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The Citizen, 2006-12-14, Page 8On the ball A member of the Hitmen from Seaforth gets ready to make his move in this contest against Blyth's Renegades in broomball tournament action at the Blyth arena on Saturday. The Hitmen won this battle 2-0. (Vicky Bremner photo) Brussels Tykes fall to Blyth, beat Seaforth EXCITING SENIOR 'A' HOCKEY at the BLYTH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22nd 8:00 pm Goderich Pirates vs. Wingham Bulls FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29th 8:00 pm Thedford Dirty Dogs vs. Wingham Bulls Admission: Adults $5.00 Students over 12 years $3.00 MYS*WEAW'i.',/' 4,40.10&".440.524, n'AMic,? OFSC District 9 and all the snowmobile clubs in Bruce, Grey, Perth, Huron & Wellington Counties would like to extend a sincere thank you to all of the local individuals who have allowed us to operate trails on their land this season. Their generosity means that our local communities will benefit from snowmobile trails and the winter economic activity they generate. IEAIONI GREETING,' from the Snowmobile Clubs, Volunteers and Snowmobilers of OFSC District 9. ONTARIO FEDERATION OF SNOWMOBILE CLUBS www.ofsc.on.ca LANDOWNER GoSnowmobiling.org PROGRAM PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2006. Sports Mildmay lords it over Kings On Saturday, Dec. 2, the Brussels Tykes hosted the Blyth Tykes. Blyth was quick to jump on the scoreboard, scoring four goals on Brussels in the first period to take a 4-0 lead. Brussels goalie, Derrick Waechter caught on to Blyth's scoring techniques early in the second period, to stop all nine shots that Blyth made in the second period. Logan Kellington put Brussels on the scoreboard early on in the second period, with an unassisted goal. Noah Terpstra scored his first official goal of the season, assisted by Wyatt Machan. In the third Blyth managed to put two of the five shots in past Waechter. Blyth skated off with a 6-2 win. This past Sunday, the Tykes travelled to Seaforth for a mid- afternoon game. Both teams were obviously well rested as the play was quite fierce back and forth . throughout the entire game. Seaforth's Scott Chisholm scored both their goals; with Jacob Kirkton picking up an assist. Kellington racked up his second hattrick of the season, with assists made by Delayna Smith and Ronan Jared. Honourable mention needs to go out to the rest of the Brussels team, Avery McArter, Konrad McArter, Terpstra, Cody Harding, Connor The Blyth Kings broomball team and their families travelled on snow- covered roads to play Mildmay on Saturday, Dec. 9. Mildmay had the only score of the first period. A player was behind the net and flipped the ball over the net. A teammate stopped and settled the ball down with his hand, flipping it into Blyth's net. Mildmay was the only team to score in the second period. The ball slipped into the corner of the net after a shot from the side. Blyth had some scoring opportunities, but they just couldn't get the ball past Mildmay's keen goalie. When Blyth did have a breakaway their opponents stopped the play. The final score was 2-0 for Dynamite falls to Mildmay The Blyth PeeWee Dynamite broomball team travelled to Mildmay Sunday to take on Mildmay Red. The teams were evenly matched and Dynamite goalie Alex Sanders came up with some good saves to keep the game tied. Mid-way through the second period Mildmay scored with a bullet shot into the corner of the net to take the lead. Blyth defence, Morgan Bwalchmai and Emilie Hogan, helped the offence with some rushing and Dynamite forwards Morgan Bos, pro vided Youngloa, and Jessica Kuik provided some exciting chances around the Mildmay net but could not come up with a goal. Mildmay won 1-0. Mildmay. This was the Blyth Kings first loss of the season. Goalkeeper Derek Logtenberg was named Man of the Match for his excellent effort in covering the net for Blyth. His keen reflexes and many saves helped to keep his team in the game. Bridge, Ceaira Hiemstra, Dean Scarrow, Hudson Smith, Dylan McNeil, Jamie Perrault, Machan and Daniel Fritz. Coaches, said they worked well together, with lots of passing and numerous shots on the Seaforth net. The team kept Seaforth goalie, Ryan Gavier, very busy. Brussels skated away with a 3-2 win. The Tykes will face Elma Logan this weekend as the two teams are travelling to the John Labatt Centre to enjoy the game on the Knight's ice. Tyke action begins at 5 p.m. and the London Knights will host the Guelph Storm at 7 p.m. Lakers win, lose The Huron Perth Minor Atom AAA Lakers had a loss and a win in recent hockey action. On Saturday, Dec. 9, were stung by the Lambton Jr. Sting and suffered a 3-0 whitewash. The next day was a complete turnaround with the Lakers claiming a 5-0 victory over the Windsor Spitfires. Cullen Mercer led the onslaught with a hattrick, while Mykal Hodges chipped in for two goals. Assists went to Lucas Spence with two, Wyatt Ducharme, Drew McKee, Haydn Favacho and Eric MacPhee.