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SportsPeeWee Lightning go lossless, win provincials
The PeeWee Saugeen Maitland
Lightning went as far as they could
this year, bringing home gold at the
provincial level, and local players
Lexi Smith and Samantha (Sam)
Pruden were excited to share the
news.
“It was a good season, we had no
losses,” Smith said. “And we had
provincials in April, where we won
all six games.”
The team didn’t fare so well in the
previous year, according to veteran
Pruden, who said all but six players
and a few coaches returned for their
very successful recent season.
“We lost some games, and didn’t
get quite as far as we did last year,”
she said.
Bringing home the provincial gold
was a moment of perfection for the
duo, each having their own way of
explaining how great it made them
feel.
“It felt like life was complete, like it
was as perfect as it could be,” Smith
said.
“It felt like what I think winning an
Olympic medal would feel like,”
Pruden said.
According to Shelly Smith, Lexi’s
mother, the team kept playing
Oakville in the many tournaments the
girls had, and some times the games
went one way or another.
The girls brought home gold
medals from provincials, as well as a
Scarborough tournament, the LLHFL
PeeWee Champions, League
Championships and the International
Silver Stick, a bronze medal from the
LLHFL PeeWee Championships and
a silver medal from the Toronto Aeros
tournament.
The girls attribute the success of the
team to the dedication that the players
showed.
With players from Owen Sound
south through Mitchell, each player
cared about hockey according to
Smith.
“Everyone really focused,” she
said. “We all went everywhere
together and when the going got
tough, we all stuck together.”
In the short off-season, Smith plays
soccer and participates in track and
field, and then she begins summer
dry-land training in July for the next
season.
The girls said they could not have
won without the tutelage of former
coaches, and the dedication of their
parents, getting them to and from
games, as well as the sponsors that
each player had to get, which makes
the season possible.
Lightning is attracted to metal
Walton-area resident Lexi Smith (right) and Sam Pruden of Wroxeter were two of the
Saugeen Maitland Lightning PeeWee team that took the top spot at Provincials, as well as
several gold medals throughout the year. (Denny Scott photo)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
On the prowl
St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School held its annual road hockey tournament on April 28,
with several teams competing for the school’s top prize. Scott Vermunt, left, was after the ball
while Scott Regier gave chase. (Aislinn Bremner photo)
Brussels’ most improved
Bennet Newell (left), Hudson Smith (middle) and Julia
Beaven (absent) received awards for the most improved
Atom Player at the Brussels Minor Hockey Banquet held on
April 19. Ken Higgins presented the awards. (Submitted photo)
After a very successful April, the
Wingham Golf and Curling Club
again lost the battle with mother
nature this past weekend.
The course did need the rain and
the diehard golfers still managed to
play between the rain clouds.
The Tuesday night ladies are all
set to kick off their season with an
opening round of golf and
luncheon on Tuesday, May 11. The
Wednesday morning senior men,
despite the chilly weather, had 16
golfers out to start their season last
week. Harry George came out on
top with Bruce Boyd placing
second and Bill Brown coming in
third. The low net was Bob
Johnston with 39 followed by
Boyd’s 41.
The Thursday night men took
advantage of a great night to start
their year a week earlier with 22
golfers enjoying the summer
golfing conditions. The winners
were, closest to the pin Jason
Leroux, longest putt Lloyd Erb and
hidden scores Bill Robinson and
Warren Rich. The low scores
were Dave Gamble and Dan
McBurney.
The Friday night couples have a
big opening night this week on
May 7 with a golf and wing night
planned.
OUT OF BOUNDS NEWS
Tickets are going fast, but there
are still some available for the
Wingham Golf and Curling Club
spring barbecue on Sunday, May
16. Call the pro shop at 519-357-
2179 for tickets and tee times.
Chip and a Putt – By Bruce Skinn