HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-02-03, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3,1999.
PeeWees advance
to semi-final match
It was a romp for the Blyth Pcc-
Wccs as they completed their best-
of-three quarter final series against
Belmore.
The squad hit the ice in Belmore,
Jan. 26, prepared to end the series.
They jumped into the lead quick
ly when Cole Stewart blasted one
in at 14:14 with Steve VanAmers-
foort following up just a minute
later.
Belmore drew within one only to
see Micah Loder's shot re-establish
the two-goal margin.
As the final five minutes of the
first licked down, C. Stewart (two)
and Loder added to the score.
First period assists went to
Loder, VanAmersfoort, T.J. Marks,
Midgets win opener
The Blyth Midget Bulldogs
opened their defence as WOAA
champions Sunday afternoon in
Blyth against Lion's Head.
The Bulldogs scored three, first-
period goals and led 5-0 midway
through the second frame.
Lion's Head scored twice late in
the second period to cut the lead to
5-2.
Blyth played a defensive third
and got some big saves from Dean
Wilson in net for a scoreless
Clinton whitewashes
Tykes for second time
On Saturday, Jan. 23 the Brussels
Tykes were shutout for the second
game in a row as Clinton blanked
them 3-0. The tykes neglected to
forecheck and created few good
scoring chances.
After a scoreless first half of the
game Clinton scored three
unanswered goals to ice the victory.
Brock Spencer led the Clinton
attack with two goals.
On Saturday, Jan. 30 the Tykes
hosted their rivals from Blyth.
After a scoreless first period the
Brussels Tykes found their scoring
touch. Cody Subject was sent in
alone, on a pass from Joel
Wilkinson, to score on a
Brussels wins close one
In spite of numerous penalties in
the first game of Round 1 of the
WOAA playoffs, the Brussels Pee
Wees took a slim victory over
Zurich, Jan. 27.
Though Zurich got on the board
first, in the late minutes of the
opening period, Brussels rebounded
in the second, thanks to a hattrick
from Joel Hemingway.
Hemingway's three goals came
four minutes apart, at 8:44, 4:39
and 38 seconds.
Tyler Campbell was involved in
each play and other assists went to
Jonathon Engel, Scan Hocgy and
Robbie McClure.
Zurich pulled to within one al
2:50 of the third but was unable to
C. STewart, Kirk Stewart and Trov
er Koehler.
Blyth did not slow down the
attack in the second, extending
their lead to 9-2. Goals went to
VanAmersfoort, K. Sicwarl and
Marks.
C. Stewart and Brett Bean earned
assists.
Though Belmore kept even with
Blyth for third-period goals, al
three each, the visitors lead was
insurmountable.
Shots from Lee Prescott, Loder
xmd VanAmersfoort gave the Blyth
team at 12-5 victory. VanAmers-
foorl lent a hand on the two other
third-period markers.
Blyth now advances to the
WOAA semi-finals.
period.
Dave Ansley scored twice for
Blyth with singles going to Kyle
Anderson, Joel Arthur and Darrell
McDougall. Assists went to Jamie
Black, Matt McLellan, Joel
Kellington, Steve Oldfield and K.
Anderson.
Blyth travels to Lion's Head
Friday night for an 8:30 start, then
is back in Blyth Sunday, at 3 p.m.
The WOAA final is a three out of
five series.
breakaway. A minute and a half
later Taylor Prior took a pass from
Subject and scored to give Brussels
a 2 - 0 lead. Subject got his second
of the game converting a pass from
Herbie Runstedler.
Early in the third period Brendan
Stretton one timed a nifty centering
pass from Ben Gowing to give
Brussels a 4-0 lead. Gowing
completed the scoring by notching
two goals in the last two minutes of
the game. Stretton earned an assist
on Gowing's second goal.
Ryan Smith earned the shutout in
the Brussels net.
Next Saturday Brussels hosts
Bayfield at 10 a.m.
even the score.
On Friday, Zurich came to town.
Hemingway was first off the
mark, scoring at 10:02 of the first.
Engel assisted.
The hometowners quickly boost
ed their lead to 3-1 in the second.
However, Zurich got fired up, pop
ping in three more while keeping
Brussels scoreless.
The team was hampered by
penalties as Brussels had players in
the box seven limes to Zurich's
three. Two of the four goals were
scored on power plays.
Zurich took the 4-3 win.
The deciding game in the bcsl-of-
three scries was held in Brussels
Feb. 2.
Watch the footwork
A Kincardine player falls as a Belgrave Intermediate Girl Team 1 skater steals the puck in
their Jan. 30 match up in Brussels. Kincardine went on to take the close game 1-0.
Atom Reps take it to the wire
The Brussels Atom Reps look
their playoff series against Zurich
to the wire.
The team travelled for the first
game Jan. 25 and lost to the home
squad 3-1. Brussels had the pres
sure on in the first period, but
Zurich's goalie made some stellar
saves to hold them off. Despite
great goaltending, split in the Brus
sels net by Jeff Elliott and Kyle
Gibson the hosts managed to sneak
one past in every period.
Tale Stephenson, assisted by
Darcey Cook finally got Brussels
on the board in the third, driving
one between the pipes. But it was
loo little, too late and the visitors
returned home down by one game.
On Jan. 27 Brussels had home ice
advantage and nailed a close one 2-
1.
Again goallending told the tale
with solid efforts given between the
pipes at both ends of the ice.
Stephenson, assisted by Steven
Ropp got it started in the first, then
was followed minutes later by a
shot from Matt White to pul his
team up by two. Andrew McDon
ald earned the assist.
There was lots of nailbiting for
Brussels fans as Zurich scored
early in the third to bring them
within one, but the home squad
held on for the victory.
Home again on Jan. 30, the Brus
sels teams was all over Zurich for a
4-0 whitewash.
White scored two in the first,
with an assist to Josh Albrcchtas on
the second one, while Chris Corbett
lit the red lit twice in the third.
McDonald assisted on the first Cor
bett marker.
It was a great team effort for
three periods, with strong defensive
work from Cory Chapman,
Albrcchtas, Milch Blake and Tyler
Jutzi. Gibson and Elliott shared the
shutout.
The one game scries lead was
short lived, however, as Zurich beat
them the next day al home 5-2.
Albrcchtas and Corbett notched
the Brussels goals.
Coaches said the team just could
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n't seem to get things going the
right way in this game and were
frustrated by a lack of calls against
both teams.
The deciding game in Zurich on
Monday night was a heartbreaker.
Brussels led with two goals until
halfway through the third period
when Zurich scored the tie-maker
setting them up for what was a 3-2
victory and series win.
Assistant Coach Randy White
said, "The team played, a great
game, but came up short. An unfor
tunate bounce allowed Zurich to
gain possession and score the win
ner with 39 seconds left on the
clock."
Scoring for Brussels was Ropp
with an assist by Albrechtas and
Stephenson and Corbett, assisted
by Cory Chapman.
"Il was a very physical and tough
series," said White, "but the boys
should hold their heads high for a
job well done."
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