The Paris Independent
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February 10, 2024
S P O RT S Paris Titans in final stretch of regular season action Paris Titans Report with George Le Gresley
The Titans have 11 games left in the 2023-4 PJHL hockey season and it is imperative that they use those games to sort things out for a playoff run. Four of those 11 games come against the Doherty division leaders, the New Hamburg Firebirds and the Woodstock Navy Vets. February 2 started off with a visit to New Hamburg where they fell to the Firebirds 7-4. The next night at home, the Woodstock Navy Vets visited the Brant Sports Complex. In the first period the Titans played well, only having to successfully kill one penalty and ending the period all tied up at 0-0. Assistant captain and Titans defenseman Owen Switzer, impressed as he used his size to lay out some punishing body checks to the New Hamburg squad. The second period mirrored the opening period, until the Titans took a penalty and Woodstock scored a quick power play goal to take the lead, followed by another goal 6 minutes later to end the second period with the Titans
trailing 2-0. Early in the third period, the Firebirds scored another to take a 3-0 lead, while the Titans took 3 two-minute minor penalties that they successfully killed. Paris pulled goalie Ryan Burroughs with just over a minute to play in the 3rd period, but New Hamburg scored an empty netter for a 4-0 win. Next up is a home game tonight at the Brant Sports Complex, with the Tavistock Braves coming to town for a 7:30 puck drop. We would like to send our condolences to Todd Wood and his family on the recent loss of his mother Kathy Cummings. Kathy was known to be at most Mounties games and in her own way giving “constructive” criticism to all the Mounties staff in her unique way. She will be missed by many in Brant.
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Paris volleyball teams sweep Assumption College By George Le Gresley
game to take Game 2, 25-23.
On February 6th the Junior In Game 3 Paris seemed to lose Panthers, for the most part, trailed their focus and as a result trailed Assumption in the first game behind for most of it. Assumption before eventually tying things at would win the game 25-13, but 15-15. From then on, Paris cruised still trailed Paris by a game. to the first game win, 25-19 and Game 4 started with Kipp who was taking game 1 of the best of 5 on fire, serving 9 straight winning match. serves for the Panthers to leap One aspect of volleyball that is into the lead 9-0. Later on, with essential to winning games is Paris leading 17-11, Kipp kept the scoring points when you serve. In fire going, by winning 8 serves in a game 2, the Junior panthers had row to bring the score to 24-12. great servers in Sydney Kipp and Continued on page 18 Nora Kovacs and for the most part led the Saints a majority of the
