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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-03-15, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007.Some people travel south for theschool spring break, seeking warmthand adventure elsewhere. Severallocal 13 and 14-year-old youthstravelled to Palmerston to participatein a two-day broomball tournament,March 9 and 10. The Blyth Gamblers took a chance to have some fun and play some broomball and ended up walking away with the gold medal for Bantams on Saturday night. Game one was played on Friday night against Mildmay. Nadine Otten made a nice shot on net during the first period. Greg Roetcisoender picked up the ball and took it behind the net passing to his teammate Brent Drost, who shot the ball into the net for the first goal. The second period saw the same line of players working together to get another goal into the Mildmay net. The game ended in a 2-0 victory for Blyth. Blyth played its second game late Saturday morning against Palmerston. This game had the play going back and forth during the first period. Each team had several scoring opportunities, but the goaltenders were working hard to stop the shots. There was no score after the first period.The coach gave the kids a pep talkat halftime and Blyth came outstrong. Brendon Boven whacked theball out of Blyth’s end. Drost pickedit up and ran with it along the boards,towards Palmerston’s net, then shot it into the net from the corner. Blyth had the chance to score when Palmerston received a penalty for high sticking during the face-off midway through the period. However, Blyth was unable to take advantage of their powerplay. Later Otten shot the ball up the ice to Cassie Rivett, who took a shot on net and scored for the Gamblers. The game ended in another shutout for Blyth’s goalie Derek Logtenberg with a final score of 2-0. The tournament was set up as a double knock-out and Blyth went into their third game against Mildmay Saturday night with a loss. The Blyth team had a chance to take the gold medal if they won this game. Courtney Bos got the ball away from Mildmay and shot it up the ice. Alex Hogan picked up the pass and scored the first goal of the night. Otten made a nice pass up the ice to Drost who ran to net and chipped the ball right by the goalie.The Gamblers were ahead 2-0 athalftime.In the second period the Gamblerssealed their lead with another goal.Roetcisoender made a nice pass fromthe side to his teammate. Drost picked up the ball and shot it into the mesh. The final score was a 3-0 win forBlyth.The Blyth Gamblers wereundefeated and had won the goldmedal.Art Bos did a fine job coaching thisgroup of players. The players and parents thanked him for his time and dedication during the tournament. Logtenberg had an outstandingthree games in net. The defence did agreat job in obtaining ball control anddigging the ball away from theiropponents. They stopped the ballfrom ending up in their net and timeafter time they whacked the ball down the ice to their forwards to take a shot on net. The Blyth Novices played a two out of three series with Milverton. The first game was won by Blyth and the second by Milverton. Due to bad weather they had to shorten the series and Sunday, March 11 was do-or-die for the Novice team. Milverton scored two goals in the first period while shutting down Blyth. Finally in the second period Brandon Marshall scored unassisted to make the score 2-1. Three minutes later Hunter Dale scored, assisted by Dawson Coultes, to tie it. It was an exciting game with all the team playing hard to get that third goal. Blyth just couldn’t get it past the goalie, but many shots were had. Milverton scored in the third period to make the score 3-2. Blyth pulled their goalie, but could not get another goal. Playing an awesome game in net was Justin Rodger. Season ends for Novices Bantam Gamblers take gold at Palmerston First time’s the charm A Bantam team put together to play in a recent broomball tournament came away with the gold medal. The one-time-only Blyth Gamblers are from left: coach Art Bos, Nadine Otten, Sydney Otten, Brent Drost, Alex Hogan, Andy Bolinger, Greg Roestcisoender, Shawn Reinink, Courtney Bos, Cassie Rivett, Brendon Boven, Tyler Hallahan and in front Derek Logtenberg. (Photo submitted) Palmerston was host to a recent broomball tournament March 9 and 10 for levels PeeWee through Juvenile. Blyth area youths joined together and sent in teams from every level and fans and parents were treated to some really exciting games of broomball. The Blyth PeeWee co-ed team ended up on the top of the heap for their division, winning the gold. Blyth played its first game on Friday night at 7:20 p.m. against the Mildmay Redwings. Blyth was very keen to play and came out strong right off the top. Hunter Broda shot the ball out of his defensive end, then Derek deBoer picked up the pass and outran his opponents to score. Marlayna Kolkman shot the ball at the net and deBoer picked up the ball to chip it in for his second goal. Brennan Kolkman dug for the ball and scored to widen the lead after an assist from Broda. Jordan deBoer stopped the ball from heading towards Blyth’s net and whacked it up the ice. Jessica Kuik picked up the ball and scored for Blyth, making it 4-0 for Blyth at halftime. Jordan deBoer and Kuik joined forces again and earned the first goal to start off the second period for Blyth. Goalie Murray Dale shot the ball down the ice and D. deBoer picked up the pass and scored his third of the game. Mildmay never gave up and kept digging for the ball and scored during the last few seconds of the game. Blyth won 6-1. Blyth met the Mildmay Greenhawks for the next game at noon on March 10. Brennan Kolkman won the faceoff and drew the ball pack to his defenceman, Hunter Broda for a one timer into the net. This goal saw the ball sail through three Mildmay players. Marlayna Kolkman set up the ball for Blyth’s next goal shooting it across the ice to D. deBoer. Mildmay picked up her pass, but deBoer stole the ball back and shot it into the net. The Blyth PeeWees were ahead 2- 0 at half time. The play was back and forth in both ends of the ice during the second period. All of the Blyth players worked hard to dig for the ball and set up the play for a goal, but Mildmay really picked up their game during the second half and Blyth was unable to score. Mildmay was able to get a goal past Blyth’s Dale with just half a minute left in the game. Fans were on the edge of their seats as they waited to see how the game would end. Blyth held off their opponents and won the game 2-1. Blyth went into their third game on Saturday night. Since it was a double knockout tournament, Blyth players wouldn’t know if this was their final game until they saw the outcome of this game. Once again the Mildmay Redwings were the opponents. Blyth started the game off with a bang after Broda kept the ball out of his defensive end and sent the ball Blyth PeeWee broomball team takes tourney gold Continued on page 11 THE MUNICIPALITY OF CENTRAL HURON is pleased to announce the 6th annual Central Huron Façade Grant Program. In 2007, the Program is expanded and may include façade improvements for all properties in Central Huron that are assessed as Commercial for taxation purposes. The Municipality has set aside funds to assist property owners in the expansion or improvement of the building façade or signage. Budget The current 2007 Façade Grant Program budget has been set at $15,000 divided into two program releases (a maximum of $5,000 of matching funds per application). The funds will be distributed on a “first come first served” basis. For the first application dead- line of May 10th a total of $12,000.00 will be available. The remaining $3,000.00 will be available for applications received after May 10th. Funding may be in the form of a cash or in-kind contribution. To Qualify The structure for the proposed enhancement must be within Central Huron and must currently be assessed as Commercial, in whole or in part, for taxation purposes. The proposed façade improvement must meet the specific property criteria outlined in the Façade Improvement Concept” and enhance the “cosmetic” appeal of the structure from a streetscape viewpoint. The application must be completed in its entirety and must receive approval prior to the completion of the works. It is understood that the applicant will be reimbursed the grant amount following the completion of the works and submis- sion of all project receipts. Successful applicants will be required to submit a post project report identifying the use of the funds. Application Applications for funding should include: • Description of the project • Timeline for completion of the work • Budget for proposed project • Visual representation of the proposed project • Supporting information, as appropriate • Amount of funding requested, specifying whether a cash or in-kind donation is required. Deadline Applications must be received by 12:00 noon May 10th, 2007. If you have questions or comments please direct them to the Municipal office at 482-3997. Applications are to be addressed as follows: “Central Huron Façade Grant Program” Attention: Richard Harding, Clerk Administrator Municipality of Central Huron P.O. Box 400, 23 Albert Street Clinton, Ontario N0M 1L0 Interested parties must contact the Municipal Office to receive a copy of the Façade Grant Program Policy and Application Form before applying for funding. The Municipality reserves the right to fund projects as deemed appropriate.