HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-04-24, Page 8Three local girls were able to cash
in on some Seaforth gold as
members of the Seaforth Stars
PeeWee and Bantam teams that
returned home from Mississauga
with provincial gold around their
necks.
Carly Whitfield of Belgrave
logged one goal and two assists for
the Bantam team, while Heidi
Raynard of Belgrave notched two
shutouts in six games for the
PeeWees and Abby McGavin of
Walton found the back of the net five
times for the PeeWee team.
Perhaps still taking it all in, or
maybe just plain shy, the three girls
don’t have much to say about the
tournament, other than a few one-
word descriptions, like “awesome”
and “fun” and “competitive.”
Competitive is right. Between
both teams, the largest goal
differential was three goals, and
even that game was closer than it
sounded, with an empty net goal
finally putting it out of reach in the
final minutes of the game.
While Whitfield and Raynard
celebrated this victory in their
second year with the Stars, McGavin
finally won gold in her fourth year in
Seaforth, going to the provincial
championship all four years, but
coming up with bronze, until now.
All three agreed that they were
nervous before games, with nerves
intensifying when games got tighter,
but not enough to distract them from
the game at hand.
“When it was really close, you got
really nervous, and it was tough,”
said McGavin. “But everyone on the
bench was cheering and it really
ended up pushing you harder.”
With the Bantam team receiving a
late invitation to the tournament,
taking another team’s place as they
had to drop out, they went in as
underdogs, being viewed as a team
that wasn’t even supposed to be
there, eventually coming out on top.
Manager Anne Marie Bedard said
the tournament was “the most
exciting thing I’ve ever experienced
in organized sports.”
Both teams blanked the
competition, the PeeWees against
Mt. Brydges and the Bantams
against South Point by scores of 2-0.
The tournament was described by
parents as constant work, with rarely
a lull where the players could catch
their breath.
They say they’ll be playing hockey
again next season. McGavin hopes
to return to the Stars while Raynard
and Whitfield have yet to make a
decision.
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recreation guide. “It was my
understanding that this went to
everyone so it would get the word
out. Then I find out that people
didn’t see it.”
He also said that the pickup
involves more than residents realize
as the Ministry restrictions require
better sorting than had been done in
the past.
The group left the meeting with
council’s promise that they would
re-visit the issue that night.
Snell said that he had heard
support for what council had done
too. “For what it’s worth.”
MacGowan noted that leaving the
refuse on the road is actually a
contravention of the Highway
Traffic Act.
“Whatever we do needs to be
decided now,” said McClinchey.
Nesbitt said he felt council had
made the right decision and should
stick to it.
“I’ve had no negative feedback in
Blyth.”
All agreed that educating the
public is going to be important and
Snell offered to look into a policy
from another municipality.
MacGowan said that there was
nothing “reasonable” that could be
done for this spring, though there
would be pickup in the fall. He
added that he was interested in
looking at options such as the craft
bags.
Lightning PeeWee Girls crowned Ontario champs
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cemetery and completion of the
Optimist ball park.
White said there are lots of
projects that will be completed this
year that have been on-going, such
as a parks master plan. “I’m happy
to get these wrapped up.”
The township no longer contracts
to Veolia, so there will be a pickup
purchased for the water department.
White said the budget will be
posted on the township website for a
period of time. She encourages
people to contact her with ques-
tions.
Projects wrapping up
The Saugeen Maitland Lightning
PeeWee A girls hockey team won
their final tournament of the season
– the PeeWee A provincial
championship.
In game one of the round robin,
the Lightning played a very close
game with the Aurora Panthers
winning the game with a score of 1-
0. The lone goal was scored by
Hannah Davidson, assisted by Kelly
Gribbons and Caroline McDowell.
The shutout was earned by
Stephanie Sluys.
In game two, the Lightning played
the Oakville Hornets, winning this
game by a score of 2-0. The goals
were scored by McDowell and
Nicole Marriage, with assists from
Gribbons and Vanessa Armstrong.
The shutout was earned by Sluys.
In the third game of the round
robin, the Lightning met the
Sudbury Wolves. Down 1-0 in the
third, the Lightning goalie was
pulled but the team gave up an
empty net goal and lost the game 2-
0. The Lightning finished second in
their pool, advancing to the quarter-
finals.
In quarter-final action, the
Lightning played the Clearview Ice
Cats and won the game by a score of
4-1. Goals were scored by Gribbons,
with two, Marriage and Becky
Waring. Assists came from Waring,
Armstrong and Davidson.
In semi-final action, the Lightning
played the Clarington Flames and
managed to snuff them out by a
score of 2-1. Goals were scored by
McDowell and Davidson with
assists to Davidson and Shelsie
Popp.
In the gold medal game, the
Lightning were piped onto the ice to
the song The March of Champions
by one of their most dedicated fans,
Keith Davidson, of Kincardine.
Once again, the Lightning met the
Sudbury Wolves. With
determination and team work, the
girls played a very strong game and
finished with a 3-1 victory and the
title of PeeWee A Provincial
Champions.
Goals in the final game were
scored by Marriage, Sydney Smith,
and Davidson, with assists from
Armstrong, Waring and Marriage.
It was a stellar year with seven
gold medals and one silver.
The champs
The Saugeen Maitland PeeWee girls are the provincial A champs. Back row, from left: trainer
Lisa Smith, trainer Alice McDowell, Jaime VanLoon, Kelly Gribbons, Becky Waring, manager
Cathy Smith, Sydney Smith, assistant coach Randy Marriage, Kate-Lynn Skinner, Carly
Smith, assistant coach Scott Arsenault. Middle: Vanessa Armstrong, Hannah Davidson, Nicole
Marriage, Shelsie Popp, Miranda Lantz, Caroline McDowell, Becky Bults, Taylor Campbell,
coach Brenda Yourth. Front: Shelby Arsenault, Stephanie Sluys. (Photo submitted)
Local Stars strike at provincial touranment
Yes, they’re real
Simply testing the durability of their newly-acquired medals are gold medalists, from left: Carly
Whitfield, Abby McGavin and Heidi Raynard. McGavin and Raynard won gold with the
Seaforth Stars PeeWee squad, while Whitfield reached the plateau with the Bantam team.
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
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