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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-01-16, Page 6Jittack It was a physical contest when the Hit and Misses came up against the Lost Sheep in the annual broomball tournament at Blyth arena this past weekend. Blyth, Brussels face-off /HE RTREPIE) AtNIMOBLEF ' . brought to you by: EDWARD FUELS Advance "A snowmobile products The best for your sled! "Your Arctic Cat Sledquarters" ARCTIC CAr What Snowmobiling's All About. TM Service to most makes of small engines Automotive farm and tire service Jim Bauer 519-345-2248 Mike Kells G & M Auto Parts 4 = We stock a full line of snowmobile parts & accessories See us for your snowmobiling needs! 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Game number two saw the Bulldogs travelling to Hensall. The action seesawed through out the game until Cooke picked up a rebound, shot by Cronin and tucked it neatly home. Stevenson forced the second goal past the Hensall netminder late in the second to lengthen Blyth's lead. The Dogs lost some ground before the second ended as Hensall. finally found a hole in Blyth's Sheldon Reid who had prevented many a scoring chance thus far. Playing a man short for the last minute and a half had Blyth on edge Midget Bulldogs beat Brussels, Clinton squads The Blyth Midget Bulldogs resumed their schedule this past week after the Christmas break. On Jan. 4, the Bulldogs travelled to Brussels and came home with a 2- 1 win. Despite outplaying the host team, Brussels goaltending came up big to keep the 'game close. The game remained deadlocked at one, until Bulldogs Shaun Henry scored on a breakaway goal with just 20 seconds left in the game. Rob Archambault added the other Blyth goal. The Bulldogs were on the road again to Clinton on Jan. 7. They played an excellent all-round game and defeated the home squad 4-1. Bulldog scorers were Neil Salverda, Archambault, Cole Stewart and Micah Loder. Adding assists were Paul Walker, Kirk Stewart and C. Stewart. Travis Shelton was solid in the Blyth net. The Midgets Bulldogs host Drayton Monday night to end their schedule and will meet Clifford in their first round of playoffs with dates to be announced later. until Pennington picked up the puck, chipped up by Whitfield, and sent it into the home team's unguarded net. The buzzer rang and Blyth was vic- torious with a 3-1 win. The next home game is Sunday, Jan. 20 at 5 p.m. against Lucknow. When you enter a town by road, a welcoming sign usually says some- thing like: "Smith Town Population: 215", so you know not to blink. Rarely have I seen any similar posting on a snowmobile trail. There could be signs for miles back indi- cating that the destination lies ahead, but how do I know for certain that I've actually arrived? Many's the time, I've buzzed right on by, which I've only been able to subsequently deduce from the sud- den absence of any more arrows pointing to 'Smith Town' ahead. Usually it doesn't matter much, except when I'm low on gas or have a hotel reservation back there. So I've developed a keen eye for the numerous clues that a population centre is nearby... Unfortunately, the most prevalent one is often the surprising disappear- ance of almost all destination and service signs, as if I've just entered the black hole of hospitality markers. 'Myth Mites Bulldog team is back into swing after Christmas holidays. Their first game saw Blyth facing Palmerston for the second time. The two teams were evenly matched making a great game for fans. Palmerston opened the scoring, but Blyth answered right back with one of their own, placed by Jonathon Atkinson and assisted by Rebecca Chalmers. Caroline McDowell swiftly put in goal number two, assisted by Laura Higgins. Palmerston then put in their sec- ond goal but again the Mites leaped ahead with goal number three chis- The Blyth Novice Local League enjoyed two big wins this past week- end. On Jan. 12 the team travelled to Listowel and won 7-4. Goals, were scored by Aaron Popp, Kayla Black, John Lecomte, Michael McDowell, Kaytee Richmond, and Dana Teed. Assisting these goals were Colton Kerr, Teed, Tyler Black,. Caleb Brohm. Helping with the win were goalie Grant Sparling and team players Danielle Bean, Daniel Elliott, Andrew Hess, Jeff Plaetzer, Trevor Raynard, Sheldon Reid. On Jan. 13 the Novices hosted Milverton with a final score of 4-0 elled in by Drew Wood and assisted by Wesley Thompson. The Mites were not taking any chances and Atkinson put in one more goal, with Brayden Whitfield assisting. Many -great defence plays from Josh Hay, Dalton Richmond and Kennan Macdonald kept the oppos- ing team's goals to a minimum. The end score was 4-2 for the Blyth Mites. The Mites travelled to Hensall for their next game. This being the Mites first time facing Hensall they were surprised by such a controlling for Blyth. To start the scoring Popp sailed on by the Milverton goalie assisted by Brohm. McDowell shot up from defence scoring the next goal with a nice pass from Hess. Hess and Popp teamed up with Hess scoring the third. Lecomte put The winners of the Brussels Curling Club's mixed draw for December draw were: first, 50 points, Stew Steiss, Mary Tenpas, Rose Whitley, Jeff Cardiff; second, 41 points, George Zwep, Nora Of course, this could alsd mean an upcoming mudhole or that the snow's melting. But if this phenome- non combines with an increase in solo riders, it's a good bet. Unless I start to pass many angry people on foot, looking a lot like they just fell off the back of sleds! But there are four sure ways I know that a town is at hand. Most times the snowmobile trail will take the scenic route through the local dump, so I watch for circling crows and seagulls to lead the way. Failing that, I know I'm close when the trail becomes bare pavement instead of snow, indicating that the snow ploughs have been doing their best to keep me out. At the same time, being unexpectedly chased by a barking team. The Mites scored their first in the second period put in by Spencer Stevenson and assisted by Nathan Plunkett. Scoring the second goal for Blyth was Atkinson, with an assist from Alex Peters, who cleared the way. Although the Dogs had many shots on goal, the end result was in Hensall's favour. Coaches Chad Haggitt, Darren Richmond and Tyler Stewart are very impressed by the hard work and great improvements the Mites have shown since the start of the year. the puck through the pipes with an assist from Popp. Sparling did an awesome job in net, earning the shutout, with .help from team players Black, Kerr, Raynard, Elliott, Plaetzer and Richmond. Missed players were Reid, Bean and Teed. Stephenson, Jo-Ann McDonald, Connie Alcock; third, 37 points, Mike Alexander, Dona Knight, Murray Pepper, Gary Pipe; fourth, 31 points, Bob Alexander, Ruth Bauer, Sandra Pepper. dog is also a strong hint that civiliza- tion is nigh. Finally, I can be dead certain of having arrived at a town when I stop in front of a building with a sign that reads: 'Municipal Offices'. Especially if it's surrounded by busi- nesses and streets and residents look- ing at me as if I've come from outer space! Until next time remember that snowmobilers care about the envi- ronment too. For trail condition reports check ofsc.on.ca Craig Nicholson is a regular con- tributor to Snow Goer, Canada's Snowmobiling Magazine. The Intrepid Snowmobiler also appears on radio and on Snowmobiler Television. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author. poormaiiieft CRA/G N/CHOLSON Whether local residents don't want to encourage visitors or simply assume that everyone automatically knows where to go, the result is that'- it takes far too long to get to services in many towns, to say nothing of finding the place itself if there are no indications on the trail. So when a well-signed trail suddenly becomes markerless, I'm tempted to take the next right and hope for the best. Especially if road crossings have become progressively more frequent. More roads usually mean more hous- es and humans, both necessary to make a town. If in doubt, there are two sure trail indicators for an upcoming hub. One is that more local riders mean rougher trails. Ergo, if a table-top ride rapidly dete- riorates into a bump-fest, then I may be close. They don't call it mogul- city for nothing! A second possible clue is that the pure white stuff on the trail abruptly becomes dirty from frequent traffic. Myth Novice squad wins 2 Steiss rink wins draw Clues for knowing you've arrived where you're at By Craig Nicholson (©2001 by Craig Nicholson. All rights reserved.)