HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-11-24, Page 9Rock Talk - By Bill Johnston
The golf clubs are away, the rocks
nd brooms are in full swing as
nother season of curling is well
inderway at the Wingham Curling
21ub.
It was ladies first as the ladies’
Tuesday league opened the action
in Nov. 1. Six teams were in action.
They played a quick six-end game.
Results Nov. 8 were: Joyce
Vincent 8, Debbie Gammie 2;
Kayla Bishop 6, Leeann Elston 5;
with Mary Henry downing Jen
Elston in an extra end.
***
The biggest league is the daytime
league which curls at 11 a.m. and 1
p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays.
This is a real fun league with
curlers from Blyth, Wroxeter,
Gorrie. Bluevale. Lucknow,
Belgrave, Teeswater, Belmore and
Wingham.
Blyth Novices vein big
It was a big victory for the Blyth
Novice Reps when they hosted
Zurich Nov. 19 in league hockey
action.
Dustin Pennington put the first
Blyth goal into the net mid-way
through the first period. Ashley
Higgins and Mackenzie Nesbitt
were creditted with the assists.
The second period saw the team
widen its lead by three, while
Monday action saw final results:
Leedham 7, Alex Nethery 5; Les
Shaw 10, Irvin Elliott 3; Ron
McMichael 9, Wendell Stamper 5;
and Mac Inglis defeating Ivan Dow
in an extra end shoot out.
In afternoon action: Bruce
Robertson 12, Jim Coultes 3; Bill
Deans 9, Nelson Frank 3; Lloyd
Wheeler 10, Don Henry 4.
Thursday action results as
follows: Inglis 8, Robertson 3;
Nethery 13, Wheeler 1; Deans 7,
Stamper, 3; Dow 11, Henry 6;
Leedham 10, Coultes 7; Elliott 7,
Frank 4; and McMichael defeating
Shaw in an extra end.
Eight teams are in action in the
Tuesday night men’s competitive
league. Results for Nov. 8: Russ
Taylor 9, Rob Middleton 6; Calvin
Ruttan 9, Bill Devos 6; Earl Fitch 7,
Shawn Cottrill 1; Art Devos 6, Don
continuing to shut out their visitors.
Wightman and Ashley Higgins
combined to set up Josh Van Soest,
who sunk the puck for goal number
two.
Just less than three minutes later,
Ryan Plunkett skated in to score
with Pennington and Wightman
setting up the play.
Pennington then turned around to
bulge the twine for Blyth with
Edgar 2.
***
Six teams hit the ice on Thursday
at 7 p.m. in the Thursday mixed
family league. Results for Nov. 17:
Elliott Miller 9, Kevin Bishop 5;
Doug Miller 7, Shawn Cottrill 6;
and on ice number one were the
McDonalds with Bill defeating
Cole in a real battle to the button 8-
7.
***
The 9 p.m. league Thursday is the
Belgrave league with keen action
for bragging rights. Results for
Nov. 17 as follows: Jim Ross 8,
Murray McNichol 6; Fred Meier 7,
Murray Shiell 2; John Nixon 6, Niel
Edgar 3; and Don Shiell 6, Lloyd
Michie 4. After three weeks, four
teams Don Shiell, Jim Ross, Niel
Edgar and Murray Shiell are tied
for first with two wins and one loss.
Nesbitt and Connor Rodger
assisting, Van Soest handed off to
Pennington to complete his hattrick
with a minute and a half left in the
second.
The squad failed to add to their
tally in the third, but allowed only
one goal from their visitors in the
dying minutes of the game.
The final score was 5-1 for
Blyth.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2005. PAGE 9.
Rock on
The curling season is underway at the Brussels rink with a
full house for teams. Doug Dale takes his best shot in the
action on Monday night. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Nifty Komers is the place to be
For No Tax Giftware shopping you will see
Home Decor is on the floor
The walls adorned with gifts galore
The Source by Circuit City is in there too
With electronics and things to do.
Blyth Tykes host Elma Logan
The Blyth Tyke Is hosted Elma
Logan on Sunday afternoon.
The visitors began the scoring just
seconds into the game, then
continued to light the light several
times.
In a fight in front of the net,
Hunter Dale, finally poked in
Blyth’s first goal, assisted by
Morgan Howson. Then Justin
Rodger skated in unassisted to bring
Blyth’s tally to two.
Elma Logan was on their game
and finished with a 10-2 victory.
Playing a good defensive game
was Brendan Howson with some
dives to get the puck. Making the
saves in net was Cody Treble.
Coaches, Steve Howson, and fill-in
Todd MacDonald credited the
players with a great game.
Blyth travels to Zurich for their
first away contest Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Brussels curlers were out on
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There are 48 regular curlers and
four spares.
The social hour after curling
included snacks and a weekly 50/50
draw.
Curling is every Monday at 7 p.m.
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