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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-01-20, Page 9Women’s broomball Parr Line defeated the Witches of Broom 5-0 in the final of the women’s broomball tournament held at the Blyth and District Community Centre on the weekend. (Jim Brown photo) Gamblers compete in Mildmay tourney THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005. PAGE 9. Brussels Tykes tie Blyth This past Saturday, Jan. 8 the Brussels Tykes opened their second half of the season with a home game against Blyth. Early in the first period Brussels would take an early lead on a goal by Wyatt Ducharme, assisted by Mitch Kellington. Before the first period was over, Brussels would add a second goal by Kai Hiemstra, assisted by Tim Waechter. The second period looked like it would be scoreless but with 11 seconds left Josh Van Soest would get Blyth to within one. The assist on the goal went to Dustin Pennington. Mid-way through the third, Blyth would tie the game at two on a powerplay off the stick of Pennington with the assist going to Curtis Raynard. Less than a minute later Brussels would be back on top by Waechter’s first goal of the year. Assisting on the go-ahead goal were Ducharme and Kellington. With under five minutes to play, Blyth would net^he equalizer from Dylan Walton. Ashley Higgins provided the assist. For the second time this season, Brussels would tie Blyth 3-3. Brussels goalie Matt McNichol and Blyth’s goalie Connor Rodger both played well to preserve the tie. This past Saturday the Brussels Tykes travelled to Bayfield to lake on BCH. In a game in which both players and fans wished they brought along an extra pair of woolies to stay warm, the home side came out with the win. Brussels started the game off with a bang on an unassisted early goal by Hiemstra with less than 20 seconds gone. Brussels continued to attack only to be turned away by the BCH goalie. Mid-way through the second period BCH would tie it at one. In the final period, with Brussels looking to regain the lead and applying lots of pressure, it would be BCH making the most of their few chances to put the game away, 4-1. Brussels next action is against Hespeler (Cambridge) in (he Clinton tournament this coming Saturday at 10 a.m. Novices score lopsided wins over Brussels and Zurich Last weekend was the annual Mildmay junior broomball tournament which included all the Blyth broomball teams including the Gamblers Bantam Girls. They started off with their first game against Palmerston. The game was much closer than the girls had anticipated with Palmerston playing much better than the last time these teams met. Blyth finally broke through with a goal early in the second half when Larissa Jenkins, Katelyn Roetcisoender and Brittany Bos teamed up to score the only goal of the game. The second game was against Mildmay, always tough opponents. The girls struggled most of the game never really getting control. They put in some really good shifts with a lot of pressure on the Mildmay net but weren't able to score. Mildmay scored late in the first half, then sealed their victory scoring late in the game. Sunday the girls returned for the finals with their first game against Palmerston. They played a much-improved Hemingway earns assist in win over Sailors The Wingham Ironmen scored a pair of lopsided decisions in the Western Junior C Hockey League on the weekend. After scoring a 7-2 decision over the Barons in Hanover on Friday evening, the Ironmen trimmed the Goderich Sailors 9-4 at the North Huron-Wescast Community Complex on Saturday. Cole Stewart of Blyth had a goal and four assists in Saturday’s victory over the Sailors. Justin Russell fired three goals to lead the Ironmen offensively. Defenceman Joel Hemingway of Brussels assisted on Russell’s third goal of the game, the ninth goal for the Ironmen. Stewart earned his fourth assist of the game on game but were having trouble finding the net. Early in the second half, in a bit of a scramble around the net, Aislinn Bremner and Hayley Pavao assisted Katelyn Roetcisoender for Blyth’s first goal. Though Blyth controlled much of the play, late in the game, goalie Amy Root made some big saves to keep Blyth’s one-goal lead. The girls played the championship game against their old rivals Mildmay. Both teams played well with each team getting chances to score. At the end of regular time there was no score. The game went into sudden death overtime. Both teams were up to the challenge, exchanging breakaways and blocking shots. Finally, late into the second overtime period Mildmay got a break and a clear shot on net that didn't miss. The Gamblers had to settle for second place returning home with a well-earned silver medal from the tournament. The month will wrap up with a couple of practises to prepare for the provincials in Lefroy early February. the marker. Also getting goals for the Ironmen were Devin McGuire, Chris Stanley, Shawn Walker, Jamie Chester and Zack O’Krafka. Stewart assisted in the first goal of the game in Hanover on Friday. Getting the marker was Walker in his first game back with the Ironmen. Also scoring for the Ironmen were Joel Riley, Russell, Ted Leeb, O’Krafka, Luke Williams and Matt Hill. The Ironmen picked up netminder Shaun Pascoe before the Jan. 10 deadline. Originally from the Kitchener area, Pascoe played at the AAA level and also for Bluevale Collegiate at the high school level. Mike VanWyk scored three goals and added six assists on Jan. 13 as the Blyth Novices defeated their counterparts from Brussels 15-0 in a game played at the Blyth and District Community Centre. Spencer Stevenson contributed six goals and an assist to the win. Dylan Bromley added three goals and an assist, with Matt VanWyk getting a goal and three helpers. Dalton Richmond had a goal and two assists, with Alex Peters netting a single goal. Ryan Nesbitt collected five assists, with Trystan Weber getting three helpers. Single assists were earned by Wyatt Carey and Braydon Whitfield. Blyth held a 4-0 lead after the first period and took a 7-0 advantage into the final period. Dalton Carey recorded the shutout in the Blyth net. In a game played Jan. 15 in Zurich, the Blyth Novice Bulldogs downed the host team, 13-4. Stevenson paced the offence with five goals and a pair of assists. Peters scored one goal and added five helpers, with Bromley netting the hattrick. Nesbitt had two goals and one helper with Mike VanWyk and Connor Rodger each had a goal and two helpers. Wyatt Carey, Whitfield and Weber each collected one helper. Dalton Richmond was in net for Blyth. Blyth held a 4-0 lead after the first period and took an 8 2 advantage into the third period. Wadding, announcement Laura aid Wes Beacom, children of Brian and Bev Walden and Bob and Angela Beacom were married on September 18, 2004 at the Auburn Missionary Church. They are presently living on Hullett-McKillop Road. They wish to thank everyone who helped with the wedding, attended and all those whose generosity has given their life together a great start.