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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-01-24, Page 8SportsPAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008. The Blyth Kings participated in a broomball tournament held in Mildmay Jan. 18-20. There were five teams in the Bantam boys playoffs, all trying to earn the gold medal and the team banner. The Blyth Kings played their first game on Jan. 19 at 10:45 a.m. against Seaforth. Murray Dale did a great job in net for the Kings. He made some great saves and earned a shutout. The Kings worked hard to take some shots on their opponents’ net, but just couldn’t get on the scoreboard. The game went into sudden death overtime. Just one minute in, there was a lot of action in front of the Seaforth net, with several people scrambling for the ball. Greg Roetcisoender finally chipped the ball into the net to win the game. Blyth played on Saturday evening against Innisfil, a very exciting game to watch. Blyth stepped up the play and successfully killed a penalty for slashing. There were some great plays and some nice shots on Innisfil's net, but no score in the first period, Roetcisoender sent the ball to the net. There was a bit of traffic in front as Innisfil tried to clear the ball away, but Hunter Broda chipped it into the net to score for Blyth. With the clock running down on the last period of this game, Alex Sanders passed the ball over to Derek deBoer who slid in and scored just before the final horn sounded. Tyler Hallahan covered the net for the Kings and earned a shutout for his team. Sunday at 2 p.m. was the next game against Innisfil. The weather conditions were not very good and only nine players braved the roads to play. Blyth kept the pressure on during the first period and easily outshot their opponents. Innisfil’s keen goalkeeper stopped shot after shot. With less than a minute left in the period, Broda scored. Just three minutes into the second period, Innisfil tied it on a breakaway. Fans were on the edge of their seats as Blyth fought hard to kill a powerplay. The players were getting noticeably tired, but they didn’t give up and kept doing their best to dig for the ball. Murray Dale made some great saves to keep his team in the game. The ball went back and forth to both ends of the ice, but neither team could break the tie, so overtime was required. Shawn Reinink whacked the ball up the ice and deBoer took control to score. This victory earned the Kings a spot in the championship game, held at 5:45 p.m. against Mildmay. With the road conditions deteriorating and some area roads closing, due to the snow and high winds, Blyth wanted to head home. After talking to the Mildmay coaches, it was decided that the championship game will be played mid-February. Mildmay hosted a broomball tournament for the Central West region Jan. 18-20. This tournament hosted PeeWee, Bantam and Midget teams from Blyth. Palmerston, Seaforth, Mildmay and as far away as Innisfil. Players, parents and fans had to drive through some nasty winter weather, but with many matches having a close score, the games were very exciting to watch. The Blyth Icedogs had their first two games on Friday night, Jan. 18. Blyth’s goalkeeper Graham Bedard did a great job covering the net for his team during this tournament. During the first period Palmerston was able to fire a ball into Blyth’s net and get the lone goal of the match. Blyth poured on the pressure during the second period and took shot after shot, but couldn’t get the ball to hit the back of the Palmerston net. Blyth’s team was digging for the ball, making some great saves and passes and taking scoring opportunities during he game. Blyth fought even harder in their second match of the night as they met the Seaforth Stealers. Their team showed great defensive playing and didn’t allow any goals during Seaforth’s powerplays. With just over three minutes left in the first period, Seaforth was able to tuck the ball into the corner of the net to take the lead. In the second period, Andy Bolinger earned the assist when he passed over the ball to Dan Dery who scored. The Icedogs were unable to score during a power play and the game ended in a tie. In overtime Blyth scored the sudden-death goal. Kurtis Kolkman shot the ball out of his defensive zone. Dane Nickel picked it up, but Seaforth stole it. Brent Drost intercepted Seaforth’s play, turned and scored on a breakaway. This earned the Icedogs a second place spot which meant they would play the third-place team on Saturday night. The Icedogs had to play Seaforth once again. Both teams came out fighting hard. Four minutes into the first period, Seaforth was able to get past the Icedogs defence to score. Seaforth’s defensive team kept shutting Blyth’s down. The second period saw both teams earn a penalty, but neither was able to take advantage of their powerplay. Since the Icedogs couldn’t clear the ball out of their defensive end, for that tying goal the final horn sounded and Seaforth had a 1-0 win, and a spot in the championship game. Kings make it to title game The Brussels Novices had a busy weekend. The first hosted Zurich on Friday night and played extremely well to come away with a 3-2 victory. Logan Kellington nailed a hattrick to lead his team offensively. Assists were credited to Delayna Smith and Bennett Newell. Derrick Waechter was solid in net. Travelling in bad weather, the team headed to Paisley for the Novice Rep tournament. The first game was against Seaforth. This was a close contest that kept all the fans on the edge of their seats. Kellington got things started for his team, but Seaforth soon came back to tie. Brussels fought through to the third period when Wyatt Machan bulged the twine. Smith picked up two assists. Unfortunately, having picked up two penalties Brussels let Seaforth take advantage of the powerplays and skate away with a 3-2 victory. The next game was against Shallow Lake, a very strong team. Brussels showed determination and the hard work paid off with a 5-3 victory. Kellington again scored a hattrick and Machan got two. Assists went to Daneil Frits, Connor Bridge, Konrad McArter, Cody Harding and Smith. Waechter was solid in net. Brussels made it to the finals with hardly any rest between games. They met Minto in this contest whose solid defence held the Brussels squad to one goal, scored by Machan. The final score was 4-1 for Minto. Busy week for Novices Face to face The Brussels Novices took on Zurich on home ice Friday night. The hosts enjoyed a good game, sending their visitors home on the low side of a 3-2 final score. 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F r o n t r o w : A d a m C r o n i n , K e v i n P e n n i n g t o n , J o n a t h o n A t k i n s o n , K a y l a B l a c k . A b s e n t : S t e v e n E l l i s . The Citizen Coaches and parents ~ we need your team’s picture and players’ names • Hockey • Broomball 1. Please submit team photo A.S.A.P. 2. Please include players’ and coaches’ names for under the photo. Please help us get ALL the Winter Sports teams published. 404 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 The Brussels Tykes played in the Wallace Fundays tournament. The kids had a great time, beginning with their first game on Friday night, against Milverton. A power outage delayed the start of the contest, but when the teams finally hit the ice it was back and forth action for much of the game. Brussels bulged the twine no less than nine times while goalie Jarren Thompson allowed just two to sneak by him. Scoring were Avery McArter with five, Noah Terpstra with a hattrick and Cameron Gibson. Saturday the team faced off against Seaforth, in a nailbiter. Seaforth won 4-3. Terpstra scored assisted by Sarah Strome. Nolan Johnston and Ronan Jarad got the assists on McArter’s two goals. The third game was against Listowel. The Tykes really worked hard, but came up short again by a score of 4-3. Terpstra scored two while McArter got one. Assists went to Hudson Smith, Dana Dolmage and Brett Stevenson. Brussels Tykes play in Fundays tourney