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The Citizen, 1997-02-12, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1997 Sport? Atoms oust Brussels The Blyth Atom Rep hockey club won their first playoff series by dumping Brussels three games to one. Brussels was strong in the open­ er, downing Blyth 3-2. Scoring for Brussels were Nic Campbell (two) and Sean Hoegy. Hoegy, Tyler Campbell and Devon Blake earned assists. In game two, the visiting team once again seemed to have the advantage. Blyth jumped to a 2-1 lead through the first, increasing that to 4-2 by the second buzzer. Hoegy, assisted by Tyler Camp­ bell scored Brussels first period goal. The home team attempted a comeback in the third when Bran­ don Blake and Hoegy fed the puck to Kyle Stephenson to take the tally to 4-3. However, Brussels could not hold off, allowing another netter at 3:05 of the final frame. After splitting the first two games, the stage was set for the third game in Brussels. With the score tied 2-2 late in the third period, Brussels took the lead on a Tyler Campbell goal with three and a half minutes to play. Hoegy and Scott Glitz assisted. Immediately, Coach Haggitt called a time-out to regroup the Blyth skaters. The move paid off, as on the next shift Trever Koehler tied the game on a great individual effort. The game remained tied to send it to sudden-death overtime. Blyth wasted little time winning the game just 25 seconds into overtime. T.J. Marks made a good play to keep the puck in Brussels' zone, sending it to Cole Stewart. He cen­ tered a pass to Kirk Stewart who one-timed a shot into the Brussels net for the victory. Blyth got another goal from K. Stewart and Micah Loder. Assists went to C. Stewart, with three, and Mike Bean. Brussels first two goals were scored by Stephenson and Hoegy. Assists went to Hoegy and Nic Campbell. Brussels Tykes nip Blyth The Blyth Tykes were nipped by Brussels when the teams met Feb. 5. The home team scored first at 16:41 of the first though Blyth was able to tie the score nine minutes later. Krystopher Campbell bulged the twine, with the assistance of Heather Schmidt and Devin Jenk­ ins. Midway through the second peri­ od, down 3-1, Blyth’s Kendall Whitfield popped one in off the sticks of Jonathon McDowell and Anthony Peters. They drew even with 2:25 remaining in the frame when Schmidt, assisted by Jenkins and Carter Cloakey pul one over the line. Unable to hold off the attackers, Brussels scored in the dying sec­ onds. Joel Salverda played well in the net for Blyth. The final score was 4-3 for Brus­ sels. With Salverda between the posts The story that far in the series, was the superb play of Brussels goalie Brooklyn Wheeler. Blyth was dominating the play, but she kept her team in the games with great saves. Blyth countered with solid goal­ tending of their own, being sup­ plied by Eric Jarrett and Justin Peters. The series then moved back to Blyth for game four, with Blyth nesting one more victory to clinch the series. This game started out the same as the others. Blyth took a 1-0 lead after the first period in another close-checking game. However, in the second period, Blyth's luck around the net started to change. They scored three times and added five more in the last period to coast to a convincing 9-0 win. Jarrett picked up the shutout for Blyth. Goal scorers were C. Stewart, three; Loder, two; K. Stewart, two; Ryan McClinchey and Andy Toll. Assists went to K. Stewart, three; Tyler Kemighan, two; Marks; C. Stewart; Koehler; Bean; McClinchey and Toll. For the Brussels team, "It was a good series overall," said Coach Merle Hoegy, "but, they just didn't have quite enough steam to put them over the top.' Blyth then travelled to Hensall on Saturday to start a best-of-five series there. Again Blyth found out they were in for a tough game. Between missing numerous chances early and Hensall's close­ checking, the game remained scoreless until Stewart scored on a pass from Marks with 15 seconds left in the first period. Hensall scored the only goal of the second period, tying the game 1-1 heading into the third. Four minutes into the final frame, Blyth took the lead on a goal by K. Stewart, assisted by Bean and C. Stewart. Blyth goalie Peters took over, shutting the door on the Hensall shooters to preserve a 2-1 victory. Game two of the series is Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. in Blyth. for Blyth, the outcome of the Feb. 8, Clinton matchup was more favourable. Peters passed to Richard Gregg, Continued on page 9 WIARTON REDMEN VS BRUSSELS CRUSADERS Saturday,February 15 7:30 p.m. Game Sponsor: JOHN D. PENNINGTON HEATING Brussels 887-9233 Crusaders start playoffs this Saturday The Brussels Crusaders finished their 1997 season with a 9-13-2 record and will meet the Wiarton Redmen in opening round playoff action. Game one is scheduled for Brussels Saturday at 7:30 with game two Sunday in Wiarton. The series is a rematch of last year's semi-finals, won by the Crusaders in six games. The Redmen won all three games against Brussels this season enroute to a second place finish. Tuesday night Tom McDonald scored twice in the third period for a 6-2 win over Palmerston. Brad Beuermann scored the only goal of the first period with Greg Mulvey and Corey McKee adding second period tallies. Dean Wheeler also scored for Brussels while Greg McHale and Brett Long replied for Palmerston. Wednesday in Goderich Kris Bedard scored his second of the game with 90 seconds showing on the clock for an eventual 5-3 Pirate win. Darryl Durnin had tied the score with nine minutes remaining while Tim Harrison's second of the night sealed the win with seconds remaining. Mulvey's natural hattrick had given the Crusaders a 3-0 first period lead. Saturday night Brent Vanden- akker's five goals led the Crusaders to a 9-7 win over the Drayton Comets. Tom McDonald (two), Mike MacKay and Steve Fritz, one goal four assists, scored for Brussels while Brent Denstedt (three), Mike Hastie (two), Trevor Franklin and Jeff Resmer replied for Drayton. Sunday afternoon in Brussels the Goderich Pirates skated to a 9-7 win and third place finish. Todd. Papple (two), Bill Peters, Bill Slaght, Darren Doak, Don Rivers, Harrison, Durnin and Jim Beattie scored for Goderich, who held period leads of 6-3 and 6-5. McDonald and Vandenakker each scored twice for Brussels with singles by Mulvey, Greg Fritz and Kalen Carroll. PeeWees battle to the end It was a battle to the finish when the Blyth PeeWees Houseleague squad travelled to Goderich this past week. With the game tied at six as the final buzzer sounded the teams went into sudden death overtime. Rob Archambault netted the game winner for his fourth of the night. Other goal scorers for Blyth were Aaron Nonkes (two) and Devin Shannon Bull-ed over A Mount Forest Patriot gets a little surprise from two Brussels Bulls during the action in the playoff series game. After a solid start in the first period, the Junior C Bulls 1997 came to a quick finish Sunday when they lost to the Patriots who will now try to outmuscle the Wingham Ironmen. Bulls out in 3 straight Friday night the Bulls headed to Mt. Forest hoping to get a win and get back in the series against the Patriots. As has been the story most of the year, the Bulls tallied first when at the 14:28 mark of the first period Josh Cressman scored .his first of two, assisted by Darin Alviano on the powerplay. At 11:51 Alviano scored a short-handed goal unassisted to put the Bulls up by two. While still short-handed and on the same shift Andy Agar stole the puck and fed Cressman for his second goal of the game at 11:08. With the Bulls looking to avenge their previous loss in overtime and staked to a 3-0 lead in the first 10 minutes, the game began to unravel. It was all Mt. Forest in the last 10 minutes of the first period. When the first intermission came the game was tied at three. In the second period Mt. Forest scored twice me to make the score 5-3 after two periods of play. At 18:17 with a Patriot in the box serving a two-minute penalty for instigating a fight al the end of the gou The Blyth Snowtravellers and the Blyth Lions Club would like to thank the following Businesses for their donations to the Poker Rally on February 2, 1997. Without their help we would not have had a successful run. Lynn Hoy Enterprises Snyder Tool Sales Howson & Howson Ltd. Bob Foxton Fuels Cassidy’s Polaris Manning’s Building SuppliesBlyth Flooring Custom Wood Works Marshall Decorating Blyth General Store Little Village Crafts Bainton Ltd. Blyth Apothecary MGM Townsend Tire Hillcrest Restaurant The Trading Centre We would like to extend a very special thank-you to all the landowners who allow us to put trails through their property each season. Without these peo­ ple we would not have a snowmobile club. Thanks again. Edward Fuels Crime Stoppers Huron Tractor Stickers Chauncey’s Hensall Co-op Snell Feeds Radford Auto Royal Homes The Old Mill The Blyth Inn Blyth Vet Clinic G.L. Hubbard Steve Radford second period, Tim Zaba scored assisted by Alviano and Steve Henderson to put the Bulls down by one. This would be as close as the Bulls would get as Mt. Forest scored once more and then again into an empty net to end the Bulls 96-97 season. Mt. Forest now advances to the second round and plays the Wingham Ironmen who defeated Wiarton in three straight. The Kincardine Bulldogs will face the Walkerton Blackhawks in the other series with the winners advancing to the league finals. Both series begin on Friday night in Wingham and Kincardine at 8:30 p.m. The Brussels Bulls Jr. "C" hockey team appreciate the fans who supported them throughout the year and the sponsors and advertisers who backed them. "We have had a season of rebuilding and with a number of players returning we will be able to once again provide some entertaining hockey next year. And remember, training camps is just over six months away," said Manager Doug McArter. Auburn Co-op Belgrave Co-op Dan’s Auto Repair Grandview Restaurant Radford’s Farm Equipment Gore’s Home Hardware B.J.’s Cafe Londesboro General Store Blyth Decor Shoppe Atlas Fur Tanning The Village Eatery Nicole’s Hairstyling Ward’s Metal Works Scrimgeour’s Food Market Londesboro Seed Cleaning