Jr. B Lions edged by Aeros, 4-3

December 17, 2014 Editor Sports

 

A Josh Maley goal for the hosting Athens Aeros here Sunday night with just 2:24 left in the game, sent the Morrisburg Junior B Lions home with a tough 4-3 loss. 

The Lions who are in last place in the St. Lawrence Division and the Aeros who hold the same spot in their Rideau Division were evenly matched throughout the game. The Lions put up 25 shots against Aeros goaltender Alex Daley and the Aeros produced 31 shots against Lions goaltender John Gilmer.

The Lions held a slight 2-1 edge after the first period, and the game was tied after two.

It was the Maley goal at 17:36 of the third period that was the difference.

Parker Grant opened the Aeros scoring at 4:13 of the first period, but the Lions came charging back with a Justin Lefebvre goal (from Cole Fowler) at 9:10 to even it.

Dallas Blacksmith struck (with help from Landon Veenstra and Eric Evans) at 15:38 of the first period to put the Lions ahead, 2-1, going into the second period.

Play was tight for the first 14 minutes of the second period, and then the Aeros came on strong to first tie it with a Nathan Foster goal at 14:06 and, then, 25 seconds later go ahead, 3-2, with a Ty Hannaford goal.

The Lions evened it on their power play at 16:56, with Evans getting the goal which set up by Dallas Blacksmith and Michael Paquette.

Third period action saw no results in the scoring department until Maley counted what would turn out to be the winner for the Aeros at 17:36.

The Lions sat out 22 minutes in penalties on seven infractions, and the Aeros were assessed five infractions for a total of 10 penalty minutes. The Lions were successful in one of three power-play opportunities while the Aeros did not score on their power play in six opportunities. 

Coming up, the Lions are on the road to play the Char-Lan Rebels on Saturday night, December 20. Then on Sunday, December 21 they will host the Akwesasne Wolves. Game time is 2:30 p.m.

The Wolves are in fourth place in the St. Lawrence Division with 23 points, while Char-Lan is fifth with 17 points. The Lions have 14 points.

The Casselman Vikings have pulled well away from the rest of the St. Lawrence division with 45 points, while the Alexandria Glens are in second spot with 27 points and the Winchester Hawks are right on their heels with 26. 

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The new year has begun and, with it, South Dundas is seeing the introduction of new activities and the reprisal of old ones.

On January 6th, 2012, the South Dundas Manager of Recreation, Ben Macpherson, confirmed that “there are activities just starting up again for the new year.”

Dance classes are starting this weekend. Saturday dance classes begin on January 14th. Tuesday dance classes begin on January 24th and the Wednesday dance classes begin on January 25th. There is still space in most classes for this 18-week activity.

On January 19th from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Morrisburg Public School will be open for those interested in registering for a yoga class.

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For more information and details on all of these classes, visit www.southdundas.com or phone Ben at 613-543-2937. 

“Registration for all programs takes place at the Township office in Williamsburg.”

Last fall, South Dundas Recreation distributed an activity guide to all South Dundas households. The first guide was well-received and Macpherson is “expecting to have the next guide completed by the end of February.”

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“I encourage anyone who has a program idea or is looking to instruct a program whether sport related or arts/crafts, to please contact me.”

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Also, look for “Experience South Dundas” on Facebook. According to Macpherson, it is another good option for keeping informed on recreation news in South Dundas. 

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