Jr. B Lions unable to hold onto leads, lose two

 On Monday, April 2, the Bank of Montreal (BMO) Financial Group launched the second season of its nationwide youth soccer program, BMO Team of the Week. 

The contest, open to youth soccer players ages seven-12, recognizes 15 weekly winners who demonstrate team pride, spirit, community commitment and passion for the game.

The 2012 Champion will be crowned this summer when Canadians cast their vote to select their favourite team from the 15 weekly winners. 

The winning team will receive: $125,000 towards a field refurbishment; a trip to see a Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact or Canadian National Team home match; and a $5,000 donation to the team’s charity of choice.

“The response we had last year to the BMO Team of the Week program was truly amazing, as 300,000 Canadians from communities across Canada – from Whitehorse, Yukon to Gabriola Island, B.C. to Hunter River, P.E.I. and everywhere in between – voted for their favourite teams,” said Sandy Bourne, Vice-President, Corporate Advertising & Sponsorships, BMO Financial Group. 

“We’ve heard from people across the country who have told us that the program has done anexcellent job in promoting the value of participating in sport, along with the importance of being involved in the community. Our hope is that the achievements of last year’s winners will encourage other youth soccer teams across Canada to rise to the challenge and participate.”

For the next 15 weeks, Canadian soccer coaches, parents and community members can nominate their favourite youth soccer team aged 7-12 at BMOsoccer.com. BMO Team of the Week winners will be announced weekly starting on April 18th, and will receive $500, Team of the Week tracksuits, and a donation to a local charity. 

Each of the winning teams will become finalists for the grand prize and Canadians can vote for the winner starting on August 13th atBMOsoccer.com.

Last year’s BMO Team of the Week champion, the Glen Shields Sun Devils, U – 11 girls team from Vaughan, Ontario, have since put their title – and the prize – to good use. 

In addition to raising money of their own, the team successfully rallied the community and the City of Vaughan council to help with a larger refurbishment of their local soccer field. 

They also generously gave the $5,000 donation from BMO to the Canadian Paralympic Committee.

BMO supports soccer across Canada from youth players in local neighbourhoods and communities all the way up to the professional level. 

BMO’s deep commitment to ‘The Beautiful Game’ is evident from the beginning of the curve with its grassroots sponsorship of more than 900 youth teams nationally. 

The relationship continues with support of Canada’s men’s and women’s national teams, professional teams (Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Montreal Impact) and   its soccer venue title sponsorship (BMO Field).

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The South Dundas Midget B Rep Lions winning streak ended at 13 games here Friday night, December 17 when the South Grenville Rangers put together a last-second goal for a 1-0 win.

Josh Martineau was in net for the Lions in a game that was very evenly played and remained scoreless throughout the first and second periods.

Late in the third period, with the score tied 0-0, just 6.1 seconds left in the game and the Lions on the power play with a face-off in their end, Prescott pulled their goaltender in a last chance effort to earn the win.

The Lions lost the draw, which resulted with a South Grenville defenceman slap shot that beat Martineau with .3 seconds left on the clock and the Rangers claimed a 1-0 win to end the Lions winning streak at 13 games.

On Thursday, December 12, on home ice, the Lions for the first time this season defeated Cornwall, 6-4.

After the Lions went up 3-0, Cornwall got one past Lions goaltender Zach Frawley to end the first period 3-1.

Then early in the second, Cornwall charged back to count two in a row to even it at 3-3.

The Lions regrouped and got it going with a Toby Mullin goal from Tanner Hummel at 5:05. Thirty-one seconds later, Nick Lalonde, with help from David Plamondon, made it 5-3.

The visitors got one more to finish the second period behind 5-4.

Aaron Smith (from Trey Suddard) pushed the Lions lead to 6-4, less than one minute into the third period and Frawley was unbeatable in the Lions net for the remainder of the game to hold on to the win.

Coming up the South Dundas Midget Lions will compete in the Ottawa Bell Sensplex tournament, January 3-5. League play resumes Thursday, January 9 in Morrisburg at 8 p.m.

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