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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-08-14, Page 8Charging Vanessa Ropp of the Brussels U-11 soccer team made a rush for the ball during a tournament game against Wallace on Saturday. Brussels lost 2-1. (Janice Becker photo) PeeWees win A title • GRADUATION Shawn Clark graduated on June 13, 2002 from the Universtiy of Guelph. He received an Honours Degree in Bachelor of Science, with Distinction. His major was Molecular Biology and Genetics. Shawn is continuing his studies in the Master of Science Program at the University of Guelph. Congratulations from Mom, Dad, Erica and Ross. Thanks to Braemar Retirement CAMPAIGN 2001 IMPROVING OUR TECHNOLOGY — HELP US HELP YOU — Contribute today by sending your donation to: THE WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 270 Carling Terrace, Wingham, Ontario NOG 2W0 Wingham and District Hospital Foundation would like to thank the Township of Ashfield-Colbourne-Wawanosh for its $3,500. donation CAMPAIGN 2001 IMPROVING OUR TECHNOLOGY — HELP US HELP YOU — Contribute today by sending your donation to: THE WINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 270 Carling Terrace, Wingham, Ontario NOG 2W0 PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2002. Sports Brussels U-11s play in year-end tournament The Hullett PeeWees captured the Tri-County A title, in two games, when they took on Varna. In their first playoff game, Aug. 6, they secured a resounding 17-5 victory. Down by one run after the first half-inning, Hullett responded with five runs by Darcey Cook, Stephanie Archambault, Josh Nurse, Anthony Wilts and Dallas Good. They added seven in the second and five in the third while allowing Varna just four additional runs. A homerun was slugged by Josh Nurse. Brad Lapp added a run in an unusual manner after he walked then came home on errors. Cook pitched eight strikeouts in the game. In the second game of the series, Hullett topped Varna 19-4 with Cook on the mound. Hitting the plate in the first and second were Cook, Archambault, Nurse and Terry Radford, including homeruns by Nurse and Radford. Already leading 4-0, Hullett opened the game in the third with The Brussels U-11 squad took to the field at home on a hot July 30, beginning the game one short, but soon having just enough players to fill the roster. Howick 2 took control early, keeping the ball in the Brussels end for much of the game. They scored quickly, putting the ball in the corner of the net behind goalie David Grobbink. Elli Schimanski made a nice kick in front of the opponents' net and Emily. Warwick worked the midfield in an attempt to keep the ball away from the home net. A nice passing play began with Chris Becker and Cam Schlosser on defence then up to halfback Kelby Krotz who- got it downfield to Heather Hill and Gavin Bowers, but the shot was stopped. Denise Thalen and Josh Thalen patrolled the sidelines, kept the ball moving. After Grobbink nabbed a shot in close, Howick put another past him for a 2-0 lead. Becker slid to the side of the net to push a shot clear and Matthew Cardiff's footwork kept the play away from the front of the goal. Howick had several good shots in the second half,_ including a penalty kick after a hands ball in the crease, but many attempts were booted' wide. Grobbink made a couple excellent leaping saves, knocking shots over his head clear of the twine. Howick closed out the scoring with a kick over the heads of the defence and past Grobbink for the 3-0 shut- out. In their first game of tournament play, Brussels met Newton 2 Aug. b at home. _ Brussels started strong, notching the first goal early in the match when Bowers put it in the net. Assists went to Randy Zwep and Krotz. Goaltender Andrew Lindsay made several nice grabs to keep Newton off the board until he was pulled out of the play and a pass across the crease was kicked in. Thomas Johnston played a very good game on defence, battling in the crowds and booting the ball clear. Also working hard to defend the net was Robert Cronin, who stopped a hard shot with his body. Grobbink took over between the posts in the second half, being called on to deflected over-the-head shots and kicks in close. Newton went ahead for the first' time in the game after several shots had been deflected. Finding themselves down 3-1, Brussels offense kicked in, showing a concerted effort to keep the ball in their opponents' end. Though only one score resulted, on a shot by Lindsay, several near misses had the fans on the edge of their seats. Bowers had numerous shots as did Lindsay, Krotz, Hill and Zwep. Brussels took the 3-2 defeat. At 8 a.m., Saturday morning, the squad took to the field against Wallace in their second playoff game. The teams were very evenly matched, making for an excellent contest with good back and forth play. Bowers' shot early in the game was stopped when the goalie slid across the crease to block the play. Becker then assisted netminder Lindsay by kicking the ball clear after it had gotten over Lindsay's head in the crease. Though Bowers, Zwep, Hill and Grobbink kept the pressure on, Wallace scored first when the ball just slid by Lindsay and past the post. Brian Burgess came out strong in the second half, evening the score at one. Wallace took the lead late in the game when a shot across the crease deflected in off the post. Though Brussels kept the pressure on until the final whistle they could not even the tally. Thalen, Schlosser and Warwick were strong on defence while Annamieka Kerkhof. and Josh Thalen worked the sidelines, Vanessa Ropp worked the ball well through the crowd to get it into the open. Thomas Johnston showed his skill at controlling the ball and playing hard. Grobbink kept Brussels spectators on the edge of their seats, making several exciting stops. The squad met Palmerston in the final game of the tournament. The opposition got on the board first, splitting the defence and getting the ball past Grobbink in net. Some good passing was shown by Bowers and Zwep as they took the ball down field. Krotz got in on the rush as the trio's effort at evening the score was thwarted. Lindsay assisted his goalie, kicking the ball clear from the crease area. Palmerston continued to add to their total, holding a 3-0 lead at half- time. Brussels got on the board in the second when Bowers booted the ball across the crease with help from Hill on the play. However, Palmerston dominated the match, adding three goals and taking the 6-1 victory. Brussels soccer action split Brussels soccer squads managed one win, one tie and one loss in play at the end of July. The U-7 team met Howick 3, July 30, securing a 4-4 tie. The U-9 squad replayed an earlier rain-out against Newton and suffered a 1-0 loss. The U-13 team was victorious, topping Elma 1 by a 3-2 tally. seven runs. Radford belted another round-tripper and other runs were scored by Cook, Archambault, Derek Dolmage, Eric Radford, Good and Robert Thompson. Varna brought the score to 11-4 after four, but Hullett would not let up, hitting for six in the fourth and two in the fifth. Runs were scored by Cook, DoImage, E. Radford, Nurse, Joel Salverda (two) and Brad Lapp (two).