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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2008-10-29, Page 1818 Times -Advocate Wednesday, October 29, 2008 THIS WEEK IN SPORTS... Charity hockey game PAGE 19 Action at the local rinks PAGE 20 SPORTS TIP CONTACT TIMES -ADVOCATE Ben Forrest • 519-235-1336 ext. 114 • Fax 519-235-0766 • E-mail bforrest@southhuron.com SPORTS LEISURE Hawks suffer consecutive losses vs. Wellesley, North Middlesex By Ben Forrest TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER Had only the first and third periods counted in the Exeter Hawks Sun- day game against North Middlesex, Exeter would easily have won. But an eight -goal outburst by North Middlesex in the second frame placed the Hawks in a hole they could not climb out of. Exeter led the game 2-1 after the first peri- od, but trailed 9-5 after the second. They al- lowed no goals in the third and added one of their own, the game ending in a 9-6 loss. Goaltending was definitely not the is- sue, during the game, said Hawks head coach Jamie Pearce. I m not big on excuses, but we were down to three regular defencemen on the weekend due to injuries and sickness, he said. We also were short up front. Still, Pearce believes the team should have played better, and said this is something the team will be addressing in the days ahead. He cited defensive zone coverage as one cause of the team s second -period melt- down, refusing to lay the blame entirely on the team s defence or goaltending. He also allowed that he may not have prepared the team well enough. Though North Middlesex is a difficult op- ponent sitting in first place, Pearce claims not to be consoled by this. If we can beat them for the first period 2-1 and we can beat them in the third pe- riod 1-0 ... that s a bitter pill to swallow, he said. Scoring has never been a problem since I ve been there, he added. It s been keep- ing the puck out of the net. The silver lining is that things are going to get better. We re getting some systems into place and we re just going to work it day by day. The Hawks next two games are against second -place Mt. Brydges, who Pearce ac- knowledges is another tough opponent. We re just going to prepare the team with a couple more systems that need to be implemented by them, he said. They re smart kids. If they re willing to put these systems into play, we will have success. Pearce likes his chances against any team in the league, however, saying, I believe we have a talented hockey club, that we can compete with any team in this league. The key to getting the team s future suc- cess will be, Getting guys to believe in the systems that are being presented to them and hard work, he said. A lot of it boils down to hard work. Wellesley game The Hawks surrendered another difficult loss Oct. 24 against Wellesley. The game was tied (1-1) after the first pe- riod, though Exeter pulled ahead in the sec- ond period leading 4-2 at the buzzer. Wellesley exploded for four goals in the third period, however, and the game ended in a 6-5 Exeter loss. It was a game we had and we gave it away, Pearce acknowledged. We lost that game. The Hawks next home game will be Fri- day at 8:30 p.m. Struggling to get by - Hawks player Justin Anstett evades a North Middlesex defender during Sundays home game against North Middlesex.The Hawks led after the first period but surrendered eight goals in the second, losing the game 9-6. (Photo/Ben Forrest) Irish coach still seeks a full 60 minutes of play from team By Ben Forrest TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF LUCAN Lucan Irish coach Russ Morningstar s mantra of late has been that his team needs to put out a strong effort for entire games a full 60 min- utes, as he puts it. Though they fell short of this goal Saturday against Mount Brydges, they came much closer Sunday against Lambeth. (Against) Mount Brydges I didn t think we played that well, said Morningstar in an interview. We didn t play as a unit or as a team, so whenever you do that, you re going to obviously fail. If we re going to win games, we ve got to play four lines, we ve got to roll, and wear teams down, he added. Against Mount Brydges we just didn t play as a unit, and that haunted us. For Morningstar, there is no team in the league Lu - can can t beat on a given night. On the other hand, he admitted, If we don t bring our A -game and don t play as a unit, we re go- ing to get beaten on any given night, too. Against Mount Brydges, which sits in second place in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League s Yeck Conference, the team s A -game appeared to be absent. Lucan opened the scoring early in the first period on a goal from Kevin Dean, but surrendered three goals in the second period. Lucan s Adam Hartman struck next, scoring a power play goal at 11:22 in the third period, but Mount Brydges answered back with two goals, win- ning the game 5-2. Sunday s game against Lambeth was a much more complete effort, in Morningstar s mind. I thought we played about 50 minutes out of 60, he said. We got up by a couple of goals, and every time we do that we kind of take our foot off the accel- erator. It just comes down to consistency and focus and wanting to put together the full 60 minutes and not just bits and pieces of a game. Neither team scored in the first period, and Lam- beth opened the scoring during the second period with a goal from Sonny Daniels. Alex Regan tied the game for Lucan, then Adam Hartman scored twice to put the Irish ahead for good. Lucan added two more goals, courtesy of Zack Yeo and Adam Hartman, and surrendered two, the game ending in a 5-3 Irish victory Hartman s four goals in two games contributed to an experiment that has been working well in Lucan of late: he and Regan have been moved from defence to forward spots, and have been a boon to the Irish offence. Hartman has 19 points through 11 games, while Regan has 10 points in as many games. Some teams would think we re crazy, but two of the best defencemen in the league we put up on for- ward this season, said Morningstar. The move was made, he said, because both players can adapt to any situation. We felt we were pretty deep on the back end, and that we re a little weak up front, he added. We thought those two guys would definitely be able to step in and play in any situation we ask them to, and they ve done just that. The goal remains getting 60 minutes of cohesive play out of the entire team, however, and the team is slowly getting there, Morningstar said. Mount Brydges was a little bit of a step back, but against Lambeth I thought we played pretty well as a unit, and all of the lines were playing well, he said. The Irish play at home tonight (Wednesday) against Ayr at 7:45 p.m. Lucan bowling October 19 - 23: SUNDAY MIXED: Tina Ankers 271 699, Gary Melvin 260 652, Mike Ankers 247 628, Doug Smith 271593, Joe DeBont 220 581, John Jaques 216 573, June Morrison 216 560, Brad Ankers 223 554, Norma Culbert 194 554, Noreen Smith 231 531, Jenn Ankers 198 531, Marcus Appelman 180 522, Jay Lovie 212 513. MONDAY LADIES: Jenn Ankers 266 587, Shirley Rees 224 578, Joan 0 Neill 194 570, Judy Hodgins 290 555, Joyce Sover- eign 190 546, Joan Goddard 208 513, Linda Kirchgessner 186 508, Miranda Mines 209 471, Tanya Barfett 196 462, Monica P. 179 462, Pat Hodgins 174 462, Heather Smith 226 461, Louise Sutherland 176 456. MEDWAY: Frank Clark 221 582, Don Foster 251 576, Bob Burnett 189 530, David Elston 192 493, Jim Blake 189 472, Laura Hudson 197 468, Loretta Need- ham 171 465, Mike Wightman 177 457, Pat Hodgins 155 456, Grace Rollings 163 448, Clarke Rollings 170 442. SENIOR CITIZENS: Al Ro- bicheau 256 626, Bill Butler 197 525, Sharen Newman 225 505, Peter Vandenboomen 162 480, Hugo Vandaele 176 456, Dave Newman 178 450, Helen Kennes 152 421, Don Leitch 157 405, Jim Blake 170 404. YOUTH BOWL- ING: Craig Mutter 182 239, Justin Hutchings 157132, Owen Sloetjes 157120, Darcy Jones 144 136, Christian Cornelis 134 129, Jake Gore 109 107, Ben Sockett 159, Connor Brown 143, Logan Cotton 125, Curtis Mutter 115, Eve Greenlee 98, Erin Ross 97, Jacob Hayter 92 WEDNESDAY MIXED: Jim Dixon 286 711, Kevin Lundy 222 568, Casey Vanhooydonk 275 555, Kevin Rollings 233 549, An- nMarie Beaudoin 211532, Dave Masfrankc 204 530, Doug Beau- doin 197 527, Clarence Carter 207 520, Harve Rollings 213 481, Kim Bice 168 477, Roger Blane 190 474, Julie Masfrankc 169 463, Sheila Blane 168 455. THURSDAY MEN: Warren Kellestine 271 723, Bob Smith 260 728, Scott Smith 245 713, Chris Smith 296 701, Pete Smith 246 681, Paul Smith Jr. 267 678, Mark MacLean 250 677, Woody Smith 259 655, Marcus Appel - man 248 655, Doug Lee 276 649, Jim Dixon 271 639, John Jansen 245 615, Earl Allison 225 610, Michael Apps 253 599, Brian Ankers 228 583, Doug Smith 247 582, James Quance 218 582.