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Clinton News-Record, 1984-12-05, Page 13Page 12—CLINTONNEWS-RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECRMBER5,1084 Sports from the stands 13y linne Narejko Thirty games in .first haif of Tourney CLINTON - The Clinton Optimist Bantam Hockey Tournament concluded its first half on November 2 and organizers are gearing up for the final half which starts on December 7 and will run until the following Sunday. Last weekend saw 30 games played as 23 teams in the three divisions took to the ice. Winning the "A" division was Oakville as they defeated Stoneybrook 2-1. Oakville was awarded the Clinton Optimist Club Trophy Good qualities in Optimist tourney and Stoneybrook the Fleming Feed Mill Trophy. Goderich won the "A" consolation as they outplayed S.W. London 9-2. The winners took home the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 140 Trophy and the runner- ups took the Martin's Steel Trophy. The "C" championship was won by Lambeth as they beat Hagersville 3-1, winning the Bank of Montreal Trophy. Hagersville received the Clinton Pro Hardware Trophy for their efforts. The Norholme Decorating Trophy was awarded to Milverton as they defeated Mitchell in the "C" consolation final, 3-2. Mitchell was presented the Dixie Lee Chicken and Seafood Trophy. Alvinston downed Teeswater 6-5 to win the "D" championship Blue Fountain Restaurant Trophy. The K.W. "Danny" Colquhoun Memorial Trophy was presented to Teeswater. Ilderton emerged victorious as they defeated Thedford, 6-5 in the "D" consolation final. The Beattie Furniture Ltd. Trophy went to Ilderton and the Taylor Farms Trophy went to Thedford. Last week I inadvertently offended members of the Clinton Optimist Club. Instead of giving them due credit for the hours of preparation and work at the Optimist Bantam Hockey Tournament, I listed ways which I thought the tournament could be improved. My intentions were not to say that the tournament was poorly run, but that the Optimists have .established a good tournament. It has now reached a point of success and security where it can take new ideas and incorporate them without any problems. Another reason for last week's column was to stir up some community support. In order for anything to work, be it a tournament or a parade ;,r a fair, it needs the support of the community. But after re -reading the column from an Optimist's viewpoint, I can certainly see why they were upset. This year's tournament is the fifth year that the Optimists have donated their time, energy and organizational skills to the Bantam hockey players. Mopping floors, sweeping the stands and running the clock for an entire weekend, as well as Thursday and Friday nights, takes a lot of manpower. The Optimists also have to shell out the money for the arena rental. Organizing the schedule for 40 teams with five divisions is also no minor task. The schedule is setup in a way which allows teams to play on a Thursday and then not have to play again until Saturday. This allows the team the opportunity to travel. home and not have to worry about playing first thing the following morning. This also eliminates the need for billeting. The Optimists' wives got into the act last weekend, helping with the breakfasts. Tournament Chairman Greg Burns was also pleased with the assistance he received from a Katimavik participant and the arena helpers. Service clubs play an important role in small communities. Without them, many of the little extras we enjoy at the local arenas and extra activities we take in, would not be possible. But many times their behind the scenes work may seem to be overlooked. We here at the Clinton News -Record have worked with our local service clubs on many occasions. We understand and appreciate the time and effort' that. volunteerism involves. These clubs also need the support of the entire community in order to make these special events successful. The Optimists have shown themselves to be competent leaders of Clinton's Bantam Hockey Tournament. Their job will be made easier, and the tournament will continue to Clinton A's grow and prosper if more area people lend The Clinton A's, playing in the "C" their support to this project. division, opened the tournament on Supporting the Bantam Tournament does November 29 and skated to a 4-2 victory over not only benefit the Optimists, the hockey Mitchell. players or the arena. It promotes our town Mitchell opened the scoring, but with only as a whole, showing that Clinton is a great one second remaining in the first period, place to visit - a town that welcomes its Devon Colquhoun scored unassisted to tie guests. the game. Clinton then took control of the' The Optimists have done the groundwork. second period with one goal by Chris White The Bantam Tournament brings hundreds and two goals by Norris Flynn. Assisting on of people to Clinton and it's up tp the rest of White's goal were Jeff Jewitt and Jason the town to show some.extra hospitality. It looks like we're heading in that direction , and the Optimist Bantam Tournament should help to keep Clinton's name on the map. Clinton Atoms split games On December 1, the Clinton Atoms travell- ed to Mitchell to entertain the Mitchell Atom Hawks. Clinton broke the game wide open. withTive third period goals and coasted to a 7 - 3 victory. In the first period Clinton scored two goal's. with the first minute of play to. lead 2 - 0. Shaun Chipchase opened up the scoring after taking a pass from Scott Jeurtt for the first goal. Seventeen seconds later, Mark Livermore scoredfrom, the slot area as Chris Kennedy's pass out from behind the net found Livermore in tiie clear. Danny Wildfong had started the play and earned an assist on the goal. Mitchell battled back and took a 3 - 2 lead ten seconds into the third period. Duane Harmer with two goals and Chris Colquhoun LEARN TO SKATE 1/2 price starting January 5, 1985 '25.00 plus '7.00 CFSA Phone 482-7850 with one led the Hawks' attack in scoring. After the third Mitchell goal Clinton seemed to get going again as they scored five unanswered goals to take the victory. Jason Carter tied the game at 3 - 3 as he scored on a deflection in front of the net off the shot of Shaun Chipchase. A minute and a half later Scott Jeurtt scored what proved to be the winning goal unassisted. after snaring a clearing pass and rifling it into the goal. Two minutes later Darrell Lavis scored on a two on one rush with Jason Carter to in- crease the Clinton lead to 5 - 3. Jason Carter's second goal of the game on a breakaway gave Clinton a three goal lead. Scott Wright set up the goal giving Carter a lead pass at centre ice. Gerry Cappelli dos- ed out the scoring on a 30 foot blast to the right corner. Clinton outshot Mitchell 25 shots to 19 over the contest. In Seaforth the following aftern ' the Seaforth Atoms hung on to defeat '�' ' n by a score of 3 - 2. Although outshot 21 to nine Seaforth was able to forecheck Clinton closely for three periods and gain the hard- earned victory and even up their season series with Clinton at one game each. Seaforth scored at the 15 second mark of the first period as Steve Papple put the puck between the pads of Clinton goalie Derek Hoggarth. With less than three minutes re- maining in the firs,t period Seaforth's Jason Beuttenmiller made it 2 - 0 on a breakaway. There was no scoring in the second period as Clinton controlled most of the play. Seaforth's goalie John Maylan turned in a brilliant performance in the game as he stopped four Clinton breakaways. Three .goal post shots didn't help the Clinton cause Either. In the third period Steve Papple 'gave Turn to page 13 • Our Christmas Gift to you EVERYTHININ OURSTOREIS roff FROM NOW 'TILL CHRISTMAS LADIES' AND GIRLS WEAR. MAIN FLOOR MEN'S ANDROYS' WEAR: SECOND FLOOR 2V CTORI 1 CLINITON 482-717 , MacLean while Mike Dykstra and Scott Glew assisted on Flynn's goals. The third period was quiet as Clinton had a comfortable 4-1. lead. However, Mitchell fought back to score one goal, ending the game 4-2. The Clinton A's then went on to face Lambeth on December 1, but came up on the short end of a 3-1 score. Lambeth scored two first period goals within the initial three minutes of play to take a quick 2-0 lead. The second period remained scoreless, however Lambeth increased their lead to three in the third. Devon Colquhoun nullified the Lambeth goal with an unassisted goal of his own. The Lambeth victory put the Clinton A's out of the tournament and the Lambeth team went on to win the "C" championship. Clinton B's ' The Clinton. B's, playing in the "D" division, were not as successful as the Clinton A's in their first outing. They faced - off against Ripley, losing 5-1. Clinton was first on the scoreboard with a goal by Ricky Pickett. Pickett put the puck behind the Ripley goaltender with only 25 seconds remaining in the first period. Bryan Beattie earned the assist. Ripley was held scoreless in the first period but then proceeded to divide their goals between the second and third period, After the second period, Ripley held a 2-1 lead and at the end of the game, left the ice with,a 5-1 victory. The Clinton B's met Thedford on December 2. The Thedford team was too much for the home team to handle as they ° defeated Clinton 6-1. Three first period goals by Thedford forced Clinton to play catch-up hockey. In the second Period, their defence held Thedford off the scoreboard while Curtis McCone netted one for the locals. Assisting on the play was Mike Ladd. The third period was not as profitable for Clinton as they allowed three goals and were unable to respond with goals of their own. The 6-1 loss eliminated Clinton from further action. Thedford went on to the "D" consolation final where they played a fast brand of hockey against Ilderton, but lost 6- 5. Blyth In other "D" division action, Blyth defeated Howick 7-3 in their first match on December 1. No goals were scored in the initial frame, but both teams battled for the lead in the second period. Paul Hoggart opened the scoring as he took a pass from Larry Hunking. One minute later Dean Whitfield gave his team a Turn to page 13 • Optimist Bantam Tournament Chairman Greg Burns puts a medal around a Teeswater player's neck after their game against. Alvinston. The hard fought game saw Alvinston take the "D" championship 6-5. (Anne Narejko photo) The Clinton A's and Mitchell opened the Fifth Annual Clinton Optimist Bantam Tourna- ment on November. 29. Clinton did a good job of keeping the puck out of their net, winning their first game, 4-2. The Clinton team then went on to face Lambeth. 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