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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-03-01, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007.The Brussels Tykes participated inthe 25th anniversary Clifford CricketTournament this past weekend.Their first game saw them playTara. The size of the players did notstop Brussels from skating to an 11-4 win. Goals were scored by Bennet Newell, Connor Bridge, Noah Terpstra, Wyatt Machan, Delayna Smith, Kailey Wheeler, Dylan McNeil, and Logan Kellington.Scoring his first career goal wasCody Harding.Assists were picked up by Newell,Machan, Kellington, Wheeler,Terpstra, Daniel Fritz, Dean Scarrowand Ronan Jared. With coach Greg Wheeler and assistant Brian McArter away, helping on the bench were Gary Terpstra, Chris Smith and DwayneWaechter. Sunday, the Tykes returned toClifford for two games.The first Sunday game saw themplay against Normanby. The kidsskated off with a 13-1 victory. Goals were scored by Machan, Kellington, Wheeler, Terpstra, Ronan Jared and Derrick Waechter. Assists were picked up by Smith, Jared,Waechter,Wheeler, Machan, Kellington, andNewell.Their second and final game sawthem up against Drayton. Brusselsskated off with a 15-2 victory. Goalsin this game were netted by Bridge, Terpstra, Kellington, Machan, Wheeler and Newell. Scoring his first career goal was Jamie Perrault. Picking up assists were Wheeler,Perrault, Terpstra, Newell, Machan,McNeil and Avery McArter.After their game, the players werepresented with an anniversary puck,pen, trophy and a medallion. The Tykes see action Friday night as they host Milverton, then on Saturday they will host Blyth I. Brussels Tykes play well in Clifford tournament The Huron Perth Lakers AAA Major Midget hockey team was eliminated in Alliance quarter-final playoff action this past weekend by the league’s fourth-ranked team, the Windsor Jr. Spitfires. The Lakers lost the six point series, seven points to three. Game five was played Saturday in Brussels with the Lakers facing a must-win situation, in order to force a sixth game. Windsor led 3-2 after the first period and never gave up the lead. The Jr. Spitfires added three more goals in the second and an empty netter in the third to win the game 7- 3. Kurtis Bartliff scored all three Laker goals. Assisting on the goals were Chris Holmes with two, J.J. Sparling, Tyler Masson, and Colin Thompson. Windsor will now face the Waterloo Wolves in one semi final, as the London Jr. Knights take on the Hamilton Reps in the other. This was the first time in recent years that the Lakers have had a Major Midget program. Despite the early playoff exit, the team met with much success, especially considering the program was in its first year. They finished with a regular season record of 18 wins, 10 losses, and two ties. They were third in the ten-team Alliance AAA league and second in the west division. The Midget Lakers also played in three tournaments. They were invited to the St. Leonard International Midget Tournament in Montreal, where they failed to qualify for the playoff round. At the Wexford Midget Showcase Tournament in Toronto, they lost the quarter final game to the eventual tournament champions, the Ajax- Pickering Raiders. The team was also invited to the International Silver Stick Finals in Sarnia, where they lost in the semi-finals to the Markham Waxers. According to MidgetAAACanada.com the Lakers were ranked as high as 11th in Ontario and 19th in the country, over the course of the season. The team was called The league’s surprise team, by the Alliance AAA Midget Top 10 publication, as they were ranked third in the Alliance behind league powerhouses, the London Jr. Knights, and the Waterloo Wolves. Their 8-2 record to open the season, surprised many around the league, and they continued to surprise at the end of the season, playing both London and Waterloo tough down the stretch, when nobody else was able to compete with those two teams. The Lakers were the only team in the league to defeat the Jr. Knights at their own rink this year. AAA Major Midget is junior caliber hockey with teams playing three 20-minute periods and having full 20 player rosters. Because of this junior style of hockey and their success this season, the Lakers attracted a lot of attention from Jr. B, tier 2 Jr. A, OHL, and QMJHL teams. The 2007-2008 Major Midget Lakers included, Clayton Fritsch of Desboro, Evan Groenestege of Wartburg, Scott Miller of Lucknow, Mark Hazeleger of Embro, Jacob Brown of Hanover,Vlasis Aroutzidis of Stratford, Brent Alton of Lucknow, Rob Ringuette of Goderich, Mike Bujold of Paisley, Tyler Van Drunen of Seaforth, Tyler Masson of Stratford, Dorian Temlin of Wallace, Mark Siekierski of Kincardine, Jacob Patterson of Stratford, Colin Thompson of Clinton, Andrew Van Vliet of Brussels, Lorenz Guntensperger of Seaforth, Kurtis Bartliff of Clinton, Matt Chaput of Seaforth, Chris Holmes of Stratford, J. J. Sparling of Varna, and Jared Carr of Stratford. The Lakers also had several affiliate players contribute to the team during the season. They include, Chett Binning of Mitchell, Tyler Kellum of Listowel, Tyson Avery of Walton, Joel Alton of Lucknow, Adam Alexander of Paisley, Tyler Kuntz, and Blair McConnell both of Mildmay. 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The second period was over Stevenson captured a much- needed goal to give Blyth the lead going into the third period. Unfortunately Embro came out strong in the third and managed to tie things up which took the teams into overtime. Goaltender for Blyth, Sheldon Reid, played a spectacular game but Embro was the first to score in overtime. It was a disappointing loss for Blyth putting the team out of the OMHA playoffs, but the team has had a great year and will continue with group play for the rest of the season. Bantams out of OMHA play Windsor eliminates Lakers from playoffs The Saugeen Maitland PeeWees beat Stratford 5-2 lin the opening game of their provincial tournament play downs. Goals for Saugeen came from Laura Irwin with two and singles to Mackenna Shlakat, Dollee Meigs and Laura McKenzie. Assists went to Hannah Davidson with two and singles to Laura Irwin, Taylor Gilkinson, Sara Gossell and Abbey Gibson. The team moved on to the OWHA provincial finals by defeating Stratford 3-1 on Friday night and 4- 0 on Sunday afternoon. The girls swept the series three straight games. Saugeen goals over the two games went to Gossell with three, Davidson with two, Irwin, Marcie Landman, Caroline McDowell, Shelsie Popp, Carly Smith and Gilkinson. The shutout went to Kortney Watson who posted a goals against average of one for the series. The girls are waiting to hear who they play in the second round of the SWGHL playoffs (Windsor or Bluewater) and will now be off to Mississauga in April for the OWHA provincial playoffs. PeeWees win series in 3 straight