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www.durhamrcgion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, OCTOBER 22,2003 PAGE 17 ? Junior Hockey Roundup OCT. 22, 2003 ; Legionaires struggling >on offence ; THORNHILL - The Oshawa Le- /gionaircs are having a hard time scorning scorning goals lately and it's showing in the "south conference standings, v Oshawa's offensive struggles con- >tinned with a 5-1 loss to the Thornhill "Major Islanders in Provincial Junior A /Hockey League action Saturday. S Steve Foslon's goal, his lust of Mhe year, would be the only shot to vbeat Thornhill goalkeeper Kyle Zoon vas the Islanders completed a sweep of •'the home and home series. Ryan He- •jickerl assisted on Poston's marker. 3Oshawa goaltendcr Blake Cross made <34 saves in a losing effort. The loss was the third in a row for 'the Legionaires (6-8-3-0), who have •'scored just two goals in that span, j Heading into Tuesday's home game at Mhe Civic against the cellar-dwelling (•Ajax Axemen (1-I2-M), the Legionnaires Legionnaires sat sixth in the conference. ; The game is the first of a three- jgamc homesland as the North York /Rangers pay a visit for a 7:30 p.m. /game Saturday. /Port Perry MoJacks earn ifirst victory of season S PORT PERRY - The Port Perry \ MoJacks finally got it- right, if even •'for just one night. / Wiiiless in six outings to start the /season, the MoJacks finally got to '.•■enjoy a victory, earning a much-de- >served 5-3 decision in Uxbridge [«against the Bruins Friday night. But the celebration lasted just one /game. Two nights later, entertaining r-the defending league champs from '/Georgina, the MoJacks were humbled ••8-l by the Ice in front of hometwon •Jans at the Scugog Arena. V So which team are the MoJacks? C'The one that handed the Bruins just «Their second loss of the season, or the «•one that was no match for the Ice? 3 "We're the team that won 5-3," ".said head coach Paul Robinson of r'Bowmanville. r, "We finally got the bounces for a r'change and the breaks we needed," he padded. p-T-. Blake Prior, Stephen. Nellcs-and.. («Chet Martin had the second period Cgoals, while Chris McDaniel and CJason Kittner, into an empty net, padded the others. r That same effort was missing just >48 hours later in the loss to Georgina, ■■the most lopsided of the season to Vi ate. Even when the MoJacks weren't ['winning, they were at least competitive, competitive, as all five losses were within a I. ctwo-goal spread. Sunday's game was virtually over ^before the first period ended, as [(Georgina clicked twice on the power Pplay'to open the game, and added two •'more later on for a 4-0 advantage after >20 minutes. V , "I don't know what happened in •that game," said Robinson, still ■(searching for an explanation. •'"Georgina isn't any better than /Uxbridge, but if you take a night off /you get beat and we took the night Xoff." The MoJacks took a l-6-l-O record into Lakefield last night (Tuesday, (Tuesday, after our deadline). This weekend they host Little Britain Sunday at 7 p.m. Uxbridge Bruins falter after strong start UXBRIDGE - On paper at least, the past weekend was shaping up as a profitable one for the Uxbridge Bruins Bruins against teams with inferior records. Combined, the Port Perry Mo- Jacks and Little Britain Merchants could muster up just live points between between them, while the mighty Bruins were off to an impressive start to the Central Ontario Jr. C season, losing just once in six outings. But they don't play the games on paper, as the Bruins quickly found out. A sure four points went down the drain, as the Bruins managed just a I- l lie in Little Britain Saturday after dropping a 5-3 decision on home ice to Port Perry on Friday. Did overconfidence play a role in both outcomes against teams with mediocre records? Coach Trevor Clark doesn't think so. And if it did, lie takes full responsibility, "l don't think we were overconfident overconfident or complacent, but at the same lime, if we were, it's our responsibility responsibility as a coaching staff to make sure the players aren't. "It's a very competitive league and you can't lake a night off," The weekend leaves the Bruins with a 5-2-1-0 record heading into Friday's home game against the Georgina lee at 7:45 p.m. Fastball title for Durham Women's team wins 11th provincial championship BY PAUL FUTHEY Staff Writer WINDSOR - It's been a long time since the women's fastball team at Durham College suffered a loss in conference play. After last weekend's provincial championships in Windsor, Windsor, it's going to be even longer. The Lords continued their recent mastery over the rest of the OCAA during the weekend, breezing to their second consecutive provincial title and 11th all-time. Thanks to their wins in the tournament, the Lords pushed their undefeated string against conference opponents to 29 games, one shy of the school record. According to Jim Nemish, the team's head coach, his charges appeared appeared to gel more comfortable as the tournament progressed. In fact, the quarterfinal, a 3-2 win over St. Clair College, was the closest anyone would get to toppling the Lords'juggernaut. Lords'juggernaut. "They just kind of settled down after the first game and went about their business," Nemish said. Against St. Clair, the host team, the Lords tallied the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to move on to the semifinals. After the opening game, which Nemish termed a "wake-up call," Durham responded by hammering out 16 hits in a 9-6 victory over Seneca! Freshman Nicole Donnelly (7-0) picked up the win and also helped out her own cause offensively with a three-hit, two-RBI performance. performance. After Seneca managed to make it back into the final in the double elimination elimination tournament with a win over Mohawk, Durham drove the final nail into the coffin with a 7-0 wipeout. This most recent edition of the Lords had 10 rookies, meaning the team is primed for a three-peat in 2004. Roofing Problems ? www . 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