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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-07-21, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1999. Sports Balancing act? Blyth Mosquito Thunder player Jamie Ross stands by as the Wingham Blue Hound uses his head to get the ball back in play during the match-up in Blyth on Thursday night. The hosts played a great game but were edged 4-3 in the dying minutes. /tsWeyGroppp/iotoj Mosquito Thunder suffers first loss Wingham Blue Hounds came to Blyth on Thursday, July 15 and defeated Blyth Thunder 4-3. It was a hard-fought battle with a lot of action from end-to-end. Plenty of clear aggressive play entertained the fans. Early in the game Justin Peters made his mark during a penalty kick and blasted the ball into the net. Shortly afterward Wingham enjoyed some revenge and tied the Solid hitting gives Blyth early lead Consistent hitting by the Blyth Squirts gave them an early lead which they were able to hold through their ball game against Brussels, July 13. With Darcey Cook pitching, Brussels scored three in the first, but his team quickly picked him up with five runs in the bottom of the first. Trever Hopf led of with a homer. Singles from Kyle Procter and Matthew Goodall set up an RBI opportunity for Blake Miller when he smacked a triple. Kyle McNeil cleared the bases with a round tripper. game from a corner kick which deflected off one of Blyth's players. Wingham scored again in the first half and took the lead. In the second half Blyth started on the wrong foot and let another goal in, but Jenna Rinn and Jamie Ross each scored a goal to tie the game up. In the final five minutes Wingham scored again to jump ahead and kept the lead for (he win. Brussels added one in the second before Blyth took their total to eight. Hopf and Cook singled, enabling Procter to belt a three-run homer. While shutting out the visitors in the third and fourth, Blyth pushed 10 home. In the third, Allison George home- red to bring in Miller and Eric Caldwell ahead of him. Doubles were hit by Hopf and Cook before Procter homered. Mitch Ortman walked and Goodall singled. Continuing the push in the fourth, Caldwell led off with a walk, PeeWee Girls lose 10-4 In spite of nine strike outs thrown by pitchers Michelle Cook and Sarah McDonald, the Walton Pee­ Wee Girls were downed 10-4 by Wallace, July 9. Walton played the game with only seven though the Wallace players were good sports, allowing Walton to play the game and record only one automatic out per inning with a missing player. Krista Shortreed broke open the scoring in Walton’s firstat-bat when she walked, then stole each base successively to score. McDonald was also issued a walk but was left on base. Cook nabbed the first out in the bottom of the inning when she made a nice running catch on a pop fly. In spite of allowing three runs, Cook struck out the other two outs. Walton was held scoreless in the second with only Melissa Beuer- mann taking a walk. The squad was able to hold Wal­ lace off the board thanks to three strikeouts from Cook. Walton edged into a tie in the third when Jen McClure walked then stole second and third. McDonald made it to first on a third strike missed catch. Cook walked and stole her way to third. Jessica Lubbers tripled, but was caught trying to steal home. Beuermann was stranded after taking a walk. Wallace opened a sizeable lead in the third when they struck for four. Lubbers was key in two good outs as she took the throw from second base player Beuermann who had snagged a hard hit ball then trapped a high pop fly at first. Cook earned the third out on three strikes. Through the fourth and fifth, Walton only managed one when Shortreed walked and eventually made it home. Wallace increased their lead by six when they tallied two in the fourth and one in the fifth. In the fourth, McDonald got the first out on strikes then made a quick play when the ball was bunt­ ed back to her, tagging out the run­ ner going to first for the second out. Shortreed made a great catch on a very high pop fly to end the inning. McDonald struck out two in the fifth and made a great throw to McClure at first base for another. George singled, Hopf doubled and Cook tripled. Down 18-4, Brussels added two to their total. Blyth could not be stopped as they hit for seven in their final trip to the plate. Ortman led off with a double fol­ lowed by a walk to Goodall and a single off a bunt by Miller. George was issued a walk before Hopf tripled him home, Cook walked and Procter doubled. Ortman ended the inning as he had started it, on the 10-batter rule, with a double. Peace? Despite the sign and the camaraderie evident last Thursday at the Brussels lawn bowling green there was no denying competition was in the air as men’s teams challenged each other in the annual Brussels Livestock tournament. (Ashley Gropp photo) Brussels Livestock hosts men’s tourney Brussels Livestock Sales sponsored a men’s lawn bowling tournament on the Brussels Greens, Thursday afternoon, July 15 with 18 teams competing. Winners were: first, Dennis Schmidt and Fred Tilley, Goderich, three wins, 54 points; second, Jack Broughton and Doug Kidd, Atwood, three wins, 52 points; third, George Wood and Ivor Newton, St. Marys, two wins, 51 plus three; fourth, Ed Fem and Sam Galbraith, Monora Club, Orangeville, 2 wins, 47; fifth, Len Patterson and John Arnold, Harriston, two wins 43; sixth, Jack Get a bit of Disney history now Steeped in the history of the Disney family, Morris Twp. is offering the opportunity to own a memento of their lives here. Collector plates, designed by Don Vair of Belgrave depict the Morris Twp. homestead, near Bluevale, which was once home to Walt Disney's father & grandparents. Kepple & Mary (Richardson) Disney and their 11 children lived on the 100 acre farm until 1877. This souvenir can be purchased for just $35. at Painted Memories on the Square 56 Court House Square, Goderich & at Stitches by M.J. in Blyth Muir and Bob Doig, Seaforth, two wins, 42 plus six; seventh, Kevin Rumig and Lee Ryan, Goderich, two wins, 42 plus one; eighth, Bob Thompson and Har Brintnell, Exeter, two wins, 37 plus one; ninth, Stewart Bryans and Cliff Campbell, Mitchell, two wins, 33; consolation, Lou Cundari and Reg Near, St. Marys. All teams played three games. Winners played winners in the second and third games. After a score of 21 points in one game extra points scored were counted as plus and used only in case of ties.