The Citizen, 2009-07-09, Page 8SportsPAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009.
The Citizen readers would love to
hear how your sports teams are
doing.
It’s not about winning or losing.
The young players work hard at
improving their skills and parents
and grandparents love to hear about
it. As well, the kids like to see their
names in print.
Submissions of reports or
scoresheets would be appreciated, to
help us keep our readers up to date
on how local teams are doing this
summer.
The Brussels U-12s played in the
Lucknow’s Strawberry Summerfest
tournament.
Brussels went up against
Wingham on the Thursday night.
Brussels had an early lead with two
goals. Scoring were Carl Dow,
assisted by Laura Souch and Patrick
Franken. In the second half
Wingham scored two on Eric
VanNes.
Dow put in another, assisted by
Cody Rathwell.
Wingham tied it up but with a
minute left, Dalen Martin tapped one
in to win the game.
In the second game, they played
Blyth. Goals were by Devin Bachert
and Dow. Goalies were Wyatt
Ducharme and Van Nes.
The third game was against
Goderich. Netminders played great.
Ducharme scored four assisted by
Bachert. Stephanie Hummell, Kailey
Wheeler, Kieran Jarad, Lexi Smith,
Delayna Smith and Carl Daw each
got one with help by Heidi Bachert,
Laura Souch, Luke McCutcheon and
Cody Harding.
Brussels was one point away from
moving on to the finals.
Thunder zaps opponents
The Blyth Thunder U-14 boys
soccer squad travelled to Wingham
on June 25 for a very hot and humid
evening of soccer. The weather
zapped some of the players’ regular
game energy so Blyth had a slow
first half.
Wingham played strong though
and scored three goals, the first on a
corner kick, the second on a
breakaway and the third on a
rebound shot after Blyth keeper
Tyler Boven made an awesome save.
Blyth finally found a dent in the
Wingham defensive zone when
brothers Leendert and JanPaul
VanDorp teamed up to score a goal
before the half-time whistle blew.
In the second half, Murray Dale
shot the ball to J.P. VanDorp for a
goal for Blyth to narrow the gap in
the score.
Wingham made some shots on net
but Blyth’s keeper Hunter Broda
didn’t let the ball get past him.
With minutes left in the game J.P.
VanDorp made a nice shot on
Wingham’s net, but the keeper
stopped the shot. Trystan Weber ran
in for the loose ball and scored to tie
it 3-3.
The coach and parents were very
proud of the team for not giving up
and putting forth such a strong effort
on such a warm night. “The team did
not let the score rule their game and
they came from behind to tie up the
game,” said coaches.
This is the second time these
teams have met this season and both
games ended in a tie.
The Thunder next met Seaforth II
on July 2 at Sparling’s field in Blyth.
Wyatt Bearss stood strong in net as
Blyth’s goalkeeper.
Blyth and Seaforth played a
competitive game in the first half
with Blyth leading the scoring by
two at the end of the half.
Blyth started making accurate
passes and really showed some great
team work in the second half of the
game scoring several more goals.
J.P. VanDorp and Derek deBoer
scored three goals each. Broda
scored two, Joel Pizzati, Ben Nonkes
and Trystan Weber scored one goal
each.
Assists were earned by Broda,
deBoer, Robbie Gordon, Pizzati,
JanPaul and Leendert VanDorp and
Trystan Weber.
Dale, deBoer, Zach Drost, Damion
Greidanus, Pizzati, Rick Pot and L.
VanDorp did a great job as the
defensive lineup for the night,
making a great effort to clear the ball
out of their end.
The final score was 11-1 for Blyth.
Got him!
The Brussels Squirts were in action last week, hosting the
Wolverines from Seaforth on a cold and rainy night. (Shawn
Loughlin photo)
U-12s come close
A Brussels girl has earned some
gold. Brianne Wheeler, daughter of
Gerry and Brenda is a member of the
Palmerston Marlins Midget 91s. The
team travelled to Chatham to play in
the Summer Gold Tournament on
June 24-26.
On Saturday the 91s played their
first game against Dundas and won
12-4. The 91s played their second
game against Stratford and won 12-
0. The third game was played against
Corunna and the 91s won 7-0. The
fourth game was played against
Forest Glade and they won 7-0.
These victories put the 91s in first
place in their pool.
On Sunday the 91s played against
Princeton in the semi-finals and won
5-0. The final game was played
against Stratford and the 91s won
gold by a score of 11-10.
Gold
The Palmerston Marlin Midget 91s won gold in the tournament in Chatham June 24-26. Back
row, from left: coach David Turton, Lauren Kelly, Lauren Bouillon, Brianne Wheeler
(Brussels), Leslie Rowsell, Jenna Mason, Ashley McEachern, coach Dave McEachern. Front:
Bryanna McNall, Staci Miller, Paige Turton and coach Val Harrison-Rowsell. (Photo submitted)
Local on gold-medal team
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