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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-03-21, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013. The Brussels Curling Club wishes to THANK ALL the generous SPONSORS of the mixed bonspiel held on March 16th. They appreciate the many donations from area business owners and the personal donations of Club members. It was a very successful day because of the support of the over 60 sponsors. Thank you to: Radar Auto Parts, D & J Construction, Brussels Agromart Ltd., B.M.G. Recreation, Cowboy Loft, Huron Feeding Systems, Stoltz Sales & Service, Ten Pas Décor, McDonald Home Hardware, McCall Livestock, George’s to Jo-Ann’s, Dave Smith Packaging, CIBC, Brussels Foodland, Sholdice Financial Ltd., The Citizen, Brussels Livestock, Dauphin Feed & Supply Ltd., McGavin Farm Equipment, Bernard Enterprises, Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd., Murray’s Barbershop, Cinnamon Jim’s, Turning Heads & Making Waves, Primitive Wares, Burke’s Tent Rentals, Green’s Meat Market & Abattoir, Aloette - Donna Bauer, Howson & Howson, Farm Safety - Mervyn Bauer, Brussels Variety, Huron Tractor, Molesworth Farm Supply, Blyth Inn, Brussels Transport, Ontario’s Finest Inns & Spas, Solace on Turnberry, Rathwell Gravel, Huron Country Hardware, Quality Homes, Cheryl’s Critter Care, Gary’s Koncrete Kerbing & Souch, Ryan’s Truck Repair, Sparling’s Propane, Brett & Laura Fischer - Pioneer Seeds, Kraemer Concrete, JR’s Gas Bar & Restaurant, Spring Breezes Greenhouses, Karen Knight, Bank of Montreal - Wingham, Maitland Manor Nursery, Dona Knight, Scrimgeour’s Food Market, Freedom Syrup - Gerry Wheeler, Jennie Schimanski, Bob & Joyce Alexander, Ernie & Annette Lewington, Deb Campbell, Steve & Marnie Knight, Steiss Eggs. Sports Midget Reps tied at one for OMHA ‘C’ championship The Blyth Brussels Midget Rep squad has had a years of ups and downs, according to assistant coach Brian Ten Pas, but they’re aiming for the top now. The team is currently embroiled in a best of five series against Belmont for the Ontario Minor Hockey Association ‘C’ finals and, at press time, the series was tied at one game apiece. “Our season was a little up and down, we were put into the ‘B’ scheduling and were up against teams like Mitchell and Kincardine,” he explained. “It was a tough year, but it was a good learning curve for the boys. It benefitted us in the end, though, as we got put back in our own group and now we’re in full stride and moving right along.” Ten Pas explained that the team triumphed over Minto, which won the regional and national Silver Stick tournaments to make the semi-finals for the OMHA year-end tournament which saw them facing off against Norwood, a team they eliminated in four games. “The boys are playing very well,” Ten Pas said on Monday, after the team had lost their first match against Minto. “Last night we just came out of the loop a little. We had some penalties at the start and Minto got some power play goals scored against us. Some of the boys just had trouble getting past that.” The team faced off against Belmont for Game three on Tuesday, but a score was unavailable at press time. They will continue the series with games scheduled for March 24, 30 and 31 if necessary. “The kids have realized what it takes to win and are doing everything they need to,” Ten Pas said. “It’s just a matter of putting it all together now. The team is also currently playing in a “group play” contest against some of their more local talent for the Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA). They will tackle the Shallow Lake Lakers for the second time in the series on Friday at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. The puck drops at 8 p.m. The team is coached by Kyle Stephenson with Ten Pas and Tait Stephenson as assistant coaches. Mike Watson is the team’s trainer and Debbie Coultes is the General Manager. For more information on their season, which has them sitting with a record of 27-12-1, visit the Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey website at blythbrusselsminorhockey.ca By Denny Scott The Citizen All tied up The Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey Midget Rep squad was all tied up with Belmont; their challengers in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association ‘C’ champions. Both teams took the win at home. Blyth Brussels won this game 3-1 at the Blyth and District Community Centre. (Jim Brown photo) The Saugeen Maitland Midget AA Lightning advanced to the Lower Lakes League final this past weekend over the Brantford Ice Cats. Needing only a tie to advance to the league final tournament, the Bolts secured a 0-0 draw with the visiting Ice Cats. Shea Tiley held the meshed fort to secure the tie and the shutout. The previous week the Lightning had taken a three-points-to-one lead in the four-point series with another 0-0 draw and a 5-1 win over Brantford. Harley Westman opened the scoring in the win, assisted by Kelly Gribbons and Tori Terpstra. Gribbons scored one of her own to make it 2-0 for the Bolts before Brantford stormed back to make it 2- 1 before the end of the second period. The score stayed at 2-1 before the Lightning iced the game late in the third period with three unanswered goals by Gribbons, Ashlee Lawrence and Lexi Smith. Kailyn Soers assisted on both of Gribbons’ goals while Sarah Biesenthal and Cassidy Colhoun earned single assists on the Lawrence and Smith goals. Morgan Baker made several key saves while the game was at 2-1 to keep the Ice Cats to a single goal. The Lightning tied their opening game of the series with Brantford in a 0-0 nail-biter. The Bolts peppered the Ice-Cat goalie with shots, but were held off the score sheet. Shea Tiley was equal to the task, stopping all Brantford shots with some notable saves late in the game to preserve the 0-0 tie. The Midget AA Lightning now advance to the Lower Lakes League championship tournament to be held next weekend in Mississauga. The Lightning will face the four other division champions (Whitby Wolves, Stoney Creek Sabres, Durham West Lightning and Etobicoke Dolphins) in a five-team round-robin style tournament to determine the league champion. For schedule and results see the Lightning website: www.saugeen maitlandlightning.com Lightning advance to LLL finals The Wingham Golf and Curling Club held the fourth annual funspiel on Saturday, March 16. Organizers Scott and Joan Bridge did a fantastic job putting this group of good people together to share some laughs. This event is a great fundraiser for the club and many thanks go out to everyone involved. In other bonspiel action skip Jenn Elston curling with Sue Fair, Emily Elston and Donelda Cottrill took home first-place honours at the Gay Lea bonspiel in Teeswater. This coming Saturday, March 23 the Masons hit the ice for the annual Masonic Lodge bonspiel. On Monday, March 11 the daytime winning skips were Roy Aitchison, Barry Elliott, Norm Fairles, Mac Inglis, Stewart Leedham and Wayne Love. The Wednesday night mixed league winning teams were Julie Hallahan, Jennifer Elston and Scott Bridge. The Thursday daytime had Mac Inglis, Barry Simpson, Stewart Leedham, Bill Tolton, Clayt Ruppel and Wayne Love lead their teams to victory. The Belgrave league saw Murray Sheill’s team pick up a win while Murray McNichol and Cam Cook as well as Bruce Howson and Niel Edgar played to a tie. The Friday mixed league wrapped up the week with Simon Logtenberg and Barry Simpson taking home victories. On Monday, April 1 the Wingham Golf and Curling Club will be holding the annual members board meeting at 7 p.m. in the dining lounge. There will be up to five board of director positions up for election. OUT OF THE HACK As mandated by the Ministry of Environment and Pest Control Products Act Reg. 63/09, the public meeting to receive the pest control usage report for the 2012 season will be at Wingham Golf and Curling Club April 1 at 7:30 p.m. Skips and Stones – By Bruce Skinn Break away The Blyth Brussels Atom Reps couldn’t catch up to their competitors from West Grey who took two games last week, this one in Brussels and one later last week. (Jim Brown photo) Continued from page 1 most recently posted a 4-1 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning over the weekend despite stopping 18 of 22 shots on net. Peters’ brother Anthony is also performing well, having recently led his Saint Mary’s Huskies in a Canadian University men’s hockey championship match against the New Brunswick Varsity Red. Peters let in only one goal in the 2-0 loss which saw New Brunswick notch one empty-net goal Peters goalies doing well