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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-10-31, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2013.SportsIronmen lose to Mitchell 5-4, best Kincardine 7-4 The Wingham Ironmen split a pair of home games in the Western Junior C Hockey League on the weekend. Playing at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex on Friday evening, the Ironmen fell 5-4 to the Mitchell Hawks in a shootout. On Saturday evening, the Ironmen got a three-goal effort from Stulp as they defeated the Kincardine Bulldogs 7-4. Aaron Armstrong contributed two goals and two assists to the victory on Saturday. Ryan McNeil and Justin Jacklin had one goal apiece for the Ironmen. Brett Brophy and Jeremy Ross picked up two assists each. Single helpers were recorded by Brody TenPas and Jamie Huber. The Ironmen held period leads of 2-1 and 5-2. Wingham outshot the Bulldogs 43-31 and the Ironmen were 3-5 on the power play.Nathan Watson of Brussels picked up the win in the Ironmen net. Coach Louie Livingston said it was kind of nice to score extra goals. “Last night (Friday) we could have used a few extra goals,” he said. “It was tough sledding last night.” “Tonight, we played a little bit more relaxed and they found the back of the net a few more times,” he said. After the loss to Mitchell on Friday, coach Livingston said they found they had to play a more relaxed style of game and have a bit more fun and go out and just work a little harder and that’s what paid off for the Ironmen. “We got some nice goals, got up early and that makes it a lot easier.” The Ironmen got off to a better start on Saturday than they did on Friday and Livingston explained they always like to get that first goal. “Getting that first goal means a lot and we get momentum and it did pay off tonight (Saturday),” the coach said. Stulp said the Ironmen were able to win the game because of their hard work. “We were successful because of our hard work,” he said. He noted that hat trick was the first of his Junior C career. He agreed with coach Livingston in that the Ironmen got off to a better start on Saturday. Mitchell opened the scoring on Friday, when Will Marcy scored at 17:51 of the first period. Brett Brophy tied the game at 19:54, assisted by Armstrong. The Hawks took a 3-1 lead in the second period on goals by Luke Fraser and Jalen Aitcheson. McNeil scored at 3:20 of the third period, assisted by Armstrong, to get Wingham to within one of Mitchell. Travis Knight restored the two-goal advantage for Mitchell at 4:31. Huber got the Ironmen back to within one at 7:45, assisted by McNeil. Blake Pickering netted the equalizer at 12:50, assisted by Huber. Overtime solved nothing so the game went to a shootout. Mitchell shot first, Ryan Sykes, Brent Roe and Aitcheson all scored for Mitchell. Alex Kuntz was the first shooter for Wingham and he missed, Armstrong was the second shooter and he scored. Coach Livingston said the team didn’t play all that well in the first two periods. Down 4-2 in the third period, he was happy the way they were able to come back to tie the game. “We had some chances to win,” he said, “You get into a shootout and By Jim Brown Special to The Citizen Wool Coats Downtown Blyth 519-523-4740 Bainton’s Old Mill Lighting goaltenders manage five shutouts The Saugeen Maitland Midget AA Lightning visited the motor city of Detroit and did not give up a single goal in their five games in the USA – Canada Cup Series tournament this past weekend. Goaltenders Rebecca Ropp and Morgan Baker combined for the five shutouts, a feat not equalled by any other team at the 20-team international tournament. The Lightning won four of those five games and battled to a 0-0 draw in the other. The Lightning opened the tournament Friday morning with an 8-0 win over the Buffalo Bisons. Tori Terpstra led the way with three goals and two assists. Ashlee Lawrence added two goals and two assists while Neve Vanpelt chipped in a goal and three assists. Cassidy Colhoun and Avery Reeves contributed single tallies while additional assists were awarded to Lexi Smith (2), Maddie Duncan, Mel Nolan, Sarah Biesenthal and Reeves. The Bolts second game was a 6-0 shut-out against the Alaska All-Stars. This time Lexi Smith scored the hat trick with Lawrence adding a pair of goals and an assist and Terpstra a single along with her two assists. Kailyn Soers, Jamie Simpson, Jordyn Sholdice, Duncan and VanPelt also contributed helpers. Saturday morning, the Lightning played their closest, and perhaps most exciting, game of the tournament against the North American Hockey Academy (NAHA). The fast-paced, end-to- end game ended in a 0-0 draw with neither Lightning goaltender Ropp or the NAHA backstop allowing a goal in three periods plus an overtime. The Lightning last game of the round-robin was against the Washington Pride. The Bolts found their scoring touch again, wounding the Pride 5-0. The Bolts showed a balanced scoring attack with each of Lawrence, Nolan, Terpstra, Reeves and VanPelt scoring singles. Ciara Lark, Nikki Zabel, Duncan, Soers, Smith, Lawrence and Nolan all added assists. Baker turned aside all Washington shots for her second shutout of the tourney. Because of the tournament format, the Lightning 0-0 tie in the round- robin meant the gold and bronze medal games were out of reach and the Bolts faced host Little Caesars Sunday morning in a battle for fifth place. The game remained scoreless until half way through the third period until VanPelt buried the go-head marker with an assist from Soers. Lawrence iced the game late in the period to make it 2-0 with an empty net goal with assists from Colhoun and VanPelt. Ropp was solid between the pipes for her third shutout. Next weekend the Lightning travel to Windsor and London for two regular season away games. Follow the Lightning at www.saugeenmaitlandlightning.com Discover St.Anne’s! Please join staff and students of St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School at our annual Open Houseto learn about programs and services available for the 2012 – 2013 school year. Where:St.Anne’s Catholic Secondary School Cafeteria, 353 OntarioSt.Clinton When:Tu esday November 1, 2011 6:45 p.m.–8:30 p.m. We look forward to meeting you and your son/daughter. All Welcome! 2014 – 2015 November 5 th, 2013 A good start to the season The Wingham Ironmen have had a good start to their season despite a loss to Mitchell over the weekend. The Junior ‘C’ team have a record of 9-2-2, tying them for wins with Walkerton who have played one game less. The Ironmen hope to put another one in the win column with a game against Mount Forest in Wingham on Nov. 1. (Jim Brown Photo) Continued on page 9 UNIVERSITYINFORMATIONPROGRAM Ontario’s 21 universities are coming to Central Huron Secondary School 165 Princes Street, Clinton Representatives from all Ontario universities will be in Clinton at CHSS on Tuesday, November 5 th 2013 from 6:30-8:30pm. This is an opportunity for students and parents to speak in person with representatives from the universities. For further information, please contact: LindaDoig, HeadofStudentService CentralHuronSecondarySchool 519-482-3471ext.166 Ontario’s 21 universities are coming to Central Huron Secondary School 165 Princess Street, Clinton