Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Local gymnasts do well
Rose City Gymnastics sent 16 athletes to Burlington for their first provincial qualifier over the weekend of December 9-11. Locally, Danica Zack of Essex finished second overall on the strength of a second place in Vault, 4th in Bars, 2nd in
Beam and 6th in Floor for the 12-yearold Level 7 Division. Kingsville’s Julia McInnis placed sixth overall in the 13-year-old Level 6 Division on the strength of 7th place in Vault, 7th in Bars, 3rd in Beam and 5th in Floor.
After pulling off a “how’s she doin’” on the defender, Kyle Greene is robbed on a split-second toe save by the Amherstburg netminder. Blake McNally and Devin St. Pierre charge the net only to see the puck slide to the corner. Sharks would secure a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory. SUN photo by Greg Coulter
Sharks pull rank on Admirals
SHARKS HONOUR W.A.P.S. AND ROMNEY WIND
The Wheatley Omstead Sharks continue to be active in community events and are appreciative of their loyal fan base. Recently, they welcomed some special guests, students of Wheatley Area Public School and representatives of EDF Romney Wind, for their ceremonial puck drop. Joining principal Scott Bacik were students Mila and Ella Epplett, Avery and Andie Anderson, Tegan Grubb, Everly Howe, Aubrey Allard and Alex Brown. Flag bears for the game were Bentley Kaiser, Drew Mills and Emily Dobson. From EDF Romney were Kimberli Kenna, Phillipe Palard and John Stamatopoulas. EDF contributes $25,000 annually to the local area through its Community Trust Fund. These funds help several groups and initiatives to reach their goals each year. Specifically, these funds help offset Shark’s ice time expenses, and with funding on projects at Wheatley Area Public School along with Christmas lighting and beach cleanup. SUN photo by Greg Coulter
ESP U15 playing great hockey The Essex Southpoint (ESP) Parker DKI U15 BB team has been on a roll in league play recently, reeling off a fourgame unbeaten streak including a 1-1 tie against first-place Windsor. The ESP squad followed up with three consecutive wins of 4-2, 3-1 and 4-2 against Belle River, Amherstburg and Tecumseh respectively. Zack Liebrock got ESP’s lone goal against Windsor, assisted by Landon Bradley and James Sonoski. Andrew Demant was stellar in net. Goal scorers against Belle River were Nathan Ford, Bradley, Liebrock and Nathan Alvar. Earning assists were Mason
Dault, Liebrock and Holdyn Bailey with two. Demant earned the win in goal. Goal scorers against Amherstburg were Bradley, Liebrock and Nathan Alvar, with assists going to Ryan Reid, Gavin Alvar, Bailey and Bradley. Goalie Reed Vandervecht starred in goal. Goal scorers versus Tecumseh were Gavin Alvar, Caiden St. John, Bailey and Bradley. Assists were drawn by Austin Hamilton, Zack Grein, Liebrock and Bradley. Vandervecht earned the win. The recent hot streak moves the boys into second place in the Bluewater standings.
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By Greg Coulter In a run and gun wild affair, the Wheatley Omstead Sharks narrowly escaped a third period letdown with a 6-5 overtime home ice victory last Wednesday night, Dec. 14, against the Amherstburg Admirals. For the second home game in succession, the Sharks, with a territorial advantage in shots and offensive play, carried a commanding 4-2 lead after two periods only to see the visitors stage a late rally to send the match to overtime. Blake McNally, with an assist from Kyle Greene, secured the victory at 3:45 of the extra frame.
In addition to a 5540 shot advantage, the Sharks missed numerous “sure thing “open nets and failed to close out the game in regulation. Despite five goals against, steady net minding by Ethan Handley allowed the Sharks to gain two valuable points. The locals appeared the take control of the game late in the first with two goals, only to see the visitors claw back time and time again. Josh Chauvin and Sylvain Lessard potted two each, with Kyle Greene (one goal, one assist) and Blake McNally adding an assist to his overtime winner. Devin St. Pierre, Kyle
Kelly, Braedon Caetano (two) and Colm Smith garnered assists. Coach Josh Carnevale is pleased with the offensive team effort saying, “We’re getting shots to the net. The league seems to have a better balance this year, so we need to be ready every night to battle through all 60 minutes. We’ll have time to focus on some issues over the Christmas break and be ready for the new year.” The Sharks close out December with two tough battles, a visit to Essex on December 20 and a return home tilt against Blenheim on December 21. January 4 is the first home game in the new year.