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Pat Bolen
TIMES ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER – The Panthers continued their perfect
season Tuesday, winning the semi-final against
Parkside before defeating Medway in the final to
claim the WOSSAA championship.
It didn’t look good early on in the semi-final when
Parkside scored in the first minute. The home side
didn’t let it phase them, and at the 12 minute mark,
Karly Pinder scored making it 1-1 and ending the
half at that.
Parkside came out strong in the second half, scor-
ing what looked to be their second goal, only to have
it waved off. They continued to press, and a minute
later scored again to make it 2-1.
As the clock ticked down, it looked like the
Panthers might run out of time.
They continued to drive to the net though, and
with just over 4 minutes left, Jenalyn Baker found
the back of the net with the winner to send the
Panthers into the final.
The championship game against Medway opened
slowly, but the pace quickly picked up with the
Panthers gradually taking control.
Despite many chances, they were unable to score
and the half finished scoreless.
The second half swung back and forth, with both
teams controlling the play for extended periods.
With six minutes left to play, Pinder picked up a
bounce in front of the net and deposited behind the
Medway goalie making it 1-0.
It was a tense last few moments as the Panthers
attempted to clear the ball out of their own end sev-
eral times, until Brittany Caldwell finally cleared the
zone and sealed the victory.
As the Gold medals were awarded to South Huron,
Coach Jim Workman said it was some of the best
field hockey he had seen in years and “it had been a
real team effort with great skill and grit.” He added
the way the team is playing they have as good a
chance at winning the Ontario title as any.
They leave for the OFSAA competition next
Wednesday in St. Catharines. The tournament will be
held at Ridley College starting Thursday, with the top
four teams moving to the quarter finals Friday after-
noon. The four surviving teams face off in the semi-
finals Saturday morning and the gold medal game
will be played Saturday afternoon.
WOSSAA championship for SH Panthers
The Panther girls field hockey team piles on celebrating their WOSSAA championship win
over Medway Tuesday.The team will leave for the OFSAA tournament in St. Catharines
Wednesday.(photo/Pat Bolen)Karly Pinder lets go a shot Tuesday.(photo Pat Bolen)
Lucan Irish win shootout against Hawks
By Pat Bolen
TIMES ADVOCATE STAFF
LUCAN – The Lucan
Irish played three differ-
ent games Oct. 23 at
home against the Exeter
Hawks, finally winning a
sloppy but entertaining
8-7 match to improve
their record to 5-4-1.
Both teams came out
hitting in the first min-
utes, but the Irish were
the first to score with
Mike Burns finding the
net.They went up 2-0
minutes later on a goal
by Burns letting a hard
slapshot go from the
face-off circle over the
shoulder of Exeter’s
goalie Ryan Frayne.
With both teams down
a man, Lucan goalie Joe
Dobbie made several
saves before Exeter
scored to cut the lead in
half. The period ended
with Lucan leading 2-1
and a 15-9 shot advan-
tage.
The second period
turned out to be the
wildest of the game with
Exeter outscoring the
home side 5-2 and out-
shooting them 17-14. It
was a rough night for
Irish goalie Joe Dobbie
who was pulled midway
through the period.
Lucan coach Randy
Campbell said Dobbie
“didn’t play up to his
potential, but it was just
an off night.” Both
teams continued to
exchange goals through
the period with it ending
6-4.
The third period was a
replay of the first with
Lucan back on the offen-
sive, making it 6-5 with a
goal by Ben Dobbie,
before tieing it up on the
power play with one
from Darryl Drake. They
went ahead to stay on a
high slapshot that just
dribbled over the line
when the Exeter goalie
couldn’t get all of it.
With just over 4 min-
utes left, the Hawks
came close to tying it up
but the shot dribbled just
wide. Turning the play
around, Lucan was in on
a 2 on 1 with Ben Dobbie
finishing it off to seal the
win. Exeter made it close
with a late goal to make
it 8-7, but couldn’t get
the equalizer despite
pulling their goalie.
Lucan finished with a
44-33 advantage in
shots. Campbell said his
team played “ very well
and competed hard
against a number one
team like Exeter.” The
Irish scoring was well
balanced with Ben
Dobbie getting the hat
trick and Mike Burns
and Darryl Drake each
picking up a pair.
Lucan’s next opponent
is Oct. 30 at home
against against 5 and 1
Lambeth, who Campbell
expects a tough game
against, since they have
added a pair of junior B
players.
Lucan goalie Shane Dejong drops to block a shot against Exeter Oct. 23. Lucan
won a wide open game 8-7.(photo/Pat Bolen)
Exeter – The girls bas-
ketball teams were in
Goderich Wed against
tough opposition with the
seniors losing in overtime
35-31, and the juniors
coming out on the short
end of a defensive struggle
14-8.
Despite playing well, the
seniors didn’t get the
bounces when they need-
ed them.
They were led by Nikki
Cyr with 14 points, with
Amanda Wuerth con-
tributing 8, and Jill Jones
6 points. Denise Ritchie
and Julie Prout each had a
strong game for the
Panthers.
Their next action is Oct.
29 at home against
Central Huron.
Panther
basketball
Carpet bowling
Exeter - Oct. 25
Doris Denham 2W1T32
Marshall Dearing 2W1T32
Susie Underhill 2W1T29
Leona Elliott 2W21
Oct. 28
Marg Deichert 3W37
Audrey MacGregor 3W35
Ray Hodgson 2W37
Cathy Bell 2W29
Leona Elliott 2W28
Katie Travers 2W1T28
Don Travers 2W27
Bob Thompson 2W25
Wilma Davis 2W25
Doris Denham 2W22