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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-08-15, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013. PAGE 9. Summer Sports Pages Hullett M i x ed Pre-M i t e s Back row, fro m left:Coach Wilma Ellis, Rodne y Rozendal, Steven Ellis, Jamie Plaetzer, Monica Bak elaar, Gregory Roetcis o e n d er, Assista n t C o a c h D a vid Salverda.Middle row: K y l e Pollard, J a n e tte Plaetzer, Jaso n Salverda, Tyler Berry, Jonath a n Atkinso n . Front row: Courtney Middega a l , K e l s e y Falcone r . Coaches and parents ~ we need your team's picture and players' names 1. Please submit team photo A.S.A.P. 2. Please include players' and coaches' names for under photo. Please help us get ALL the summersports teams published. The Citizen 413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 • Soccer • Baseball Brussels’ Johnston, Marlins head to championshipsThe Palmerston Marlins Novice(U14) girls featuring Brussels’Jessica Johnston will be competingin the Eastern Championships in Stellarton, Nova Scotia on Aug. 20-25, after capturing the Ontario goldmedal in Pickering on Aug. 4.After a big rain on Friday, Aug. 2 the Ontario Provincial Women’sSoftball Association (PWSA)cancelled all games and pushed themback to Saturday morning. So an early start to the day – arriving at the diamond at 6:45 a.m. – Palmerston took to the field against the host town Pickering. Marlins won the game 10-2. Next up was a hard hitting North Oxford team which ended up being a battle of the long ball, with a final score of 18-14. Next up was Cambridge who the team sees in league play and have had good back and forth games. Cambridge scored the first two runs of the game in the top of the fourth inning and Palmerston came right back with two of their own in the bottom of the fourth. Play was tight on both sides and nothing changed. The game went into extra innings with the international tie-breaker rule in effect. Palmerston pitching shut Cambridge down. Palmerston headed into the inning facing a tough pitcher, but made things happen with great patience at the plate. They managed to take advantage and scored the one run they needed towin.As other teams played off andtried to catch up the back log with one diamond almost an hour behind and the other diamond 20 minutes behind, the girls got a much-needed rest and time to regroup and focus on the next game. The winner would go straight to the finals Sunday afternoon with an automatic berth in the Eastern Championships in Nova Scotia. Coaches wanted players to focus on the game ahead so no one mentioned to the girls about the trip east. Another round-robin game was played against league rival Kitchener. A back-and-forth game that had plays at the plate, double plays and a home run was tied at the end of the seventh. Kitchener got on the scoreboard in the top of the eighth with two runs coming in. Palmerston had the same opportunity and they loaded up the bases with one out and Palmerston hit a three-run single to win the game. The girls are now very well aware that they are headed to notonly a gold medal game but also toNova Scotia, regardless of whathappened on Sunday at the diamond. The Palmerston Marlins went into late Sunday afternoon with a 4-0 record. The Marlins would have to lose twice – as it was a double knockout and all other teams were sitting with one loss. They faced the tough North Oxford team again as they battled back and won all three of their games back-to-back-to-back on Sunday. The Marlins were well rested and eager for the win and hit hard and fast right from the start. North Oxford was spent and could not put together the hits or the outs. Palmerston Marlins mercied them 15-3 in five innings. Palmerston Marlins will travel to Stellarton, Nova Scotia to represent Team Ontario in the Eastern Championships. The team is fundraising and accepting monetary donations to help offset the travel costs. Talk to any player or parent of player. Tigers drop games to Hitmen The Brussels Tigers went up against the league-leading Wingham Hitmen twice last week in Huron County Fastball League play and the outcome was the same in both contests: The Tigers came up short. The game Friday was played at the Optimist ballpark in Brussels although it was Wingham’s home game. Hitmen pitcher George Armstrong allowed just four hits as Wingham posted a 5-1 decision over the Tigers. The Tigers managed their lone run in the top of the sixth inning. Wingham scored three runs in the first inning and added two more in the bottom of the third inning. Dennis Dewar had a double for the Tigers, with single base hits being rapped out by Scott McTavish, Justin Pipe and Sean Cook. Shawn Daw started on the mound for the Tigers with Dennis Dewar taking over in relief. Armstrong recorded 12 strike outs for the Hitmen. Veteran player Shawn Daw said Brussels didn’t get the hits when needed early in the game. “Things weren’t going our way tonight,” he said. He said that Wingham played well and were hitting the ball well. Wednesday night’s game was played in Brussels, the Tigers home game, and the final score was 7-5 for the Hitmen. The Hitmen scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to claim the victory. Brussels scored a single run in the first inning, added two more in the third inning and then took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Wingham scored once in the first inning, added two more in the second inning, scored once in the sixth and then scored three times in the seventh. Justin Pipe had a pair of triples for the Tigers. Brian McArter contributed a triple and double, with single base hits being rapped out by Gene Johnston, Steve Scholl and Scott McTavish. Dewar started on the mound for the Tigers, with Daw taking over in relief. Veteran player Daw said the team played well. “We looked good tonight,” he said. “We struggled in the latter part of the game. We were hitting the ball well in the early going.” The Tigers hosted the Wroxeter Royals last night (Wednesday) at the Optimist ballpark. They host Belmore on Friday at 8:30 p.m. By Jim Brown Special to The Citizen Laundromat Blyth Laundromat 191 Westmoreland St., Blyth 519-523-9687 Got Married... 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Share your news by placing your announcement in The CitizenCall for pricing & details Cleats down There were some high-flying antics that were all for naught as Goderich and Exeter tied at the Christian Reformed Church youth soccer tournament held in Blyth over the weekend. (Vicky Bremner photo) Saugeen player selected for U18 Women’s camp On July 29 Hockey Canada released the roster of 40 players that have been invited to Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team selection camp, taking place Aug. 10-18 at the Canadian International Hockey Academy in Rockland, Ontario. Amongst these highly talented girls is Saugeen-Maitland Women’s Hockey Association goalie Shea Tiley of Shallow Lake, Ontario. Tiley, who first joined the Saugeen Maitland Program as a Bantam age player, was instrumental this past season helping the Saugeen Maitland AA Midgets win Bronze at the Provincial Championship held in Ottawa. The 40 players invited to attend Canada’s National Women’s Under- 18 Team selection camp will be split into Red and White teams, which will participate in several practices and intrasquad games, as well as off-ice dryland training, fitness testing and high performance classroom sessions. From the selection camp, Hockey Canada will choose 22 players for a three-game series against the United States’ Women’s Under-18 Select Team, scheduled for Aug. 20-25 in Lake Placid, New York. Following the series, Hockey Canada scouts, along with the team’s coaching staff, will continue to evaluate players with their provincial and club teams during the 2013-14 season, in preparation for selecting the Canadian team that will compete at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship next April. The entire Saugeen Maitland Women’s Hockey organization wishes Shea the best of luck entering the National Camp and knows that she will make the Lightning proud! Hot arm, big swing Brussels’ Ty Sebastian and the Wiarton Red Devils went all the way at the Canadian Men’s Fastpitch Championship earlier this month in Owen Sound. The team beat out Napanee 10-2 in the final game. Sebastian earned five of the game’s runs including three out-of-the-park home runs. (Photo submitted)