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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-12-03, Page 11THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3,1997. PAGE 11. Boys off to OFSSA Sharp moves There was plenty of action like this around the Lucknow net in Wingham on Friday night, as the Blyth Midget Bulldogs showed some true grit, to take the game 5-2 . In this, the second game of round robin play in the Silver Stick tournament, the Lucknow goalie does his best to stop the pressure of the 'Dogs #11 Jeff Cowan. Midgets just miss Silver Stick title The Blyth Midget Bulldogs participated in the Wingham Regional Silver Stick Tournament this past weekend. They did quite well throughout, advancing to the 'C' Division Championship Final on Sunday afternoon against Lucknow. The teams played a spirited contest but Lucknow claimed the tournament crown with a 5-3 win, shocking the Bulldogs with the winning goal with seconds left in the contest. The Bulldogs opened the round­ robin portion of the tournament by crushing the Zurich Thunder 9-1. The game was tied 1-1 after only 30 seconds of play but it was all Bulldogs thereafter. Mike Haggitt earned player-of- the-game honours by notching four goals, including a shorthanded effort, as well as one assist. Jeff Cowan earned both a pair of goals and assists. Darrell Gerrits, Mike Courtney and Corey Campbell rounded out the scoring with both Gerrits and Campbell picking up two assists each. Defenders Jamie Black and Mike 'Red' Ansley rounded out the scoring parade with Black earning a single helper and Ansley contributing a whopping four unselfish assists. The Bulldogs played an inspired game in their second round-robin outing as they handed Lucknow their first loss of the season, winning 5 - 2. All 15 players came to play and outworked the opposition for the entire game. Kyle Anderson set up Ansley's opening goal 1:19 into the game. Lucknow tied the game two minutes later but Gerrits, assisted by Cowan, gave the Bulldogs a 2-1 lead with only 18 seconds left in the first frame. The teams played a scoreless second and Campbell gave Blyth a 3-1 lead midway through the third with help from linemates Haggitt and Steve Oldfield. Lucknow quickly cut the lead to 3-2 but Ansley, from Courtney, added some insurance on the powerplay with a laser-like blueline blast. The Bulldogs salted the game away with three minutes remaining in the game as Courtney scored on a goalmouth scramble with assists to Ansley and Cowan. One again Scott Bromley held the Lucknow sharpshooters at bay the rest of the way as the Dogs earned their most impressive victory of the season, to date, with this 5-2 win. The Bulldogs completed the tournament round-robin against Wallace Twp. on Saturday morning. The game was a complete turnaround from the Lucknow win, however, a second intermission attitude adjustment ignited the Bulldogs in the third, to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 triumph. Haggitt started the comeback on a powerplay as he buried a long pass from netminder Bromley. Courtney and Darryl Bromley the the 3-0 the assisted on the game winner with 2:01 left in the game as Cowan skated out from the edge of the crease and found nothing but twine. Cowan iced the win with 40 seconds remaining and the Wallace Twp. netminder on the bench in favour of an extra attacker as he drilled a high slapshot from outside the blueline into the net. The Bulldogs completed round-robin portion of tournament with a perfect record which sent them into tournament playoffs against Tees water, who finished in second spot in the other round-robin group. The game was scoreless until with six minutes remaining in the second period Oldfield sent Anderson in on the Teeswater creasekeeper. Anderson tucked in his own rebound to give Blyth the only goal they would need. Darryl Postma set up the insurance goal one minute into the third as Haggitt slipped the puck into the open net after deking the goalie out of position. The Bulldogs rode the shutout goaltending of S. 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