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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-07-23, Page 9Brussels B beats Palmerston Finally, the victory worth waiting for! Last Wednesday, July 16 on Brussels' own field, the B team was able to keep the lead over Palmerston to win the game 5-3. Starting the game, both teams had the ball in their end with equal chances at goals. However, it wasn't until a fine play by Andrew Exel, who crossed the ball into Centerfield to Terry Brown when the game really began. Brown received the pass and placed the ball just around the goalie, to score Brussels first goal of the night. Not long after, though, Brussels was hit with a penalty shot. Kirk Baillie was caught with a hand ball in the goal area, and left goalie Rolf Frischknecht to try to block the shot. Palmerston shooter, Alicia Wanless shot the ball high. Frischknecht leapt in an attempt to hold the ball out, but was unable to control it as the ball deflected off of the top goal bar and into the net. Brussels B was not about to back down, however, and soon came back with a second goal. After a strong cross in front on a corner kick, Kirk Baillie belted the ball off his head and into the net. Going into the second half with a 2-1 lead, Brussels continued to play strongly. Phil Graber moved the ball up the field with his fancy moves, and Baillie, along with Brown, kept the ball in the Palmerston end for most of the U-8s walk away with 3 victories The Brussels III U-8 soccer team won their last three games. Despite the heat and only two spares, Brussels beat Wallace 5-2 on June 30. Tending nets were Chelsey McLellan and William King. It was a great night for Scott Somerville who scored all five goals. On July 7 the players journeyed to Newton, leaving with a win 2-1. Somerville scored the first goal, then took a corner kick allowing McLellan to score the winning Brussels greens host men’s tourney A trebles lawn bowling tournament, sponsored by Yvonne Knight Insurance was held on very fast greens in Brussels, Thursday, July 19, with eight greens in play. Winners were: first, Cal Cressman, Naomi Brubacher and Anne Evans, Elmira, three wins 46; second, Bob and Audrey McKinley and Jean Shillington, Clinton, three wins, 45; third, Jack McDonald and George and Alice Taylor, Lucknow, two wins, 43; fourth, Blyth Tykes play 30-9 blowout Continued from page 8 at first. Stepping up to the plate, Kendall Whitfield tagged a double, and with the addition of several singles, Blyth tallied seven runs. A nice play between Colton Durie and Brit Peters earned an out at second. Ashlee Cook lagged a runner going to first to end the inning. Blyth struck for four homers, two triples, and a double in the second. Homeruns were blasted by Erin Moore, Nick Dale, Anthony Peters and Cook. Adam deBoer and Katie second half. Leslie Baillie also played strongly as right half back, moving the ball in and around the players' feet. Her strong defense kept anyone from passing around her with the ball! On yet another corner kick, Brussels pulled their offense into the Palmerston area to go for their third goal. Using his head once more, Baillie planted the ball in the top left comer of the net. Palmerston, not ready to give up came back strongly. Their forward line moved the ball slickly up the field. Brussels tried to hold back any shots on goalie Melissa Evans, but could not stop Jessica Lise of Palmerston, who took a long shot from the top of the area. Brussels found themselves fighting to control the ball and move it down into the Palmerston end, but came up without success. Palmerston was given a direct shot just outside of the area. D. J. Porterfield took a long hard shot from outside of the goal area. Although Evans tried hard to block the shot, she was unsuccessful in her attempt. After another long period of passing and dribbling the ball in and around Palmerston players, a Palmerston defender knocked the ball with his hand, and a penally kick was awarded to the Brussels team. Frischknecht took the shot on behalf of the Brussels team, and was successful in putting the ball goal. July 14 in Brussels against Newton II was a hit also. Guarding post were McLellan, Somerville and Andrew Van Vliet, allowing no goals to pass through. Marty Goetz maneuvered three goals past Newton, while Somerville scored. The final score was 5-0 for Brussels. All forwards, centre, defence and halfbacks played strong and hard for a team effort which resulted in this 3-win result. Way to go team. Phil and Theresa Leahy and Pat Johnson, Elmira, two wins, 37; fifth, tied, Don and Marjorie Leslie and Marilyn Lancaster, St. Marys and Dennis and Shirley Schmidt and Lois Switzer, Goderich, two wins, 36; sixth, Helen Bryans, Ken Wood and Doris Waddell, Mitchell, two wins, 34 plus 6; consolation, Murray Lowe, Jean Bewley and Bill Clark, Brussels. The next tournament will be for ladies' pairs, Thursday, July 31. McClinchey added triples with a double from Katie Stryker. The Peterses earned two of the outs in the third when Anthony beat out the runner at first and Britt caught a pop up. Durie and Britt Peters added homers in the bottom of the inning. Good throws from Dale and Matt Wilson to deBoer earned outs on two separate plays. As well as singles in the fourth, Durie added a triple to his point total. The final score was 30-9 for Blyth. into the net. Moving from Centerfield again, Brussels took control of the ball and moved it down field. After a shot's deflection, Baillie struck the ball again as it bounced from the Palmerston goalie's hands. Not being able to move fast enough, the ball bounced between the goalie's legs and into the net. This left the final score at 5-3. The players of Brussels B left that evening feeling quite proud, and are ready for their next game this coming Wednesday. Sharks, Panthers play hot one It was hot weather and hot action when the Sharks and Panthers played in Brussels, July 17. The Sharks ran hard in the field with every player giving their best effort in this 6-4 victory. Morgan Deitner and Taylor Prior joined the short-staffed Sharks for this week's contest. Adrienna McDonald, Connor Smith and Brenden Stretton helped Ryan Smith score four goals, while Alyssa Oldridge and Prior notched one each. Exceptional goaltending by Alexandra McDonald helped hold the Panthers to four. While this team was also short players it didn't stop their enthusiasm in the field, Panthers Coach Kathy Huether said. Robert Cronin, Nicholas Dur- rel, Ray Huether, Megan Miners, Alexandria Raynard, Kendra Siebert and Melissa Stolz all helped Matthew Huether score his four points. "It was a great team effort for the Panthers," said the coach. U-lOs lose Tuesday evening, July 15 saw the Brussels II - UlO's play host to the Listowel Il's. In the initial moments'of the game, Brussels carried the play but Listowel quickly turned the tide and struck for an early goal. Brussels defenders, particularly the steady play of Peter Edgar and Christopher Bernard, kept the visitors from adding to their lead until the game was three quarters done. However, Listowel's relentless attack and good positional play finally paid off with goals two and three. Brussels briefly got back in the game as Greg Bowers took the ball the length of the field to score, but hopes of a comeback were quickly extinguished as Listowel potted another one. The final score was 4-1 in favour of Listowel. Belgrave Mites Continued from page 8 Cook and Spencer Shaw combined for the first out at first base. Belgrave, who had earned two runs in their first at-bat, look the lead in the second, pushing five across the plate. The attack was aided by a homerun off the bat of Procter. Gowanstown regained their hold, hitting for the maximum seven runs and going ahead 10-7. Belgrave was only able to score twice more while allowing Gowanstown to bring home nine. Good defensive plays were made by Cook, who stopped a grounder then tossed to Procter for an out at first. Orrey Bromley turned a double play single-handedly, scooping a grounder and touching first for the second out. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23,1997 PAGE 9. Colt race Two players from the Wingham Colts race to the ball in the Wednesday game against Jag's during Belgrave Kinsmen's annual slowpitch tournament last week. The Colts took the win in this one. Proceeds form the event go towards community betterment. 2 wins end season for Blyth Atom I’s This year, the Blyth Atom teams were split into two teams, a decision which at first caused a few problems as each team had 12 players at the most. However, with the assistance of some Squirts and late registrants, the Division 1 squad started out the season with a 2-1 victory over Wingham Wildcats with goals by Jamie Ross and Justin Peters. The team then had a series of ups 'and downs, shaking out who could play best where but costing several immediate losses. However, with regular skill practices, Scott McLellan becoming regular goalie, and the addition of Mike DeWeerd as centre forward, improved things in mid-season, and in the last five outings, the team lost one, tied one, and won three, including two shutouts for McLellan. On July 9, the team hosted Lucknow Lions with DeWeerd getting two goals, one from a Ross throw-in and one from a pass from Darren Bouman, a squirt player. Ross also scored twice, one a direct return of a goal kick, and the other assisted by Sid Slotegraaf. Matt Bylsma also scored unassisted. The last game on July 18, saw a What if S?S& eouiffi Walk? Or maybe you couldn't speak clearly. Or your vision was blurred. That's what it's like to live with multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable disease of the central nervous system. Things you take for granted can become impossible and you don't know when or where or if it will strike again. But the research and services programs of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada are providing some answers. With your help, we can connect Multiple ScleFOSiS with a cure. 1-800-268-7582 Society of Canada return to Clinton where they had lost two previous games to strong Clinton teams. This lime, the Blyth squad got the lead early on the Clinton Atom Destroyers, with a pass from Kerissa Van Amersfoort to DeWeerd and then to Ross in front of the net. This was followed by a similar pass set up from Raymond deBoer again to Ross. But Clinton came back with one and the remainder of the game saw the score 'hop' up one goal at a time as a Bylsma comer kick was notched in by DeWeerd, who also scored our final two goals, again assisted by Bylsma and Jamie. A close call came with about five minutes to go when Blyth had a hand ball called against them and McLellan nicely caught the penally shot awarded. The Atom 1 team finished the regular season with five losses, four wins, and one tie. They go on to tournament play on July 24 and 26 in Clinton. Thanks from coach Dave Onn to all parents who brought children to games and especially to Mr. Rouw who helped so much at practices.