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© PH ERA WE HERSEY a BERS AR C, a N Down 2 games to 1 Wheels run into tough competition By Andrea Jones After having an easy time all year, the Toyota Wheels have finally met a team that they must play for three full periods with a]l the stops pulled. The first game surprised the Wheels as they came out slowly as usual, and finally woke up half-way through the second period to find themselves behind 4-0. Dur- ward was peppered in every period and did well to keep the score respectable. Phil Cochrane and Gord Hintze were kept off the board with shots off the posts, and finally Mark Lee poked it in from Bill Haynes and Rob Griener. The Wheels had trouble playing position and Schom- berg took advantage of every mistake. The third period was a little better and the Wheels came to within one on some good checking by Phil Coch- rane, Bill Haynes and Evans. Bill Bridge slapped one in from Cochrane then Phil did a solo and Evans knocked the puck down at the blue line with his glove, shot hard and Phil, tipped it in. Out shot every period, the Wheels found it was too little too late as the game ended 6-4. The first weekend game in Schomberg was only differ- ent because of the reverse of score. Wheels came out winners 5-3, but they were still badly outshot and they still played hard for only one of the three periods. The first scoring came at 4:37 as Mark Lee played tough in the corner and fed Rob Griener who slammed it past the posts. Schomberg came storm- ing back to tie it up twenty seconds later. The Wheels looked good as they broke up Schomberg rushes.and checked hard in the corners. . .With both teams playing a "man short, Steve Jones look- ed like he was in too far, but it was the right position as Bill Haynes and Bill Bridge combined to lay it on his stick. A hard shot and the Wheels were ahead. Rob Evans began the play leading to the next Port Perry goal as he stole the puck at the Wheels blue line and carried it in to Mark Lee and finally Stu Cock- rane who. scored. Evans tried the same play again, and a fine lead pass to. Stu Cochrane ended in a goal high in the left corner. The second period was a nightmare for Charlie Dur- ward and he certainly deserves a hero cookie for his efforts, facing shot after shot and allowing only one goal, He faced ten shots in a row before his mates could take it down to Schomberg's end for a shot on net. Schomberg closed the gap in the third period but Hintze grabbed a loose puck as they scrambled in front of the opposition's net to put the game out of reach. First star to Durward as the Wheels were again out- shot every period. The Wheels troubles in game three started before they hit the ice. PORT PERRY BADMINTON CLUB presents - THE 2nd ANNUAL PORT PERRY INVITATIONAL Sat., March 27 and Sun., March 28 PORT PERRY HIGH SCHOOL SINGLES - Saturday, March 27 - 7:15 p.m. sharp DOUBLES - Sun., March 28 - 9:15 a.m. sharp Teams competing will be from Uxbridge, Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville and Port Perry. Food and Drink will be available. ADMISSION for Spectators is FREE So come on out and support your local teams. For More Information Contact: Grant Kerry Steve Lee Bill Thomson 576-9428 985-3286 985-7513 Zi NOW THE If you think badminton is a somewhat slow sport, a trip to Port Perry High School most any Monday evening just might make you think twice. That's the As the boys began to dress, Steve Jones realized that his skates were miss- ing. That started a mad scramble to find (A) a pair of skates that fit until his own arrived and (B) a way for said skates to arrive. Both tasks were accomp- lished but the skates from home didn't arrive until the third period and the boys started the game with a little cloud over them when not even clouds could be allowed. Schomberg started the scoring but Phil - Cochrane tied it for Port Perry from Hintze and Stu Cochrane. Schomberg went ahead on a power play goal and added another as they got behind the defense to go in on Durward all alone. Shots on goal in the first period were 18 for Schom- berg and 14 for Port Perry, (not counting the misses and there were quite a few posts, Flieler on a hard drive, and Evans zinging one off the cross-bar). The Toyota boys had chances in period two that made you shake your head when they didn't go in. That in itself is discouraging to a team, but they kept trying. * Charlie Durward didn't have the luck or the help and Schomberg scored two more times to make the score 4-1. Merle Schewaga came in the net midway through the second and on a breakaway, he came out to knock the puck away successfully, but the Schomberg player went into the corner all alone to retrieve the puck, put it out in front, and just as Sche- night the local badminton club turns out for their weekly exercise, and judging from the puffing and panting -- it's not as easy as meets the eye. waga was getting back to his crease the puck bounced off him and. he couldn't stop it from dribbling into the net. Nothing was working for the. Wheels, but still they kept playing. Schewaga played confidently and ag- gressively as he came out to stop other breakaways and for the first time in the series, the Toyota Boys out- shot the opposition 12 - 5. The missing skates arrived for the third period thanks to Doug Scott, Don Phinney and Jay Williams. The Wheels played ag- gressively in both direct- ions. 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