The Citizen, 2004-03-11, Page 8Champions
Wingham Ironmen players, coaches, trainers, equipment personnel and executive members
gather around the trophy on Saturday evening after winning their first Western Junior C
hockey league championship since the 1983 season. A hard-fought, come-from-behind 4-3
decision over the Kincardine Bulldogs gave the Ironmen the championship in five games. The
Ironmen now advance to the quarter-finals of the OHA Junior C playdowns this weekend.
(Advance-Times photo)
Dogs play home and home series
The Blyth Bantam Bulldogs Blyth returned to Mount Forest Brussels-Mount Forest series for the
played a home-and-home series Tuesday night. The game was fast Lockridge division championship.
against Mount Forest last week as paced and action packed. The Blyth began the series on
they awaited the final format for Bulldogs came out on top winning a Thursday, March 4 in Milverton. In a
group playdowns. close decision 4-3. very close game, the Bulldogs came
Blyth hosted Mount Forest on Scoring for Blyth were Johnathon out on top, 2-1.
Monday, March 1. The home team McDowell, two; Thomas LeComte, Scoring for Blyth were Devin
was victorious winning 5-4. one; and Robertson. Assists went to Jenkins, assisted by Gregg and
Scoring for Blyth were John LeComte, McDowell, McArter, Sturzenegger and Bokhout, assisted
Bokhout, Roman Sturzenegger, Gregg, Robertson and Tony Bean. by Hesselwood.
Derek Youngblut, Richard Gregg The Bantams face Milverton Netting the lone goal for
and Trevor McArter. Assists went to Royals in the semi-finals of the Milverton was Chad Fink assisted
Lee Watkins, two; Blake Lockridge division. The two-of- by Josh Ludwig. Game two is
Hesselwood, Curtis Robertson; three series will see the winner move scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday, March
Bokhout and Sturzenegger. on to face the winner of the 8 in Blyth.
Brussels plays in tournament
It was an incredible day at the The second game was against
annual Lucknow tournament on Seaforth. Goalie equipment was lent
Saturday as the Brussels Pre-tykes to the Brussels team by Lucknow, so
took to the ice. Scott Dolmage suited up for the
Their first game was against task. Dolmage did a tremendous job
Lucknow. Brussels players took in net. However, Seaforth was also
turns in net as no goalie equipment up to the task as they scored 12 goals
was available. Tim Waechter took against Brussels. Brussels put up
the first shift, stopping two, Kai
Heimstra stopped four and Andrew Brussels Tykes take on Blyth
Patton stopped six. However,
Lucknow managed to score six goals
during the game.
Brussels scored four in Lucknow.
Kai Heimstra had two and Lexi
Smith, two. Smith also picked up
two assists in the first game.
quite a fight, scoring six on the
Seaforth net.
Goals were scored by Heimstra,
two; Smith, Taylor, Higgins, Logan
Clarke and Tim Waechter. Heimstra
had an assist.
The Brussels Pre-Tykes play in
Bayfield this Saturday.
The Brussels Tykes travelled to first goal of the season.
Blyth on March 6 and shutout their Between the pipes for Brussels
hosts 5-0. was Brody TenPas.
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Kellington and Colton Hastings and in the Clinton tournament this
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Sports
Ironmen take Western Jr. C title
The Wingham Ironmen, which
includes several area hockey
players, captured the Western Junior
C championship, on Saturday
night.
According to general manager
Steve Coulter of Brussels this is the
first time for the title in 20 years.
The Ironmen defeated the
The Blyth Pre-Tykes hosted
Wingham on Saturday, March 6.
Blyth's scoring was started off by
Drew Bromley with two goals.
Assisting on these goals were
Sydney Wightman, Brandon
Marshall and Brittney Walden.
Wingham kept the score close.
Hunter Dale snuck in the next goal
Kincardine Bulldogs four games to
one, with a 4-3 victory Saturday to
take the title.
Coulter said the organization had
been building the team for the past
years. "They only lost five games all
year."
The Ironmen will face the winner
of the Erin Shamrocks-Stayner
assisted by Frank Marshall. Bromley
skated hard to score two more goals
assisted by Owen Andrews and
Owen Weber.
The next three goals were scored
off breakaways by Dale. Assisting
Hunter were Shelby Higgins and
Justin Rodgers.
Wingham's goalie made some
Siskins playoff on Friday night in a
best of seven series. This round
leaves eight teams.
The ultimate goal is the provincial
championship.
Locals on the team are Matt
Anderson of Hullett, Cole Stewart of
Blyth, Joel Hemingway of Brussels
and Joel Riley of Belgrave.
good stops.
After taking much time and
thought Dawson Coultes shot the
puck and scored his first goal of the
year.
Other first-time goals were scored
by Conner Rodgers and Craig
Raynard with assists going to
Bromley and Dale.
Fighting for it
The Brussels Bantam Girls started
2004 on a couple of high notes. They
won the B consolation trophy-in'the
Strathroy tournament at the
beginning- of January and they won
the .B championship trophy in the
Mount Forest tournament.
In the Mount Forest tourney they
were put into the B side by losing
their first game against the host team
in a shoot out, but won the rest of
their games.
Playoffs have started and the girls
are proving themselves to be
contenders. Brussels placed seventh
in tier two of the Western Ontario
Girls Hockey League Bantam
division. This meant playing second-
place Strathroy in the first round of
playoffs. Games throughout the
season with Strathroy were very
close and the series could have gone
either way.
Brussels won the first game in
Brussels and lost the second game in
Strathroy. They headed down to
Strathroy for the do-or-die game
three and came out victorious.
This put them in the Bantam C
division semi-finals against third-
place Glencoe.
Games with Glencoe were one-
goal differences during the regular
season, which meant this too could
be a close series.
On Feb. 29, Brussels headed to
Glencoe for game one and were
down 2 - 0 but things turned around
halfway through the second period.
With goals from Chelsey McLellan,
Pam Cousins, Michelle Cousins and
Jory Uyl, Brussels won 4-2.
Game two was played on
Saturday, March 6 in Brussels. A
loss meant heading back to Glencoe
for game three. A beautiful
backhanded goal from Lindsay
Watson, assisted by Pam Cousins
and Ashley Sholdice in the first
period gave Brussels a 1-0 lead.
Brussels didn't let go and won the
series in two games straight.
Brussels will play either North
East Lambton or Mitchell for the
Western Ontario Girls Hockey
League Bantam C championship.
Blyth Pre-Tykes play Wingham
With one player down and several others fighting for control
it was anyone's puck at this point. The Brussels Bantam
Girls hosted Glencoe at noon on Saturday. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Girls hit high notes