HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-03-20, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1991.
Blyth’s Minor Ball executive agrees to one more year
There will be a minor ball
program in Blyth this summer but
villagers came close to not having
one after the executive of Blyth
Minor Ball resigned and handed
over the books to the village.
Madeline Laffin and Dianne
Josling of Minor Ball told council--
lors that a meeting had been held
of interested parents and only one
person has showed up. “We’ve
served our two-year term and won’t
serve another term,’’ Mrs. Laffin
told council. “We feel we have no
choice but to turn the books over to
the village if we can’t get help. It’s
getting harder and harder to get
volunteers. A lot of people figure
somebody else will do it.”
However, later in the week after
talking to Councillor Steven Spar
Pee Wees win, a total team effort
ling of the village recreation com
mittee, Mrs. Laffin, Mrs. Josling
and Bev Bromley agreed to sit on
the committee for another year.
But, Councillor Sparling said Mon
day, volunteers are still needed.
Anyone interested should contact
one of the three executive mem
bers.
Councillor Sparling had pledged
at last week’s meeting that there
would be a minor ball program in
Blyth even if the village had to hire
someone to look after it. “As you
two well know there was plenty of
discussion (last year) about how
necessary the other ball park
(Radford diamond) was. I can
assure you that with the money the
village has invested in this ball
diamond either volunteers will
come forward or someone will be
hired.”
Reeve Albert Wasson added
“every one of us around this table
would have been shot if we hadn’t
provided that second ball diamond.
1 think the kids have too much to
do.”
Mrs. Laffin pointed out that it
wasn’t minor ball that was pushing
for the second diamond. Very little
minor ball was played on that
diamond last year because it wasn't
finished in time. The new diamond
was used nearly exclusively by
adults.
She said that if someone had to
be hired it would drive up the cost
of ball a lot. “People don’t want to
pay more but they don’t want to
help out,” she told council.
Councillor Sparling worried
about the lack of volunteers saying
“the world runs on volunteers.”
“This is really sad,” he said. “This
(volunteerism) is the only thing
Tournament schedule
The Blyth Lions Club will hold
their 20th annual Little Lions
Novice Hockey Tournament on
Saturday, March 23 and Sunday,
March 24. Preliminary games will
be played on Saturday with division
championship games being placed
on Sunday.
SATURDAY
9 a.m. - Teeswater vs. Blyth *B’
10 a.m. - Riplev vs. Brussels
Mineral
and
Pre-Mix
that binds communities together.”
Last year there were 136 young
people involved in Minor Ball in
Blyth.
11 a.m. - Clifford vs. Blyth ‘A’
12:00 - Lucknow vs. Belgrave
1 p.m. - Losers of games 1 & 2
2 p.m. - Winners of games 1 & 2
3 p.m. - Losers of games 3 & 4
4 p.m. - Winners of games 3 & 4
SUNDAY
1:30 p.m. - ‘D’ Championship
2:30 p.m. - ‘C’ Championship
3:30 p.m. - B’ Championship
4:30 p.m. - ‘A’ Chamnionshin
Continued from page 11
Brian McNichol gaining the assist.
Although Howick tied the game on
a harmless looking shot, Blyth took
the lead for good with 30 seconds
left in the first. Greg Toll fed Ryan
Chamney who spotted Brian Mc
Nichol cruising the Howick zone.
Brian buried the puck with a low
shot that never left the ice.
Peter Craig increased Blyth’s
lead to 3-1 with the only second
period goal with assists to Brian
McNichol and Henry Bos.
Blyth put the game out of reach
five minutes into the third period
with two quick goals. Brian Mc
Nichol and Jason Rutledge set up
Brad Anderson for Blyth’s fourth
goal and then Henry Bos and Tim
Cowan set up Blyth’s final goal as
Ryan Chamney picked the puck off
the backboards and stuffed it past
the Howick goalie.
Howick cut the lead to 5-2 with
six minutes left in the game but
Blyth’s defensive play smothered
all oncoming Howick offensive
rushes the rest of the way.
It was a total team effort as Blyth
earned a 5-2 win to claim the Guy
Emerson Memorial Trophy as “D”
Consolation Winners at the 1991
Goderich Lions Young Canada
Week Pee Wee Tournament.
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Blyth 8th Liners broomball team won the Regional championship at a tournament in Palmerston
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