Vikings crush Jr. B Lions

The new Stay on Course pilot program coming to grade sixes and Morrisburg and Iroquois Public Schools this fall, is meant to be mutually beneficial to the students and to their adult mentors.

Officials administering the program and school officials gathered met last week at the McIntosh Inn to discuss the program, that everyone is excited to see get started in these two local schools.

“Stay on Course” will involve community members mentoring students in the game of golf, while students mentor community members in the use of technology.

The unique pilot project was created through a partnership between the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) and Seaway Valley Crime Stoppers (SVCS). 

The program has received $30,000 in start-up funding from a federal government grant through the Eastern Ontario Development Program as part of Community Futures Development Corporations.

“This program promotes positive, proactive relationships,” said OPP Constable Peter Robertson, who came up with the concept and fostered the partnerships between all organizations involved.

“The other benefit is this is at no cost to parents,” he added. “This is a win-win situation for everyone. It’s partnership-run.”

“This game of golf will be used to highlight positive character attributes, as well as help students build confidence, self-esteem, leadership skills, decision-making skills, and relationships within their own community,” said Karen McDonald Hurley, who developed the eight week program which will run from September to October 2013.

The program includes six golf outings at local golfing facilities in Iroquois and Morrisburg, as well as online and school components.

While playing golf, students and mentors will have the opportunity to use iPads to not only learn about the game, but also to create videos and participate in additional online activities to increase overall learning.

Frank McDonald of Seaway Valley Crimestoppers said, “The Stay on Course program specifically proposes to engage the community through proactive activities. In addition to the pilot program which will allow these children to experience the game of golf, we have included program evaluation methods to track its success. As a result of this program, it is hoped both adults and students become positive contributors to their community and develop new relationships.”

“This exciting program meshes perfectly with our goal of a 90 per cent graduation rate,” said UCDSB Chair Greg Pietersma. “It is never too early to give our students additional skills and connections to help them stay connected and engaged in school. All of our students are one major incident away from being at risk.”

The team is currently looking to recruit volunteer mentors to participate in this program. Mentors would be required to spend approximately two to three hours per week with students. In addition, the team is accepting donations of starter sets of clubs for students to use.

Anyone interested in mentoring or donating a set of clubs, can contact Robertson at 613-534-2223, 613-360-0166 or peter.robertson@ontario.ca, or McDonald at fmcdonald4@bell.net.

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With the unbeatable Derrik Jansen guarding their net, the South Dundas Lions went to work here on the weekend to win the A title of the South End Spring Championship four-team Peewee C hockey tournament. It was a huge championship for the Lions who produced 19 goals in four games while giving up none.

Jansen and the Lions started off with a 5-0 shutout against the OE Peewee C1 Piranhas.

Win number two was against the Perrot Riverains, 6-0, and their third round robin win was against the SouthhEnd Inferno C2s, 3-0.

Their unblemished record put them in the final for a rematch with the Riverains, and they kept their pace with Jansen registering his fourth consecutive shutout in the 5-0 championship win.

The Lions got off to a slow start against the Riverains in the championship final, and it was six minutes into the second period before Collin VanHoof put them on the scoreboard with help from Nathen Verhey. Maclean Machon got one more, unassisted, to allow the Lions a 2-0 advantage heading into the third.

The Lions were quick to wrap it up in the third period with goals from Van Hoof (assisted by goaltender Jansen) at 2:33 and  Nathen Verhey (assisted by Camrin Connors) at 2:55.

Connors finished it off for the 5-0 championship win with Van Hoof and Machon assisting.

The player of the game award was presented to Jansen, who produced his fourth consecutive shutout and picked up an assist on the Van Hoof goal. 

The Lions opened in the tournament with a 5-0 victory over the OE Peewee C1 Piranhas. 

A Devon Swindells goal, assisted by Kloe Lewis gave them a first period, 1-0 lead. Camrin Connors, with help from Nathen Verhey stretched it to 2-0, 3:47 into the second period, and with 41 seconds left on the clocked Swindells counted his second of the game for a 3-0 Lion advantage.

Machon and Verhey added unassisted goals in the third for the 5-0 victory.

Game two was against the Riverains and ended in a 6-0 Lions victory.

Verhey led the Lions scoring with three goals, while Van Hoof, Callahan Staye and Camrin Connors all connected for singles.

Devon Swindells helped out on three goals while Reavyn Baldwin and Kloe Lewis had two assists each.

Game three was a tough match against the SouthEnd Inferno. It wasn’t until the final minute of the first period that Devon Swindells scored unassisted for a 1-0 Lions advantage. 

A pair of second period goals from Mackenzie McKee-Markell (from Machon) and Nathen Verhey (from Kloe Lewis) gave them the 3-0 win and completed the Lions three-game undefeated record.

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