HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-06-26, Page 8SportsPAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008.
This past weekend found the Blyth
Bantam Bombers softball team in
Wiarton for a weekend tournament.
This relatively young team is
enjoying its second year in the
WOAA league play and the
tournament was a great experience
as they battled against older more
established teams.
Game one was pitted against
Wiarton and although Blyth jumped
ahead by three runs in the first, the
fifth inning was their downfall and
Wiarton came out on top 8-5.
A seasoned team from Elmira took
on the Bombers and after three
innings the score was tied. Elmira
scored a couple of unearned runs and
as the Bombers couldn’t combat
their nerves they fell to a 9-3 defeat.
The final game for the Bombers
was against the Kitchener Kolts.
After the first inning the two teams
were tied.
The Bombers couldn’t get the lead
and the result was 6-3 in the Kolts’
favour.
Pitching duties were shared by
Adam Cronin and Ty Sebastian. The
infield consisted of first base, Kirby
Cook; second base, shared by Cronin
and Sebastian; shortstop, Tyler
Stevenson; third base, Collin
Whitfield and catcher Tyler Black.
Outfielders were Kayla Black, Tyler
Hallahan, Lucas Witherspoon,
Shaun Reinink and Kurtis Green.
On disabled list is Danny Dery.
The coaching staff of Paul
Sebastian, Phil Black and Pat Cronin
were pleased with the team’s
showing and have a positive attitude
for the team’s growth. They also felt
this upcoming young team played
very competitively this weekend.
Sparling’s Propane Co. Ltd. has
sponsored the team’s jerseys and
Howson’s supplied hats.
The next home game in regular
play is Sunday, June 29 at 7 p.m.
against Walkerton.
Brussels U-10s played against
Clinton last week.
Clinton gave the Brussels Cobras a
run for their money. It was back and
forth throughout the whole game but
Kiaran Jared finally scored. Helping
him were Cassidy Stevenson and
Kody Harding.
With minutes left Patrick Franken
scored a nice one in the top corner.
Assisting were Delayna Smith and
Jamie Perrault.
Goaltending by Eric VanNes and
Dean Scarrow was flawless.
The June 18 game was against
Wingham. Neither teams had
suffered a loss this season.
Devin Bachert started the game
with a quick goal assisted by Smith.
Wingham came back but Brussels
worked hard and Jared scored
assisted by Katie Roth.
Wingham scored again and
Brussels didn’t give up. Dalen
Martin scored and Smith assisted.
Wingham scored, then Brussels had
a nice goal by Franken with Mitchell
Ward and Michael Gulutzen
assisting. Wingham tied it up with a
final score of 4-4.
The U-12 Blyth Lightning soccer
team travelled to Wingham to take
on Wingham Chiropractic.
It turned out to be an action-
packed game played in the rain.
Rob Gordon netted the first goal
for Blyth with a nice passing play
that included all of his linemates,
Ryan Nesbitt, Dalton Carey and
Jonathan Pizzati.
Wingham worked the ball well
and were able to keep the play in the
Blyth end. Wingham's efforts paid
off as they scored twice to take the
lead. Dylan Walton played a good
first half making a lot of saves in the
Blyth net. Gordon took over in net
for the second half.
The Lightning came back in the
second half with Nesbitt and Carey
teaming up to tie the game. Then
Wyatt Carey scored with Nesbitt
assisting to put the Lightning in the
lead.
It was a short-lived lead as
Wingham came storming back
scoring twice more putting
themselves back in the lead.
Nesbitt scored once more with
Melissa Hoggart assisting to tie
things up.
In the dying minutes of the game
the Lightning's defense mishandled
the ball and allowed Wingham the
go-ahead goal. With only a couple
minutes left, Blyth was unable to
mount an attack and Wingham won
5-4.
U-12s lose — just
The Brussels Bantams played
home to Atwood on a sunny Sunday,
June 22.
Brendon Stretton started on the
mound having a difficult time
finding the strike zone.
After walking five, striking out
one, two errors and four runs, Ty
Sebastian came into relieve.
Sebastian ended the inning with two
strikeouts.
In the bottom half Morgan Deitner
waited a walk and was able to
score. Brussels then left the bases
loaded.
In the second Sebastian struck out
the lead and allowed a single. A
quick double play by Deitner
finished the inning.
Nathan Watson waited a walk and
scored on a triple by Andrew
Lindsey. Sebastian followed with a
double and was able to steal home to
tie the game.
In the fourth Atwood regained the
lead on three singles, two walks and
a strikeout.
Brussels, down by one, had
Sebastian on with a walk. Stretton
doubled to tie the game. Zack
Watson smacked a timely triple to
push Brussels into the lead.
In the final inning Brussels sat
three Atwood offence on pop-ups to
Sebastian and Lindsey and a
strikeout.
Brussels took their final bat
scoring three more runs to finish the
game at 9-5 for the home team.
The next home game is Monday,
June 30 at 8:30 p.m. against
Lucknow.
All together
It was the Yellow Bamboo Sharks and the Blue Sharks on Blyth’s soccer fields last week as
the two local teams faced off against each other June 18. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Bombers in first tourney The Brussels U-8s came out
strong but were unable to score
against Wingham in the first half.
Hudson Smith got the team on the
scoreboard but Wingham went
ahead by five.
In the second half Wingham ran
out of scoring chances too.
Brussels U-8s played their
Brussels counterparts. With the
damp weather and some key players
missing this U-8 squad had its work
cut out for them.
Brussels finally got on the
scoreboard, with Smith scoring and
Taylor McNichol assisting.
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Bantams take 9-5 victory
On June 18, Blyth’s U-16 squad
travelled to Goderich to play their
weekly game of soccer against
Goderich Blue I. This was the first
time these teams had met for a
soccer match this season.
Goderich was first to get on the
scoreboard after Blyth was trying to
get the ball away from their net and
accidentally headed it into their
own net.
It wasn’t long before Blyth’s
Jessie Pott and Brendon Boven
worked the ball towards the
Goderich net. Brent Drost took the
pass and scored. Austin Sjaarda
earned the assist on the next goal
when he kicked the ball back. Boven
lobbed the ball right into the corner
of the net.
Blyth outshot their opponents in
the second half, but were unable to
score another goal.
Goderich had some nice shots on
Blyth’s net and Blyth caught a lucky
break when the only ball that passed
the line was called off as it went in
off a Goderich player’s hand.
The Destroyers goalkeeper, Ross
MacDonald made some good saves
and stopped his opponents from
scoring any more goals. The final
score was 2-1 for Blyth.
U-16s squeak by Goderich
U-10s win, tie
Brussels plays Wingham
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