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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-02-16, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012. PAGE 9. Hockey Day in Blyth As part of one of several games on the schedule for Hockey Day in Canada the Blyth Brussels Novice Local League team took on the Goderich Sailors on Feb. 11. The Local League squad had been downed by Goderich in three of their four last meetings but they held on to a 1- 0 lead long enough to put one in the win column. (Denny Scott photo) Bantam AA make quarter finalsA promising start to the weekendturned to disappointment as theSaugeen Maitland Bantam AALightning lost in overtime in thequarter-finals of the International Silver Stick tournament in Aurora this past weekend. The Bolts had come back from being down 2-0 early to the Stoney Creek Sabres to tie the game late in the third period and send it to the extra period. Neve VanPelt started the comeback late in the second frame, buying a rebound off a shot from Avery Reeves. Ashlee Lawrence tied the game with about three minutes to play with Maddie Duncan and Hannah Herman assisting. The Lightning had chances to score the winner and prevent overtime, but were foiled by the Sabres’ goaltender. StoneyCreek scored early in the overtimeperiod for the 3-2 win to send the Lightning homedisappointed. The Lightning qualified for the quarter-finals with wins over the three other teams in their pool: defeating the Ottawa Senators 4-0, the Willowdale Red Wings 6-0 and the Vaughn Flames 2-1. Jessica Dales scored two goals in the Friday afternoon game against the Senators, while Reeves and Duncan added singles. Assisting in the Ottawa game were Miranda Lantz (2), Jamie Simpson, Lexi Smith, Lawrence and VanPelt. A balanced scoring attack was on the menu for the Lightning in the Willowdale game with six different players finding the back of the net inthe 6-0 win. Cassidy Mason, KaitlynEckert, Tori Terpstra, Reeves, Smithand Lawrence all scored with assistsgoing to Ciara Lark, Nikki Zabel, Lantz, Duncan, VanPelt, Mason, Lawrence, Simpson, Eckert and Terpstra. Terpstra and Simpson both scored unassisted in the 2-1 win over Vaughn. Goaltending was strong all weekend with Morgan Baker and Rebecca Ropp each earning a shutout in the first two games against Ottawa and Willowdale. Next weekend, the Bolts will continue their Lower Lakes play-off round against Cambridge. For current schedule and results go to www.saugeenmaitland lightning.com PeeWee squad downed by Lambton The Blyth Brussels PeeWee AE Squad battled hard with some close games against Lambton Shores but came up short in the series in the end. With an opening game loss to the Lambton Shores Predators behind them, the Blyth Brussels PeeWee AE's travelled to Thedford for game two. The first period would remain scoreless and the home team Predators would score twice in the second and take the lead into the third. Halfway through the final period Avery McArter banged home the loose puck to bring Blyth Brussels within one, assists going to line-mates Craig Raynard and Nolan Johnston. With 3:30 left in the game, McArter notched his second on a beautiful setup by Raynard and Johnston to tie the game. With both goalies denying all opportunities, the remainder of regulation and overtime would solve nothing and the series would be then decided by points. With the AE squad losing the flip, game three was back in Thedford. The Predators would jump out to an early two goal lead and it would stay that way with Jeremy Wilts standing on his head in net for Blyth Brussels until four minutes into the third when McArter scored assisted by Johnston to pull within one. Lambton Shores would add one more and shut the AE team down for a 3-1 final score. Quickly putting the loss behind them the majority of the team, coaches and parents made the short trip in the nasty weather over to Forest to cheer the Bantam Reps onto victory at the International Silver Stick. Some of the Bantams were quoted as saying “it was like having home ice advantage with the crowd there” and sure appreciated the AE squad’s support. Game four was back in Brussels with the boys’ backs against the wall, they had to win to stay alive. It would be a goaltenders’ duel with Wilts and his opponent making all the right moves. The Predators would manage to sneak one past the home goaltender and hold onto the 1-0 lead to take the series despite the onslaught they received in the third from the hungry PeeWee AE team. The squad continued to play in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Group Round Robin for the Neilson Trophy. The boys took to the ice in Blyth to play the Milverton Drives on Jan. 25 and skated away with a 7-4 victory in a penalty-filled affair. Goal scorers were Raynard (2), McArter (2), Dylan McNeil, Ben Newell, and Damon Allen. Assists went to Carson Richmond, Raynard, McArter, and McNeil. Game two of the round robin took place in Brussels on Friday, Feb. 10 against the Drayton Defender Peewee Rep squad. A fast pace against a good passing team saw the AE team come up short 4-2 in the end. Goal scorers were Raynard assisted by McArter and Johnston assisted Josh Gibbons. Game three took place Saturday evening in Listowel against the Cyclones. Carson Richmond opened the scoring in the first assisted by Allen. Captain Ben Newell would notch the team’s second goal on a rush down the ice unassisted to set up a 2-0 lead going into the third period. McArter would steal the puck and go in alone to put the AE team up 3-0. Jeremy Wilts would record the well deserved shut out as he held off the Listowel advances in the remainder of the game. Special mention goes to Brett (Harv) Stevenson making his debut at forward. Blyth fields three teams at broomball tournament Sixteen PeeWee teams played at the 2012 Broomball Junior Provincial Championships in Barrie last weekend. The Blyth Silver Bullets’ were one of three Blyth teams to participate. The Silver Bullets first game was against the Lightning from the Ottawa area. It was a good start to the tournament with the Silver Bullets having a bit of an edge. It was three minutes into the second half before Luke Forbes scored to put the Silver Bullets in the lead. That was good enough for the win with brother Ryan Forbes stopping all shots on the Blyth net. The second game was against Palmerston II. The Silver Bullets got on the scoreboard early when Cordell Kennedy set up Dylan Datema for his first goal. In the second half Blyth pulled away with Datema scoring two more goals for a hattrick and Luke Forbes added one more to his total. Blyth won the game 4-0. Ryan Forbes scored a shutout in net. In the third game Blyth came up against their league rivals Mildmay Red. It was a hard-fought game from the start. The Silver Bullets were pressuring Mildmay late in the first half when Bailey VanMassenhoven put a shot off the crossbar. The next shift Luke Forbes scored to put the Silver Bullets ahead. The Blyth defence stood up well against Mildmay with Rebecca Frawley, Lauren Hayter and Robin VanMassenhoven all doing a good job. Ryan Forbes was solid in net making some great saves to score his third shutout of the tourna- ment. The Silver Bullets’ next game was against the Rebels, another Ottawa team. Blyth stayed even with Ryan Forbes having another great game in net. The Rebels outshot Blyth and scored to go ahead in the second half. Blyth fought back but couldn’t get through to the net. Things went bad for Blyth late in the game as the Rebels scored twice more to seal their victory. This put the Silver Bullet out of the tournament but not empty-handed. The Silver Bullets finished with a bronze medal. On Feb. 11 and 12 the Wingham Golf and Curling Club hosted its annual Sweetheart Bonspiel. In the first draw the team of Doug and Amy Miller with Dale and Debbie Gammie came out on top. The second draw saw skip Russ Taylor along with his wife Janice and Calvin and Karen Ruttan go home with the win. The Miller rink were the overall winners and captured the CKNX trophy. Superintendent Bruce Pewtress had the ice in great shape and Cheryl, Candace and Elizabeth did a stellar job in the kitchen and at the bar. In regular league action on Monday, Feb. 6 Stewart Leedham, John Mann and Bruce Robertson teams were victorious. The Tuesday ladies winners were all team Elston with Jennifer, Leanne and Emily skipping their teams to wins. The competitive league winners were Niel Edgar and Earl Fitch. The Wednesday night mixed league saw Jill Eadie, Robert Middleton and Robert Grein teams pick up victories. Friday night Murray Fear and Simon Logtenberg were the winning skips. All the other leagues were between draws and information was not available at time of reporting. On Saturday, Feb. 25 the club will be hosting the Wingham and District Hospital Recruitment Bonspiel. Skips and Stones – By Bruce Skinn Saturday, Feb. 11 saw the Blyth Brussels Atom Local League team travel to Goderich for the second game of the playoffs. Unfortuantely, the team couldn’t carry the momentum from their earlier victory and lost 6-1. The lone goal was scored by Josh Plunkett assisted by Johnathon Vincent. On Wednesday, Feb. 8 the Blyth Brussels Atom Local League team hosted Goderich in their first game of playoffs. The team came out strong in the first period and Ben Jacklin shoved one past the pads, assisted by Adam Shortreed. The Blyth Brussels team played strong the whole game and were not done scoring as Jason Wilts and Ben Jacklin both scored unassisted. Goderich managed to tie it up sending the game to overtime. Although Blyth/Brussels couldn't record a win, they played a great game. Joe Jacklin made some great saves in net. The team’s playoff drive continued on Wednesday, Feb. 15. A final score was unavailable at press time. REPRINTS OF PHOTOS taken by Citizen photographers are available to purchase. ALL ARE IN COLOUR 4x6 - $4.00 5x7 - $5.00 8x10 - $8.00 Phone to order ~ 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Atom LL series split at one each