HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-09-15, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1999.
Squirts win WOAA
Strong pitching and great defence by catcher Blake Miller who caught
led the Blyth Squirt Boys to their
WOAA Consolation Championship
over Chepstow.
Blyth got off to a rocky start on
Sept. 6 when four Chepstow batters
walked, one was hit by a pitch and
two runs scored.
Darcey Cook took to the mound to
close out the first inning and give
Blyth a chance to gel back on track.
The bats and hit batters quickly
made up the deficit, pushing three
across the plate for the lead.
In the second, Brent Wheeler belt
ed a triple to send Josh Albrechtas
home then later scored on a passed
ball.
A great catch at second by Trevor
Hopf in the top of the third helped
limit Chepstow's comeback to one
run.
Up 5-3, Blyth continued to add
runs while holding their opponent off
the board.
Blyth tallied two in the bottom of
the frame before allowing Chepstow
to creep closer by one in the fifth.
Blyth added two in the bottom of
the inning to go up 9-4 and cement
the win.
The final out came on a great play
Rec bd. gets
Head lifeguard Heather Blake
attended the regular meeting Sept.
8 of the BMG board of recreation
management.
She reviewed some aspects of the
pool staff manual with the board,
noting that the manual should be
revised by the pool committee
before the .start of the next
swimming season. She also made
the board aware of some repairs
that need to be done to the facilities
before the start of next season. Due
to the vandalism that took place
during the spring, some rips in the
pool need to be fixed. The
temporary patches for this season
are not going to last any longer.
Also new water bags needed to
be purchased when the pool was
closed for the season. These cost
approximately $24/bag.
Blake indicated that the decal on
the pool deck needs to be repainted.
Arena Manager Murray McArter
said that the wading pool needs to
be sandblasted and repainted.
Blake also made the board aware
of some changes that need to be
made, inside the building at the
pool. She indicated that the floors
and walls need repainted and that
the boys change room requires
approximately 40 - 50 new buckets
to hold their clothes. These will
cost approximately $3/bucket.
At this time some discussion took
place regarding replacing the fence
at the pool and chain link fence to
help deter the vandals from
entering the pool area. Blake
mentioned the reason the pool did
not remain open until Labor Day
weekend was because she did not
have enough staff available to work
that weekend. She also made the
board aware that she will not be
returning to her head lifeguard
a foul tip off the screen.
The fourth game went Sept. 7, with
Kyle Gibson going the distance on
the mound.
The victory was resounding as
Blyth took Chepstow 16-6 in the
final game of the best-of-five series.
Blyth struck early, mounting a 2-0
lead through the first half inning.
Chepstow tied it up in the bottom
then held Blyth scoreless through the
second.
Blyth blasted out of the box in the
top of the third hitting for nine runs.
Albrechtas smacked a homer and
singles went to Wheeler, Mitch
Ortman, Miller, Cook and Hopf.
Kyle Procter doubled. Albrechtas
and Gibson took walks.
Chepstow added one in the inning
and Blyth increased their lead by one
in the fifth.
Chepstow drew to within six in the
sixth, only to slip behind again when
Blyth tallied four in their next at-bat.
Coaches Warren Moore, Jeff
Peters and Steve Cook said the team
really wanted this victory.
“They went out and played a whale
of a game to win the championship.”
pool report
position at the pool next season.
Paul Gowing expressed a
concern as to what the BMG arena
rental agreement states with regards
to the maximum number of people
the auditorium holds and whether
or not it states the maximum
number of tickets that can be
printed for an event. Secretary-
Treasurer Shelly Pryce will bring a
copy of the agreement to the next
board meeting so that it can be
reviewed and any revisions can be
made.
Mervyn Bauer also expressed a
concern as to what authority he has
when he is bartending at the arena.
Pryce read a letter of thanks from
the Huron County Fastball League
for the board’s help with their
playoff tournament.
Pryce presented a profit/loss
statement for the tournament bar
only. The statement showed a total
profit of $906.82 which will be
split 50/50 with the fastball league.
Mary Stretton said there had been
complaints with regards to the
cleanliness of the washrooms on
that particular weekend.
It was also brought to the board’s
attention that the men’s washroom
door would not shut and that one of
the toilet lids in the women’s
washroom was broken.
Gail Semple said some tape
needs to be put over the light on the
freezer door in the booth, so
someone doesn't accidentally put
their finger in the hole and get a
shock.
The Board discussed hosting the
Ontario Timeship 2000 event. It
was the consensus that the BMG
arena did not meet all the necessary
criteria and requirements to host
the event.
Continued on page 9
The toss
Ten teams enjoyed sunny skies last Thursday as they
competed in the final Brussels lawn bowling tournament
of the season.
WOAA Senior hockey gets
Wingham, Tavistock teams
The WOAA Senior Hockey
League will be, for the first time in
their history, a single-tier program
following decisions made at the
annual meeting held Sunday in
Wingham.
Gone are the various
classifications for playoffs as all
teams agreed to participate as
equals regardless of population.
The only directive from the
teams was that, in an effort to
minimize travelling, the league be
divided into unbalanced groups of
nine and six. At the same time they
increase the drawing radius to 40
km. and the number of imports to a
maximum of five to compensate for
the lack of available talent in many
areas.
While the league was saddened
to learn of the folding of the
Mildmay and Arthur franchises
they were delighted by the addition
of new entries from Tavistock and
Wingham.
Tavistock is returning after a
one-year absence while
Intermediate hockey returns to
Wingham for the first time since
1986, this time under the Stainton
Spitfire Banner.
Joining Tavistock and Wingham
in the South Division are teams
from Lucknow, Goderich, Clinton,
Hensail, Monkton, Milverton and
Wellesley. Teams in the North
Division include Wiarton, Durham,
Dundalk, Shelburne, Elora, and
Palmerston.
And finally the Durham
Thundercats, the longest
continuously operating club in the
western region has accepted a
Bowling
season
ends
The last Brussels lawn bowling
tournament of the season was held
Thursday, Sept. 9 with all 10
greens full. This tournament was
sponsored by Helen Hetherington
for AFP Wealth Management.
Winners were: first, George and
Darlene Wood, St. Marys, three
wins, 43 plus five; second, Hap
Hall and Jeanne Shillington,
Lucknow, three wins, 37; third, Jim
Stotts and Marg Ungarian,
Seaforth, three wins, 35; fourth,
Louis Ebel and Jean Bewley,
Brussels, two wins, 42 plus three;
fifth. Jack and Marie Muir,
Seaforth, two wins 41 plus one;
sixth, Ray and Jean Buchanan,
Atwood, two wins, 35 plus two;
seventh, John and Mickey
Kuindersma, Stratford, two wins,
35; eighth, Elmer Murray and
Audrey Walsh, Clinton, two wins,
35; ninth, Doug and Thelma Kidd,
Atwood, two wins, 33; consolation,
Stuart and Helen Bryans, Mitchell.
Sausage, sauerkraut and all the
trimmings were served by Lori
Trower between the second and
third games.
Blyth Ladies
Broomball
Team
PLAYERS
challenge from the Ontario Hockey
Association Cambridge Hornets of
the southwestern senior loop.
The second game of the home-
and-away series is scheduled for
Sunday, Sept. 26 at 1:30 p.m. in
Durham.
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