18 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Sharks swarm opposition down the stretch
By Greg Coulter WHEATLEY — Balanced scoring and continuing rock-solid goaltending have propelled the Wheatley Omstead Sharks within striking distance of home ice playoff advantage.
Their position was bolstered by three wins with a single loss last week, playing those four games in five nights. Tuesday against surging Essex, a slow start became a hole too big to climb out of en route to a
Mason Gow Kristian Pelling and Braedon Caetano celebrate the second goal of the game Wednesday night enroute to a 4-0 whitewash of the Dresden Kings last Wednesday at home. SUN photo by Greg Coulter
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6-3 loss. They played shift-forshift over the last half of the game with a third period Essex tally sealing their fate. Ashton Anderson, Sam Van Gellecum and Matt Thomas tallied with Jackson Ford stopping 24 shots and the Sharks firing 24. Wednesday night at home, a three-goal outburst in a six-minute span allowed the Sharks to coast to a 4-1 win over Dresden. Matt Carvalho, Mason Gow, Devin St. Pierre and Brett Thomas dented the
twine with Ethan Carlone handling 19 saves while the Sharks fired 41. A return to Dresden on Friday saw much of the same as the Sharks continued to gain steam, outshooting the opposition 40-12, enroute to a 4-1 victory. Special teams knotted two third-period goals ensuring the victory. Ethan Handley handled the net minding with Ethan Litster, Kristian Pelling, Matt Carvalho and Matt Thomas contributing goals. Saturday in Wallaceburg, the Sharks un-
stretch every skater hit the scoresheet. “Great to see secondary scoring, especially from the defence, and we continue to receive outstanding goaltending,” said coach Josh Carnevale. With the last regular season home game this week, the Sharks will continue the tradition of honouring overage players. Dawson Iles, Brett Enns and Drew Denomey from last year with Dallas Anderson, Brett Thomas, Mason Gow and Braydon Davis are being honoured in a pregame ceremony.
U11 Blue team wins Hospice tournament The Southpoint Capitals U11 Blue team participated in the Hockey for Hospice Tournament over Family Day weekend. The tournament started with an early morning game in Windsor against the Windsor White team. Both teams battled hard in the first period, before Carter Borges put a Zack Taylor feed into the net with one second remaining. That’s all the Caps would need as they cruised to an 8-0 victory. Nolan Garnett scored six goals to lead the Capitals with Borges adding the other two. Nathan DiMilo earned the shutout. Landen Tiessen was named player of the game. In game two, the Capitals faced the Mount Brydges Cougars, dropping a hard-fought 3-2 decision. DiMilo held the Caps in the game with some great saves, with the Cougars scoring one in the first and two in the second before the Capitals could get on the board. Borges
and Garnett scored for Southpoint and Dimilo was player of the game. Southpoint took on Lakeshore Yellow in game three, with the Caps coming out on top 13-0. Garnett scored five times, while Tiessen had the hat trick. Nathan Verissimo had two, while Taylor scored once. Once again, DiMilo stood tall in the net. The semi-final game matched the Capitals against the LaSalle Blue team. The line of Nolan Garnett, Cole Collins and Luke Schmidt set the tempo of the game early and gave the Capitals the first period lead. The second period saw goals from Finn Bradley, Garnett and Tiessen. In the third period, strong defensive play from Crawford Kimball helped DiMilo shut the door. Garnett added two more and Cole Collins finished the job to finish the game at 7-0. Kimball was named
player of the game. In the finals the Capitals faced off against the Strathroy Rockets. With Strathroy leading 1-0, Verissimo put one past the Strathroy goalie assisted by Zack Taylor. Nolan Garnett scored eight seconds later to give the Capitals a 2-1 lead. Strathroy battled back and tied the game at the end of the first. Garnett lit the lamp three times in the second period, with help from Luke Schmidt and Cole Collins. In the third, there was no stopping the Capitals. Carter Borges scored twice and Cole Collins finished off the scoring and was rewarded for all his hard work with a goal for an 8-2 final. Teamnmate Haiden Whitehead missed the tournament but was there in spirit. The coaching staff consisted of Chris Taylor, Jason Garnett, Brady Tiessen, and Mark DiMilo. The team raised $1550 for Hospice of Windsor.
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