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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-05-15, Page 8SportsPAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008. It was a cool wet night on Wednesday, May 7 when the Blyth and Lucknow U-16 teams met for the first soccer match of the season in Lucknow. After a little confusion about which field to play on, the referee announced an early start to the game, due to the uncertain weather. Tolson Carter took a beautiful corner kick and scored a goal to get Blyth on the scoreboard. It wasn’t long before Lucknow scored to tie up the game. Blyth’s Carter took another corner kick and after touching a few players, the ball bounced into Lucknow’s net for Blyth to take the lead. Some real teamwork occurred to gain the next goal. Brendon Boven booted the ball up the field and Jessie Pot passed the ball up the field to Brent Drost, who broke away from the Lucknow defence and scored. The second half saw the players losing steam and slowing down a bit. Blyth has a small team this year with only two subs. With rain making the field a slippery turf to play on there were lots of tumbles from both teams in their quest to gain control of the ball. Blyth gained an advantage when Lucknow got called for a handball in the crease. Carter took the penalty shot and scored to gain a third goal or hattrick. This goal boosted Blyth’s confidence. Matt Steele obtained the ball from his opponents and scored from outside the corner of the eighteen yard line. Minutes later, Drost passed the ball up to his teammate and Steele scored another goal. It was a 6-1 victory for Blyth, a great start for the soccer season. All the players worked hard to gain control of the ball and passed the ball to their teammates, taking some great shots on net. Blyth’s core defensive line consisting of Jacob Nonkes, Ross MacDonald and Mark Siertsema did a fantastic job of getting the ball out of their end and really did their part to help the team earn this win. Goalkeeper, Greg Roetcisoender did a great job covering the net and made a lot of great saves to stop that slippery ball from crossing Blyth’s goal line. Coach Rob Kolkman was very pleased with the team’s performance during this first match of the season. Another year and another Mother’s Day motocross in Walton as over 850 participants competed in the Motovan.com Ontario Provincial Motocross Series event over the weekend. Competitors made their way to Walton all the way from Michigan, New York, Timmins and Alberta in the amateur class and as far as South Africa and British Columbia in some of the professional classes. There were several local riders who finished in the top 10 of their classes starting with Mitchell Godkin of Walton, who finished second in the seven to 11-year-old 85cc class. Brussels’ own William King placed second in the GP Beginner class, while Chad Henderson of Bluevale finished sixth in the MX-1 Beginner class, just ahead of Steve Van Amersfoort of Blyth, who finished seventh. Brett Courtney of Blyth finished fourth in the MX-2 Beginner class. Blyth was host to the first game of the season for the U-14 boys on May 8 at the Sparling soccer fields against their opponents from St. Columban. Blyth looked great in their brand new gold and royal blue soccer jerseys as they eagerly hit the field. St. Columban played a very strong first half, as they easily outshot Blyth and seemed to show more control of the ball. Blyth’s goalkeeper, Greg Roetcisoender was challenged to make stop after stop to keep Blyth in the game. Blyth players kept digging for the ball and showed some great teamwork to score the first goal of the game. Forward Derek deBoer obtained control of the ball and shot the ball up the field toward the net. Half-back Kody Tachauer passed the ball a little closer and forward Austin Chaffe booted the ball into St. Columban’s net. A short time later, St. Columban had a lucky break and earned a penalty shot. Blyth’s keeper punched the ball out of the net, but St. Columban rushed in towards the net a little quicker than their opponents and chipped the ball in. Blyth played stronger in the second half. Roetcisoender scored after stealing the ball away from the opposition. This gave Blyth players a great boost in their confidence and they poured on the pressure with several scoring opportunities. St. Columban had a handball in their crease and Roetcisoender scored to widen the lead. Wyatt Bearss covered the net during the second half. He made several great saves and even stopped a penalty shot to help out his team. The final whistle blew and Blyth won their first match of the season with a score of 3-1. Coaches Mary Ann and Brent Drost were pleased with the team’s performance. “No one on the team tried to hog the ball, and all players worked together as a team passing the ball up the field in their quest to score a goal,” they said. Defensive players Lucas Frawley, Alec Lorentz, Micah Nonkes and Josh Raynard played a strong game, constantly attempting to clear the ball away from their net and working the ball up the field to their teammates, said Mary Ann. U-16s down Lucknow 6-1 On Friday, May 9 the newly- formed Blyth Barons had their season opener against the Atwood Avengers. Darcey Cook took to the mound. After giving up a triple to the lead- off batter Cook was able to get the next three out to end the inning down by one. Cook would help out his cause by leading off the Baron’s half of the inning with a single of his own. Ryan Clancy sacrificed Cook to second with a bunt and Cook would come home on a single by Mike McDonald to tie the game. Chris Stewart followed that up with a triple to bring McDonald in and come home on a sacrifice fly by Mike Bromley. Justin Peters grounded out for the final out of the inning with the home team up 3-1. In the second inning Cook surrendered two walks and a hit that would inch Atwood one run closer. The Barons failed to answer as the bottom side of the order went in succession. In the third inning Atwood scored two runs on three singles and a base on balls to take a 4-3 lead. Cook gave way to Trevor Seip on the mound after a 2 1/3 innings. Seip recorded the final two outs. Blyth battled back reaching base on five bases on balls and a single and RBI by Cole Stewart. The Barons scored a total of five runs to re-take the lead. In the top of the fourth Seip gave up one run on two hits to keep Atwood three back. Cook led off for the bottom of the first inning on a walk. Seip bunted and Cook advanced, then reached third on the steal. McDonald got his second RBI bringing Cook home for the only run of the inning. Atwood failed to answer in the fifth only having the lead-off batter to reach and the rest go down in order. The fifth inning saw Mike Bromley lead off with a single followed by a triple by Peters. Cole Stewart hit a sacrifice fly to bring Peters home and record his second RBI of the night. Shawn Bromley tripled and Cook brought him home to record an RBI of his own. The inning closed with four runs and a 13-5 victory. It was a strong outing for the opening game and the team was impressed with the large turnout of fans to support them. The next home game is this Friday, May 16 at 7:30 against the Walton Brewers. Solid start It promises to be a great season for the Blyth Barons and their fans if their opening game on Friday is any indication. The first time the team hit the field resulted in a solid victory over the visiting Atwood Avengers. (Vicky Bremner photo) Barons play to win The first game of the season for the Brussels U-12s was played last week in Brussels, against the Goderich Lions. Brussels was quick to net the first goal, by Carl Dow, to take the lead. Lexi Smith kicked in a slow-motion goal to take a 2-0 lead. Tim Waechter netted two. Goderich came back and netted two to end the first half at 4-2 for Brussels. Stephanie Hummel netted one in the second half as did Dow and Scott Dolmage. Brussels left the field with a 7-2 victory. Their next game was in Goderich on Tuesday night. Playing on the U-12s this season are Alyssa Cronin, Tyler Cronin, Dolmage, Dow, Hummel, Mitch Kellington, Logan Kellington, Katie MacFarlane, Luke McCutcheon, Cody Rathwell, Madelaine Rouleau, Smith, Mathew Terpstra, Sam Thyssen, Derrick Waechter and Tim Waechter. The team is coached by Mike Cronin. The next home game is Tuesday, May 20 at 7:15 p.m. behind the arena. 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