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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-12-08, Page 8PAGE 8-GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1977 RTS. PAGE Sailors late .third period rally dumps Lancers 9-7 The Goderich Sailors im- proved their standing in the OHA Intermediate C league with two victories over the weekend. The Sailors thumped Wingham 13-6 in the friendly confines of the Goderich Arena Friday night and then slipped past Lucknow 9-7 in overtime in Lucknow Sunday. 'Fhe overtime win was an unusual one for the Sailors as defenceman Ron Sowerby was pressed into netminding duties in third period when goalie Rob Kellestine was assessed a match penalty. Sowerby gave up only one third period goal and blanked the Lancers in overtime as the Sailors rallied for the win. Paul Kelly and Dan Duncan led the Sailors come -from - behind effort as they ac- counted • for six of the Goderich goals. Goderich trailed 6-3 after two periods of play but out scored Lucknow 4-1 in the third period before Kelly put the game on ice with two overtime goals. Kelly scored five goals, two in the first period, one in the third and two in overtime. Linemate Duncan started the Sailors third period rally with hisonly goal of the night from Kelly but was instrumental in the win by assisting on five others for a six -point night. Ken Meriam scored the first Goderich goal while Dirk Walterbeck chipped in with two goals late in the third period, the final -one tying the game with just 46 seconds remaining in regulation time. Lynn Armstrong was the top Lucknow scorer with two goals. Goderich took a beating in the penalty box as they were assessed 18 penalties compared to Lucknow's 10, In the Friday night game with Wingham the Sailors took control from the start and after building up a 4-2 lead after 'the first period increased the margin to 8-3 after two periods. The Sailors then outscored Wingham 5-3 in the final period. Ken Meriam led the Goderich 13 goal attack with four goals. He scored two in the opening period and added singles in both the second and third periods Teammates Jim Farrish, Paul Kelly and Dirk Walterbeck chipped in with two goals apiece. Dan Duncan, Steve Buchanan and Wayne Rau added one goal apiece for the Sailors. Ron Sowerby assisted on four goals. Bill Brown was the top Wingham scorer with two Oldtimers win bronze The Goderich Oldtimers won a bronze medal in the Southwestern Ontario Regional Winter Games on the weekend dropping Kin- cardine 4-1 in their fourth game of the series. Goderich lost to St. Thomas in the games' opener 3-2 and tripped Port Stanley 6-3 to•get to the finals. The Oldtimers competed in the games last year but lost their first two games and were eliminated early. The two games were the first for the newwly formed Oldtimer team. Goderich got on the board early in the Kincardine match -up. Two quick goals gave them a 2-0 edge at the 'end of the first. They added one in the second for a 3-0 lead but Kincardine made a game of it grabbing one goal early in the final period. Goderich notched an empty net goal late in the game to take the bronze home. Against Port Stanley the Oldtimers coasted early in the game figuring they could grab an easy win. Port Stanley had been hammered by St. Thomas 12-1 earlier. Port Stanley surprised Goderich opening up a 3-0 first period lead. The Old- timers fought hack to tie the game at the end of the second and added three more in„the final 20 minutes to advance to medal competition. In their games' opener the Oldtimers slumped in the second period and blew a 2-0 lead they had built in the first, Looking for a win Goderich pumped 22 shots at the St. Thomas net in the final period, over half of them excellent scoring chances, but couldn't net -the winner. St. Thomas got the winner on a deflected shot with just over two minutes left in the game. St. Thomas went on to face Ingersoll for the gold medal but lost and settled for the silver. The Oldtimers face ! the Intermediate C Goderich Sailors Friday night at 8:30 in the Goderich arena and have one more tourney to compete in before they leave for Copenhagen to play in the European International Oldtimers TournamOat in 1978. Hanover dumps Steelers 6-3 The Goderich Lakeport Steel Bantams got three goals behind Hanover after one period and were unable to mount a comeback as they dropped a 6-3 decision in .Hanover Saturday. Hanover built up a 4-1 first period and then added single goals in the final two periods to rout the Steelers. The Steelers, after falling behind 5-1 early in the second period rallied for two straight goals in the second period to narrow the Hanover lead to two' goals but were unable to score in the final period. Larry Kelly, Randy Graham and Mark Rowe each scored one goal for Goderich. Al Hansen led the Hanover attack with two goals while teammate Steve Swanson added a goal and three assists. The Steelers return to action Saturday December 10 with a game against Listowel in the Goderich Arena. goals while four other players added one goal each. The Sailors do not retun to action until Sunday December 11 when they will play the Sunocos in Port Elgin. Their next home game is Friday December 16 against the Wingham Royals, game time is 8.30 p.m. Signal -Stars rack up seventh straight victory with 6-0 win The Goderich Signal -Star Juveniles are a team to be reckoned with. The Stars dumped Mooretown, reportedly the top contender in the Sarnia Division, 8-5 in an exhibition game Saturday in Mooretown and then blanked Strathroy 6- 0 in an OMHA league game in Goderich, Sunday. Goderich used a three -goal third period rally to dispose of Mooretown Saturday while Mooretown was only able to reply with one goal. Goderich built up a- 3-2 lead after the first period and maintained that one -goal lead as each team scored twice in the second period. Phil Arthur and Bill Lewis accounted for seven of the Stars eight goals as Arthur scored four times and Lewis three. Arthur also added two assists and Lewis one. Arthur opened the scoring in the first period at 2.33 and Paul Dougherty increased the margin to two goals with a tally just 13 seconds later. Lewis also scored in the first period but Mooretown replied with two goals to narrow the lead. Arthur scored the only two Goderich goals of the second period and scored his fourth of night late in the third __.....w Lewis completed his ...�....w ....- period. Lewis second period. hathat trick with two goals in the Both teams appeared t nwrinrf_ in the third period, espee' Strathroy who dressed nine players includiu goalie, and Goderich pal game away as Phil Ar scored two third periodgi Despite a somewhat listless performance Sunday the Stars blanked Strathroy 6-0 in a league game played in Goderich. Goderich had trouble getting the offence in gear and missed several good scoring opportunities in the first,,period. Dale Duncan scored the only goal of the first period after converting a pass from Steve Chase and Rick Rawson. Goderich increased their lead to four goals after two periods with three goals in the John Page and El'edard shared the shut net and although they d face a barrage of shots called upon to make-som saves to preserve the shu The win was the sev straight without a loss to Stars in league play. return to action Sunday a game in Belmont and Delaware on December the Goderich Arena. Merchants score 25 in win over Huron Par The Goderich Merchants went on a goal scoring spree last week, scoring 38 goals in three games and picking up three points in Intermediate D play. In a game played in Clinton last Thursday the Merchants scored an unprecedented 25 goals as they obliterated Huron Park 25-5. The Mer- chants also tied the Thedford Browns 8-8 in Thedford and dropped a 6-5 decision to Hensall in a game played in Zurich, Sunday. Paul Corriveau led the Merchant 25 -goal barrage with six goals while team- mate Charlie Robertson added four and Doug Smith and Phil Petrie added three apiece. Goderich scored seven goals in the first period and held a 7-3 lead. The Mer- chants then scored nine straight goals in the second period to increase the margin to 16-3 after,4wo periods. Huron Park failed to reply. The Merchants added another nine goals in the final period while Huron replied with two. The Merchants continued their offensive style of play the following night as they Suns defeat Walkerton to increase league lead BY BOB GIBBONS The Suns moved four points in front of their closest rival Saturday by defeating Walkerton. The Suns played their best' game of the year in their win over Walkerton. Goderich has lost only one game this year, and that was to Walkerton,. Walkerton scored at 4:35 of the first period but Goderich tied it 10 seconds later with the white trio of Todd Graham, David Telford and Todd Jeffrey. The Suns took the lead at 3:05 of the second period when Robbie Gibbons, Doug Lounsbury and Grant Garrow got the go ahead goal. At 4:23 of the second period Grant Garrow, Ken Huff and David Jewell put the Suns out in front 3-1. Walkerton scored at 1 :24;11 :52 of the third to tie Ala THREE GREAT SPECIALS FROM M -W MOTORS Tour Volvo Dealer in Goderich No. . NEW CARS - The '78's Are Here! 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But Thedford rallied for three straight goals in the third period to take a one goal lead but a late goal by Phil Petrie, his fourth of the game salvaged the tie. Petrie led the Merchants with four goals while teammate Dave Graff chipped in with two goals. John Hoy and Paul Corriveau scored the other Goderich goals. Kevin Elliott, the Thedford star of the game, let the Browns with two goals. Petrie was selected as the Goderich 'star. The scoring bubble burst for the Merchants as their late rally fell one goal short in a 6-5 loss to Hensall. Goderich held a 3-1 lead after the first period but Hensall scored four goals in the second period to carry a one -goal lead into the final period. Each team s once in the final period. 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