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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2008-03-26, Page 10THIS WEEK IN SPORTS World silver Page 12 Ball Hall Page 12 TIMES ADVOCATE Sports SPORTS Tips? Contact Times Advocate Tel: Pat Bolen (519) 235-1336 x 1 13 Fax: (519) 235-0766 E-mail: sports@southhuron.com 10 Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Zurich Bantams go to game five P;�o�;g°`"g ZURICH - Before a full house at the Bluewater Centre in Zurich over the weekend the Zurich Thunder took the ice for a two -game home stand versus Ops in the All -Ontario fmals in the `E' division. Going into game three on Saturday the teams were split with one win apiece. Saturday's game started with Ops scoring first but Zurich answered before the end of the first to even things at one apiece with a goal from Colton Becker. During the second period Zurich seemed nervous play- ing in front of a full house and let two unanswered goals get past them. Going into the third Zurich had their work cut out for them to get back in the game. On a breakaway pass from Greg Cooper, Nick LaPorte tucked the puck into the back of the net through the five hole, bringing Zurich within one. Shortly after, another shot by Becker found its way past the Ops netminder to even the game again with three goals each to send it into overtime. Both teams were tight defen- sively and the game ended in a 3-3 tie, forcing an automatic game five. On Sunday Zurich came out strong with LaPorte getting them off to an early 1-0 lead. The building was electric with a standing room only crowd rooting the Thunder on. The game was going well for Zurich into the third but a few minor injuries and the physical part of the game took its toll on the players from both teams. Ops had too many offensive Starting the play - Zurich Bantam player Nick Masse (right) breaks away from the boards Sunday afternoon in Zurich during game four of Zurich's All -Ontario series against Ops. Zurich will be in Port Perry on Saturday with game six if necessary Sunday in Hensall. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout) opportunities and tied the game up. With only a few minutes left in the game Ops managed to score again to give them the lead for the first time in the game. With only seconds left on the clock Zurich pulled the goal - tender for a last ditch effort to tie it up again but time was not on their side. Zurich heads to Port Perry on Saturday for game five at 4:30 p.m. If Zurich wins, it brings the series back to the Hensall Arena on Sunday at 1 p.m. EXETER - The South Huron Panthers boys hockey team are off to Ottawa April 2-5 to com- pete in OFSAA. The Panthers clinched their trip to OFSAA by winning the WOS- SAA `AA' gold medal March 20 at the Clinton arena. In the semifinal game, the Panthers came out strong, play- ing a physical game which even- tually wore down their opponents from Glencoe Secondary. Backed by great goaltending from Kyle Masse, the Panthers went on to defeat the number one seed from the Thames Valley region 5-2. Scoring for the Panthers were Justin Anstett with two and sin- gles from Kalvin Thornton, Shayne Mudge and Brett Oud. The victory set up a final against rival F.E. Madill from Wingham, as they defeated Strathroy Holy Cross 8-1 in their semifinal match -up. In the much anticipated final, both teams came out strong play- ing a physical game. It was a back and forth game through the first two periods with both teams getting some quality chances on the power play. Once again, Masse stood tall making several great saves to keep his team in the game. With nine minutes left in the third period, captain Justin Buchanan forced a turnover in the neutral zone and went in on a two -on -one with Anstett. Buchanon fed Anstett a pass and Anstett beat the Madill goal - tender for the eventual game winning goal. Great forechecking and strong defensive play held off the Madill attack late in the game, and the Panthers celebrated their first trip to OFSAA in six years with a 1-0 victory. TJ's pool scores Men's leaguee John Hayter -2041, Chris MacDonald -1750, Terry Haugh -1681, Ken Kadey-1567, John Burdon -1541, Bob Jones -1528, Tyler Scott - 1556, Bill Crump -1397, Gary Deichert- 1340, Derek Tiller -1214, Stephan McGee -1161, Jim Hayter -1135, Lee Seymour -1073, Phil Turner -833, Jim Scott -861, Mark Hunt -651, Tom Triebner-537, Jerry Elmquist-458, Jason Tower -317, Bob Wilsmith-218, Matt Muller -170, Jerry Marshall -117 Ladies league Vicki Myatte-1014, Melanie MacDonald -992, Shannon Green -745, Audrey Haugh -725, Kim Southcott-611, Karen Vincent -490, Tammy Patterson - 428, Sharon Cavanagh -380, Karen Foran -323, Michelle Northcott -284, Vicki Dawe -254 Junior league Zack Kadey-1235,Wayne Drake -1154, Jeff McNutt -808, Adam Foran -Costain -741, Jess Foran -Costain -548, Kayla Foran - Costain -498 Tournament gold medal for BCH Bantams NIAGARA FALLS - The Bayfield/Clinton Hensall (BCH) Bantam Rep team spent the Easter weekend in the Niagara Region and skated home with championship hon- ours at the St. Catharine's Warriors tournament. BCH went undefeat- ed throughout the event, beating Collingwood in the gold medal champi- onship game 3-1. The Ice Dogs proved they had lots of bite, jumping into a 2-0 lead before the two minute mark of the first period. Over the course of the tournament the BCH Bantams gave up an average of just 1.50 goals a game and every skater on the team contributed offensive- ly. BCH goaltender Braden Bosman was outstanding through- out the event, while Shawn Kennedy was named the tourna- ment's MVP. Bosman also record- ed a shutout in round robin play. Greg Wild had six points on the week- end with three goals while Shawn Kennedy and Konrad Schilbe each scored twice and had five points Curtis Taylor had four points while other goal scorers for the Ice Dogs were James Taylor, Brandon Gautreau, Jared MacLelland and Brandon Cooper. Jared Renning had a three-point weekend, while Jacob Janmaat, Jake Foxton and Jason Dowson each had two points. 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