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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-05-22, Page 10N/C estimates if work recommended. FREE RIDE TO AREA SHOPPING AVAILABLE! FREE DROP-OFF & PICK-UP SERVICE! GODERICH .mao - . 346 Huron Road, Goderich 524-9381 or 1-800-338-1134 Patio tomatoes, veggies & herbs Choose from our large selection of... Rose Bushes Unique Nursery Shrubs Hanging Baskets Bedding Plants and More Greyhaven Gardens 523-9781 Gerry & Gladys Greydanus Just West of Londesboro on Cty. Rd. 15 Savory Herb Gardens ' Terra Designed Floral Gardens ' Martha Washington Geraniums * Wrought Iron PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2002. Sports Tie starts season of ffor Brussels U-11 squad It was a cold and blustery start for the Brussels U-11 soccer team when they travelled to Newton, May 14. Brussels started strong, keeping the ball in their opponents' end for much of the first half. The first good shot on net came from David Grobbink who carried the ball from centre and along the sideline, but the shot went wide. The Wingham North Perth Bantams lacrosse team travelled to Elora May 13. Elora started the scoring with less than five minutes left in the first period. In the final few seconds Jason Hamilton scored for Wingham on a pass from Xavier O'Krafta to Randy Zwep, Gavin Bowers and Thomas Johnston also had good chances early in the game. Kelby Krotz got a nice shot off and Robert Cronin showed some good footwork, while Chris Becker made a nice clearing shot before Brussels netted their first goal. Brian Burgess scored on a solo effort. He tallied his second of the end the period in a tie. The stronger passing Wingham team dominated the rest of the game. Cory McDonald scored on a pass from Chase Chapman and the strong duo of Cory Chapman and Hamilton found the net twice each with a goal and an assist in the second and third game minutes later when he picked up his own rebound. Krotz assisted on the push to the het. Down 2-0, Newton I evened the score after working their way through the defence. Bowers, with help from Zwep and Grobbink, put Brussels up 3-2 before the half-time whistle. Burgess, Cronin and Heather Hill periods. Hamilton wrapped up the scoring for Wingham with a hattrick for himself on an unassisted goal. Elora was allowed to score one final goal before the end of the game. The score at the end was Wingham 5, Elora 2. Another road trip Thursday night took the team to Fergus. Wingham surprised the home team and scored three goals in the first period. Scoring for Wingham were Cory Chapman on a pass from Hamilton, Chase Chapman with Chris Crawford assisting and Hamilton on a pass from the goalie, Justin Thompson. Penalty minutes for both teams took away from scoring for much of the remainder of the game. Fergus however, found a way to infiltrate the tiring Wingham squad and scored one late in the second and two more in the last five minutes of the third, to end it in a 3-3 tie. Fergus comes to Wingham on Thursday night at 8 p.m. U-13s lose The only home game for Brussels soccer fans last week was the U-13 squad. Hosting Elma II, the local team came up a little short, losing by 5- 3. pushed towards the opponents' net several times in the second half, but were unable to net the ball. Cronin had a near miss when the ball refused to roll over the goal line. Matthew Cardiff, Cameron Schlosser and Emily Warwick played strong defence, clearing the ball away from the crease. Newton tied the score late in the game and in spite for good efforts by Brussels, including a near hattrick by Burgess; they were unable to gain the win. , Andrew Lindsay and Grobbink shared time in net. Strong play and team work was shown by Nicholas Durrel I, Annamieka Kerkhof, Vanessa Ropp, Elli Schimanski, Felicia Souch, Denise Thalen and Josh Thalen. The U-11 s play Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Lacrosse team beats Elora Putt it there Despite the nip in the air, young golfers hit the links on Saturday in the Junior Optimist tournament held at the Wingham golf club. (Vicky Bremner photo)