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The Citizen, 2007-07-05, Page 8SportsPAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2007. Brussels U-8 IIs played Wallace in recent soccer action. The team thought they had their work cut out for them, but Delayna Smith started the scoring early in the first period with Leanne Exel assisting. Smith put on the heat a couple more times with Dean Scarrow and Hudson Smith assisting. Wallace got two past by Jake Mitchell, but that would be all. Devin Bachert scored with Nathan Bachert assisting then Smith scored again with Cody Harding assisting. D. Bachert finished the game with Lorren Pollard assisting. The final score was 6-2 for Brussels. Blyth’s U-15 boys played an outstanding game of soccer on Wednesday, June 27 against Lucknow I, on the Sparling field. Blyth was first to get a goal after Matt Steele crossed the ball over to Brandon Shaff who made a nice kick into Lucknow’s net. Austin Sjaarda made a nice pass to his teammate, fellow forward Brent Drost, who headed the ball into the net to widen the lead. Blyth must have tired out in the latter part of the half as Lucknow scored two goals to tie up the match. On the second goal, keeper Kurtis Kolkman unfortunately, fell as he scrambled for the ball and Lucknow tipped it into the open net. Jessie Pot worked the ball up the field for an assist on the next Blyth goal. Shaff booted the ball into the Lucknow net for his second goal of the game. Lucknow scored two more goals to win the match 4-3. It was a close game and Blyth made an amazing 56 shots on the Lucknow net during the game. The halfbacks and forwards made some fantastic passes and were working really well together to get all those shots on Lucknow. Although the score doesn’t always reflect how a team plays, coaches felt this was one of their best games of the season. Kolkman was named Man of the Match for making some great saves to keep his team in the game. Micah Nonkes and Shaff earned honourable mention for their outstanding efforts in this soccer match. The kick The Blyth U-15 boys were at home to Lucknow in recent soccer action. Despite valiant efforts and plenty of shots on net, the home side came up short in this contest. (Vicky Bremner photo) Blyth strikes first, loses later BELGRAVE KINSMEN CO-ED BALL TOURNAMENT AA uu gg uu ss tt 99 --11 22 tt hh Registration required prior to JULY 27 Contact Chad McKee at 519-357-1837 or Darrell Weber at 519-357-4491 The Blyth Lightning took on the Blyth Thunder in U-11 soccer action last week. It was a hot and sticky night for soccer but the players put on a good show. There was a lot of mid-field action in the first half and a lot of tight defense. Thunder goalie Evan Kickert did a good job of stopping the Lightning offense. The Thunder scored first with Quintin Sjaarda passing up to Rick Pot to score. The Thunder kept up the offense in the second half with Alex Peters racing in on net to score. The Lightning responded after several misses, Megan Hoggart scored thanks to the hard work of Mackenzie Nesbitt who beat the defender to get the ball to Hoggart. Lightning struck again with Ryan Nesbitt scoring and Hoggart and Trystan Weber assisting. The Thunder also had its chances and Sjaarda scored to put his team back in the lead. The Lightning tied it when Weber and R. Nesbitt rushed in from centre and Nesbitt scored his second goal. The Thunder kept the offense up but Lightning goalie Tyler Boven stood them up and the tie held. Lightning, Thunder clash. Blyth contest ends in tie With the weatherman forecasting heavy rain and huge thunderstorms it kept several from the Wednesday men’s steak night. However 38 were out for golf action and the needed rain did not materialize. Both flights saw two teams tied for top spot with the winners declared by retrogression. In the A flight the declared winner, with a five under score of 30, was the team of Mark Hackett, Joel Riley, Trevor Machan and his uncle Dan Campbell. Runner-up in A flight went to the team of Dave Meriam, Justin Peters and Mike Henry. In the B flight the declared winner, with a two under par score of 33, was the team of Chris Michie, Al Godfrey, Brian Marston and John Kuyvenhoven. Runner-up in B flight went to the team of Wayne Gordon, Clayt Ruppel, Wayne Johnston and his uncle Bill, also with a two under par score of 33. Closest to the pin awards went to Trevor Hopf on number two, John Dailleboust on number four and Justin Peters on number eight. The team of Gordon, Ruppel and the Johnstons, won skins with a three on the third hole and a two on the fourth hole. On the third hole Gordon put the second shot close to the pin for an easy tap in. On hole number four it didn’t look good for the team as the best drive was short of the left trap and with the pin on the lower right side, it looked like it was going to be tough to get even a par. But a perfect chip by super senior Ruppel saw the ball hit the green, roll down the hill into the cup and the cheers of achievement could be heard at the clubhouse. The two-man team of Kevin Green and John Dailleboust won a skin for a three on the sixth hole. Although the team of Peters, Meriam and Henry won a skin for an eagle two on number nine it was actually a solo effort. Peters, keeper of the corded cage for the AHL Albany River Rats, bombed one from the tree up over the first hill and put his second shot right in the cup. Justin is not only a great goaltender but pretty good golfer. In hockey he keeps the puck out of the net but in golf doesn’t seem to have any problem in putting that little white ball in the small hole. Well done, Justin. *** Last Monday, June 25 former Wingham Golf and Curling manager Ron Knight dropped in to the clubhouse for a visit. Nice to see Ron again. *** There was one short of two dozen out for Thursday night golf. Terry Powell continues to have the hot clubs and hits the leader board with a 36. Doug Gamble was in fine form taking second spot with a 38. Tied for third with 40s were Kent McPherson and Doug VanderWoude. Dave Gamble was a double winner as he was the closest to the pin on number eight. The award for the longest putt on number three went to Kent McPherson. Russ Danbrook won the hidden score award. *** Many of the club members were saddened to hear of the death of former, very popular member Wally Schill who died peacefully at Billings Court Manor, Burlington on Sunday, June 24 at the age of 91. For years Wally was a regular at the course and in his 80s he played 18 holes, seven days a week, week after week. He was one of the first on the course, often even before winter departed and on more than one occasion played well into December. In fact I had the privilege of playing with Wally no less than 16 days in December in 1998. Wally was liked by young and old. More than one youngster has been thrilled when they played with Wally and got to ride with him in the golf cart – a real treat at a young age. Wally played golf by the rules – “play the ball as it lies”. The hole is not finished until the ball hits the bottom of the cup. Wally’s rule was “putt it out, if you pick it up you count two.” As mentioned in the paper “when Wally wasn’t cheering on the Teeswater Bantam team he could be found on the 19th hole at the Wingham Golf Course.” Winter or summer on Friday Wally could be found at the club at lunch – he did enjoy Sue’s famous Friday fish dinners. We who knew Wally, were very fortunate to have crossed paths with him. His strength and spirit certainly made a great difference in our lives. *** It hasn’t taken golf operations manager Dave Meriam long to master the Wingham nine. Last Saturday playing with the weekend early birds. Dave shot an 18-hole score of 68, two under par. *** Remember this Saturday, July 7 is the match putting left-hand golfers against right-hand golfers. At stake is the lefty/righty trophy, but more importantly the winner gets bragging rights for the next 12 months. *** On June 27 the ladies had a very successful tourney with proceeds for the Huron County Women’s Shelter. Fifty-six ladies took to the links for a day of fun. After nine holes the ladies enjoyed a feast in the clubhouse. It was a fun day and prizes were awarded by random draws. Short Putts – By Bill Johnston Brussels U-8s II play Wallace Classified advertisements published in The Citizen are now available on our website at www.northhuron.on.ca **BRUSSELS MINOR HOCKEY REMINDER** We are still taking applications for coaches/trainers and managers for the 2007/2008 season. Submit to any executive member or call 519-887-9631. Registration deadline was June 30 Anyone interested in chairing a float committee for homecoming call the above number. Anyone with ticket money can come to the arena July 9th - between 7 & 8 pm to hand it in. The draw is just around the corner (August 3rd).