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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-02-16, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2000. S pSrtT"______ Brussels Tykes win B The Brussels Tykes earned the B championship when they hosted a tournament Feb. 13. The squad went up against a strong Wingham team in the opening round of play Sunday morning. In spite of a steady Robert Cronin in net. Wingham managed to get by the defenders with speed and agility for five goals. Good defensive work by Herbie Rundstedler, Ryan Baker, Brendan Stretton, Ty Sebastian, Nic Gowing and Matt Huether helped keep the score down. Jordan Roberts was par­ ticularly strong as he patrolled the blueline. Conner Smith showed a lot of hus­ tle and Danny Donkers worked well along the boards. Having lost in the first round, Brussels moved to the B side, to meet Blyth Purple. The team found their stride, pop­ ping in five in the first period while goalie Gowing held Blyth scoreless. Huether tallied three, while Stretton and Ray Huether each added one. Randy Zwep earned an assist on the Stretton goal and R. Huether aided M. Huether on his third tally. Hard work by Sebastian helped set up several plays. Cronin and Sebastian had nice shots on net stopped. Nice follow-up play by the Huethers and Gavin Bowers made for a great attempt but excellent goaltending by Blyth’s Grant Sparling thwarted their efforts. A diving play by Chris Becker in front of his net prevented a shot from getting to Gowing. Bowers showed good hustle and passing and Zwep worked hard along the boards. Stretton added one late in the final frame to cap the win. It was a very exciting contest with good end-to-end play. Brussels advanced to the B final against Mount Brydges where the scoring continued. Rundstedler opened the scoring at 10:08 when he took a hard shot from the side. R. Huether picked up Stretton’s rebound less than two minutes later for the second of the game. M. Huether put Brussels up 5-0 after earning a natural hattrick. Rundstedler and Sebastian showed good speed getting back to defend the net while Stretton and Cole McLean went hard for Mount Brydges’ net. Cronin was again very strong in net, grabbing, smothering and deflecting shots. Following Stretton’s second of the game to put the team up 7-0, Mount Brydges broke the shutout at 12.05 of the second. M. Huether flipped one in a minute later only to see the opponent follow suit. Though the team allowed three goals in the final minutes, R. Huether scored Brussels’ ninth of the contest for the 9-5 win and the B title. Hard work by Daniel Elliott, Zach Watson, Andrew Watson and Morgan Deitner helped put the team on top. Roberts had an exceptional tourna­ ment, earning the Most Valuable Player award. The squad met Goderich in league play Saturday and though they were downed 7-2, it was a very good game for all the players. Z. Watson set up Brussels’ first goal when he got the pass to M. Huether at centre who tallied a netter and took the score to 2-1. Great defensive plays were execut­ ed by Baker, M. Huether, Roberts, Becker, Sebastian, Stretton and net- minder Gowing. Zwep was solid along the boards. Down 4-1, M. Huether put in Brussels’ second goal at 7:12 when he took it in from his own blueline. Goderich hit for three in the final six minutes for the win. The Blyth White Tyke had a busy time deflecting shots during the game against Stoney Creek in the Brussels tournament on Sunday. Stoney Creek went on to play in the A championship. The B title went to the host team. (Ashiey Gropp photo) Blyth Tykes play in tourney It’s been a busy week for the Blyth White Tykes. On Feb 10 the Blyth Tykes took on Mitchell at home. Tyler Steven­ son and Michael McDowell, who also assisted on Stevenson’s goal, put Blyth on the scoreboard in the first period. This put the squad up by one going into the second. However, the Mitchell offense took over, scoring five to take an overpowering lead and the win. On Saturday. The Tykes faced Zurich at home. Mitchell edges Novices The Brussels Novices played in the Zurich tournament this past Sunday. In their first game against Mitchell AE the squad missed a close one, losing by 2-1. Wade Stephenson scored the lone Brus­ sels marker. Tom Cronin picked up the assist. It was one-point again that made the difference for Brussels in their next game against Tara. Stephenson tallied a hattrick in the first, giving Brussels an early, and substantial lead. Andrew Baker and Evan Ducharme got the assists. However, the team was shutdown The visitors scored first, giving them a one-point lead at the end of the period. Trevor Raynard and Stevenson gave Blyth a chance, with assists going to Dallas Pennington and McDowell, but Zurich managed three more to seal the victory. The team met Lucknow in exhi­ bition play away. Tyler Middegaal scored the lone Blyth goal in this 5- 1 outing. The squad travelled to Brussels for a tournament on Sunday and came up against a strong team from in the second, while allowing four against. In the third, they managed one off the stick of Cody Subject with an assist from Cayli Hunt. This was cancelled two minutes later by Tara, which went on to win this one 5-4. Round up these Stoney Creek in their first game. Blyth skated very well, but with < Lucas Cooke, assisted by Cody Richmond being the lone scorer had to take a 6-1 loss. A tired Blyth squad next met Mount Brydges and just couldn’t seem to get a break. They lost this one 4-0. Teammates are Stevenson, Pen­ nington, McDowell, Greg Dodds, Raynard, Jeff Plaetzer, Colten Kerr, Kaytee Richmond, Cody Richmond and Collin Whitfield. We preach the benefits of physical activity... You experience them. Sharing a Healthier Future™ ______________vw/A pamapacnan^® A fl% -Ooff Tack and WV Equestrian items including k \J jewellery & apparel. JrTT 25% off Workwear Cowboy Boots $99.00 Children’s Cowboy Boots $29.00 A big thanks! The Londesboro Snowmobiling Gang acknowledges the support of everyone who helped make their snowmobile fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon a success on Jan. 29. Travelling 185 km. the group raised $3,400.