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The South

Dundas Bantam B Rep Lions collected the East Division Championshipon home ice last Thursday,

March 12, with a 4-1 victory over the Cornwall Colts. The win gave the Lions the

East Division Championship series four points to two.

The regular season first place Lions had all they could handle against the Colts who finished the year with just nine wins and four ties for 22 points and the division’s fifth place standing.

The Lions were 17-3-4 over the regular season to win first place. They earned a first-round playoff bye and then defeated South Stormont in the semi-finals in three games (4-1 win, 5-5 tie, 3-0 win).

The Colts defeated NGS (second place in the regular season) in semi-final play to advance to the

championship against the Lions. The Lions got off to a slow start in the championship series losing the opening game Saturday, March 7, on home ice, 4-1.

They regrouped in Cornwall to stay alive in the series witha 5-1 win March 8, and thenbrought their game home to claimthe championship on ThursdayMarch 12, with the 4-1 win.

Game three in Morrisburg gotstarted with a scoreless first period.The Lions opened the scoringat 4:53 of the second period on agoal by Travis McInnis (assistedby Justin Shay), but that didn’tlast long as the Colts chargedback for a goal at 7:12 to tie it.

The Lions turned it up a coupleof notches in the third to count threeunanswered goals for the 4-1 win.Dean Lapier connected forwhat would be the winner at 9:54with help from Caleb Jaquemetand at 12:07 Justin Shay (assistedby Jonah Bennis and Travis Mc-Innis) stretched it to 3-1.

Lucas Bennis (from AdamLapier and Jaquemet) counted theLions final goal with 4:55 left onthe clock.

The Lions had a dismal showingin the March 7 series opener in Morrisburg. After a scoreless

first period, the Colts took a 2-0 lead before Kasper Furo put the

Lions on the scoreboard in the second period.Dean Lapier and Travis McInnisprovided the assists.

The third period belonged to the Colts who struck for two unanswered goals for the 4-1 win.

The Lions regrouped for game two in Cornwall, on March 8, tocome up with a 5-1 victory and stretch the four-point series to the third game.

Again there was no scoring inthe first period. Lucas Bennis (from Oakley Beavers) put the Lions on the scoreboard, 4:58 into the second period, but the Colts charged back one minute later to tie it.

With two minutes remainingin the second, Jonah Bennis gave the Lions a 2-1 lead.

The Lions momentum continued and resulted in three unanswered third period goals and the 5-1 win.

Scoring were Caleb Jaquemet (from Shay), Oakley Beavers (from Lucas Bennis and AdamLapier), and Shay (from Beavers and Lapier).

Next up for the Lions is theUpper Canada Minor Hockey League’s five-points championship series against the South

Grenville Rangers. Game one will be played in Prescott, Sunday,March 22 beginning at 6 p.m.Game two will be back in Morrisburg on Monday, March 23, startingat 8 p.m.

The Rangers were first in thewest division regular season, with17 wins, just one loss and four

ties They defeated Perth to winthe West Division championship and advance to the UCMHL finalagainst the Lions.

 

 

 

 

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The South Dundas Peewee B House #2 Lions squeaked out a very close, come from behind, 2-1 win over South Grenville here Monday night to claimed the UCMHL West Division Championship and earn the right to advance to the league final against the South Dundas House #1 team.

A Jack Coville goal for South Grenville late in the first period did the talking throughout most of the game.

It came to a dramatic conclusion however, in the final minutes of the game when Grant Wells, with help from Dean Lapier and Colin Minish, finally put the Lions on the scoreboard to tie it 1-1.

Then with the seconds ticking away, and just 23 left, it was Adam Lapier, with help from Minish, who put it away for the Lions.

Game one of the four point series was played way back on March 7, in Morrisburg, with the Lions again squeaking out a close 2-1 victory.

Monday night they were first out of the starting block with an unassisted second period goal from Julenea Barnhartd.

Then early in the third period, Dean Lapier converted a Brooke Lapier and Trinity Hanes set up for a 2-0 Lions advantage.

South Grenville got one back from Robert Purcell late in the third to cut the gap to a single goal,  but that was it. 

After an opening playoff round bye, the House #2 Lions defeated the Kemptville 2s in two straight games in round two.

Game one was played in Morrisburg, on February 28, with the Lions taking a 3-2 win on goals by Oakley Beavers (unassisted), Kolbey Hamilton (assisted by Colin Minish) and Trinity Hanes (assisted by Julenea Barnhartd).

They wrapped up the four point series in Kemptville, on Saturday, March 2, with a 4-1 victory. This time out goaltender Sam Waytowich, gave up the lone Panthers goal early in the first period.

The Lions didn’t get it rolling until the third period when they counted four unanswered markers for the win.

Goals came from the sticks of Oakley Beavers (from Brody Smail), Kolbey Hamilton (from Grant Wells), Brody Smail (from Dean Lapier) and Adam Lapier (unassisted.)

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