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Sports flashbacks go back to November 1977 This week’s flashbacks come from November 1977. Firebirds win by forfeit, but lose two The Leamington Erie Sport Minor Atom Firebirds drop a pair of games on the weekend, but managed to pick up a forfeit win when Harrow did not show up. According to OMHA rules, Leamington’s starting lineup had to take the ice and line up for the faceoff. Mike Dunmore carried the puck into the empty Harrow zone and fired a shot off the post. The rebound landed on the stick of Kevin Kish, whose backhander missed the net. The puck eventually founds its way to Mark DeBlock, who put it in the empty net and made it official. Midgets dump Amherstburg The Leamington Major Midgets scored six times in the third period to beat Amherstburg 10-2 last Tuesday. Howard Forsyth and Rick Butler each scored twice to lead the attack. Singles were scored by Bruce Berthelot, Gary Gayer, Mike Wladarski, Ron Martin, Matt Phibbs and Steve Lewis. Omsteads trounce Sandwich The Wheatley Omsteads moved into second place in the Seaway Intermediate C Hockey League with a 6-1 drubbing of Sandwich West on the weekend. The teams were tied 1-1 after two, but Wheatley scored five goals in the third for the win. Jamie Stickney scored twice for the winners, with single goals to Dave Omstead, Jim Pearson, Terry Jackson and Tim Omstead. Juveniles beaten by Sandwich The Sandwich West Juveniles came into Leamington and took a 7-4 victory on the weekend. Officials called 25 minor penalties in the contest, with 17 of those going against Leamington. Leamington’s goals were scored by Jim Ciacelli, Jim Horvath, Lionel Collison and Jamie Arquette. Swedes here New Year’s Day A Swedish Minor Midget team will be in Leamington to play an exhibition game against the Leamington Glass Minor Midgets on January 1. The Swedes are on a five-game exhibition tour of Southwestern Ontario. The Swedish players will be billeted in local homes overnight. Kingsville Atoms drop game to Tilbury The Kingsville Atom Travel Team lost to Tilbury 4-2 on Sunday at Tilbury. Ken Simpson and Tim Fowler had the Kingsville goals, with help from Robert York, Mike Simpson, Jeff Renaud and Eric Malott. Mushroom Farm beats Sanford Pro The Kingsville Mushroom Farm beat Sanford Pro Hardware 3-2 in Kingsville Peewee house league play on the weekend. Paul Stone had the game winner for the Mushroom Farm with just over a minute left to play. Ken Carther and Martin Gambling had the other goals for the winners. Sanford’s goals were scored by Chip Campbell and Allen Cavers.
The 1991-92 Lakeside Jersey Dairy PeeWees. Standing, left to right are coach Ewald Dobetsberger, Jeff Simpson, Nick Shilson, trainer Rick Sudds, Mike Mereszak, Greg Biekx, GM Gary Mereszak, Aaron McMath, Chris Garroway, and Patrick Sudds. Kneeling in the front are Jesse Garant, Steven Reid, Jeff Robinson, Eric Hewett, Darby Cerovski, and Steven Bradley. Photo courtesy fo the C. Scott Holland Collection
Lakeside Peewees won 1-0 overtime final in Buffalo By C. Scott Holland During the Christmas holidays in 1991, Leamington’s Lakeside Jersey Dairy PeeWees traveled to Buffalo to play in the 17th Annual Hornets Festival of Hockey. They were entered in the round-robin Minor PeeWee A competition. In the opening contest, the Jersey Dairy squad handled Buffalo as Jeff Robinson notched a hattrick to give the local boys a 5-1 win. However, the next two contests would provide them with tougher opponents. They faced a Toronto team and built a 2-0 lead on goals by Aaron McMath and Darby Cerovski. The Toronto squad fought back to gain
a 2-2 draw. In their next contest, they battled hard against Brampton. The game started at 7 am and Leamington dominated early and were physical but the combatants went through two scoreless periods before Leamington’s Jeff Robinson notched the only goal and Lakeside won it 1-0 thus earning a position in the finals with their points total. They faced Toronto in the final and it would be a classic game. Lakeside starter Jesse Garant eliminated any and all Toronto chances until the midway point of the contest, when Steven Bradley took over the netminding duties. Bradley faced a tense breakaway threat
right off, but thwarted the Toronto attempt. Neither side scored during regulation time, leaving the game in a rare 0-0 tie and thus headed to a five-minute overtime period. But like the previous three frames, both teams could not find the back of the net and a second overtime stanza was set. With 50 seconds remaining in the second OT period, Mike Mereszak and Greg Biekx hooked passes to connect with Jeff Robinson. As Robinson neared the Toronto net, he fell to the ice but chipped a shot that sailed under the crossbar to seal the championship victory.
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