Legion golfers Scott, McNairn win the District championship

It wasn’t a great start for the Morrisburg Junior B Lions who opened their 2013/14 season on the weekend with a pair of losses to the Alexandria Glens and the Winchester Hawks.

The Lions were on the road Friday night to Alexandria where they were handed a 5-3 loss by the Glens, and then back home on Morrisburg ice Saturday night, where they were ousted by the visiting Hawks 7-3.

Nineteen-year-old Brandon Chilton got his debut with the Lions in Alexandria where he gave up five goals on 57 shots. He was back in net on Saturday night against the Hawks, this time giving up seven goals on 36 shots.

“With 11 first year players playing their first game, we had a lot of excitement and a lot of nerves,” says Lions GM, Kevin Casselman. “The game was going well until well into the third period when a five-minute cross checking penalty set them up for two power-play goals.”

Friday night in Alexandria, the Glens went up 1-0 in the first period, but the Lions rallied early in the second with counters from Christian Leger (4:07 from Michael Paquette and Chris Person) and Eric Evans (8:43 from Dallas Blacksmith and Brandon Mullin).

Before the period had ended however, the Glens recovered with two of their own to carry a 3-2 advantage into the third.

David Sirois pushed the Glens lead to two goals at 7:47 of the third and Leo MacLean made it 5-2 at 11:09. Both goals were scored on the Glens power play.

Brandon Mullin scored his first goal of the season at 15:16 of the third period but that was it.

The Glens held on for the 5-3 win.

The Lions kicked off their home season, Saturday night in Morrisburg. 

First to the ice were the new owners Dale Lewis, Rick Gilmer, Gary Brownlee and Kevin Casselman. They were joined by South Dundas Mayor Steven Byvelds, and team captains Taylor Eamon of the Lions and Josh Stubbings of the Hawks for the official puck drop to kick off the 2013/14 hockey season.

The fans were treated to a good first period of hockey which ended in a 1-1 tie.

Michael Paquette counted the first home ice goal of the season at 15:23 of the first period with help from Eric Evans and Brandon Mullin.

The Lions lead lasted just over a minute when Kyle McDonald struck for the Hawks to even it.

Less than one minute into the second period, Mullin slipped the Lions second goal past Hawks goaltender Brandon Lowrey, but again it didn’t last long.

The Hawks rushed back for three unanswered counters for a 4-2 advantage, before the Lions got them stopped with an Eric Evans goal (17:24 from Paquette and Taylor Eamon).

Thirty-four seconds later Josh Stubbings counted, to give the Hawks a 5-3 advantage heading into the third period.

The Hawks took charge of the third period with two unanswered goals for the 7-3 win.

Casselman says team management was pleased with the response to the new Saturday night home game time slot. “We pooled some of the crowd for feed back and all was very positive.”

“Our young group will be exciting to watch as we develop. They are working hard and with that work ethic, they can only further improve and develop as a team.”

The Lions have just one game coming up this weekend. That is this Sunday, September 22 when the Char-Lan Rebels are in town for a 2:30 p.m. start.

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With a pair of recent wins under his belt, Morrisburg boxer, Phil Hoftyzer says he is back and hopes to fight on a more regular basis.

After an injury last May which prevented him from training Hoftyzer says, “I kind of fell out of it.”

However, he is back training on a regular basis at Champs Eastside Boxing Club in Cornwall and the Beaver Boxing Club in Ottawa.

On Saturday, May 4, Hoftyzer, 26, participated in the third annual Help Knockout the Effect of Hunger fundraiser, which was expected to raise over $40,000 for the Agapé Centre, Cornwall, along with some of the proceeds earmarked for the Champs Club.

On the Saturday ticket, Hoftyzer won the co-main event over Shayne Brindle of Plessisville, Quebec, on a TKO when the referee stopped the contest in the first round.

At this point Hoftyzer had put Brindle to his knees twice with left hooks to the body. Then a flurry in the corner finished the fight.

For his effort, Hoftyzer was awarded the most outstanding fighter of the night.

Presented by BMO Nesbitt Bruns at the Best Western Plus Parkway Inn in Cornwall, the evening included seven amateur bouts.

Hoftyzer’s win was in the senior men’s open light-heavyweight division.

“It was a corporate event and it raised a lot of money for a good cause,” said Hoftyzer. “It’s a really nice venue.”

On April 19 in Ottawa, at the Big Fight Night in Little Italy, Hoftyzer won in a split decision over Brutus Payant in his first fight in almost a full year.

“It was a very close fight, and Brutus was extremely aggressive,” says Hoftyzer explaining it wax his ring control and counter punches that helped him to the gain the edge.

After recovering from an injury last May, Hoftyzer returned to the ring, but in December he was again forced to take time out due to injury.

He is now healthy and working hard and training regularly with the hope of fighting “at least once a month.”

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IROQUOIS–Iroquois Golf Club members finished their club season with a final day of golf and an awards banquet on Saturday.

After a beautiful day on the course, and a great meal, awards earned throughout the season were presented by clubhouse manager Kathy Hardy, and Stan Brigham and Chris Brigham of Seaway Golf Ltd. which operates the  Iroquois course/club.

The following were the achievements and members recognized for the 2013 season.

Holes-in-one: Grant McLaughlin on the par three 13th hole on June 21, and Doris Jones on the par three 18th hole on July 1.

Two Player Net Best Ball tournament on July 6: Nancy Barkley and Nelly Leightizer, Les Craig and Ed Orlicky.

Club Championships–Net champs: men-Les Gilmour A flight, Brooke Leightizer B flight, Jacques Asselin C flight and Bill Bennett D flight. Ladies A flight winner Pam Nesbitt, B flight Nelly Leightizer.

Ladies Club Champions & winners of the Fred Brouse Memorial-A flight Nancy Barkley 181 (36 holes), B flight Julie Bennett 184, C flight Mary Jean Craig 203.

Mens Club Champions & winners of the Dale Simms Memorial– A flight Randy Casselman 145 (36 holes), B flight Chris Barkley 163, C flight Don Poland 177 and D flight Les Craig 187.

Leslie Wright Memorial–senior 9-hole scramble played August 13–Liz Asselin, Arnie Fader, Don Poland and Bill Sloan.

Senior Club Championships: Ladies low net overall – Gail McCallum, Super Senior Net – Mary Jean Craig, Low gross winner-Nancy Barkley (89). Mens low net overall Kent McDermid, low net age 50-64 Maurice Kolff, low net 65 plus Ed Feldman: Low Net Super Senior 70 plus Les Craig; Low Gross overall Bob Mann 76.

Junior Club Champions: 1st Doug Blad 85, second John Testerink 98, Noah Pederson 104 and fourth Amber Bailey 114.

Couples net tournament: Les and Mary Jean Craig.

Mixed Tournament Net Winners: September 29–Deb and Steve Lidster.

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