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PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2004.
Sports
Brussels Midgets
trounce Hanover
Scrambling
A Blyth PeeWee tries his best to stay on his feet in this struggle for the puck. The squad hosted
Mitchell on Saturday afternoon. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Exciting time for Bantams
It has been an exciting past two
weeks for the Blyth Bantam
Bulldogs, as they have just
completed their first playoff series.
Strong play throughout the regular
season resulted in the team earning a
bye in the first round of playdowns.
The second round began on a very
stormy Wednesday, Jan. 28 in Ayton.
Despite good play the home team
was victorious winning 5-2 with the
scoring summary as follows: goals,
Tony Bean, Thomas LeComte;
assists, Johnathon McDowell, John
Bokhout.
Not happy with their results in the
first game, Blyth came storming
back to defeat their Ayton opponents
11-I in game two played on Monday,
Feb. 2 in Blyth. Goals for Blyth were
The Brussels Midget Girls hockey
team proudly walked away as
champions in the International
Silver Stick tournament last
weekend in Elma Logan.
Game one was a shutout for goalie
Megan Bos as the girls won 2-0
against Sarnia.
Sara McMullen scored both goals
earning her MVP for the game.
Assisting the goals were Shauna
Berfelz and Jenna Shultz.
The girls proved talent in another
2-0 win against Peterborough.
Both goals were scored by
Amanda Ellison who also received
game MVP. Assisting her goals were
Berfelz and Tyson Campbell.
Bos had another shutout against
The January-February winners at
the Brussels Curling Club were:
first, 44 points, Ernie Lewington,
Jean Bewley. Steve Knight, Peggy
Aitchison; second, 43 points, Doug
Dale; Marilyn Jones, Darryl
Morrison, Amanda Dorsch; third,
scored by Bokhout, three;
McDowell, one; Lecomte, two;
Trevor McArter, one; Blake
HesselSvood, one; Roman
Sturzenegger, two. Assists for Blyth
went to Bokhout, four; Derek
Youngblut, McDowell;
Sturzenegger, two.
With the series tied 1-1, the
Bulldogs returned to Ayton on
Wednesday, Feb. 4. It was an action-
packed game with the home team
gaining the lead early. The Bantams
were not prepared to return to Blyth
trailing the series so they got down
to business and won game three, 7-4.
Goals for Blyth were by
Youngblut, three; McDowell,
Hesselwood, Bokhout.
Assists went to Youngblut, two;
Dallas Texas in game three.
Berfelz scored two goals while
Schultz, Mandi De Block and
McMullen each scored one.
Assisting the goals were De Block
with four, Schultz with two and
Michelle Cook with one.
De Block was MVP for game
three.
It much a closer match against
Markham-Stouffville in game four
quarter-finals, but the girls were
able to walk away with a 3-2
win.
With 13 seconds left in the game,
De Block scored. Cook and Kassie
Avery also scored.
The only assist was De Block and
Berfelz was MVP for the game.
40.5 points, Steve Steiss, Travis
Koehler, Catherine Thomet, Sandra
Josling; fourth, 38.5 points, Jo-Ann
McDonald, Jeff Cardiff, Jan Dietner,
Shane Gibson.
A wings and pizza Valentines
party after curling was enjoyed by
LeComte, two; Bokhout and
McArter.
Blyth returned home on Saturday,
Feb. 7 leading the best of five series
two games to one. The Dogs were
determined to end the series and
gained an early lead. Solid steady
play resulted in a 9-2 victory.
Scoring were Hesselwood, two;
Bokhout, two; McArter, McDowell;:
Sturzenegger, two. Assists went to
McDowell, two; Youngblut, two;
Curtis Robertson, two; Sturzenegger,
Lee Watkins, and Hesselwood.
Throughout the series Blyth
netminder "Shiny Sean Cook" was
solid between the pipes.
The WOAA final series will see
Blyth face off against Clifford
beginning on Monday, Feb. 9.
The girls celebrated a 5-1 victory
over Ottawa Valley in the semi-
finals.
Berfelz scored two and De Block,
Shay Gross and Ellison each-scored
-one.
Tara Roach and Cook assisted the
goals. Jennifer Kowlton was MVP
for the game.
They met up with Sarnia again in
the championship game and went
undefeated in a 2-1 win.
Berfelz scored both goals and Bos
received MVP for the game.
A strong defence was maintained
throughout the tournament by
Katelyn O'Rourke, Kendall
Whitfield, Avery, Knowlton and
Campbell.
the curlers. Best Valentine's were
Dona Knight and Gary Pipe. The
McDonald rink was the best-dressed
team.
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The Brussels Midgets took a big
win over a hosting Hanover squad on
Feb. 12.
Greg Bowers; with an assist from
Adam McClure tied it at one after
Hanover had taken an early lead in
the first.
Brussels owned the second and
third periods, however. The squad
jumped up by three before allowing
Hanover to score its second.. Getting
the points for the visitors were
Steven Ropp, McClure and Matt
McClinchey, with assists from
Brandon Blake, Mitch Blake, Tate
Stephenson, Andrew McDonald and
McCI ure.
Hanover pulled within two, only to
have Brussels cancel that and add
The Blyth Atoms beat Normanby
6-3 in Ayton on Sunday night.
Thursday the Dogs came out on top,
4-1.
The team is looking to be the first
team from Blyth to win the WOAA
title, in a number of years, and can
use all the support available on
Thursday for game 4. The game
takes place at 7 p.m. A Bulldog win
sends them to the OMHA semi-
finals. •
The team consists of players from
Blyth, Belgrave, Londesborough,
and Auburn. Playing for the team
another. McClure and Darcy Cook
scored, while Bowers assisted on the
latter.
McClure tallied a hattrick with an
early third-period unassisted goal.
However, seconds later Hanover got
one of their own, then came back
with another before a minute had
ticked by.
That was all for the hosts, as
Brussels came on with four more
goals to finish the game with a
commanding 11-5 win.
Lighting the light for the
visitors were Stephenson,
McClinchey, Brent Wheeler and
Cook.
Creditted with assists were Bowers
and McClure.
are Matt Popp, John LeComte,
Aaron Popp, Cody Richmond, Carly
Whitfield, Jonathon Atkinson,
Trevor Raynard, Kevin Pennington,
Tyler Black, Kirby Cook, Adam
Cronin, Caleb Brohm, and Kayla
Black.
The team is coached by Chad
Haggitt, Cole Stewart, Karen
Pennington, Kirk Stewart, and Mike
Haggitt.
Come out Thursday with horns,
whistles and anything that makes
noise, and cheer the Dogs on to a
WOAA title.
Girls win Silver Stick
Lewington rink wins draw
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Saturday, February 21
2:00 pm- 5:00 pm
(most events located in the centre of town at Dobson's Ethel Community Rink)
-ak, Came and eniav an aftewan o f nutdatut fun!
"1 Schedule:
2:00 pm Opening ceremonies and warm-upt
Tug o' War with OPP
Sack races
3:00 pm Hockey game (Children ages 14 and under play against a
"surprise" hockey team!)
Sticks, helmets and good sportsmanship are required to play
4:00 pm MVCA will be on hand to host a session 01 Inuit winter games
as well as having a fur and trap display set up
4:30 pm "Hands on" cross sawing or nail hammering activities
Horse-drawn sleigh rides
Warm cider and hot dogs
(Bring your skates along for public skating on the rink after the hockey game)
Remember to dress appropriately for the weather
and parents are asked to accompany and supervise their children
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For information, please call Sue Brubacher at 887-9642
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