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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-02-17, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011. Free Family Day of Curling in Brussels Monday, February 21 The Brussels Curling Club is hosting a free family day of Curling! This is open to all ages, experience and no experience required. Come out and enjoy the afternoon with us. Curling starts at 1:00 p.m. ~ 2-4 end games Hot meal of chili and toast will be served. For more information or to sign up call Steve Knight 519-887-6588 Sports Skips and Stones – By Bruce Skinn The Wingham Golf and Curling Club held its annual Sweetheart Bonspiel last weekend. Twelve teams competed in this fun two-day event. The team of Wayne Waechter, Kathy Waechter, Bob Hargrave and Barb Hargrave picked up three wins to win the first draw with Bill Devos, Don Ross, Cindy Devos and Lisa Thompson curling their way to winning the second draw. The Waechter team came away with the overall trophy with an impressive 47 points. Last week’s regular league action had Bill Tolton, Irving Elliott, Bruce Robertson, Ross Ludington, John Mann and Mac Inglis coming away with victories in Monday daytime curling. On Tuesday, Feb. 8 Cathy Skinn, Sandra Morrison, Leanne Elston and Amy Miller were the winning skips in ladies’ play while Earl Fitch, Rob Middleton and Calvin Ruttan went home with wins in the competitive league. The Wednesday night mixed teams with victories were Karen Burke, Robert Grein and Rob Middleton. The Thursday daytime winners were Bill Tolton, Barry Simpson, Ross Luddington, John Mann and Mac Inglis. Thursday night family league had Bill McDonald, Mike Cottrill and Doug Miller pick up wins. Friday mixed league action saw teams Barry Simpson, Murray Fear and Wayne Horton winning. This Saturday, Feb. 19 the club will host the ladies’ bonspiel. This group of gals has many laughs and enjoy each other’s company as well as some good curling. OUT OF THE HACK NEWS The Wingham Golf and Curling Club will be holding their annual meeting on Monday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come share their ideas help plan for the future. Brussels Atom Bulls advance to OMHA “E” Finals The Brussels Atom Bulls swept their second series in OMHA playdowns, beating Bothwell in three straight games. The Bulls travelled to Bothwell on Friday, Feb. 4 to begin their OMHA semi-final against the Blast. Not knowing what to expect from Bothwell the Atom Bulls were anticipating a tough series, however the Bulls were up to the challenge. After feeling each other out for a few minutes, the Bulls were able to tally the first goal on the powerplay when Jack Pipe scored assisted by Noah Terpstra at the 4:54 mark of the first and held that lead into the second period. A minute into the second, Bothwell tied the game, however at the 8:11 mark of the second period, the Bulls regained the lead they would never give up when Terpstra scored unassisted. The score was 2 - 1 headed for the third period and at the 12:58 mark of the period the Bulls scored when Pipe scored assisted by Ronan Jarrod and Jacob Roth. Bothwell scored three minutes later but that was as close as they would come because then the floodgates opened as the Bulls scored five unanswered goals in the third. Terpstra scored a powerplay goal at the 7:40 mark assisted by Hudson Smith, then 17 seconds later Pipe got the hattrick unassisted. Terpstra got his hattrick unassisted with 5:17 remaining in the third with Pipe scoring two more with an assist going to Nolan Johnston on the seventh goal. The final score was 8 - 2, giving the Bulls a well-earned road win to start the series and a good omen as the quarter-final sweep also started with a win on the road. Last weekend saw Bothwell return to Brussels for two games beginning Saturday afternoon. The Bulls scored first with only 22 seconds remaining in the first period, when Terpstra scored unassisted. The second period saw the Bulls pull away with the game when Johnston found the back of the net assisted by Pipe at the 14-minute mark and then 12 seconds later Terpstra scored unassisted to make the score 3 - 0 for the Bulls. Terpstra then scored a hattrick at the 9:23 mark before scoring again 30 seconds later assisted by Roth. Pipe then scored unassisted to allow the Bulls to lead by six goals after two periods. The Bulls continued the onslaught when Terpstra scored again assisted by Pipe. The Blast finally solved Thompson in the third when they jammed a puck through to spoil the shut out. Terpstra made it six goals on the game with 6:20 remaining when he scored unassisted and then Pipe scored assisted by Smith to make the final score 9 - 1 in favour of Brussels. With the win on Saturday the game on Sunday now gave the Bulls a chance to eliminate Bothwell and sweep the series at home. The Bulls needed a quick start and they got it when 23 seconds into the game Avery McArter scored assisted by Terpstra. With a number of chances at the Bothwell net, Pipe was able to score one at the 4:04 mark of the first and that was all the scoring that would happen on this day as the Bulls were able to defeat Bothwell and sweep the series in three games. The Bulls peppered the Bothwell goalie on numerous occasions but were unable to get any more by the goalie as the score of this game was quite different than the previous two games. The Bulls will now face a team from northern Ontario beginning in the second week of March for the OMHA Atom E title. The Bulls will be busy however as the WOAA playoffs are in full swing. In the WOAA playoffs the Bulls are playing a home-and-home series with five other teams in their group with the top team advancing to the Gregg Division championship. The first game in WOAA playoffs was against the Teeswater Otters. Teeswater opened the scoring 53 seconds into the game but only seven seconds later Pipe scored unassisted from the face off to tie the game at one. Brussels tallied twice more in the first when Terpstra scored assisted by Pipe and then with 5.6 seconds remaining, Pipe scored unassisted to give the Bulls a 3 - 1 lead after one period. The second period saw a lone goal scored by Pipe assisted by Terpstra and Chris Hruska. The Bulls’ scoring continued into the third when Roth scored assisted by Terpstra and Johnston to make the score 5 - 1 until Teeswater caught the Bulls napping and scored two quick goals to make the final score 5 - 3. The next game was a trip to Listowel AE to take on the Cyclones. The game was close for the first two periods as Brussels opened the scoring halfway through the first when Pipe scored unassisted. Listowel tied the game at 58 seconds into the second period and then two minutes later Brussels took the lead they would never give up when Terpstra scored unassisted. Brussels then scored five unanswered goals with Terpstra scoring twice, with singles put up by A. McArter, Roth and Pipe. Assists went to Pipe, Roth with two, Brent Alexander with two, Hudson Smith, A. McArter and Johnston. Nick McArter was solid in net for the Bulls. Last Friday night saw Arran- Elderslie come to Brussels and it would turn out to be one of the tougher games on the Bulls. The Bulls opened the scoring when Pipe scored, assisted by Ted Jacklin, and would take a 1 - 0 lead after one period. Arran-Elderslie had tied the score in the second until the 2:10 mark when Brussels took another lead to the end of a period when Terpstra scored unassisted. Arran-Elderslie tied the score again 30 seconds into the third until with two minutes left the Bulls took the lead when Pipe scored again unassisted and then 40 seconds later Pipe completed the hattrick assisted by Roth and A. McArter. With 36 seconds remaining, Arran-Elderslie scored and then with 14 seconds left they tied the game to send it to overtime. With 6:01 left in overtime, Arran-Elderslie was able to win the game with a goal that Nick McArter got a piece of but just not enough, to give the Bulls their first loss in playoffs this year. This was a great game with lots of chances by both teams. The next action for the Atom Bulls will be next weekend in WOAA playoffs when they see Listowel come to town Friday night for a home game at 7:30 p.m. and then the Bulls travel to Paisley to play Arran- Elderslie on Saturday at 11 a.m. and then travel to Keady on Sunday to take on TCDMHA for a 12:30 p.m. game. Bringing home the gold The Blyth/Brussels Bantam Girls travelled to Aylmer recently, playing five intense games and bringing the gold medal back to the area. Back row, from left: assistant coach Jeff McGavin, coach Chris Michie, Jessica Thompson, Shelby Hinschberger, Mackenzie McGavin, Ashley Higgins, Kaitlyn Michie, Ashley Delapena, Taylor Higgins, assistant trainer Ken Higgins and trainer Kim Higgins. Middle row, from left: Leanne Plunkett, Mackenzie Nesbitt and Jadyn Murray. Front row, from left: Sydney TeRaa and Lindsay Shiell. (Photo submitted) Blyth Bantams best West Lorne The Blyth Bantam Rep Bulldogs defeated the West Lorne Hornets in game three of the best-of-five series last weekend by a score of 2-1. That victory clinched the series and they now await either Flesherton or Grand Valley. Special teams played a large role for the Bulldogs, especially when they scored in two-man and one-man disadvantaged situations as well as a powerplay marker during a 3-0 win at West Lorne last week. Overall team defence, backstopped by Dalton Carey’s excellent goaltending, has led the Bulldogs to date. Players and management would like to say thank you to the fans for their continued support during their drive to yet another Blyth all- Ontario Championship. Atom Girls finish 7-4-5 The Blyth-Brussels Atom Girls have finished up their WOAA league season late last month with a seven wins, four losses and five ties. On Jan. 23, the team hosted the Markdale Shooting Stars in Brussels. The girls played hard, but were unable to get a goal. Markdale’s captain Megan Wilton scored four of the team’s five goals. On Saturday, Jan. 29, the girls hosted Saugeen Shores in Blyth. The girls had played Saugeen early in the season with a 2-2 tie result, so the team was keen for a win. The first two periods showed a lot of equal play and many shots on Saugeen’s net were shut down. Both teams switched netminders midway through the second period. Finally, in the third period, the team executed a textbook play. Defenseman, Alexandra (Bobbie) Martin cleared the puck from her end to winger Morgan Willie who passed it to centreman Sarah Strome, who went in for the shot on net. The lone goal of the game was on the home team’s board. It was a great job by both goalies Julia Beaven and Clarissa Gordon. For the final game of league play the girls travelled to Ayton on Sunday, Jan. 30. The team knew they would have to work hard as they were short three players. The first period remained scoreless with some close calls at the net on both sides. In the second period, Blyth/Brussels recorded the first goal on a one-timer from the corner by Brookelyn Johnston fed to Alicia Ireland in front of the net. But the lead wouldn’t prove to hold for long when Ayton tied things up five minutes later. The final score remained tied at one.