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Barracudas improve
due to determination
BRUSSELS MINOR
HOCKEY REGISTRATION
Thurs.,
Sept. 7
Fri.,
Sept. 8
7 - 9 p.m.
Brussels,
Morris
& Grey
Arena
Late Fee of $20.00 after Sept. 24
No registrations accepted after Oct. 1, 1994
HOCKEY
EQUIPMENT
SALE
Friday,
September 8
7 - 9 p.m.
no sales before
Friday
FEES
Pretyke $135
Tyke $135
Novice $150
Atom $155
Pee Wee $160
Bantam $165
Midget
$170
Juvenile $175
Families $405
The race is on
Action like this from the Walton Trans-Can National
Motocross races was a highlight for many area residents.
Thousands came to see at least some of the races during
this four day event.
The final swim meet of the
summer for the BMG Barracudas
was held in Godcrich on Aug. 12.
Team members competing at the
meet were Jessica Spink, Aaron
Richmond, Michelle DeWit,
Rachel Elliott, Matthew Elliott,
Katie Clark,, Cassie Bootzin,
Ashley Gropp, Cynthia DeWit,
Christina DeWit, Lisa Blake, Stacy
Hahn, and coach Jay Hahn.
The team's hard work and
training resulted in 67 points and a
10th place finish.
The relay teams were the top
point-getters for Brussels, as each
Barracuda relay team swam to a top
five finish.
The open girls relay team,
consisting of Cynthia DeWit, Stacy
Hahn, Lisa Blake and Christina
DeWit, placed fifth in their
freestyle relay and fourth in their
medley relay.
The 13 and 14-year-old boys
relay team of Matt Elliott, Cassie
Bootzin, Katie Clark, and Ashley
Gropp placed fourth in the freestyle
relay and third in the medley.
Jessica Spink, Rachel Elliott, and
Michelle DeWit teamed up with a
In the first game of a best of
three series, the Belgrave Bantam
boys ball team met a tough oppo-
nent in Seaforth when the visitors
came to town on Aug. 16.
Seaforth jumped to an early,
though short-lived, lead in the top
of the first, scoring two runs.
Belgrave retaliated with two of
their own when Luke Lockridge
and Jamie McCallum crossed the
plate.
The opposition struck for three in
the second while holding the home-
town boys scoreless.
Trailing 8-2 as they took to the
Bulldogs out
The Brussels Tigers eliminated
the Bulldogs from playoff action
Friday night with a 6-3 win.
The Tigers won the series two
games to one and advance to the
North Division final against either
Belgrave or Monkton.
Todd Uhrig reached base on all
four attempts while Brett Clarkson
and Doug Shaw each batted three
for three.
Uhrig was the winning pitcher
with a 10 hit, seven strikeout
performance, while Dave Smith
and Mike Watson shared the
Bulldogs pitching giving up 11
hits.
The Tigers opened with single
runs in their first two at bats then
scored three in the fifth for a 5-1
lead. The Bulldogs had the tying
run at the plate in their last at bat
before Uhrig convinced Brian
McArter to ground out and end the
game.
In the -series, Uhrig batted seven
for 10 with four homeruns and
seven RBIs, while Doug Shaw was
seven for eight and Brett Clarkson
four for eight.
For the Bulldogs, Andrew
McCutcheon was six for seven and
Dean Rutledge four for seven.
swimmer from Clinton and placed
third in the nine and 10-year-old
boys freestyle relay.
Once again, Jessica Spink swam
extremely well and brought home
three ribbons from her individual
races. Jessica placed second in both
her freestyle and her back crawl
races, and later swam to a third
place finish in butterfly.
Ashley Gropp also made an
excellent showing at the meeting,
bringing home two relay ribbons
and two individual ribbons. Ashley
placed fifth in her back crawl race,
and then, competing in butterfly for
the first time, Ashley placed fourth.
Coach Jay Hahn also swam in the
meet and placed third in both
freestyle and breaststroke, fourth in
back crawl and second in butterfly.
The entire Barracudas team had a
terrific first season of swimming.
Since their first practice in June, all
Learn members have shown steady
improvement as a result of their
hard work and determination, and
the BMG Barracudas are already
looking forward to another
promising season next summer.
bats in the bottom of the third, Bel-
grave captured the lead for the first
time in the game, belting in seven.
Tallies were notched by Adam
Garniss, Dean Walker, Marc
Alexander, Rob Burkholder, Mike
Sanders, Jeremy Campbell and
Bulls open
training
camp
Training camp for the Brussels
Bulls will start Aug. 25 at the
Seaforth arena at 7 p.m.
The first weekend will be for
rookies only and is open to all local
players. There is a $10 registration'
fee to cover ice time, but players
are guaranteed four and a half
hours of ice time. Times are as
follows: Aug. 25, 7 - 10 p.m.; Aug.
26, 1 - 4 p.m.; Aug. 27, 1 - 4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 1 is the annual
rookie game with Seaforth at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 2 the veterans
will be back in camp.
Other exhibition games
scheduled include Sept. 9 against
New Hamburg in Waterloo; Sept.
16 against Kincardine in Seaforth;
Sept. 22 against Kincardine in
Kincardine and Sept. 24 against
New Hamburg in Seaforth.
Coaching staff is - Head Coach
Jim Bridges' Assistant Coach, Mike
Henry, General Manager Ken Ball,
Assistant Manager Joe Kerr.
The bulls are still looking for a
qualified trainer to help with the
team this year.
Another change this year will be
that the Bulls will no longer be
affiliated with the Listowel
Cyclones. A meeting Monday,
Aug. 21 is scheduled to finalize a
New Affiliation with the Kitchener
Dutchmen Jr. B club.
McCallum.
However, the squad could not
defend against the strong hitting of
Seaforth. Six runs scored in the top
of the fourth and Belgrave could
not counter.
Seaforth overtook Belgrave 14-9.
Win 1, lose 1
Though Rick Johnston may have lost his hat, he did keep
a grip on the fly ball caught during this game between
Blyth's Gumper's Stumpers and another Blyth team
Peaches 'n' Cream on Saturday morning. The two teams
were paired off in the Lions Club's Sight First Co-ed
Slowpitch tournament in Blyth this weekend.
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Belgrave Bantams fall 14-9
Sea Otter
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