Morrisburg Senior Combines strikes for gold

After knocking off South Grenville in three games to win the Upper Canada Minor Hockey League Atom C House East Division championship, the Lions ran into a little more than they could handle against the North Leeds Rideaus.

The Lions opened strong in the five point UCMHL championship  series in Westport on Friday, March 22, two claim the first two points up for grabs with a 1-0 victory.

After two periods of scoreless hockey, Kolby Latulippe put the Lions on the scoreboard late in the third period with help from Mackenzie McKee-Markell. 

That was all that was required as Lions goaltender Olivia Salmon shut the Rideau’s down to  hold on for a shut out and the 1-0 Lions win.

Then on Morrisburg ice on Saturday, March 23, the Rideaus came back to even the series with a 3-0 victory, with Nick McConnell scoring a hat trick.

The series, tied at two points apiece, returned to Westport last Monday, March 25, where the Rideaus took charge, this time with a 5-2 win.

After a scoreless first period, the Rideaus out-scored the Lions 4-1 in the second period as they set their sights on the win.

Kolby Latulippe scored the two Lions goals with Devon Swindells assisting on both and McKee-Markell helping out on the final.

Jacob Adrain and Robbie Sharpe had two goals each for the Rideaus and Nick McConnell beat Salmon for a single.

The win put the Rideaus into the series driver’s seat with four points to the Lions two and pushed the series to the fourth game played in Morrisburg, on Tuesday, March 26.

The Lions needed nothing less than a win to stay alive Tuesday night, and it looked like they were well on their way with a 2-0 lead after the second period.

But the Rideaus came back with a vengeance in the third. Nick McConnell was the big gun for the Rideaus with two goals to tie the game, his final coming with just 1:19 left on the clock. 

Although the tie was enough for the Rideaus to claim their needed fifth series point they got one more from Jacob Adrain in the empty Lions net.

Scott Brooks scored the Lions first goal with help from Rachel Nicolaassen and Trent Rae, and Brooks provided the helper on a Cassidy Bilmer tally late in the second period.

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The Dundas Midget House Lions put up, not one, but two big wins in Ontario Women’s Hockey Association play this past weekend.

The Lions kicked it off on the road Friday night, with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Outaouais, and then back home on Morrisburg ice on Sunday, they blanked the visiting Smiths Falls Bears 1-0.

Jessica Rutley led the Friday night effort scoring the two goals for the Lions in their 2-1 victory.

The first came late in the second period with help from Jodie Hall and Mackenzie Barkley.

Jessica Coti beat Lions’ goaltender Carman Stubbings with 5:30 remaining in the third period to tie the game 1-1.

That set the stage for the winner from Rutley, assisted by Amber Saddlemire.

Sunday in Morrisburg, Amber Moke, assisted by Melissa Stevens, put the Dundas Lions on the scoreboard late in the first period and that was it.

Goaltender Carman Stubbings was unbeatable throughout the remainder of the game, and the Lions held on for a 1-0 shutout win.

In their regular season, the Lions have played four games, won two, lost one and settled for one tie.

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South Dundas No. 1 Novice C Lions were looking for a win against the visiting Brockville Junior Braves (C4) team here Saturday, but were held to a 1-1 tie.

The Lions who are in first place in the Upper Canada Minor Hockey League’s Novice C House East Division, would have liked the win against the Braves to protect their first place lead as the regular season now heads into the final stretch.

The Lions are holding a narrow edge over the Kemptville 3s with a 26 point season total on 11 wins, two losses and four ties.  Kemptville is right behind with 24 points, the Brockville 4s are in third with 21 and the South Dundas 2s are holding fourth place with 17.

Saturday, against the C4 Braves, the Lions were first on the scoreboard with a Devon Honders goal assisted by Jack Croteau and Logan Tait.

The 1-0 Lions lead held until late in the second period when the Braves Nick Pirano struck to even it.

That would be it, as goaltenders Braydon Lalonde-Thompson for the Lions and Garrett Grandia for the Braves were unbeatable in the remainder of the game allowing it to end with the 1-1 tie.

The Lions played last night, Tuesday, January 14, in Prescott. Tonight, Wednesday, January 15 they are at home to the Kemptville 1s. Game time is 7 p.m.

They are in Brockville, this Saturday, January 18.

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