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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-03-12, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009.Palmerston hosted a co-ed juniorbroomball tournament March 6-8and a Blyth team ended up as theBantam gold-medal winners afterplaying some very challenging andexciting games. The Bantam division had six teams divided into two pools. Friday evening saw Blyth set to play their first game against Innisfil, a very closely-matched contest. Each team took some great shots on net, but neither was able to get the ball into the net. One of Blyth’s defensive players took a penalty when aggressively going for the ball, but the team played smart and didn’t allow their opponents to score on the powerplay. Blyth’s goalie, Bryce Glousher did a great job covering the net. Triple overtime was needed to break the tie. Hunter Broda shot the ball down the ice and Emilie Hogan scored for the victory. Blyth had a big rest and didn’t play again until Saturday night, against Mildmay. Within eight seconds of the game, their opponents ran in and scored a goal.Blyth was keen to even the scoreand before you knew it, Kelsey Kingshot the ball at the net and AlexSanders was sitting there ready tosend it into the net. Then Derek deBoer and Hunter Broda set up the play and Kelly Austin sent the ball into the net to take the lead. Blyth held onto the lead until Mildmay tied it with only four minutes left. Both teams showed some great teamwork and fought hard to break the tie. Blyth earned a high broom penalty while trying to control the ball and had to sit a two-minute penalty. Blyth didn’t allowtheir opponents to take advantage ofthe powerplay. After eight minutesof overtime Mildmay scored on abreakaway and earned a 3-2 win. This would be the only loss for Blyth in the tournament. After an early-morning wake up and trip back to the arena Blyth played the hosts, Palmerston, on Sunday morning. During the first period, King set up the play and Morgan Bos scored the first goal for Blyth. Blyth’s defender received a two-minute slashing penalty and withonly five seconds left in the powerPalmerston scored to tie it.In the second period Austin set upthe play and Broda shot the ball into the net. Three minutes later, Palmerston tied it again. In the first shift of overtime, Bos shot the ball at the net and deBoer tipped it to win the game. This earned Blyth a spot in the finals Sunday afternoon. The championship game saw Seaforth play Blyth. Both teamsshowed some great plays, excellentpass and ball control. Glousher stoodstrong in net and didn’t allow hisopponents to get the ball into the net.After regulation play there was no score, so overtime would once again need to decide the winner. Blyth shot the ball into the net after three minutes of play, but the referee called off the goal and the game continued. With over eight minutes of overtime play under their belts the teams were getting tired, but Blyth was determined not to give up and deBoer ran in and scored a goal to win the tournament. This was a solid team effort and for a group of kids that don’t always play together they showed some real unity as a team, said coaches. The defenders were Murray Dale, Zach Drost, Emilie Hogan, Jessica Kuik and Scott Jefferson. The forward lineup was made up of two lines: Austin, Bos, Broda, deBoer, King and Sanders. This weekend the Saugeen Maitland Lightning Midget AAs went on a three-game road trip to Detroit. They played two of Michigan’s top teams in exhibition play to get ready for their upcoming provincial championships later this month. The Lightning defeated Detroit’s Victory Honda 19U team by a score of 7-2 as Tammy Freiburger, Wingham, led the way with four goals. Chelsey Draker, Listowel got two and Victoria Bertrand, Port Elgin passed in a single. The Lightning played extremely well against the Michigan State Champions, Belle Tire 16U AAA team, which is headed off to nationals this spring. The Lightning battled to a 1-1 draw in the first game, but lost 4-1 in the second game with Diane Bushell, Lucknow, scoring in both games. The Saugeen Maitland Lightning Midget AAs are now headed to provincials, set for March 27-29 in Mississauga. Achievers Receiving their Level 3 power skating awards were Blyth Skating Club members, back row, from left: Jordan Hubbard, Wyatt Carey, Connor Rodger, Colton Rodger. Front: Curtis Raynard, Dawson Coutles, Brenden Howson and Dallas Coultes. (Vicky Bremner photo) Bantam broomball squad takes tourney gold Lightning 1-1-1 on U.S. road trip NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY OFFICIAL PLAN AFFECTING BOTH THE MORRIS AND TURNBERRY WARDS Students bring fresh ideas, energy and enthusiasm into the workplace To find out more about offering high school students work experience contact the Foundation for Enriching Education Perth Huron at 519-527-0111 ext 231 or visit www.foundationforeducation.on.ca Sponsored by the Ontario Learning Parternship Group and the Provincial Partnership Council Supported by The Government of Ontario