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The Citizen, 1997-02-12, Page 9Who’s playing whom? THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1997 PAGE 9. Brussels Tykes claim 3 of 4 Members of the Wallace Bantams had a little more finesse than this might appear, defeating the hometown Brussels team by 5-2 in playoff action last Wednesday night. Norwich blasts Novices Brussels Novices did not fare well against Bayfield, when they welcomed them to town for a league game, Feb. 4. Brussels, off to a slow start, faced a 4-0 deficit to get back into the game. With less than half a period left, a shot by Mitch Blake crossed the line. Brent Wheeler earned the assist. Never giving up, Brussels scored again with only 40 seconds remain­ ing, off the stick of Wheeler. Matthew White and Tate Stephenson aided on the play. In tournament play, Brussels travelled to Zurich, Feb. 8, where the competition was not kind. Brussels met Norwich in the first game and lost 10-0. The squad was thoroughly outplayed by a bigger and faster team. Kyle Stephenson was the MVP for Brussels for his valiant effort in net. He faced many difficult shots and made several excellent saves. The second game saw a better result for Brussels, though they still took the loss against Hensail. Brussels scored first at 9:44 of the first, but traded goals for a 2-2 tie going into the final minutes of the match. Hensall got one past the Brussels goalie in the late going, but even with the goalie pulled, Brussels could not score the equalizer. Goals were scored by White and Kyle Proctor. Cory Chapman and White were credited with assists. Proctor was named MVP for Brussels. It's been a verv productive time for the Brussels Tykes as they won three games of four, in nine days. They took to the ice against Clin­ ton B, Feb. 1, doubling up the visi­ tors. Brussels came out storming, blasting six past the Clinton net- minder in the first while allowing only two. Goalscorers were Adam Corbett, Chris Corbett (four) and Christo­ pher Jutzi. Assists went to Wade Stephenson, Matthew Souch, Lance Stafford, William King and Shane Gibson. The attack did not end there as the Corbett brothers each bulged the twine early in the second. Alyssa Gowing and Jake Verbeek earned assists. Clinton managed two more against goalie Chase Chapman, fin­ ishing the game down 84. Last Wednesday, when Blyth came to town, the squad was in for a tougher battle. C. Corbett notched all four goals for the home team, the first at 16:41 of the first. Going into the second up 2-1, Brussels added another at 12:48 before Blyth drew within one. Blyth PeeWees end fast series It was a quick series for Blyth PeeWees when they went up against Hensall in the A division playoffs. Great goaltending by Ryan Lee allowed his teammates to capture a convincing 10-2 win in the first contest. Goals were scored by Jeremy Austin, Craig Marks (two), Scott Austin (two), Matt Anderson (three), Derek Cook and Matt Bromley. The clincher showed superb passing which led to a 9-0 victory Continued on page 11 Blyth tied the game with less than two and a half minutes remaining, but Corbett, with the help of Stephenson and Andrew Baker popped the winning goal with T1 seconds left. Tyler Dietner, Stafford, King and Stephenson also earned assists in the game. Il was another blowout for Brus­ sels when they met Hensall on home ice, Feb. 8. The combination of C. Corbett and Stephenson could not be held back, scoring three of the eight goals. Off the mark early, C. Corbett, with Stephenson and Stafford struck at 18:50 and again at 18:35. C. Corbett then got assistance from linemates Chapman and King for his third netter. Stephenson was back on the ice to set up C. Corbett at 12:10 of the first. A pass from Gowing and Souch aided C. Corbett 39 seconds before the whistle. Even with a comfortable 5-0 lead going into the second, Brussels did not take off the pressure. A. Corbett, assisted by Jutzi, scored at 16:01 with C. Corbett adding his sixth eight minutes later. Hensall finally got on the board at 7:40 of the second, only to see Jutzi, set up by C. Corbett and Gowing, push one over the line at 2:10. The final score was 8-1. Brussels met their most difficult Blyth Tykes Continued from page 8 who scored Blyth's first of the day. After Clinton quickly tied it up, Blyth notched the winning goal before the halfway mark of the first. The final tally was 2-1. opponent, Feb. 9, when they trav­ elled to Bayfield. Brussels fell behind 2-0, by the midway point of the first, before the offense kicked in. With the assistance of Zach Hoegy and Stafford, C. Corbett popped the first of four with less than five minutes left in the first frame. A. Corbett snapped one in before the end of the first to take the team to a tie. The teams traded goals for the second period, ending the game in a 5-5 tie. Others earning assists for Brus­ sels were A. Corbett and Chapman. Blyth Atoms win shutout In the first game of roundrobin play, the Blyth Atom Houseleague team took on Zurich, Feb. 6. With Justin Peters earning a shut out in net for Blyth, it only took one period to win the game. Blyth scored three times off the sticks of Cody Anderson, Ryan McClinchey and Tyler Kemighan. Assists went to Nathan Wither­ spoon and Trever Koehler. The second in the series will be Thursday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m., in Blyth. RWE CAN HELP For the month of Feb. we are giving from every litre of fuel sold, to the Blyth & District . Fke Dept/s new "Rescue Unit Fund" New at Radford’s in Brussels a complete line of Auto body paint and accessories for the auto body mechanic or the do-it-yourself person Whatever you are working on we can mix the paint you need! 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