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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1970-04-02, Page 8Page WIN CHAMPIONSHIP AT HESPELER — The Exeter Kinsmen midgets Saturday won the Hespeler tournament championship by defeating New Hamburg. The winning club is shown above. Back, left, coach Bill Chipchase, Peter Glover, Brian Bestard, Allan Parsons, Scott Litt, Dennis Ferguson, manager Fred Wells and Fifth game here Friday Kinsmen president Walter Peitsch, Centre, Peter Kleinstiver, Richard Jennison, Jim Guenther, Robbie Lindenfield, Randy Preszcator, Don Kirk, Larry Bourne and transportation manager Gord Kirk. Front, Peter Gill, Randy Tiernan, trainer Robert Dale, mascot Billy Glover, Perry Stover and Bill Inch. T-A photo Hawks stay in contention OHA JUNIOR D' HOCKEY BEST-OF-SEVEN ONTARIO SEMI-FINAL Norwich vs Exeter Merchants Hawks Friday, April 3 8:30 P.M. 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GOOD SPORTS Ry Ross Haugh The Exeter Hawks proved once again Sunday afternoon that they are capable of winning the big hockey game when the chips are down. After dropping the first two games of the best-of-seven Ontario Hockey Association semi-final, the Hawks travelled to Norwich Sunday afternoon with a short-handed crew, came away with a 6-5 decision over the Merchants. The series opened last Wednesday in Norwich with the home club winning 7-4 and Norwich also won in Exeter Friday night by a score of 6-5. The fourth game of the series was played at the Exeter Arena last night, Wednesday with the fifth also being played here Friday night at 8.30. • If a sixth game is necessary it will be staged in Norwich Sunday afternoon and a seventh game, also if necessary would be back in Exeter on Wednesday, April 8. COME FROM BEHIND The Hawks win in Norwich Sunday afternoon was accomplished in come from behind style with three goals in the third period. The Merchants led 4-3 after the first forty minutes of play and scored another goal before the first minute of the third period had elapsed to take a two goal lead and appeared to have taken a commanding lead in the series. At 5.45 Rick Schell who was one of the top performers for the Hawks both offensively and defensively scored after a lot of hard work. He chased John Braid's pass into the corner behind the Norwich net, picked it up and moved out in front to Skating club ends year The activities of the Exeter Figure Skating club for the current year concluded Monday with a a Competition Day for the younger skaters. The three top performers in each of three divisions received ribbons for their efforts. Winning in the beginners division were Ronnalee Bogart, Maureen Gans and Renee Finnen. Junior winners were Pauline Pym, Dean Boyle and Susan Zachar while Bea Dawson, Vicki Miller and Suzanne Janke were best in the intermediate section. tuck the pucir safely into the net. Shortly after the halfway mark of the period Schell started the tying scoring play with a quick hard shot from the point that captain Barry Baynham managed to deflect into the net 111111111111 RICK SCHELL outstanding performance to the the score. The winning goal came on a high hard blue-line shot by John Braid that caught the top corner of the Norwich net. Braid was appearing in only his second game- since undergoing an appendectomy about a month ago. Schell, who picked up four scoring points in the game passed the puck back to Braid for the winning shot. Norwich jumped in front quickly in the game with two goals before the Hawks could get untracked. Captain Wayne Chalkley and Frank Menich scored for the hometown Merchants in the early part of the opening session. Randy Parsons, in his first start since suffering a broken hand in the Zurich series started the Hawks off on the scoring sheet finishing a three-way passing effort with Rick Schell and Barry Baynham. The Merchants went ahead 4-1 early in the second period on goals fired by Martin Wylie and Wayne Longthorne. The Hawks got back into contention with a pair of goals before the second session expired. Diminutive Steve Murley was on the firing end of both Hawk scores, Ron Lindenfield assisted on both with defencenien Joe' O'Rourke and Barry Baynham each picking up one assist. John Hayter in the Exeter nets again turned in an outstanding performance as he faced a barrage of 56 Norwich shots while his mates aimed 39 drives at the Norwich goal. LARGE CROWD The largest crowd of the season, close to 1,500 jammed into the Exeter arena, Friday night to watch the Norwich Merchants edge the Hawks 6.5 to take a two game lead in the best-of-seven series. The Hawks took a 2,1 lead after the first period of play and then in the middle period, the visiting Merchants took over command of the scoring with a four goal scoring burst while the Hawks could manage only one score. Exeter fought back with two quick goals early in the third period to tie the score before Wayne Chalkley scored the winner for Norwich with about nine minutes to go in the game. Frank Menich opened the scoring for Norwich at 4.49. Before the period ended, Bob Rowe, who was injured later in the game tied the score on a play started by John Braid. Ron Lindenfield put the Exeter club out in front with a successful shot near the.eighteen minute mark with Peter Glover gaining an assist. The only Exeter goal of the second period was sandwiched between four Norwich goals and was triggered by Larry Laye, the only double scorer of the night for the Hawks. John Braid making his first start in almost a month gained another assist on Laye's score. Frank Menich scored twice for Norwich to complete his hat trick for the night and second period singles were added by Chris Pettigrew and Greg Prouse. The Hawks struck quickly in the closing frame with Rick Schell firing in a long drive from the left point at 4.51 and Larry Laye connecting with a fast wrist shot from the other side near the blue line only twenty-six seconds later. The score remained tied until Chalkley fired the winning goal for the Merchants. Referees Ray Richards and Bill Walsh assessed a total of 15 penalties, all of the minor variety with nine going to Norwich. BEHIND EARLY In the opening contest in Norwich, Wednesday, the Merchants took a 3-1 lead over the Hawks in the first period and never looked back in posting a 7-4 win. Norwich scored three goals in a space of less than two minutes early in the game to take a commanding lead. The goals were fired by Rick Buck, Martin Wylie and Wayne Chalkley. Scoring for Exeter with only four seconds left in the petiod was defenceman Rick Schell on a play originated by Peter Glover. In the second period, Norwich again outscored the Hawks by three goals to one. The Hawks lone tally was fired by Pete Glover on an unassisted effort. Norwich goals were notched by Walt Homick and Chalkley. Frank Menich scored for Norwich early in the third to put his club ahead 7-2. The closing scores for the Hawks came with less than seven minutes to go and were fired only 39 seconds apart. Joe O'Rourke notched the first score on a pass from Larry Haugh and the other was engineered on a solo effort by Randy Preszcator. Novice gain final round The Exeter novice team lost out in their bid for the "D" championship at the annual novice tournament held in Brampton last week. With wins over Kincardine and Delhi, the locals moved into the semi-final round against Essex and were downed by scores of 6-0 and 6-2 in a total goals series, Thursday. Randy Fisher and Paul Pooley were the Exeter goal scorers in the second game loss to Essex. The Windsor area club went on to win the "D" title. In Shamrock league playoff action, the local novice club downed Stoneybrook 4-1 in Lucan Saturday to qualify for the championship round. The first game of a best-of-three final set will be played at the Lucan arena, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock with Lambeth supplying the opposition. Exeter scoring against Stoneybrook, Saturday was divided equally between the first and third periods. Brian Taylor opened the scoring for Exeter with Robbie Heard assisting and • Heard notched the second counter with Taylor and Dave Bogart providing the passing help. In the third period, Brian Clarke scored on a pass from Perry Pooley and Dave Bogart finished off a three-way passing effort with Robbie Heard and Brian Taylor. We have said on several occasions this year that the calibre of hockey being turned out in the district is of a very high nature, After the happenings of the past couple of weeks we are firmer in our belief on this subject. In minor hockey tournaments over the past week Exeter and district clubs made more than a creditable showing, First of all our sincerest congratulations go out to the Exeter Kinsmen midgets on winning the annual Hespeler midget tourney"13" title, Handled by Bill Chipchase and Fred Wells the youngsters won the championship in handy fashion, taking the final game by a score of 5-1 over Fergus. Another band of Exeter youngsters, the novice team comprised of boys ten years of age and under made the semi-final round of the Brampton novice tourney before bowing out. In pee wee "D" competition at the Young Canada tournament in Goderich, Grand Bend also went to the semi-final round. The Grand Bend youngsters put up a good battle Saturday afternoon before losing to Unionville 2-1 in sudden-death overtime. Saturday night we spent some time at the Hensall arena watching Minor Hockey night in that village. Here again the brand of hockey shown was interesting and exciting, The large crowd comprised mostly of parents watched three games of mites and novice perform. Next on the program was an exhibition game with the Hensall pee wee club split into two teams. The night was finalized with a game between the bantams and midgets of the bean town. The highlight of the hockey season locally during the past few weeks has been the performance of the Exeter Hawks in Ontario Junior "D" playdowns. Hit hard by injuries the Hawks took care of their arch rivals from Lucan and Zurich before meeting their current opposition from Norwich. In quick succession, the Hawks lost the services of John Braid, Mike Hoy, Ron Janke and Randy Parsons. Braid made his return to the line-up Friday night but the same night Bob Rowe was rackedup and could be out of the line-up for the rest of the season. Parsons, still handicapped with a broken hand played his first game in a couple of weeks, Sunday afternoon. The only salvation for the juniors in recent weeks has been the excellent play by the numerous midgets brought up to the Hawks. Two of the midgets, Randy Preszcator and Pete Glover were also injured somewhat in weekend play. With the threats of further injuries hanging over their heads, manager Bob Baynham and coach Bob White will be leery every time one of their players gets into any rough competition. The Hawks have been a come-from-behind team on many occasions this winter and we feel they are capable of pulling through against Norwich. We were at the arena Sunday noon when the club left for Norwich two games down in the series and with the chances of a short handed crew making the trip, the mental attitude of the few players we talked to was terrific. They said, we may be two games behind but that doesn't mean we can't come back. The Hawks win in Norwich Sunday afternoon was a bit ironical due to the fact the Exeter boys were forced to use the white away from home sweaters of the Norwich team. In the rush to get away and the scramble for enough healthy players to make the trip, the Hawk sweaters were forgotten. A quick call back to Exeter just before the game time sent the sweaters on their way, thanks to Jack Schell. When the sweaters arrived two periods had already been completed and most members of the Hawks felt they were doing quite well with the sweaters they were wearing and decided to go all the way with Norwich apparel. It turned out to be a good choice as they scored three times in the third period to bring home a 6-5 win with John Braid, in only his second start after an operation firing the winning score. While the Hawks may have been well dressed with sweaters, that was far from the situation as far as stockings were concerned. Several of the local boys ended up wearing two different colored stockings. This certainly proves that clothes do not make a hockey player perform any better. Jets In Final While the Hawks are still in contention for OHA Junior "D" honors, the Lucan-Ilderton Jets have moved another step closer to the OHA Intermediate "B" championship. The well balanced Jet club eliminated Tillsonburg Apollos Sunday night and are ready to move into the all-Ontario final. According to latest reports from Lucan-Ilderton manager Don Urbshott Elmvale and Napanee are meeting in a best-of-seven series with the winner meeting the Jets. The first game was played in Napanee last night, Wednesday with the second going in Elmvale, Friday night. The Jets are attempting to stay in playoff condition by practicing three times a week at the Huron Park arena. Tuesday night every one of the nineteen players on the roster were out for a workout. Tourneys Are Thick While hi Goderich at the Young Canada tournament for a couple of hours, Saturday we had an opportunity to chat with Stan Stokes of London, who handles the duties of referee-in-chief. Stan, who is also past president of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association told us there are now 152 tournaments in Ontario sanctioned by his organization. These tournaments cover every age category from mite to juvenile. This would leave only the junior, intermediate and senior ranks that haven't been exploited as yet. With so many tourneys going on Exeter is about the only town of its size that doesn't have an event of this kind, Our editor suggested that an intermediate or junior series be held here covering the two weekends of the spring school holiday, Good hockey EXETER SWIMMING PROGRAM Requires the Following Personnel * SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR and LIFEGUARDS All applicants must be 16 years or over and hold at least a Leader Patrol Certificate. * MATURE PERSON to operate check room and snack bar at the pool Send all applications to Alvin Willett, Director of Recreation, Box 823, Exeter, Ont. Applications to be received by 5 p.m. April 13, 1970. EXETER PLAYGROUND PROGRAM REQUIRES Playground Supervisors (All applicants must be 16 years or over) State: 1, Age 2. Qualifications (a) leadership training (b) experience in teaching (c) reasons for applying (d) any other comments you wish to make Send all applications to Alvin Willert, Director of Recreation, Box 823, Exeter, Ont. Ariplications to be received by 5 P.M. April 13, 1970 The Exeter Kinsmen midgets with a couple of exciting overtime wins carne up with the "C" championship at the annual midget hockey tournament held At the ITIespeier arena, Earlier last week, the K insmen-sponsored midgets edged Paris 3-2 in overtime in the first game of the tourney.. Friday afternoon in their second start, the locals squeaked past New Hamburg by a score of 2-1,, also in overtime, .fin the championship final, Saturday afternoon, the Exeter boys clOwned Fergus 6-3 to bring home the "C" trophy. The winning goal in the 2-1 overtime win over. New Hamburg Was fired by Larry Bourne At. 1.36 of the first extra period. Randy Preszcator was responsible for the other Exeter score in regulation time. 01, •1