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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-04-26, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012. 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 SportsStorm is brewing as all Lightning go to provincials The Saugeen Maitland Lightning celebrated its 15th year as an organization by sending all five Saugeen Maitland teams to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on Friday, April 13 to Sunday, April 15 to compete in the Provincial Women’s Hockey Championship. Each Saugeen team was in a pool of four teams with six pools in each division. Each team played three games with the top two advancing in each pool to the elimination round. All five Saugeen teams had an identical record in round robin with a win, a tie and a loss. The PeeWee AA team advanced to play London and was defeated 2-0 to end their season. It was the first year for Saugeen at the PeeWee AA level and they had a great finish to the season which included a tournament win in Barrie. The Bantam A team had to win the last game against Etobicoke to finish first. A tie would leave three teams tied and Saugeen would lose in a tie breaker to move on. Saugeen was down by a score of 2-1 late in the game and with the goaltender out, Etobicoke scored to end the season. This was the second year for a Bantam A team, which struggled all year with injuries, and ended playing Provincials with two defencemen out. Saugeen won bronze in an Oakville tournament. The Bantam AA team moved on to play the top-ranked Whitby team and lost a close game 3-1. Saugeen had a great year winning their Lower Lakes Female Hockey League (LLFHL) division placing first in the season and then winning all three playoff series to advance to finals where they ended up in fourth place. The Bantam AA team won a prestigious Ottawa tournament followed by Silver medals in Detroit and Rochester. With a record of 51- 11-8 Saugeen was rated in the top two in Canada all year. The Midget A team advanced on to play Cambridge and had a great game winning by a score of 3-0 to move to the quarter finals. Saugeen met Toronto Leaside and dropped a 3-0 decision to end a great run. This was the second year for the Midget A team. The team was coached by Brenda Yourth who was one of the original founders and has coached PeeWee, Bantam and Midget for Saugeen. Saugeen won silver in Windsor winning five games before losing 1-0 against Neapan. The Midget AA moved on to play a tough Waterloo team and lost a 2-0 decision. Saugeen had a great year finishing first in the regular season and then winning all three playoff series to win the LLFHL division. Saugeen won the bronze medal in LLFHL division finals. With a record of 52-14-10 Saugeen was rated in the top 10 in Canada all year and also has been rated in the top 10 for the last seven years. Joe Chaffe has been the coach for all seven of those years and Saugeen welcomes back one of the top coaches in Canada back for his eighth year. Saugeen won gold medals in Mississauga, Whitby and Windsor with bronze medals in Silver Stick and Guelph along with a 13-game winning streak. Congratulations on a great year for the Midget AA team. We welcome all players to come try out in one of the top-ranked women’s hockey organizations in Canada. Saugeen will be hosting tryouts from April 21 to April 30 for the 16th season – 2012-2013. Saugeen Maitland will be running six teams this year, PeeWee A and AA, Bantam A and AA and Midget A and AA. Please bring permission to skate forms and check our website for tryout schedules. She’s going the distance Blyth-area F.E. Madill Secondary School student Brianna Bird took first place in the junior girls 1500-metre running event at the St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School Invitational Track and Field event in Clinton on April 19. (Photo submitted) Continued from page 3 Bibok. The class was asked to pick someone that was close to them for the laying of the hands. Bryce and Brett asked mom and dad, Karen and Bill Glousher and grandma Emily Phillips, Jason and Emily asked grandpa Fred Meier and Wanita asked her husband and daughter, Mark and Tessa Bibok. After confirmation the candidates were given a gift as they became members of the United Church of Canada. The next hymn was “O Jesus I Have Promised” followed by the reading of the scripture from John 21: 15-19. The choir favoured the congregation with the anthem, “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” Rev. Clark’s message was “Do You Love Me?” In the scriptures Jesus asks Peter three times if he loved Him. In ancient times this was the practice so they were sure that they were heard. Being a member of the church is not an easy task. It creates demands. We are to look after Jesus’ lambs and sheep. This is looking after those who are vulnerable like the elderly, someone who is handicapped, the poor and the very poor in the world. Shame will make us vulnerable. Things we have done and things we wish we had done differently. When we are vulnerable we feel uncomfortable. People try to make the uncertain become certain. We don’t know what tomorrow will bring. Often when things go wrong we want to blame someone else. If we can forgive ourselves for being vulnerable we can forgive others. If we repeat the words “I Am Enough” we can help to change the world. Jesus tells us we are enough and will help others and lift them up when they are down. When we accept vulnerability we can meet the challenges that come before us. The next hymn, “Take My Life and Let It Be” was sung. The offering was received followed by the offering hymn, “What Can I Do” and the offertory prayer, the prayers for the world, silent prayers and the singing of The Lord’s Prayer. The last hymn was “For All The Saints” followed by the commissioning and benediction. Everyone was invited to have coffee and treats and to meet the newest members of the church. Confirmation class graduates ANYONE INTERESTED IN PLAYING Brussels Men’s Town League Slow Pitch 19 and over Contact: Jeff 519-887-9790 or Mike 519-887-6449 League starts May 22nd INTERESTED IN PLAYING GIRLS HOCKEY?? The West Huron Wave Female Hockey Association is hosting teams from Novice through Midget, BB/B through C and HL (as numbers merit). 3 skates for $50 —try-outs are being held at the Maitland Recreation Centre in Goderich on April 27, 28, 29 and 30, 2012 (see website http://sites.google.com/site/thewavefha for specific times). For more information please contact: Beth Pritchard 519-524-5841 or beth4prit@gmail.com Deanna Hastie 519-524-6665 Vicki Campbell 519-527-2581 or sandcam@tcc.on.ca (come join The Wave for the 2012/13 season) Garbage pickers Blyth Public School students could be spied cleaning up the community on April 23 as part of a belated Earth Day celebration. Shown doing their part to keep the world clean are, from left, Joel Howson, Kal McNichol, Mitch Townsend, Chandler Bromley and Ryan Cowan. (Denny Scott photo)