By Darryl G. Smart
Warriors advance to midget B quarter-finals
It may not have been pretty, but the Simcoe & District Minor Hockey Association Warriors advanced to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association midget B quarter-final.
On Thursday, the Warriors outscored the Ingersoll Express 9-8 to clinch the best-of-six point series 6-2.
The Warriors were poised to sweep the series Tuesday at home, but dropped a 4-1 decision at Talbot Gardens.
The Warriors now take on the Ayr Flames in the quarter-final series.
While the midget squad just got into the quarter-final, there are a
handful of local ones kicking off this weekend, beginning Friday.
Among the series, two games are in Norfolk.
In atom B action Friday, the Warriors host the Flames at 6pm, at Talbot Gardens, while the Port Dover Minor Hockey Pirates host the Dresden Jr. Kings at 5:30pm Sunday in their peewee DD quarter-final.
THURSDAY’S OMHA RESUTLS
Atom DD
Norwich 2, St. George 0
Norwich wins best-of-six point series 7-3
Peewee BB
Tillsonburg 1, Erin-Hillsburgh 0
Best-of-six point series tied 4-4.
Peewee AE Group 3
Ingersoll 3, Tillsonburg 1
Ingersoll wins best-of-six point series 6-2
Bantam CC
Tavistock 7, Dunnville 4
Best-of-six point series tied 4-4
Midget B
Simcoe 9, Ingersoll 8
Simcoe wins best-of-six point series 6-2
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QUARTER-FINALS THIS WEEKEND
FRIDAY
Atom B
Ayr @ Simcoe, 6pm
Bantam B
Paris @ Ayr, 8:10pm
Midget AR Group C
Caledonia @ Ayr, 9:30pm
SATURDAY
Atom B
Simcoe @ Ayr, 6pm
Atom AE Group 3
Simcoe @ Tillsonburg, 2pm
SUNDAY
Peewee DD
Dresden @ Port Dover, 5:30pm
Bantam B
Ayr @ Paris, 6pm
Bantam DD
West Lorne @ Norwich, 3:30pm
Bantam AE Group 3-5
Dorchester @ Caledonia, 6:45pm
Bantam AE Group 3-5
BCH @ Tillsonburg, 5:45pm
Midget DD
Dresden @ Norwich, 4:45pm
Midget AE Group 3-5
Ayr @ Caledonia, 8pm