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The Times Advocate, 2008-12-24, Page 19Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Times -Advocate 19 SPORTS LEISURE Lucan Irish suffer consecutive losses to division rivals By Ben Forrest TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF PARKHILL The Lucan Irish lost 3-1 to the North Mid- dlesex Stars Sunday and dropped a 5-3 decision Dec.17 against the division -leading Mt. Brydges Bulldogs. Lucan remains behind both teams in the standings as a result, lodged in third place in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League s Yeck Conference. Against North Middlesex the Stars opened the scoring in the first period, a goal that was answered by Lucan in the second period. North Middlesex added two goals in the third period, leaving the score 3-1 in their favour. I was really pleased with our team, said Irish coach Russ Morningstar shortly after the game. We were missing seven guys out of our lineup so we only had two and a half lines and four (defence - men), so we were pretty depleted. But I thought we competed hard and the guys played with a lot of heart and dedication. I think we did a pretty good job for what we had. Fatigue may have been a factor late in the game, Morningstar said The loose pucks were there and we just couldn t get to them. We were pretty tired. As for Lucan s place in the standings, Morning- star said the team has never been that concerned about it. It s always nice, yes, to have that home ice ad- vantage (in the playoffs), he said. But I think if you re feeling comfortable with your players and comfortable with the way they re playing ... it shouldn t really matter too much who you re going to play and what spot you landed in. Against Mt. Brydges, Irish forward Nick Engel opened the scoring with a power play goal 7:09 into the first period. Mt. Brydges fought back, tying the game 13:34 into the period and adding two more goals in the ensuing three and a half minutes. Neither team scored again until nearly eight min- utes into the second period, when Mt. Brydges' Adam Fletcher netted a shorthanded goal. Lucan's Kevin Dean scored with roughly 2:30 re- maining in the frame, and the third period saw no scoring until the final 90 seconds, when Irish for- ward Dustin McTaggart found the net. Lucan bowling scores Dec. 14 - 18: SundayMixed: Marcus Appelman 243 647, Brad Ankers 210 613, Caitlin Hill 245 593, Tina Ankers 223 576, Mike Ankers 209 560, Norma Culbert 201 549, Doug Smith 228 545, Jay Lovie 191 532, John Jaques 190 529, Marilyn Pritchard 204 527, June Morrison 224 524. Monday Ladies: Wen- dy Daubs 239 617, Shir- ley Rees 196 553, Joyce Sovereign 191 553, Jean Hickson 206 544, Heather Smith 235 532, Jenn Ank- ers 198 518, Joan Goddard 186 515, Sherrie Ross 182 493, Janet Ankers 179 478, Linda Benedetti 227 476, Louise Sutherland 172 466, Tanya Barfett 185 458. Senior Citizens: Bill Butler 225 592, Cora Van- massenhoven 253 556, Peter Vandenboomen 178 488, Dave Newman 174 483, Ruth Butler 176 457, Elmer Mosurinjohn 163 448, Jim Blake 154 434, Helen Kennes 168 422, Marion Barr 162 422, Don Leitch 152 4520, Ross McEwen 143 410. YOUTH BOWLING: Christian Cornelis 216 115, Jacob Gore 180 142, Craig Mutter 157 140, Samuel Smith 155 123, Darcy Jones 153 121, Jacob Hayter 144 120, Justin Hutchings 144 116, Logan Cotton 142 118, Owen Sloetjes 156, Owen Hutchings 130, Erin Ross 107, Curtis Mutter 106, Tyler Mac - Cabe 106. Wednesday Mixed: Jim Dixon 233 647, Dave Masfrankc 251 609, Kevin Rollings 213 597, Doug Beaudoin 205 579, Clarence Carter 242 573, Kevin Lundy 224 561, Harvey Rollings 210 542, Anney Vanhooy- donk 191 522, AnnMa- rie Beaudoin 201 491, Casey Vanhooydonk 181487. Thursday Men: Jim Dixon 322 742, Scott Smith 246 729, Warren Kellestine 350 719, Don Cunningham 271 689, Paul Smith Jr. 250 680, Earl Allison 253 671, Doug Beaudoin 290 661, Michael Apps 270 651, Mark Hickson 258 639, Bob Smith 230 628, Reg Gristey 229 628, Dave Johnston 252 625, Hi Thompson 242 623, Kevin Rollings Mt. Brydges scored a shorthanded, unassisted goal with 30 seconds remaining, leaving the score 5-3. Morningstar said he felt his team played a good game against Mt. Brydges except for a brief stretch in the first period that saw them surrender three goals. That really hurt us, obviously, and when Mt. Brydges is up by a couple of goals, they re a pretty tough club to come back (against), he said. Still, Morningstar said his team is coming closer to put- ting in a consistent effort for complete games, something that was not true earlier this season. We started the season only playing maybe 20 minutes out of 60, he said. I think now we re up to between 40 and 50 minutes of hockey. When we play a full 60 we do very well and when we don t it obviously shows, like games against Mt. Brydges three goals in five minutes ... you can t let good teams do that to you. It will cost you. Morningstar said the team has improved in different ar- eas over the course of the season, though he feels the Irish need to generate more offence. They say good defence leads to offence, but that s some- times our Achilles heel: we just need to find ways to put the pucks in the net a little more often, he said. The Irish do not play again until Jan. 2, when they host North Middlesex at the Lucan arena. FIFTH HOME OF THE WEEK HOME � IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS, F oorsFirst Innovative Flooring • Armstrong Vinyl • Ceramics • Pergo • Carpet • Hardwood • Area Carpets PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATIONS 519-235-4401 457 MAIN ST. 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