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The Citizen, 1999-08-11, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1999. Sports Erom the sidelines Monkton, Brussels Tigers win tournament Storm Atoms battle Berries By Hugh Nichol While the Monkton Inter­ mediates took another step to­ wards a Muskrat dynasty it was for the Brussels Tigers exorcism of a 25 year old demon that the 28th Annual Invita­ tional Brussels Fastball Tournament will be forever remembered. In the final tournament of the century the Tigers joined the 1973 Rockets as the only Brussels based team to win championship honours, albeit the consolation title, with a 2- I victory over the Camlachie Sox. Fittingly, it was the contributions of the Tiger’s eldest statesman that initiated the victory celebrations. Doug Conley’s second inning leadoff single led to the scoring of two Tiger runs, all this pitching- prodigious son Shawn would need as he allowed only four Camlachie batters to reach base through the game’s final five innings. Brussels opened the weekend with a 3-1 loss to the Wroxeter Rippers, not a surprising debut considering that since the tournament’s inception our village has been represented by five intermediate, one junior, one juvenile and three midget entries whose combined game-one record is five wins in 39 attempts. In fact outside of the Tigers the only other team to w-in their opening game was a Brussels- Belmore combination in 1972. After a Saturday night batting practice against the Mitchell Chiefs the diamond was limed for yet another exciting but seemingly never ending Walton-Brussels contest. Unbeknownst to Brewer fans history was on the Tigers’ side for Lightning lose 2 The Blyth Lightning Atoms were handed two losses at a Clinton tour­ nament last week before they earned their first win. Down 2-0 early in the first half against Lucknow Knechtels, Blyth gained a tie before the whistle. Josh DeGans scored tor the Lightning with assists going to Levi Cook, Jacob Rouw and Keris- sa Van Amersfoort. After Lucknow edged ahead in the second. Blyth thought they had Colborne nips PeeWees Lots of hitting and big innings resulted in a high scoring contest when the Hullett PeeWee Girls took on Colborne, July 26. The scoring started slowly with the visiting Colborne squad open­ ing with just one run and Hullett responding equally. Colborne was held scoreless in the second while the hometowners added one. not only had they defeated Walton in their three previous tournament meetings but in all cases where a Brussels team had advanced to the “B” championship they subdued Walton enroute. Despite comments that the outcome may have been decided by Father Time, the Tigers literally hit the last pitch in a 10-9 victory and for only the fifth time in tournament history allowed our village to be represented in a title match. The Monkton Muskrats, who tied the record of back-to-back championships held by the Mitchell Mets, Arva and Fullarton scored a 9-6 extra-innings win over Salford. They now have their sights set on the Wingham BP’s tournament record of three consecutive wins established in 1978-79-80. It was also the Muskrats’ third trip to the finals which puts them within reach of the tournament record of five consecutive and six in total final game appearances shared by the Mets and Wingham. Off the field the action was as entertaining as the games themselves highlighted by Saturday night’s prettiest bra contest. I understand several of our area’s sophisticated more than held their own or should I say held more than their own in an event where the language and submissions of debate proved to be as colourful and diverse as the garments themselves. And finally for your information: The homerun hit by KW Pride second baseman Dan Ferrede cleared the right field fence at the 302 foot mark. Camlachie’s whereabouts can be best described as halfway between Forest and Sarnia; Sweaburg is situated minutes south of Woodstock; while Salford is located on Hwy. 19 south of Ingersoll. regained a tie, but the goal was dis­ allowed on a technicality. They ended with a 3-2 loss. Blyth was shut out in the Aug. 5 matchup against Clinton Trailblaz­ ers who tallied seven. Cook took the lead in the Aug. 7 game against Goderich Legion as he scored both goals as they ousted their opponent 2-1. Kyle Nixon and Krys Campbell earned assists. This closed out the team’s sea­ son. The visitors broke it open in the third when they racked up nine and held the lead when Hullett could only answer with six. After five in the fourth, Colborne held a 15-8 lead, but Hullett made a strong effort to get back in the game with five in the bottom of the inning. Dawn Dolmage smashed a three- run homer for Hullett. By Steve Cook The Blyth Storm Atom soccer team faced Lucknow Morrison Berries in the opening game of the year-end tourney in Clinton on Wednesday, Aug. 4. The Storm struck early and often. Anthony Peters opened the scoring on a nice setup by Drew Taylor. The first half closed out with the storm leading l-0. Darcey Cook kept the opposition on the board in the first half and turned over the reins in the second half to Justin Dobie who duplicated the effort. Darcey Cook put the Storm up by two on a nice pass by Lisa Root. Cook struck once again on a slick pass by Anthony Peters and Derek Youngblut. Peters tallied his second of the game from Lisa Root and Richard Gregg to round out the scoring in the game and send the Storm home with a 4-0 victory. On Thursday,"Aug. 5 the second game saw the Storm meet the Wingham Kelly Kickers. The Kelly Kickers came out strong, scoring in the first shift of the game on a squeaker that edged over the line behind keeper Dobie. Early in the second halt the Storm scored to tie the game l -1 on a goal by Richard Gregg on a great pass by Darcey Cook. However, moments later the Kelly Kickers replied with a shot that just squeezed through the legs of a Salem ousts Blyth Squirts It was a tough first round in the WOAA playoffs when Blyth Squirts Boys took on Salem. The first game resulted in a 20-1 loss and though the second game was better, they were still defeated 15-7. Blyth was held to three runs or less per inning while the home team chalked up several. Good defense in the contest helped keep the game closer as Mitch Ortman and Brent Wheeler each nabbed pop flies for two easy outs in the first. Trevor Hopf snagged a sharply hit ball and made a great throw to Wheeler at first. A quick throw by catcher Blake Miller caught a player trying to steal second in the second inning and Darcey Cook earned two strikeouts. In the third, Josh Albrechtas cor­ ralled a fly ball in left field and Cook grabbed a grounder and threw to Anthony Peters for an out at third. Kyle Gibson ended the inning with a fly ball catch in centre. Cook and Miller combined to put out a player trying to steal home in the fourth. Good defensive play continued throughout the contest as the team tried to stay in the game. Blyth will move to the consola­ tion round where they hope to have better luck. a You Can Make Na Difference s HUNTINGTON DISEASE HUNTINGTON SOCIETY OF CANADA 1-800-998-7398 surprised Dobie in the Storm net. The Storm struck back with under five minutes remaining on a nice hard high shot by Derek Youngblut. The excitement didn’t end there for with under two minutes left, Drew Taylor threaded a pass to a wide-open Darcey Cook who scored to give the Storm a 3-2 vjctory. Justin Dobie did a fine job as keeper for the entire game. Storm's third game came on Saturday morning, Aug. 7 against Goderich Legal Eagles. These teams battled to a 0-0 draw. Keepers Dobie and Cook kept Goderich at bay with their efforts as, likewise, the Goderich keeper did to the Storm players. This concluded round-robin play and saw the Storm finish first in their division with a total of seven points. They now faced a wild card opponent in quarter-final action that being the Wingham Kelly Kickers on Saturday afternoon. Darcey Cook assumed keeper duties to start. Wingham scored on a nice shot past Storm keeper Cook. Justin Dobie took over as keeper about halfway through the first half and continued there until the end of the game. Cook tied the game on a penalty kick that would bounce in off the inside of the left goal post. Cook scored again on a nice setup by Lisa Root to put the Storm up 2-1. Anthony Peters added the insurance Race for the ball It was speed and agility which won the game when Brussels U-11s took on Listowel last week. HURON COUNTY HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT proposes to apply the herbicide "DyCleer 480", Reg. No. 19157 under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada) on County Roads No's 1, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25 and 31 rights-of-way for control of noxious weeds as listed under the Weed Control Act. Application time is to be the weeks of September 1 to September 17, 1999 weather permitting. There will be no spraying done in built up areas. For further information and for the location of the roads to be sprayed, contact Sandra Lawson, Huron County Weed Inspector at (519) 524-7412. Collect calls will be accepted. marker on a pass from Cook to send the Storm to a 3-1 victory. This would move the Storm into semi-final action against the Clinton Trail Blazers later that afternoon. The Trail Blazers struck first putting a nice shot past keeper Cook of the Storm. Before the half ended Clinton would score again on a high shot past Cook to go up by two. Justin Dobie took over as keeper for the second half. The Storm pressed the Trail Blazer net time and time again, finally getting the score on a shot by Darcey Cook assisted by Anthony Peters to close the gap to one. Justin Dobie held his team in the game thwarting several Trail Blazer chances including a penalty shot. However, the Trail Blazer pressure was finally rewarded with a final goal to end the score 3-1 and oust the Storm from any more tournament action. The Storm coaches Fitzgerald, McDougall and Cook thanked the players for their great effort throughout the year. Although the Storm missed out on individual awards the coaches say they feel they are winners for the hard work and enthusiasm shown throughout the tournament. They thanked the parents for their support and giving them the privilege of coaching such a great bunch of children. NOTICE