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I, PAGE 12THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, OCTOBER 4,2000 t) HOCKEY CANADIAN STATESMAN OCT. 4, 2000 Largest selection of new and used Hockey Equipment! Trade in your used and create your own discount Cdbourg Cougars beat Bowmanville 5-2 Former Eagles coach picks up win in return BY BRAD KELLY Sports Editor While it was only the eighth game of the regular season for the Cobourg Cougars, Sunday night's win over the Bowmanville Eagles was a special one. The Provincial Junior League game marked the return of Mike Posavad, who was the head coach of the Eagles last season before taking over the reigns in Cobourg during the summer. After falling behind early, Cobourg rallied with four unanswered goals and skated to a 5-2 win. „ For any coach, it's always nice to come back into the home rink of your old team and leave with a victory. "I purposely tied not to think too much about it before the game," said Posavad of the return. "I tied to play it like any other game but obviously it's in the back of your mind." Bowmanville jumped out to a 1-0 lead midway through the first period on a goal by Ken Chesher, but after that Cobourg took over. The Cougars scored twice in the first period and had the only two goals of the second period despite playing much of it shorthanded. Bowmanville had a five- on-three power play, a five-minute power play and a four-minute power play that earned over into the third period. period. Despite the golden opportunities, Bowmanville failed- to score, finishing the game without a power play goal in eight chances. "Cobourg outworked us on the power play. You hate to see it but that's what they did," said Bowmanville coach Curtis Curtis Hodgins. "Our guys thought it would come easy and they tried to score the pretty goal." Cobourg scored twice in the first period, period, once on the power play, and added two more in the second period for a 4-1 lead. The teams traded goals in third period period as Jason McAuley scored for Bowmanville Bowmanville to cut the deficit to 4-2, but Dairen Doherty replied for Cobourg with 1:48 remaining in the game for a 5- 2 final. i< John Foley had two goals for CURTIS HODGINS - ■ EAGLES COACH 'Nothing is going to come easy in this league.' Cobourg with one each to Jesse Gimblett and Ryan Toms. The loss leaves Bowmanville with a 5-3 record, and drops them to third place in the East Division. "Nothing is going to come easy in this league. It's going to be a dogfight all year," said Hodgins of the parity in tie league. Bowmanville returns to action on Friday Friday night in Trenton, followed by a home game Sunday against Peterborough Peterborough at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Recreation Complex. Game time is 6:30 p.m. THE SCOOP - The loss to Cobourg was the first one on home ice for Bowmanville, Bowmanville, who had won the first three games...Andrew Beck and Andrew Smale had assists on the goal by Ken Chesher. Jason McAuley's goal was unassisted...Twins Jesse and Tyson Gimblett, who played minor hockey in Orono, are playing with Cobourg...Sat- urday night in Port Hope, Brad Foote scored twice for Bowmanville in a 5-4 win. Adam Speight, Seth Gray and Chesher had the other goals. Overtime shootout decides playoff game for Morris Auto Glass The Morris Auto Glass major squirt soccer team needed an overtime overtime shootout before beating Mackie A Steel 6-5 in playoff action. The teams finished regulation regulation time tied 2- 2, with Matthew Sullivan and John Stirrett- Wood scoring the goals for Morris Auto Glass. Two overtime halves didn't break the tie, and seven shots were needed in a shootout before a winner was finally finally declared. 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