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Sports
Local track athletes do well
Taking aim
It was another loss for the Brussels U-11 squad when they
took to the field on a sweltering evening, against Listowel
II, June 24. Randy Zwep scored the lone Brussels goal in
the 5-1 defeat. Here, Vicky Blake makes a play for the ball
as her opponent moves in. (Janice Becker photo)
Thunder ties Seaforth
The Blyth Thunder Atoms played
their eighth soccer game of the
season against Seaforth 2, at the
Optimist Park in Seaforth, June 24.
Game captain, Emily Nickolson
Outlaws
play Brantford
North Perth Midget Outlaws
travelled to play the Brantford
lacrosse team last Wednesday.
The Outlaws started the scoring
when Adam MacDonald received a
pass from Tyler De Vos and found a
spot to sneak the ball past the
massive Brantford goalie.
The visiting team was unable to
score again until the third period.
By that time Brantford had gone
ahead by nine goals. Jordan Doig
added one on a pass from goalie
Liam Madge. DeVos scored on a
pass from Jason Hamilton and
Xavier O’Krafka’s persistence paid
off with an unassisted goal.
The final score was 11-4. The
next games are on the weekend in
the Midland tournament. The next
home game is Wednesday, July 2 in
Wingham against Elora.
Brussels gets
shutout
Despite the heat, the Brussels U-9
goalies Anthony Lichty and
Cameron Stewart kept the ball out
of the net on June 23 when they
played against Newton.
Jesse Rapson scored the only goal
in the first half of the game.
When Stewart took over goalie
duties for Lichty in the second half,
Litchty proved he is not only good
at keeping the ball out of the net, he
scored the second and third goals of
the game.
On a penalty kick, Rapson scored
his second goal of the game and
scored again about a minute later on
a breakaway.
The final score was 5-0 for
Brussels.
started as left defense.
The hosts came on strong, scoring
two goals early in the game. '
However the Thunder kept the
pressure on and Jesse Pot scored the
first goal with an assist from Aislynn
Bremner.
At the half time, Blyth was down
with a score of 3-1 for Seaforth.
Brent Drost scored Blyth’s second
goal with an assist from Jasmine
deBoer. Drost took a swift kick in
the kneecap and was carried off the
field. Hopes were pinned on Pot
who took the penalty kick. He did
not let them down and scored a goal
to tie up the game.
The whole team played with skill
and determination and successfully
came from behind, said Coach Mary
Ann Drost. The final score was a 3-
3 tie.
“The defensive and halfback lines
performed extremely well during
this game. Kurtis Kolkman and
Jacob Van Dorp were the star
goalkeepers.
Graduation
On June 13, 2003 Chad
Fischer, son of Murray and
Marlene Fischer, received
his Associate Diploma in
Agriculture from the
University of Guelph.
Congratulations Chad. We
are very proud of you.
Love Mom, Dad and family.
Several Blyth and area athletes
were very successful at the Royal
Canadian Legion District C track
and field meet, held at Centennial
Stadium in Kitchener on June 21.
Branch 420 Blyth sponsored
several area athletes for this meet.
The Blyth Legion looks after the
transportation, entry fees and
provides lunch money for each
athlete attending the District C meet.
Competing in the 13 and under
boys division, Gordon Brigham
received a bronze medal in the 200-
metre sprint, and silver in the 800-
metre sprint. Also in the same
division, Darcy Young received a
silver medal for javelin.
Setting a new record and getting a
.gold medal with a put of 10.19
Midgets play to tie
It was a close game when the
Brussels Midget girls played at
home against Hibbert on June 23.
Lisa Black started on the mound
for Brussels pitching three strikeouts
and allowing only three runs.
Brussels scored two runs in the
first inning and added two runs in
the second and third innings.
The Brussels squad entered the
bottom of the sixth with their backs
against the wall. With the time limit,
this would be their last bat and they
were down by four runs.
Hibbert’s strong defence saw a
strikeout and an unassisted play by
the first baseman.
Pepper kept Brussels in the game
with a single to left field and Jenna
Fischer then waited out a walk.
Sara McDonald hit a timely base
clearing triple and Katie Aitcheson
continued the rally by waiting out a
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metres in the 13-and-under boys’
shotput, Drew Taylor also earned a
bronze in javelin. Anthony Peters
received a bronze medal in the 15-
and-under boys’ discus. He
competed in this age group as discus
was not available in the 13-and-
under category.
Competing in the 15-and-under
girls’ triple jump, Brittney Peters
earned a trip to the provincial meet
with a silver medal jump of 10.25
metres.
Jenna Taylor, competing in the 17-
and-under girls’ division will also be
competing at the provincial meet
once again. Taylor placed first in
javelin with a throw of 32.78 metres
and placed second in shot and
discus. She will compete in all three
walk and advancing on errors.
Two runs were scored when Lacey
McCall hit a single, followed by
another single from Catrina Josling.
Ashley Keffer tried to keep hopes
alive but flied out to second.
The final score of the game was 8-
8.
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Other Blyth-area athletes
attending the July 18 and 19
provincial meet in London are
Meagan Campbell and Kerissa Van
Amersfoort representing the Madill
high school team.
All the girls are past graduates of
Blyth Public School and have
attended the District C meet on
behalf of Branch 420 Blyth of the
Royal Canadian Legion.
U-6 Ills
play
U-6 IVs
The Brussels U-6 Ills squared off
against the U-6 IVs on June 25 with
everyone playing extremely hard
and having lots of fun.
Great team work was displayed as
Wyatt Machan, Delayna Smith,
Jasmine Vader, Lexandrea Smith,
and Curtis Terpstra were passing the
ball very well.
Taking turns as goaltender were:
Smith, Matthew Terpstra, Machan,
Micah Kipfer, and Gregory Ward.
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