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The Portage Terriers won two of three games during the week ending December 12 to take sole possession of first place in the Sher-Wood Division, and overall, in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Portage has a 23-8-3 record. The Neepawa Natives are second in the division, and overall, at 20-8-5 and two overtime losses, for 47 points in 35 games. The Winkler Flyers regained the lead in the Addison Division and are third overall. Winkler is 20-11-4 and has two overtime losses, for 46 points in 37 games. League-leading goalie Stefan Drew had 20 saves December 10 in Portage's 7-0 win over the Waywayseecappo Wolverines in Waywayseecappo. See 'OCN' P.# Con't from P.# Drew made 28 stops December 12 in a 3-0 win over the OCN Blizzard on OCN's home ice in The Pas. Sunny Boudreault had one goal and one assist December 12 in Neepawa's 4-3 overtime win over the Southeast Blades on home ice. Rookie Matt Ostash had two goals and one assist December 7 in Winkler's 4-3 win over Southeast on home ice. Veteran Brandon Heck had two goals and one assist December 10 in Winkler's 7-2 win on Southeast's home ice. James Knight scored three times and added two assists December 9 in the Selkirk Steelers' 10-5 win over the Winnipeg South Blues on Winnipeg South's home ice. Winkler veteran Josh Froese leads league scorers with 49 points, including 20 goals, in 37 games. Ryan Garbutt of Winnipeg South leads league scorers with 25 goals in 35 games. A.J. Tucker of Waywayseecappo leads league scorers with 31 assists in 36 games. Drew has a 2.40 goals against average and 17-4-3 won-lost-tied record in 1,472 minutes.12/16/2004
