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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-02-22, Page 9Dan Maillet of the Goderich Green and Parent Midgets tries to keep his balance and get., shot away in playoff action against Hanover, Thursday. Goderich won the game to win the best -of -three series in three games. They also went three games before disposing of Listowel in the WOAA final. The midgets will now play Strathroy in the next round of OMHA playoffs and the first game of the series was played Wednesday. ( photo by Dave Sykes) GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979. -PAGE 9 Mid:ets dispose of Listowel The Goderich Green and Parent Midgets won the WOAA "BB" hockey championship here Monday night with a 9-4 victory over the Listowel Cyclones. The victory gave Goderich the best - of -three final series two ' games to one. They will now advance into the OMHA playoffs against Strathroy. The first game in that series was played here last night (Wed- nesday) at 7 p.m. Although other dates were not set yet, a third game, if needed, would likely be here Saturday at 8 p.rn. The Goderich team had to come from behind to win the series with the stubborn Listowel team. Listowel won the first game at the series here last Saturday by a 4-2 score and had the Goderich team down 3-1 on their own ice Sunday before the Green and Parent squad came back for a 5-3 win and forced the deciding game here Monday. The series was the second straight in which Goderich was forced to a SPORTS PAGE GMHA needs Parent support The nagging problem of volunteer help is chipping away at the executive structure of minor hockey, posing a great threat to the association for next year. " If parent involvement doesn't improve," GMHA president Bill Brown said. " Minor hockey is in big trouble." The concern of the minor hockey executive stems from a•. general meeting that was at- tended by five people, three coaches and two parents, as well executive members. Three executive mcm- hers have agreed to stay on for an additional term and the association would like..to fill the vacated posts before the end of the current season. .!'We need more qualified people who are prepared to give some time," Brown added. The Supporters Club also Sr, pennant hopes brighten BY TD The G"DCI senior Vikings grabbed a share of first place in the Huron -Perth Conference basketball standings here Friday night when they defeated 'the previously unbeaten Stratford Central Ramblers 75-63 before a large and en- thusiastic crowd in the GDCI auditorium. Both teams now have identical 7-1 won -lost records. The Vikings had two games remaining following the victory over. Central. Tuesday they played Seaforth'here and won and ,today (Thu'r- sday) , they play in Stratford against the Northwestern Huskies. Viking coach Phil Bugler. was hoping for wins in both those games to secure first place in the final standings and gain the home court advantage in the playoffs. The Vikings played a fine team game against the Ramblers, jumping off to a 28-14 lead 'by the end of the first quarter. They led 49-35 at the half, and except' for some erratic foul shooting could have been further ahead. Dave MacKenzie led the Vikings with 27 points. Perry Teichert added 17 points for the Vikings. Jon. Barz got 12 and Bill Barwick 11. Dennis Donnelly with three- points, Tom Doherty ' with two and Andy Moore with one point rounded out the Vikings' scoring. Henry Van Drunnen scored 19 to lead the Ramblers.. Steve Leeming added 12 and Rick Erb got 11. Wrestlers win championshi BY T.D. The G.D.C.1. wrestling team emerged as'Huron- Perth champions in the Conference finals in St. Marys Friday. The championship came as a surprise to coaches Ray Donnelly and Bob Dick. This year's Viking wrestling team ,,is a young team which will lose only one or two wrestlers through graduation. Goderich wrestlers wort just four of 15 individual titles but team points awarded for matches and for pit ning oppponents gave the Vikings their winning. point total. Fourteen of the sixteen Viking wrestlers com- peting contributed points to the team total of 133 points. St. Marys was second with 108, South Huron had 105, Stratford Nor- thwestern 92, Stratford Central 89 and Listowel 34. The top four finishers in each weight category advance to the WOSSA tournament being held Friday and Saturday at Stratford Central. First place finishers for the Vikings were Brian "Buckwheat" Shewfelt at 54 Kilos, Rick Carman at 64 kilos, 13i11 Shewfelt at 67.5 kilos, and Chris Wood at 75 kilos. Mark Carman 'grabbed a second place finish for G.p.C.I. in the 41 kilo class. Finishing third for G.D.C.I. were Del Bedard, at 38 kilos, Ray Stanton, at 47.5 kilos, Bob Tigert in the 54 kilo class, Bill Tigert .at• 57.5 kilos and Brian Reed in the 67.5 finishers for the Vikings. kilo class. The G.D.C.I. mat men Mark Blaney; at 57.5 and. ' their coaches were kilos and Rick honoured at a recognition MacDonald, at 71 kilos, assembly at G.D.C.I. were fourth place Tuesday morning. needs help and when a meeting is called people have to come out." GMHA has called another meeting for March 13 hoping to at- tract more interested volunteers and elect an executive for the 1979-80 hockey season. The hockey season has also been marred by charges of parent harassment of team coaches and referees. GMHA secretary, Eleanor Parent reiterated Brown's concern 'adding that if people weren't willing to get involved " the boys will be playing in the street next winter." Another major concern of the association is the lack of qualified referees in Goderich. The refereeing workload is being handled by a handful of young referees without•,the direction of a referee in chief. Richard Brenner assumed the • role of referee -in -chief this season to fill the void but help is' still required in that department. " I won't put in 40 hours a week for nothing," Brown' commented. " It takes a complete effort." The GDCI wrestling team captured the team championship in the Huron -Perth finals in St. Marys last Friday.'Medal winners included; Del Bedard, Mark Carman, Randy Anderson, Ray Stanton and • Bob Tigert. The second row includes Brian .Shewfelt, Mark Blaney, Bill Tigert, Steve Sager, Chris Black and Rick Carman. The back row includes Chris Wood,'Dave Willis, Rick MacDonald, Bill Shewfelt and Brian Reed. Bob Dick and Ray Donnelly are the coaches. The wrestlers now ad vande to WOSSA competition. ( photo by Dave Sykes) - deciding game. Last Thursday the Green and Parent team defeated Hanover 9-2 to take the best -of -three semi-final two games to one. Goderich had won the first game in that series 16-2 but Hanover squeaked out an 8-7 overtime win in Hanover to force a third game. In that third game, Goderich got two goal performances from Larry Gaynor and Mike Hodges. Don Elliott, Jim Costello, Dan Maillet, Larry Madge and Larry Boyce got singles. Joel Klassen got both Hanover goals. A well -rested Listowel team got the jump on the G' & P men in the first game of the finals, scoring two unanswered goals late in the game to break a 2-2 tie and win the game 4-2. Rob Trebish got the game's first goal for Goderich but goals by John Stone and Jamie Stone put Listowel in front. Larry Madge's goal tied it up, but goals by Marc Hodgkinson and Brian McMurren gave the Cyclones their margin of victory. In game two in Listowel Sunday, Larry Madge made sure the Goderich midgets would not be eliminated, scoring four of the five Goderich goals in his team's come -from - behind 5-3 victory. Dan Maillet scored the other Goderich goal. Jeff Dude, with a pair, and Marc Hodgkinson, with one, were the Listowel marksmen. Listowel led 2-1 after the first period, and upped their lead to 3-1 in the second only to see Goderich turn the game around by scoring four unanswered goals to even the series. Goderich got off to a fast start here Monday in the deciding game with five first period goals. They had a 3-0 lead before Listowel scored and looked like they might win easily but the Listowel team refused to quit. It was 5-2 for Goderich after the first period but Listowel came back to outscore Goderich 2-1 in the second period and cut the Goderich lead to 6-4. However, Goderich took control of the game in the third period scoring three unanswered goals to win 9-4. Team captain Larry Madge was again a dominant factor in the scoring with three goals and three assists for Goderich. Dan Maillet had two goals and three assists. Single goals were scored by Don Elliott, Jim Costello, Rob Trebish and Mike Hodges. Jeff Dude, Bob Graham, Steve Horn and •John Stone were the Listowel goal scorers. Goderich coach Bill Fritzley was pleased with the play of his team in the Listowel series but Goderich team officials were not happy about the fact that no league of- ficial from the WOAA was in attendance to present a trophy to the Goderich team for winning the WOAA "BB" midget championship. Friday night when the Hanover Pee Wees won the championship here by defeating the Goderich- Pee Wees, a trophy presentation occurred. League convener Gail Ermel is from Hanover. The Hanover peewee goaltender makes a pad save as Trevor Erb of the Goderich Lion peewees found himself with a clear shot in the slot ina playoff game last week. Hanover defeated Goderich in three games to -win the right to represent the WOAA in provincial competition. ( photo by Tom Thom- pson.) Hanover dumps Lions to win WOAA championship The Goderich Lions Pee Wees lost the WOAA "BB" finals to Hanover last week in two straight games. Hanover won the best -of -three series with victories by scores of 3-1 at home Tuesday and 4-2 here Friday night. Hanover now advances to the OMHA playoffs as the WOAA representative. Hanover reached the WOAA finals by defeating Kincardine in one semi- final while the' Lions got there by eliminating Port Elgin in the other semi- final. -Both games in the final series produced hard - skating, playoff hockey. In the first game, the Lions grabbed a 1-0 lead on a goal by Todd Graham, assisted by Daryl Madge, midway • through the first period. That lead stood up until Brent Long scored for Hanover in the first minute of the k.cond'. period': Jeff Bin on ut Hanover in front at the four minute mark of the second period and Neil Pegelo got the insurance marker with bko,minutes left in the game. In ,Goderic.h Friday night, the teams traded first period goals with Neil Pegelo scoring for Hanover and John Thompson scoring for Goderich on a pass from David Day. Hanover got the only goal of the second period off the stick of Brent Long. Two third period goals by Chris Ahrens and Chris Ross boosted Hanover into a 4-1 lead before David Day not- ched the Lions second goal, assisted by John Thompson and Paul Brenner. The series was a cleanly played affair with each team receiving a total of only three minor penalties in the two games. T.innr coach Dick Madge was happy with his team's play against Hanover and felt the Lions had played up to their potential: Hanover had to edge in size and strength which the Lions were unable to overcome, but with eight returnees for next season Madge feels the Lions should be strong, contenders next year. The Lions next goal for this season is to prepare themselves for the Goderich Young Canada week tournament in the March break. Listowel protests midget BY DAVE SYKES The Goderich midget Bs carried a one -game lead into the third game of their series against Listowel, Wednesday. Goderich had' won the first two games of the best -of -five series, 4-2 Thursday and 8-1 Saturday, but the second game was protested by Listowel. Listowel protested on the grounds that a referee used in the game here, was not carded for playoff work. Goderich will also protest the fact that Listowel did not have a certified coach behind the bench for the game: Despite "the fact that Goderich won two games of the series, it wil'r continue on the premise that the midget Bs have won only one game. The second game is not of- ficial until a ruling is made on the protests. Last Thursday, Goderich broke opena 1-1 tie after the second period with three third period goals en rout to the 4.2 victory. Listowel had pulled into a one -goal lead in the second period before Jeff Denomme tied the score midway through the period. Goderich then got two third period goals from Steve Sager and a single by John Huff to• claim a one -game lead in the series. Goderich was an easy winner in the second contest, scoring three goals in the first and third periods and adding two in the second for the 4-1 victory. " Jim Fritzley and Willie Denomme led 'the God"erich offence with two goals apiece. Steve Sager, Dean Bowra, John Huff and John Alexander scored one goal,each. The third game of the series was played in Listowel Wednesday night and the fourth game Will be played in the Goderich Memorial Community Centre Thursday .(tonight) beginning at 8.30 p.m. Stars may play The Goderich Signal - Star juveniles are still waiting for an opponent in OMHA playoffs. The Stars will play the winner of the, Amher- stburg-Strathroy series which Strathroy was leading 2-0 last week. Strathroy ran into goaltending difficulties as their regular goalie broke ahand in the second game. Their .backup goaler was ineligible to play because ale has not been a resident of the town'long enough. So Strathroy official;s were forced to put one of their forwerds in net and Amherstburg promptly won the next two games to tie the series and force and fifth and deciding game •which Will be played Friday. Stars coach, Doug Cruickshank, said he still hopes the first game of the' next series will begin in Goderich Sunday at 3 p.m. The Stars have played two exhibition games against Lucknow in the interim and managed to win the second meeting after an 11-41oss.