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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-04-10, Page 8Looking for local heroes There are so many people out there who do so much to improve their community. Now you have a chance to say thanks. Nominate that special person for the 17th Annual Citizen Citizenship Awards. Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the community. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the ballot and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee should win, if you like. If you have nominated someone before and he or she didn't win, please feel free to try again. I nominate Blyth Brussels as Citizen of the year for & area & area I feel she/he deserves this award because Nomination Deadline April 30, 2002. Name and phone number of nominator PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2002. Sports Area hockey players on AAA Midget Hawks On Saturday, April 13 at 7 p.m., the Huron Hawks will play an exhibition game against the Midwest Mustangs at the Lucknow arena. Both teams are just beginning their AAA Midget summer hockey seasons. The Mustangs are based out of Listowel and for the month of April, the Lucknow arena is home to the Huron Hawks. The Hawks are comprised of Midget, high school and Junior players from the communities of Lucknow, Teeswater, Wingham, Belmore, Brussels, Dundas, Plattsville, and Seaforth. The team will be in three tournaments this spring, playing teams from all over North America. They are in Sarnia, April 26-28; Scarborough, May 3-5, and Oakville, May 24-26. On the team, what their hometown and winter teams are: Matt Rehorst, Teeswater, Walkerton High School; Matt Dalton, Seaforth, Seaforth Jr. D; Shawn Walker, Wingham, Wingham Jr. C; Jeff Hall, Plattsville, Woodstock, Jr. C; Chris Blake, Brussels, Elma Logan Juvenile; Ken McCallum, Brussels, Brussels Midget; Brett Hunt, Brussels, Brussels Bantam; Jeff Aglor, Dundas, Dundas Jr. C; Devin Moffat, Wingham, F. E. Madill high school; Bob Raymond, Dicknow, Burlington Tier II Jr. A; Tyler Campbell, Brussels, F. E. Madill high school; Darrel McClure, Brussels, Brussels Midget; Barry Young, Seatorth, Seaforth Midget and Jr. D; Greg McGrath, Seaforth, Seaforth Midget and Jr. D; Darryl Houston, Brussels, Seaforth Jr. D; Scott McDonald, Brussels, Brussels Midget; Joe Nesbitt, Seaforth, Wingham Jr. C. Coaches are ramie Thornas of Brussels and George Carter of Lucknow. WINGHAM MINOR HOCKEY CO-ED BALL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT & DANCE Saturday, April 20, 2002 North .Huron Wescast Community Complex Cash Prizes Registration forms available at Barry's Esso and Stapleton Interiors in Wingham ********************************************** Young at heart The Blyth Sting proved they've still got game winning the Blyth Industrial Hockey League trophy this year. In back, from left: Brent Brooks, Scott Stevenson, Darryl Chalmers, Todd MacDonald, Jim Oster and Steve Siertsema. Front: Drew Allen, Dean Whitfield, Ken Siertsema, Jason Cos, Mike Austin, Kurt Whitfield. Absent was John Watson. (Vicky Bremner phot o ) DANCE: COMING OF AGE 9:00 - 1:00 Tickets: $10.00 in advance $12.00 at the door AVAILABLE FROM MINOR HOCKEY PARENTS OR STAPLETON INTERIORS AGE OF MAJORITY Hitmen win B gold The Seaforth Hitmen Juvenile Boys Broomball Team returned from the National Junior Championships with the 'B' division gold medal. The Junior Nationals were held in Oak Bluff, Manitoba from March 27 - 30. The HitMen were the defending Nationals Champions from 2001 and had their hopes set high on repeating as champions. Before starting the tournament the team knew that their first game would set the tone and ultimately their placement in the tournament. Unfortunately they lost the first game Wednesday morning, 4-3 in double overtime in their rival from Ontario the Embrun Ice Dogs. Goalscorers for the Hitmen were Trevor Ward, two and Jeff Metzger. Ward was the team's MVP. That afternoon saw the team take on the Saskatchewan Axemen. This was a must-win game to have a chance to advance to the A Division playoffs. The outcome was not favourable with Saskatchewan winning 5-2. Scorers were Ward and Metzger. Scott McNaughton was the team's MVP. The Axemen were the eventual national champions. With pride on the line the Hitmen took on the Alberta Stingers Thursday morning and posted their first win 2-1. Scoring goals were Aaron Bakker and Howard Hughes. The team's MVP was Aaron Whitney. With a win under their belt, Thursday afternoon saw the Hitmen play the Manitoba Hosts. An easy 4- 0 victory was had. Hughes, Ward, and Ryan Greig • were the goalscorers. Once again Ward was the MVP. The Hitmen's final round robin game was Friday morning against the Quebec College Stanislas. The team was on a roll, winning 3-2 in double overtime. Scoring goals were Ward, Greig and Dave Squibb. Once again Ward was MVP. The team finished the round robin with a 3-2 record, finishing fourth in their pool and advancing to the B playoff round. Friday afternoon, the Hitmen went on to defeat the Manitoba Provincials 4-2. Netting the goals were Jason Pennington with two, McNaughton and Hughes with singles. Ward repeated as MVP. This win put the team into the B Championship, ironically against the IceDogs, who had defeated them in their first game. This game had a different outcome with the Hitmen defeating the Ice Dogs 4-0 and claiming the B. title. Finishing the tournament with goals were Ward, Whitney, McNaughton and Squibb. Ward was once again the team's MVP and was selected to the 1st Team All-Stars for the championships. Team members were Jon deWeerd, Murray Kuhl, Scott Dale, Jeremy Phelan, Adam Koehler, Trevor Ward, Dave Squibb, Jason Pennington, Ken Hughes, Scott McNaughton, Steve Squibb, Jason Veenstra, Howard Hughes, Gerard O'Reilly, Aaron Bakker, Peter Bos, Anthony deBoer, Jeff Metzger, Ryan Greig, Aaron Whitney and coaches Robert Hunking, Scott Leonhardt and Matt Shortreed. The liftmen acknowledge the support from the Seaforth Broom- ball League, the surrounding communities, parents and spon- sors.