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The Citizen, 1996-08-14, Page 11MoCesworth Convenience Groceries - Gas - Videos Hand Dipped Ice Cream Cones Fax & Photo Copy Service PROPRIETORS: PAT & ELLIOTT CULLEN PH.: (519) 291-2007 FAX: 291-2572 Bring this ad in and get a double scoop for the price of a single. Expires July 31/96 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1996 PAGE 11. Mosquitoes end winning season with 6-3-1 record The Blyth Mosquito team started the second half of its season on a continuing positive streak with a 2- 1 victory over Wingham Wind on June 27. Goals were scored by Mat Anderson and Sabrina Buffinga. The next week saw a 4-2 win over Clinton Cosmos, three by Anderson, assisted twice by Luke Slotegraaf, and one by Teag Onn from a Tristam Irving throw-in. It was a rout for the Blyth Blue Jay Tykes when they took to the field against Colborne 2, July 22. The bats were on fire and the defense was sharp as the Blue Jays downed their opponents 31-11. A total of seven homeruns were belted by Darcey Cook (two), Kendall Whitfield, Brittney Peters (two) and Jenna Rinn (two). Triples were added by Robert Thompson, Erin Moore, Brittany Cook, Rinn and Cook. Eric Caldwell had soft hands as he caught a pop up as well as mak- ing a good stop to get the ball to second for an out. Shortstop Brittney Peters and first baseman Anthony Peters com- bined for an excellent play at first. Two days later, the team trav- elled to Auburn and were rewarded with another big win. Defense was the name of the game in the first as Mary Thomp- The Blyth Mite Boys split the week's games, earning a decisive win against Tuckersmith (Vanastra) and suffering a loss to Seaforth. The squad attacked early against Tuckersmith, July 23, tallying seven runs in their first at-bat. Darcey Cook, Raymond deBoer and Korey Machan each hit singles while Ryan McClinchey, Justin Peters and Josh Albrechtas helped bring in the runs with homers. The steady arm and good fielding of pitcher Jamie Ross played a role in each of the first inning outs, including two strikeouts, to keep Tuckersmith off the board. Back at the plate, the bats would not be still. Peters and Ross crushed homeruns, Danny Cullen smashed a triple, Cook and deBoer blasted doubles and Kyle McNeil popped a single which pushed in two runs. Good teamwork between Ross and first baseman Josh Albrechtas put two batters out with Ross strik- ing out the third. Peters was steady behind the plate for the second inning. Though holding a 15-0 lead, Blyth did not ease up as another eight crossed the plate. Machan knocked a double while homeruns were cranked by Peters, Ross, Albrechtas, McClinchey and deBoer. Quick actions and reactions by Ross again held Tuckersmith score- less through three. The first out came off a ball smashed back to the pitcher for an out at first. The sec- ond out was earned when Ross reacted to a grounder for a toss to Darcey Cook at second. The final out was on strikes. Pushing their lead to 30-0, Blyth batted in seven runs in the fourth. dcBoer added a triple to his total while Peters and Albrechtas hit their fourth and third homers, respectively. Nick Stryker crushed a dinger as well. Ross's arm was rested for the fourth as Albrechtas took the nound for the first time. He had a The next game saw the third tic, a 0-0 situation with Wingham Strikers. Happily, the team moved home games to the new field behind the arena in Blyth on July 18, meeting Goderich MacDonalds, undefeated so far this year. The team was off to a quick start with two goals in two minutes by Anderson, assisted by Slotegraaf and Anthony dcBoer, son began a double play, catching a fly ball and throwing to Kaitlyn Toll for the second out. Darcey Cook finished the inning with a good pop fly nab. Blyth held the lead on the strength of a Brittany Cook first- inning homerun. The bats were popping in the sec- ond when Brittney Peters and Moore smashed triples and Darccy Cook and Rinn corked homers. Anthony Peters' glove was key in the home half of the inning as he caught pop flys for the first two outs. Following a homerun by Whit- field, the Blyth team held strong, with excellent plays off grounders. Darcey Cook threw to Whitfield for the first out. Brittney Peters' toss to Whitfield earned the second and Darcey Cook earned the final out on his own, at second. Topping up the score in the third good showing with battery mate McClinchey, who nabbed the first out with a good throw to third base- man Peters, on an attempted steal. Even with another good play at the corner, Tuckersmith broke the shutout, earning the maximum runs in the inning. The final score was 30-7 for Blyth. The outcome was quite different, July 25, when the squad travelled to Seaforth. Held off the board in the first, Blyth allowed seven Seaforth runs, off pitcher McClinchey before Peters took the mound. The offense woke up in the sec- ond, tying the score at seven. Machan started the attack with a double and a steal at third. He came home on a single by McClinchey. Peters cleared the bases with a two-run homer. Stryker took advantage of a walk, stealing second and third. Brittney Peters also walked then stole sec- ond behind McClinchey. The bases were loaded when Seaforth put Albrechtas on. deBoer seized the opportunity, smashing a grand slam for the max- imum runs. Blyth could not keep their oppo- nent off the bags as five more run- ners came home. McClinchey relieved Peters after one strikeout and six batters. With a ground ball back to the mound, a mid-half boot from an Anderson pass. They finished the half three ahead on yet another Anderson goal from halfback Darwin Buffinga's pass, but Goderich surged back in the second half, and despite valiant defense work, scored four times to take the lead before Anderson again notched one in, assisted by half Albert was Rinn with a four bagger. Kaitlyn Toll helped close out the match with two outs at third off grounders. The final score was 33 to 11 for Blyth. The July 29 trip to Clinton was well worth it as the Blyth Blue Jay Tykes brought home a 29-18 win. Numerous home runs and triples contributed to the big tally, with Darcey Cook, Erin Moore, Justin Ritchie and Kendall Whitfield belt- ing the four-baggers. Brittney Cook, Robert Thompson, Emily Urquhart, Anthony Peters and Ritchie cranked the triples. Good defensive plays at first were made by Darcey Cook, Ash- lee Cook and Moore. Peters was instrumental in a triple play to end the contest when he caught a pop up, stepped on first then threw to second for the final out. McClinchey retrieved and touched homeplate for the second out. The third came on a strikeout. Down by five, Blyth went three up, three down in the top of the third. Seaforth added one more to their lead in the bottom half around McClinchey's three strikeouts. Blyth began to edge their way back on the inability of the Seaforth pitcher -to get the ball across the plate. Brittney Peters and Darcey Cook walked, followed by a single by Albrechtas. With the bases load- ed, Cullen walked to force in a run. A single by deBoer brought in two but Cullen was tagged out at sec- ond. Trailing 13-10, Blyth could not hold Seaforth off the bags, allowing six runs off McClinchey pitching. Stryker made a nice play, stop- ping a bouncing grounder and throwing to Cook at first for the final out. With a final at-bat, Blyth man- aged only three runs. McClinchey started the inning with a double, with Justin Peters bringing him home with a single. Stryker earned an RBI on a grounder to first. Darcey Cook walked, stole second and crossed the plate on an Albrechtas double. Albrechtas made the third out on an attempted steal to third. Seaforth took Blyth 19-13. Sicrtscma. Quickly Goderich took a one goal lead again but with about three minutes left in the game, Nick Courtney gave Blyth the tic, assisted by Anderson. One last Goderich kick off with only a minute to go saw Anderson and Siertsema again grab the ball and turn it down the field to hand the Goderich team their first season loss (6-5)! Blyth's final game against Wingham Warriors was more sedate, a 5-0 win with two by The rout was on when the For- mosa Squirt Girls travelled to Brus- sels, Aug. 6, for a WOAA match up. Lesley Pepper was throwing smoke from the mound, striking out 17 and earning a no-hitter. For- mosa scored one run in the first on an error. Brussels' bats were hot as they scored two in the first, two more in the second followed by one, three and three to capture an 11-1 win. The pair met the following day on Formosa's home field, with a Brussels Bs won their final season game in Newton, beating a short-handed team 4-3. The Brussels team which had received an 8-0 defeat from Palmerston the week before dominated the Newton team. Brussels went ahead on a goal by Phil Graber. The Brussels forwards, led by Terry Brown, kept up the attack and had many scoring opportunities. Newton evened the score on a direct kick in front of the goal. The shot went past the wall and bounced off the left post into the net. Brussels countered with a goal by Terry Brown. Newton pressed Brussels, but were frustrated in their scoring attempts by keeper Bronwyn Dunbar. The fullbacks, Scott Clarkson and Pat Brown, worked well together and constantly broke up the Newton attack. Terry Nichol added another goal for Brussels. The game was a hard fought affair with Brussels' Andrew Grant being sidelined with an ankle injury and late in the game a Anderson, one each for Buffinga, Siertsema, and Onn. The Mosquitoes finished with six wins, three ties, and one loss, with an additional 7-2 victory in an exhibition game with Brussels. Top scorer was Anderson with 21 in the regular season. Defense players (Bosma, Hill, Sherred, Irvin, dcBoer. and Onn) allowed only 16 goals against, compared to 33 scored for by the halfs and forwards. An excellent job by all players. similar outcome. Pepper was once again key to a strong defense, striking out 18 and allowing only one hit. In a repeat, the opponent's only run came in on an error. Off to a five-run lead in the first, Brussels never looked back. Nicole Mastnak belted two homers, including a grand slam in the first. Courtney Sallows added a four-bagger in the seventh. The squad now moves on to the semi-finals against the winner of the Ripley-Walkerton matchup. Newton player had to retire with a similar injury. In the late moments of the game the Brussels team let up and Newton scored two goals but Terry Brown's goal proved to be the winner and Brussels hung on to win. • In the home game Acre-T dropped a close one to Palmerston 1-0. The league tournament will be held on Monday night, Aug. 19, and Aug. 20. Belgrave PeeWees nip Ethel The Belgrave PeeWee boys won a close ball game against Ethel on July 22. Playing at home Belgrave battled their visitors to a 9-7 finish. Justin Campbell's two homeruns and Myron Hussey's blast helped the team to victory. Other runs Continued on page 21 Blyth Tykes' bats dominate Seaforth downs Mites 19-10 Brussels Squirts move on Brussels Bs win 4-3 Are You Interested in Stewardship of our Natural Resources? The Huron Stewardship Council founding committee is seeking volunteer council members representative of the diversity of land ownership and land interests in Huron County. Consider adding your skills and expertise to this community- based stewardship program. The Huron Stewardship Council mission is "To advocate and implement responsible management of our soil, water and other natural resources through cooperative efforts of the Huron County community". Its goals include raising awareness of responsible stewardship practices and stewardship issues and facilitating access to resource management assistance. Applications are invited from Huron County residents or landowners. The application deadline is September 23, 1996. Please contact Steve Bowers at (519) 357-3131 for more information.