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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-11-01, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2000. Brussels Novices split weekend action The Brussels Novice squad split their season opening weekend when they took on Wallace and Mitchell. They got off to a quick start Saturday on home ice when Brendan Stretton put one in the net just two and a half minutes into the first frame. Evan Ducharme had hit the post earlier and Brian Burgess had a good opportunity and a setup by Stretton. Wallace tied the score at one then held off the Brussels attack for the remainder of the period. End-to-end play in the second period made for fewer chances for the Brussels squad though Stretton had several attempts and Taylor Prior slid one wide. Ducharme broke the tie at 1:24 with a great pickup at centre. He went in alone with a Wallace player on his tail. Prior was strong on defense and Brian Burgess stopped attackers. Joel Wilkinson had a nice shot from a face-off stopped. Cody Subject put Brussels up by two ^arly in the third when he carried the puck from his own end, wove through opponents, then lifted his shot high where the goalie deflected it into the corner of the net. Subject made a great pass to Wilkinson but the shot was smoth­ ered by a diving netminder. Cole McLean topped off the home­ town scoring at 6:02 of the third. The play was started by Ducharme taking the puck around the net and passing it out front to McLean who poked it in. Herbie Runstedler was good on defense. Ryan Smith was steady in net as Brussels won 4-1. A Sunday afternoon game in Mitchell was not as successful as the team took on a powerful squad. Though Brussels struck early, scoring before the clock had ticked any seconds away, Mitchell retaliat­ ed quickly and often. Burgess popped in the first goal, lifting it over a sprawling goalie. Smith was very busy in net, repeat­ edly stopping a flurry of shots. With the score tied at one, Smith kicked a shot away then held tight to the post when Mitchell tried again. Ducharme and Burgess displayed some nice passing in the first. Thomas Johnston had a near miss with the puck sitting in the crease. After great work along the boards by Subject and Wilkinson to take the puck the full length of the ice, a shot by Stretton was pushed wide. Ducharme picked up a nice pass from Chris Becker in his own end, but the puck was grabbed. Becker and Randy Zwep com- bined for a good play in their oppc nent’s end as Becker passed it out t Zwep who took it into the zone, the handed it off to Becker who wa stopped by two opponents. Stretton added to the lone Brussel netter at 5:13 of the third when h picked up the puck which popped ou of a crowd and went in alone. Andrew Watson and Gavii Bowers were good on defense at th< blueline while Brianne Wheeler bat tied in the comers. Trista Deitner and Blake Cardif worked the boards while Rober Cronin challenged in the face-off cir cle. The final score was 10-2. Tykes play Seaforth in season opener The Blyth Tykes had their season opener in Seaforth on Sunday, Oct. 29. The two teams battled end to end for the first 15 minutes of play. Tyler Black opened the scoring for Blyth, assisted by Tyler Stevenson and Colin Whitfield, as he popped one over the Seaforth goalie. A second goal lengthened the lead as Adam Cronin stormed down the ice taking a couple of passes from linemates Kirby Cook and Trevor Raynard, to fire the puck home. Seaforth soon answered with a goal to heat up the action. Blyth’s John Lecomte broke loose a couple of times but was unable to sink the puck. With four minutes left in the game Seaforth swung a puck past Blyth net-minder Grant Sparling. Defensive plays by Matt Chalmers, Jeff Plaetzer, Aaron Popp and Matt Popp kept the puck in the far end for most of the remaining time. Sparling stunned spectators as he faced a lone Seaforth player on a breakaway that could have resulted in a winning goal. He stonily faced his opposition, followed him through and shut him down cold. The buzzer rang and Blyth secured a tie. Coach Todd MacDonald was sat­ isfied with his team’s first showing. Although MacDonald looked a little shaky in the warm-up, his coaching staff of Pat Cronin and Steve Sparling and a gutsy team will all pull together and promise entertain­ ing action this winter. The first home game is Sunday, Nov. 19 at 3:15 pm. Cruising along Blyth Bantams win 2,lose 1 The Blyth Bantam Bulldogs opened their season Oct. 21 on the road in Mitchell. Mitchell scored in the first and third periods to defeat Blyth 2-0. Bulldog goalie Travis Shelton kept Blyth in the game with great goal­ tending but Blyth could not convert any of their chances. Blyth travelled to Wingham Oct. 25 and came home with a 4-3 victo­ ry. Blyth held a 3-1 advantage going into the third period but Wingham scored twice to deadlock the game at three. With nine minutes left Andy Toll scored to give Blyth the win. Other goals went to Micah Loder with two and Kirk Stewart. Picking up assists were Tyler Kemighan with two, Mike Bean, Nate Witherspoon, Cody Anderson and Neil Salverda. Shelton had another superb game stopping a penalty shot in the second period. On Oct. 29, Drayton hosted Blyth. Down 2-0 after two periods, Blyth scored three unanswered goals in a two-minute span in the third to dump Drayton 3-2. Kyle Stephenson, Bean and Toll tallied for Blyth with assists going to Ryan McClinchey, Anderson and Lee Prescott. Ashfield-Colborne-W. Wawanosh get ideas for office renovations Senior staff of the new municipal- diesel and gasoline, will be exam- ity of Ashfield-Colbome-Wawanosh ined for the next meeting, were authorized at the Oct. 23 meet- The Choral Kids of Blyth churches were treated to a wagon ride by Murray Siertsema on a gor­ geous fall day this past weekend. (Vicky Bremner photo) . Blyth PeeWees edge Teeswater, lose to Hensall The Blyth PeeWee Bulldogs strug­ gled throughout their Oct. 25 contest against the strong attack of Hensall. Darcey Cook provided the lone bright spot, scoring from outside the face-off circle to notch the only ■Blyth marker. Jeffrey Elliott was outstanding in net as he was called on often to make great saves. Blyth was downed 6-1. The following day saw Blyth wel­ come Teeswater to town. Down by two goals in the third period, Darren Austin scored at 13:09, assisted by Brittney Peters to narrow the gap. Teeswater added their third goal at 11:15 to retake the two-goal lead. Austin would again pull the bull­ dogs to within one, taking the feed from kendall Whitfield and snapping a shot by the goaltender at 6:09. Cook completed the comeback when he tipped in a Kyle Procter shot from the point with just 1:44 to go- Austin earned the hattrick and gave Blyth the 4-3 win with 21 sec­ onds remaining. Josh Albrechtas got the assist. Elliott had another strong game in net. ‘Uledding- announcement Photo by Gary Walden ing of the transition board to inspect the Colbome Twp. office and obtain proposals for a suitable and work­ able arrangement for offices and workstations. Moving day for equipment, furni­ ture and records from the Ashfield and West Wawanosh offices will be Dec. 6. Gardiner’s of Goderich will be hired. Banking services for the new municipality of Ashfield-Colbome, Wawanosh will be handled by the Canadian Imperial Bank of com­ merce in Goderich. Approval was given for payroll preparation in-house after a review of cost comparisons. Quotes for the provision of audit­ ing services, propane supply and furnace oil, clear and coloured Please Vote November 13, 2000 MURRAY SCOTT for Councillor of North Huron Ward 2 E. Wawanosh Twp. Your support would be appreciated 357-3778 Centre ice of the Blyth arena was the setting of a unique wedding on Saturday, October 4, 2000. Judy Mason, daughter of Pat and Pearl Mason, Londesboro and Greg Cook, son of Eldon and Lorraine Cook, Belgrave were married "Broomball" style. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Chris Morgan complete with a referee's shirt. Two beautiful solos were sung by Myra Parsons, friend of the couple. Best man, Eric Cook, brother of the groom and Greg himself were dressed in black broomball pants, jerseys and shoes. The matron of honour was Rose Feeney who along with here sister, Judy also wore black broomball pants and shoes but opted for white jerseys. The bride and her attendant carried bouquets made from miniature broomball sticks covered in satin and adorned with ivory and burgundy flowers. Signing of the register was done in the penalty box while family watched from a carpeted area on the ice surface and guests were seated in the stands. An ice sculpture and broomball attired mannequins decorated the auditorium for the reception. The couple and their attendants traded in their uniforms for dress clothes. Entertainment was provided by Crippled Ducks. Guests travelled from Windsor, St. Thomas, Shelburne, Brantford, London, and surrounding areas. The couple wishes to thank the Blyth broomball teams who lent sweaters for the evening, Dave Cook, Dawn and Kevin Gross, Belgrave Kinsmen, Georgette Hockey, Deb McDougall, Jim Johnston, Gary Walden, Dave Pattison, Bainton’s Old Mill, Lost Sheep and 8th Liners. Special thanks to our parents and families and also Eric, Rose and Ron. Thanks to everyone who attended or helped in any way to make our dream weeding come true! We couldn't have done it without you! After honeymooning in Niagara Falls we now reside at RR #1 Belgrave.