22 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Dodge Brothers touring car
An email arrived from Essex County resident David Blakney, now retired after 37 years with Chrysler Can- Bill Sherk ada: “I developed a mild interest in the Model T Ford but was more attracted to the Dodge Brothers cars due to my own work background and particularly to the popular Model 30 touring built when the two brothers, John and Horace, were still alive. Both passed away in 1920, sadly enough, with complications from the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. “In August 2020, a 1918 Dodge Brothers was advertised on Kijiji and located in eastern Ontario north of Kingston. I found it in running condition but needing some work with body and paint issues, the usual oil leaks, water pump leaks, a flat tire, etc., but the frame and running gear looked good so I bought it. “The car was driven onto the car hauler and off at home on its own power. OK Tire rounded up a tube for the flat tire (broken valve stem), I had the car appraised for insurance, and safety inspected and licensed as a Historic Vehicle in Ontario. The water pump leak was rebuilt with parts from Myers Early Dodge in Michigan. The car starts with a crank, usually on the first or second pull. “The transmission is non-synchronized sliding gear with first gear up to the left, second down to the right, third up to the right, and reverse down to the left.” Upside-down compared to most other cars, but easy to shift when you know how!
THE OLD CAR DETECTIVE
Braedon Caetano celebrates the Sharks second goal in game two after Matt Carvalho and Kristian Pelling chipped in with assists. The Sharks lead their first round playoff series 3-0, with game four at home Tuesday night. SUN photo by Greg Coulter
Sharks have stranglehold on series
By Greg Coulter On the strength of three complete games, the Wheatley Omstead Sharks have jumped out to a 3-0 playoff series lead over the Amherstburg Admirals, taking two of three on the road. Balanced scoring, fierce forechecking and backchecking, and stellar goaltending has been their secret to success. Opening in Amherstburg, they jumped on the opposition early enroute to leads of 2-0 after one and 4-0 after two before
giving up two meaningless goals late in the third. Shots favoured the Sharks 41-30 with Ethan Carlone securing the win. The teams battled through a scoreless first in game two, with the Sharks putting the game out of reach with three in the first half of the second period. They closed out the game with two in third enroute to a decisive 5-0 whitewash victory. Ethan Handley handled 26 shots, while his teammates threw 38 at the other end. The game was a
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chippy affair through two with over 50 minutes in penalties before settling down in the third. Sunday, March 13 on the road, the Sharks put together a textbook playoff hockey clinic with a 2-0 shutout, outshooting their opponents 36-22, with 21 shots in the second period alone. Handley, posting back-to-back shutouts, led the way. Over the course of three games, nine different players shared in the goal scoring with Liam Sinasac leading the way with three. Singles go to
Dallas Anderson, Kristian Pelling, Braedon Caetano, Matt Carvalho, Denzel Aguilar, Devin St. Pierre, Jack Lewis and Mason Gow. Gow added four assists, D. Anderson and Caetano three, and Pelling, Carvalho, A. Anderson two, with Olson, St. Pierre, McLeary, Davis, Sinasac and B. Thomas contributing singles. The coaching staff “couldn’t be happier for all our players. It’s taken us three years of hockey uncertainty to get to this point and everybody has risen to the occasion.”
A new car 104 years ago.
U15 Stars finish season with win and tie LEAMINGTON — The Southpoint Stars U15A played their last two home games this weekend in Leamington, going the whole season undefeated at home this year. On Saturday, they tied a much older and physical Stratford team 2-2.
Southpoint goals were scored by Elizabeth Arthrell and Meridith Coulter. Grace Ondracka played well between the pipes to earn the tie. Sunday’s game was a different storey as the Stars dominated the game, but Stratford’s
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goalie made several huge saves as the Stars pelted her with shot after shot. Southpoint won the game in dramatic fashion, breaking the scoreless tie with four seconds left on a beautiful goal from Jaclyn Weston. The girls completed a successful season, finishing the season ranked 13th in the province while being one of the youngest teams. “This was to be a development year and to build for next season, but this group of girls continues
to exceed coaches’ expectations,” said coach Marc Arthrell. Next season, they look forward to representing Southpoint at AA (tier 1 for girls) and show that hockey roots run deep in the Windsor-Essex region, going up against some of the top associations that have over 2,000 kids registered. The league is widely recognized as the toughest league for girls hockey in North America. Tryouts will likely get underway the week of April 18-24.
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