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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-11-12, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009. PAGE 9. On a gorgeous Saturday the Blyth PeeWee Reps played a solid game to take an 8-1 victory over Ripley. The kids were anxious to play hockey and the score showed it. Three goals were scored in first period. The first one was netted by Quinton Sjaarda, assisted by Jeremy Grisdale. Arden Coultes scored assisted by Brandon Marshall and Sjaarda. The third goal went to Jeremy Wilts with assists to Sjaarda and Coultes. In the second period Dustin Pennington scored off a pass from Coultes. The second goal was awarded to Pennington again with an assist by Coultes and third goal going to Wilts taking a pass from Sjaarda. The last two goals came in the third. Pennington put the first one in the back of the net. The final goal went to Coultes who received the pass from Marshall and Wilts. The boys went to Clifford Wednesday evening, Nov. 4 to face them on their home ice. Blyth came out strong in the first period with Sjaarda putting them on the board. The assist went to Jimmy Lane. The second goal was by Josh VanSoest with a nice pass coming from Pennington. Yet to follow in the first period, Justin Rodger with the assist from Dallas Coultes and VanSoest. In the second period the boys took a little while to get going but did put one past the goalie when Sjaarda scored on a breakaway. The Clifford team got past Dalton Carey in the second period. Then in the third period VanSoest and Pennington again worked together to get Blyth’s fifth and last goal. The Clifford team kept on working to get their second goal near the end of the game. Blyth PeeWees trounce Ripley The Blyth Bantam girls played verywell in the Waterloo Fall ChallengeCup tournament Nov. 6 - 8.They played two games on Friday, Nov. 6. The first was against North York and ended in a 6-1 victory. The next game was Friday night against the Upper Maitland Mustangs with the girls not playing their best but managing a 1-1 tie. After a good night’s sleep they were ready to go Saturday morning but couldn’t pull off the win, losing 3- 2 against Ann Arbor, Michigan. The girls were still in the running for medals and ended up playing Sunday morning against a tough Timmins team which had not lost all weekend. The girls played their hearts out and the parents were on the edge of their seats until netting the 3- 2 win, which guaranteed them a medal of silver or gold. Justine Reid, the goalie, played well and was the MVP for the game. The final game was against Lambeth.Blyth scored the first goal early inthe game, but Lambeth was a verystrong team that had not been scored on all weekend, and they were not about to let Blyth win this game. Lambeth scored on the empty net making the final score 3-1 giving Blyth the silver medal. Heidi Raynard received the MVP for this game for her very hard work. The Blyth-Brussels Bantam girls met up with Saugeen Shores on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at home. It was an exhibition game to get the girls pumped for their big tournament on the weekend in Kitchener. The game started with Saugeen Shores getting three goals in the first period. The locals battled back and had quite a few scoring opportunities, but could not manage a goal. The game ended in a 3-0 loss. The Blyth- Brussels goalie had many good saves. Go team The Brussels PeeWee Reps were on ice Nov. 4 taking on the Wingham squad. It was a tight contest with the final result being a 2-2 tie. (Vicky Bremner photo) Huron Tire & AutoHwy. 4 South, Clinton, Ont. 519-482-3752 or 519-482-9796 Construction Ph.: 519-523-9354 Cell: 519-525-8615 Custom 5" seamless eavestrough in aluminum or steel Ne w The curling action got underway this past week at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club. Sunday, Nov. 1 the first clinic was held and organizers Bob and Wayne were happy with the turnout. There were 12 curlers of all ages showing a true interest to learn and finding out it is not quite as easy as it looks on television. The group all seemed to have a very positive attitude. On Nov. 2 the action got underway with the Monday men’s league. Winners of the first draw were the Stewart Leedham and Barry Simpson teams. Tuesday night the competitive league kicked off with all four sheets of ice seeing action. Winners were the Earl Fitch, Kyle Forster, Don Edgar and Calvin Ruttan teams. On Wednesday the mixed league started with some exciting action with two skips, Karen Burke and Tammy Adams having to decide their game with a tie-breaking draw to the button. Burke calmly went first and drew right on the “lid” to pick up the win. The other winning skips were John (Dybes) Dailleboust and Earl Fitch. Thursday action saw the family mixed league get underway. The winning skips were Kabrina Bishop, Kyle Forster, Phil Eadie and Elli Schimanski. The Belgrave mixed teams also got started Thursday with Larry Robinson, Murray Shiell, Murray McNichol and Don Shiell’s teams all picking up wins. Friday night mixed had only four rinks out to start their year. Winning skips were Bill MacDonald and Wayne Waechter. OUT OF THE HACK NEWS The staff at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club has their hearts and minds open for your family and friends on Remembrance Day. Skips and Stones – By Bruce Skinn Bantam girls win tournament silver The Brussels Novice Reps met up with Lucknow. It was a good game in Lucknow with two evenly-matched teams. Ryan Jacklin was the goalie of the game and Brent Alexander was the AP player. Jake Roth scored in the first period with the assistance of Myles Johnston and Dustin Fritz. Lucknow managed to get past the Bulls four times in the first period. Both teams held each other off in the second period but each team scored a goal in the third. Ted Jacklin scored for Brussels with the assistance of Darian Fritz. The final score was 5-2 for Lucknow. Novices face off against Lucknow Giving back Bob McCutcheon of Kelowna, BC donated money to Brussels Skating Club and Brussels Minor Hockey. He wants to give back to the community of Brussels where he was born and raised on the sixth of Morris and moved to BC when he was 18. He visits Brussels regularly to see family and old friends. The money was presented on his behalf by his niece Michelle Blake, centre, to John van Vliet, minor hockey and Allyson Cardiff for the skating club. (Vicky Bremner photo)