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The Citizen, 2003-08-27, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2003. Great race nets bucks for fire department Salverda, Robb Finch, Nicole Kerr, Steve Howson, Patti Cronin, Chad Haggitt, Brent Scrimgeour, Cathy Howson, Randy Nixon, Karen Pennington, Mike Kerr, Kim Nixon, Kevin Falconer, Karen Coultes, Paul Kerr, Janice Peters, Kevin Coultes, Janet Scrimgeour, Brent Brooks, Elisha Courtney, Rick Van Wyk, Pam Campbell, Jeff Peters, Deb Mellor, Todd MacDonald, Aimee Townsend, Matt Townsend, Michele McDonald, Ray Salverda, Laurie Van Wyk. Blyth girls team division champs And the winners The winning teams from the Amazing Cheap Great Race held in Blyth over the weekend were: first, The Moles; second, 2FAZ4U; third (tied), Labatt 4-Pack and Team 2 Beat. Team members were, back row, from left: Robb Finch, Lorie Brooks, Jeff Howson, Kim Babcock, Anne Elliott, Mike McDonald, Crystal Salverda, Pat Cronin. Front: Aimee Townsend, Todd MacDonald, Deb Mellor, Jeff Peters. (Photo submitted) By Bonnie Gropp Citizen editor For the second year in a row, the Blyth Fire Department is benefitting from a group of people having a good time. The Amazing Cheap Great Race #2 was held this past Saturday and Sunday with donations bringing in $536.49 for the department. Last year’s total was just $100. The race is the inspiration of Dave and Fran Cook, originally intended to be a couple of days of fun for a bunch of adults. “We were sitting one evening watching a stupid reality show and began to think that we could do something similar that would be a lot of fun,” said Fran. Last year, for one day, participants, who are organized into teams, spent a day competing in a “car rally/scavenger hunt/ obstacle course/ challenge. This year the Cooks planned a two-day event which began with the first clue, written in Dutch, and ended after 40 contestants completed a variety of activities from discovering specific landmarks, to sawing logs, to taking Ethel teams do well Another summer of baseball was wrapped up for some 50-plus young people from Ethel and surrounding area. All teams were playing in the Tri-County Softball League and ended their season with tournaments. The Squirt girls won the A championship in Listowel on Aug. 16 defeating teams from Kincardine and Varna. Varna. The co-ed slo-pitch team won the B championship at Londesborough on Aug. 9 in round-robin play. The Pre-Mites also played well in their tournament in Belgrave on Aug. 9. Coaches congratulate all the participants who represented their community well. Season-ending parties were held. an airplane ride to find out where “X marks the spot.” The 10 teams were closely matched, say the Cooks. “They were all scheming to get around the rules,” said Fran. She added that it was amusing to see what some people brought with them. One woman packed her car full of things she thought she might need. The Cooks don’t make anticipation easy, however, as the contest differs each year. “Nothing is the same. Next year will be different too as we are planning a full day and overnight stay somewhere,” said Dave. Acknowledging the support of the players who contributed much of the money, and local businesses, the couple say that the competitors make it fun. ‘Dave and I have a hoot planning this.” Participants, which this year included five members of the fire department, were: Rick Elliott, Kerry Nesbitt, Wally Pierce, Diane Howson, Mike McDonald, Lorie Brooks, Pat Cronin, Kim Babcock, Anne Elliott, Jeff Howson, Crystal The U-17 and U-15 girls year-end tournament got underway in Blyth July 28 with six teams competing, Blyth, Clinton, Wingham, Goderich, Lucknow 1, Lucknow 2. Blyth met Goderich on July 28 and with a very strong second half Blyth came away with a 5-1 victory. July 29 Blyth met Clinton and again came up with a strong game winning 3-0. July 30 Blyth met Wingham in the last game of round robin. This was a very important game. Blyth again played very well coming up with a much-needed 5-0 shutout. They allowed only one good scoring chance for Wing­ ham. This guaranteed them to go to the finals against Lucknow 2 which also had only one goal against in round-robin play. July 31 at 7:15 p.m. the stage was set for a very exciting game. With the Blyth squad controlling most of the play Lucknow still got on the board first. Blyth pressed on and was finally awarded their first goal of the game. With a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation time it went to golden goal overtime with 10-minute halves. After 90 minutes this game was still deadlocked. With night falling a winner had to be determined, so there was a five- girl shootout. Each team scored twice leaving the game now at 3-3. Then came the sudden death shoot-out. Anne Beth Van Dorp, the keeper, was chosen as the first shooter and in fine fashion put it over the goal line off the crossbar. With Lucknow missing the net it gave Blyth the 4-3 victory. Goal scorers in the shootout were Erica Sturzenegger, Jessica Roy and Van Dorp. Car Oiling Starting Sept. 2nd at Lee's Service Centre (formerly Dave's Car Oiling) Hood Trunk Lid Inner Fenders We use Hot, Acid Free, New Oil CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 1 pm - 9 pm; Fri. 1 pm - 6 pm; Sat. 8 am - 12 noon (Weather permitting) 348 Dinsley St. E., Blyth 523-9151 The PeeWee girls were A runners- up at their tournament in Holmesville on Aug. 9. They defeated Listowel, then lost to The Ethel ladies slo-pitch team is still going strong. Their tournament is scheduled for Sept. 6. 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. Still missing are: • all of Belgrave ball • all of Ethel ball • some of Blyth & Brussels ball and soccer Deadline: August 29