22 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Flyers open on road, beat St. Marys
HOLE-IN-ONE KINGSVILLE – The Friday Night Couples League has produced its first hole-in-one at Orchard View Golf Course. Katie Klym hit her ace on the par-three #3. The feat was witnessed by her husband Nick Klym. Photo submitted
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shifts, but the combatants settled into a flow of end-to-end action that featured plenty of good bodychecking. Despite the Lincolns having plenty of puck possession, the Flyers’ defense played superbly. The Lincolns struck first when Cole Schnittker’s shot eluded Flyers’ starter Ryan Polidori who lunged with his glove but couldn’t snare it at 15:13. The Lincs’ tally came on a powerplay. It didn’t take the Flyers long to assert their offensive presence at the start of the second stanza. Only seconds into a powerplay opportunity, Darby Lemieux blasted a screen shot off a faceoff. Lemieux’s goal evened the score and the Flyers’ attack was sustained through much of the period. Combined with the solid hitting, Leamington chalked up another two markers to take a 3-1 lead going into the third period. Flyers’ forward Jason Daraiche had himself a fabulous second frame as he collected the next two tallies. At 15:48, he collected a loose rebound from Seth Martineau’s left-
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By Nathan Bain Caretakers are the backbone of the horse racing industry, and this past Sunday, September 26 at Leamington Raceway was all about the hard workers in the backstretch as we celebrated National Caretaker Appreciation Day. Every single caretak-
er received some sort of prize to thank them for all their hard work every single day. There are no days off for caretakers as caring for horses is 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Sponsors who donated the prizes were drivers Tyler Borth and Scott Wray who donated $100
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wing bullet and Daraiche tucked it into the net. From the left of the slot at 17:51, he rifled a high shot that found the target. In the third, St. Marys applied pressure as they inhabited the Flyers’ end zone for a good portion of the 20 minutes. However, for nearly a 10-minute span, the Flyers forechecked and kept icing the puck to wear the clock down. The scoring attempts by the Lincs came often, but the Flyers’ defense and some speedy work by Polidori prevented any goals until Noah Vanderbrink flipped in the second Lincs’ goal while on the left side of Polidori’s doorstep. The Lincs pulled Wheeler for an extra attacker in the final minute, but at 19:26 the Flyers’ defense intercepted the Lincs at the blueline and Andrew Uturo grabbed the puck and skated inside the Lincs end zone and deftly shot the puck into the empty net for a 4-2 victory. Polidori finished the contest, stopping 39 of 49 shots, while Wheeler halted 20 of 23. The Flyers next games are Thursday, Sept. 30 at 7:10 p.m. in Leamington and Saturday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Strathroy.
in Tim Hortons cards, the Central Ontario Standardbred Association for donating gift cards. Standardbred Canada organized the event. Not only were all the caretakers honoured, so was driver Garrett Rooney, as he captured his 1,000th win in Sunday’s 2nd race with Dandy Idea. Garrett came into Sunday’s card of racing with 998 lifetime driving wins, and it did not take him long to win as he got Siboney to the winners Circle in Race 1 for owner
Alma Jarvis of Essex. Going into Race 2 odds were pretty good for Garrett as he had the 1-2 favourite Dandy Idea with the rail. Once Dandy Idea made the front, the race was over and Garrett was able to celebrate 1,000 wins with a plaque presentation. Live racing returns next Sunday afternoon with a 1pm post. Pre-registration is not required and for those who cannot attend, you can watch and wager on hpibet.com.
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By C. Scott Holland LEAMINGTON — The Leamington Flyers’ lineup has been set for the 2021-22 season and most fans will notice that the club does have a few veterans who played in 2019-20. However, like many other Jr. B clubs, the majority of players are rookies who are getting their first taste of regular season Jr. B action. Among the most notable names are forwards Wyatt O’Neil, Darby Lemieux, defenseman Colton O’Brien and goalie Ryan Polidori. Others the fans will see are Kale Couvillon, Gabe Piccolo, Koen Taves and Nolan McKibbin who were APs and played in a few contests. The Flyers kicked off their 202122 campaign on the road Friday night, Sept. 24, when they traveled to St. Marys and rallied for three second period goals to double the Lincolns 4-2. Their home opener will be this Thursday, Sept. 30 when they host the LaSalle Vipers at 7:10 p.m. In the opening period on Friday, both teams were hesitant and perhaps a bit jittery during their first
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