Jr. B Lions drop close one to Aeros

 

U13M Kickers run up four wins

NEPEAN–The U13M Kickers stretched their season record to 5-0 with success in four consecutive road games last week.

On June 13, Seaway visited the Nepean City M1 team at the Centrepointe East field in Nepean. Nepean City where they produced a solid 6-1 win.

Nepean City scored first at the 10 minute mark with a shot high in the left corner which foiled Seaway’s goalie Shawn Dowson. 

Ten minutes later, the game was tied on a goal by Seaway forward Aaron Tibbin, assisted by David Vreman. 

Late in the first half, Seaway went up 3-1 on back-to-back goals from Conner Dumoulin, assisted by Kendrew Byers, and Oakley Beavers with Tibben on the assist. 

With two minutes left in the first half, Seaway midfielder Daniel Swerdfeger made if 4-1 on a penalty kick. 

Early in the second half, Dumoulin netted his second goal, with Byers on the assist. 

Seaway dominated the second half keeping Nepean City to two shots the whole half.

At the whistle, John Coligan landed a goal to end it ar 6-1 for Seaway. 

Byers collected three assists with the helper on the final goal.

With the Southside Soccer League expanding the 2013 season from 12 to 15 games, the Seaway Kickers U13M team played three away games on June 15 at Hillcrest High School and at École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité in Ottawa.

Game one was against the Ottawa Royals M2 team on the turf at Hillcrest High School.

Seaway won the game 6-0 with goalie Travis McInnis getting his first shutout of the season. 

Goals were scored by John Coligan(two), Brayden Blacquiere-Rizk, Shawn Dowson, Jake Cutler and David Swerdfeger.

Seaway faced the Ottawa Internationals M2 team on the artificial turf of Franco-Cité for game two. 

Seaway won 4-1, with goalie Shawn Dowson stopping 12 shots. 

Seaway goals were scored by John Coligan, Conner Dumolin, David Swerdfeger and Oakley Beavers.

Game three was also played on the artificial turf of Franco-Cité, with Seaway claiming a 4-1 win over the Nepean City M4 team. The hard-fought game saw many scoring attempts by Seaway and Nepean City, but Seaway’s goaltending duo of Shawn Dowson and Travis McInnis stopped 12 shots. 

Kickers Conner Dumoulin, Oakley Beavers, Dawson Markell and Travis McInnis netted four through Nepean City’s defence. 

The Seaway Kickers U13M team begin a five-game home stand in Iroquois at the Merkley Soccer Fields against the Ottawa Internationals M1 squad, June 20th, 6:30 p.m. game start.

U13 Girls play to 1-1 tie

The Seaway Kickers U13G team visited the Ottawa Internationals G2 team June 11 at the Ottawa TLC field in Vanier where they settled for a 1-1 tie.

Poor weather impacted the field but not the team, with Kristyn VanHoof scoring on Ottawa’s goal early in the first half.

Seaway maintained the 1-0 lead throughout the remaining first half and most of the second half. 

However with five minutes remaining, Ottawa tied the game  and that is how it ended.

Cameron Broad and Alyssa Grant shared goaltending duties. 

Seaway hosts the Ottawa Royals G2 team June 18 in Iroquois. Game time is 6:30 p.m. 

U15 Girls win at home

The Seaway Kickers U15 Girls team defeated the Ottawa Internationals G2 team 2-0 at home, June 12. 

The Seaway goals were netted by Shayna Van Beilen and Lauren Snyder. 

The U15 Girls team will visit the Ottawa Royals G2 team in Ottawa, on June 19.

U18 Girls land decisive win

A hat-trick performance from Lesley-Ann Tupper led the U18 Seaway Girls team to a 7-2 victory over the Nepean City G1 team in Iroquois last Monday, June 10. 

Nadine VanDodewaard and Kaitlyn Geurkink netted a goal each and Alyssa MacMillian scored twice in the victory. 

A rematch is scheduled for June 17, in Nepean.

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After a tough, four-game opening round playoff series against the North Leeds Rideaus, the South Dundas Bantam C2 House Lions are finding themselves in a tough semi-final series against the regular season first place Athens Aeros.

That series is tied at a game apiece with the Lions winning the opener 6-2 and losing game two in Morrisburg on Sunday, March 1, 2-1.

Game three is on the road tonight, Wednesday, March 4 and if a fourth game is necessary, it will be back in Morrisburg on Thursday.

The regular season saw the Athens Aeros and Kemptville 2s finish even with 35 points. Third place went to South Grenville, while the North Leeds Rideaus were fourth with 20. The Lions were next with 16 points on eight wins and Smith Falls finished last in the six team West Division with eight points.

For the playoff setup, Athens and Kemptville sat out a round-one bye, while North Leeds and the Lions squared off and South Grenville and Smith Falls met, both in four point series.

The quarter-final series wins put South Dundas against Athens and South Grenville against the Kemptville 2s.

The winners of each series will advance to the West Division Championship.

The Lions and the Rideaus opened their quarter-final series on Morrisburg ice on Tuesday, February 17, and played to a 3-3 draw. The Rideaus led 2-1 after the second period, and the Lions charged back in the third for two goals to the Rideaus one to keep it even.

Thomas Rae had two goals for the Lions with Kendrew Byers assisting on the first and Will Dejong adding his help on the second. It was Dejong’s unassisted goal at 9:05 of the third period that tied the game 3-3.

The Lions were on the road to Westport, for game two on Saturday, February 21. The Rideaus won this one, 5-3.

They led 2-1 after the first period, and then mounted a three goal second period on their way to the two-point, 5-3 win.

The Lions got a pair of goals from Brody Smail, the first assisted by Trinity Hanes at 12:14 of the first period and the second, unassisted, just 36 seconds into the second period.

Aden Casselman collected the Lions third goal early in the third period with  Kendrew Byers assisting.

Game three was back on Morrisburg ice, Monday February 23, and the Lions stayed alive with a very convincing 9-1 win. They scored three goals in each period.

Lions goaltender Brett Froats gave up the lone goal of the game in the last second of the first period to the Rideaus Kohle McCulloch.

Brody Smail scored  four times for the Lions and added two assists, while Max Garlough counted twice and helped out on three others. Singles goals were scored by Trinity Hanes, Thomas Rae and Hunters Wells. Hanes, added three assists to her game performance.

Noah Keeler had a big game with four assists, while Maddi Hummel helped out on two goals.

The Lions hit the ice flying in game four in Westport on Wednesday, February 25. They went up 3-0 in the first period on goals from Brody Smail (from Max Garlough), Kendrew Byers (unassisted) and Trinity Hanes (from Max Garlough).

The Rideaus managed just one against Brett Froats early in the second period from Bryce Wilson.

The Lions counted two more in the third period from Brody Smail, unassisted and Hanes, from Julenea Barnhartd and Maddi Hummel for the 5-1 win.

The win gave the Lions the series, five points to three, and earned them a spot in the West Division semi-final against first place Athens.

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Our senior ladies were out again at bonspiels last week. Alice and Cheryl Thompson, Betty Locke and Sandra Beckstead were in Alexandria for their annual ladies’ bonspiel, renewing acquaintances with a team from Valleyfield, Quebec, (the overall winners,) and the rest from Eastern Ontario.

Our ladies had a pleasant day, although they dropped their morning match against a team from R.C.M.P. and also their afternoon game against Cornwall. Lunch was good, St. Patrick’s Day was the theme, and the weather was fine, so it was another happy outing for the ladies from the Morrisburg club.

The women were curling again last Thursday, with three teams competing in Winchester’s Grandmothers’ bonspiel. 

Susan McIntosh, Kathy Norg, Betty Locke and Leanne McCooeye won their matches against Prescott in the morning and Carleton Heights in the afternoon and finished first overall in the bonspiel. 

Greta McGann, Claire Locke, Joanne Baker and Linda Murphy won their morning match against Carleton Place, but lost against Buckingham, Quebec. Still, they made it to the prize table along with Susan’s team. 

Alice Thompson, Pat Foley, Sandra Beckstead and Nelda Hickman dropped both of their matches, against Carleton Heights in the morning and an R.A. team in the afternoon. 

This was an all-day event, with a light breakfast, followed by lunch and dinner, with some curling in between times. Ask some of our local ladies about their grandchildren. Perhaps they’ve hidden some grandmother/grandchild stories from us.

On Saturday, Gretta McGann, Cheryl Thompson, Betty Locke and Linda Murphy were in Prescott for the Ladies’ Invitational Bonspiel there. They dropped their morning match by a point against Manotick, had a fine lunch, with a St. Patrick’s Day theme, and then went out to do battle with a Prescott foursome, which they won, finishing in second place on the day.

Our senior men hosted Winchester for a friendly bonspiel last week. These friendlies consist of three games in the morning followed by a lunch, before the guests head back to their home club. 

Representing us were Pete Zeran, Ted Harriman, Maurice Kolff and Paul Dobry, who tied their match, and George Rutley, Arnold Barkley, Paul Gunther, Pete Byvelds, who lost theirs. Our third team of Don O’Brien, Len Bellamy, Glenn Cougler and Robert Martin defeated the visitors. Well done, fellows.

As usual, it was a pleasant day, with good curling, good food, and a chance to visit with friends. We’ve three more teams off to Cornwall for another friendly this week.

Robert Houze, Mahlon Locke, Joe McCooeye, John Toonders and Bev McQueen had their first game in the City of Ottawa Bonspiel last Thursday. They went on to play a total of seven, finally being eliminated on Saturday night. They won one more game than last year, and impressed with their play. Some great curling, fellows!

On Saturday, Susan McIntosh and her committee hosted her last two-person bonspiel of the year at the club, this time with a St. Patrick’s Day theme, including Irish stew! Jim and Wendy Casselman took the “C” division honours over Ron Beaupre and Pete Byvelds, Kathy and Ian Wilson triumphed over Kathy and Anjo Norg in “B”, and Paul St. Pierre and Ginette Gadbois defeated Wally Baker and Al Harriman for the “A” title. Congratulations and thanks to all involved in this money-maker for the club.

     Good curling to all!

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