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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-03-31, Page 10THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Pee Wees Young Canada champs Page 11 Ringette, bowling, soccer scores Page 14 10 TIMES ADVOCATE ort Wednesday, March 31, 2004 SPORTS TIPS? Contact Exeter Times Advocate Tel: Pat Bolen (519) 235-1336 x113 Fax: (519) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@southhuron.com Exeter Times -Advocate Midgets OMHAAII Ontario champions EXETER — The South Huron Midget 'CC' Sabres are All -Ontario champi- ons. The Sabres defeated the Ennismore Eagles in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association Championship Saturday with a 1-0 victory. Greg Thompson scored the hard won goal in the second period with assists from Jason Thompson and Adam Johns. Sean Ellison continued his stellar performance in net to ensure the victory and kept his playoff record of no losses. The team members are Sean Ellison, Jason Thompson, Curtis Pfaff, Jeff VanBergen, Michael MacLean, Brendon Van Osch, Brent Windsor, Jeff Smale, Adam Johns, Mitch Homuth, Erik Denomme, Greg Thompson, Andy Sedlak, Matt Martene, Jordan Darling, Corey Bilcke and Larry Northover. The coaching staff con- sists of Chad Dalrymple, Darren Kints, Greg Dalrymple, Greg Geoffrey and Lee Gibbings. The team thanks affili- ate players Jeff Baker, Adam Hayter, Brett Crerar, Brett Hackett and Ben Willis -Leake for their help in securing this championship. A special thank you also goes to team sponsor John Rasenberg of JMR Electric for the truck ride and shirts, Brenda Desjardine for singing the national anthem at the home games and to all the fans who came out to support the team. There is nothing like winning an 'All Ontario" title at home, congratula- tions boys. The South Huron Midgets Sabres pour onto the ice as they celebrate their OMHA championship after a 1-0 win over Ennismore Saturday night in Exeter. South Huron won the series six points to two. Below left: Jordan Darling chases a loose puck while (right) Adam Johns, Jordan Darling,Andy Sedlak and Mike MacLean accept the trophy from Western DistrictVice President Dick Bennett. (photo/submitted) Hawks one game away from finals up 3-0 on Lakers By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — The Exeter Hawks are one game away from the OHA all - Ontario finals after taking the first three games of their semifinal against the Port Stanley Lakers. The Hawks won a hard fought 3-2 decision over the Lakers in the opening game of the series Tuesday night in Exeter before outgunning the Lakers in a 9-5 shootout Friday night in Port Stanley. Exeter took a 3-0 stran- gle hold on the series at home Sunday with a 3-1 win and were attempting to finish off the Lakers Tuesday night in Port Stanley. Game five if necessary will be in Exeter Friday night at 8:30 p.m. with game six in Port Stanley April 3 and game seven back in Exeter at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. In the other semifinal Tavistock leads Hagersville 3-1 with the series resuming tonight (Wednesday). The Hawks opened the scoring in game one with Jeff Finkbeiner redirecting a cross ice pass from Pat Clark early in the period. The Lakers evened it with a high shot over the shoulder off Exeter goalie Cam Becker but Justin Knee put the Hawks back in front, one timing a pass from Shawn Sherwood in for a 2-1 lead. The Lakers thought they had the only goal of the second period on a shot Becker got a piece of and dropped behind him, but the puck landed on the line to keep it a 2-1 game. The Hawks took a two - goal lead early in the third as Clark's high shot from the blueline fooled the Lakers goalie. Port Stanley added a late goal but couldn't take advantage of a power play late to get the equa.li7er. Both teams brought their offence Friday night as they fired three goals each in the first period. The Hawks took a 2-0 lead on goals from Justin LaPorte and Travis Elder before the Lakers fired three straight including a pair of power play goals for a 3-2 lead. But Sherwood's goal before the period was over left it 3-3 going into the second. Four goals in just over five minutes by the Hawks, with a lone Laker reply, put the Hawks ahead to stay. Finkbeiner started the assault five minutes into the period, followed by Jason Stuckless, LaPorte and Clark. Clark added his second goal and third point of the night minutes later for a 8-4 Exeter lead. A Port Stanley goal with one second left in the peri- od cut the lead to three, but LaPorte's third goal of the game and fifth point capped the 8-5 Exeter win. Sunday night in Exeter, Becker came within one second of a shutout and the Hawks got all the offence they needed in the second period. After a scoreless first period an unassisted effort by Travis Elder put the Hawks ahead to stay. Finkbeiner gave them a two -goal margin with an unassisted short handed effort three minutes later before Sherwood's goal with 11 seconds left in the period sealed the win. Exeter Hawk Travis Elder tries a wrap around against the Port Stanley Lakers Sunday night in Exeter. With a 3-0 series lead the Hawks were one game away from advancing to the OHA finals prior to Tuesday night's game. (photo/Mary Simmons)