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PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2006.
Sports
Brussels Bantams lose 2 on the road
The Brussels Bantam squad was
on the road this week playing two
ganies.
Their first opponents were from
Seaforth. Tyler Dietner started a
The Brussels U- I0 team I played
in LIma on Monday June 5. It was
ery competitive between the two
teams and there was lots of excellent
passing and plays. Both teams were
tied For first place in their division
And both team wanted the win as
nrr her had lost this season.
Die game started out with Wyatt
I hicharrfie scoring the first goal for
Brussels. The defence on both teams
;is determined. Many shots were
inAle on hoth sides with no more
(hi Monday June 5. the
iindesborough Mites tied the
Saanley Mites 8 K oil their home
the Londesborough team had
mice homeruns during the game. ,
Kvte Pollard had a great day. Ile
nit ,1 homerun with two runs, and a
utpie lie also made a double play
rst.
Iti ussels U-Ks played Elma.
Itaussels team was small,
mighty and showed their
na Smith started the game
1 -',11111h! Ihc hall to the far corner.
rally for Brussels with a single and
advanced on a single by Brianne
Wheeler, Brad Quesenberry loaded
the bases on a hit pitch. Justin Pipe
doubled to score two for Brussels.
goals until the second halt.
Elma scored quickly in the second
half to even the score. Curt
Bloemberg worked hard to put a
goal in the Elma net to take a 2- i
lead.
Tori Terpstra from Lima put
another in past Brussels goalie Tim
Waechter to again even the score
After a quick time out, both teams
played very aggressively to ti).‘ and
take the win. Ducharme scored the
winning goal for Brussels
Tyler Berry also had a homerun
scoring two a ns, and Jordan de
Boer hit the final home run.
('handler Wilts made a good play
getting an out at first.
Jason Saverda got two outs in one
inninp, at first.
Kyle Kinard continued his good
work in the away -game against
Winthrop on Wednesday, June 7. He
Connor Bridge, Sophie Cardiff and
Jake Mitchell had .some great
chances to score.
Logan Kellington took- lots of
determination and finally got two
beautiful goals with a minute left.
Brussels then took to the field with
Quesenberry on the mound. Seaforth
scored seven runs on six hits, two
errors and four walks.
In the second Brussels would be
Waechter saved 15 shots on net.
The final score was 3-2 for Brussels
keeping the team in the first-place
slot in the North Perth U-10 South
Division.
Coach Mike Cronin is very thrilled
with this team's ability to play
together.
The players are: Curt Bloemberg,
Alyssa 'and Tyler Cronin, Tiffany
Deitner, Carlie and Wyatt
Ducharme, Patrick Franken, Kiaran
Jared, Jamee Johnston. Mitch
scored a homerun with three -runs in
the first. inning and caught a pop fly
later in the game.
In the fifth inning, Adam
Westerhout also had a home-run
scoring three runs. Jason Salverda
got an out at first.
Despite these e fforts,
Londesborough went down to defeat
23 - 10.
Hudson -Smith, Darren Evans. Julia
VanNes,. Cody Harding and Sarah
Strome helped Derrick Waechter to
have a shoot out.
Two snuck by -to make the final
score 3-2.
left a the plate with strikeouts to
Evan Ducharme, Wade Stephenson
and Taylor Prior.
Wheeler took over pitching
chalking up two strikeouts and
allowing no runs.
Brussels managed to score a
single when Cody Subject waited
the walk and stole his way home.
Wheeler, in the third, held the
Seaforth team to no runs.
Pipe singled and advanced to steal
home in the fourth.
Wheeler left Seaforth with runners
in scoring position as she added
another two strike-outs. Brussels
had another chance to score in the
fifth when Stephenson started with a
double and Subject waited the walk.
Both advanced on passed balls.
Stephenson would get tagged
coming home to dash a chance at a
run.
Wheeler hurled three strike-outs
in the fifth to give Brussels a chance
to catch the Seaforth team. Wheeler
singled and scored on a double by
Pipe to put Brussels within two.
Again Brussels held a tight
defence to hold Seaforth to no runs.
Brussels had one last chance to
score yet hopes were deflated when
Ducharme and Prior struck out and
Stephenson popped out to short.
The score remained 7-5 for
Seaforth.
Brussels then travelled to
Sebringville.
Stephenson led off this game with
a single and advanced-on a single by
Dietner. Here they would remain
when Wheeler, Pipe and—Subject
were left swinging at the plate.
Ryan-Smith was.on the mound for
B.Eussels. Sebringville scored...five
runs ,cm seven singles. one walk and
one strikeout.
Brussels loaded the bases on
walks to Ducharme, Quesenberry
and Prior. Ducharme was tagged at
home trying to steal and strikeouts to
Kellington, Jenessa Neill, Kristen
Pipe, Cody Rathwell, Madelaine
Rouleau, Morgan Sheppard, Eric
VanNes, Emma Strome and Tim
Waechter.
Smith and Dietner left the bases full.
Sebringville came out swinging in
the second adding seven more runs
on one double, five singles, two
walks and a strikeout.
Wheeler started a rally for
Brussels leading off with a single.
Subject and Quesenberry loaded
bases on walks. Wheeler snuck
home on a passed ball. Smith loaded
the bases again on a walk. Subject
also reached home on a steal yet
Smith got caught going to second to
end the rally.
Wheeler took over on the mound
allowing two runs on two hits.
Brussels added another run in the
fourth when Stephenson led off with
a triple and stole home on a passed
ball. Sebringville was shut down in
the fourth.
Brussels had one last at bat due to
a time limit. Pipe out-ran a throw to
get to first only to be tagged trying
to reach second. Subject and
Ducharme ended the game standing
at the plate.
The final score was Sebringville.
14, Brussels, three.
The next home game for Brussels
is June 21 at 7 p.m. against
Holmesvi Ile.
Londesborougn Mites tie Stanley •.
Brussels U-8s down Elma 3-2
U-1 0s edge Elma to hold top spot