HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-06-23, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1999.
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Ready for the collision
A Winthrop player makes an effort to slow down as he
charged the plate and the Londesboro catcher during the
slo-pitch tournament in Blyth on the weekend.
Tigers beat Goderich
U-7s get a kick out of game
The Brussels Tigers continued
their Huron County Fastball
League season with a visit to
Goderich to battle the Dukes in the
first of two meetings of last
season’s finalists.
The Tigers opened the scoring in
the first as Steve Fritz ripped an
RBI triple to give the visitors a 1-0
lead.
The Dukes quickly replied in the
bottom of the frame with two
unearned runs off Tigers starter and
winner Doug Conley.
Doug Shaw evened the score
Above the head
T\nq Blyth Thunder soccer players look on as a Lucknow
opponent lifts the ball high for a return kick during their
June 17 match.
with a line drive RBI to centre, the
first of a six-run, Tigers outburst,
quickly building a 7-2 lead.
The Tigers counted one run in
the fourth on a solo homer to right
centre by second baseman Ron
Strome. One inning later Conley
launched a long solo homer to left
to cap the scoring.
Conley went all the way on the
slab fanning six Dukes.
Next home action for the Tigers
is Friday as they welcome the
Goderich Orioles to town for a
7:30 p.m. start.
Elma Public School was the place
to be on Tuesday, June 15 at 7 p.m.
when the Brussels U-7 Tigers had a
great time playing the Elma 2 soccer
team.
Cameron Schlosser was first to be
in goal with Vicki Blake and Blake
Cardiff guarding. The Brussels for
wards were Herbie Runstedler,
Chris Becker and Gavin Bowers.
The game started with a bang as
Runstedler quickly took the ball to
the opposing teams net. He barely
missed getting a goal with the ball
hitting the post. However, Blake
took an opportunity during her shift
to boot it in and came up a winner
with Brussels receiving the first goal
of the game.
Brussels had many shots on the
Elma net which often did not result
in a goal due to the Elma goaltend
ing. Brendan Stretton gave it his all
and had a great kick on Elma’s net
but the goalie quickly stopped it.
Right after this Stretton and Elli
Schimanski took control with great
passes and took the ball once again
down to the opposing teams end
only to have it booted back to the
Brussels end with Schlosser making
a wonderful save.
Randy Zwep showed power in the
Squirt Boys off to good start
The Brussels Squirt Boys got off
to a good start this season, earning
two wins and a tie.
They were then handed three
losses by Belmore (two) and Wrox-
eter before they took on
Gowanstown last week.
Gowanstown sent just four bat
ters to the plate in the top of the
first, leaving the first scoring
chance to Brussels.
Cory Chapman led of with a sin
gle and was pushed to second when
Chris Corbett walked.
Steven Ropp earned the RBI with
a double.
Mike Keffer tapped a single for
an RBI before Phillip Wedow got
on base and Chase Chapman
pushed one across the plate with a
Pre-Mites win
The Brussels Pre-Mites played
their second game of the season as
they hosted Gowanstown.
With good defensive play
Brussels held the visitors to one run
in the first inning. In their half of
the first inning Brussels scored five
runs with some good hitting by the
top of their batting order.
In the second inning
Gowanstown scored one run while
Brussels was shut out to make the
score 5-2.
In the third inning the visitors
scored two runs to reduce the
Brussels lead to one run. However,
the Brussels bats came alive in their
half of the inning as they scored
eight runs to take a 13-4 lead.
In the fourth, Brussels held the
visitors scoreless while they
notched another six runs to take a
commanding 19-4 lead.
In the final inning Gowanstown
scored one run to make the final
score 19-5.
The Brussels attack was led by
Westin McLeod, Brianne Wheeler,
Brendan Stretton, Brad
Quesenberry and Cassidy Peach as
they all were perfect at the plate,
going three for three.
Some great defensive efforts
were exhibited by Andrew Lindsay,
Wheeler and Stretton.
This victory gives Brussels a 2
and 0 record for the season.
defensive position. Stretton had not
given up trying to get a shot through
the pipes when once again he had
another shot on goal only to have it
rebound on him, which resulted in
no goal.
Stretton gave another persevering
try at Elma’s net and rejoiced in a
well-deserved goal making the score
2-0 for Brussels.
Blake took on the position of
goalie for Brussels. Matthew Cardiff
gave some powerful kicks and
showed some great passing tech
niques. Bowers and Schlosser
played fantastic defense keeping the
Elma team from scoring during the
first half of this exciting game
Andrew Lindsay, with his quick
maneuvers, achieved the third goal
of the game for Brussels. Elma tried
valiantly to get a goal into Brussels
net but were unsuccessful. They
soon made up for this in the second
half.
Bowers took over as goalie for
Brussels. Despite a great effort by
Brussels Elma soon scored the first
goal bringing the score to 3-1 for
Brussels. Bowers did not let this
sway him from making some won
derful saves. The whole team during
this game had great passing, which
single.
Adam Corbett took the walk and
Cory Chapman tagged a single for
two RBIs.
Gowanstown tallied five to even
the score after one and a half and
held Brussels scoreless in the bot
tom.
The visitors took the lead for the
first time as they notched three in
the third, but left the bases loaded
to limit the damage.
Wedow took a walk before Chase
Chapman laid down a perfect bunt
along the third base line to advance
the runners.
A. Corbett singled, followed by
Cory Chapman for the RBI.
Chris Corbett was hit by the
pitcher for the walk.
Zach Horne singled but Cory
Chapman was thrown out trying to
get home.
Hullett Mites win 19-14
Runs were the name of the game
when the Hullett Mites took on
Goderich Twp., June 17.
While each team started with just
two in their half of the first, Hullett
blew it open in the top of the sec
ond when they tallied seven.
Goderich Twp. responded with
two to take the score to 9-4.
Hullett pushed five across in the
third only to see their opponent
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fair play.
Zwep had a good kick on goal
with Elma’s goalie putting a halt to
yet another goal. However, Elma
responded to this save with a goal
for themselves on the Brussels net.
The score was now 3-2 for Brussels.
Schimanski took her position as
goalie but soon after Elma scored
their third goal. Stretton once again
took the ball to their end scoring the
fourth goal, with Robert Cronin
assisting, for Brussels.
Lindsay gave a powerful kick,
which made the ball end up over
everyone’s head getting the play
turned towards the opposing net.
This resulted in Zwep achieving the
fifth goal for Brussels with
Schlosser assisting. The play
changed direction once again and
ended up in the Brussels net for
Elma’s fourth goal of the game.
Goalie for the last part of the
game was Cronin. Lindsay achieved
his second goal of the game with
applause from his fans. The final
score was 6-4 for Brussels.
The Brussels U-7 Tigers next
game is Tuesday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at
Eastdale Public School, Listowel
against Listowel 2.
Chris Ulman singled to push a
run in. Keffer walked, but the bases
were left loaded.
Gowanstown scored five in the
fourth, including a grand slam.
With two out in the bottom of the
inning, Cory Chapman tapped a
single, C. Corbett walked and Ropp
was hit by a pitch. The inning
ended when Corbett was tagged out
at second when Home hit a nubber.
Tallying one more run,
Gowanstown left two on base in the
fifth. Cory Chapman earned a dou
ble play, single-handedly.
With one out, Keffer hit a single
before Wedow was called out at
first on a hit.
Chase Chapman’s walk allowed
Keffer to score on an overthrow.
Chapman moved to third.
The final was 14-11 for
Gowanstown.
score seven.
Up by three runs, Hullett added
five in the fourth, including a
homer from Josh Nurse, and were
able to hold the attacking Goderich
Twp. squad to four to preserve their
win.
The final was 19-14.
Nurse, Daniel Raidt, Nick
Salverda, Lee Watkins and Antho
ny Wilts shared time on the mound.