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The Citizen, 2003-08-20, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2003. Sports Waiting to react Nolan Krotz of the Brussels III Over 18 team prepared to take control of the bouncing ball while team mate Andrew Grant looks on during his team’s match against Blyth I in the year-end tournament held in Blyth this past week. (Janice Becker photo) U-l Is ended season on high Midget Girls end season The Brussels U-l 1 squad ended their season with their best play of the year, displaying an outstanding effort and cohesive team work, when they competed in the year-end tournament in Newton, Aug. 9. Netminder Christine Bone was amazing throughout the two games played, said coach Donna Prior, stopping shot after shot in acrobatic fashion. In the 4-0 victory against Elma Saturday morning, the squad overwhelmed their opponent, taking control of the game after first two netter. It was their first definitive win of the year. Scoring for Brussels were Emily Prior, Gavin Bowers and Randy Zwep with two. Blyth II Over 18 soccer squad loses C championship to Brussels III in overtime The Blyth II Over 18 soccer team took their playoff run to the C championship Sunday, but lost to Brussels III in sudden death overtime The first of their four games in a six-day period was held Tuesday evening when they took on Brussels II and were downed 3-2. A tough Lucknow team captured the 3-0 win Thursday night. Cassidy Peachy and Kristen Grobbink also played an outstanding game, said Prior. It was a nailbiter for Brussels when they met Palmerston for the second game of the day. In spite of a tremendous effort to the last minute and goals from Zwep and Bowers, Brussels fell just short, taking the the 3-2 loss. Bone was named the team’s most valuable player of the tournament with Curtis White receiving honours as the most improved and Adrian Menzie recognized for his dedication. The team ended the year with a celebration at the home of assistant coach Alicia Deitner and they gave thanks to all those who help this year. Saturday saw the fortunes turn for Blyth when they were victorious over Goderich with a 3-2 final. This put them in the C final against Brussels III. In spite of playing shorthanded due to injuries, they put up a fight, taking the game into overtime with a 3-3 tie. However, with the sudden death rule applying in the two, 10-minute periods, Blyth took the loss. On Aug. 15 and 16, the Brussels Midget girls participated in their year-end tournament which was held in Holmesville. Their first game was against St. Pauls on the Friday night. Lesley Pepper was on the mound for the seven-inning game, striking out 14. The game remained scoreless until the third inning when St. Pauls scored a single run on two hits. Brussels answered back when Jenna Fischer waited out a walk and scored on a triple by Catrina Josling to tie the game. St. Pauls would take the lead in the fourth on the lead-off single and and a double. Brussels would hold off St. Pauls for the remainder of the game. Brussels had runners in scoring position in the next three innings but they were unable to cross the plate. The final score was 2-1 for St. Pauls. Brussels would be back at the park Saturday morning to play Fullarton. Following a two-hour rain delay the game was underway. Pepper and Lisa Black shared the pitching duty. Outlaws, Division champs The North Perth Midgets brought home the Tier 2 Zone 8 trophy from the final game of the playoffs last week in Kurtsville. Elora started the scoring with two goals in the first period before the Outlaws kicked in and started playing more offensively. Ashton Nichol and David Fitzgerald took control of the first period from the scoring aspect with Nichol scoring the first Outlaw goal, Fitzgerald the second, Nichol the third and Fitzgerald the fourth with Nichol and Xavier O’Krafka assisting. Jordan Doig rushed down the U-15s win championship After finishing the regular season in fourth place out of eight teams, the Brussels U-l5s peaked at the right time, going undefeated during the year-end tournament and capturing the North Perth championship. The tournament started with two weeknight games against Listowel teams with Brussels capturing each closely-fought contest. The U-9s defeat parents The Brussels U-9 soccer team ended the season with a contest against the parents. The parents put up a great defensive game but the kids showed no mercy. Some of the parents, one being Kevin Kellington, showed off some of his technical moves by wrestling and carrying around some of his U-9 opponents. Scorers for the parents were Dave Rapson, Paul Stevenson and Alan Stewart. Honourable mention goes to goalies Steve Rath well and Murray Bone. Even with the hard work exhibited from the parents and the very “technical moves” they displayed the U-9 team pulled through and won the game 4-3. Great fun was had by all. Coach was Murray Bone. His assistants were MaryAnn Bone and Pepper had 10 strikeouts. Brussels got on the bases early in the first inning. Pepper waited out a walk and was advanced on a bunt by Fischer who also outran the throw. Black would fill the bases on a single. Josling would clear the bases with a triple to put Brussels ahead by three. Brussels added another run in the second on a single by Candice Ross who would score on a triple by Candice McLellan. Brussels bats came out swatting in the third. Singles by Pepper, Fischer, Black, Lacey McCall, Josling, Ashley Keffer and Katie Aitchison would see seven runs cross the plate. In the fourth Brussels added another run on singles by Pepper and Sarah McDonald. In the fifth another run would cross the plate on singles by Josling and Aitchison. Fullarton remained scoreless until the sixth where they scored three runs on one hit and two errors. The final score was Brussels 13-, Fullarton, three. length of the floor early in the second period to score an unassisted goal. Matt Tell demonstrated his skills learned from the Toronto Rock’s Colin Doyle and scored his first goal of the game with assistance from Tyler DeVos and goafie Liam Madge. Justin Erb received a long high pass from Doig and put the dark one past the Elora goalie for the seventh goal of the game. Tell scored with help from Nichol before Elora was allowed their lone goal of the second period. Cory Chapman ended the scoring in the period with help from tournament was completed on Saturday, Aug. 16, with the first game against a disciplined team from Drayton that had defeated them in both their regular season games. Brussels players avenged those losses when it counted, edging Drayton 3-1. They next faced Howick which had placed first during the regular Trish McKay. Rose Kellington helped at the year-end tournament. Reminder ^2 Remember to bring in a photo of your team to The Citizen offices in Brussels or Blyth to be included in our commemorative summer sports issue. There are still many not received yet. Deadline: August 27 Brussels then advanced to the B semi-final playing the top-ranked Crediton squad. Pepper got 17 strikeouts on the mound for Brussels. Brussels came out swinging in the first inning. Pepper reached first on a walk and would score on a double by Black. McDonald and McCall would reach base and score on a double by Josling. Brussels held Crediton to no runs until the bottom of the third. They would score three runs on four hits to tie the game. Crediton added two more runs in the sixth on two hits and two walks. Brussels never gave up and in the top of the seventh down by two would load the bases with two out on hits by McLellan, Aitchison and Keffer. Heather Little came to the plate to keep the team alive but was put out on a caught fly ball. The final score was 5 - 3 for Crediton. The coaches would like to congratulate the girls on having a great season. Erb. The home team continued to tally up the points with Tell and Doig getting hattricks, Brad DeBlock added one of his own and Chapman scoring in the last 14 seconds of the game. Assists in the third period were earned by Chapman, Brett Hunt, Fitzgerald and DeBlock. Michelle Yenson presented the team with the C division trophy. Provincials were cancelled on the weekend due to the power failure. They will hopefully be rescheduled to this weekend. season and also defeated Brussels in regular season meetings. The teams battled to 1-1 tie, which put Brussels into the championship game due to their undefeated status during tournament play. The championship game was against a strong squad from Wallace. Brussels players showed their true mettle, battling back from an early deficit to gain the lead late in this long, hot game, winning the contest 2-1 and capturing the North Perth championship. Brussels coaches commended their players for exceptional effort and teamwork during the gruelling tournament play.