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The Citizen, 2006-11-30, Page 82 on 1 A Brussels ladies' hockey player works to fend off a pair of ABCDD Gals from Blyth in this game which took place at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on Monday night. (Vicky Bremner photo) Lakers play 2 in Windsor ;FREE PUBLIC SKATING Friday, December 8 3-4 pm at Blyth Arena Bring your friends! Free snacks, special music a elinigniao gift to 6444 conunanitg tieing Wale* ei ,aotian gellotoonip On Nov. 25 and 26 the Major Midget Lakers went to Windsor to play two games against the Jr. Spitfires. The team continues to be hampered with injuries, missing five players on the weekend. Despite the short bench the Lakers won Saturday night 5-3. Kurtis Bartliff got the Lakers on the scoreboard first with a powerplay goal early in the first period. Assists went to Brent Alton and Jacob Brown. The Jr. Spitfires answered back with a powerplay goal of their own just two minutes later. The two teams went into the first intermission deadlocked with one goal each. The second period was similar to the first with each team scoring two goals. Both Windsor goals came on the powerplay. Lakers goals were scored by Bartliff end Matt Chaput. Assisting on the goals were Vlasis Aroutzidis and Colin Thompson. The Lakers came out strong in the third period scoring two more goals and were helped out by some excellent goaltending by Clayton Fritsch, as he was able to shutout the Jr. Spitfires in the final frame. Third period goals were scored by Brown on the powerplay and Tyler Masson. Masson assisted on the power play goal and Bartliff set up the final goal of the game. A confident Lakers team held a 3- 2 lead going into the third period on Sunday, but the short-staffed team showed signs of fatigue in the third giving up three goals in the final period, losing the game 5-4. Scoring goals for the visitors were Scott Miller, Jacob Patterson, -.Tyler Van Drunen, and Bartliff. Picking up assists were Bartliff, Masson, Thompson, Chaput, and Dorian Temlin. Despite a strong performance, Evan Groenestege took the loss in goal. It's not too late for anyone wishing to curl this year. We would like you to join us now or the first of January. Dues for new curlers are $75.00 RIDE SAFE DRIVE TRA1LBLAZE SOBER O.F.S.C. PERMITS ON SALE NOW Buy unlimited riding all winter long on any O.F.S.C. Prescribed Trail with a 2006/07 Full Season Permit, Buy on or before Dec. 1/06 $180.00 After Dec. 1/06 $230.00 Permit outlets: B&K Tire, Brodhagen; Middegaal Pool and Sports, Vincent Farm Equipment, Seaforth; Winthrop General Store, Winthrop; McGavin's, Walton; Radar Auto Parts, Brussels; Mitchell Tire Service and Ken Hunsberger, Mitchell; JT's Variety, Monkton. V.I.N. A MUST (Vehicle Identification No.) DRIVER'S TRAINING COURSE DEC. 2/06 For more information and pre-register Contact Ken Hunsberger: 519-348-8025 PAGE 8 THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2006. Sports The Lakers current record is 13-5- 1. They are now four points out of first place in the west division and the Alliance AAA midget league, behind-the London Jr. Knights. The Major Midgets are ranked 1 1 th in Ontario and 28th in Canada. The Lakers have added another player to their roster. Mark Hazeleger was in the lineup in both games this past weekend. Mark is from Embro and comes to the team after starting the season with the Mitchell Jr. D Hawks. He is a welcome addition to the team and played with the Minor Midgets last season. The team now has a long layoff, playing their next games on Dec. 16 in Chatham and Dec. 17 at home against Waterloo. The break is much needed as this will give the team a chance to get healthy and prepare for the fast approaching playoffs. Girls win, lose On Saturday the Saugeen Wingham. Freiburger with an Maitland Bantam AA girls travelled excellent display of athleticism, to St. Thomas for a 3 p.m. game. received the pass out of the air and It was a sluggish start, and the proceeded to tuck one in over the girls were having a rough time shoulder of the' Stoney Creek getting things going. St. Thomas goaltender, putting Maitland up 1-0. managed to get a couple good Stoney Creek fought back hard, bounces and a couple weaker goals tying the game up shortly after. to put themselves ahead. But minutes later it was Although the girls fought hard, it Freiburger again with the puck, was the bench that seemed to win weaving through traffic and most of the battles, knocking many a bouncing one off the bar and into Maitlander flat out on their behinds. the back of the net. Then Kendall Despite a fury of goaltender Whitfield of Blyth decided to play a switching, and much to the coaches' little pinball after receiving a pass and players' frustrations alike, the from Bertrand, firing one off an girls just couldn't recover, falling to opposing defender and past the St. Thomas 3-0. goaltender for a 3-1 lead. Part way Sunday saw the girls back at home through the third, Hilary- McDonagh to face off against Stoney Creek. of Lucknow slid a pass to Whitfield Earlier in the year Stoney Creek had who connected beautifully, come out on top of a very close rocketing a one-timer straight game against Maitland, so the girls through Stoney Creek's netminder. were keen for revenge. They hit the Stoney Creek however, was not ice flying, picking up the pace prepared to go down that easily, and immensely from Saturday's loss. It they put in two quick ones to make was a tight game, with no scoring it a 4-3 game. until part way through the second Despite this last ditch effort; when Victoria Bertrand of Port Maitland was able to hold onto the Elgin managed to feed the puck lead and record the two points. Next through a Stoney Creek defender up for the girls is a 7:30 p.m. start in and over to Tammy Freiburger of Waterloo, Saturday, Dec. 2. Bantam Dogs tie Zurich The Blyth Bantam Bulldogs have Pennington scoring, assisted by been undefeated so far this season. Cronin, and Colin Whitfield scoring They did however come up against assisted by Pennington and Martin some tougher competition on Nov. Ellis. 13 when they defeated Seaforth 4-1. The boys' next home game is Scoring for Blyth were Dallas Monday, Dec. 4 at 9 p.m. Pennington, assisted by Adam The Bantam team met up with Cronin; Michael McDowell assisted Zurich against on Nov. 26. It was a by Dan Deary and Colin Bokhout; very exciting game ending in a 2-2 Matt . Chalmers assisted by tie. Pennington 'and Tyler Middegaal Zurich managed to tie the game and Pennington assisted by up having a six-to-four-man Chalmers and Bokhout. advantage and scoring the final goal The following Wednesday, Nov. with three seconds remaining on.the 15 the Bulldogs met up with a well- clock. matched Zurich team which has also Scoring for Blyth were Cronin, been undefeated so far this year. The assisted by McDowell and Ellis, and game ended in a 2-2 tie with Deary who was unassisted.