The Citizen, 2009-05-21, Page 8Blyth Thunder U-14 boys
travelled to Bayfield to play their
second game of the season on May
14. Thunder’s game captains were
Derek deBoer and Zach Drost.
During the first half of the game,
Blyth outshot their opponents, but
they had a difficult time getting the
ball past the Bayfield goalie. Mid-
fielder Leendert vanDorp booted the
ball towards the Bayfield net, but the
goalie shoved the ball out of the way.
Ben Nonkes ran in and popped the
bouncing ball into the net with his
chest to get the lone goal of the first
half.
Bayfield came out strong in the
second half of the game and scored
within the first few minutes back on
the field. Before long, Bayfield took
another long shot and shot the ball
over Blyth’s keeper Tyler Boven’s
head.
L. vanDorp made a long throw in
and his twin Jan Paul headed the ball
toward the net. Joel Pizzati ran in
and scored a goal to tie up the game.
Blyth really poured on the
pressure and finished the game
strong. They fought hard to gain
control of the ball and set up some
plays for some terrific shots at
Bayfield’s net. deBoer threw in the
ball and Jan Paul van Dorp shot the
ball into the net as the minutes were
counting down in the match.
Blyth held onto the lead and won
the game with a close score of 3-2.
The Blyth U-14 boys squad never
gave up and came from behind to
pull off a win. It was a great team
effort. The mid-fielder and defence
worked hard to get the ball out of
their end and limit the opponents
shots on net. The forward line-up
took some great shots at net during
the match and played with some
great skill and determination.
Thunder’s forwards for this game
were Hunter Broda, deBoer, Nonkes,
Pizzati, Jan Paul vanDorp and
Trystan Weber.
The Thunder’s next match will be
played against Wingham at
Sparling’s field in Blyth on May 21.
SportsPAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009.
The Brussels U-10 I soccer team
played at home to Goderich.
In spite of the terrible weather the
kids worked hard and started the
game with Delayna Smith
scoring.
Goderich came back on two
breakaways to score, then in the
second half, got two more.
Devin Bachert got a penalty shot,
which hit the crossbar and dropped
in. Then Bachert put another one in
to leave the score at 4-3 for
Goderich.
Nathan McNichol and Justin Ford
played well in net.
U-14 Thunder beats Bayfield
Brussels U-12 II soccer team
travelled to Lucknow. There were
lots of goalscorers for Brussels with
Dalen Martin, Kailey Wheeler,
Devin Bachert, Wyatt Ducharme,
Eric VanNes, Lexi Smith, Stephanie
Hummel, Patrick Franken each
netting at least one.
The squad benefitted from Laura
Souch and Hummel.
Go team!
It was soccer action in town on Thursday night when the Blyth U-14 girls hosted their
neighbours from Clinton. The locals fell short, losing 3-1. (Vicky Bremner photo)
The Blyth Lightning U-12 soccer
team started its season against the
Clinton Wildfire.
Clinton got off to an early lead
scoring twice in the first half.
Blyth got one back early in the
second half. Logan Forbes fed the
ball to Brennan Kolkman, who
found the corner of the net for
Blyth’s first goal.
Clinton scored once more to
regain the two-goal lead.
Late in the game Forbes handled
the ball up to Mackenzie Nesbitt.
Nesbitt, who had missed twice on
earlier chances, made no mistake
with this one and fired it into the
net.
Clinton took the victory, however,
by a score of 3-2.
Both teams played well. B
lyth goalies Leanne Plunkett and
Matt Terpstra made some great saves
to keep the game close.
Team play
The Blyth U-12 Lightning soccer team took to the field
against Clinton in a game on May 12. The home squad
came close but lost 3-2. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Lightning falls 3-2
to Clinton Wildfire
Brussels U-10 Is
lose to Goderich
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