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11/4 - Mars makes a statement in Class A
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Nov 3, 2001 4:00PM PST
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VALENCIA
Mars and Quaker Valley were foes in the PIHL West Division last season and both were looking to make a move this season's Class A standings.
Coach Joe Honzo's club return a good
nucleus of experienced player, while Quaker Valley has a mix of returning talent plus a few foreign exchange players to fill out a promising squad for Coach Kevin Quinn.
The Mars top line of Steve Meyers, Bobby Beckert and Bob Finney scorched the Quakers for five goals and led a 44-17 shot onslaught to give the Planets a 6-2 victory.
The Quakers Dusan Katlovsky chipped in both goals in a losing effort for QV.
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11/4 - Kittanning catches lightning in a bottle !
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Nov 3, 2001 4:00PM PST
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VALENCIA -
Kittanning coach Jeff Smouse knew his opening game against Pine Richland will go a long way in judging where the Wildcats will sit in the AA North Division. George Reed's Pine Richland Rams are looking for their 3rd consecutive division title and have depth, speed and skill.
Kittanning and Pine Richland was like a heavyweight fight in the first period as both teams threw a few jabs with no knockout punchs. Then Wildcat veteran Colt Hileman picked up a loose rebound and beat Dan Mills to give Kittanning a 1-0 lead. PR's Matt Krysa tied the game at 1-1 beating Adam Toy on the wrist shot.
The game picked up physically in the third period as the Rams kept the territorial advantage and it paid off when Adam Fodor beat Toy through the 5-Hole to give PR the 2-1 lead. The Rams continued to pen up the Wildcats with great neutral zone play and looked to well on their way to win # 1 with under a minute to play.
After a great save by Toy, Smouse called a timeout. Kittanning Brandon Beatty spotted a teammate behind the Ram defense and Shane Troup picked up a rebound and beat Mills with just 26 seconds left to tie the game. The teams played through OT and the Wildcats earned a big point, which could pay off toward the end of the season.
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11/4 - Mars makes a statement in Class A
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Nov 3, 2001 4:00PM PST
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VALENCIA
Mars and Quaker Valley were foes in the PIHL West Division last season and both were looking to make a move this season's Class A standings.
Coach Joe Honzo's club return a good
nucleus of experienced player, while Quaker Valley has a mix of returning talent plus a few foreign exchange players to fill out a promising squad for Coach Kevin Quinn.
The Mars top line of Steve Meyers, Bobby Beckert and Bob Finney scorched the Quakers for five goals and led a 44-17 shot onslaught to give the Planets a 6-2 victory.
The Quakers Dusan Katlovsky chipped in both goals in a losing effort for QV.
![image](https://photos-images.active.com/file/1/60/604905/original/1f24bbd4-4550-4020-aeb1-d9a716ed8b78.gif)
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11/4 - Kittanning catches lightning in a bottle !
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Nov 3, 2001 4:00PM PST
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VALENCIA -
Kittanning coach Jeff Smouse knew his opening game against Pine Richland will go a long way in judging where the Wildcats will sit in the AA North Division. George Reed's Pine Richland Rams are looking for their 3rd consecutive division title and have depth, speed and skill.
Kittanning and Pine Richland was like a heavyweight fight in the first period as both teams threw a few jabs with no knockout punchs. Then Wildcat veteran Colt Hileman picked up a loose rebound and beat Dan Mills to give Kittanning a 1-0 lead. PR's Matt Krysa tied the game at 1-1 beating Adam Toy on the wrist shot.
The game picked up physically in the third period as the Rams kept the territorial advantage and it paid off when Adam Fodor beat Toy through the 5-Hole to give PR the 2-1 lead. The Rams continued to pen up the Wildcats with great neutral zone play and looked to well on their way to win # 1 with under a minute to play.
After a great save by Toy, Smouse called a timeout. Kittanning Brandon Beatty spotted a teammate behind the Ram defense and Shane Troup picked up a rebound and beat Mills with just 26 seconds left to tie the game. The teams played through OT and the Wildcats earned a big point, which could pay off toward the end of the season.
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11/1 - Two old foes lock up in a classic !
Posted by Jeff Mauro at Nov 2, 2001 4:00PM PST
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MONROEVILLE -
Gator Coach Dennis Shannon must shiver when he thinks about the USC Panthers.
Last Season, the Gators blew a 2-0 lead the Panthers only to lose 3-2, but that is not the game coach Shannon twitches about. The 2000 Penguin Cup Playoff triple overtime thriller (7-6 USC Victory) returned to the scene of the crime as both teams opened their seasons.
The Gators came out with a furious pace
and capitalized when Lucas Pepper banged home a rebound to give Gateway the 1-0 lead.
The Gators ran into penalty trouble and Upper St Clair built momentum towards the second period and the Panthers capitalized when Brandon Burns trickler snuck past Dave Himes to knot the game at one apiece.
The game took to another level with some great action and near misses as David Andrews of USC and Himes provided stellar goaltending. Gator captain Ken McCleary broke in around the defense and beat Andrews on the backkhander to give Gateway a 2-1 lead.
Both teams traded power plays in the third and Gateway failed to secure a two goal advantage. USC's Adam Brindle picked up a rebound with 2 1/2 minutes left and lifted in over a fallen Himes to deadlocked the game at 2-2, which it remained through OT.
USC outshot Gateway 39-31.
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