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The Citizen, 1987-02-18, Page 21THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1987. PAGE 21. Novices tune-up Blyth Tykes split games for playoffs BY RUSTY BLADES Last Wednesday, February 11, the Hensail novice team came to Blyth for a game of shinny and, when the final buzzer sounded, the Blyth A-Team had added another win to their ever-improving season record. Most of the goal scoring took place in the first period thanks to another goal scoring explosion from the Blyth sharp shooters. Blyth scored the first three goals of the game, in a record 27 seconds, as they stunned the visiting team with their awesome offensive skills. Henry Bos opened the scoring at the eight minute and 30 second mark as he found the open net due to some fine passing by linemates Jason Rutledge and Ryan Chamney. It only took 19 seconds to up the count to 2-0 as Brian McNichol swung behind the net and tried to stuff it past the Hensail goaltender. The goalie made the save but Benjie Hakkers pounced on the loose puck in the goal crease and scored a very timely goal. Only eight more seconds ticked off the clock before Blyth increased their lead to 3-0 as Chris Howson and Brian McNichol passed their way through the Hensail team from the face-off at centre ice. Brian finished off the scoring play at the Hensail goal crease. The visiting team realized that they were up against a very fine hockey team and Hensall recouped after this scoring outburst and played a very good game them­ selves the rest of the way. Hensall finally got on the scoreboard half-way through the period but Blyth restored their three-goal lead before the first period came to a close. Ryan Chamney passed the puck out to the slot for Henry Bos. Henry took the shot and Jason Rutledge was once again position­ ed perfectly to stuff the rebound past the goalie to give Blyth a 4-1 lead. Hensall scored the only goal of the second period as the two evenly-matched teams played Pre-novices play in Wallace tournament Eight players from the Brussels Pre-Novice teamed up with Brus­ sels Sprouts Jason Kellington, Clint Fisher, Trevor Wilson, Mat­ thew Shortreed and Corey Camp­ bell to enter the Kurtzville Pre­ Novice Tournament, February 7. Still half asleep early Saturday morning, they sauntered onto the ice to take on Ay ton. At the sound of the buzzer, they woke up so fast that at just three minutes into the game, Jeff Finch racked up the first goal for Brussels unassisted. Brusselskeptpoundingaway at the opposition keeping the play away from their own goal, with several shots on net that the Ayton goalie refused to let in. Great defensive checking, unintentional tripping and body bumping kept the Ayton team very busy, until half-way through the period when Ayton scored to tie the game. Undaunted, Brussels took the play down to the Ayton end and with many more shots on net and great defensive play. However, with just two seconds left in the first 30 minute period, Brussels, tired out, couldn’t be bothered chasing an Aytonplayer, who came in to score again, leaving the score 2 -1 for Ayton at the end of the first period. At the sound of the second period buzzer, and perhaps after a few words from the coaches, Brussels got in gear again, and for some excellent hockey. There was only one goal recorded in the final frame as the Scoring Machine sent Blyth home with a well deserved 5-2 victory. Another fine passing play from Jason Rutledge and Ryan Chamney set up Henry Bos all alone in the slot. Henry sent a wicked wrist shot into the top corner as Blyth continued on their modest winning streak. Saturday, February 14, saw the novice A-Team travel to Mitchell for a Valentine’s Day match up. This low scoring contest featured a struggling Blyth team and a very much improved Mitchell squad battle to a 2-2 draw. Mitchell opened the scoring in the first frame but Blyth quickly tied it up on an unselfish passing play. De­ fenceman Frederick Datema spott­ ed Scott Arthur breaking across the red line and sent an accurate clearing pass onto his stick. Scott carried the puck across the blueline and then relayed the disc to Brian McNichol who was breaking for the net. In a ritual that is becoming very familiar to the Blyth follow­ ers, Brian sent a cannonading wrist shot into the top corner of the net. Blyth took its only lead of the game inthe second period on an equally fine passing play. With the puck deep in Blyth’s zone, steady defenceman Jonathan Collins sent a clearing pass along the boards to Ryan Chamney at the blueline. Ryan banked the puck off the boards and behind the Mitchell defence to Henry Bos. Henry and Jason Rutledge skated toward the Mitchell net on a 2 on 1 break. Henry used J ason as a decoy all the way down before he finally cut towards the front of the net and slid the puck under the goalkeeper and into the net. Mitchell scored the final goal of the game as these two evenly- matched teams skated to a 2-2 tie. Two more exhibition games are planned this week as tonight, Wednesday, February 18 the novice travel to Hensall, then on Sunday, February 22 they journey to Wingham for a return exhibition engagement. a solid eight minutes kept the play down near the Ayton goalie. If every shot on net had been a goal, the fans would have been wild. Finally, their persistence paid off, and Andrew Exel tied up the score with an unassisted^oal. Upand down, back and forth, they skated until Chad McCallum scored on a pass from Scott Clarkson to give Brussels a 3-2 lead. Ayton, not to be outdone, came back with new determination and once again scored to end the game with a 3-3 tie. This was an exciting game that left their fans with sore throats and hoarse voices. Thesecondgame, after lunch against Clifford is somewhat more difficult to describe. Although Brussels lost 7-0, the score doesn’t adequately represent the Brussels “try and try again’’ spirit. There was Josh Beuerman, who pulled up from his defensive position on a break-away only to have the puck knocked away just as he was about to shoot. There was a very determined Brett Fisher who had numerous shots on net stopped by a very hot Clifford goalie. There was some very impressive stick handling through Clilfford players bv Steven Machan and Andrew Exel, ScottClarksonand Jaimie Thomas that were foiled at the last second by a very strong checking Clilfford team. There was great Continued on page 28 BY BRENDA BURKHOLDER Clinton hosted an exhibition game against Blyth Tykes Friday. First period ended with a score of 1-0 for Blyth, with Jeff Cowan scoring assisted by Greg Blok. Second period began with num­ erous shots on both nets, but none that counted. Shane Burkholder was goaltender for the game. With only four and a half minutes left, Clinton scored two goals within a minute of each other bringing the score to 2-1 for Clinton. Five minutes into the third period Clinton scored two more goals bringing the final score to 4-1 for Clinton. It was an exciting game with both teams playing a good game. Along with presentations to their own players, Clinton presen­ ted Blyth ’ s Jeff Cowan with a Dixie Steve Souch sets school record at Hamilton meet On Friday, Feb. 13, 21 members of the Central Huron Track and Field team took part in the second Annual Hamilton Spectator Games at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. The competition was of an out­ standing quality in the Track portion of the event with many of the top schools in Ontario in attendance. In the field portion of the event, CHSS competitors all turned in personal bests and made a very good showing. Mike Corrie won the gold medallion in the Midget Boys high jump with a jump of 1.70 m. Lisa Beattie finished with a silver in the Midget Girls event withavery good jump of 1.45 m. and Marilyn Mayberry was third at 1.40 m. Heather Brownridge won a bronze in the Junior Girls high jump with a 1.40 m. effort. On the track, Steve Souch set a new school record of 9:17 min. in the Open Boys 3000 finishing seventh out of 32 runners. In the 1500 m., Greg Lobb ran a respectable 5:17 min. finishing sixth in his heat of the Midget Boys. In the other heat, Jon Leppingtonfinishedfifthwith a time of 5:22 min. In the open Girls event, Heather Brownridge ran a 6:25 min. time. In the relay events, the 4 x 400 m. J UST IN TIME FOR SPRIN Q ON HONDA TRX 250 • Electric start • Independent front suspension • Shaft drive • Mono-Shock rear suspension • Front & rear rack and trailer hitch SPECIAL SPRING PRICES ON HERD BROADCASTERS Available for your Honda ATC or Fourtrax (limited time on in stock units) HONDA FOURTRAX Bide the Rough Country. Lee voucher and Greg Blok a hockey stick. All the players were treated to a pop on behalf of Clinton’s Sport Fest Weekend. BEAT BAYFIELD 14-1 The Blyth Tykes travelled to Bayfield Saturday morning for a 10 o’clock game. Assistant coach John Blok alter­ nated goalies for the game. First period Jason Badley and Mark “Sparky” Wilson shared the goal tending. A minute and eight seconds into the first period Jeff Cowangotabreak away and put the first goal on the board for Blyth. Another attempt was made by Jeff, but was stopped by Bayfield’s goalie. Mark “Sparky” Wilson shot from right wing minutes later scoring their second goal .This was followed by an unassisted goal by Darryl Bromley. relay team composed of Ming Lee, David Sparling, Ron Calder and Mike Verhoefranagood time of 3:51 min. finishing third in their heat. The Open Girls Medlay relay composed of Karen Uyl, Steacy Elliott, Alison Jeacock and Heath­ er Brownridge ran a good time of 4:56 min. The Open Boys Medlay composed of John Lambers, Dave Sparling, Pat Hulley and Ming Lee ran a respectable 4:08 min. The Midget Girls Medlay composed of Angela Reid, Kathy Kennedy, Lisa Beattie and Tara Cluff ran a respectable 3:46 time. Bulls lose Continued from page 19 draw being made on Sunday. Neil Williamson of Walton was the lucky winner. The Bulls would like to say a “Special Thankyou” to Jan Van Vliet of Brussels who donated the pig and to Bachert Meats of Walton who donated the cutting and wrapping of the meat to make it freezer ready. All proceeds will go directly to helping operate the Junior hockey club. Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets helping to make the project worthwhile. HOURS: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. -12 noon Lessthan a minute later Greg Blok passed the puck to defence­ man Shane Burkholder who shot and scored the fourth goal of the game. Only seven seconds later Jeff Cowan scored again. Most of the action was at Bayfield’s end of the rink. The Blyth defence wasn’t giving Bayfield many chances to shoot on net. Six minutes left in the first period Ronnie Abel-Rinn stick­ handled the puck up the ice from centre to in front of Bayfield’s net, shooting the puck, which went into the net. Jeff Ferguson liked what he saw and followed suit four minutes later scoring the seventh goal. One and a half minutes left in the first period Bayfield got a break away and scored their first and only goal of the game. Second period entered with Mark “Sparky” Wilson in net, followed by Jeff Johnston and Ronnie Abel-Rinn. Thirty seconds into the second period Jeff Cowan scored an unassisted goal followed only 20 seconds later by another. This was Jeff Cowan’s fourth goal of the game. Five minutes remain­ ing in the second period defence­ man Shane Burkholder shot the puck up the ice to Mark “Sparky” Wilson who shot the puck into the net. A minute later Amanda Anderson shot and scored the last goal of the second period. The score was now 11-1 for Blyth. Third period Ronnie Abel-Rinn, Greg Blok and Amanda Anderson took turns in net. Numerous attemps were made on Bayfield’s net but Bayfield’s goaltender was beginningtocatch on to Blyth’s tactics. Five minutes into the third period Jeff Cowan scored his fifth goal of the game. Less than a minute later Scott Bromley passed the puck to Michael Haggitt who shot and scored. With six minutes remaining in the game Mark “Sparky” Wilson passed the puck to Darryl Bromley who shot and scored the last goal of the game. With 4‘/i minutes remaining, Bayfield attempted a shot on net but was stopped by Amanda Anderson. The final score was 14-1 for Blyth. The Tyke’s next game is in Clinton on Saturday at 2:15 p.m.