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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-11-10, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2005. Sports Kings rule The Blyth Kings Bantam boys had a very windy and wet drive, as they headed to Palmerston to play a 5 p.m. game on Sunday, Nov. 6. Several of the Kings players were absent, so with only 11 players each of those in attendance had lots of ice time. With the regular goalie absent, Kurtis Kolkman suited up to cover Blyth’s net and did a great job. Both teams were keen to hit the ice. The Kings centre forward, Dane Nickel stole the ball away from Palmerston and scored the first goal of the game. It wasn’t long however before Palmerston tied it. During the last few minutes of the first period, a Blyth forward received a penalty for high sticking. in broomball game Palmerston also received a high- sticking penalty, then another penalty for shoving a Blyth player into the boards. Blyth tried to put the ball into Palmerston’s net during the penalties, but they were unsuccessful. At the end of the first period it was a tied game. In the second period, wing; forward Chad Gorel passed the ball to centre forward, Brent Drost, who went behind the Palmerston net, wrapped the ball around the comer and scored the tie-breaking goal. Blyth played hard and there were several more scoring opportunities, but the Palmerston goalie made some great saves. With five minutes left in the game, the coaches decided to give the teams the opportunity to practise overtime. Palmerston had several scoring opportunities, but Blyth players were successful in coming back to cover their net. Right wing, Kurtis Gorel scored a goal for Blyth in the overtime play, securing the Kings’ lead. The final score was a 3- l victory for the Blyth Kings. Coach Jennifer Miltenberg named left winger, Ross MacDonald as “man of the match”, for his excellent play as forward. Defensive player, Shawn Reinink was runner-up for the title for his great effort and for listening to the coach when she asked for position changes.• *Blyth Novices trounce Zurich At the ready The goalie for the Blyth Local League PeeWees scoots the puck away from the net in this game at home against Wingham on Nov. 2. Atom Girls face off against Saugeen Shores On Saturday, Nov. 5, the Blyth Atom girls hockey team travelled to Port Elgin. Laura Higgins put Blyth on the board in tne fir$t with an unassisted goal. Minutes later the defence scored again with an unassisted goal by Shelsie Popp. Port Elgin scored 17 seconds later. In the second, the home team tied the game. Then Saugeen Shores got the go-ahead goal early in the third. However, that didn't dampen Blyth’s spirits. Kayla Dale tied the game with a goal, assisted by Kelsey Kerr and Jordan Teed. Popp again scored from Pennington and Plunkett, then Plunkett turned around to tally one of his own. Raynard earned the assist. Pennington added to his points with a later period goal, after a hand off from Nesbitt to Treble set up the play. Zurich squeaked in a goal past goal-tender Dalton Carey making it 9-1 at the end of the second period. The third period showed the team’s stamina while they continued to dominate the game more goals. Josh VanSoest, with Nesbitt and Wightman first third-period goal. A minute later Raynard skated in alone to increase the Blyth lead. Van Soest and Nesbitt set it up for Plunkett to glide in and slip the puck past the busy Zurich netminder, then Higgins got one between the pipes, assisted by Raynard and Pennington. Just seconds later, Higgins and Wightman set up the pay for Plunkett to score. Two unassisted goals, by Higgins and Connor Rodger completed Blyth’s scoring. with seven help from scored the ATTENTION: COACHES & PARENTS This coming spring, The Citizen will x once again be asking for photos of our local minor hockey and broomball teams.to give Blyth the lead. Port Elgin tied the game again, but that would be their last goal. Blyth continued to apply pressure with goals by Teed and Popp with two and an assist by Kerr. Netminder Rebecca Chalmers and defense Justine Reid made many excellent plays to ward off the opponents. Forwards Chloe, Courtney and Nicole Middegaal, never gave up in front of Saugeen’s net, having many excellent scoring chances. The next game is in Blyth, Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. against Kincardine. Palmerston Polar Bears ice Blyth PeeWee Rollers The Blyth Rollers PeeWees hosted a broomball game against the Palmerston Polar Bears on Nov. 5, at the Clinton arena. During the second two-minute snift of play, Palmerston got around Blyth’s defence and scored the first goal of the game. Blyth’s defence dug deep to keep the ball away from the net for the rest of the first period. Giving their very best efforts to defend their net, were the Rollers’ defensive players Zachary Drost, Christina Eckert, Jonathan Hakkers, Shelby Hakkers and Matthew Terpstra. Palmerston had a very strong second half and Blyth couldn’t keep the Polar Bears away from their net. Palmerston poured on their power and scored three more goals in the second period. Blyth was slowed down several limes as they were so excited to get control of the ball, they were caught offside. The final score was 4-0 for Palmerston. Emily Uyl played goalie for Rollers. Her numerous saves helped keep Palmerston from racking up the points against Blyth. Blyth defeated Zurich 16-1 at the Novice hockey game in Zurich on Saturday, Nov. 5. Dustin Pennington led the offensive with a hattrick early in the first period. Helpers went to Autumn Wightman, Dustin Treble with two, Ryan Plunkett and Mackenzie Nesbitt. Plunkett and Nesbitt set up Dallas Coultes for the first goal of the game, while Curtis Raynard, assisted by Coultes and Ashley Higgins rounded out the first period scoring. The Blyth onslaught continued in the second period with Connor Rodger slipping on by the Zurich netminder. Couites and Pennington picked up the assists. Nesbitt snuck one between the pipes with helpers Brussels Tykes start season at Howick tournament Brussels Tykes played in the Howick Fun Tournament on Nov. 5. The first game was at 8:20 a.m. against St. George. The Brussels team had a great game which ended with a 2-1 score. The first goal was by Emily Mitchell, assisted by Delayna Smith. The second goal was put in by Wyatt Machan, assisted by Nick Zwep. The second game was against Glencoe. It was a very exciting game for everyone that ended in a score of 0-0. The last game of the tournament was against Blyth. This was another nail-biter. The first goal was put in by Seth^ Nichol, assisted by Klaren Jared. Blyth came back strong with three goals, but Brussels didn’t give up. Tiffany Deitner shot a hard one and Ashley Stevenson and Sarah Mitchell helped to set it up. Brussels put on the heat again with Dawson Peachey sneaking one by and Austin Johnston assisting. Blyth had their last breakaway scoring but in the final minutes Sean Mitchell evened the score up with Derrick Waechter helping out. The end score was 4-4. Goaltenders Logan Kellington, Machan and Smith did a super job. Coaching staff is Jerry Zwep, Ron Stevenson and Dwayne Waechter. Please remember to have a picture taken, then bring it, with names, into either of our offices, at<& any time w during the season. The Citizen 523-4792 or 887-9114 the MANUK MANOR PITTSBURGH PAINTS Sale ends November 30th Come in and check out our new pricing and display centre for Manor Half® Blyth Building Supplies Ltd. Blyth 523-9305 ctfstle building centres