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The Citizen, 1999-03-31, Page 9Brussels Tykes just miss The Brussels Tykes con­ cluded their season by partici­ pating in the year-end league tournament in Goderich. In their first game they played Blyth and jumped into an early 4-0 lead. Early in the final period Blyth scored to end the shutout bid by Ryan Smith. However Brussels replied with three goals to make the final score 7 - 1. The. Brussels attack was led by Ben Gowing with four goals, Cody Subject a pair and Evan Ducharme a single marker. Assists went to Ducharme with a pair, and sin­ gles to Gowing, Taylor Prior, Thomas Johnston, Herbie Blyth Novices win 4-2 After starting out on the los­ ing end of the final round of group playoffs, the Blyth Novice B team forced Goderich into a fourth and deciding game to be sched­ uled for this week. The two teams met March 22 in Blyth for the first contest which was taken to sudden death overtime. Blyth got on the board in the first when Curtis Robertson took a pass from Lee Watkins and Brittany Peters at the 2:06 mark. Goderich evened the tally early in the third before Blyth regained the lead on a Derek Youngblut shot. The visitors again tied it up, sending the game into over­ time. Goderich took the first Curlers end season Brussels Curling Club ended the season with /^its annual meeting and potluck dinner Friday. The new executive is past presi-dent, Steve Steiss; pres­ ident, Bob Alexander; first vice, Brad Speiran; second vice, Jenette Renwick; secre­ tary-treasurer, Velma Locking; bonspiel committee, Stu Steiss, Orville Bauer; draw committee, John Vanass, Dona Knight, Tom Warwick; ice committee, Merv Bauer; auditor, Madeline Steiss. The overall winners of the "Ike" Rann trophy were: skip, Steve Steiss; vice, Pauline Patterson; second, Tom Warwick. The overall winner of the Walter Scott trophy were: skip, Nora Stephenson; vice, Doris Fischer; second, Bev Palmer. PeeWees win The Blyth Peewees won the WOAA group playoffs when they defeated Teeswater in two straight. After a scoreless first peri­ od in the March 22 matchup, Blyth opened with a second period netter from Trever Koehler. Andy Toll assisted on the play. Koehler put Blyth up by two, with the help of Ryan McClinchey, before the period was out. Though Teeswater got on the board in the third, Blyth maintained their two-goal edge when Micah Loder popped one in in the final Continued on page 10 Runstedler and Brendan Stretton. In the semi-finals Brussels took on the host Goderich squad in what turned out to be an exciting and entertaining affair. Brussels came out fired up and controlled the play pro­ ducing several good scoring chances. However Goderich goalie made several excellent saves to keep Brussels off the scoreboard. Subject finally scored for Brussels taking a pass from Stretton and wristing a shot in the open comer. Midway through the final period Goderich on a wrap­ game 3-2 when they got one past the Blyth goaltender with only 1:36 remaining in the overtime period. The second game, March 23, began as an easy match for Goderich when they took a 3- 0 lead well into the third peri­ od. However, Blyth put on a late burst, scoring three in under three minutes to tie the game. Youngblut began the come­ back, scoring on a pass from Anthony Peters and B. Peters, at 2:46. Robertson slid one over the line with 50 seconds left on the clock. A. Peters scored the tying goal 18 seconds before the buzzer. Assists went to Kendall Whitfield and B. Peters. ♦ Introducing VIPER, an aggressive new post-emergent weed control solution for soybeans. VIPER hits weeds fast and fierce and gives you the freedom to choose the best soybean varieties. You can count on VIPER herbicide for season-long, broad-spectrum weed control in a single pass. Ask your retailer about VIPER or call 1.800.263.1228 for more information. Get the killer instinct. www.farmIinepartners.com I Online solutions for profitable farming. around play, tied the score at one apiece. With four minutes remaining a long shot eluded Smith to give Goderich a 2-1 lead. Despite a valiant effort by the Brussels Squad they were unable to get the tying goal past the Goderich goalie. The loss eliminated Brussels from the tournament. Despite this tough defeat the Tykes had a very successful season winning two tourna­ ment championships and a second-place finish in league play. Over the complete sea­ son they ended with a record of 25 wins, eight iosses and two ties. MARCH 31. 1999. PAGE 9 When the mixed rink of Steve Steiss, second from left, Pauline Patterson, and Tom Warwick, right, got together this season, they were almost unbeatable. Past President Steve Bowles presented them with the D.A. Rann Trophy for earning 51 points to top the league. Neither team was able to score in overtime, giving each one point. On Sunday, Goderich returned to town and this time, Blyth was ready. Lee Watkins and A. Petters notched goals in the first to put them up 2-0. Robertson, Byron Broome, Katie McClinchey and Johnathon McDowell earned assists. They continued to dominate as McClinchey and A. Peters popped in two more in the sec­ ond for a four- goal lead. A. Peters and Roman Sturzenegger assisted on McClinchey’s goal. Goderich got on the board in the third, but fell short. Blyth won 4-2. Top curlers Stephenson, second from left, Doris Fischer, third from left and Bev Palmer, right rink earned the Walter Soctt Trophy with 45 1/2 points in this winter's curling season at Brussels. Women's Curling League President Jo- Ann McDonald presented them with the trophy