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The Citizen, 1992-03-11, Page 12Blyth Bantams drop 2 to lose final to Normanby Not quite This member of the Bulls Junior "C" team lunges to intercept the play off the Hanover Barons player in the hot and heavy action in front of the Bulls’ net, during Sunday's game. There was a full house at the Brussels arena on Friday and Sunday to watch the Bulls and Barons face­ off in this playoff series. The Barons lead two games to one. It’s standing room only as Bulls, Barons battle for Jr. C title Wanted: Some place to stand at the Western Junior C final. Nothing fancy, must be able to see the ice. The Brussels Arena was packed twice last weekend, as the Hanover Barons and the Brussels Bulls locked horns in games two and three of the final with game four slated for Thursday night in Hanover, it couldn't be any closer, Hanover leads the best of seven series 2-1. The Bulls knotted things up at one game each Friday night with a convincing 4-0 shutout of the defending All Ontario champions. Right winger Sam Kulafofski set up linemale Todd Norman in the first period and then did it again in the second but this time it was Greg McNevan who snapped a shot past Baron’s goalie Jordan Willis. The score remained 2-0 until late in the third period when two quick goals sealed the victory. With the Bulls Belgrave Novices win tournament The Belgrave Novices put on an excellent show at the Milverton WOAA Houseleague Tournament this past weekend, bringing home the "A" trophy. Game one was played against Elora. The teams were closely matched and played up and down the ice. Forward Justin Campbell scored the first goal from forwards Tim Robinson and Aaron Himmel- man in the first period. Elora came back one minute later to tie. Bel­ grave took the lead again with just 53 seconds left, when forward Aaron Bakker scored from forward Craig Marks. Himmelman got the assist in the second period when Matthew Cameron, who dropped the puck in the net. Elora came back to score two goals tying the game again. With 1:32 left Cameron scored assisted by Travis Campbell and Himmelman, putting Belgrave once more in the lead. Then with just 20 seconds left Campell and Marks set up Justin Campbell for the goal. Elora scored first in the third, but on a powerplay Jason McNichol took a pass from Brad Carter and slapped a shot off the right post by a surprised Willis. Then seconds later Hanover coughed the puck up at their own blueline and Brad Carter deked out Willis to make it 4-0. Jeff Roy turned aside 21 Baron shots for the shutout and was the start of the game for Brussels. Coach Scott Pettigrew said, “I thought tonight we got outstanding goaltending and when we got chances to score we finished. We used our size to slow them down and that was probably the key.” The Barons regained the series lead on Sunday with a 5-2 decision. Brussels opened the scoring just seconds into the game on a goal by Jason McNichol but Hanover came right back 20 seconds later to tie the score. From then on it was spe­ cial teams that decided the game. Hanover scored three on the power Marks scored off Cameron and Campbell, who increasing the Bel­ grave lead. Bakker scored off defenseman Kyle Anderson giving the Belgrave team a 7-4 lead. Elora scored one more with 1:57 left, nar­ rowing the Belgrave lead, but were unable to get any past goalie Matthew Snow. Belgrave's defensemen experi­ enced problems with Elora's offen­ sive play. The team was missing defenseman Curtis Knight, who was in Florida, but Belgrave's excellent passing helped them them pull off the win. David Himmelman won the super fan prize bag for his enthusi­ asm and spirit. Game two was against the host team. Belgrave took the lead in the first period with Craig Marks scor­ ing off Matthew Cameron. Then in the second period the pair teamed up again to give Belgrave a 2-0 lead. Milverton, however, rebounded with two goals making it a tie game at the end of the second period. Belgrave came back strong after play, while Corey McKee tapped in a short-handed marker for the Bulls. It was 3-2 late in the game when the Bulls took a four minute butt-ending penalty and that was all she wrote for Brussels. “I'll take the blame for this one,” said Coach Pettigrew. “Our power­ play did not execute and that's my fault, I didn't make the adjustments necessary. I made a number of bad decisions during the game and it cost us.” The referees were busy in both games. Jamie Kearns handed out 108 minutes in penalties on Friday night. Each team raked in 54 min­ utes. Dave Horsby called 74 min­ utes worth on Sunday. FROM THE BULLSPEN: Game four is Thursday in Hanover at 8:45. Game five will be in Brussels Friday night at 9:00. Get there early if you want a good seat. the break to gel four goals in the third period. The first two were scored by Tim Robinson, the first from Justin Black, the second unas­ sisted. Tyler Fenton assisted Justin Campbell for the third goal, while Craig Marks slammed in the final point with 27 seconds left on the clock. This game saw Matthew Cameron helping out on defense and the team missed the help of forward Sherri Robinson who is in Florida. Belgrave fans Connie Kuc, Tracey Robinson, Jennifer and Lisa Black won he super fans prize bag for their enthusiasm and co-ordinat­ ed cheers. In the third game, Belgrave had their hands full with a strong St. Marys team, but once again team work and a"never give up attitude" brought them to a 5-3 victory. St. Marys hit hard during the first period scoring two goals, but Bel­ grave narrowed the lead when Tim Robinson and Jim McCracken assisted Aaron Bakker, who snuck Continued on page 14 BY RUSTY BLADES The Blyth Bantams were elimi­ nated from further O.M.H.A. Play­ off action last week as they lost two games to Normanby. Blyth hosted game three on March 2 as Normanby rode two early third period power play goals to a 7-3 win. Normanby opened a 2-0 first period lead before the line of Tim Lyons, Michael Bromley and Ryan Chamney evened the score. Lyons cut the lead to 2-1, assisted by Bromley and Chamney, as he caught the goalie out of position with four minutes left in the first. The trio combined two minutes later to tie the game at 2-2 as Chamney and Lyons set up Brom­ ley's equalizer. Normanby took a 3-2 lead before the first period ended but Blyth scored the only second period tally to once again even the score, this time 3-3. Tim Lyons had the hon­ ours with an assist to Michael Bromley. It was all Normanby in the third as they scored two early power play goals then added two late goals to power their way to a convincing 7- 3 win. This gave the visitors a 2-1 series lead with the fourth game played in Ayton on March 5. Injuries and a suspension finally took their toll as Normanby won the W.O.A.A. Ban­ tam “E” final coasting past Blyth 7- 2. Three power play goals by Nor­ manby in the first two periods played a large part in staking the RELIEF IS AT HAND! Reduce your bills with a consolidation loan from..... Clinton Community Credit Union 70 Ontario CLINTON EXETER 482-3467 235-0640 Soccer Registration Brussels Optimists Wednesday March 11 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday March 14 9 to 12 noon at B.M. & G. Arena for Boys & Girls 8 & under - $18,00 9 & over - $25.00 Photocopy of birth certificate required Coaches & referees needed For more information call Mike at 887-6449 home team to a 5-0 lead. Both teams notched a goal in the first minute of the third. Michael de Jong counted Blyth's goal as he pinched in al the point and rifled a backhand shot up into the lop shelf. After Normanby took a 7-1 lead, Blyth closed out the scoring late in the game. Peter Craig picked up the rebound of Brian McNichol's shot and fed Tim Lyons in the slot and Lyons buried die puck behind the Normanby netminder. Although two evenly matched teams started the series, injuries and penalties were too much of an obstacle for Blyth to overcome. This 7-2 Normanby victory gave them the W.O.A.A. Championship and a trip to the O.M.H.A. semi­ finals. Group Playoffs are all that is left for the Bantams. Blyth Minor Hockey and Ringette have a season ending banquet planned for April 10. Everyone is welcome, just con­ tact any team official for advance tickets. Congratulations to the Blyth Atoms who won the W.O.A.A. Atom “E” Championship and now advance to the O.M.H.A. Semi- Finals against Cayuga. QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Van­ couver Canucks’ owner Arthur Griffiths, on the Canucks sudden and unexpected rise from medi­ ocrity to the NHL elite: “When people call my name, I don't duck like I used to.”