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The Citizen, 2006-02-16, Page 8Tykes The Blyth goalie saves a shot on net from the opposing Seaforth team_ at the Blyth arena as the Tykes took the ice on Saturday, Feb. 11. (Heather Crawford photo) Winter Sports Pages Goa son F0fet be. „000, Steven 70e610:174P 5" • Hockey • Broomball The Citizen Bporon ohee wtr,PoP r Loo.' 'rest: tr,‘;'1°Z, . _ so• ,c^"6,Z, \s" %;",, co7, crotv:.n1 pd Pt0' 410 we need your teams picturelr,A and players' names 1. Coaches and parents Please submit team photo A .5 . A .P . Please include players' and coaches' names for under the photo. 404 Queen St., Blyth 523-4792 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 887-9114 Please help us get ALL the Winter Sports teams published Blyth Skating Club Talent Showcase Friday, February 17 6:30 to 9:00 pm General admission fee $5.00 Blyth Community Centre For more information call Karen 523-9676 r PAGE 8 THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006. Sports Girls in Silver Stick The Saugeen Maitland AA Midget Lightning travelled to Sarnia on the weekend to participate in the Girls Silver Stick hockey tournament. The girls faced some tough competition but managed to advance to the semi-finals where they lost a close one 3-2. The first game of the weekend was Friday morning when the girls played Brampton, but unfortunately, the morning car ride was not what the team needed to warm up. They did not provide much defence, nor did they provide enough offence as .they lost 3-1. Courtney Sutherland scored the lone goal on a pass from Carmen Carnochan. Defence player, Jenny Bults was the MVP for the Lightning. Friday night, the girls came to play as they outshot North York 48 - 7 and won 3-0. Janette Hammell was the first go get one by the red hot goalie, assisted by Courtney Sutherland. Stacey Scholten connected on a pass from Michelle Kittel to make it 2-0, then Scholten returned the favour and Kittel dumped the third goal in the net. Scholten won MVP Cassy Stafford earned the shutout. The girls, were ready again by Saturday at noon when they defeated Whitby 3-1. Kendall Whitfield opened the scoring on a pass from Allison Quennell, then Kittel completed a play to score on a pass from Scholten. Whitfield scored her second of the game when the Lightning MVP. Michelle Kittel passed the puck to her. The victory was what the Lightning netted to advance to the quarter-finals against Cobourg. The Cobourg team was a big, physical team, but the Saugeen Maitland girls were able to keep up with them shift after shift. After regulation time had expired Atom Girls The Blyth Atom girls hockey team has been very successful during the opening weeks of this month. Feb. 4, Blyth played host to Saugeen Shores. The visitors applied pressure and scored early. Halfway through the first Kayla Dale opened the scoring for the home team with an assist by Lexi Smith. Later that same period Shelsie Popp scored an unassisted goal. Jordan Teed, Nicole Middegaal and Kesley Kerr worked hard and kept the pressure on. Blyth came out fighting in the third and scored four goals. Popp found the net on a pass from Dale. Four minutes later Popp scored her hattrick unassisted. Laura Higgins made a rush from defence to also score on an unassisted effort. Midget Girls On Sunday, Feb. 12 the Brussels Midget girls met Wingham in Brussels for their first playoff game. The pace was quick right from the beginning and the action was good. Wingham opened the scoring in the first then scored again in the second. Brussels narrowed the gap in the third on an unassisted goal from Kristen McArter. The Brussels girls had some good rushing attempts, but could not get one into the net. The final score was 2-1 for Wingham. The next game was in St. Marys it was a scoreless tie. Then the Maitland continued to roll forward. After two-and-a-half minutes into the first overtime period, Janette Hammell won the faceoff deep in the Lightning end. Jenny Bults picked up the puck, passed it along the boards to Chantelle Eckenswiller who gave it back to Hammell, who slid it forward to Sutherland on the break-away. Sutherland deked the goalie, and put it in the net to win.the game. Stafford was able to keep the net clean for her second shutout of the weekend. Sutherland was the game MVP for the Lightning. The semi-final game was played Sunday morning. The Lightning found themselves in a hole by the end of the first period as the Markham-Stouville I team notched two quick goals. However, the Saugeen team roared back with two goals of their own to tie it. Ali McNaulty scored a beauty goal from the point on a pass from. Hammell, then Erin Burns scored the opposite point on a pass from Quennell. Unfortunately the Markham team was able to score one more goal. Despite the fact the Lightning outshot Markham 24-14, they were unable to get another one over the goal line. As a result, the Lightning were unable to advance to the championship game against Clearview. In that final game, Markham- Stouville defeated Clearview 7-0 to win the Silver Stick tournament. Coaches Bill Weber and Joe Chaffe, along with trainer Barb Dale, were as disappointed as the girls, not to have the opportunity to play in the finals, but look forward to the next series when the Lightning will begin their provincial playdowns next week against Stratford and Waterloo. play strong With a minute in the game Rebecca Chalmers put the rubber in the net. Saugeen Shores would get another goal late in the third. Justine Reid was strong in goal for Blyth. On Feb. 11, Blyth travelled to Elma Logan. The home team opened the scoring in the first. Blyth would not be left scoreless as Popp scored unassisted 28 seconds 'later, her first of three. Smith also had a big game with three goals. Other goals went to Chalmers, two; Chloe Middegaal, two and Courtney Middegaal. Assists were awarded to Dale and Mackenzie McGavin. The next game is Feb. 18 n Goderich. in playoffs Tuesday night, Feb. 14. The next home game is Sunday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Tykes edge Blyth The Brussels Tykes recently squeaked out a 3-2 victory against Blyth. Scoring for BrusselS were Logan Kellington, Nic Zwep and Dawson Peachey. Assists were Tiffany Deitner, Delayna Smith, Ashley Stevenons and Christopher VanVeen. In goal was Wyatt Machan. Juvies advance The Wingham Juveniles defeated Minto on Saturday afternoon in overtime to advance to the WOAA finals. Trailing 1-0 in the second period Xavier O'Krafka set Cory MacDonald up for a short-handed goal. Minto would regain the lead before the end of the frame. T.J. Marks would tie it early into the third with help from MacDonald. The score remained unchanged throughout the rest of the period to force overtime. Minutes into the extra frame Marks sent Kirk Stewart in alone to bury the game winner sealing a 3-2 Wingham win and a 3-1 series win. Jamael Jacklin continued his strong play making many key saves in the victory. Wingham will now play Lucknow for the WOAA championship. Game one goes Friday night in Wingham at 8:30 p.m.