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Southpoint Sun - 19
Sports flashbacks 1971 This week’s flashbacks go back to 1971. Bantam Kings shutout Blues The Morden and Helwig Kings took a commanding lead in their two-game total-goal Bantam House League playoff series with a 3-0 win over the Otton and Malott Blues. Terry Wynveen played well to get the shutout, while Walt Jakob, Rick Robinson and Pat Lafeber scored the goals. Minor Baseball holding registration The 1971 season of the Leamington Minor Baseball Association will get underway in a few weeks and the organization held its first registration at the arena canteen on Saturday morning. Registration costs remain at $4.00 per child, or a family of three boys can play for $10. All players must be at least five years old on January 1 of this year to be eligible. Bradbury leads college team Leamington’s Gerry Bradbury has been awarded his varsity letter for his participation in the 1970-71 winter sports season at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. The graduate of the Leamington Minor Hockey program here and former member of the London Knights, played centre for the Bowling Green Falcons and led them in scoring with 52 points. Midgets oust Waterloo, reach finals The Leamington Legion Midgets are seeking their fifth Ontario Minor Hockey Association Midget AA Minor Championship when they tangle with Trenton in a best-of-five series. Mike Martin’s Legion crew dispatched of Waterloo with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night before a packed house at Leamington Arena. Dave Couture, Morris Elsley, Tim Omstead and Ken Cobby scored for Leamington, with Mike Epplett getting the victory in goal. Indians square SEHL final In a penalty-filled contest at Leamington Arena last Monday, the Leamington A&W Indians bombed the Wheatley Omsteads by a 9-3 score to even up their South Essex Championship Series 1-1. Over 1100 fans packed the arena to the rafters, as the Indians jumped to an early lead and never looked back. Danny Stasso’s hat trick led Leamington offensively, with Jack Roberts and Paul Child scoring two each. Don McDermott and Doug MacDonald scored singles for the surging Indians. Danny Vickery had two for Wheatley, with Paul McKibbon scoring the single. A total of 149 penalty minutes were called, which set a new SEHL playoff record. The two clubs ignited a third period brawl, which was the third one between them this season. When the dust settled from that, many players were bloodied, especially Gary Robertson, who received a fair bit of punishment from Bob Armstrong. The main combatants were Fudd and Terry Jackson, Robertson, Armstrong, Roberts, McDermott and Larry Gillanders. Kinsmen Bruins drub Blonde’s 10-0 The Wheatley Kinsmen Bruins overpowered Blonde’s Confectionery in Atom House League playoff play this week, with a 10-0 score. Shawn Johnston scored four times to lead the Bruins, with Rick McColl adding two. Single goals went to Steve Stein, Nelson Rutt, Keith Stein and Randy Brown. Glen Lamb recorded the shutout. Jackson’s blanks the Builders In other Atom news, Jackson’s China Clippers were led by Wayne Wright’s hat trick, as they trounced Leamington Builder’s Exchange. Darren Omstead got the shutout in goal, while Robert Pursel score twice and Bobby Jackson added the single.
GOLF COURSES GETTING BUSY
REGIONAL — As the weather begins to warm, local golf courses are opening up in the region. Above, this hardy foursome gets set to step on the green at Orchard View Golf Course, which has been open for a few weeks. Elsewhere, Leamington’s Erie Shores Golf & Country Club opened to the public last week, as did Kingsville Golf & Country Club. In Wheatley, Talbot Trail Golf Club is opening on Friday, April 2. Sun photo
Lost in 1957 Ontario finals
Mic Macs had 17-game unbeaten streak by C. Scott Holland Not many hockey teams can say they were unbeaten in 17 straight games during regular season or playoffs, but in the spring of 1957, the Blytheswood Mic Macs did just that. The win-streak enabled the SEHL champs to earn a spot in the Ontario Rural Hockey Association Intermediate ‘D’ finals. Along the way, the Mic Macs swept three teams winning 16 games and tying one contest. The first casualty was the South Essex Hockey League’s Wheatley Legionnaires, whom they beat for the local title. To reach the ORHA finals, the Mic Macs defeated Corinth. Originally Blytheswood was slated to play Cambray near Lindsay, But the Cambray team was disqualified and Windham Centre (northwest of Simcoe) became their opponent in the final. Blytheswood and Windham ended the first contest knotted at 4-4. In game two, Blytheswood’s sticks went cold and they
lost 6-0. In the final game, Windham doubled Blytheswood 6-3 as Wayne Ives, Jerry Brooks and Don Horrelbeck notched the Mic Mac tallies. Wind-
ham Centre won the best of three series 2-0-1. Members of the 1956-57 Mic Macs were: Bob Wallace, Garnet Hillier, Jim Armstrong, Floyd Harris, K. Phibbs, Jerry Brooks,
Bill McKenzie, Don Horrelbeck, Larry McDonald, Ralph Phibbs, Lee Bowman, Grant Bowman, Wayne Ives, Bruce Riley, Ray Wiper. The coach was Jim McKenzie.
Southpoint and Essex eyeing Rep partnership REGIONAL — The Southpoint Minor Hockey Association and Essex Minor Hockey are holding a virtual ‘town hall’ meeting tonight (March 31) to explore the possibility of combining their Rep (Travel) teams going forward. According to the association’s website, the joint venture would produce a newly named association for all of the Rep teams, while Southpoint and Essex would still maintain their house league teams and IP programs under their current names. Deemed a ‘Rep Partnership’ and not a full amalgamation, the two centres
have each put directors in place to form a committee to bring the idea to fruition. They have asked members to attend the virtual meeting and have their say. More information will be available in coming weeks. Southpoint Minor Hockey was formed in 1993 when the Wheatley Minor Hockey Association amalgamated with the Leamington Minor Hockey Association. A third participant, Erie North Shore, may join at a later time. Erie North Shore was formed a few years ago in a similar fashion as the Rep teams from Kingsville and Harrow were combined. DEL AVAILIVERY ABLE
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