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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-08-11, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011.SportsBlyth U16 boys win year-end tourney in Goderich The Blyth U16 soccer squad participated in the Northern Huron year-end tournament held in Goderich from July 25 - 28 and walked away as the tournament champions. Blyth had some really challenging games to play against some worthy opponents before reaching the finals. The first game was against Goderich on July 25. Blyth took the lead early in the first half of the game with a goal by Jan Paul VanDorp assisted by Hunter Broda. Goderich snuck a goal in to tie it up. The VanDorp and Broda duo teamed up again to score the second goal for Blyth late in the first half, once again taking the lead in the game. Blyth played hard in the second half, but ran out of steam. Goderich was able to score late in the game to tie it up. The final whistle blew and each team was awarded one point for the tie game. The July 26 soccer match saw Blyth and Seaforth play a very intense game of soccer. Seaforth came out strong and dominated the first few minutes of the game scoring three goals in a row. Defender Murray Dale finally put Blyth on the scoreboard with a nice hard shot into the mesh. Before long Jan Paul VanDorp took control of the ball and shot it past the goalkeeper to narrow the gap in the score. Seaforth was ahead with a score of 3-2 as the halftime whistle blew. All players took a well-deserved time out to cool down and rehydrate themselves. Seaforth came out strong and was first to score in the second half. The fans saw the ball going up and down the pitch with both teams taking some shots on net. At one point, there was a lot of traffic in front of Seaforth’s net. With several players scrambling to take control of the ball, it finally bounced into the net off a Seaforth player’s chest. This goal gave Blyth some new life as they only needed one goal to tie up the game. With minutes left in the game Broda crossed the ball up the field. Jan Paul VanDorp worked the ball toward the net and scored. The game ended in a tie game with the score being four goals apiece. Both teams earned one point for this tie. Blyth’s third game was played on July 27 against St. Columban. St. Columban should be commended for coming out to play even though they were a player short. Blyth dominated this game and scored seven goals, while their goalkeeper Tyler Boven earned a shutout. Blyth’s defensive players played a strong game to help their team win this soccer match. Jan Paul VanDorp scored three goals, Broda scored two goals and Rick Pot and Quinton Sjaarda each scored one goal. Assist were earned by Leendert VanDorp, Broda, Sjaarda, Pot and Kody Tachauer. This win earned Blyth three points and that was enough to earn a spot in the playoff finals. The U16 boys final was held on Thursday, July 28 at the Agriculture Park with Blyth pitted against Clinton. At the start of the game, Blyth’s Jan Paul VanDorp worked the ball toward the net and hit the post. Sjaarda ran in and caught the bounce sending the ball into the net for Blyth. Broda was next to score for Blyth. After the goalie fumbled the ball Jan Paul VanDorp persisted in his quest to score and gained control of the loose ball and scored to widen the lead. At half time the score was 3-0 for Blyth. In the second half Jan Paul VanDorp sealed the game with two more goals. The assists were earned by Sjaarda and Jordon Button. Blyth dominated the game and the final score saw Blyth with five goals and Clinton standing at 0. Clinton was unable to get a goal past Blyth’s strong defensive lineup and goalkeeper Tyler Boven. All players stayed focused on the game and played their positions very well to earn this win. After the game the two teams lined up at the centre of the field. Clinton players earned a medal for their second-place finish. Blyth players earned an individual trophy. On behalf of the team, Captain Jan Paul VanDorp accepted the championship trophy that Blyth gets to keep for one year. Blyth U16 players were: goalkeeper, Tyler Boven; defensive players, Jordon Button, Murray Dale, Damion Greidanus, Alex Peters, Joel Pizzati, Leendert VanDorp and Trystan Weber; offensive players, Hunter Broda, Kody Tachauer, Jan Paul VanDorp. Absent from the tournament were Wyatt Bearss, Derek deBoer and Zach Drost. U14 players Rick Pot, Quinton Sjaarda and Ben Nonkes were a great asset to the team during the season and playoff games filling in whichever position was needed. The U16 boys were coached by Jeff Peters. Peters did a great job coaching this group of young men, helping them earn the U16 championship. Summer Sports Pages Coaches and parents ~ we need your team's picture and players' names 1. Please submit team photo A.S.A.P. 2. Please include players' and coaches' names for under photo. Please help us get ALL the summersports teams published. The Citizen 404 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 • Soccer • Baseball A mighty swing The Brussels Tri-County Squirts took to the field against the Seaforth Squirts during their year-end tournament in Seaforth held August 5 through 7. (Photo submitted) Brussels Tri-County Squirts make final at year-end competition The Brussels Tri-County Squirts have five wins, a loss and a tie over the last month of action. July 4 brought Brussels to Blyth with a close game ending in a loss for Brussels. Base hits came from Nolan Johnston, Jack Pipe, Mitch McKee, Ty Vandermeer and Zach Walsh. Scoring runs for Brussels were Nolan Johnston, Pipe, Jessica Johnston, Andrew Fear and Ally Miners. Seven strikeouts were thrown by Pipe and Jessica Johnston. July 11 sent Brussels to Holmesville with a tie game which included runs scored by Pipe, Jessica Johnston, Jasmine Vader, Nolan Johnston, Vandermeer, Shaelynn Brown, Heather Hastings, McKee and Miners. Pipe and Jessica Johnston combined for 11 strikeouts. It was another win for Brussels in Londesborough on July 12. Base hits and walks combined for the runs for Brussels by Vandermeer, Pipe, Brown, Fear, Jessica Johnston, Nolan Johnston, Miners, McKee, Vader, Walsh and Micah Kipfer. It was a great team effort. Pipe and Jessica Johnston combined for another 15 strikeouts. A rescheduled game on July 17 brought Crediton to Brussels and another win for the home team. Runs by Fear, Nolan Johnston, Walsh, Vader, McKee (a homerun), Jessica Johnston and Brown along with eight strikeouts by Jessica Johnston combined with a short roster win. July 18 brought Clinton to Brussels with another hometown win. Runs by Vandermeer, Hastings, Pipe, Ben Newell, Brown, Nolan Johnston, Vader, McKee and Walsh along with 14 strikeouts by Pipe sealed the victory. July 25 took Brussels to Dashwood to play Crediton and then brought home a win. Eleven strikeouts by Jessica Johnston and Pipe along with a great hitting and base running resulted in the win. Helping with scoring were Jessica Johnston, Hastings, Pipe, Newell (including a grand slam), Vandermeer, Brown, Nolan Johnston, Miners, Walsh, Vader and Fear. Monday, Aug. 1 was the last game of the seasons for Brussels with Seaforth coming to town. Brussels won the game with hits scoring runs by every player on the team. The season ended with a record of 12 wins, three losses and one tie. The year-end tournament was in Seaforth Aug. 5 and 6. Brussels played Friday night against Londesborough and Saturday morning against Crediton with two wins to put the team in the “A” division finals. Brussels played Seaforth then Blyth back-to-back in the afternoon. With a great team effort and awesome playing by all, Brussels had a win over Seaforth and a close game against Blyth with Blyth winning. Brussels had a great season with every player improving in their own way. Thanks to the team and parents from coaches Bruce and Dawn Johnston and Donald Hastings for a wonderful season. Congratulations to the “A” runners-up Brussels Tri County Squirts Allison Miners, Andrew Fear, Ben Newell, Heather Hastings, Jack Pipe, Jasmine Vader, Jessica Johnston, Micah Kipfer, Mitchell McKee, Nolan Johnston, Shaelynn Brown, Ty Vandermeer and Zach Walsh.