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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-11-03, Page 16THIS WEEK IN SPORTS New hockey sweaters. Page 17 Sherwoods edge Listowel. Page 18 16 TIMES ADVOCATE Wednesday, November 3, 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 Hawks crush N. Middlesex 9-1 Jets remain unbeaten with 8-2 Brussels win By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — The Exeter Hawks rebounded last week with a pair of strong efforts beating Lucan 6-4 Wednesday night before pounding North Middlesex 9-1 at home Friday night. The wins give the Hawks a 6-5-0 record for 12 points, four back of Lucan. Exeter coach Derek Mcnair said he was quite happy with the effort he received from his team all week. "Any time you go in and you can beat the first place team in their rink, you have to play well to do it," said Mcnair. Wednesday night Exeter took a 2-0 lead in the first on goals from Joe Nesbitt and Nathan Regier before Kyle Roth cut the lead in half with a power play goal with 2:35 left in the period. But Jason Stuckless restored the lead just 20 seconds later leaving the Hawks up 3-1 going into the second. Matt Vlemmix increased the lead to 4-1 midway through the period before Kyle Smith cut the deficit to two goals two minutes later. The teams continued to trade goals as Dan Moir made it 5-2 before Lucan struck for a pair by Trevor Medeiros and Jeff Mclean. But it was all Lucan would get as Regier added his second of the game with a 1:22 left in the third to seal the victory. Friday night the Hawks scored early and often as Exeter Hawk Larry Northover drives into the North Middlesex zone Oct. 29 in Exeter. Northover had a pair of assists as the Hawks rolled over the Stars 9-1. (photo/PatBolen) they built a 4-0 lead in the first and cruised to a 9-1 win. Stuckless opened the scoring just over a minute into the game with a power play marker and the Hawks never looked back. They added goals by Regier, Jeff Smale and another by Stuckless before the period was over. Exeter kept the pressure on in the second with Daryl Bourne firing a shot from the faceoff circle for a 5-0 lead. The Stars managed to get on the board as Corey Howard jammed a rebound past Exeter goalie Cam Becker but that was all they would get for the night. Scott Davies immediately restored the lead as the Hawks threw the puck around the zone on a power play before Davies made it a 6-1 score. Justin LaPorte continued the assault as he broke through the middle for the Hawks' seventh goal. A change in goalies did- n't help the Stars as Nesbitt added his second of the game and the Hawks fourth power play marker before Jason Kerwin capped the scoring with five minutes left. Mcnair said the team is starting to get where it wants to be. "Last week was basically the first practice I had with them, so it's going to be an adjustment for them as well," Exeter has three games this week, all on the road, starting with an 8:30 p.m. game in Belmont tonight (Wednesday) before visit- ing Thamesford Nov. 6 at 8:30 p.m. and Lambeth Nov. 7 at 7:45 p.m. The Hawks' next home game is Nov. 12 against Lucan at 8:30 p.m. which will be South Huron District School night at the Rec Centre. Lucan Ilderton Jet Craig Black completes his hat - trick Saturday night against the Brussels Crusaders to help the Jets to an 8-2 win.(photo/PatBolen) By Pat Bolen TIMES_ADVOCATE STAFF LUCAN — The Lucan Ilderton Jets finished a per- fect month of October with a 6-0 record as they pounded the Brussels Crusaders 8-2 Oct. 30 in Lucan. The win let the Jets keep pace with the Hensall Sherwoods, who sit one point ahead of them. Durham remains in first with 15 points as of Oct. 31 while Clinton sits in fourth with 11. Saturday night the Jets were tied 1-1 after the first period on a goal by Matt McFarlane before taking over in the second. Paced by goals from Ben Dobbie, Jason Wilson, Craig Black and Scott Phillips the Jets took a 6-2 lead. Lucan Ilderton kept the pressure on in the third fir- ing four more, including two more by Black for a hattrick and one each from Andy Marshall and Bill Byers. The Jets outshot the Crusaders by a 65-26 margin. Jets general manager Rob Andrews said the latest signing by the team is Shaun Fairweather, who played minor hockey in Lucan before playing with Western for five years and in Texas last season. Fairweather picked up two assists in his first game Saturday night for the Jets. Friday night the Jets will face visiting Goderich at 8:30 p.m. before taking on Hensall Saturday night in Lucan at 8:30 p.m. for the first time. SHDHS Panthers recapture WOSSAA title EXETER — Tuesday and Wednesday last week, the field hockey Panthers trav- elled to Glencoe and recaptured the WOSSAA crown. Tuesday in pool play, they played St. Thomas Parkside and defeated them 4-1 in a very one sided game. Midway into the first half, Anne Gregus opened the scoring from a Leanne Cronyn pass, from a Shelby Musser penalty corner. Seven minutes later, Amber Caldwell increased the lead from a Musser pass. The score at the half was 2-0. Midway through the second half, Parkside managed to get one back, but the two -goal advantage was shortly regained as the Panthers awakened with Kristin Ferguson scoring at 26 minutes from good work by Kelly and Leanne Cronyn. Two minutes later, Fergie, with an assist from L. Cronyn, finished with a opportunistic goal as she raised it over the goalie to make the final score 4-1. The South Huron defence did its usual job of controlling the opposition forwards and starting plays for the mids and for- wards. In the second game, SWOSSAA repre- sentative, Sarnia Collegiate became the victims of a Panther onslaught. Seven minutes into the game, Shelby Musser scored. She took the penalty cor- ner, passed to Gregus, who passed to L. Cronyn whose shot was neatly deflected with a reverse stick to beat the goalie. Five minutes later, Caldwell scored with Ferguson assisting. SCITS made the score 2-1, but Caldwell scored again at the start of the second half to make it 3-1. Gregus scored on a Musser free hit at four minutes and again after 17 minutes from Caldwell to complete the scoring and take the final tally to 5-1. The two victories placed the Panthers in first position in their pool, with Parkside second. In the other pool, all three teams were equal on points, but Medway had the best goal difference, with Goderich (coached by South Huron graduate, Ray Lewis) being second. In the semi-final on Wednesday, the Panthers faced Goderich Although domi- nating, South Huron did not score until the 27 minute, with Anne Gregus scoring with Kelly Cronyn assisting. The score at the half was 1-0. Three minutes into the second half, Leanne Cronyn wrapped the game up with a typical classical solo. The game was never in doubt, although all credit to Goderich for keeping the game tight. The final score was 2-0 in favour of the Panthers. In the other semi-final, Medway strug- gled to defeat Parkside 1-0 in overtime. The stage was once again set for the annual Medway, South Huron, or Cowboy, Panther WOSSAA final. The game was played at a frenetic pace, with end to end hockey. The Panthers showed great skill and determination in an emotional battle. They took the lead after 11 minutes with Anne Gregus providing the lead. Both teams played aggressive field hockey and with 30 seconds left in the first half, Medway scored the equalizer The second half, while no goals were scored was full of tension and excitement for both fans and players. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Two periods of overtime were played, with still no score, but South Huron hit the post with no luck in the rebound. Seven and one half minutes of sudden death overtime was next on the agenda. South Huron really applied the pres- sure and hit the woodwork again, then with four minutes left, they seemed to score a winner, and after some moments the umpire disallowed the goal, saying that it had not crossed the line. However, the Panthers were not to be denied and with one and one half min- utes left in the period, Leanne Cronyn applied pressure and was awarded a free hit on the edge of the circle. The rebound was pounced on by Gregus, redirected and Ferguson shoved it over the line to the elation of the South Huron bench and fans. A well deserved win in a tough battle. The team now competes for the Ontario Championship (OFSAA) in Waterloo at St. Johns Kilmarnock School, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Panthers have been ranked num- ber two in the province, with Burlington's Notre Dame claiming the number one spot. The other teams in South Huron's pool are number seven seed, Hillpark from Hamilton, Crestwood from Peterborough, and Centennial from Guelph. The top two teams advance to the quar- ter finals Friday afternoon. The semi-final and final are Saturday. Information on the tournament can be found at the OFSAA website: www. ofsaa. on. ca and look under cham- pionships.