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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2010-01-07, Page 8After a long Christmas break, the Brussels Atom Reps were back on track Sunday as they hosted Listowel. There was no score after the first period. In the second,Wyatt Machan flipped one in over the goalie’s shoulder. He was assisted by Delayna Smith. In the third period, Machan scored his second of the game, assisted by Smith and Logan Kellington. Just under two minutes later, Noah Terpstra netted the third goal assisted by Smith. Goalie Derrick Waechter made several saves and helped earn the fifth shutout this season. The final score was 3-0 Brussels. In the Mississauga Classic Hockey Tournament, the Saugeen Maitland Lightning AA Midgets fell short in the semi-finals against the Barrie Sharks after completing overtime and then losing in a shootout 2-1. That sent the Lightning to the bronze medal game, which they lost 2-0 to Mississauga Chiefs #755 with an empty netter sealing their fate in the last five seconds. During round-robin play, the new linemates of Laura Irwin, Laken Smith and centerman Marcie Landman dominated the ice tallying a total of 15 points together. The girls won 4-0 against Willowdale, 1- 0 against Hamilton, tied Niagara Falls 1-1 and won 4-2 against Mississauga #715. Irwin led the team with five goals and one assist. Other point getters included Smith with five; Landman and Ona Mezenberg with four; Sara Gossell and Dollee Meigs with two and Kelly Garrow, Ashley Reid, Gina Murray, Lindsey Ceasar and Diane Bushell. Emily Kelly and Sarah McGall each earned a shutout during the tournament. PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2010. The Brussels Atom Local League had a slow start against Drayton in recent hockey action. The opposition started the scoring and it stayed 1-0 until the second period, when Brussels finally woke up. The squad stayed alive the rest of the game. Darren Evans went on a breakaway and scored Brussels’first goal. Then Ronan Jared was in the right place to score his goal, assisted by Cody Harding. Noah Terpstra put in a couple, assisted by Kailey Wheeler and Jarron Thompson. Drayton finally got another goal by goalie Konrad McArter. Cody Harding scored a couple more goals and Terpstra finished the scoring with only seconds left in the game. Eye on the ball It was a scary moment for the Blyth Bantam girls broomball squad as the ball narrowly skipped by the net. The team was playing Mildmay at home on Saturday and lost 1-0. (Vicky Bremner photo) Lightning Midgets fall short in tourney The Brussels PeeWee Reps travelled to Clifford on Dec. 23 for a 7:30 p.m. game. Clifford got the first goal, but it was also their last. Brussels scored many times to take a 12-1 victory. Scoring for Brussels were Hayden TenPas, Colton Hastings, Scott Dolmage and Tim Waechter. Mitch Kellington and Wyatt Ducharme each netted hattricks. Assisting were Hastings, TenPas, Kellington, Waechter, Ducharme and Kellington. This team remains in first place in their division, playing undefeated with just one game left before playdowns. Brussels Atoms play Drayton The Blyth-Brussels Atom girls travelled to Milverton over the holidays to play in the second annual holiday tournament. The team played in four games. The first game was against the Waterloo Ravens. The team got off to a fast start and won the game by a score of 7-1. Delayna Smith scored six times with Alexandra Martin getting the additional goal. Sydney Wightman, Samantha Kerr, Sarah Mitchell and Smith recorded assists. The second game was against a very strong team from St. Marys and ended with an 11-1 loss. The team rebounded with a good game against a familiar opponent in the Mount Forest Rams. The teams played to a 2-2 tie after the first period. The girls continued to pressure and scored four more unanswered goals to take the game 6-2. Smith added to her goal total bulging the the twine five times in this game. Kerr added the other goal. With a round-robin record of two wins and one loss, the team advanced to the semi-final to play the first-place team from the other pool. Ilderton proved to be too powerful and the girls were overwhelmed in an 11-0 loss that eliminated them from the tournament. The girls played in Ayton and it was a close game through the first period. Then the girls came alive. Smith started the scoring. Sarah Strome got two, assisted by Sydney Michie and Jasmin Vader. Kerr put in two assisted by Britney Walden and Mitchell. Smith got a couple more and Wightman added a point with Morgan Howson assisting. Brooklyn Johnston scored to finish it. Shelby Higgins filled in in net and only let two goals get by her. Atom girls play in tourney The Blyth-Brussels PeeWee girls played in the Milverton Royals Holiday Challenge over the Christmas holidays. The first game was against Seaforth which turned out to be the eventual tournament champion. Seaforth built up a 3-0 lead early in the third period before Ashley Higgins got the team on the board. Seaforth scored again to restore the three-goal lead. Higgins scored again late in the game to close out the scoring in this 4-2 loss. The second game was against the Stratford team that lost to Seaforth in the championship game. This was a defensive battle with the team playing very well to limit the opposition. Lindsay Shiell stopped all shots for the shutout. In the third period Higgins scored with an assist to Leanne Plunkett. That was the only goal of the game in a 1-0 victory. The final round robin game was against the host team. Milverton scored three times in the second period to take the lead. Late in the second period Higgins got the team going again with assists to Tiffany Deitner and Caitlyn Ducharme. Early in the third Mackenzie Nesbitt scored an unassisted goal. That set up a furious finish to the game with the girls applying tremendous pressure. In the dying seconds of the game the chance came and a rebound was slammed home, but it was a fraction of second late and the game ended in a 3-2 loss. That put the team in the C final against Mount Forest. Mount Forest jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first. Higgins replied with a goal late in the first period. Then she added another with four minutes left in the game. The girls iced the game with an empty net goal in the final seconds of the game. SportsLocal PeeWee girls travel to Milverton Brussels PeeWee Reps trounce Clifford 12-1 Brussels Atom Reps shutout Listowel BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED