Jessica Groves collects medal set at Winchester skate competition

 

Andy Lee and his team of volleyball enthusiasts are once again hosting the popular Spikes Volleyball program for girls at Seaway District High School beginning in October.

The program will run on Thursday nights from early October until mid December from 7-8:30 nightly.

“This year we are opening it up to girls in grade seven, and it will run up to grade 12,” says Lee. 

“We are working on the same core philosophy of providing the girls the right skills to play the game and have some fun in the process.”

Included in the programming will be a clinic hosted by Ottawa University players/coaches. “We hope to have an Ottawa U alumni work with some of the older girls in their hitting, and we plan to squeeze a Shanna Dawley workout evening into the schedule as well.”

As in years past, the group will be provided the opportunity to travel to Ottawa, for an Ottawa U versus a University of Toronto game.

The program has become a key component in developing volleyball players for the Seaway District High School program and with it now expanded to include the grade 7s, it now becomes a valuable asset to Seaway’s Intermediate School volleyball program.

Lee is grateful to both the Upper Canada District School Board and the Seaway District High School (the school and staff) for their support.

Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. The program cost is $50 per participant or $75 for two sisters. Space is limited to 32 participants.

For more information or to register please contact Andy Lee at 613-543-3649 or andylee@sympatico.ca

For online registration forms, Google South Dundas Volleyball.

Registrations may be done in person through Lilace McIntyre at Seaway District High School or Andy Lee in Morrisburg

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Local 55+ summer games got under way April 10 and continue until June 5. This year’s competitions will be a prelude to the Eastern Ontario 55+ Regional Games to be held in Cornwall and area, August 20.

The summer games kick off was an open doubles euchre competition, April 10 at the Cornwall Legion. On Thursday, April 18, dart players were in action at the Cornwall Legion. 

Coming up bid euchre takes place April 26 at the Nordun Senior Centre in Winchester  and contract bridge rounds out the April competitions, April 30, at McConnell Manor, in Cornwall.

For information on bid euchre on April 26, contact Betty Wheeler, 613-984-1431 and for bridge contract bridge, April 30, Claire Dunn, 613-543-3279.

Competitions in May include: pickleball, May 6/13, Joanne MacLeod, 613-938-2336; bowling, May 7, Monique Dawkes, 613-534-2036; cribbage, May 8, Marlene Neal, 613-936-2026; prediction walk, May 14, Robert Peladeau, 613-931-1641; horseshoes, May 21, Bob Pearson, 613-874-2044; floor shuffleboard, May 23, Helen MacDonald, 613-936-8338; men’s doubles tennis, May 25, George Baker, 613-347-2797; golf, May 27, Ann Cook, 613-448-2032; ladies’ doubles tennis, May 28, Pat Durin, 613-525-1886; bocce, May 29, Stanley Fraser, 613-525-3777; swimming, May 30,  George Baker, 613-347-2797; prediction cycling, May 31, Graham Vickers, 613-525-1943.

Competition concludes in June with: slo-pitch, June 1, Tony Marini, 613-346-5776; lawn bowling, June 4, Terry Triskle, 613-989-3118; mixed doubles tennis, June 5, Stanley Fraser, 613-525-3777.

Participation is open to all 55+ residents of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Prescott-Russell, and Akwesasne. For more information and to register, contact the convener of the event in which you are interested.

Medal winners at the local games will be eligible to take part in the Eastern Regional Games, where matching events are held.

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 got off to a rough start in Alexandria, on Friday night, when the Glens put together a 7-4 victory, and it didn’t get any better Saturday, November 15 against the Winchester Hawks.

The Saturday night effort in Morrisburg saw the Hawks come out on top by a 10-3 score.

Although it remained relatively close in the first periods of both games, the Lions couldn’t keep it together in the second periods.

Friday night in Alexandria, Bradley Gabbour put the Glens on the board 3:32 into the first period and Zack Renfrew (from Cole Beckstead and Cole Fowler) evened it at 8:57.

That was it until the second period when the Glens struck for three more from the sticks of Adam Cooke, Tristan Sabourin and Ben Poirier. That put the Glens up 4-1 heading into the third period.

In the third, the Lions found their game and managed to tie the period, 3-3, but they couldn’t erase the damage done in the three goal, Glens second period.

Scoring for the Lions in the third period were Michael Paquette (from Zack Renfrew), Renfrew (from Paquette) and Dallas Blacksmith on the Lions power play (from Cole Fowler).

Gabbour answered for the Glens to complete a three goal performance and Poirier counted his second goal.

Keiran Weir was in the Lions’ net for the loss, and Nicholas Maheux got the win for the Glens. Weir faced 33 Glens shots, while Maheux faced 34 from the Lions.

The Lions served 58 minutes on 13 infractions and the Glens sat out 40 minutes on 12 infractions.

Saturday night, the Hawks were in town to pick up a 10-3 victory in front of the Lions home town fans.

Again the first period remained close. Steve Ray Adams opened the Hawks scoring at 4:11 of the frame, and Jacob Guillot answered back, unassisted, on the Lions power play at 7:07. The tie lasted until 10:04 of the first when Franco Gagnon gave the Hawks a 2-1 edge.

The second period belonged to the Hawks as they struck for four in a row to go up 6-1 before the Lions could get them stopped with a Michael Paquette counter, assisted by Zack Renfrew and Justin Rutley.

Josh Stubbings counted two goals against Lions goaltender John Gilmer in the second period, and Tim Conlin and Austin Rothe added singles.

The third period was again a Hawks affair, with the Hawks counting another four goals and the Lions managing only one.

Stevie Ray Adams completed a three goal performance with two counters and Kyle Richardson and Bryden Van Kessel added singles for the 10-3, Hawks victory.

Dallas Blacksmith scored for the Lions with Landon Veenstra and Jacob Kendrick providing the assists.

The game was unusually low in the penalty department. Just three minor penalties were assessed in the first period, two going to the Lions. The second period was played penalty free, and one minor was handed out to each in the third for a game total of 10 minutes served on five minor infractions.

Gilmer handled the entire game for the Lions and Brandon Lowry earned the Winchester win.

Coming up, the Lions host the Char-Lan Rebels, Sunday, November 23 at 2:30 p.m. 

The Rebels are chasing the Lions and this past week picked up two points on them with a 3-1 win over the Akwesasne Wolves.

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