Hometown Sports Weekend Recap — Hawks Rally Past Glanbrook
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The Hagersville Hawks trailed Glanbrook after one period on Saturday, then scored three in the second on the way to a 4-3 PJHL win at home. Across Norfolk and Haldimand, the River Kings U15A and U15B both posted Friday shutouts, Norfolk Knights squads piled up wins in Port Dover on Sunday, and Dunnville and Port Dover had tough nights in PJHL play.
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Game of the Weekend: Hagersville Hawks vs. Glanbrook Rangers (PJHL Junior C)
On Saturday night at Hagersville Arena, the Hawks had a score to settle. Glanbrook beat them 7-5 on October 14, and the Rangers led after one period again, with Lucas Miletic's goal making it 1-0.
The second period belonged to Hagersville. Boston Strauch, Jacob Roberts and Luke Leblanc scored in the frame to flip the game. Strauch, a defenceman, now has 12 goals in 16 games, and Roberts has 14 assists in 16. The Hawks outshot Glanbrook 51-32 on the night and went 1-for-5 on the power play.
Glanbrook kept coming. Ryan Wercholaz and Jacob Melko both scored for the Rangers, but Dreyden Cruz-General added a Hawks goal in the third and the home side closed it out. The win lifts Hagersville into fifth in the Bloomfield Division at 6-8-2 with 14 points, one ahead of sixth-place Glanbrook.
Final: Hagersville Hawks 4, Glanbrook Rangers 3.
Around the Ice
Friday
Dunnville Jr. Mudcats ran into a Dundas offence that would not slow down at Dunnville Memorial Arena. Mark Gibson scored in the first and Luke Breadner in the second, but the Blues led 2-1 after one and 6-2 after two, then added three more in the third for a 9-2 PJHL win. Shots favoured Dundas 55-25.
Port Dover Sailors met a hot Grimsby team at Peach King Arena and fell 8-0 in PJHL play. The Peach Kings led 2-0 after one, scored four in the second and two in the third, and Marcus Harris notched a hat trick. Shots were 50-21 for Grimsby.
Norfolk Knights U15AA were blanked 5-0 by Halton Hills in Acton, as the Thunder scored twice in each of the first two periods and once in the third.
Delhi-Norwich 59ers U15B cut it to 2-1 after two at home, but Plattsville scored three in the third for a 5-1 win in Delhi.
Haldimand River Kings had a big Friday. The U15A won 9-0 at Fort Erie, with five goals in the second period. The U15B shut out Garden City 8-0 at Sportsplex. The U13A beat Fort Erie 4-1 after two in the second, and the U13B beat Garden City 6-1 at Burgoyne with four in the second. The U18A lost 3-1 at Niagara Falls, where the hosts scored in every period.
Girls' hockey (OWHA) had a split. The Norfolk Hericanes U15B blanked the St. Catharines Brock Jr. Badgers 2-0 at the Seymour-Hannah Sports & Entertainment Center, while the Haldimand River Cats U15A fell 3-0 at Ancaster.
Saturday
Delhi-Norwich 59ers U13A were level with Ausable 1-1 after one period in Delhi. Ausable then scored two in the second and seven in the third for a 10-1 final.
Norfolk Hericanes U18B won a 1-0 nail-biter at the Ayr Farmers Mutual Arena over the Ayr Rockets.
Haldimand River Cats had four games. The U18B won 4-1 at Mississauga's Tomken Twin 2. The U15B and the St. Catharines Brock Jr. Badgers finished tied 1-1. The U13A fell 5-2 to the Niagara Rapids at Gale Centre, and the U13B lost 3-2 to West Seneca.
Sunday
Port Dover Sailors were hit early at Port Dover Arena, as Streetsville led 5-1 after one and rolled to a 10-2 PJHL win. Trevor Nunn scored both Sailors goals. Braedon Mitchell had two for the Derbys, who outshot Port Dover 37-29.
Norfolk Knights played nine games. The U10AA won 5-2 at Stoney Creek behind three goals in the second. The U11AA beat Glancaster 4-2 in Port Dover after leading 2-0 through one. The U12AA outscored Hamilton Steel 6-4 with four in the second. The U11B rallied from 3-2 down after two to beat New Hamburg 6-4 with four in the third. The U13B beat Brant 4-2 after three goals in the first, and the U18B won 4-2 at Brant. The U15B and Plattsville finished tied 3-3. The U13AA lost 5-3 at West Niagara after trailing 2-0 after one, and the U9MD lost 4-0 at New Hamburg.
Delhi-Norwich 59ers had a tough Sunday. The U18A were blanked 4-0 by South Huron in Norwich, which led 2-0 after one. The U15B scored twice in the second at Tillsonburg but South Oxford scored three in the first and three in the third for a 6-3 win.
Haldimand River Kings were busy on Sunday. The U9MD beat Port Colborne 4-2 in Dunnville with three in the third. The U11B beat West Niagara 3-1 in Cayuga. The U10A beat West Niagara 5-2 at HCCC after a 2-2 tie through two. The U12A shut out Garden City 6-0 with three in the third. The U18A trailed Fort Erie 3-2 after two, then tied it in the third for a 3-3 draw in Cayuga.
Norfolk Hericanes won twice. The U15B edged the Burlington Barracudas 1-0 at Skyway Arena, and the U11B beat the Haldimand River Cats 5-0 at Talbot Gardens.
Haldimand River Cats had a tough day in Caledonia, though the U11A beat the North Halton Twisters 2-0. The U15A lost 7-0 to the WNY Niagara Jr Cataracts, the U18B fell 4-0 to the Mississauga Hurricanes, the U15B lost 1-0 to the Flamborough Falcons, and the U13A lost 4-1 to the Oakville Hornets. The U11B lost to the Hericanes.
Coming Up: Port Dover Sailors at Glanbrook Rangers
Wednesday night at Glanbrook Arena (7:30 p.m.) is a rematch with something to prove. When these teams met in Port Dover on October 25, the Sailors led 5-2 after one, then watched Glanbrook score four in the second and four in the third for a 10-6 final. Glanbrook sits sixth in the Bloomfield Division at 6-8-1 with 13 points (59 goals for, 64 against). Port Dover is seventh at 4-11-1 with 9 points, and has lost eight straight.
The Sailors come in off an 8-0 loss at Grimsby and a 10-2 home loss to Streetsville, where Trevor Nunn scored both goals. Nunn has 23 points in 14 games and Dylan Courrier has 20 in 14. Port Dover is four points back of Glanbrook, which has played one fewer game (15 to 16), so a win would cut the gap to two. The tough part is the goals-against column, 100 in 16 games.
Glanbrook's offence runs through Sammy Cino (21 points in 15 games) and Ryan Wercholaz (20 points in 14 games, 49 penalty minutes). The Rangers dropped a 4-3 decision in Hagersville on Saturday. If you want to support local junior hockey, get out to the rink or catch it on SportsEngine Play.
