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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-03-26, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009. PAGE 9. Saturday the Novice Bulldogsstarted a best-of-five series withWiarton Wild.Parker Gibbings scored on a passfrom Jared Shearer. Wiarton scoredshortly afterwards. Gibbings scored his second of the game with helpers going to Carson Richmond and Bailey Bos. Richmond scored early in the third with an assist going to Shearer. Blyth held on to the two-goal lead until late in the third, when Wiarton scored two to tie it and force overtime. Wiarton scored and won the game just a minute into the extra period. After the second game both goaltenders kept the scoresheet blank through two periods of play. Ethan Coultes opened the scoring in the third assisted by Damon Allen and Gibbings. This was Blyth’s only goal of the game. Wiarton scored three to win 3-1. Blyth travelled to Wiarton for game three on Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs let Wiarton score on the first shift of the game, but Blyth got on the scoreboard with 31 seconds remaining in the first when Allen scored with an assist toRichmond. The game remained tieduntil late in the second whenWiarton scored the leader thenincreased it early in the third. Blythtried to notch a goal but couldn’t get one past the goaltender, missing the net on a couple of great chances andhitting the post.Gibbings scored with 18 secondsleft, assisted by Ethan Coultes andShearer.The Wiarton team took the championship. Novices fall to Wiarton The Blyth Midget Local League has come out of its slump and went on a three-game winning streak to begin the month. March 1 put the Bulldogs against Drayton. The first meeting of the two teams ended in a 3-0 win for Drayton, but someone let the Dogs out, and their second meeting ended in a 4-3 victory for Blyth. Scoring were Ryan Sjaarda, assisted by Austin Sjaarda; Brad Greidanus, unassisted; Mike McDowell, assisted by Austin Sjaarda; and Greidanus unassisted in overtime. In the net was Tyson Sjaarda. Next the team took on the Milverton Drives. Once again, their first meeting ended in a loss for Blyth, but that did not stop the Bulldogs from coming out strong and winning their next match. Scoring in the first period were Jonathan Atkinson, assisted by John Lecomte; Austin Sjaarda, assists by Ryan Sjaarda and Greidanus; Jordan Bakelaar, assisted by Matt Popp and Atkinson; and Austin Sjaarda, assisted by Greidanus. In the second, Aaron Popp scored assisted by Matt Popp and McDowell; and McDowell, assisted by Greidanus. In net was Alec Lorentz. March 15 the Dogs faced the Wingham squad. Their last meeting ended in a 2-2 tie, but this would not be the case in this match. Ten minutes into the first period, Ryan Sjaarda, assisted by McDowell, put the first puck into the net. Only one minute into the second period, Wingham tied the score. It didn’t take long for Blyth to muster up three more goals, however. The first was scored by Lucas Cooke with assists by McDowell and Lecomte. The second goal was perfectly placed by Austin Sjaarda, assisted by Matt Popp, then Cooke scored with assists from Lecomte and Andrew Hess. The Wingham squad came back with three quick goals, but the Dogs were not going to give up. Atkinson scored one more with the help of Cooke and Lecomte with 28 seconds remaining in the period to take the lead again. Two minutes into the third period, Wingham managed to put the puck past Tyson Sjaarda leaving the game tied once again. Then Lecomte picked up a pass from Dana Teed and skated the length of the ice to score the winning goal of the game. The winning streak continued with a game on March 16 against Lucknow. Scoring first for the Dogs, two minutes into the game was Connor Prescott assisted by Ryan Sjaarda. The second goal came from Austin Sjaarda with assists by Ryan Sjaarda and Kirby Cook. This end-to-end action game continued into the second period. With the Dogs still playing strong they were able to dig up two more goals from Austin Sjaarda, assisted by Lecomte, then with 1:01 left in the second, McDowell netted one with assists from Aaron and Matt Popp. The Dogs continued their attack and just three minutes into the third Cook found the net, assisted by McDowell. Lucknow netted one in the third with 4:30 left in the game. The Dogs continued their teamwork and it paid off with one more goal from McDowell. Big win The Blyth Midget team was in Local League action over the weekend, taking on the BCH Ice Dogs at home. The locals jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, taking the contest by a score of 6-0. 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Marg Miller Dave Miller“Fergie” Ferguson Cathy Cudmore John MacLennan Energy Advisor Midgets enjoy winning streak The Brussels PeeWee Reps went to Young Canada Week. Their first game was against Tiverton. Brussels had a rocky start ending the second down 2-1. The only goal was scored by Lexi Smith, assisted by Jordyn Sholdice. The team regrouped and came back to score six goals. Two were off the stick of Logan Kellington. Other goalscorers were Hayden TenPas, Mitchell Kellington and Wyatt Ducharme. Assists were by Brock McLean, Colton Hastings, Luke McCutcheon and Reece McArter. Matt McNichol played a great game. The second game was against Blyth. Blyth scored two in the first and one in the second. Ducharme scored Brussels’ only goal and Blyth scored three more in the third. PeeWee Reps in YCW action Brussels Pre-Tykes went in their first tournament in Seaforth. They played Mitchell I, Mitchell II and Dorchester. Brussels came out strong. They won the first two games and tied the last one. On the weekend they played their parents and they put the big people to shame. Brussels Pre-Tykes finish season Blyth junior broomball had an excellent attendance for its annual banquet and awards ceremony held at the Blyth Community Centre on March 18. The team award presentations followed the meal. Blyth has two very large co-ed PeeWee teams for youth 11 years old and under. The PeeWee Dynamite winners were: most dedicated, Megan Stute and Preston Scott; most improved, Brooklyn Bos and Matthew Brindley. The PeeWee Rollers winners were: most dedicated, Laura Souch and Matthew Terpstra; most improved, Candace Nivins and Jeroen Van de Wetering. The Bantam level is for youth ages 12 and 13. The Bantam girls had two most improved awards that were earned by Kelly Austin and Kelsey King. The Bantam boys winners were: most improved, Jeff Hallahan and most dedicated, Alex Sanders. The Midget level is for youth ages 14 and 15. The Midget girls most improved was Emma Dale and most dedicated Chantel Collins. The Midget boys most improved player was Tyler Hallahan and most dedicated was Brent Drost. Blyth broomball coaches were thanked for giving their time and talents to the youth this past season. Broomball cannot be run without Banquet ends season for junior broomball Continued on page 10