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The Citizen, 1999-11-10, Page 8Sports Head Office: W: The Blyth Atoms suffered two big losses at the Brussels Opti­ mists' Atom tournament on the weekend when they went up against Wingham and Elma Logan. Jeffrey Elliott and Joel Salverda were very busy when they split the . . ■?, • AFP Wealth Management HELEN M. HETHERINGTON, cfp Financial Planning Consultant PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1999. Novices lose 2, win 1 Bulldog Tykes beat visiting Brussels 3-1 It was a battle of the cross-town­ ship rivals when the Brussels Tykes travelled to Blyth lor a game against the Whites, Nov. 6. Blyth goalie Greg Dodds was almost unbeatable as he stopped seven breakaways by Brussels shooters. Brussels goalie Ryan Baker made many great saves at his end of the rink as well. Jordan Roberts had the first two good attempts for Brussels, taking the puck at the blueline for a break but slid it by the post. In a steal from centre, Roberts shot was stopped on a great deflec­ tion from Dodds. After Brussels’ Brendan Stretton stopped a play in close on Baker he took the puck the length of the ice only to be thwarted. Cole McLean had a good chance to beat Dodds, pulling the netmin- der to one side only to have him recover and block the open net. Baker slowed an attack in close but Michael McDowell finally pushed it over the line for Blyth, at 9:38 of the first. The entire line of Collin Whit­ field, Katie Richmond, Jeff Plaetzer and Tyler Stevenson were in on the play. Stretton, on a pass from Randy Zwep, had a great try at Dodds, but he could not get it past the goalie. Stretton was finally rewarded for The Brussels Novices had a tough start to the WOAA hockey season when they were downed in the first two outings, but earned a win in the third. Wallace came to town, Oct. 23 and shut out the hometown squad 3-0. Brussels took to the ice in How- ick Oct. 29 against a very offensive -minded team. Brussels opened the scoring at 6:06 of the first when Wade Stephenson took a pass from Tay­ lor Prior. Howick quickly tied the game at one. The home team opened a large margin in the second, tallying four before Brussels could respond. Stephenson passed to Ryan Jutzi for Brussels second netter. Howev- Bantams Girls play to tie It was a high-scoring contest when the Wingham Bantam Girls met Howick, Nov. 6. The fast-paced game saw the lead seesaw between the teams until Howick had gained a 6-4 lead through two. Scoring for Wingham ip the first two periods were Ker)ri Meier. 'Rebecca Bruton and Nicote ^Footer in the first and Kristen Palmer in . ■ • •• 7 his effort when he got the puck early in the second, got past a defender and slid it between Dodds pads. Ty Sebastian and Gavin Bowers both tried to beat the Blyth netmin- der but had their shots smothered. Blyth took the lead for good at the 12 minute mark when Luke Cook pushed it past Baker. Dallas Pennington, Colton Kerr, Caleb Brown and Trevor Raynard assisted on the play. While Blyth tried to extend their lead, Brussels defenders slowed their attacks. Good play at centre ice by McLean, Danny Donkers and Mor­ gan Deitner helped turn the play around. Zwep, Nic Gowing and Andrew Watson put their sticks and bodies into the play in front of Baker to block shots. Conner Smith, Daniel Elliott and Zach Watson worked the boards. Robert Cronin led a three-on-one attack but the line was unable to pick up the rebound. Herbie Runstedler passed to Sebastian for another stopped shot by Dodds. Blyth rounded out the scoring late in the game when Kerr passed to Cook for his second of the match. The Blyth Bulldog Whites took their home opener 3-1. er, the effort fell short as Howick earned the 7-2 win. It was a more rewarding contest Oct. 30 when Hensall visited Brus­ sels. Brussels hit for two in the first both from Stephenson. Tyler Deit­ ner, Brianne Wheeler and Andrew Blake earned assists. The lead was extended to 4-0 for the home team when Evan Ducharme and Tom Cronin bulged the twine in the second. Assists went to Deitner, Mike Donkers, Stephenson and Cody Subject. Hensall cracked the shutout at 2:25 of the middle frame. Cronin tapped in his second of the game at 9:30 of the third when Joel Wilkinson and Brian Burgess got the puck to him. The match ended in a Brussels 5- I win. the second. Assists went to Bruton and Michelle Nixon (two). The squad fought back in the third, tallying two goals in the final three minutes to gain the tie. Jenni Hopf took a pass from Carly Quennell at 2:51 and netted it.. ’ .'. hist evhr a minute letter, Candace Procter got the puck to Meier who scored the tying goal. Rolling along The Blyth Atom player hustles to keep, control of the puck as his Elma Logan opponent moves in on the play. It was tough going for the Blyth squad at this year’s annual Brussels Optimist tournament as they were shutdown in both of their games. Atoms have tough days at tourney Blyth Tykes tie season opener The Blyth Tyke Purple team opened its hockey season on Saturday, Nov. 6 in Hensall. End-to-end action was seen as these two evenly-matched teams battled for control of the puck. Blyth’s goaltender, Tyler Middegaal. turned away countless attempts as he all but stood on his head to frustrate Hensall’s driving force. Kirby Cook rang in Blyth’s first goal assisted by passes from PeeWee Girls off to great start With the inclusion of three Brus­ sels, one Blyth and one Belgrave player, the Wingham PeeWee Girls hockey team got off to a powerful start this season. They hit the ice ready to score when they took on Port Elgin, Oct. 24. Wingham blasted the home net- minder repeatedly, putting seven past her in the first period. Brittany Campbell got the scor­ ing going at 9:44 and was followed by Laura Ritchie (two), Brandi Thompson, Michelle Cook and Nicole Walker while adding anoth­ er of her own. Assists were earned by Danielle Good (two). Walker. Krista Anderson and Tori Whit­ field. Port Elgin slid two past the Wingham netminder in the first to take the score to 7-2. The offense continued in the sec­ ond when Thompson, Ashley Ritchie, Campbell, Cook (three) and L. Ritchie scored. He+pmg oiM. w the plays were Campbe'fk Whitfield and ThOMp" son. Cook rounded out the scoring time between the posts for Blyth. The strong Wingham team shut out Blyth 9-0 Friday evening. The offense was kept off the board again in the Saturday match against Elma Logan. Blyth came out strong in the first, maintaining the scoreless tie. How- linemates Grant Sparling and Adam Cronin. Hensall soon answered and slid a goal past Blyth to close the scoring in the first period. Halfway through the second Blyth jumped ahead with a superb goal by Colin Bokhout assisted by Cronin and Tyler Black. Again Hensall replied to tie the game. Matt Chalmers, Aaron Popp, Lukas Witherspoon, Mathew Popp and Sheldon Reid thwarted Hensall’s many attempts to leap ahead and with 49 seconds left in the third when she tallied her fifth of the game. Bobby Jo Scheil was the Wing­ ham goalie. The team had a much harder time Nov. 6 when Kincardine came to town. Cook earned the only goal of the WHEN CONSIDERING YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE, RETAIN PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. Call me at Waterloo. ON N2L. IT? ever, Elma Logan found the key in the second, hitting the net for seven before adding another five in the third. Elliott and Salverda shared goal­ tending duties. The Blyth Optimists sponsored the Bulldogs entry into the event. the game was held to a draw. Parents were amazed by this young squad’s passing skills and teamwork. Coach Steve Sparling was proud of the team’s first game and looks forward to a promising season. Thanks to Colin Riley for his help on the bench. The Blyth Purple Tyke team faces Bayfield in their first home game on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 9 a.m. game when she picked up the puck just outside the Kincardine blueline and blasted a shot past the surprised netminder. Wingham had several chances around the Kincardine net but were unable to capitalize. Allison Quennell made some excellent saves to preserve the shutout.