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8 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville. Wednesday. December 16.1992 St. Stephen's Hockey Team Advances to League Final Sports Shop Novices Meet Vaughan by Brad Kelly School hockey, St. Stephen's, will As expected, the number one be making a trip to the league finals ranked team in Kawarlha High on Thursday. Everyone got involved in this discussion after die whistle, including including St. Stephen's goalie Chris McCarthy, during their semi-final against Cartwright on Tuesday in Orono. In the end, it was St. Stephen's Stephen's who were doing most of the talking, advancing to the league final with a 4-1 victory. Yesterday afternoon in Orono, St. Stephen's -- who went undefeated undefeated during the regular season --. eliminated Cartwright in their semifinal semifinal by a score of 4-1. Next up, Clarke High School. "It's a game that will probably be decided by one goal," said St. Stephen's coach, Father Bill Moloney, Moloney, of Thursday's league championship championship tilt. "We'll have to keep the puck in their end and fire as many shots as we can," he continued. "The key will be playing positional hockey, and to look for our opportunities. "Whichever team makes the least number of mistakes will be the winner." \ It was a relatively easy win for St. Stephen's, who played a sound defensive game as well as capitalizing capitalizing on their opportunities in the offensive offensive zone. Especially Mike Talotti, who was by far the best St. Stephen's player on the ice. He scored twice in the opening period, and added an insuV ranee marker in the later stages of the third period for the hat-trick. "He did the same thing for us last year," said Moloney of his of fensive star in the semis. "He came to the forefront today, and I was pleased the way he played." The close score was a tribute to the way Cartwright played, after entering entering the playoffs as the fourth place team during the regular season. season. They were certainly a much- improved hockey club, compared to their skills at the start of the season. Talotti gave his team the jump they needed in the opening period. His first goal came after a couple of nifty moves around the defence, and his second, with 1:47 left in the period, period, was a quick shot from the slot. Ryan Lcedcr increased the lead to 3-0 when he scored on a seven minute power play in the third period period after a major for checking from behind penalty was issued to a Cartwright Cartwright player. Cartwright scored their lone goal on Chris McCarthy less than three minutes later on a screen shot to cut the margin to two. But Talotti completed his hat- trick on a two-on-one break, firing the puck, into the open side of the net with just over five minutes left . in the game. Sports Shop novice Toros played Vaughan on November 30, losing in a hard-fought game 5-2. Toro goals went to Jonathan Ross, assisted by Chris Wise, and Tyson Crocker, assisted assisted by Matt O'Halloran. On December 5, the Toros travelled travelled to the Beaverton tournament, winning 16-0 against Marhkam. Our next game on Sunday was against Little Little Britain which Sports Shop won 12- 1. The second game of the day against Aurora was closer, with the Toros winning 6-0, which put them in the finals finals against Huntsville. This game went into overtime, with Tyler Kohn scoring, making the final 4-3. \'i HITACHI Capture Your Christmas Memories Hot Goalie Leads Clarke to 6-2 Victory by Brad Kelly The Puk stops here, as in goal- tender Chad Puk. This was the strategy strategy that Clarke High School used in their Kawartha Hockey League semi-final on Tuesday afternoon. Facing the number three ranked team from St. Mary's, Clarke used the splendid goaltending of Puk to post a 6-2 win, and secure themselves themselves a berth in Thursday's final. "He was excellent. He had just a super game that really helped us out a lot," were the accolades that coach Rob Morrison was giving his goaltender after the game. Indeed Puk was the difference in a game that was much closer than y%,.. ■ü&. * t • ... ; ^ There was plenty of traffic around the net of Clarke High School goaltender Chad Puk during the course of his team's semi-final hockey game against St. Mary's on Tuesday afternoon in Orono. Puk was instrumental in leading Clarke to a 6-2 win, advancing them to tomorrow's final. 1 SCOREBOARD | Central Ontario Jr. C Bowmanville Recreation House League League Standings (as of December 12) (not including games Tuesday) Team W L T Pts. Tvke Division Team W L T Pts. Shoppers Drug Mart 7 0 0 14 Bowmanville 15 8 1 32 Skylight Donut 5 2 1 11 Lakefield 15 10 0 31 A&R Flooring 5 0 1 11 Port Perry 14 10 1 29 Tim's Rent-All 5 1 0 10 Uxbridge 12 11 1 26 Dufferin Agg. 4 2 1 9 Little Britain 12 8 1 26 Deighton Associates 4 3 0 8 Bobcaygeon 1 22 0 2 • Rotary Club 3 3 0 6 (Teams get one point for an overtime loss) J&M Custom Framing 2 4 1 5 Beaver Lumber 2 4 0 4 Bowmanville Non-Contact Durham TV 1 6 0 2 Hockey League McGregor IDA 0 7 0 0 M&M Meats 0 6 0 0 Team W L T Pts. Novice Division Burke Division Liberty Mutual 5 2 0 10 D. Base 8 2 0 16 Bow. Sports Shop 4 0 2 10 A&D Truck Stop 5 5 0 10 Camsport 4 2 1 9 P.M; Beasties 4 5 1 9 James Insurance 4 2 0 8 Papps 1 7 2 4 National Trust 3 4 0 6 Oliver Division Braggs Wild Bird Seed 3 3 0 6 Hanes 7 2 1 15 All Canadian Awards 2 4 0 4 Shoppers 7 3 0 14 Young Drivers 1 4 2 4 Dutchman 3 5 2 8 Horner Petro Canada 2 4 0 4 Mosport 1 7 2 4 Carter's Bakery 1 4 1 3 Shackelton Division Atom Division King St. Bar & Grill 8 1 1 17 Geranium 6 1 0 12 , Pattern 4 5 1 9 Family Trust 5 2 0 .10 Preston 3 5 2 8 Carnation Flower Shop 4 1 1 9 Bobby's 2 6 2 6 Major Plumbing 4 1 1 9 Weekend Results T-Mac Insulation 2 3 1 5 Papps 6 D. Base 2 Hutton Transport 2 5 0 4 Shoppers 4 Mosport 3 Pizza Pizza 1 4 1 3 Hanc's 7 Dutchmen 7 Kinsmen Club 1 4 1 3 Beasties 5 A&D Truck Stop 2 Ontario Hydro 0 4 1 1 Bobby's 11 Preston 8 . i Pcewec Division King St. Bar & Grill 7 Pattern 2 Langes Photo 4 0 2 10 Hoopers Trophies 4 0 2 10 Newcastle Village Town League Cutting Post 4 1 1 9 Dykstras Deli 4 2 1 9 Team W L T Pts. Mr. Submarine 4 2 0 8 Sit 'n' Sip 8 4 0 16 Rolph Novico 1 2 2 4 Blackhawks 8 4 0 16 Checkers Variety •1 4 1 3 Gruffies 6 5 1 13 Matthew Associates 0 6 2 2 Lumber 5 5 2 12 Computer Learning 0 5 1 1 Sharks 5 6 1 11 Bantam Division Tennant 2 10 0 4 PowcrVac/Ramnor Air 5 0 1 9 Sunday's Results Bow. Sand & Gravel 3 2 0 6 Blackhawks 7 Gruffies 6 Kool Enterprises 2 2 1 5 Sit 'n' Sip 7 Tennant 3 Nichols Motors 2 2 0 4 Sharks 5 Lumber 3 Remax Realtors 0 6 0 0 the final score indicated. Clinging to a 2-1 lead on goals by J.P. Tousignant and Jerry Hoban, Puk made his best stops of the game during the middle stages of the second second period. With St. Mary's enjoying a seven minute power play after a checking from behind major penalty, Puk robbed St. Mary's twice. Once,-he accomplished this with his glove hand an<^ the second time with a brilliant pad save. Shortly : after the saves, Jason Rogers scored the key goal of the game, shorthanded, to put Clarke up 3-1. % St. Mary'si did manage to score a power play goal with two seconds left in the major penalty to close the gap to one, but that's as close a Puk would allow thkm. Jeff Darrachi' added a pair of goals in the third,period, his second one into an empty net, with 1:05 remaining. remaining. Sean McKenzie,.on a quick shot from the slot, also : scored in the third period to put Üiegame away. Despite winningyby a four-goal margin, Morrison wasn't at all surprised surprised that the,game y/as as close as it was for so long. \ • ' - ' 'We've playfed thern all year and have never beat them by this many goals. They always play well, and we looked for a good game from them today,' ' he said. \ The win for Clarke, who finished in second place during league play, sets up a showdown for the league championship with their cross-town rivals from St. Stephen's. \ Clarke were unable to record a win against St. Stephen's during the regular season, but in a one-gàme final, final, anything can happen. "We have to control the puck and not give it away," said Morrison Morrison on the secret, to beating St. 5te- ■ phen's. "We have to play a physcal game in order to skate with 'them le- ' cause they are a good team." VM-H39 AND VM-E35 WORLD'S SMALLEST CAMCORDERS VM-H39 HI-BAND 8MM CAMCORDER WITH COLOUR VIEWFINDER & REMOTE CONTROL i'm • Electronic Image- Stabilization • Hi-Fi Stereo Sound • 16x Power ZbomCam • Low Light Rating V only 2 LUX • Al (Artificial. Intelligence] Auto Iris S. 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