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CASTLE SHANNON – Bethel Park won the 2005 Pennsylvania Class AAA title by excellent goaltending, hard work and timely goal scoring. Head Coach Jim McVay’s team opened the season with a loss to North Allegheny and has reeled off four consecutive victories over some good competition including USC 4-2 within the past few weeks. The Hawks are trying to keep pace with Mt Lebanon, who has established themselves as the top team early on in Class AAA. The Panthers have opened the season with a 4-1-0 record and have done so on the strength of their top offensive line of Mike Penkrot, David Crockett and Jono Lohman, who have provided the majority of the offense. Coach John Harford knows USC will need defense and goaltending to spar with the likes of Bethel Park, North Allegheny, Meadville and ultimately Mt Lebanon. This early season has established that the Penguins Cup chase may be a five team race, with the Blue Devils being the early season team of choice. As we learned a year ago, the race could have a clear frontrunner, which ultimately may not win it all, hence North Allegheny, who did everything to win it and fell short giving up just one goal in the entire playoffs, but even that superb performance only yielded a Penguins Cup finalist tag. Upper St Clair started the scoring midway through the first period as David Crockett gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead. Bethel Park outshot USC 6-4 and their best chance to score came as Kye Budziszewski’s shot from the right point hit the post with 26 seconds left. The Panthers and Hawks traded power play chances late in the opening period and into the second and the score remained 1-0. Bethel Park had a great opportunity to tie the game as Tim O’Brien walked down the slot only to be stopped by Kevin Gorder. Paul Crockett’s clearing out of the zone wandered into the neutral zone and Mike Penkrot beat the BP defense to the puck and then beat Pete Cosentino on the backhand with 8:30 left to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Bethel Park went back on the power play at 4:54 but St Clair would capitalize as Mike Penkrot got behind the Hawk defense again and snapped a shot up under the crossbar, which appeared to go in, but Dave Crockett made sure slamming home the loose puck on the doorstep for a shorthanded goal and a 3-0 lead with 4:20 remaining in period # 2. BP went on a 5 on 3 with 3:44 remaining and Kenny Lehmann made it count as he scored on the 2nd rebound to make it 3-1. Bethel Park dominated the 3rd period and had 3 more power plays, but could not beat Kevin Gorder, who stopped 24 of 25 shots on the evening. While the Hawks pressured and created opportunity, Gorder stopped Tim O’Brien at 12:43, Kenny Lehmann at 10:27 and several other key stops to preserve an impressive 3-1 win at the Ice Castle.

CASTLE SHANNON – Bethel Park won the 2005 Pennsylvania Class AAA title by excellent goaltending, hard work and timely goal scoring. Head Coach Jim McVay’s team opened the season with a loss to North Allegheny and has reeled off four consecutive victories over some good competition including USC 4-2 within the past few weeks. The Hawks are trying to keep pace with Mt Lebanon, who has established themselves as the top team early on in Class AAA. The Panthers have opened the season with a 4-1-0 record and have done so on the strength of their top offensive line of Mike Penkrot, David Crockett and Jono Lohman, who have provided the majority of the offense. Coach John Harford knows USC will need defense and goaltending to spar with the likes of Bethel Park, North Allegheny, Meadville and ultimately Mt Lebanon. This early season has established that the Penguins Cup chase may be a five team race, with the Blue Devils being the early season team of choice. As we learned a year ago, the race could have a clear frontrunner, which ultimately may not win it all, hence North Allegheny, who did everything to win it and fell short giving up just one goal in the entire playoffs, but even that superb performance only yielded a Penguins Cup finalist tag. Upper St Clair started the scoring midway through the first period as David Crockett gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead. Bethel Park outshot USC 6-4 and their best chance to score came as Kye Budziszewski’s shot from the right point hit the post with 26 seconds left. The Panthers and Hawks traded power play chances late in the opening period and into the second and the score remained 1-0. Bethel Park had a great opportunity to tie the game as Tim O’Brien walked down the slot only to be stopped by Kevin Gorder. Paul Crockett’s clearing out of the zone wandered into the neutral zone and Mike Penkrot beat the BP defense to the puck and then beat Pete Cosentino on the backhand with 8:30 left to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Bethel Park went back on the power play at 4:54 but St Clair would capitalize as Mike Penkrot got behind the Hawk defense again and snapped a shot up under the crossbar, which appeared to go in, but Dave Crockett made sure slamming home the loose puck on the doorstep for a shorthanded goal and a 3-0 lead with 4:20 remaining in period # 2. BP went on a 5 on 3 with 3:44 remaining and Kenny Lehmann made it count as he scored on the 2nd rebound to make it 3-1. Bethel Park dominated the 3rd period and had 3 more power plays, but could not beat Kevin Gorder, who stopped 24 of 25 shots on the evening. While the Hawks pressured and created opportunity, Gorder stopped Tim O’Brien at 12:43, Kenny Lehmann at 10:27 and several other key stops to preserve an impressive 3-1 win at the Ice Castle.

CRANBERRY - This is a special report provided by the Tiger Sports Network Junior forward Wes Waldschmidt had a hat trick while senior forward Chris Simanic recorded a goal and three assists to lead the Tigers to a 5-0 victory over Franklin Regional at Bladerunners in Warrendale on Tuesday night. Sophomore goalie Max Richards and junior Adam Lutty stopped 17 Panther shots to share the shutout. The Tigers got off to a quick start with Waldschmidt's first goal at the 11:49 mark of the first period. With NA on a power play, senior Chris Gilson skated behind the Panther net and passed to Simanic who fed a perfect pass to Waldschmidt in front of the goal. Neither team scoring for the remainder of the period although the Tigers had two more good scoring opportunities. Simanic was stopped by Panther goalie Adam Treml who made a good save at the 9:45 mark. Senior defenseman Paul Dittrich sent a blistering slap shot from the point at the 4:44 mark but Treml made a tough glove hand save. The period ended with the Tigers holding a 1-0 advantage. In the second period, the Tigers took advantage of four Franklin Regional penalties to score three power play goals. With Ryan Gallagher just out of the box on an interference call, Waldschmidt scored his second goal on a hard shot from the right circle to give NA a 2-0 lead at the 10:54 mark. Simanic made it 3-0 just 34 seconds later when he scored from right in front of the Panther goal. Senior Joe Camut came close when he skated in alone on the left side but Treml was able to make the save with 9:41 remaining in the period. The Panthers kept picking up penalties. With Tim McDonough serving a double minor, another delayed penalty allowed the Tigers to bring an additional attacker on the ice and senior Alan Halapin made it pay off with a goal from the right side at the 7:16 mark. Waldschmidt finished the scoring when he deflected a shot by senior defenseman Chris Korenoski from the right point to give NA a 5-0 lead with 1:24 left. The Tigers' Nick Vaglia picked up an interference penalty with 1:01 left, but the Panthers could not score. The period ended with the Tigers holding a commanding 5-0 advantage. The physical play picked up in the third period with seven penalties being called, including a game misconduct against Tim McDonough at 8:57 of the period. The Panthers came out strong but could not score against backup goalie Adam Lutty who started the period in goal. The Tigers had a chance early in the period on a two-on-one. Junior forward Matt Lancaster came in on the left side and passed to sophomore forward Josh Herbert in front of the goal, but his back hand shot was stopped by goalie Anthony Livecchi was entered the game at the beginning of the period. Simanic had a chance later in the period but was stopped by Livecchi. The Tigers had a 5 of 3 advantage for almost two minutes but failed to add to the lead. The Panthers outshot NA, 9-6, in the period, but the Tiger defense and good play in the net by Lutty kept the Panthers off the board as NA came away with the 5-0 victory. It was a good win for the Tigers in a physical contest that saw sixteen penalties called, nine against Franklin Regional. In the game, NA outshot the Panthers, 25-17. For his efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network selected Wes Waldschmidt as the Player of the Game. With the win, the Tigers regained first place in the North Division of the PIHL. The NA record improved to 4-1 on the season. The Tigers will not be back in action again until Tuesday, December 6, when they meet division rival Seneca Valley at Bladerunners in Warrendale. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 pm. GAME SUMMARY NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 FRANKLIN REGIONAL - 0 SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 FINAL Franklin Regional 0 0 0 0 NORTH ALLEGHENY 1 4 0 5 INDIVIDUAL SCORING FIRST PERIOD NORTH ALLEGHENY Wes Waldschmidt (Chris Gilson, Chris Simanic) PP 11:49 SECOND PERIOD NORTH ALLEGHENY Waldschmidt 2 (Paul Dittrich, Simanic) 10:54 NORTH ALLEGHENY Simanic (Waldschmidt, Gilson) PP 10:20 NORTH ALLEGHENY Alan Halapin (Simanic, Dittrich) PP 7:16 NORTH ALLEGHENY Waldschmidt 3 (Gilson, Chris Korenoski) 1:24 THIRD PERIOD No Scoring SHOTS ON GOAL TEAM 1 2 3 TOTAL Franklin Regional 3 5 9 17 NORTH ALLEGHENY 6 13 6 25

CRANBERRY - This is a special report provided by the Tiger Sports Network Junior forward Wes Waldschmidt had a hat trick while senior forward Chris Simanic recorded a goal and three assists to lead the Tigers to a 5-0 victory over Franklin Regional at Bladerunners in Warrendale on Tuesday night. Sophomore goalie Max Richards and junior Adam Lutty stopped 17 Panther shots to share the shutout. The Tigers got off to a quick start with Waldschmidt's first goal at the 11:49 mark of the first period. With NA on a power play, senior Chris Gilson skated behind the Panther net and passed to Simanic who fed a perfect pass to Waldschmidt in front of the goal. Neither team scoring for the remainder of the period although the Tigers had two more good scoring opportunities. Simanic was stopped by Panther goalie Adam Treml who made a good save at the 9:45 mark. Senior defenseman Paul Dittrich sent a blistering slap shot from the point at the 4:44 mark but Treml made a tough glove hand save. The period ended with the Tigers holding a 1-0 advantage. In the second period, the Tigers took advantage of four Franklin Regional penalties to score three power play goals. With Ryan Gallagher just out of the box on an interference call, Waldschmidt scored his second goal on a hard shot from the right circle to give NA a 2-0 lead at the 10:54 mark. Simanic made it 3-0 just 34 seconds later when he scored from right in front of the Panther goal. Senior Joe Camut came close when he skated in alone on the left side but Treml was able to make the save with 9:41 remaining in the period. The Panthers kept picking up penalties. With Tim McDonough serving a double minor, another delayed penalty allowed the Tigers to bring an additional attacker on the ice and senior Alan Halapin made it pay off with a goal from the right side at the 7:16 mark. Waldschmidt finished the scoring when he deflected a shot by senior defenseman Chris Korenoski from the right point to give NA a 5-0 lead with 1:24 left. The Tigers' Nick Vaglia picked up an interference penalty with 1:01 left, but the Panthers could not score. The period ended with the Tigers holding a commanding 5-0 advantage. The physical play picked up in the third period with seven penalties being called, including a game misconduct against Tim McDonough at 8:57 of the period. The Panthers came out strong but could not score against backup goalie Adam Lutty who started the period in goal. The Tigers had a chance early in the period on a two-on-one. Junior forward Matt Lancaster came in on the left side and passed to sophomore forward Josh Herbert in front of the goal, but his back hand shot was stopped by goalie Anthony Livecchi was entered the game at the beginning of the period. Simanic had a chance later in the period but was stopped by Livecchi. The Tigers had a 5 of 3 advantage for almost two minutes but failed to add to the lead. The Panthers outshot NA, 9-6, in the period, but the Tiger defense and good play in the net by Lutty kept the Panthers off the board as NA came away with the 5-0 victory. It was a good win for the Tigers in a physical contest that saw sixteen penalties called, nine against Franklin Regional. In the game, NA outshot the Panthers, 25-17. For his efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network selected Wes Waldschmidt as the Player of the Game. With the win, the Tigers regained first place in the North Division of the PIHL. The NA record improved to 4-1 on the season. The Tigers will not be back in action again until Tuesday, December 6, when they meet division rival Seneca Valley at Bladerunners in Warrendale. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 pm. GAME SUMMARY NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5 FRANKLIN REGIONAL - 0 SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 FINAL Franklin Regional 0 0 0 0 NORTH ALLEGHENY 1 4 0 5 INDIVIDUAL SCORING FIRST PERIOD NORTH ALLEGHENY Wes Waldschmidt (Chris Gilson, Chris Simanic) PP 11:49 SECOND PERIOD NORTH ALLEGHENY Waldschmidt 2 (Paul Dittrich, Simanic) 10:54 NORTH ALLEGHENY Simanic (Waldschmidt, Gilson) PP 10:20 NORTH ALLEGHENY Alan Halapin (Simanic, Dittrich) PP 7:16 NORTH ALLEGHENY Waldschmidt 3 (Gilson, Chris Korenoski) 1:24 THIRD PERIOD No Scoring SHOTS ON GOAL TEAM 1 2 3 TOTAL Franklin Regional 3 5 9 17 NORTH ALLEGHENY 6 13 6 25

Canon McMillan 5 Indiana 3 SOUTHPOINTE – Indiana has started off the regular season 1-1-0 with a victory over Chartiers Valley 5-3 and an opening loss to Greensburg CC 3-1. The Indians season appeared in jeopardy a lot earlier than that as the Indiana Ice Center closed in July due to mechanical difficulties and the status of the rink fka the ‘House of King Samuel’ turned into the House less King Samuel’ was up in the air for most of the summer. Finally, after much lobbying by Indiana Hockey supporters the rink re-opened prior to the start of the regular season saving hockey in Indiana, not only for HIS, but for IUP and the Indiana Amatuer Hockey Association, but the casualty would be Sam Kelly, who has dedicated much of his career to hockey in the town and if anyone had common sense would realize that the first coach of the Indiana program is a builder and would find a way to make sure he is employed at the rink he made flourish. Canon McMillan is also to off to a slow start at 1-2-1 after a great season and capturing the number #1 seed berth in 2004-2005, which was easily its best season in the clubs history. The Big Macs schedule has been murderer’s row with all teams who made last season’s Penguins Cup quarterfinals including an opening night loss to Montour 4-2, a 3-3 tie in Kittanning, a 6-4 win over Elizabeth Forward and a 7-4 loss to undefeated West Allegheny resulting in a 1-2-1 record. Tonight’s game is a key early season matchup between two teams with playoff positioning aspirations and could be a tiebreaker game come March 1. This game between Head Coach Dom Glavech’s Indiana club and Dave Fryer’s Canon McMillan club was end to end with good action at both ends. The best Big Mac chance came at 7:16 of the first period as Jesse Patnesky had the Indiana goaltender down but could not beat him and then Nick Cusilito shot the rebound and a sprawling Mike Kennedy stopped him. Moments later, Joe Appolonia had a chance on a partial break, but Michael O’Neill was equal to the task. Indiana went on the power play with 1:42 remaining in the first period, but it was the Big Macs Justin Cormack who provided the fireworks as he stripped the Indiana defenseman of the puck and fired a forehand low on the ice past Mike Kennedy for a shorthanded goal with 41 seconds remaining to give CM a 1-0 lead. At 14:44 of the second, Indiana was caught napping again as Jesse Patnesky took a Cormack steal and deposited a backhand high over the shoulder of Mike Kennedy for a 2-0 lead for Canon McMillan and two shorthanded tallies. At 14:10 another penalty on the Big Macs and just 19 seconds later another chance for the Big Macs, which Kennedy stopped. With 11:56 remaining in the middle period, the Big Macs went on the power play, but the Indians were able to keep the score 2-0. Indiana’s Troy Gaydosh had a great opportunity with 7:25 to play in the period on a 2 on 1, but Mike O’Neill turned aside a wrist shot to keep the Indians off the board. With 4 ½ minutes left Canon Mac threw a flurry of shots at the Indiana goal and Mike Kennedy made several brilliant saves the last robbing Corey Griffith from on the doorstep to keep it a two goal deficit for his team. On the power play for CM again at 3:32 and the Big Macs finally were able to solve Kennedy as Jesse Patnesky picked up his second goal, this time a power play goal for a 3-0 lead. On to the third and the Big Macs struck again at 12:17 as Matt Rivetti found a wide open Corey Griffith in front and fed him for a quick one timer past Kennedy and a 4-0 lead. Then with 9:45 remaining in the third, the Indians struck as Joe Appolonia scored on a rebound of Jay Pettina over a fallen O’Neill to make it 4-1 and brought the intimate gathering of ‘Concerned Citizens of Indiana’ to their feet. At 9:26, the Indians had a chance to creep closer on the power play and they did as Steven Geisel caught O’Neill off the post and a wraparound later at 7:37 brought our count to 4-2 with plenty of time remaining. Then the old adage to throw anything to the net applied as Adam Rusiewicz wrested a shot to the net, which resulted in a rebound which John Ogden deposited past O’Neill with 3:32 left and all the sudden it was 4-3. A hush fell over the throng of very ‘Concerned Citizens of Canon McMillan’ crowd in attendance, but was restored to a roar as Jesse Patnesky deposited an empty netter for the hat trick with 46.6 seconds left for a 5-3 Big Mac lead and the victory as the clock ran out on Indiana.