Sports flashbacks this week are from 1966

Woodstock shades Flyers

The Leamington Flyers dropped a hard fought 5-4 decision to the Woodstock Navy Jets in Junior hockey exhibition play at the local arena.

The Flyers carried the play for the most part but could not overcome a 5-2 deficit in the second period. The Flyers held the shot advantage by a count of 39-26. Neil Bradbury, Terry Rutherford, Mike Fitzgerald and Brad Selwood scored for the Flyers. Selwood leads the Bluewater league in scoring.

Bantams beat Byron 5-2

The Leamington Pyramid Canners Bantam All-Stars advanced to the semi-finals of the Silver Stick Hockey Tournament in Watford over the weekend. They defeated the Byron Optimists by a 5-2 score.

Leamington is the defending Silver Stick champions and will meet Wallaceburg in the semi-final game this Friday. Kirk Bowman had three goals in the game against Byron, with singles going to Armand Mastronardi and Rob Epplett.

Peewees shutout Wallaceburg

The Leamington Edwards TV Peewees beat Wallaceburg 6-0 on the weekend in their opening game of the annual Silver Stick Tournament at Watford.

Morris Elsley’s hat trick sparked the Leamington crew. Single goals went to Kris Manery, Tim Omstead and Dave Couture.

Mic Macs and Indians tie

The Blytheswood Mic Macs maintained their first place standing with a 5-5 tie with the second-place Leamington Indians on Monday night. Some 400 fans packed Leamington arena for this week’s action.

Leamington scored three times in a two-minute span to salvage the tie. The Mic Macs got two goals from Jim Pickle, with singles going to Art Verhaeghe, Claire Sherk and Brian Harris. Brad Selwood, led the Indians with two, while George Sherman, Jim Gavey and Jim Banyai scored single goals.

Wheatley edges Harrow

The Wheatley Omsteads came back from a two-goal defect to defeat the Harrow Sailors 5-4 in South Essex Hockey League play. Bob Shaw led the Omsteads with two goals, while John Gillespie, Terry Jackson and Lynn Foster added singles. Phil Abbott had two for Harrow, with singles going to Mike Doyle and Wally Pare. Paul Reid stood tall in the Wheatley net to thwart any Harrow comeback in the final minutes.

Badminton players honoured

Last week, three players from the Leamington Badminton Club played in the Patton Park Badminton tournament in Detroit. Irene Rosen, Doreen Bachmeier and Bryon Quick all competed, with Bachmeier winning the Ladies Singles round robin in the Novice Division.