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R.R. 2 Bluevale • LICENSED SEPTIC INSTALLATIONS • SCREENED & FIELD TOPSOIL • BARK MULCH • SAND • GRAVEL • FILL • BACKHOEING • BULLDOZING • EXCAVATING • LOADING & HAULING Give us a call 887-9061 Fax 887-8734 Cell Phone 357-6547 It's a Shear Thing Complete Hair Care Services Specializing in: Revlon, L'ANZA &.A-G products 819 Turnberry St. S., Brussels ON NOG 1HO 887-9025 Rhonda McArter 744.a *au to all the people who submitted photos for the sports section. Photo credit for Brussels team pictures goes to Snyder Studio in Wingham. It took 30 seasons, but the Wingham Ironmen are finally getting a shot at the Clarence Schmaltz Trophy, emblematic of OHA Junior C supremacy. The Ironmen gained a berth in the final, Sunday afternoon at the North Huron-Wescast Community Complex, with a 4-1- decision over the Dresden Kings to win the semi- final series in five games. Dresden opened' the scoring at 6:24 of period one as Josh Johnston got credit for the marker, which was not called a goal until referee Dave Hornsby conferred with goal judge Jason Barlow after the play had been whistled down. Just over two minutes later Nick Filsinger scored his first of two in the game to even the score at one. Devin McGuire and Mitch deBoer received assists. With 40.8 seconds remaining in the opening , period, Filsinger scored again to give the Ironmen the lead. Joel Riley earned the assist,: . Zack 0'-Krafka tallied a second period power play goal and Matt MacPhee netted a shorthanded goal, on his birthday, in the second period to reach the final score. Chris Stanley assisted on the power play marker. Coach Louie Livingston said Dresden came out hard at the start of somewhat -- and were finally able to get back into the game. "Blinky (goaltender Jason Blinkhorn) kept us in the game at the beginning of period one," said the coach. "He made a number of big saves, giving up just the one goal." He noted that a pair of big goals by the trio of Tim Zettler-deBoer- Filsinger got the Ironmen rolling. "The two goals by Nick Filsinger were huge goals," stated Livingston. "They were very opportune goals." The coach added the power play marker by O'Krafka and the short- handed goal by MacPhee were also big goals. "Zack did a lot of hard work to get his goal, and Matt blocked a shot and ended up with a break away and scored on his birthday to give himself a good birthday gift," he said. :There were two great goals." According to Livingston, he was very happy for all 24 players on the Ironmen roster. Even though only 20 (18 skaters and two. goaltenders) players are permitted on the gamesheet, he said those four other players have been very important members to the Ironmen team. They may get into the odd game and then see limited ice time, but they have been supportive of the team and good about their playing time. Blyth Midget Girls Broomball — Back row, from left: Jessica Knoop, Valerie Otten, Assistant Coach Karrin Marks. Middle row: Stephanie Root, Stacey McLellan, Steffanie Archambault, Coach Judy Cook. Front row: Assistant Coach Christine Lapp, Jenna Rinn, Ashlee Cook. Absent: Coach Laurie Treble, Lisa Root, Heather Schmidt, Katie Stryker, Shelley Kroes, Krissy Pepper, Mary Thompson, Chelsea Carter-Brown, Jacquelyn Edwards, Hannah Bjorkman, Erin Moore, Meaghan Wheeler, Jaleena Daw, Andrea Sturzennegger. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2004. PAGE 13. Blyth Midget Boys Broomball — From left: Coach Fred de Boer, Adam de Boer, Bradley Lapp, Eric Caldwell, Coach Glen Webster, Nathan Schultz. Absent: Matt Wilson, Justin Ritchie, Derek Dolmage, Jeremy Kresky. First trip to OHA finals for Wingham proud of the way the team came back in the third period to t;e the game at two. He indicated the Ironmen took too many inopportune penalties in the game, and there were two occasions the Ironmen had two men sitting out minor penalties for close to a minute and a half. They were able to kill off the first one, and came close on the second, but with one player still sitting out a penalty, the Kings scored at 12:20 of period two to take a 2-0 advantage. According to Livingston it is the nature of the game of hockey for penalties to be called, but he questioned some of the infractions called against the Ironmen. "Some penalties were difficult to understand. Especially late in the third period of p tied game," he said. "I don't think they were called for. "But, you can't blame the referee." The coach said the team worked `their butts' off in the third period to come back and tie the game at two. "This was a tough game to lose," said Livingston following the Friday evening setback. "After a loss like this, we usually come back harder the next game." Netminder Blinkhorn played his usual strong game, keeping the Ironmen within striking range and keeping them even late in the third tq , withstand the -- pressure -- g, OHA Aun i or C final is greattway to Ironmen, Livingston said he was period when they were assessed a Ironmen minor penalty. "The winning goal (at 2:06 of the 10-minute overtime period) was not his fault," stressed Livingston. Dresden had numerous opportunities to put the game out of reach in both the first and second periods, but the solid goaltending of Blinkhorn and some bad passing by Dresden kept the game close. Breydan Belan and Bob Brewer had given Dresden a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes of play. Derrick Givens got the Ironmen on the board at 6:36 of period three as he backhanded a rebound from a Matt Anderson shot into the net. Stanley knotted the game at two at 10:32 as he fired a Luke Williams rebound into the open side of the net. GAMES TWO AND THREE After coming back to score a 5-4 decision over the Dresden Kings in Dresden last Tuesday evening, the. Ironmen took a stranglehold on the series last Wednesday evening at the complex by virtue of a 3-1 decision. However, every time the Ironmen have taken a two-goal lead in the post-season, it appeared that they want to let the other team get back into the game by taking unnecessary and sometimes foolish penalties. The same almost happened last Wednesday, but had it not been for the solid goaltending of Blinkhorn Continued on pale 18 the game, but the Ironmen were able He noted that making it to the celebrate the team's 30th anniversary season. "We really do appreciate the support we've been getting from the fans. The people of Wingham have been great, especially when they've picked up the team and followed them in the playoffs. "Seeing that many people in the stands really helps the players," said Livingston. "There are not too many teams that can say they're playing hockey in April." Children are invited to come and skate with the Ironmen this evening (Wednesday, April 7), beginning at 7:30 p.m. The children can enjoy the free skating session from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., with the Ironmen coming out around 8 p.m., to skate with their fans, prior to their regular practice session, beginning at 8:30 p.m. GAME FOUR Going into last Friday's game in Dresden, the Wingham Ironmen were one game, away from the OHA Junior C championship series. A rash of untimely penalties in the first and second periods and again in the third contributed to the team's 3- 2 loss to the Kings in overtime at the Lambton-Kent Memorial Agricultural Centre. 4602 Although he questioned some of the penalties called against the