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
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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.
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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