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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-10-18, Page 8SportsPAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007. The Blyth PeeWee broomball team played in the Blyth Junior mixed broomball tournament this past weekend. The team was made up of any Blyth PeeWees who wanted to participate. Their first game was against Mildmay I. Blyth had only been on the ice once this season and it was the first time they had played together as a team. They stood up well against their opponents, but Mildmay scored in the second half and held on for the win. The second game put Blyth up against Seaforth. It was another close game with Blyth starting to work like a team. Matt Terpstra scored with a long shot from the point to give Blyth a one-goal lead. Blyth fought off some stiff offence to take the win. Their final game was against Mildmay II for the A championship. Blyth started off strong. Curtis Terpstra, who played net for the tournament, held Mildmay off the scoreboard. The game went through one overtime period with no winner. Well into the second overtime period Gerrit Logtenberg finally got a good shot on net to give Blyth the victory and the A championship. With just one week of practise behind them, Blyth hosted its first co-ed broomball tournament on Oct. 12 and 13. The Blyth and Brussels arena were the place to be this past weekend to see some exciting games of broomball. A committee of parents got together to plan and put on this tournament to raise funds for Blyth junior broomball. Each family was asked to help make this tournament a success by donating their time, asking for silent auction items from our supportive community or simply making a financial contribution. At broomball registration, people were told about this tournament and whoever wanted to put a team in could do so. This co-ed tourney was set up for kids in PeeWee, Bantam, Midget and Juvenile level. Many teams from central west region came to play including Innisfil (near Barrie), Mildmay, Palmerston and Blyth. Each team was guaranteed to play three games. Since this tournament was at the beginning of the season, players were all a little rusty, before eventually finding their broomball legs. Everyone was improving as the day wore on. Fans and coaches were treated to some very exciting games of broomball. Many of the games were so closely matched that they went into double overtime to find a game- winning goal. The winning teams were awarded black toques with A champs written on them. The Blyth PeeWees won the final A champ game against Mildmay I. The B championship game saw Palmerston beat out Mildmay II. Two Mildmay Bantams teams battled out for the final A game; while Palmerston edged out Innisfil in overtime to become Bantam B champs. Blyth’s two Midget teams walked away as the A and B champs against Palmerston and Mildmay. In the juvenile level Blyth won the A championship against Palmerston and two Listowel teams went head- to-head in the B championship game. The committee was very pleased to see the support of the broomball families who worked together to make this a successful tournament. The final totals were not in at press time but approximately $2,000 was raised for junior broomball. Organizers hope to run this tournament again next year, making it an annual event. A Grey day Not only was the sky looking grey, but the scoreboard was all lit up on the Grey side, with the girls from Grey Central Public School scoring four goals before halftime against their opponents from Brussels Public School at the annual soccer tournament, played this year at Grey P.S. Brussels came back with a quick goal early in the second half, but Grey looked to have the game under control as the game wore on. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Play on A co-ed tournament kicked off the broomball season with games in Brussels and Blyth this past weekend. The Blyth Bantams took on Mildmay II in Brussels on Friday night. (Vicky Bremner photo) Tourney begins broomball season This past Sunday, the Brussels Novices took to the ice in an exhibition game against Listowel. This was the first game of the season. Listowel was quick to light up the scoreboard in the first period, racking up five goals. Brussels scored late in the second when Logan Kellington put an unassisted goal in the net. Listowel added three more in the second period, and four in the third to take a 12-1 win. Some great defensive plays were made by Bennett Newell, Kellington and Dylan McNeil. Noteable offensive plays were had by Delayna Smith, Kailey Wheeler and Wyatt Machan. In net this year for Brussels is Derrick Waechter. While 12 went in, he did manage to stop 22 shots, including a couple of noteable glove PeeWees win A championship THE SEAFORTH CURLING CLUB MEN’S CURLING • Monday at 7 and 9 pm • 3 draws • $80 per draw or $200 for season • Starts on Nov. 5 • Contact the Curling Club at 519-527-0590 MIXED CURLING • Thursday at 7:30 pm • $10 per night or $150 for season • Starts on Nov. 8 • First night is free for new curlers • Contact Jason and LeeAnn at 519-527-1233 JUNIOR CURLING • Tuesdays and Wednesdays • $80 for season • Starts on Nov. 7 • New Curlers are free on their first night • Contact Kim at 519-522-2044 NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME! Car Oiling at Lee's Service Centre Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 1 pm - 8 pm; Fri. 1 pm - 6 pm; Sat. 8 am - 12 noon (Weather permitting) 348 Dinsley St. E., Blyth 519-523-9151 We use Hot, Acid Free, New Oil CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS Trunk Lid Inner Fenders Doors & Door Panels Dog LegsUnderside Inner Fenders Hood STARTING SEPTEMBER 5 MICHELLE L. 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