HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-07-14, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1999. PAGE 9.
Enthusiasm for sport becomes future goal
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
In the last few years, interest in
golfing has become a full-time sum
mer activity for a pair of Blyth teens.
“A couple years ago, I was sure I
was going to do hockey,” says
Micah Loder, “but now I can’t
decide between the two.”
For Loder and Kirk Stewart, their
almost daily trips to local golf cours
es (Loder to Sunset in Goderich and
Stewart to Wingham Golf and
Curling Club) has led the youths to
tournament-winning form.
In late May, they competed in the
Optimists Canadian Junior Golf
Tournament in Wingham with Loder
shooting a 42 on nine holes for a
first place finish and Stewart hitting
44 for second.
These placings qualified them to
participate in the St. Marys tourna
ment July 5.
This time, Stewart out-shot Loder
by two on the 18-hole challenge.
They placed 15 and 16 and will
move on to- the regionals near
On the green
Jean Bewley takes her best shot during the mixed lawn
bowling tournament last Thursday hosted by the Brussels
Club.
London at the Ingersoll Golf Course
in mid-August.
Stewart also qualified for the St.
Marys event by placing well in
Clinton.
A life-long enthusiast of golfing,
Loder started playing miniature golf.
His first taste of regular golf came
two years ago when his cousin,
Mike deJong took him out.
“I liked it and just kept playing,”
he says.
With more time available during
the summer months, Loder says he
plays at least 50 times, usually 18
holes a session.
However, he has played as many
as 45 holes in one day. He began in
the early afternoon and continued
until he could no longer see the ball
in the dark.
Loder’s determination and com
mitment to the sport can be summed
up in one short story.
He tells of a day spent at the driv
ing range. He had hit so many balls
his hands were sore with blisters.
However, on the way home, he
implored his family to stop at
Sportsworld in Kitchener so they
could play a round of mini-golf.
Though his hands ached, he kept
going.
Stewart is just as dedicated, play
ing almost every day now that
school is out.
In his third year, Stewart got his
start went he went out with his
father.
“I like golf because it is challeng
ing,” he says. “I try to be consistent
(in the scoring), averaging 42 on
nine at Wingham.”
Though following golf profession
als on television, Stewart says he has
also been watching Adam Knight of
Wingham, a young man who will go
to a Florida university this year to
begin his golf scholarship.
Both youths are hoping for a sim
ilar route at American universities to
continue their training or the possi
bility of a future career.
Though neither have a profession
al coach yet, Stewart has received
some guidance from Wingham Golf
and Curling Club professional Ron
Knight.
Thunder
posts
6th win
The Blyth Thunder Mosquitoes
are playing well, recording six wins
and one tie to date. They have
scored 26 goals while allowing
only five.
On June 17, Lucknow Legion
came to Blyth, but were dominated
by the home team. Jamie Ross and
Raymond deBoer each tallied hat-
tricks with Justin Peters adding two
for the 8-0 win.
Goaltending duties were shared
by Ross, Duane Buffinga and
Peters.
The following week, Blyth trav
elled to Clinton to play the Cos
mos.
Early in the game, Blyth was
awarded a penalty kick. Peters took
the ball, blasting it past the Clinton
goalie for the game-winning shot.
The match was cut short when
the referee called it due to thunder
in the area.
Clinton Cougars visited July 1
and woke up the hometowners
when they scored first.
A great effort by deBoer brought
the ball from his end to the oppo
nent’s only to see him lose posses
sion. Amanda Bearss picked up the
play, passed the ball back to
deBoer who scored.
That got Blyth rolling as Buffin
ga scored two and Ross, deBoer
and Darcey Cook each tallied one
Practiced swing
Kirk Stewart, left, and Micah Loder spend many hours on
the golf course practising their swing. The two Blyth youths
have qualified to compete in the upcoming Optimists
regional golf tournament at the Ingersoll Golf Course.
Lightning splits action
The Blyth Lightning Atoms
earned a win and a loss in recent
games against Clinton Titans and
Goderich Zellers.
Blyth overpowered Clinton July
6, when they blasted four shots
between the posts in the first while
holding the opponent to one.
Scoring for Blyth were Jacob
Rouw (two), Krystopher Campbell,
and Donnie Williamson.
Rouw picked up two more in the
second half, sandwiched around a
netter from Levi Cook.
Cook earned his point on a penal
ty shot.
Assists on Rouw’s final point
were earned by Cook and Kyle
Nixon.
Josh deGans and Mark McCrack
en shared time in net.
The final was 7-2.
The June 30 game was not as
productive as Blyth was downed 3-
1.
Cook scored for the home team
with Kerrisa Van Amersfoort and
Rouw earning assists.
McCracken and deGans were the
netminders.
Squirts win
The Blyth 1 1 Squirts edged Clin
ton in their June 30 soccer game at
home.
With Jory-Lynn Uyl and B.J.
Nethery sharing goaltending duties,
Blyth 11 shutout their opponent.
Kyle deGans scored in the first
half with an assist going to Kenny
Plunkett.
Teryl Good rounded out the scor
ing in the second half.
Other team members are Amelia
Carter-Brown, Brandilyn Bearss,
Nick Good, Megan Root, Matt
Boven, Jordan Rinn and Brittany
Bos.
20 teams compete
at bowling tourney
Maitland Valley Financial
Consultants and J. L. McCutcheon
Motors sponsored a lawn bowling
tournament at the Brussels greens
on Thursday, July 8 at 1:30 with 20
teams competing.
Winners of the competition were:
first, Lee Ryan and Carol Carter,
Seaforth; second, Marj Solomon
and Jane Treleaven, Lucknow;
third, Ken and Lois Chaput,
Lucknow; fourth, Len and Ida
Patterson, Harriston; fifth, Dennis
and Shirley Schmidt, Goderich;
sixth, Kevin and Janet Rumig,
Goderich; seventh, Lyle and Wilma
Young, Southampton; eighth, Jack
and Marie Muir, Seaforth; ninth,
Jerry Donney and Sheila Long,
Stratford; 10th, Rae and Jean
Buchanan, Atwood; 11th, Jack and
Mary Fisher, Lucknow;
consolation, a Brussels team Ken
Barbour and Jean Bewley with
Gord Bosman skipping the last
game.
Between the second and third
game, a delicious dinner was
served by Lori Trower (caterer) and
her assistant Kendal Jutzi.
more.
The final was 6-2.
Atoms fall short
Falling short a few players, the
Blyth Storm Atoms were grateful
to the Lucknow Knechtels for lend
ing some soccer players so the
teams could have a “fun” game,
July 6.
Blyth Coach McDougall and his
team would like to thank Lucknow
player “Buddy” for scoring one of
their two goals though they lost 10-
2.
Drew Taylor tallied the other
Blyth netter.
Officially, Blyth forfeited the
game to Lucknow.
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