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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-09-29, Page 18THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Masters finish with 3-0 win. Page I9 Usborne pee wee champs Page 20 18 TIMES ADVOCATE t Olf SPORTS TIPS? Contact Exeter Times Advocate Tel: Pat Bolen (519) 235-1336 x113 Fax: (519) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@southhuron.com Exeter Fury end season with 4-iwin EXETER — The Exeter Fury con- cluded their season on a positive note Sunday by defeating Woodstock at the Community Park in Exeter. The win was the first for the Fury since the middle of June and ended an 11 game winless drought. Marty DeBruyn put on another dominant performance scoring all four goals. Exeter started strongly by putting pressure on the Woodstock defence. Pete McAllister intercepted a pass in the Fury end and Ryan Carroll picked up the loose ball and sent a long pass to DeBruyn who walked in and held off the defender to give the Fury an early lead. Shortly after, defender Shawn McFalls gave a short pass to DeBruyn who chipped a left foot shot into the far corner of the net to give the Fury a two -goal cushion. The Fury kept the Woodstock strikers from mounting any offense with 10 year veteran Ryan Hern playing a strong game at the stopper position. DeBruyn completed the hat trick when he intercepted a free kick in the Woodstock end and headed in on a breakaway. He made no mistake by firing the shot past the frustrated keeper. The Fury started the second half strongly again, almost scoring on a nice cross from Mike Nedza to DeBruyn whose shot out of the air went over the net. Exeter used their speed to keep the Woodstock defenders on their heels. Fragiskos Fragiskatos and McAllister were hustling all game and getting themselves open for some long runs onto the ball. Ryan Carroll was everywhere in the midfield using his slide tackles to create many turnovers. Fury keeper Nathan Holmes came off his line on a few occasions to punch the ball out of danger keeping his team in front. After Woodstock broke the shutout DeBruyn scored one of his classic goals. Brian Brand and McAllister worked to get the ball to DeBruyn who carried the ball for quite a dis- tance with a couple of defenders on his heels. The Fury striker used his size to knock the defender into the keeper while maintaining control of the ball. DeBruyn walked past the two play- ers on the ground and put the ball into the empty net for 4-1 Fury lead. Jason McFalls nearly added a fifth goal when he took a pass from Nedza but his shot sailed high over the bar. DeBruyn tallied 31 goals this sea- son and will win the Second Division scoring title, his third scoring title with the Fury and his fifth straight season of 30 goals. The win gave Exeter a record of 5- 9-4 for 19 points. As of press time the Fury were not sure if they were going to be demot- ed to Third Division next season as they await the final standings. "It was a nice way to end a difficult season and the performance Marty put on today was amazing," said Fury spokesman Jason McFalls. "Marty might not be back next sea- son but it has been a pleasure hav- ing him as a teammate the last five years." Fairbairn inducted into hall of fame By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF SARNIA — Former Exeter resident Bill Fairbairn will be inducted into the Sarnia Lambton Sports Hall of Fame Oct. 2. Fairbairn, 53, will be inducted in the amateur category for his career in baseball and hockey, which included Allen Cup championships in 1979 and 1981 with the Petrolia Gibbons Squires as a defenceman. Fairbairn said he found out a couple of months ago he had been selected for the hall. Although he knew his name had been put for- ward to the selection committee for considera- tion, he said he was still surprised when he was selected. Fairbairn grew up in Exeter playing minor sports and moved to Sarnia when he was 18 for a tier two tryout and ended up staying in the area. He played fastball with the Senior A London Dukes of the Ontario Fastball League as a cen- tre fielder. He won Memorial Fastball League champi- onships playing Senior A fastball in Sarnia in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and as a coach in 1988. Fairbairn has also coached at several differ- ent levels in hockey including tyke, novice, atom, peewee and bantam. He also played hockey in Holland for two Bill Fairbairn years from 1976 until 1978. Exeter Times -Advocate Elder suits up with St Mike's Majors By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF TORONTO — Former Exeter Hawk Travis Elder is suiting up for the OHL St. Mike's Majors this year, hoping to repeat the champi- onship season the Hawks had last season. The Majors opened their season on the road Sept. 24 with a 3-3 tie against Barrie before tying Peterborough 1-1 at home. Elder was drafted in 2003 and attended a rookie camp in June that he said went well. The main camp for the team was held Sept. 2 and Elder was signed immediately after. He is going to St. Michael's College school. The Majors went to the conference final last year and Elder said while the team hasn't changed over many players, a new coach, Bud Stefanski, is behind the bench with a differ- ent style. "Last year the coach - wanted everyone to fill the lanes, but this year Bud wants everyone going to the puck. I try to play the body as much as I can and if the puck comes to me I try to put it in the net." The goal of the team, said Elder is making it back to the finals and getting a trip to the Memorial Cup in London. He added he wanted to get off to a good start. "I need to get some points early. I got a goal in an exhibition game and that got the monkey off my back." The biggest dif- ference between the two leagues, according to Elder, is the speed of the game and the players and one thing he is working on is adding some size. "Everybody is equally as fast, and you just have to be that much faster. The play goes a lot quicker and you just have to think faster." The success of the Hawks last year is another plus for Elder, who said the coaches were happy he knew what it took to win and they were hoping it would carry over to this season. The Majors take on Owen Sound tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. and Oshawa Friday at 7:30 p.m. Travis Elder Panthers cruise to 5-0 and 8-0 field hockey wins EXETER — South Huron defeated St. Marys 5-0 in the season opener of the Huron Perth Championship Sept. 21. The Panthers opened the scoring early when Shelby Musser converted an Anne Gregus cross after only 45 seconds. The locals continued to press and Leanne Cronyn added a second after 27 minutes. The score at the half was 2-0. Four minutes into the second half saw Gregus convert on a penalty cor- ner from Cronyn. Three minutes later Gregus got her second when she scored with Musser assisting. Fifteen minutes into the half saw Cronyn score with a brilliant solo effort. In the second game of the day, the Panthers hosted St. Annes and ended up winning 8-0. Three minutes into the game Gregus continued in fine form as she con- verted a Musser pass. Nine minutes later, Cronyn converted a penalty corner as the goalie covered up the ball. Gregus scored a second goal after 24 minutes with Musser dishing up the ball from a penalty corner. In the second half it was all South Huron as Cronyn added her second after only two minutes. Gregus added two more to complete the scoring with Cronyn and Amber Caldwell assisting. The girls played in an invitational tournament at the weekend in Waterloo. In the firs game, last year's OFSAA champs, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from Burlington provided the opposition. The game was fiercely fought, with end to end hockey and was very entertaining for the spec- tators. The first half ended 0-0 with the Panthers holding the edge. Two minutes into the half, the Panthers took the lead on a goal scored by Cronyn and assisted by Amber Caldwell. The locals continued to have the upper hand and should have increased the lead, but it ended at 1-0. The second game was a rematch of last weekend, but of longer duration, with SJK of Waterloo providing the opposition. The game was like the first game of the day with both sides showing promise and danger. The score at the end of the half was 0-0. The game was blown apart midway through the half, with Cronyn's scoring prowess. On 16 minutes, she con- verted a Musser penalty corner, with a blazing shot the defence could not handle. Three minutes later she repeated the same type of shot to put the game safely away. The final game was against Waterloo -Oxford and resulted in the Panthers' first loss. The score was 1-0 with the Duckies converting a penalty stroke. Both teams played skill- ful, determined field hockey and was the type of game the team needed before championship time. SHDHS Panther Kristen Reschke (right) battles for control against St. Marys Sept 21.The Panthers rolled to an 5-0 win over St. Marys before beating St.Annes 8-0. (photo/PatBolen)