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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2003-06-04, Page 11Good throw THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2003. PAGE 11 Blyth Lightning zapped The Blyth Lightning Mosquito squad got zapped on Thursday, May 22, when they played against the Lucknow Optimists in Lucknow. The Optimist squad outscored the Lightning, but did not outplay them. The Lightning had several opportunities to get on the scoreboard but were denied due to the opposing keeper who kept the ball out of their net. After the first half of the game, Lucknow was leading 2-0. Into the second half the Lightning had many more chances to score and could not be held down. The Lightning punched the ball through the lines, to receive their only goal of the game. Anthony Peters scored with Tyson Sjaarda assisting. The final score was 7-1 for Lucknow. On Monday, May 26, the Lightning played against the Goderich Tim Hortons in Goderich. Ten minutes into the game Jory Uyl scored with Sjaarda and Jamie Parish assisting. Not to be stopped, six minutes later, Uyl scored again, with Brittany Bos and Blaine Hallahan assisting, making it 2-0 for the Lightning. The third goal was scored six minutes later by Sjaarda with Parish who received a pass by a solid kick from full back player BJ Nethery assisting. Just minutes before the first half ended Uyl scored, with assistance from Tom Oudshoorn, making the score 4-0. Two more goals were scored in the second half for the Lightning. Uyl scored with Sjaarda and Hallahan assisting. Then Parish scored with Uyl and Bos assisting, making it 6-0 for the Lightning. Keeping the ball out of the net were Jordan Good and Peters. Lacrosse team suffers loss North Perth Midgets were dealt their first loss of the season against B.antford last Wednesday night in Wingham. •The home team scored the first two goals before Brantford tallied four. Jordan Doig got his first goal of his lacrosse career and Cory Chapman assisted by Xavier O’Krafka scored the second marker. The second period started with Brantford scoring from the face-off. Minutes later, Jason Hamilton’s persistence paid off with an unassisted goal followed by Adam MacDonald bringing the score even closer. The play was back and forth. Brantford scored one, then O’Krafka got one to narrow the edge. The visitors scored again again, but Hamilton, assisted by Matt White cancelled it. Brantford finally widened the gap scoring an unanswered goal to end the second period. The third period saw an increase in penalty minutes for both teams as the battle continued. Brantford got the first goal and the home crowd had to wait almost six minutes before Chapman scored his second goal of the game, this time assisted by goalie, Liam Madge. With less than five minutes left in the game, Brantford scored on a powerplay. David Fitzgerald, assisted by Hamilton kept the goal spread at two with the final goal of the game. The next game will be June 12 in Clifford. Local track and field athletes take medals at OFSSA meet Ryan Plunkett aims to get the bean bag in the hulahoop to get his team some points when Blyth Public School had their play day on Thursday. Teammates Laura Good and Kennan Macdonald watch closely. (Sarah Mann photo) l -9s lose to Newton After missing a cancelled game against Elma II due to a heavy downpour the week before, the Brussels U9s started their soccer season with a game against Newton on Victoria Day. During the first half the game, the Brussels team, consisting of 25 players, happily took on the challenge of becoming familiar with the game and their positions. Although much of the play was in the Brussels end, the players did their best defensively to stop the scoring opportunities by the determined Newton team. In net, Cameron Stewart showed his skills by making many fabulous saves leaving the Brussels squad down by only three. In the second half, the Brussels team picked up the pace to challenge Thunder crashes Blyth Atom Thunder played its fourth game on Thursday, May 29 at the arena field in Blyth, against the Lucknow 1 team. This game was rescheduled from earlier in the week and the Thunder were short a few players. Larissa Jenkins, game captain, started off with a strong line of forwards. Brent Drost scored the first goal with an assist by Brendon Boven. Drost scored the second goal on a penalty shot. Aislynn Bremner scored the third goal with an assist from Drost. Jessie Pot scored the fourth goal with an assist from Jasmine deBoer. The game had been close at half time, however the Thunder lost energy during the second half and the final score was 9-4 for Lucknow. The main defensive line of Jamie Pollard, Emily Nickolson and Jason Young gave their best effort. the visitors. The team worked hard to manoeuvre the ball into the other end. Intent on getting a goal, it was Stewart who scored to boost the spirit of the team. The team continued to hold its own, with goaltender Anthony Lichty making several brilliant saves demonstrating his keen soccer abilities. In the end, it was a 4-1 loss. It was a big upset when Elma I blew into town May 26. Stewart worked hard in net thwarting many attempts by the visiting offence during the first quarter of the game. Despite his best effort, however, the Elma team had managed three by the end of the first half. Defence continued to fight to clear the ball from the Brussels end, but the strong Elma team got past goalie Joel Nonkes, who had relieved Stewart for the second half, for a final score of 8- 0 for Elma. Home games are Mondays at 7 p.m. at Brussels Public School. There were exceptional results for seme local high school athletes when they competed in the OESAA West Region meet in Windsor over the weekend. Kerissa Van Amersfoort of F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham earned first in the midget girls discus with a toss of 30.22 metres. Schoolmate Kristen Gerth finished second in the senior girls discus, with a throw of 35.04 metres. Deric Kruse and Craig Folkard placed third and fourth respectively in the men’s 100-metre dash ambulatory event. Jamie Lewis of Central Huron Secondary School placed second in the senior girls 100-metre dash with a time of 13.33 seconds. Team I plays Team IV Wyatt Ducharme racked up four netters to help his Brussels I U-6 squad to a 5-2 victory over Team IV when they met May 28. Tim Waechter added the fifth score for the team. Matt Swart and Mitchell Kellington shared goaltending duties. NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Corporation of the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Nominations in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh for the offices of Reeve - election at large Councillors - Ashfield Ward Councillors - Colborne Ward Councillors - Wawanosh Ward (one position to be filled) (two positions to be filled) (two positions to be filled) (two positions to be filled) may be made by completing and filing in the office of the Clerk, nomination papers on the prescribed form. Such nomination papers must be accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee of $200.00 for the position of Reeve and $100.00 for the position of Councillor. The filing fee is payable by cash, certified cheque or money order. Wingham & District Community Living Association Annual General Meeting June 16th, 2003 5:30 pm (lunch) 7:00 pm (meeting) at the Brussels United Church Guest Speaker: Kim Souch, a talented singer/songwriter and mother of a child born within the realm of autism. All welcome. RSVP 357-3562 (x208) A nomination must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by an agent during regular business hours between January 2, 2003 and September 25, 2003, and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on September 26, 2003 (Nomination Day). No person who proposes to be a candidate may solicit or accept contributions for election purposes; or incur expenses, until that person’s nomination has been filed. A nomination must be certified by the Clerk, or designate, before such person becomes a certified candidate for the office for which she or he is nominated. In the event there are an insufficient number of certified candidates to fill all positions available, nominations will be reopened for the vacant positions only on Wednesday, October 1, 2003, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and such additional nominations, if required, may be filed in the office of the Clerk. Information pertaining to the Municipal Elections in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh will be posted throughout the year on the Township’s website www.acwtownship.ca or may be obtained by contacting the Municipal Office at: 82133 Council Line R.R. #5 Goderich, Ontario N7A 3Y2 Phone: (519) 524-4669 Fax: (519) 524-1951 email: dclerk@acwiownship.ca Mark Becker Administrator/Clerk Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh