South Huron Panthers off to quick start in high school field hockey
It rained.
It poured.
But despite those harsh conditions, the South Huron Panthers field hockey team made quick work of Stratford District Golden Bears Monday in the Festival City.
South Huron cruised to a 5-0 win, followed by a 0-0 draw against the determined St. Anne’s Eagles.
St. Anne’s also dropped a 2-1 decision to the Listowel Lightning Monday, and reportedly sits tied with South Huron for second place in the Huron-Perth league, though one game report is still pending.
The Goderich Vikings reportedly sit third but could climb higher by mid-week, when they face St. Anne’s and Stratford District in a triple-header Wednesday in Clinton.
South Huron is idle until Monday, Oct. 3, when they face the Lightning and Golden Bears in Stratford.
Vikings face early test in girls basketball
The Goderich senior girls will have their first major test of the season Wednesday at home against Mitchell.
The Vikings blasted St. Anne’s 50-22 in their season opener on Sept. 21 and will tackle a Mitchell team that drubbed Listowel 57-17 in its opener on Sept. 26.
Meanwhile, F.E. Madill (Wingham) looks to keep rolling Wednesday at St. Anne’s. The Mustangs blasted Central Huron 43-9 in their season opener last week.
South Huron is still smarting from a 73-8 loss to Stratford St. Mike’s on Sept. 21 and will try to regroup Wednesday vs. Central Huron in Clinton.
F.E. Madill and St. Anne’s are the only Huron teams to field a junior girls basketball team this season. They face one another Wednesday in their opener at St Anne’s.
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South Huron’s boys baseball team is off to a solid start.
The Panthers defeated Stratford St. Mike’s 11-4 and tied Central Huron 4-4 in a pair of road games last Friday in Clinton.
South Huron has a 1-1-2 record after tying Mitchell 1-1 and falling 8-4 to Listowel in their home openers Sept. 14 in Exeter.
St. Anne’s hosts Central Huron and Mitchell for a triple-header on Wednesday this week.
South Huron travels to Stratford to face the Golden Bears and Listowel Lightning.
Exeter Hawks look to rebound in Jr. C hockey
It’s a small sample size, but the tale of the Exeter Hawks (1-2-0-1) season to date is one of extremes.
All four starts have been either blowouts or nail-biters
This evening (Tuesday) the Hawks aim to get back in the win column with a home tilt against the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs at the South Huron Recreation Centre.
The Hawks fell 7-1 to the North Middlesex Star in their season opener Sept. 16 at the Hensall Arena and dropped an 8-2 decision to the Dorchester Dolphins Sept. 24.
Between those lopsided results they eked out a 2-1 win over the Lucan Irish on Sept. 17 and tied the Port Stanley Sailors 3-3 in overtime on Sept. 23.
A bright spot has been the play of forward Keagan Lavigne (South Tetagouche, N.B.) and defenseman Liam O’Shea (St. Joseph, Ont.), who lead the team in scoring with two goals and one assist apiece.
Hawks forwards Sam Dupuis (Bayfield) and Jack McDonald (Elora) are right behind with one goal and one assist in the first four regular-season games.
Goderich Flyers seek first win
It’s been a slightly more frustrating start for the Wingham Ironmen (1-3-0-0) and Goderich Flyers (0-3-0-0).
After defeating the Kincardine Bulldogs 1-0 in their opener Sept. 16, the Ironmen have dropped three straight games.
They fell 5-2 to the Mitchell Hawks, 5-3 to the Mount Forest Patriots and 3-2 to the Hanover Barons.
Goderich is still smarting from three consecutive blowouts (7-4 to Mount Forest, 8-1 to Hanover and 7-1 to Mitchell).
They’ll try for their first win of the season this Friday (Sept. 30) against the Ironmen at the North Huron Wescast Community Centre in Wingham.
Matt Tolton (F, Guelph) leads the Ironmen in scoring with two goals and two assists in the first four games of the season.
Riley Kuepfer (F, Listowel) leads the Flyers with one goal and two assists in three games.