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Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Hurray for our Novice Reps! TEAM DEFEATS COLDWATER FOR OMHA TROPHY The Orono Major Plumbing and it's hard to find a group ing the Coldwater Wildcats. Walton, Patrick McKay and Novice Reps won the OMHA like that in such a small town." Both teams were introduced Warren Bal . Earning wo Novice D Red Lobster Not only did the Orono and Mandy Dolley sang 0 assists each were Dylan Championship on the weekend Novice Reps come home Canada while Sarah Osborne Dennis and Mitch Marchbank. over the Coldwater Wildcats, champs from the prestigious of the OFSC carried the flag. Game 4 on Sunday saw an winning the best of five series, ' international Silver Stick tour- Pete Mandera dropped the cer- even bigger crowd m Orono. 3 games to 1 nament in February, but now emonial first puck. The Leafs Coldwater opened the scoring Head coach Frank Dennis they hold the Ontario Minor then presented the Wildcats but Matt Verkuyl quickly was delighted with his team's Hockey Association "D" with Orono Leaf pins answered with an unassisted outstanding performance this Novice East championship Playing to a packed arena, goal. Orono then settled into season. "This special group of title. Orono soon put their nerves to their game and scored 5 more eight-year-olds should be Game 3 on Saturday began rest and settled into their game, goals. ^ Scoring .^re Matt proud of their acheivements," with the Orono Amateur winning 5-1. Scoring were Verkuyl (2), Patrick M y he said. "They're very talented Athletic Association we,com- Matt Verkuyl (2), Ryan Marchbank (2), Matt Verkuyl and Ryan Walton. Coldwater managed another goal in the third, but the game ended 6-2. Playing solid games as well were Jennifer Mercer, Ian Third, Josh Gallina, AP Ben deBoer and Josh Kelly in net. Coach Frank Dennis and assistant coach Darryl Walton were congratulated for doing an amazing job coaching the team. The team also extended its thanks to trainer Claude Gallina, manager Anne Ball, team sponsor Major Plumbing, the Orono Times for coverage and the community for their support. Congratulations team! -by V.H. iiiiiijmuij ifiSitiiiliiSftvN; lilPJiiilÉHiii Orono Novice Reps celebrate after winning the Ontario Minor Hockey Association Novice D Red Lobster Cup on Sunday. Wooden Carousel squeaks past rival team in final minutes The Orono Wooden Carousel scored a pair of goals late in the third period to steal a playoff game from Liberty Dental in week-end action. Liberty Dental scored early in the first period and managed managed to hold on to a 1-0 lead for most of the game. The game started to go Orono's way when Orono's Jacob Dolley and Brianna Robinson each scored a goal Snmniimnn«imffimnTnnniiwnnnnHnininiR»i RMSjia CHECK Now available in Clarington only at FRED'S AUTOBODY 163 Baseline Road, Unit 1 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3L4 Tel: (905) 623-6353 Fax: 905-623-3913 E-mail: FAB@on.albn.com RaI/mac nXA/MCD • FREE ESTIMATES • COMPETITIVE RATES • INSURANCE CLAIMS Complete Collision Repair, Restoration and Refinishing with less than three minutes to go in the game. Orono came out 2-1 winners. In net for the game was Benjamin Hinchey. He kept the game within reach with several key saves until the offence got going . Hinchey picks up his second win of the playoffs. He allowed only three goals against in his last two games. -H.M. OAAA Euchre Results SAT. MARCH 13 Best Scores: Roger Downes - 133. Audrey Godden - 132 Joan Sutcliffe - 132 Helen Fra in - 126 Clifford Francis - 124 Agnes Toilet ■ 124 Lone Hands: Joan Sutcliffe (10), Frank Vargas (9), Rich Hurvid (9) Next Euchre Sat., April 17 So close... Acoustics lose third playoff game Orono's Peewee Acoustics played some great hockey against Bowmanville's Subway on Sunday, but lost 4-3. The first period didn't look promising, Subway sunk two goals in Orono's net in the last two minutes of play. But Orono came up strong in the second, the forwards forwards converged on the net after getting a pass from defenseman Brian Knapp. Breanne Collier slung it to Chad Moore who took a wrist shot from the left side of the net and buried it over the . catcher. It was 2-1, and Bowmanville scored again, giving them back their two point lead. With four minutes left, defenseman Cory Weiss shot the puck up to Chad Moore on the left side of the net. He slapped it across to Simeon DeVries who stood ready by the right hache mark, nothing stood between DeVries and the goalie. He took the shot. The puck slid across the ice to the left side of the net. The goalie slid his left leg out, but the puck slid through the narrow opening between the blade of the goalie's skate and the steel ' post of the net. A minute later Orono scored again, with a nice pass from Ty Simpson to defense- ' man Brian Knapp who skated up and took a quick shot that flew so fast it was in the net before anyone could yell 'shoot'. The score was tied at 3-3 and Orono was skating great, the action was hot. Shots on net flung on either side of the ice in the third period. But Bowmanville managed the last goal. Next game is Saturday at 6:30. -by A.D. 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