Luke Whitteker, successful test run on the black top

 

The Seaway Kickers Under-13 Mixed team was on the road to Ottawa, where they lost to the division-leading Nepean HotSpurs, 3-2, on July 17, at Hillcrest High School. The last time these two teams met, the Hotspurs beat the Kickers 4-1. 

The HotSpurs landed on the scoreboard first, besting Kickers goalkeeper Kendrew Byers at the 19th minute. They scored again at the 24th minute and carried the 2-0 advantage into the second half. 

Seaway cut the Nepean lead to 2-1 in the second half with a goal by forward Aaron Tibben at the 38th minute, his 10th of the year. 

Nepean answered back with a goal at the 45th minute, to push ahead 3-1.

Seaway continued to rally in Nepean’s end, with forward Curran Gilmour scoring on Nepean’s goalkeeper at the 52nd minute, 3-2 Nepean.

Seaway maintained pressure on the HotSpurs in the second half, controlling possession of the ball over 60 per cent of the time, and landing six shots on Nepean’s goal. 

Despite these efforts, the Kickers could not get it past Nepean’s goalkeeper. 

The final score was Nepean HotSpurs 3, Seaway Kickers 2.

Seaway maintains their seventh place in the 12-team division with a record of four wins, seven losses, with four games remaining in regular-season play.

The Kickers host the Ottawa Royals M1 team at the Merkley Soccer Fields in Iroquois on July 24. Kick-off is at 6:30 p.m.

U13 Girls resume league play

IROQUOIS — The Seaway Kickers Under-13 Girls team resume play this week, after a two-week break due to a weather-postponement and a by-week in the nine-team division. 

They visit division leaders Nepean HotSpurs at Medhurst Park in Nepean on Tuesday, July 22nd. 

Game results will be published in next week’s Morrisburg Leader.

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It’s been the most successful season ever, for the Seaway District High School Senior girls volleyball team, who, after winning the Eastern Ontario (EOSSAA) championship on their home court on Thursday, February 20, collected the Upper Canada Cup Championship and the OFSAA B Consolation Gold Championship.

The Spartans were at Richmond Hill, March 3-5 where they competed in the Ontario Championship. They played in the C Pool and were seeded 12th overall in the tournament.

“We didn’t have a great day on Monday, and we felt that we could have done better,” said coach Lindsay Waddell. “But we regrouped and played some really good ball Tuesday and Wednesday.

The C pool included Charles Garnier, Quinte Christian, King’s Christian and Cité des Jeunes.

Seaway’s shaky start began with losses to Charles Garnier (14-25, 20-25) and Quinte Christian (18-25, 18-25).

They then scraped past King’s Christian (16-25, 25-22 and 18-16) and had an easy time of it against Cité des Jeunes (25-8, 25-12).

They ended up third in the C pool and moved to the B side of OFSSA.

In the B, best-of-five, consolation quarter-final match, they met Marymount and produced 25-23, 25-21, 25-20 wins. Next up was Durham in the semi-final Consolation match with Seaway winning three sets to one (25-22, 25-9, 24-26 (loss), 25-13).

For the Consolation Gold Medal match, they met Xavier and won three straight (25-22, 25-23, 25-19).

“Once we went to the B side, we won every game after that. We were very strong defensively, the entire tournament, which is what I credit most of our success to.”

“The girls passed the ball really well and dug up everything that other teams threw at us.”

Casey McNairn, Allison Lee and Tiffany Roskell gave strong defensive efforts all tournament long, while Shannon van Moorsel and Kaitlyn Geurkink were very good at the net and blocked many of the other teams’ big hitters.”

Sophia Currier had a great tournament and set the ball extremely well.”

“We were very happy to win the Consolation Gold title. To be a small school from such a small town, we are extremely pleased to be one of the top 10 ‘A’ volleyball teams in the province.”

“I think going to OFSAA the last two years also really helped, as it allowed the girls to get over the shock of being there. This year they were more comfortable with their surroundings and with their opponents. They had the confidence that they not only belonged there, but that they could win. We didn’t win a single set at OFSAA last year, so to win five games and come home with some hardware is a huge accomplishment.”

“The girls should be very proud of themselves. It’s been an amazing season.”

Following their EOSSAA win, the Spartans competed for and won the Upper Canada Cup in Gananoque. They opened with a win over Athens in two straight sets, and defeated Smiths Falls in three. That put them first in their pool and got them a bye into the semi-final where they met and defeated South Grenville in two straight sets.

For the championship, the Spartans met Russell High School and claimed the Upper Canada Cup in two straight sets.

Members of the Spartans team are co-captains Sophia Currier and Casey McNairn, Shannon van Moorsel, Jessica Hartle,  Katrina Geurkink, Allison Lee, Kaitlyn Geurkink Tiffany Roskell, Ali Van Hoof, and coach Lindsay Waddell.

Five of the Spartans graduate this spring.

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We had another bonspiel in Morrisburg last week.  Coordinator Ron Beaupre organized a visit by the Russell daytime mixed curlers, and they will be hosting 12 of us in December. These friendly matches are one-game affairs, with lunch afterwards. They are always very friendly, and the senior men and daytime ladies organize them for their leagues as well. It’s a chance to visit other clubs, compete with other curlers and renew old friendships or make new ones.

Our first team was Sue McIntosh, Alice Thompson, Paul Dobry and Andy Patenaude. They played a Russell team skipped by Leo Beckers, and were tied coming home in the seventh end, but Leo eked out a point to win the match, the only victory for Russell on the day.

Our second representatives were Len Bellamy, Cheryl Thompson, Bud Perry and Fred (Boomer) Langlotz. They won their game, as did our final foursome, Dave King, Jack Barkley, Doug Jarvis and Sharon Van Allen. It was great to see many of our friends again, including people like Jimmy Sullivan and Doreen Taylor.

After the matches, the teams repaired to the dining room for refreshments, and a delicious meal prepared, served, and cleaned up after by our Thursday morning hosts. Special thanks to Jeannine and Ron Beaupre, who organized the feast, and to the ladies who brought in the food. The words of appreciation from the guests, and our rebuttals, as well as an exchange of stories, sent all away happy. Can’t wait until the return visit to Russell, with their new four-sheet rink. 

Apologies to Keith Robinson and Fred Langlotz who did, indeed, win the ‘B’ final bonspiel last Sunday, defeating Wally and Joanne Baker in a thrilling final. 

Several events are upcoming at the club. The ladies’ invitational bonspiel will be here Dec. 6, Ian McGillis has an OCA event here Dec. 16 and 17, and we already have one rental of the club over the Christmas break. It’s not too early to book your family or business party for the holiday season, or for other occasions. President Mahlon Locke is the person to call.

The ice looks good, well-maintained as usual by our technician, Wally Baker, and enhanced by the signs on the walls and the ice surface, courtesy of our fine community sponsors.

The information concerning out-of-club bonspiels has been posted downstairs, and a number of people have entered teams in several of them. We’ll report on results as they come in to us. For those interested, the league statistics are also displayed in the lower hall.

Curlers might also consider entering Ottawa Valley Curling Association events, from bantams to juniors, men’s and women’s, as well as seniors. The list is available in the lounge, and those interested should contact our president. There is an application form to be completed, and an entry fee to be paid. 

The format would be zone competitions, followed by regional, and then Provincial finals. Teams from here have done well in the past, and we hope many will enter the Zone playdowns this year. 

The juniors play in Winchester Nov. 20-22, while the seniors play in Cornwall Nov. 28-29, for example. For all, there are separate male and female events. You might even consider playdowns leading to the Tournament of Hearts and the Brier. They all start with zone play. 

Good curling!

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