HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-04-22, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010. PAGE 9. The Blyth-Brussels Atom Girlstravelled to Newmarket’s MagnaCentre for the Atom C provincialchampionships over the weekend. The first game was against theTemiskaming Shores Puckhoundson Friday morning. The girls found
themselves down a goal less than
two minutes into the game.
Delayna Smith would answer back
with a goal to tie the score a minute
later.
The Puckhounds took the lead
again at the midway point of the
second period. Once more Smith
would answer back less than a
minute later. There were numerous
chances at both ends of the ice the
rest of the game and Julia Beaven
played extremely well in net to
keep the game tied.
With three minutes to go in the
game, a penalty was called and the
girls would be called upon to kill it
off. In the last seconds of the
penalty the Puckhounds had
tremendous pressure and the puck
was pulled off the line several
times by Beaven and the weary
defenders, but there was one too
many bounces and finally it went
across the line with two secondsleft on the penalty.The team could not get theequalizer and suffered an openingheartbreaking loss.Next up was a Friday afternoonmatch with the Belleville Bearcats,
that was a must win in a three-
game round-robin format
tournament. Still feeling the
effects of the morning loss, the
girls found themselves down 3-0
early on three unassisted goals by
the Belleville captain. The girls
showed their determination and a
never quit attitude.
With a Bearcat in the penalty box
and a face-off in the offensive zone,
Sydney Wightman won the face-off
and got the puck to the net where
Sydney Michie slammed it home to
get the team on the board. Early in
the third period Samantha Kerr was
able to set up Smith to pull the
team to within one.
The girls would apply the
pressure and another power play
opportunity came with three
minutes on the clock. With a
minute to go the Belleville Captain
was able to get by the pinching
defence and iced the game on theensuing breakaway. The final scorewas 4-2. The final round-robin game wasa chance to end the year on apositive note and the oppositionwas the Orangeville Tigers. The
team got off to a much better start
in this game. Morgan Howson
broke into the Tigers end in the
second minute of the game and
delivered a perfect pass to the front
of the net and Wightman made no
mistake in getting it past the
goaltender.
The Tigers got on the board late
in the second period. Less than a
minute later, Howson got a loose
puck again and this time set upSmith for a goal. The Tigers wouldagain tie the score early in the thirdperiod. It looked like the gamemight end in a tie, but with 1:18 leftSmith grabbed a loose puck firing ahard shot through three defenders
that hit the inside of the post and
went into the net.
To put the game out of reach and
with the Tiger goalie pulled,
Wightman dug the puck out of the
corner and passed it to Kerr. With
the Orangeville defence guarding
the front of the net, Kerr put the
puck in the top of the net and put
the finish on a 4-2 victory.
It was a very good way to the end
the season and the parents werevery proud of the effort over theweekend. The results were notwhat the team had expected, but thegames were close and exciting andthat is all that you can hope for atthis time of year. A special thank
you goes out for a season of hard
work to the coaching staff of Bruce
Higgins, Mike Kerr and Alison
Wightman.
The other members of the team
are Shelby Higgins, Brookelyn
Johnston, Alexandra Martin, Sarah
Mitchell, Sarah Strome, Jasmine
Vader, Brittany Walden and
Morgan Willie.
Well-deserved
A special presentation was made to J.R. Coultes, right, at
April 13’s closing dinner for the Country Curlers league at
the Wingham Curling Club. Coultes began curling at a
young age and has been a member of the club for
decades. The presentation was made by Stewart
Leedham, president of the Country Curlers.(photo submitted)
The weatherman was not quite as
co-operative this past week at the
Wingham Golf and Curling Club. It
was still great to see all the smiles of
the golfers who came out to play
their first rounds of the year.
Everything is two to three weeks
ahead of last year and the course is
in mid-June condition which will
hopefully lead to a great golf season.
Linda Walker, the ladies’ captain,
reports the Tuesday night ladies’
league kick off their season on May
11 with their traditional opening
golf and meal. Bill Johnston is ready
to roll with the Wednesday senior
men’s morning and “Buff” Bill Kerr
was spotted around town so the
Thursday night men will be off and
running soon.
Cheryl opened up the kitchen
Monday, April 19 and is keen to
work on the new and healthy menu,
but is quick to point out to the
regulars that their burgers and fries
will still be available.
Bruce and Mark have been busy
working on the course. Bruce
reports there are 20 hole-
sponsorship signs on our nine-hole
course which is great to see
and very encouraging for the
future.
New inventory is arriving in the
pro shop and the girls will be able to
provide their hubbies some
shopping ideas on our Mother’s Day
sales.
Memberships and ticket track
packages have been going well and
are still available.
OUT OF BOUNDS NEWS
The GAO handicap computer
should hopefully be up and running
in the near future. The system is
down from a power surge and
reports are it will be operational next
week.
Chip and a Putt – By
Bruce Skinn
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Good job
The J.R. Coultes Award was presented at the Country Curlers league at Wingham Curling
Club’s closing dinner on April 13. The award went to the winner of the third draw. From left:
Joe Nicholson, J.R. Coultes, Ann Crawford and Bob Crawford. Absent was Barry Simpson.
(Photo submitted)
Atom girls best Oakville at provincial round robin