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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-02-03, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011. PAGE 9. BLYTH PRINTING INC. BLYTH 523-9211 PRINTING IS OUR BUSINESS • Colour • Business Printing Forms • Posters • Brochures • Letterheads • Flyers • Envelopes • Carbonless • Business Forms Cards • Labels WE CAN DO IT ALL! Ironmen break losing streak, start winning streakThe Wingham Ironmen snapped out of a mini-slump on Friday evening in Western Junior C Hockey League play by scoring a 6-2 decision over the Mitchell Hawks at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex. They extended their new winning streak to two games on Saturday when they scored a 5-3 decision over the league-leading Walkerton Hawks. The Ironmen scored three goals in the first period to power themselves to the victory over Mitchell on Friday evening. There was no scoring until 15:59 of the opening period, when Graham Ashcroft scored with help from Cory MacDonald and Wade Stephenson. Cole Pellett made it 2-0 at 16:48 on the power play. Brett Brophy assisted. At 19:02, Tyler Kellum gave the Ironmen a three-goal advantage with Aaron Armstrong and Ashcroft getting the assists. David Jones made it 4-0 at 11:37 of the second period. Justin Jacklin and Jackson Martin assisted on the power-play marker. Jacob Pattersongot the Hawks on the scoreboard at13:09.Armstrong made it 5-1 for the Ironmen at 19:41. Kellum assisted on the goal. Jones’ second power-play goal of the game at 13:27 of period three gave the Ironmen a 6-1 advantage. Kellum and Armstrong assisted. Tyler Van Drunen netted the second Mitchell goal at 15:07. Following the contest, coach Chad Haggitt said the team played well. “The boys worked hard,” he said. “We’re getting ready for the playoffs.” The coach said the focus of the team is to play well with the playoffs quickly approaching. The Ironmen play the Goderich Sailors in the first round of playoffs beginning Saturday in Wingham. “Last weekend against Mount Forest, we played lackadaisically,” he said. “We played our game very well tonight.” At the Walkerton Community Centre on Saturday evening, Wingham took on Walkerton and the teams were tied at one after the first period, with the Ironmen taking a 3- 2 lead after 40 minutes. Winghamoutscored Walkerton 2-1 in the thirdperiod.Will Sibley posted his second straight win in the Ironmen net. Ashcroft gave the Ironmen a 1-0 lead at 10:39 of period one, with Blair Goss assisting. Tyler Allen tied the game for Walkerton. Allen gave the Hawks a 2-1 lead at 6:52 of the second period. Chris Corbett tied the score for the Ironmen at 12:40 with the assists going to Goss and Armstrong. Brophy put Wingham in front with an unassisted goal at 17:09. Chris Corbett scored two third- period goals. The first was an unassisted shorthanded effort at 1:27. The second was assisted by Armstrong at 11:43. Allen concluded the scoring in the game at 19:27. The league awards banquet is Friday evening in Neustadt. The first game of the playoffs goes Saturday evening in Wingham, beginning at 7 p.m. Game two goes Tuesday in Goderich beginning at 8 p.m. Game three is Feb. 11 in Wingham, beginning at 8 p.m. By Jim BrownThe Citizen Role reversal The Wingham Ironmen snapped a losing streak with back- to-back wins over Mitchell and league-leading Walkerton over the weekend. (Jim Brown photo) Saugeen Maitland Midgets win final five games to take first The Saugeen Maitland Midget AA Lightning clinched first place in Lower Lakes League regular play this weekend. The Lightning went undefeated in their final five games and had league record of 15 wins, four losses and three ties to finish two points ahead of Sarnia and Bluewater. On Saturday, the Lightning had to score two third-period goals to come from behind to beat the Kitchener Rangers 2-1. Rookie Brittany Butcher tallied a pair of assists while Marcie Landman and Hannah Davidson had the third-period goals in the winning effort. Also picking up assists were Brooklyn Irwin and Georgia Ottewell. The first-place Lightning will now face eighth-place Windsor in the opening round of the league playoffs. Next weekend, the Bolts head to Sarnia for the International Silver Stick Tournament. Bantam AA Lightning finish 2nd The Saugeen Maitland Bantam A girls finished off their regular season this past weekend. After starting off the season slowly, the girls had a very strong second half and finished the season tied for second place. Last weekend the girls travelled to Aylmer to take on the Belmont Blazers. In the first game, the girls jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals from Tori Terpstra (Atwood), with assists going to Jordyn Sholdice (Brussels) and Regan Kaufman (Durham). The Blazers came back with two quick goals to tie the game. Despite a great effort from the girls, they could not find the back of the net again and had to settle for a 2-2 tie. In the second game, the Blazers were not that fortunate. Again the Lightning opened the scoring with Tori Harshman (Owen Sound) finding the back of the net with helpers going to Terpstra and Sholdice. After the Blazers tied the game, Ally Spielmacher (Durham) buried Kaufman’s rebound to restore the lead. Once again the Blazers tied the game, but Harshman scored her second goal of the game to take the lead for good, set up by Cassidy Mason (Owen Sound). Tailor MacDonald set up Mason for a late insurance marker to seal the victory. On Sunday the girls faced the Cambridge RoadRunners, but came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 score. Mason scored the lone goal, with assists going to Terpstra and Kaufman. That loss meant the girls finished tied for second place with the London Devilettes. The girls will take on the Bluewater Hawks in the first round of the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League. Lightning blank Devils Michela Stutzki recorded her second consecutive shutout as the Saugeen Maitland AA Lightning beat the London Devilettes 3-0 in a midweek match in Lower Lakes League play. Exceptional play by the Lightning defence limited London to only 19 shots on goal. Dollee Meigs had a two-point night with a goal and an assist while Gina Murray and Nicole Marriage also scored. Adding assists were Brittany Butcher and Laken Smith. With one game remaining, the Lightning have bolted into first place with a record of 14 wins, four losses and three ties. Saugeen will play their final league game this Saturday at 5 p.m. in Howick against the Kitchener Rangers. Tough loss The Blyth Midget Girls broomball team was in action Friday night, taking on Mildmay in Blyth. Unfortunately for the girls, Blyth came up on the wrong end of this game, losing one of their last contests of the season. (Vicky Bremner photo)