Kings top Sharks
The Dresden Kings won their 4th straight game on Friday at Dresden Arena, as they topped the Wheatley Sharks by a score of 5-2.
Nolan VandenBoorn, Geoffry VandenBoorn, Lucas Spence, Brantley Kuipers and Jeff Williams all scored for the Kings. Brendan Ritchie had 2 assists.
Brendan Johnston made 17 saves to pick up the win.
The Kings improved their record to 18-8-1-1, 4th in the West Stobbs Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
Dresden is only 2 points behind 3rd place Amherstburg, with two games in hand. They are only 3 points behind both Essex and Lakeshore, were are tied atop the standings.
The Kings are in Petrolia on Thursday and host Blenheim on Friday.
The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. for both games.
Seth snaps point streak, averaging a point-per-game
Wallaceburg’s Seth Griffith had a seven-game point streak snapped on Sunday, but the Rochester Americans managed to come back and beat the Utica Comets 3-2 in overtime.
The 24-year-old forward has skated in 9 games with the Amerks this season, and is registering a point-per-game.
He has 3 goals and 6 assists.
Griffith was sent down to the AHL last month after playing 18 games in the NHL this season.
Griffith scored 2 goals and had 1 assist with the Sabres.
The Amerks host the Belleville Senators on Wednesday, before they face the Laval Rocket in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday.
WDSS swim team competes in Lancer Swimming Invitational
The WDSS swim team was in Petrolia on Friday competing in the Lancer Swimming Invitational.
Here are the results:
1st place finishes
– Emily Tapp in senior girls 200 metre freestyle and the 100 metre freestyle
– Chelsey Johnson in senior girls 100 metre backstroke, with a personal best time
– Senior girls medley relay: Tallie Laprise, Emily Tapp, Megan Maxim and Alyssa Wadsworth
2nd place finishes
– Chelsey Johnson in senior girls 100 metre freestyle and 50 metre butterfly
– Open girls 4 x 100 metre relay: Tallie Laprise, Chelsey Johnson, Zoe Broadbent, Megan Maxim
3rd place finishes
– Tallie Laprise in senior girls 50 metre freestyle and 100 metre freestyle
– Zoe Broadbent in junior girls 50 metre backstroke, with a personal best time
– Megan Maxim in senior girls 100 metre breaststroke
– Emily Tapp in senior girls 100 metre IM
4th place finishes
– Liam Hurst in junior boys 50 metre backstroke, with a personal best time
– Alyssa Wadsworth in senior girls 100 metre breastroke, with a personal best time and in the 100 metre IM
6th place finishes
– Alyssa Wadsworth in senior girls 50 metre freestyle, with a personal best time
– Rory Young in junior boys 100 metre freestyle
