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Times-Advocate, 1988-03-23, Page 171 Ames - Serving South Huron, North Middlesex March 23, 1988 dvocate & North fambton Since 1873 Page 1.); Hawks Exeter Hawks turned a downward trend into a success story Friday night when they defeated Mitchell Hawks for a fourth time in the best - of -seven Junior D semi-final. Exet- er won the game -- probably the best of the series -- 5-4 after hold- ing on in the face of incredible last minute pressure from Mitchell. The deciding win came in game six of the series after Exctcr allowed a three game lead to dissolve last week. Hawks now advance to the Western Junior D final against Brussels Bulls, That series begins Friday night (March 25) in. Exeter at 8:30 p.m. "They finally played a good game," said a satisfied Dave Bogart after the final buzzer went. ''I thought we out -played them most of the game. "I'm happy with the effort the guys•put in. It's a good sign going into the series against Brussels. "It should give us a real good boost of confidence:" - Bogart said he hoped Hawks had learned that if they come out hitting and playing physically, they will be successful. Clarke Singer, Exeter's star cen- curb slide, win ire, was missing from the line-up in thc final two games of the series due to an car infection which put him in the hospital for two days last week. It is possible that he will be out of action for the remainder of the season. Bogart noted that, though Singer was missed Friday night, the rest of the team rose to the occasion. "Anytime you have 50 goals tak- en out of your line-up, it's a blow," Bogart said. "But I give our guys credit. They dug deep and made up the difference." Singer was afflicted by a similar ailment during the playoffs last sea- son when he played for Mitchell. A strong show Exeter turned in a steady first per- iod to set the pace Friday night with good rushes and strong de- fence. Killing off a five -on -three situation, the home team carried a 2-0 Lead into the second. Mitchell took advantage of a sec- ond period lapse to get close how- ever, and the score stood at 4-3 go- ing into the third. Jeff Pfaff started off a three point night when he scored on a pass from George Pratt and Brent Murray during a power play at 5:48 in the first. Jeff Anscms connected with Pfaff at 11:53 to give Exeter a 2-0 lead. Exeter got off to a Shakey start in the second when they allowed Steve Murray tp move in and score just 16 seconds into the action. The home club countered at 2:06 when Pfaff scored his second goal of the game from Terry Casey and Scott Bogart, but Mitchell came on with a sudden burst. Sp ort A good opportunity tor Exeter Hawks was reversed when Tim Har- ro•.v picked up a long pass' from Troy McMann and found himself alone at centre ice. He skated in and beat starting goalie Derrick Martin on a break away. • A power play goal from Dennis Pauli at 9:49 tied the game 3-3. Exeter regained the lead near the half -way mark of the period when Pratt scored unassisted. series Mitchell maintained their mo- mentum in the third and by 7:32, had tied the game once more, this time on a goal by Harrow. The teams pounded each other for • the next 10 minutes until Exeter emerged from the fray with'a single goal advantage. Ansems scored un- assisted at 17:51. Mitchell continued to threaten. With 1:42 showing on thc clock, Mitchell coach Reid Dundas called for a stick measurement against Casey. The move proved profitable. Casey's stick was ruled illegal and Exeter, assessed with a two minute minor, was forced to finish the al- ready tight game .with just four players. • Mitchell pulled goalie Jcff Red- fern and plied Exeter with six at- tackers, causing pile-ups in front of the net which were at times, seven men deep. Exeter hung on for the win how- ever, ending the series. Game two of the Hawks -Bulls series will be played in Brussels Sunday (March 27) at 2 p.m. The third game will be held in Exctcr the following Thursday (March 31) at 8:30 p.m. Bogart criticized by Hawks secretary Exeter Hawks executive member Gord Rook came forward this week with a number of com- plaints about the performance of the club's head coach' Dave Bogart. Rook, secretary for the organiza- tion, said. Thursday that he was- tired astired of Bogart's negative com- ments about the team. "The players are frustrated by the way they arc spoken to in front oftheir peers and comments from the bench," Rook said. "I get frustrated picking up the paper week after week and reading about how the experienced guys are letting the team down." Speaking as both the parent of a player and an executive, Rook claims that other members of the executive and a number of parents have been voicing similar con- cerns privately. I've spoken to a lot of people about it and I think that's the feel- ing," he said, noting that people are reluctant to go on record with their complaints. Rook's son David, Hawks first string goalie, was recently penal- ized for throwing a glove out on the ice from the bench after he had been pulled in the last minute of a game against Mitchell. The younger Rook has developed a re- putation for his volatile style of p1 Tha. e Hawks secretary said that while his son is "no angel", he doesn't deserve the criticism which Bogart has leveled on him over the course of the season. Rook points to the fact that Bo- ' gart has been suspended twice this season for his own brand of vola- tility, claiming that the rules have been bent by the coach on differ- ent occasions over the course of the season. "Then he turns around and says how two or three players are let- ting him down," Rook said. "If you live by the sword, you die by the sword. "I think the coach should be looking at himself too." Rook contends that too much pressure is being placed on the shoulders of the players. "These guys aren't in the NHL making $100,000. They don't get paid for it. They're just out to have fun," Rook continued. "I'm not against Dave (Bogart). He's got a lot of good points, but I'm fed up picking up the paper and seeing all this negative stuff." Rook made a number of accusa- tions, among them, that parents were upset over last Friday's (March 11) midnight 'skate after Hawks lost game four of their ser- ies against Mitchell. Rook claims parents tiad a victory party planned for the boys after the game and Please turn to page 4A Mohawks It took just four games for Exeter Mohawks to claim the Central Sen- ior B title over Durham Huskies in the best -of -seven final series. Mo- hawks dealt the death -blow to Hu- skies Friday night in Durham when they won game four 6-5, leaving their opponents winless in the ser- ies. That acted as an epilogue to Tuesday's 8-7 win over the hapless Huskies. Mohawks will now advance to the OHA semi-finals where they will meet the winner of the Crec- more-Shelburne series currently under way in the north. Shelburne went into Tuesday night's game leading Creemore three games to two. Mohawk manager Doc Campbell was hoping to get a hye into the Ontario final due to the team's in- volvement in the Hardy Cup. It is possible that the Ontario are Central Senior B champs semi-final series will get under way before Lanark comes to the arca to begin the Hardy Cup series with Exeter April 1. The series sweep came as no real surprise to Jim Guenther, head Next ..week: A complete rundown on Lanark Line-up coach of thc power house Mo- hawks. He holds that Durham had had enough of Exeter by the fourth game. 'They were down 3-0 (in the ser- ies),' Guenther said. "I don't think they wanted to come back to Exet- er, yet they wanted to put on a good show in front of the home crowd." Durham jumped into a 3-2 lead in the first period Friday night, but they were not able to keep up their goal production thanks to the ef- forts of Exeter goalie Rick Pikul. Mohawks worked their way into a 4-4 tic in the second and out- gunned Huskies in the third. Huskies took the lead on a goal by Andy Mueller early in the game. After being dragged down on a break away, Paul Barton was award- ed a penalty shot five minutes into the first period. He capitalized on it neatly to give Mohawks a 1-1 tie with Durham. Kevin Hopkins made it 2-1 for Huskies with a goal but it was countered' with a marker from Randy Bailey. With three minutes left in the first, Huskies' Brad Law scored to give his team the lead. Durham made it 4-2 early in the second when Brent Hopkins scored but Exeter evened things up with goals from Jeff Shipley and Jcff Warren. Warren took advantage of a power play in the third to put Exeter out in front for the first time that night and then Quincy Wilker gave Mo- hawks some insurance with a powcr play goal at 7:29. With 36 seconds left in Durham's season, Mueller scored to make it 6-5. Tuesday night Mohawks stepped out into an 8-3 lead Tuesday night when they won game three of the series 8-7, but they allowed Huskies to creep up and threaten their lead with four third period goals. Please turn to page 4A -1 .- IN FOR THE KILL -- Ouincy Wilker is• shadowed by a Durham Huskie as he moves toward the net in anticipation of a pass Tuesday night. Mohawks narrowly hung on in the third period to puff out their third win of the best -of - seven series 8-7. Mohawks went on to win the series. CELEBRATION -- Exeter Hawks don't make any attempts to hide their emotions after the winning goal is scored Friday night at the South Huron Rec Centre. Exeter Royals join South Perth league Exeter Royals have left the ail- ing South Western Men's Fast - ball League to join the high cali- bre South Perth Men's Fastball League. Fred Cook, manager of the Ex- eter club, said Monday that five teams have now withdrawn 'from the South Western league, in- cluding Royals. Merton, both Lucan teams, and Poplar Hill who dropped out in the playoffs last year are withdrawing from the league, leaving West Comers and Nairn as the two remaining clubs. • Cook said teams from Park- hill, Thcdford and Alsia Craig •were showing some interest in joining the dying organization, but explained that the league was too shakcy to take a wait -and -sec approach. Royals are looking forward to tougher competition and larger crowds now that they have been accepted into the league. "We would hope to draw more interest in the South Perth League," Cook said. "But that may be misguided. Maybe we will and maybe we won't -- time will tell." Playing against the sturdier South Perth teams, Cook isn't looking for a miracle in the first year. "We will do well to make the playoffs," he said. "In fact, if we make the playoffs, I'd be quite happy: They've got some strong competition in that league." The competition will be good for the club. Cook maintains. There is an additional advan- tage to joining the league. "You play nine innings instead of seven, which I prefer because it gives you a better chance to use all of your pitchers," Cook explained, noting that morc time on the field should attract more players. The relative collapse of the South Western League will break up a good rivalry between Exeter and Lucan's Irish Nine and White Sox. The two Lucan teams are amalgamating and joining the London National League. Schedules for South Perth won't he set -until April 11, but Cook expects Royals home games to he held Thursday nights at 9 p.m. -- the same as -usual. The schedule will be 22 games long and Stratford and Tavistock arc likely to he the farthest towns on the road. Royals should hc, scheduled in the same division as St. Marys, St. Pauls and Fullarton. Cook hopes to profit from the recent merger of St. Marys Baird Lumber Kings and Stonetown Chargers who decided to pool their collective talents to make up for a lack of players. The Royals manager will be looking for talented players who don't make thc potentially powerful line-up brought into being by the merger. But the most impor- tant ingredient in this season's team may be youth. "What I'm looking for is some younger players to come out in the arca," Cook said. 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