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Midgets lose heartbreaker in OMHA final
The Blyth Midget Bulldogs lost to
Sunderland on Sunday afternoon 2-1
in overtime in the deciding game of
the OMHA Midget E finals. Blyth
received the finalist trophy and
medallions.
Blyth travelled to Sunderland on
Saturday for game four. Dog Joel
Riley scored two first-period goals
and Micah Loder tallied in the
second frame to lead 3-0 after two
periods.
Kirk Stewart and Loder added
third-period goals. Travis Shelton
had a solid game in the Blyth cage to
register a 5-0 shutout. Assists went
to K. Stewart, two; Cole Stewart,
two; Darren Austin and Tyler
Kemighan.
Game five in Blyth proved to
be a tight-checking game. Sunder
land scored a first-period goal to
take the lead, but Neil Salverda
tied the game in the second period
on passes from K. Stewart and J.
Riley.
The third period remained
scoreless to send the game to
overtime. Sunderland banged in a
rebound four minutes into overtime
to clinch the game and the OMHA
title'. ( 1
Members of the Blyth team
included Shelton, Jeff Elliott,
C. Stewart, T.J. Marks, Andy
Toll, Nate Witherspoon, Ryan
McClinchey, Mike Bean,
Cody Anderson, Brett Bean,
Kemighan, Loder, Chris Bernard,
Austin, Riley, Salverda and K.
Stewart.
Team officials were Doug
McClinchey, Carmen Bernard, John
Stewart, Robb Finch and Barney
Stewart.
Dogs capture WOAA E title
On Sunday, March 23 the Blyth
PeeWee Bulldogs captured the Dave
Neilson trophy as the WOAA E
champions.
After going 6-0 in round-robin
play, Blyth met Mitchell in the semi
finals. They won the first game at
home 10-3, and the second game 6-
2 in Mitchell to take the best of three
After a scoreless first, the hosts
scored early in the second. Then
McDowell tied it.
In the third McDowell scored to
give Blyth the lead but just 33
seconds later Saugeen Shores tied it.
With just over two minutes on
the clock McDowell scored his
hattrick and Blyth held on for a 3-2
win to take the series two games to
none.
Assists went to Thomas Lecomte,
Bean and Sturzenegger.
The squad had a great run going
10-0.
Enroute to the championship they
outplayed every team they faced.
The boys really worked hard.
A Blyth Midget Bulldog shadows his Sunderland opponent
as he rounds the Blyth net. The locals lost a heartbreaker
on Sunday, seeing the OMHA championship slide away
with an overtime'goal. The two teams went into the best-of-
_____five series tied at two games apiece. (Vicky Bremner photo)_____
Blyth Mites top Lucknow
The Blyth Mites travelled to
Lucknow for their final game of the
season. They pulled off an 8-6 win.
-Scoring for Blyth were Ashley
Higgins with two, Ryan Plunkett
with two, Conner Rodgers with two
and Curtis Raynard.
The fans were so interested they
missed who scored one goal.
Assisting with these goals were
Hunter Dale, Wyatt and Dalton
Carey, Brendan Hallahan and Dallas
Coultes. The kids played well and
were so keen they continued to score
goals after the buzzer. They ended
out the season with a pizza party and
fun was had by all.
Warwick rink wins draw
Winners of the February-
March curling draw at Brussels
are: first, 43 points, Brian Warwick.
Pauline Patterson, Gary Pipe,
Tara Pipe; second, 42 points,
Orval Bauer, Jean Bewley, Jeff
Cardiff, Sandra Pepper; third, 38.5
points, Mike Alexander, Ken Jones,
Rose Kellington, Janet Koehler;
fourth, 38 points, Stewart Steiss,
Karen Uhler, Connie Alcock,
Douwa Top.
series.
On March 17 Blyth started a best
of three series with Saugeen Shores.
In game one at home, Saugeen
Shores was leading into the third.
They scored three goals less than
four minutes apart in the second,
while Blyth had just one, scored by
John McDowell. The assist went to
Derek Youngblut.
Blyth drew closer when Derek
Youngblut scored, assisted by Tony
Bean.
Curtis Robertson tied it late in the
third forcing the game into a 10-
minute overtime period. McDowell,
assisted by Roman Sturzenegger and
Bean scored first.
Saugeen Shores scored 12 seconds
later to tie it up again. Then Curtis
Robertson scored, assisted by Mat
Stevenson. Blyth held on for the
win.
Sean Cook played great between
the pipes.
The second game was played
Sunday, March 23 in Southampton.
Tykes show improvement
The Tykes played in the year-end
tournament in Blyth over the
weekend. They faced Hensall on
Friday night. It was an exciting
and defensive game. Andrew
Patton saw tons of rubber in net.
Dawson Peachey made his hockey
debut.
On Saturday at noon, the team
took on Zurich. Solid goaltending
was demonstrated by Shawn Dale.
After a breakaway stopped by the
buzzer, Brock McLean scored with
48 seconds remaining.
All players showed a noticeable
improvement in their skills since the
start of the season.
Coach was Mike Vader, assistant
was Steve Dolmage and trainer was
Pam McLean.
Down in front
The shot is made around a fallen player in this game between the Bulldogs and the
Greyhounds at Blyth on Saturday. The arena was a busy spot as the men’s recreation hockey
teams competed in a tournament. The Greyhounds won 8-5. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Attention Everyone!
Coaches and Umpires
are needed for
Brussels Minor Ball
Please call 887-6669
after 7 p.m.
Attention High School Students
This is a great opportunity to complete some
community service hours
No, you cannot register
your child over the phone!
Please, come to the Arena and Register your
child to play ball.
This is...."FINAL REGISTRATION!"
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2003
10 AM - NOON
Please bring a photocopy of your
child's birth certificate as well as
their health card number.
1 cheque for registration
- dated June 1, 2003
1 cheque (uniform deposit)
- dated Sept. 30, 2003
Hope to see you there!