Morrisburg golf teams are bridesmaids again

With the 2012 racing season pretty well over locally, Luke Whitteker and Whitteker Motorsports team have their eyes on one more race this season in the Race 101 pavement Late Model.  

After winning the premier driver awards for Race 101 at the beginning of 2012, Whitteker earned his shot at racing on the pavement, and after getting rained out the first two attempts he made his debut last month with an impressive top 10 finish.  

He will be looking to improve on that when he returns next week.

On Saturday, September 29th, Whitteker will return to Southern National Speedway in Kenly, North Carolina in the Race 101 prepared Super Late Model.  

He will arrive in North Carolina a couple days earlier to assist in getting the car ready, and will have a full day of testing at Southern National Speedway the day before the race.

Whitteker has been busy since the beginning of September, continuing his studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, and racing his experimental Bicknell car as time permits.  

Recently, he finished a weekend of racing at Mohawk International Raceway where he competed in both the Big Block Super DIRTcar Series 100 lap race as well as the 75 lap 358 Modified Series.  

Whitteker had a strong run going early in the Big Block race before the tires began to lose grip on the dry slick racing surface and he ended up 16th.  

The frustrations continued later in the evening in the 358 Modified Series, and was credited with a 25th place result.

After he returns from North Carolina, Whitteker’s schedule for the rest of the 2012 season is still unclear.  He will be focusing on school, and may get out for one more race weekend as Brockville Speedway hosts their 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals on October 13th and 14th.  

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 It was a tough series from start to finish as the South Dundas Bantam C House Lions used a pair of ties and one win to scrape out a victory over the South Stormont Selects in Upper Canada Minor Hockey league East Division play last week.

The four point series got rolling on Saturday, March 2, in Long Sault, where a late third period goal from Lion Ewen Baril tied the game 3-3 and sent each of the teams home with a single point.

Tyler Nelson gave the Lions a 1-0 first period lead, but the Selects charged back in the second to go up 2-1 on a pair of Griffin Martel counters, both assisted by Nolan Thompson. 

With 4:12 left in the frame, Lion Tyler Rae found the mark to again balance the playing field.

The Martel-Nolan Thompson combination wouldn’t give up and midway into the third period, Martel completed his hat trick with Thompson adding his third consecutive assist.

The Selects lead held until Baril’s unassisted marker late in the frame.

Baril had a big game, assisting on the two earlier counters before hitting for the tying goal.

Peewee B affiliate goaltender, Wes Alexander was between the Lions pipes.

The Lions were back home for game two, and this time they took charge with a big three-goal first period in the 3-1 win.

Early into the first period, Tyler Nelson got it rolling with help from Matt Backes and Jane Van Moorsel.

Kody Arsenault, from Jonathan Mayhew, put the Lions up 2-0 less than a minute later and that was it until late in the frame when Teisha Mullin struck, unassisted, for a commanding 3-0 Lions lead.

It was late in the third period that goaltender Sam Waytowich had his shut out spoiled by the Selects Martel.

With the win, the Lions went into game three needing at least a tie to end the series and a tie was all they got.

The game kept the fans for both teams on the edge of their seats as a scoreless first period was followed by a scoreless second period.

Then began what would be a seesaw battle until Tyler Nelson’s unassisted tying goal in the last minute of the game.

The Lions struck first with Tyler Rae and Ewen Baril providing the setup on a Nick Woolley goal.

The Lions’ advantage held for several minutes until, with the clock showing 5:25 left in the game, Nolan Thompson beat Waytowich unassisted to even it.

Just over two minutes later Rae gave the Lions a 2-1 lead, this time with help from Mitchell Woodward and Woolley, but again the charged up Selects pushed ahead for the win to stay alive in the series.

This time it was Alex Winters getting the goal with 1:59 left on the clock.

That set the stage for Nelson’s tying marker, assisted by Baril, with 42 seconds left in the game.

The South Dundas Bantam C Lions now advance to play NGS in the East Division final series. The series will open in Maxville on March 17 at 12:30 p.m. and return to Morrisburg for game two, on Tuesday, March 19 at 8 p.m.

The West Division final will see Smiths Falls and Kemptville square off.

The winners of the two divisions will advance for the UCMHL championship series.

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The bonspiel season is upon us again, and the best one we’ve had so far is the Lions’ bonspiel in aid of the Dundas County Hospice, held last Saturday. It was well-organized and a great success, thanks to Lion Keith Robinson, and his Morrisburg Lions’ committee. The Morrisburg Lions entered a team, as did the Iroquois club. Many local businesses donated items for a silent auction and bidding for those was intense. In deference to some infrequent curlers’ muscles, both games were six-end affairs, with a delicious luncheon prepared and served by the Lion ladies between games, to build up the curlers’ strength for the afternoon finale. Both local groups do a great deal for their communities, and we are lucky to have these small groups of individuals among us. They contribute financially and in other ways out of all proportion to their numbers. Thousands of dollars last Saturday and on other occasions were passed on to the Hospice by the Morrisburg Lions.

      Reporting on the curling results, the first draw was won by the Oddfellows foursome, skipped by John Toonders, and featuring Dave McIntosh, and Don and Laurie Lazenby. They pulled out a victory in the championship game, defeating the Iroquois Lions team of Betty Locke, Rick McKenzie, Jim Locke and Les Craig. In the second draw, Anjo Norg skipped his team to the title, with help from his wife Kathy, and Sam and Claire Locke. Anjo excelled under pressure, making several key shots to win the match, defeating Greta McGann, Penny Davidson, Mick Mabo and Linda Murphy in the championship match.

     On Wednesday, two of our ladies’ teams were at the R.A. Centre in Ottawa for their bonspiel. Alice Thompson, Betty Locke, Sharon Van Allen and Sandra Beckstead won their morning game against Granite, enjoyed an exceptional lunch, and had a good match against a Navy foursome, although they went down to defeat. Our ladies did finish fifth of twelve teams, however. Our other ladies, Susan McIntosh, Kathy Norg, Joanne Baker and Claire Locke won their morning match against City View but dropped their afternoon battle against a strong Russell team.

      On Friday Greta took a team to the Kemptville arena ice site for their one-game bonspiel. She and Penny Davidson, Yvonne Mabo and Linda Murphy won their contest against Perth, finishing third on the day.

     In other news, Susan McIntosh is holding the first of her two-person bonspiels on Sunday, November 16. Early sign-ups are recommended. Also, there will be a stick bonspiel here on November 19, with Glenn Cougler the contact. There will be entries from other clubs, so register early.

      On Saturday, November 5, the Gamble, (two men and two women) is being played in Winchester this year. Russell and Metcalfe will join us there, and we will have two teams entered. Sign up at the club lounge if interested. 

      Finally, the Thursday morning mixed curlers are hosting Russell here on November 26, and we will be allowed three teams for the match. Details are available at the club.

      That’s it for now. Good curling to all!

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