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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-02-17, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011. PAGE 9. Although they came out with a loss, the Brussels Novice Bulls worked hard in a 5-3 game with to Blyth last week. Goals were scored by Myles Johnston and Ryan Jacklin with his first goal, unassisted. The team will play one more game before heading into playoffs. Brussels Tykes best Seaforth The Brussels Tyke Bulls beat Seaforth last week by a score of 6-2. The bench was depleted because several players were away, but thanks to goals by Bennett Smith and Christopher Pennington, Brussels was able to pull out a win. Assists were tallied by Taylor Long, Joel Nesbitt, Brett McCutcheon and Lucas Jacklin. Late last month, Brussels took on their neighbours the Blyth Bulldogs, winning by a score of 7-5. Goals against Blyth were scored by Luke Fritz, Smith, Jackson McDonald, Dawson Dunbar and Tyson Fischer. Ironmen sweep Sailors in round one of playoffsAfter scoring an 8-3 decision overthe Goderich Sailors in game one of the best-of-five quarter-final series, the Wingham Ironmen scored a total of eight goals in the final two games to sweep the series in three straight games. Playing at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex on Friday, the Ironmen held up a four- goal first period as they posted a 4-0 win to wrap up the series over the weekend. Cory MacDonald had a goal and two assists to spark the offence for the Ironmen. Wade Stephenson had a pair of goals and captain Chris Corbett chipped in with a goal. Graham Ashcroft picked up two assists. From a player’s perspective, forward Dan Dery of Blyth said the Ironmen started off well. He said the Ironmen were forechecking well in the first period, but let up a bit in the second and third periods. The Ironmen limited Goderich to just three shots in the first period as they outshot the Sailors 40-20. “We were trying to keep the puck out of our zone and not let Goderich get a shot on net,” he said. Dery said the Ironmen were able to limit the number of shots on net and Will Sibley was able to pick up the shut out. Coach Chad Haggitt said the objective was to get a good lead onthe Sailors and the 4-0 first periodadvantage was just the lead theyneeded.He said the Ironmen then played smart hockey so that no one would get injured. According to Haggitt, the Ironmen didn’t want a shot against them, let alone a goal. In game two of the quarter-final series, played last Tuesday at the Maitland Recreation Centre in Goderich, goals by C. Corbett and MacDonald lifted the Ironmen to a 4-3 decision over the Sailors. Greg Trotter gave Goderich a 1-0 lead at 6:56 of period one. Jaden Goetz made it 2-0 at 1:267 of the second period. Jake Robb got the Ironmen on the scoreboard at 4:21 with Aaron Armstrong assisting. C. Corbett tied the score at 11:56 with help from Tyler Kellum. Ben Gowing gave the Sailors a 3-2 lead at 15:02. C. Corbett tied the game at three at 7:47 of period three with Kellum getting the assist. MacDonald netted the winner at 9:20 with help from Chase Chapman. The Ironmen play the Mitchell Hawks in the next round of playoffs, with game one of the best-of-seven series being played Friday at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex. “We are going to play our game against them, the way we’ve played them all season,” he said. By Jim BrownThe Citizen Who’s next? The Wingham Ironmen knocked off the Goderich Sailors last weekend to advance to the next round of the playoffs, where they await their next opponent. The Ironmen swept the Sailors in three straight games. (Jim Brown photo) Lightning shut out all competitors at Silver Stick The Saugeen Maitland PeeWee AA Lightning took the Feb. 5-6 Silver Stick tournament gold medal without letting up a goal through their five games in Sarnia. The team played Sarnia, Ancaster and Buffalo in the tournament’s first round, winning every game and moving onto the semi-finals. After a 4-0 win in the semi-finals, the Lightning took on the hometown Sarnia Sting in the finals, eventually winning the contest by a score of 5- 0. Goals were scored over the weekend by Avery Reeves, Neve VanPett, Jessica Dales, Kaitlyn Eckert, Amy Hepburn, Olivia Linklater, Abbi Atkins and Kayla McCabb. And while the team’s goaltenders didn’t see much action, they were solid when tested, keeping the puck out of the Saugeen Maitland net all tournament. Late last month the girls played a double-header against their first AA team, since their move to that division, in the London Devilettes. The girls played two very fast- paced games. London opened the scoring with a deflected goal that crossed up the defence, but Saugeen Maitland struck right back with a top shelf goal by Dales and then a quick second goal by Atkins, winning the first game by a score of 2-1. The girls tied the second game with London, 1-1, despite only having 10 skaters. Bantam Lightning top London The Saugeen Maitland PeeWee AA Lightning began their playoff battle with London last week, winning their first game against the rival Devilettes by a score of 2-0. The Lightning outpowered and outskated London and with a few penalties it wasn’t easy, but Shannon O’Reilly opened up the scoring with help from Lexi Smith, who scored one minute later to stretch the Saugeen Maitland lead to two goals. The girls were in Stratford at the end of January, leaving with a win in their final league game of the season. The Bolts won by a score of 2-0 with Lexi Smith scoring both of the team’s goals. 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The Bulldogs lost this contest by a score of 3-2 and went on to lose a Feb. 10 contest by a score of 5-1 and a Feb. 13 contest by a score of 6-4 to be eliminated from the playoffs. (Jim Brown photo)