim Wilson scored the only Owen Sound goal. ST. CATHARINES 2 OAKRIDGE 1 The AAA championship game was the third match on the day's schedule, and the onlookers were treated once again to a splendid contest. St. Catharines' persistent attack prevailed once again, as they dominated play throughout the game. As against Windsor, they came up against a stubborn netminder in the person of Richard Lemmon, but following a tremendous bar- rage he fell victim to a Blair Campbell rebound shot in sudden -death overtime as Oakridge dropped a 2-1 decision. Oakridge controlled the play with good forechecking in the first five minutes of the game, but from that point on was pelted repeatedly by a relentless barrage from a vastly superior club. The game was tied 1-1 after two periods and following a scoreless third, Campbell got the game winner on a powerplay, poking the loose puck across the red line as it lay in the crease during a scramble in front of the net. ELORA 9 DURHAM 7 Elora rebounded from a 3- 2 deficit to take a 5-3 lead after two periods, finally winning a 9-7 decision over Durham in C division play. Terry Welt scored his second goal of the game into an empty net with 13 seconds remaining. Terry Loescher potted three to assist in the Elora win, while Paul Keating and Terry Whiteside had two goals each for Durham. LONDON 10 WATERLOO 4 The final game of this weekend's action was the AAA consolation final bet- ween Waterloo and London, with London skating to a convincing 10-4 victory. London built up a 4-0 first - period lead on goals by Tom Allen, Chris Baldwin, Dan Hurrell and Gerald Wilcox, and maintained the two -goal bulge at 6-2 after two periods as Andy Forcey and Tom Allen added to the London total, with Chris "Baron and Doug Kaminstra replying for Waterloo. In the final frame, Forcey, Wilcox, Bill Horlick and Scott MacDonald increased the London total to 10, while Waterloo countered with goals from Chris Baron and Steve Hartman. All in all, the weekend provided an excellent variation in hockey match - ups. Some games were obvious mismatches, but all the teams provided splendid. efforts and the result was very entertaining. Spectacular goaltending, exciting offence and tremendous body checks were there in abundance and, with that in mind, the coming weekend's action promises numerous thrills for spectators. MURRA f'I UGHTON of the Wingham Lions cut across the front of the net on a nice play from the corner and just failed to find the net with his backhand shof during the C division opener between Wingham and Durham Friday night. A short time later Houghton scored Wingham's fourth goal to give the Lions a 4.1 lead en route to vic- tory.