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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-01-27, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011. Join us for the biennial Brussels Skating Carnival Holidays with the Brussels Skating Club Sunday, January 30th 1:00 - 3:00 pm Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, Brussels Admission: $5 per person; Under 6 years Free Family Rate: $20 (4 or more over 6 yrs.) Tickets Available at the Door For more information: Allyson 519-887-9988 or Susan 519-887-6908 festSNOW Come celebrate winter with us! Sunday January 30 at the Wawanosh Nature Centre Snowshoes Supported by: Maitland Valley Conservation Authority Working for a Healthy Environment! 2011 SNOWfest Supported by: V 1:00 4:00 Free admission! Bring your skis or snowshoes and hit the trails. Snowshoes available for ages four and over. Rental fee is $3.00 per pair. Wawanosh is located north of Blyth, west of County Road 4 on Nature Centre Road. isit www.mvca.on.ca or call 519 335-3557 for information. P.M. P.M.to Sports Blyth/Brussels Atom Girls bounce back from tourney During the Christmas break, the Blyth/Brussels Atom Girls played three games in the Milverton Holiday Challenge. The girls were handed three straight losses in the round-robin play, meeting up against Waterloo, Zorra and Milverton. The lone goal scored in the tourney came from centre Sarah Strome. The girls headed back to league play a lot stronger, recording two ties and one win. The first game was in Durham on Jan. 2. This game resulted in a 2-2 tie. Scoring her first goal of the season was Jasmine Vader with a shot from the blue line. The second goal was scored by Strome, assisted by Alicia Ireland. Clarissa Gordon stepped up to play an impressive game in net, keeping Durham from scoring any more goals. The team travelled a long way to Desboro on Jan. 9 to meet up against TCDMHA Rebels. The girls played well and stayed in the game, despite the first goal going to TCDMHA 36 seconds into play. In the second period the girls lit up the scoreboard twice with goals from Morgan Willie and Dana Dolmage, both unassisted. Halfway through the third period, the Rebels tied up the game, which would be the last of the scoring. Julia Beaven turned away several shots on net. On Jan. 16 the girls hosted the Mount Forest Rams in Brussels. The first period went quickly with equal play in both ends. The team wasn’t able to put in any goals until the second period. The first goal was credited to first- year player Kayla Gauthier. The team was excited for her first goal. Assists on the goal went to Brookelyn Johnston and Dolmage. Strome netted the second goal, with assists from Willie and Dolmage. Beaven was credited with the shutout. What a great game, after a nearly- full season of 14 games played and 14 games lost, the Blyth Novice Local League were on fire Saturday. Zurich opened the scoring 12 minutes into the first period, but Blyth tied it up with less than a minute to go in the first period with Cole Pollard’s first goal of the season with an assist from Sam Sparling. In the second period, Blyth came out swinging with a great goal from Kessler Jardin with assists from Reid Button and Marissa Nesbitt. Zurich quickly retaliated with two goals in the second and third periods. But the Bulldogs were not ready to lose this one and with seven minutes to go until the end of the game – and to the thunderous roar of all the parents and fans – Kennedy Huether scored her first goal of the season, with the assist going to Austin Ireland for the final score 3- 3. These guys and gals gave us the best game of the season and came out with their first point on the chart to show for it. Novice Bulldogs snap 14-game losing streak Thanks for the boost The Brussels Bantam Bulls received a generous donation from Scotiabank just before their weekly practice session on Jan. 17. Representing Scotiabank were Louise Mullins and Geoff Ramalho along with coach Brian TenPas and the rest of the team. (Vicky Bremner photo) The Wingham Golf and Curling Club enjoyed another busy week of league curling action. Despite the wind, snow and extreme cold weather, all the curlers were able to get their games played. On Monday, Jan. 17 the daytime curlers picking up wins were Bill Tolton, Irving Elliott, Les Shaw, Bruce Robertson, John Mann and Stewart Leedham. The Monday night men saw Bob Foxton and Mike Starenky skip their teams to victory. The Tuesday night ladies winning skips were Terry Forster, Emily Elston, Sandra Morrison and Amy Miller while the Tuesday competitive league had the Earl Fitch, Shawn Cottrill and Jim Ross teams pick up wins. The Thursday daytime curlers enjoyed some close games with skips Bill Tolton, Irving Elliott, Barry Simpson, Les Shaw, Stewart Leedham and John Mann leading their teams to wins. In the Thursday family league play, Matt and Mike Cottrill along with Kabrina Bishop and Keslie Eadie helped curl their teams to wins. The Belgrave winners were Cam Cook, Dave Inglis, Jim Scott and Murray Vincent. Friday mixed league teams coming out on top were Lynn Hickey, Wayne Horton and Bill McDonald. On Saturday, Jan. 29 the bonspiel season gets started at the club with the Country Men’s Spiel. The action starts at 9 a.m. with the final game at 7 p.m. These teams are sure to provide great fun and super games of curling. Everyone is welcome to come out to watch. OUT OF THE HACK NEWS The Wingham Golf and Curling Club is happy to get its busy season of curling underway. Anyone wishing to participate in the upcoming fun bonspiels should contact the club as soon as possible. The two-day Sweetheart Bonspiel is on Feb. 12 and 13 with the Ladies Bonspiel set to go on Saturday, Feb. 19. Hope to see you there. Skips and Stones – By Bruce Skinn Saugeen Maitland Bantams split games The Saugeen Maitland Bantam AA Lightning hosted both Stratford and Waterloo last week. The girls played Stratford first. The game started out slow and at the second period break, the score was tied at one. The girls were able to score three more times to come away with the win. Goals were scored by Lexi Smith, Kaitlyn Soers, Shannon O’Reilly and Hailey Herman. Shae Tiley played well in the Saugeen Maitland net. The girls then played Waterloo, powering out more shots than their opposition, but coming away with a 3-2 loss. The Saugeen Maitland coach said the girls were short on “puck luck”. Goals were scored by Abbi Hertel and Taylor Weber with assists from Smith and Hailey Duplantis. The girls also tried their “puck luck” in a tournament from Jan. 7-9 in Guelph, coming away with silver. The girls played their first game against Stoney Creek. They started slowly with the game ending tied at one. In the second game the girls played against Etobicoke, winning by a score of 3-1. Goals were scored by Soers, Herman and Weber, with assists from Ceara Clark, Holly Nelson and O’Reilly. The girls played against London in their third game. It was a rough game with the winner advancing. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Weber scored the lone Saugeen Maitland goal with Smith assisting. The Lightning had one more point than London, which allowed them to advance to the finals against Kitchener-Waterloo. The girls found themselves down two goals, eventually losing by a score of 3-0. Duplantis played all of the tournament games in the Saugeen Maitland net, providing a solid backstop for the team.