January 18, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets UTICA COMETS (11-20-2-3) @ HAMILTON BULLDOGS (19-15-0-4)

Copps Coliseum, 7 p.m.

Radio: 94.9 K-Rock

Tonight's Game: The Utica Comets look to snap a six game losing skid as they travel north to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs. The Comets are currently in the midst of their second losing streak of five of more games this season.

When They Last Met: Utica and Hamilton played a thriller at The AUD in late November, which resulted in a 4-3 shootout victory for the Bulldogs. Henrik Tommernes scored with 1:04 left in regulation to force the extra session, while Alexandre Grenier and Darren Archibald also found the back of the net for the Comets. Nathen Beaulieu ended things with the game winning goal in the sixth round of the shootout.

Comets Outlook: The Utica Comets will being seeing red for quite some time, after they dropped their most lopsided decision of the season, an 8-3 defeat against the Albany Devils. Benn Ferriero, Alexandre Grenier and Brandon DeFazio scored for Utica in a losing effort. Goaltenders Mathieu Corbeil and Joe Cannata each surrendered four goals for the Comets, who fell to 11-20-2-3 with the defeat.

Bulldogs Outlook: Hamilton returns to action for the first time since Sunday, Jan. 12, where they defeated the Iowa Wild, 3-1. Nathan Beaulieu led the Bulldogs with two points (1-1-2) and Gabriel Dumont and Nick Tarnasky also scored for Hamilton.

Winger Marc Hagel was the lone goalscorer for Iowa, with a second period power-play marker. Dustin Tokarski earned his 15th victory of the season with 28 saves on 29 shots.

Not So Great Eight: The Utica Comets were on the wrong side of history against Albany, as their eight goals surrendered set a franchise high for goals allowed. The five goal margin of defeat was also a team worst. With the exception of wingers Alex Grenier and David Marshall and defensemen Alex Biega and Peter Andersson, all other 14 Comet skaters had a negative rating for the evening.

The Grass Is Always Grenier: Winger Alex Grenier extended his team high in goals to 12 for the season, with a third period marker against the Albany Devils. The Laval, PQ native is now tied for 12th in the AHL in rookie scoring with 24 points (12-12-24) this season.

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CLAYTON During a late fourth quarter timeout, Clayton boys basketball coach Denny Medlin was talking about more than just protecting the Comets five-point lead.

He was telling his team about winning a championship.

Aided by a stellar night from the free throw line, Clayton staved off a pesky Southeast Raleigh team 64-54 Friday to keep its stranglehold atop the Greater Neuse River 4A Conference. For Medlin and the Comets, Fridays game was just another piece of a bigger puzzle.

We talk about how every game is for the conference championship, Medlin said. I wanted to remind them that its not okay to let this one slip through. We had the lead and there wasnt much time left so I just wanted to remind them that its not okay to let it go.

What Worked: Theres one statistic that jumps off the page from this game: Clayton shot 33-for-38 from the free throw line. Southeast Raleigh? Just 1-for-1. By the time the Bulldogs (9-6, 3-4) shot their first and only foul shot of the game with 4:48 left in the fourth quarter -- the Comets had already hoisted up 22 of their own.

Southeast is a very physical team and I thought we were really disciplined, Medlin said. We got the kind of shots that we wanted in the paint; we werent settling for jumpers. We were pretty successful keeping the ball out of the paint defensively whereas on the other end we were trying to get the ball as deep as we can.

Not only was Clayton getting to the free throw line, the Comets were taking advantage once there. Clayton made its first 19 foul shots of the game and Gary Clark led the effort by sinking 18 of his 20.

Weve got such a good shooting team that theres no reason we shouldnt be a good free throw shooting team. Its something we emphasize more, Medlin said. Theres been games where weve shot it well but then we didnt shoot free throws well in our losses.

Turning Point: Clayton watched a 12-point halftime lead all but evaporate in the third quarter and with 1:07 remaining in the game the Comets led just 57-54. But Clayton closed things out at the foul line where else by making five of six bonus free throws in the final minute.

Putting Up Numbers: Clark scored 32 points to lead all scorers, while the Bulldogs Demetrius Sanders accounted for 26 points. Tre Armstead added nine points for Clayton.

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HAMILTON, Ont. -- The Hamilton Bulldogs stressed the need for a strong start before Saturday's game, but the reality on the ice didn't go as planned. Instead, the Utica Comets scored twice in the first period and the Bulldogs never dug out of the early hole.

Benn Ferriero scored twice and Joe Cannata made 32 saves as the Comets defeated the Bulldogs 3-1 in the American Hockey League on Saturday.

"Our first point before the game was that we needed a good start," said Hamilton head coach Sylvain Lefebvre. "They scored two goals early in the first and then we found ourselves battling through adversity and trying to play catch-up.

"We just didn't have it tonight. All-in-all, we just weren't sharp and we couldn't make things work."

Alexandre Grenier also scored for the Comets (12-20-5), who snapped a six-game losing streak with the victory. Comets leading scorer Pascal Pelletier had three assists to increase his point total to 11 in his past eight games.

Maxime Macenauer scored the lone goal for the Bulldogs (19-15-4), while Dustin Tokarski stopped 31 shots.

Sven Andrighetto had a chance to score for Hamilton three minutes into the game, but the Bulldogs' winger could not get his stick on the cross-ice pass from linemate Martin St. Pierre.

The Bulldogs had possibly their best scoring chance of the first period when Justin Courtnall sprung a short-handed rush with Greg Pateryn in the box for tripping. The winger's initial shot was stopped by Cannata, with Patrick Holland unsuccessfully jamming at the loose rebound.

Utica opened the scoring with what looked like a harmless shot from Ferriero at 11:21. After waiting for a thick screen to develop in front of Tokarski, Peter Andersson released a slow, rising wrist shot that tipped off both Pelletier and Ferriero before beating the goaltender, who didn't see the puck until the last moment.

The Comets doubled their advantage through an almost identical move on the power play at 13:42 when Henrik Tommernes fired a high slap shot that deflected off Grenier in front, and beat the goaltender over the blocking glove at the far post.

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The Newman Comets scored 22 points in each of the final three quarters Friday night in Amboy, downing the Clippers 81-52 in a Three Rivers North game.

The Comets (17-0, 5-0) led 15-12 after one quarter, then proceeded to outscore Amboy (2-13, 0-4) 66-40 the rest of the way. Newman shot almost 50 percent from the floor (28-for-57) and 40 percent from 3-point range (9-for-22), and forced 23 Clipper turnovers.

A.J. Sharp had 26 points, three assists and three steals, and Noah McCarty added 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Comets. Nate Terveer finished with 12 points and four steals, and Micah Trancoso dished five assists.

Ottawa 63, Sterling 50: The Golden Warriors led 37-34 at halftime, but were outscored 29-13 in the second half of a NIB-12 West loss at Kingman Gym.

Zach Rehmert had 15 points for Sterling (6-8, 2-2), and Joe Brouilette added eight points and four rebounds. John Carroll scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Pirates (14-1, 4-0), including their only 3-pointer.

Morrison 50, Erie 36: Bill Greul scored 16 points, and Kaleb Church had 10 points, as the Mustangs (8-11, 4-1 Three Rivers North) handled the Cardinals in Morrison.

Ken Cole led Erie (0-17, 0-5) with 11 points.

Bureau Valley 69, Riverdale 45: Tommy Johnston tossed in 22 points, and Parker Neuhalfen added 17 as the Storm (14-7, 5-0 Three Rivers North) routed the Rams in Manlius.

Jake Gellerstedt had 21 points for Riverdale (5-11, 1-4).

Prophetstown 61, Fulton 51, 2OT: Ethan Howard scored 24 points, and Grant Ames added 20 as the Prophets (4-10, 1-3 Three Rivers North) upset the Steamers in Prophetstown.

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January 17, 2014 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Missouri Comets INDEPENDENCE, Missouri - In front of 4,349 fans at the Independence Events Center, the Missouri Comets earn a victory over the Milwaukee Wave in the first half of the home-and-home series that is taking place this weekend. The Comets clicked all night both offensively and defensively, scoring a 22-4 victory. Aided by three long range three-point goals against Milwaukee's sixth attacker, the Comets never trailed and ran away with the victory in the fourth quarter. Lucas Rodriguez led all scorers with seven points for the night.

The first half was a strong one for the Comets. Rodriguez started off the night with a power play goal four minutes into the first quarter. Milwaukee's Ian Bennett would take credit for the Wave's only goal of the half, tapping a shot past Comets goalkeeper Danny Waltman's reach.

Leo Gibson, with the help of a Milwaukee defender, broke the tie shortly after that and Byron Alvarez tapped in a goal from the corner to end the quarter. Defender Brian Harris only needed fourteen seconds of the second quarter to blast home a three point goal and give the Comets a 9-2 lead they would take into the half.

Wary of a third quarter Wave comeback the Comets buckled down defensively. Expectedly, Coach Keith Tozer's squad came out very aggressively from the break. The Wave's Luan Oliveria would score the second, and ultimately final, goal for Milwaukee with five minutes to spare in the period. However, John Sosa worked a perfect restart pass to Lucas Rodriguez to answer.

The fourth quarter belonged to the Comets. Ramone Palmer would score midway through the period to increase the Comets lead to 13-4. Milwaukee then inserted the sixth attacker to try and climb back into the match. Fortunately for the Comets, Robert Palmer, Harris and Rodriguez each took advantage of an open net for three-point scores. Altogether, Missouri netted an eleven point final quarter and a 22-4 victory.

These same two teams square off tomorrow night in Milwaukee at 6:00pm CT. Fans can watch the match live on the Comets website, CometsIndoorSoccer.com/Live-Feed. Missouri returns home to the Independence Events Center next Friday, January 24th at 7:35pm CT to face the St. Louis Ambush in the team's annual Retro Game. For tickets or information call 855.4KC.GOAL.

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FULTON Starting with the Caston Shootout from earlier in the month, J.R. Howells Caston squad has been able to mend its early wounds from the comforts of home.

The Comets entered Friday nights game having won four of five games during the home stretch and were looking to continue the success against conference foe South Newton Friday.

Needless to say, the Rebels have had another rough start to their season, entering at 1-6 so far. In fact theyve gone just 3-68 going back to the 2010-2011 season.

In his second stint as head coach at South Newton, Michael Hall is trying to resurrect his once-found success, having led Rebel teams to 258 victories and three sectional titles.

Balanced scoring was the key Friday, as the Comets jumped on South Newton early. Caston scored 12 unanswered points to start the game and never looked back, finishing with a 55-38 victory.

Quentin Douglass got things started with a 3 followed by consecutive stickbacks by juniors Jake Kingery and Alex Howdeshell. The surge culminated with another 3 by freshman Eli Douglass. A Howdeshell jumper gave Caston a 16-4 lead, but Trever Lowe scored on a steal and layup as time expired to draw the Rebels to within 10 after one.

Junior Dustin Offenberger drilled a 3 to start the second, adding to his four first-quarter points. After a 5-0 run by South Newton junior Levi Hall, Caston proceeded to go on a 10-0 run to close out the half. Quentin Douglass and Offenberger scored on back-to-back three-point plays to give Caston a 29-13 lead at halftime.

Despite a recent slump from long-range, Offenberger has been a key part of Castons new inside threat.

Ive been trying to attack the rim more, he said. Coach Howell has been telling me to take it to the rim, and be strong with the ball.

The start of the third period saw the Rebels make their last stand and quite possibly gave them a glimpse of the future. Six-foot-5 sophomore Jarrett Hammell ignited South Newton by hitting a jumper from the wing followed by two more buckets to draw the deficit to nine with 4:22 to play. He led South Newton with 15 points in the game. Eli Douglass answered the brief run with a 3 followed by two baskets by Brayton Jellison.

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Newman's boys basketball team is facing a tall task, both literally and figuratively, on Saturday night.

The Comets (17-0) will venture out of conference play to tangle with Rockridge (16-0) in the marquee game of the Manny's Pizza Shootout. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m., and is the last of seven games to be played that day at Mount Carroll Middle School.

The Rockets are the unanimous No. 1 team in the latest Associated Press Class 2A poll, while the Comets check in at No. 4.

"This will be a great measuring stick for us," Newman coach Ray Sharp said. "Sometimes we tend to get a little stagnant in practice, and having a game like this coming up is great motivation to keep improving. We have some lofty goals we want to accomplish, and if we are to do that, we'll see a team like Rockridge in the supersectional."

Sharp has scouted Rockridge three times this season, including Jan. 4 at the Galesburg Shootout. The Rockets knocked off Rockford East 63-60 that night.

"Their five starters are all really, really good," Sharp said. "They can all hurt you in a lot of ways."

Leading the way for the Rockets is 6-foot-8 senior center Ethan Happ, a Wisconsin recruit. He averages 31 points and 13 rebounds per game.

"He has the ball skills of a guard, but he can score down low," Sharp said. "When they feed the ball into him, we'll have to double down, and that's going to put a lot of pressure on our other players. We need to play great team defense."

Rockridge's second option is Brian Heath, a 6-4 junior wing who averages 23 points and eight boards a game.

"He's just so athletic," Sharp said. "He can dunk the ball any way you want it, but there's more to his game than that."

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January 17, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets ALBANY DEVILS (21-11-3-2) @ UTICA COMETS (11-19-2-3)

Utica Memorial Auditorium, 7 pm

Radio: 94.9 K-Rock

Tonight's Game: The Utica Comets return home following a four game road trip, to host their rivals from down the NYS Thruway, the Albany Devils in front of a SOLD OUT crowd. The Comets, who went just 0-2-1-1 away from the AUD, are now in search of the first victory in franchise history against their rivals from the East.

When They Last Met: The last time the Comets and Devils met was all the way back in October, when Albany spoiled the AHL's return to Utica with a 4-1 victory. Frankie Corrado scored the lone Utica goal, while Joe Cannata made 19 saves in defeat. Joe Whitney led the way for the Devils with two goals and three points, while Scott Timmons added two assists. Keith Kinkaid was stout between the pipes with 22 saves on 23 shots.

Comets Outlook: The Comets mounted a spirited third period comeback effort to knot the score at 2, but a Bobby Butler shootout goal handed Utica its fifth straight loss, 3-2 to San Antonio. Nicklas Jensen scored twice for the Comets and Mathieu Corbeil recorded 21 saves on 23 shots in his first career AHL start. Jacob Markstrom was stout for the Rampage in net, as he stopped 34 of 36 shots during play and all five he faced during the shootout.

Devils Outlook: Albany has been idle since last Sunday, when they dropped a 4-1 decision to the visiting Hershey Bears. Jeff Taffe and Brandon Segal paced the Bears with a goal and an assist each and Riley Gill turned aside 29 of 30 Albany shots to earn the victory. Artem Demkov scored the lone goal for the Devils and Kinkaid suffered the defeat with just 12 saves before giving way in the third period to backup Scott Wedgewood.

Jenetic Engineering: For the second time in three games, winger Nicklas Jensen accounted for all of Utica's scoring, with both goals in the 3-2 loss against the Rampage. Jensen has now recorded five points (4-1-5) over a current three game scoring streak in Utica's past trio of games.

Corb On The Cob: Following his debut against Texas on Thursday with a perfect 17 saves on 17 shots in relief of Joe Cannata, goaltender Matthiew Corbeil.made his first career AHL start on Monday against San Antonio. Corbeil recorded 21 saves on 23 shots as the Comets earned a point on the road via the shootout. The Montreal, PQ native also turned aside four of five shots in the shootout.

Arch Madness: Winger Darren Archibald has been reassigned by the Vancouver Canucks, after three games in the NHL. Archibald is currently riding a five game point streak, which dates back to the Dec. 27th game against the Binghamton Senators. Archibald has recorded two points (0-2-2) in 11 total games this season with the Canucks.

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Saturday evening the Mendocino Colleges Eagles Men's Basketball team hosted the Contra Costa Comets in a Bay Valley Conference matchup. The Eagles were coming off a big win at home on Thursday over Solano College, the deciding score coming on a buzzer-beating shot at the end of the game by Stacey Butler to give the Eagles a 58-57 win.

It was the Eagles' first win in conference play after opening with three loses. They hoped to make it back-to-back wins by beating Contra Costa who came in to the game with a 2-1 record in BVC play.

The game, a close one throughout, ultimately became a tale of two halves. The Eagles led early. Contra Costa to took a lead four minutes into the half, holding it until the Eagles tied the game a mid-half and took a lead for one possession before the Comets retook the lead and held it for the remainder of the half, leading 39-34 at half.

The Eagles were sticking to their remodeled, deliberate style of play, slowing the pace of the game down. Contra Costa continued to lead in the early going of the second half, the lead reaching its high point 3 minutes into the half, the Comets up by 8 at 47-39.

But the Eagles finally caught up with an 8-0 run to tie the game 47 all. Contra went back ahead for one possession, but the Eagles quickly retied the game and then went ahead on an Emmitt Clark three two possessions later. It was a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the game, although there was high drama at the end when the Comets closed to within 2 in the games final seconds. But the Eagles held on to claim a 66-64 win.

The Eagles got off to a good start in the game with Nate Henry knocking down a three on the Eagles' first possession of the game. A couple possessions later Alfred "Justice" Thomas IV hit a banker to give Mendocino a 5-2 lead. At the 16-minute mark, the Comets tied the game 5-5. They then went on a 6-0 run to 11-5 lead. Henry drove the base line for a slick reverse layup, with the Eagles calling a timeout with 13:45 to play in the half, down 11-7.

After the timeout the Eagles scored on their next two possessions, with Henry getting fouled on a drive and converting both free throws. On their next possession, Thomas drove for a layup. Contra Costa called a timeout.

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The Comets' girls' basketball team started 2014 with some ice-cold shooting, but showed some promise as the first game of the new year progressed. However, they still fell to the North Cedar Knights at West Liberty 73-43 Jan. 4.

"We're not putting it all together right now," West Liberty Head Coach Nick Heath said, "But we have moments. We show flashes. But we've got to put 32 minutes together, not six or 16 minutes."

First Quarter

The Comets did not score until more than six minutes into the game. Maddie Simon was fouled on a shot and made both free throws for a 16-2 score. The Knights turned the ball over; then Kayla Kaalberg drove to the hoop and was fouled. She made both free throws for a 16-4 score.

The Knights scored a basket in the paint; then M. Simon made a layup, assist Cassedi Simon. The Knights turned the ball over on a lane violation and Kyleigh Becker made a three-point basket with less than 20 seconds on the clock for an 18-9 score. The Comets fouled the Knights, but they missed both free throws.

Second Quarter

In the second quarter, Kaalberg drove to the basket for the first score of the quarter. C. Simon got a defensive board, then North Cedar got a steal and a layup. North Cedar got another steal, then Katie Meyer got a defensive rebound.

North Cedar got another steal and layup, then the Comets traveled. A putback basket by the Knights made it 26-11 with 4:52 left in the half.

Haddie Anderson made a three-point basket; then North Cedar scored on a jump shot. Meyer made an outside jump shot for a 28-16 score. Meyer got a steal, then the Knights stole the ball back. After a couple minutes of steals, fouls and turnovers, Kaalberg made a three-point shot with 40 seconds on the clock.

Becker got a defensive rebound, but the Comets turned it over. North Cedar scored another basket for a 30-19 halftime score.

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January 16, 2014 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Missouri Comets INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (January 14, 2013) - The Comets face a home-and-home series against the Milwaukee Wave this weekend, with the first leg on Friday, January 17th at the Independence Events Center. The Comets currently sit two games back of the Wave for the top spot in the MISL table.

Although a lopsided matchup in early years, these two teams have developed a strong rivalry over the past two seasons. Last year the teams split the regular season series before the Comets edged out the Wave in the playoffs, 3 games to 2.

The trend continues this year, as the teams have each found a victory in their two matchups so far. The Wave needed overtime to win the season opening match, but the Comets were able to overpower Milwaukee in their return trip on December 13th.

The Comets continue to lead the league in scoring, with 172 points scored in eleven games. Missouri has five players among the league's top 25 scorers, including Vahid Assadpour and Leo Gibson who rank #1 & #2 with 49 points and 40 points respectively.

Milwaukee is led by Carlos Munoz and Ian Bennett offensively, while current MISL Player of the Week, Marcio Leite sets up the attack. Goalkeepers Nick Vorberg and Marcel Feenstra alternate starts without any drop off for their side.

Friday night's match at Independence Events Center is scheduled for a 7:35p.m. CT kickoff. Saturday's game will be the Comets first visit of three visits to Milwaukee's U.S. Cellular arena this season and is scheduled for a 6:00p.m. CT start. Both games will be streamed live on CometsIndoorSoccer.com/Live-Feed.

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