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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2011-12-01, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011. PAGE 9. Local rink competes at tourney The Kyle Forster foursome from Belgrave had a disappointing day on Saturday as they lost two games to Exeter rinks at the junior zone playdowns held at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club on the weekend. The foursome of skip Forster, third Matt Hallahan, second Bradley Conner and lead Matt Cottrill were the favoured rink going into the tournament as they were highly ranked in the province. In their first draw against an Exeter rink, they fell 9-8. In the foursome’s second draw, against a second rink from Exeter, the Forster rink lost 10-7. The Matt Dickson rink from Palmerston was the A winner and the Tommy Gorman foursome from Exeter took the B final. Both winning rinks advance to the regionals this weekend in Kingsville. By Jim Brown The Citizen Need a boost? The Kyle Foster rink from Belgrave saw action at the Junior Zone Playdowns at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club on Nov. 26. Unfortunately, the squad lost two games to Exeter to end their drive for the championship. (Jim Brown photo) Bantam girls topple Lucknow, bring record to 7-1-1The Blyth Brussels Bantam Girlschalked up another win when theytoppled Lucknow by a score of 3-1on Nov. 22.Good goaltending from Lucknow kept the score from being more lopsided than it already was. Hitting the scoresheet was Mackenzie Nesbitt with two goals and an assist, Tiffany Deitner with a goal and an assist and Teresa Atkinson with an assist. The Bantam Girl squad also tookto the ice in Tiverton and came awaywith a 7-0 win on Nov 21. Lindsay Shiell got another shutout,her third of the season, and all the girls played well both on the offence and defence. Ashley Higgins led the way with a hattrick and an assist, Kathryn Chalmers had two goals and single markers were scored by Nesbitt and Taylor Higgins. Nesbitt also had two assists with single assists being awarded to FaithSebastian, Lauren Bedard andAtkinson.The two wins, part of a four-gamewinning streak, bring the girls season record to 7-1-1.The team also faced off against theMitchel Meteors on Nov. 27 and the TCDMHA Rebels on Nov. 30,but scores were unavailable at press time.The Blyth Brussels Bantam Girlsare on the road on Dec. 3 to take onNormanby. The puck drops at 11:30 a.m. The Blyth Brussels Bantam Reps have continued their undefeated season streak with wins over TCDMHA, Shallow Lake and the Wiarton Wild and a 3-3 tie against the Hanover Falcons. The Bantam squad squeaked by the Wiarton Wild 5-4 in a Nov. 26 match, decimated the Shallow Lake Lakers 7-0 on Nov. 20 and beat TCDMHA 7-4 on Nov 6. A Nov. 2 contest saw them fight back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the Hanover Falcons 3-3. In a tournament in Durham over the weekend, the Bantams beat the Stayner Cyclones 3-1 and lost to the Hanover Falcons 2-1. The team also took on the Minto Mad Dogs at the Harriston- Minto Community Centre on Nov. 28 and challenged the Mildmay Monarchs at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre (BMGCC) on Nov. 30, but scores were unavailable at press time. The team next faces off against Arran-Elderslie who they have yet to face this season on Dec. 7 at the BMGCC. The action starts at 9 p.m. Blyth Brussels Bantam Reps undefeated in regular season Lightning take silver at U.S. tournament The Saugeen Maitland Bantam AA Lightning girls travelled to Pittsburgh last weekend to participate in the American Thanksgiving Classic and came home with the silver medal. During round robin play the Bolts defeated Nepean by a 7-0 score with the shutout going to Rebecca Ropp. The girls beat the hometown Pittsburgh Elite 3-1 in the second game of the round robin. On Saturday the girls tied the Belleville Bearcats 2-2 and defeated the Mississauga Chiefs 2-0 with Morgan Baker earning the shutout. This put the Bolts in first place in the round robin with a semi-final berth against Nepean on Sunday morning. The Lightning struck the Nepean girls with a 5-1 victory which set up a re-match with Belleville for the finals. The girls fell behind early in the game, but battled back, outplaying the Bearcats, yet coming up on the short end of a 2-1 loss. Goal scorers for the weekend were Miranda Lantz (five), Tori Terpstra (three), Neve VanPelt (three), Maddie Duncan (two), Avery Reeves (two), Lexi Smith, Jessica Dales, Cassidy Mason, Jamie Simpson and Ciara Lark. Assists were awarded to Terpstra (three), Lantz (two), Smith (three), Reeves (three), Jamie Simpson (two), Ashlee Simpson, Hannah Herman, Nikki Zabel, VanPelt, Dales, Mason, Lark and Duncan. Cheering their teammates on from the bleachers were Holly Nelson and Kaitlin Eckert, currently on the injured list. Follow the Lightning results at: www.saugeenmaitlandlightning.com PeeWee Reps top Otters Solid play by the defence and a pair of shutouts by goaltenders, Stephanie Sluys and Shea Tiley helped the Saugeen Maitland Midget AA Lightning pick up a pair of wins this weekend. The two shutouts mark the Lightning’s 10th and 11th shutouts this season. Last Saturday’s matchup saw the Lightning were outshot, Sluys stopped all 17 Waterloo shots to help Maitland to a 2-0 win. On Sunday, the Lightning prevailed with another 2-0 victory this time against the Brantford Icecats. Shea Tilley stopped all the Icecats shots including a barrage of shots late in the game as the Lightning fought off a five-minute penalty. Weekend goal scorers were Kelly Gribbons, Laura Irwin, Hannah Davidson and Stacie Vink. Assists went to Brittany Butcher (two), Dollee Meigs (two), Vink and Harley Westman. This weekend, the ladies head off to Whitby to play in the 15th Annual Tournament of Heroes. PeeWee Lightning win Gold The Saugeen Maitland PeeWee AA Lightning captured gold at the Barrie Sharkfest tournament earlier this month with a 3-1 win over Peterborough in the championship game. Madison Davey led the way with two goals and Hana Solinger added the other goal. The PeeWee girls opened the tournament with a 0-0 tie with Toronto Leaside. Kaitlyn Chagnon notched the shutout. Saugeen’s next game was against Peterborough which ended in a 3-3 tie. Kailee Hewitt scored two and Kelsey Mighton scored as well. The final round-robin game was a 2-1 win over Barrie with Delayna Smith and Davey each scoring. The Blyth Brussels PeeWee Rep team played the Teeswater Otters on Nov. 25 and came away with a 4-1 victory. Logan Kellington scored the first two goals with assists going to Jacob Coultes, Connor Bridge, and Mitch McKee. Jack Pipe made it 3-1 with helpers from Noah Terpstra and Brenden Howson. Howson then scored his own marker with assists going to Pipe and Terpstra. Defeating Teeswater marked the team’s fourth straight win. The team travelled to Mount Forest Nov. 29 to take on the Rams, however a score was unavailable as of press time. The Blyth Brussels PeeWee Rep squad next takes to the ice on Dec. 4 when they travel to Teeswater for a rematch against the Otters. The action starts at 6:30 p.m. The Blyth Brussels Tyke 1 team has played six games so far this season, posting a 5-0-1 record so far. They notched two wins this weekend starting on Saturday, knocking off the Teeswater Otters by a score of 5- 3 and on Sunday they played to another win defeating the Seaforth Stars by a score of 5-3. Coaches Todd MacDonald and Brett Fischer say their team of 15 skaters and one goalie is really playing as a team and showing much improvement each time they hit the ice. Scoring and assists have been widespread throughout the 15 players and stellar goaltending has carried the team to an undefeated record this early in the season. Lightning defence win big Tyke 1 team undefeated