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Area players helped Prowlers stay on top
As seen in The Pataskala Standard
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
KURT SNYDER
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By Eric George
Watkins Memorial senior Zach Wiard controls the puck for the P.R.P.C. Prowlers during a game against the Newark Generals in January. Wiard was a captain for the Prowlers and one of the area's top defensemen. |
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Defense wins championships
Watkins Memorial senior Zach Wiard and Licking Heights senior Ryan Straker were among the team leaders in hits and plus-minus ratio for the P.R.P.C. Prowlers, who won their fourth regular-season league championship in five years. |
PATASKALA -- P.R.P.C. Prowlers coach Jay Catherine was not quite ready to see what life would be like without Zach Wiard.
Catherine and the Prowlers found that out over the weekend at the Buckeye Cup state tournament. Next year, Catherine will have to replace both Wiard, a senior at Watkins Memorial, and Ryan Straker, a senior at Licking Heights.
"(Wiard) is a selfless guy who does anything for his teammates," Catherine said. "He is a big character guy who is a role model for the young players." Wiard and Straker were two of the best defensemen in the Greater Columbus High School Club Hockey Leauge while helping the Prowlers to their fourth regular-season championship in five years. Wiard and Straker led the Prowlers by a large margin in hits and were among the team's leaders in plus-minus ratio. The Prowlers, however, were upset in the semifinals of the Blue Jackets Cup by eventual champion Olentangy and finished 1-2 in the state tournament over the weekend without Wiard, who missed the games with a concussion. "It is definitely good to see where we stand with teams outside of the league," Catherine said. "We play four games each against the other six teams in our league during the year, so it is nice to get out and see the other competition." While Wiard and Straker have seen their time on the ice for the Prowlers end, the area will continue to play a big part in the program's success. Watkins freshman Jake Miller scored two goals in the Prowlers' 6-4 victory against the Anderson Chiefs on Saturday. Miller was a key cog all season on the Prowlers' power-play unit, and Watkins sophomore J.D. Klinger also found time on the special teams. Freshman Sean Straker, Ryan's brother, was one of the top defensemen late in the season for the Prowlers before sustaining an injury during the last game over the weekend. "A lot of our young guys really stepped up, and that should really help us in the future," Catherine said. "We lose eight seniors, but we have a good core of sophomores and freshmen that really rose to the occasion." The other two area players compete for time between the pipes for the Prowlers. Heights freshman Andrew Painter and Bishop Hartley freshman Erik Heinmiller, who was 4-1-1 this year, each earned varsity time early in the season while the main goaltender was out with an injury. In the second half of the season, the pair dropped down and helped the JV win the league title. The Prowlers fell short in their quest for league and state tournament championships, but a regular season in which the Prowlers finished 17-3-4 in league play was cause for celebration. "Over the long haul, it definitely reflects on the guys of what they brought every week versus falling a little short on a weekend event," Catherine said.
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| TEAM | GP | W | L | T | PTS | Vs. |
| PROWLERS | 24(35) |
17(22) |
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4(4) |
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| Athens | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 2-1-1 |
| Newark | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 2-1-1 |
| Olentangy | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 4-0-0 |
| Westerville | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 3-1-0 |
| Hilliard | 24 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 2-0-2 |
| Northeast | 24 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4-0-0 |
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