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The Citizen, 1997-07-16, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16,1997 Sports Up, down week for Squirt Girls Men bowl at Brussels greens It was an up and down week for the Belgrave Squirt Girls ball team when they went one for two. The squad travelled to Brussels for the July 7 game and met a tough opponent. Belgrave started the scoring in the second inning, tallying five, aided by homers from Kerri Meier and Nicole Proctor. Brussels would not be held back, scoring seven in retaliation. Belgrave evened up the score with two runs in the third only to see Brussels attain a 13-7 lead in the bottom half. Belgrave was unable to mount a comeback, scoring only one in their last at-bat. The result was much more to the squad's liking when they took on Ethel, at home, July 11. With Charlene Bromley on the mound, Ethel was held scoreless as she struck out one. Belgrave took advantage of the opportunity, putting two on the Mite Boys lose 2 Belgrave Mite Boys met strong competition last week as they suf­ fered two defeats at the hands of Ethel and Walton. Belgrave got on the board early in the July 9 match, when Orrey Bromley homered, but the defense could not hold off a powerful Ethel team. Though Darcey Cook earned an out by throwing to Spencer Shaw for the tag out at home and Kyle Procter threw to Zach Home for an out at first, Ethel scored the maximum seven runs. Shaw came home in the second for Belgrave's second run, but the home team scored another seven in the bottom of the inning. Down 14- 2, the squad began to make a come­ back, scoring three in the third when Bromley, Procter and Andrew Procter came home. Shutting down their opposition, Belgrave added two in the fourth from Cook and a homerun by Blyth loses, The Blyth PeeWees soccer team has a 1-1-2 record for the last month as they played in low-scor­ ing, tight games. They took a loss, June 18, against Clinton Cheetahs, going down 2-1. Emily Slotegraaf scored on a head shot, assisted by Jeremy Van Amersfoort off his comer kick. Meeting the Clinton Cosmos, June 25, Blyth took a first half lead when Justin Black scored twice. VanAmersfoort earned two assists with Jeremy Hanna, Melanie Bouman and Slotegraaf each aiding the scoring plays. Clinton tied the game in the sec­ score sheet when Bromley and Jenni Hopf came home. Ethel edged their way into the lead in the second off the pitching of Hopf when she walked three bat­ ters, all of whom eventually scored. With Ethel's pitcher having trou­ ble with the strike zone and the careful eye of Belgrave batters, six players took walks while Bromley smashed a triple. Seven runs were added. Kristen Palmer took the ball for Ethel's third at-bat, walking the first three before achieving two outs. Another base on balls and threes singles resulted in Ethel tal­ lying seven runs to bring the score to 10-9 in their favour. Belgrave recovered their lead with numerous walks and a single by Emily Elston to take the total to 15 runs. Ethel was able to score only two in their last at-bat, one a homer. The back-catching duo of Elston and Erin Sanders did a great job. Home. Cook earned four strikeouts on the mound for the third and fourth innings. Trevor Hopf made a good defen­ sive play for the third out of the third inning when he nabbed a grounder for the tag at first. Ethel doubled Belgrave 14-7. They took their second loss when Walton came to town the following night. The visitors jumped in front with five runs in the first and seven in the second before Belgrave scored. Earning the maximum seven runs in the third, Walton took a 19 to four lead. Belgrave tacked on one more in each of the final two innings to end the game with a 19-6 deficit. Good defensive plays were made by Kyle Procter with a caught fly ball, Home with a force out at third and Kris Stryker with a nice catch at first for an out. wins, ties ond half, to finish with a 2-2 score. Victory was Blyth's, July 2, when they travelled to Lucknow to take on the Heat. Luke Slotegraaf netted the ball in the first half, assisted by Bouman and Jim McCracken's throw in. Michelle Klasen caused a throw in during the final minute of play, resulting in a goal by VanAmers­ foort. They captured a 2-1 win. Blyth had to settle for a 1-1 tie, July 9, when Wingham took the field. Ashley Howson scored the lone Blyth goal off an assist by Beth Bylsma and VanAmersfoort. Brussels Livestock Sales sponsored a men's lawn bowling tournament at the Brussels greens Thursday, July 10 with 36 men participating. Winners were: first, Gerry Doney and John Kuindersma, Stratford, three wins, 54 plus 10; second, Bill Graham and Bert Wydeven, St. Marys, three wins, 45; third, George Cantelon and Arnald Keyes, Clinton, three wins, 43; fourth, Jim Walsh and Graham McDowell, Blyth, two wins, 46 plus seven; fifth, Ed Smythe and Elmer Young, Clinton, two wins, 41; sixth, Deb Reed and Murray Taylor, Orangeville (Monora Club), two wins 39; seventh, Mac MacKay and Dennis Langridge, Wingham, two wins, 39; eighth, Jack Muir and Neil Bell, Seaforth, two wins, 33; ninth, Bob Thompson, and Jim Stotts, Exeter, two wins, 38; consolation, Brad Petteplace and Donald MacKinnon, Lucknow. A trebles lawn bowling tournament will be held at the greens Saturday, July 19 at 1:30 p.m. U-lOs down Newton Tigers On June 10 the Brussels II - U-10 soccer team journeyed to Newton to meet the Newton Tigers. In what was a relatively even contest, Brussels took an early lead on a goal by Greg Bowers. Determined, hard work by Steven ("Petey") McNichol and Mitch Blake paid off as they netted one each, helping Brussels gradually expand their lead. The Tigers clawed their way back, scoring one, but strong offensive play by Brussels half back Blake Griffiths helped to keep the ball out of further danger in the Newton zone. Justin Hubbert put the game out of reach, picking the comer from the lop of the penalty area and netting the fourth Brussels goal. The Brussels full backs played well throughout the game, minimizing the number of good Newton scoring chances. The final score was 4 - 1 in favour of Brussels. Pre-Mites lose The overpowering bats of the Gowans town team were too much for the Brussels PreMites when they came to town, July 10. The visitors struck quickly and often, blasting seven homers in the four inning game, bringing in a total of 27 runs. Brussels got on the board in the second when Justin Pipe led off with a double followed by singles from Cody Subject and Jill Bridge to tally one. Christopher Becker also popped a single only to be forced out at second when Gowans town turned a double play off a hit by Andrew Lichty. The Brussels bats came around in the third and fourth, adding six more runs to the score. Singles were earned by Bradley Quesenber- ry(two), Sean Slater, Subject (two), Becker (two), Bridge and Brianne Wheeler. The defensive team of Wheeler and Bridge clicked as they tossed out two runners at first Bowling challenge Though the hot, hazy and humid weather may have put the damper on some activities, the men of the Brussels Lawn Bowling Club held a tournament, July 10, with participants from across the region. Lou Ebel of Brussels takes aim for his shot. Barracudas do swimmingly The Brussels swim team travelled to Mitchell for the first swim team of the year. Results were: Free Swim - Under eight - boys, Chase Chapman, first; girls, Mary Ann Aitchinson, first; Lauren Spink, fifth; nine and 10-year-old boys - Brent Wheeler, second; Drew Thomas, fifth; 11 and 12- year-old girls - Brittany Kellington, fifth; 13 and 14-year-old boys - Matt Elliott, first. Back Stroke - under eight - boys, Chase Chapman, first; girls, Lauren Spink, third; nine and 10- year-old boys - Brent Wheeler, first; Richard Goetz, third; Cory Chapman, sixth; 9 and 10-year-old girls - Jessica Spink, third; 13 and 14-year-old boys - Matt Elliot, second; 15+ girls - Jillian Houston, first. Front Crawl - under eight girls, Mary Aitchinson, first; Lauren Spink, fifth; nine and 10-year-old, boys - Drew Thomas, fourth; nine and 10-year-old girls, Alexis Patch, fourth; 13 and 14-year-old boys, Matt Elliott, second; Open - Jillian Houston, second. Butterfly - nine and 10-year-old boys - Brent Wheeler, second; nine and 10-year-old girls - Jessica Spink, fifth; 11 and 12-year-old boys, Aaron Richmond, second. Relays - under 8, first place, (ClBC DAN MALONEY CFP Investment Specialist 887-6521 or 523-4247 ~ Investment Planning ~ ~ Retirement Planning - ~ Estate Planning ~ Chase Chapman, Krista Richmond, Lauren Spink, Mary Aitchinson; nine and 10-year-old boys, second place, Brent Wheeler, Cory Chapman, Richard Goetz, Drew Thomas; nine and 10-year-old girls, second place, Candice Ross, Mary Aitchinson, Jessica Spink, Alexis Patch; 11 and 12-year-old girls, third place, Katie Aitchinson, Lacey McCall, Nicole White, Brook Wheeler. At the end of the day, Brussels finished with 162 points (one point behind Seaforth). The coaches, Amy Crawford and Heather Douma as well as participants and parents, were thrilled with the outcome of the fourth place finish behind larger towns such as Stratford, Mitchell and Seaforth. PeeWees win The Hullett PeeWee Girls brought their season record to seven wins and two losses with a game against Seaforth on July 14. Hullett put another in the win col­ umn with this 21-6 victory. Tiffany Reinhart and Jody God­ frey split the pitching, while Melis­ sa Snell led the offense with two homers, one in the first and another in the third.