The Citizen, 2013-11-28, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2013.SportsCrusaders eliminated from Silver Stick in semi-finals
The Blyth Brussels Midget
Crusaders reached the semi-finals of
the Wingham Midget Regional
Silver Stick tournament held last
week with games held in Blyth and
Wingham.
After winning all three games in
pool play to capture first place, the
Midget Crusaders went up against
South Bruce in semifinal play and
were handed a 9-1 setback. Luke
McCutcheon was the lone goal
scorer for the Crusaders with Dustin
Pennington getting the assist. Dallas
Campbell, Scott Robbins and Colton
Culbert had two goals apiece for
South Bruce. Single markers were
added by Adam Armstrong, Joel
Fischer and Trent Bell.
The Crusaders opened the
tournament on Nov. 19 with a 5-1
decision over the Kincardine
Additional Entry (AE) squad at the
North Huron Wescast Community
Complex. Hayden TenPas had two
goals and an assist for the Crusaders,
with Brock McLean netting a pair of
goals. Wyatt Carey scored one goal.
Dustin Pennington earned two
assists with Mitchell Kellington
receiving a single helper. Sheldon
McBride scored for Kincardine AE.
Game two was played Saturday
morning at the Blyth and District
Community Centre against Minto,
with the Crusaders skating to a 2-0
victory. After a scoreless first period,
the Crusaders took a 1-0 lead in the
second period and added an
insurance marker in the third period.
McLean and McCutcheon each had
a goal and an assist, with single
helpers going to TenPas and
Kellington.
The third game in pool play was
played Saturday afternoon in Blyth,
with the Crusaders skating to a 5-2
decision over Flesherton, in a chippy
contest. TenPas had a goal and two
assists, with McLean and
Pennington each getting a goal and
an assist. Scoring one goal apiece
were Kellington and Matt VanWyk.
Mike VanWyk picked up a pair of
assists, with single helpers being
received by Reece McArter and
Carey. Chase Loosemore and Lucas
Loveday White replied for
Flesherton.
South Bruce won the C division of
the Regional Silver Stick tournament
and advances to the International
Silver Stick to played in Forest in
January. South Bruce scored a 3-1
decision over Wingham to reach the
international tournament, The teams
were scoreless after the first period
and were tied at one after two
periods. South Bruce scored two
unanswered third period goals to
pull out the victory. Jared Weishar
had a goal and two assists for South
Bruce, Connor Weishar had a goal
and an assist, with Robbins netting a
single goal, Trent Michie replied for
Wingham.
Wingham scored a 3-1 decision
over Grand Valley in the semi-final
to advance to the final. The teams
were deadlocked at one after the first
period and the score remained the
same until Wingham scored two
goals in the third period. Michie
scored a pair of goals for Wingham
with Tyler Hunt getting one.
Brandon Richardson replied for
Grand Valley.
Ayr captured the B division
championship, with a 4-0 decision
over Lambeth. After a scoreless
opening period, Ayr scored three
times in the second and added
another in the third. Josh Woznica
had two goals for Ayr, with Ben
Cordon getting a goal and an assist.
Joel Hesselink netted a single
marker, Spencer Bolger picked up
two assists.
Ayr reached the final with a 4-2
decision over Dunnville in a semi-
final contest. The teams were
deadlocked at one after the first
period, with Dunnville holding a 2-1
advantage after two periods. Ayr
scored three unanswered third
period goals to claim the victory.
Damon Strong had a goal and an
assist for Ayr, with single markers
being tallied by Nathan Tomaz,
Bolger and Cordon. J.T. Crumb and
Matt Ruigrok scored for Dunnville.
Lambeth defeated Kincardine 5-3
to advance to the B final. Kincardine
held a 3-0 lead after the first period
and were up 3-1 after two periods.
Lambeth scored four unanswered
goals in the third period to claim the
victory. Andrew Fletcher had a goal
and three assists for Lambeth, with
Tyler Geddes netting a pair of goals.
Single markers were tallied by Jason
Gebden and Cole Barker. Scoring
for Kincardine were Riley Cook,
Scott McFarlan and Evan Brown.
The tournament got underway on
Nov. 17 at the North Huron Wescast
Community Complex with eight
games being played. The results of
those games were: TDCMHA 1,
South Bruce 3; Embro 5, Plattsville
0; Tavistock 2, Lambeth 8; Ayr 5,
South Huron 2; Kincardine 3,
Dunnville 3; Minto 6, Flesherton 3;
Grand Valley 5, Zurich 0 and Twin
Centre 2, Mount Forest 1.
Results of games played Monday
in Wingham were Arran Elderslie 3,
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By Jim Brown
Special to The Citizen
Struggling for position
The Blyth Brussels Midget Crusaders were in action last
week as part of the annual Midget Silver Stick tournament,
which is held annually in Blyth and Wingham. Here, the
Crusaders took on Flesherton at the Blyth and District
Community Centre, winning the game by a score of 5-2.
(Jim Brown photo)
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The Wingham Golf and Curling
Club curling leagues all kicked off
this past week. Most of the groups
are still looking for new or past
members, so feel free to give the
club a call if interested in giving
curling a try.
All the curling leagues have eager
team representatives who not only
are looking for curlers, but will take
their time to teach new pupils the
fundamentals of this fun, energy-
filled game. The league contacts are
Mike Cottrill for Monday night
men, the Elston sisters, Emily and
Leanne (Marks) for Tuesday night
ladies, Wayne Horton for the
Wednesday mixed, Larry Robinson
takes care of the Belgrave group and
Diane and Barry Simpson are
looking after the Friday night
mixed. The Monday and Thursday
daytime curlers to talk to are Allan
Webster or Marg Moffatt.
Cheryl Burchill is back in the
kitchen and has several Christmas
parties booked, but still has a few
openings available. The club has
nine bonspiels penciled in to date
and are looking forward to another
busy curling season.
Anyone interested in giving
curling a try or joining a team please
feel free to call Bruce at the pro
shop or talk to any league
representative.
Skips and Stones
– By Bruce Skinn
Brussels’ Wheeler makes
2,000th career save
Brianne Wheeler, Brussels native
and a senior at Colby College in
Waterville, Maine, recently reached
a milestone in her college hockey
career.
Earlier this month, Wheeler
surpassed the 2,000-save mark. The
psychology major is in her fourth
season as the team’s starting
goaltender and has become one of
the team’s leaders off the ice and one
of the team’s captains on the ice.
“The whole idea of positive and
negative reinforcement – if you are
telling yourself that was a bad goal
you just let in, you’re more likely to
let in another bad goal,” Wheeler
was quoted as saying in The
Morning Sentinel. “You’ve just got
to stay positive. At the end of the
day, you’ve got to realize why you’re
playing, and it’s because you love
the game.”
While the Mules have left much to
be desired on the ice, (the Mules
have a 23-47-2 record with Wheeler
between the pipes) Wheeler has
continued to shine for the team.
Wheeler and the Mules began the
2013/2014 season on Nov. 15 with a
2-1 loss against Middlebury, but will
continue playing throughout
February. The team’s next game is
Dec. 1 against UMass-Boston.
The Wingham Ironmen had an
unsuccessful road trip last Friday
evening in the Western Junior C
Hockey League.
Playing the Kincardine Bulldogs
at the Davidson Centre in
Kincardine, the Ironmen were
handed a 7-4 setback, as the
Bulldogs limited league scoring
leader Aaron Armstrong to a single
goal.
The Bulldogs held a 2-1 advantage
after the first period and were in
front 5-4 going into the third period.
Kincardine tallied two unanswered
goals in the third period.
Ryan McNeil opened the scoring
for the Ironmen at 3:06 of the first
period. Assisting on the goal were
Jamie Huber and Jordie Schneider.
However, Kincardine goals by
Shawn Moore and Cody Britton just
under two minutes apart gave the
Bulldogs the lead.
Tanner Simpson put the Bulldogs
two goals up, 51 seconds into the
second period. Travis Donaldson
scored at 5:12 to put the Ironmen
down by one. Brett Brophy and
McNeil assisted. Armstrong tied the
score at 8:58 with Carter Stewart and
Huber earning assists. Goals by Brett
Catto and Simpson, 10 second apart
made the score 5-3 for the Bulldogs.
Brophy tallied an unassisted marker
at 16:42 of the middle period to
make the score 5-4, but the Ironmen
were unable to get any closer.
Third period goals by Ethan
Skinner and Lucas Johnston
concluded the scoring. Kincardine
outshot Wingham 41-30 and the
Ironmen were 1-3 on the power play.
The Ironmen have two games this
weekend. On Friday, they play the
Hanover Barons at the North Huron
Wescast Community Complex,
beginning at 7:40 p.m. The Ironmen
travel to Mount Forest on Saturday
for an 8 p.m. contest against the
Patriots.
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Bainton’s Socks
By Jim Brown
Special to The Citizen
Bulldogs best Wingham
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