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The Times Advocate, 2005-11-30, Page 22THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Jets. Page 23 Sherwoods. Page 23 por Wednesday, November 30, 2005 Hawks edge Trojans 3-2 By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — The Exeter Hawks were in Thamesford Nov. 25 and edged the Trojans 3-2 to improve their record to 11-7-1-0 for 23 points. Exeter is four points back of Mitchell with a game in hand. North Middlesex is three points back of Exeter with Lucan having 18 points. Mitchell contin- ues to lead the conference with Lambeth one behind at 26. Wellesley leads the league overall with 33 points. Jamie Wolfe had the lone goal of the first period with the Trojans replying in the last minute of the second for a 1-1 tie going into the third. But the Hawks outscored the Trojans in the third with Dan Moir putting the Hawks ahead early in the period. Joe Nesbitt got the win- ner with six minutes left on an Exeter power. The Trojans made it a 3-2 game with a power play goal of their own with three minutes left, but the Hawks hung on for the win. Craig Masse and Justin Young each had a pair of assists in the win with Scott Davies and Nesbitt getting singles. Justin Hayter Although the Hawks were outshot 49-22, they were backed up by strong goaltending from Justin Hayter who was praised by Exeter coach and general man- ager Dale Howard. "When he plays, there isn't a better goalie in the league," said Howard who added Hayter will be a strong candi- date to be selected for the all-star game in Lucan Jan. 21. Goaltenders will be picked based on averages as of Dec. 31 with skaters provided to the league convener by Dec. 15. Howard added underager Troy Elder has brought everything the team was expecting at the start of the year. "On the weekend we moved him into Stuckless's spot on the top line and he was phenomenal. He's the same size as Stucky so he kind of controls the boards." Howard added Elder is the same type of player as Stuckless, "tough and grit- ty." "Troy is going to be a real mainstay if he stays Jamie Joe N esbitt Wolfe here , " s a i d Howard. The Hawks are losing a couple of players with the departure of Paul Denomme who has joined the Canadian Forces and will be departing in early January as well as Ryan Knee who has resigned from the team. The Hawks have a pair of games this week besides their game in Lucan. They visit West Lorne Dec. 3 at 7:15 p.m before they are in Mitchell Sunday night at 7 p.m. "We've only played three games this year we didn't deserve to win," said Howard. "Every other game we had a chance to win." The next Hawk's School Night at the South Huron Rec Centre will be Dec. 9 which is Usborne Public School Night when the Hawks take on the West Lorne Lakers. It will also be the Hawk's Annual Teddy Bear Toss. The Christmas Bureau has also expressed a need for sleepwear so donations are appreciated instead of Teddy Bears. All sleepwear donated should be in a plastic bag if possible. Dan Moir Gillespies purchase ball team By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF STRATFORD — The Stratford Storm of the InterCounty Baseball League will take to the field in 2006 with new ownership and a new name after the purchase of the team by Shawn Gillespie of Lucan and John Gillespie of St. Joseph. The Storm have been renamed the Stratford Nationals and will be play- ing their games at National Stadium. Shawn, who was with the London Majors this season, will be general manager of the team . He said the deal to pur- chase the team was thought about by the Gillespies since early into the season after learning the team was for sale. After a difficult season in which the Storm went 1-33, Shawn said the Gillespies will be looking at a mix of older and younger players both to make the team com- petitive and build for the future. "Our long term vision is to try and develop the local talent to being able to play at that level." As well as the role of gen- eral manager, Shawn will be on the mound for the Nationals and says his arm feels good after surgery two years ago. He compiled a record of 9-4-3 with in 46 innings and says, "this year was good. It's still not 100 per cent, but it kept improving. According to Shawn, the team management will be evaluating the roster to see who will be coming back, although he added there would probably "be not too many," returning. Coaches for the team are also being looked at, but nothing has been decided on, said Shawn who added the response from the com- munity has been good. "I haven't really gotten out in the community and start- ed knocking on doors...but the general indication is they are very excited to have new ownership and have the team return to a competitive form. "It's a really good sports town. They've had very good teams there in the past and I think they're used to that...I'm assuming I'm building it from scratch pri- marily focusing on pitching and defence, but we need everything. "The two key things are fundraising and player recruitment. The most suc- cessful teams in the league are the best at those two things." Shawn said the team will also be running a baseball school for players age 8-18 running from Nov. 27 to March 19 at the Stratford Central Secondary School. The cost for the school is $125 per child with each additional sibling $100. For information on the school call 319-6892. SPORTS Tips? Contact Exeter Times Advocate Tel: Pat Bolen (519) 235-1336 x113 Fax: (5 1 9) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@southhuron.com Exeter Times -Advocate Silver Stick weekend EXETER — The South Huron Minor Hockey Association (SHMHA) will host its Silver Stick tourna- ment again this weekend from Dec. 2-4. The tournament will be held at the South Huron Rec Centre and the Stephen Township Arena. The first games of the tournament are 9 a.m Friday morning with the South Huron atoms taking on Ilderton in Stephen. Opening ceremonies for the tournament will be held Friday at 4 p.m. with South Huron Mayor Rob Morley dropping the puck before the South Huron Peewees take on Watford. Members of the South Huron District High School band will be on hand for the ceremony. On Saturday, the South Huron Peewees will face Petrolia at 4 p.m. in Stephen. The South Huron atoms will face Ingersoll at 3 p.m. in Exeter and Petrolia at 7 p.m. The Bayfield Clinton Hensall (BCH) pee- wees will take on Mt. Brydges Friday at 7 p.m. in Stephen while the BCH atoms will take on St. George Friday at 7 p.m. in Exeter. The BCH atoms will face Fergus Saturday at 11 a.m. in Stephen while the peewees will be on the ice at 9 a.m. in Exeter against Strathroy and at 1 p.m. versus Wallaceburg. The BCH atoms will take on Strathroy at 8 p.m. Saturday. The atom final will be held Sunday at 3:20 p.m. in Exeter followed by the pee- wee final at 4:30 p.m. SH Panther girls win two EXETER — The South Huron District High School girls hockey team was in Stratford Nov. 18 and came away with a pair of dominat- ing wins. The Panthers took on Listowel and rolled to a 10-2 win. Coach Heather Strano said the team played excellent and was fir- ing on all cylinders. Strano added Katie Stewart was back from playing with Team Ontario and also played an excel- lent game , as did all the lines. The Panthers got a pair of goals from Stewart in the first, plus one each from Keri Reschke and Kelly Cronyn. South Huron continued to roll in the second with goals from Tanya Stuckless, Ashley Gallaghar and Emily Sararas. A pair of goals by Listowel in the third broke the shutout of Panther goalie Jolene Unwin but three more goals by South Huron put the game away. Stewart completed her hat trick and Michele Weber added two to complete the scoring. Facing Stratford Central Secondary School in their second game of the day, the Panthers took control early and never looked back in a 9-2 win. Three goals in the first period from Cronyn, plus one from Kristena Hendrick built a 4-0 lead for South Huron by the end of the first period. Weber and Kristen Hefley added goals in the second period. The Panthers fired three more in the third from Sararas, Gallagher and Cronyn, who fired her fourth of the game. e2FE„ rltwene ass0c. ,992 The Exeter & District Ringette Assoc. would like to thank the following businesses for their help in making our Ron Ferguson Memorial Tournament a great success. Special Sponsor: Exeter Lions Club Platinum Sponsors: Ondrejicka Elevators, Stedmans, W & K Financial Planning(Stratford), Kirkton/Woodham Optimist, Mike's Signs Gold Sponsors: Huron Motor Products,The Ringette Store, Hansen's Your Independent Groc. Silver Sponsors: Andex Metal Products Ltd., JMR Electric, Dave Moore Fuels, Hensall Co-op, Ironwood Golf Club, RowecliffeTrucking, The Ferguson Family Bronze Sponsors: Borland Farm Services, Brad Baker Plumbing, Canadian Tire, CE Reid & Sons (Hensall Ltd.), Cook's Parrish & Heimbecker, Doug Geoffrey, Eric Campbell Motor, Exeter Chrysler, Exeter Times Advocate, Glavin Eavestroughing, Godbolt Ciufo Ins. & Fin., Hopper Hockey Funeral Home, Huron Tractor, I.D.A. (Huron Apothecary), Ice Cultures, Jack Glavin Sandblasting, Keller Roofing, Kraft Auto, Laserline, MacLeans Source for Sports, Metzger Meats, MTS Farm Supply, N.C. Jones & Sons Ltd., Premium Transportation, PTMG Chartered Acc., Rona Cashway,Scotia Bank, South Huron Automotive,Tait Insurance & Financial,The Ridge Pub & Eatery, United Plastic Components, Unusual Finds, Gerald & Carolyn Johns & Family, McCann Redi Mix,WG Thompson. Thanks to the Local Businesses that also donated Pennytable items and our RINGETTE PARENTS for their time!