Ladies Valley League win for Cedar Glen

MORRISBURG – The Morrisburg Junior B Lions gave up 11 goals and scored five as they were handed a pair of losses in Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey action on the weekend.

The Lions travelled to Alexandria, Friday night, where the St. Lawrence Division’s fourth place Glens handed them a 5-1 loss, and then on Saturday night, they were visited by the second place Winchester Hawks who collected their 13th win of the season, 6-4.

The Lions travelled to Alexandria, Friday night with just 15 skaters. John Gilmer, who was in net for the Lions loss, faced 56 Glens shots on net, while the Lions managed just 39 against Glens goaltender Maxime Beauregard.

The Glens were first on the scoreboard at 1:28 of the first period with a Tristan Sabourin goal, but the Lions Eric Evans evened it a 7:23 with help from Liam Morrow.

The tie held until 7:22 of the second period when Bradley Gabbour made it 2-1 for the Glens. At 10:35, Alex Battistelli made it 3-1.

The Lions held their own and played tough again the Glens until the last couple of minutes of the third period.

At 18:40 of the period Simon Besner pushed the Glens lead to 4-1, and Tristan Sabourin finished it off in the last minute of play with his second of the game for the 5-1 Glens win.

The Lions sat out 12 minor penalties, a five minute fighting major, two 10 minute misconducts and  two game misconducts. The Glens drew nine minor penalties, one five minute fighting major, one misconduct and one game misconduct. 

Saturday night, the St. Lawrence division’s second place Hawks were in town where they picked up a 6-4 win.

Prior to the game a service of Remembrance was held which included representatives of the Morrisburg Legion Branch 48 and the Morrisburg Legion Auxiliary. The program included the playing of the Last Post, a Moment of Silence, Rouse and the National Athen.

The Hawks went up 2-0 on goals by Alex St. Marsaille and Pat Morin in the first two minutes of play against Lions goaltender Brandon Chilton. But that was it for the Hawks scoring until early in the second period.

With just under a minutes left in the first period, the Lions got one back on their power play from Liam Morrow assisted by Christian Evans.

In the second period, the Hawks again came out of the gate flying, this time with an Austin Rothe goal just 10 seconds in.

The Hawks held on to their 3-1 advantage for another eight minutes, until the Lions, sparked by an Eric Evans short-handed goal assisted by Peter Ketcheson at 8:05, came to life.

At 9:58 Justin Lefevbre and Christian Evans provided the set up for a Zach Belaire goal to tie the game 3-3.

Then at 14:16 Ketcheson from Eric Evans and Pearson on the power play, put the Lions up 4-3.

The Lions lead, unfortunately, lasted less than a minute when the Hawks Austin Rothe counted his second goal of the game for a 4-4 tie.

Third period action was intense, and the Hawks collected their go-ahead goal from Wyatt Coghill at 11:29.

The 5-4 Hawks advantage held, and although the Lions pulled goaltender Brandon Chilton in favour of the extra attacker, they were unable to come up with the tying marker.

The sixth and final Hawks goal was scored in the empty Lions net by Rothe.

The Hawks produced 40 shots on net, while the Lions answered with 32.

The Lions sat out seven minor penalties, two five minute fighting majors, one misconduct and two game misconducts. The Hawks were assessed  five minor penalties, a five minute kneeing major, two five minute fighting majors and four game misconducts.

Coming up Saturday, November 16 the Lions will visit the Akwesasne Wolves. Game time is 7 p.m. Sunday, November 17, they are at home to the Char-Lan Rebels. Game time is 2:30 p.m.

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The Seaway Kickers hosted the Nepean City soccer team on a rainy Monday night and came out on top with a 3 – 0 win.  

The first goal of the game was setup by Lesley Anne Tupper. After some nifty moves, Tupper passed the ball to Kaitlyn Geurkink for the finish.  

The second goal was all Tupper who dangled and then went far side on the Nepean City keeper. while the third goal came off a strong left foot kick by Kaitlyn Geurkink.  

The shutout was earned by Kailyn Douglas and the score would have been much higher except for the play of the Nepean City keeper who was very strong in net. 

Nepean City had some very quick forwards but the Kickers’ defence, led by Abby Fawcett, Tracey Blokland, Emily VanVeen, Jennifer Smith and Megan Himes were up to the challenge and pretty much shut them down.  

The mid-fielders, led by Leah Wells, Kaitlyn Merkley, Jessica Hartle, Kelsey Douglas and Michaela Morrow made sure the forwards had the chances to move the ball and get some quality shots on net.  

The Kickers played last Monday, July 2 but details were not available at press time.

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The senior men hosted Prescott for a friendly this week. Our fellows turned out to be very friendly. While the games were all close, our curlers finished second on each sheet. Wally McDonald, Al Harriman, Dave King and George Rutley were on Sheet 1, Eric Orgee, Raymond Benoit, Fred Langlotz and Bob Youmelle were beside them, and Pete Zeran, Len Bellamy, Keith Robinson and Al Gowanlock were on Sheet 3. 

Friday, two senior men’s teams were in Prescott for the Parnell Cup. Sid Morrell, Raymond Benoit, Neil Williams and George Rutley, and Pete Zeran, Karl Duncan, Bud Perry and Earl Jeacle won their morning games against Lancaster and Prescott respectively, and were tied for first when they took to the ice for the afternoon. Sadly, they missed the chance to bring home the trophy, won by Lancaster.

Greta McGann took a team to the North Grenville club. With her were Susan McIntosh, Kathy Hardy and Claire Locke. They won their first game against Granite, and their second one against Carleton Heights. Well done, ladies!

The next day Greta went to the Robbie Burns bonspiel in Prescott, with a kilted team, enjoying the haggis and the bagpiper’s effort. Kathy Johnston, Claire Locke and Linda Murphy were with her as they won their morning game against North Grenville, and dropped their afternoon match. Brockville won the overall title.

Another day ladies’ team was in Navan for a bonspiel last Thursday. They were Alice Thompson, Susan McIntosh, Betty Locke and Sharon Van Allen. They defeated a team from Granite, and then defeated their opposition from R.C.M.P. Morrisburg finished second on the day. 

In a 2-2-2 bonspiel last week, Jack Barkley, Ruth Kelly, Fred Langlotz and Joanne Baker were in Richmond. The requirements are: two men, two women, and ages to total at least 222 years. 

Our curlers defeated a Navan foursome in the morning, and then won out over Richmond to finish first on the day. What a team!

Susan McIntosh and her committee ran an excellent two-person bonspiel on Sunday.

With a full draw, the 12 teams did battle and winners were declared as follows: in “C” division, Greta McGann and Rob Stitt defeated John and Jason Toonders, in “B” division, Rick McKenzie and Dave King won out over Sam Locke and Linda Murphy, and in “A” division, the champions were Mahlon Locke and Denis Thibault, defeating “Boomer” Langlotz and Keith Robinson in their three thrilling finals. 

As usual, the profits on the day were turned back to the club in the way of specific improvements. So far this year, a new measuring device, five new club brushes, and several grippers for curling shoes have been made available for curlers’ use. Thanks again, Sue!

Finally, members will note the e-mails sent by President Mahlon Locke. They relate to the Canadian Tournament of Hearts in Kingston. A deal for accommodation for all or part of the event is outlined, and the chance to win tickets, generously donated by Kathy Norg is also mentioned.

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