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Another Junior B season is set to open in Morrisburg this Sunday, September 16 when coach Dan Frawley and his Lions entertain the Winchester Hawks in a 2:30 p.m. match.

The Lions open the 2012-13 season on the road Friday night, September 14 when they visit the Alexandria Glens at the Glengarry Sports Palace. Then on Sunday, local fans will get their first look at this year’s Lions.

Coach Frawley says the Lions are coming off a good camp, and he is looking forward to a good season. Returning to the bench with Frawley are last year’s coach Thom Racine and assistant coach Herbie Sequin, both as assistant coaches.

Also returning to the Lions lineup are goaltenders Mikel Dion and Ryan Cooper.

“Mikel gives us solid experience as a veteran and Cooper is young and is developing,” says Frawley.

Dion is also one of the four 21 year old players signed to Lions cards. The others are Curtis Pilon who played last year for the Westport Rideaus and returning Lions Chris Rutley and Sylvester Bzdyl. Also returning is veteran Clark Veenstra.

Frawley is counting on Pilon to provide some experience on the blue line and as Lions’ fans know, Rutley and Bzdyl have been the team’s key scorers. “We are expecting leadership and production from them.”

According to Frawley, approximately 40 hopefuls were out to the Lions pre-season camp, most of which consisted of exhibition games.

The Lions opened with a 5-0 loss to Alexandria on Saturday, September 1 then backed that with a pair of wins 6-4 over South Grenville and 10-9 over Char-Lan. They lost to Casselman 6-4 and then collected an 8-1 victory in a rematch with the Rebels.

Frawley points out you can’t take much from the exhibition game results as,  “Our philosophy was to give everyone a chance to play.”

As well their opponents were looking over their prospects.

Frawley says he is happy to have a good crop of local talent on board. Returning are Sam and Ty Hodgson of Morrisburg. In addition he has added Brian Van Moorsel who played much of his minor hockey with the Kings organization and last year played midget for South Dundas.

Dillon Lapier and Dylan DeJong, both products of the South Dundas system, are also on board along with Dylan Casselman of Williamsburg, who took a break after finishing minor hockey with the Kings and now, as a 20 year old, brings maturity to the squad.

Casselman and Eric Evans of Long Sault were two pleasant surprises at the camp. “They weren’t expected and really weren’t on our radar. Both are bigger boys and both skate well. They should provide us with some good solid depth.”

Also catching the coach’s eye and signed to a 16 year old card is Grant Cooper, who Frawley says has good size and really impressed us.

“We have a fair number of returnees and our main thought was to get more size,” says Frawley. “I think we have a good mix of veterans. “We’ve signed quite a few and all indications are that they are excited at the new approach for the year. We also have a fair number of kids still in camp.”

Frawley says “we’ve gotten bigger on defence. We should be fast and physical.”

As the newcomer to the bench, Frawley says he is going to rely on his assistant coaches Sequin and Racine for help.

“I’ve told the boys it’s a clean slate. I’m new to the league and I’m going to count on their help.”

Game time Sunday is 2:30 p.m.

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It came down to a sudden death playoff between last year’s Men’s Open winner, Paul Nooyen and challenger Johnny Morrow for the low gross at the 38th annual Cedar Glen Open on Monday, September 3. Nooyen took the win with a 74, retaining the Open championship. Barry Casselman was the B champion with an 82 while Mike Berube took C with an 88. Seventy golfers from Eastern Ontario turned out for the Men’s Open. “It was an awesome day for golf, and beautiful weather,” said Dennis Casselman, co-owner of Cedar Glen.”We had great participation from area clubs. Many thanks go out to our executive, staff and volunteers who made it all work. We’re already thinking about next year’s open.” Pictured (l-r) are Barry Casselman, presenter co-captain Darryll Schlep, Paul Nooyen and Mike Berube.  

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 In their final clash of the season, White Lightning struck another win to claim the Dundas Men’s Roller Hockey League championship title.

Thursday, they capped off their stellar season with a 6-3 win over New Blue.

The first period ended with one goal a side, but by the end of the second, white held a 4-3 lead. They scored two unanswered goals in the third to capture the win and the league title.

Five different players contributed to the tally. Only Brandon Buma scored twice. The other goals were scored by Dave Summers, Steve Mattice, Tyler Brown and Tyler Gallinger. Billy Henderson had three assists on the night and Rob Thurler had two assists. Barret Brundige backstopped the win.

Scoring for New Blue were Connor Hodgson, with two goals and Jamie McIntosh with the single.

No consolation final was played. 

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The generosity of members of the Cedar Glen Golf Course has made a big difference to three young players from the club. Kurtis Barkley. Brandon Cousineau and Jessica Whitteker each received a $500 cheque at a special presentation at the club on Monday, August 20.

“Our September 10, 2011, Members for Members tournament was meant originally to raise funds to defray Kurtis Barkley’s C.P.G.A. entry costs,” said Barry Casselman, a member of the Cedar Glen executive. “But as those costs didn’t materialize, we decided to redirect the funds to three deserving members of the Club. Kurtis, Brandon and Jessica all came up through our Junior Program here at Cedar Glen.” 

Each of the three young recipients is deeply committed to sports.

Kurtis Barkley is using the $500 for “entry fees for the Chase the Dream qualifier. The Canadian Tour event is scheduled for Smuggler’s Glen, and the $500 will pay for my entry fees, my driving fees and my practice rounds. The news of the cheque was really great, and I am very grateful to the members of this club.”

Should Barkley qualify at Smuggler’s Glen, he will move  on to the Canadian tour. “My chances are good, I hope,” Kurtis laughed. “I have to be one of the top three competitors out of a field of 28. And there are lots of pros in the event.”

For Brandon Cousineau, the Cedar Glen cheque will help off set the expenses he incurred when he played for Team Canada in the  2012 Amputee Hockey Games, held this year in Finland. 

“And we came home with the gold medal,” Cousineau said.

Cousineau made it through two major try outs before he was finally selected for the men’s team in the Games. Although normally a forward,  during the tournament he played defence. “I was definitely the ‘young guy’ on the squad,” he said.

Brandon said that receiving the cheque from his home golf club took him by surprise. “But I am very glad, very grateful,” he added. He has played golf for years, but “I think I am probably better at hockey,” he smiled.

The third cheque recipient, Jessica Whitteker, was represented by her father, Bruce, at the presentation. The young golfer has already reported to Coastal College of Georgia where she has been awarded a partial golf scholarship. 

While she left golf for a short time a few years ago, her father said that “in the last three years, she has been a determined keen golfer.  She’s a ‘decent’ golfer,” he said, smiling, “with a five or six handicap. Of course, she hasn’t beaten the old man yet.”

When she was in Florida in early March, a Georgia coach saw Jessica golf and invited her to come to Coastal College for discussions. When the school offered her a two-thirds scholarship, she accepted.

Her father said that Jessica was very happy and very surprised to be honoured with a cheque from her home club.  She appreciates the generosity of the Cedar Glen membership. The $500 will go to her educational expenses. 

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The Williamsburg Warriors Majors claimed their league title Monday, August 20, in a tight, well-played 4-2 win against Prescott. This was the second game of the best of three series, with the Warriors having won a close 7-4 game the previous night. The Warriors placed first in the six team league during regular season play and were given a first round bye. In the semi-finals, the Williamsburg Warriors faced another Williamsburg team, the Thunder. After dropping the first game 6-5  to the Thunder, the Warriors came back with 14-3 and 14-6 wins. In the front row (l-r) are Matt Backes, Thomas Rae, Jack Thom, Kobey Young, Jonah Bennis, Dean Lapier and Kent Young (coach). In the back row are Dwayne Backes (coach), Johnny Testerink, Lucas Bennis, William DeJong, Cal Bilmer, Travis Barkley and Adam Lapier.

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The Kickers made this an undefeated season by winning a final make-up game 6-4 over the Ottawa Internationals Team 2, on Thursday, August 16, in Iroquois, then going on to do an outstanding job at the year-end tournament held at Kemptville Agricultural College on Sunday, August 19. The Iroquois game was tied 4-4, with three minutes left in play, when Randy Doherty scored for the Kickers, giving him three goals in total for the night.  With seconds left on the clock, Jeff McLaughlin rushed in to make the last goal of the evening. Coaches Jeff Buchanan and Don Hoogwerf were very pleased with the season’s results. “The Kickers also made the year-end tournament,” said Hoogwerf, “where they won all three of the games they played. They defeated North Dundas 1-0, in the first game, Nepean Hotspurs, Team 2, 3-2 in the second game and Nepean Hotspurs Team 1 by a score of 2-0 in the third game.”  On the field,  Liam Bush controls the ball. 

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The Morrisburg team’s gross score of 896 was enough to put them in third place at this year’s Ladies Valley League tournament held at Morrisburg Golf Club, Sunday, August 19.

Prescott, the 2011 defending champions, came in, in second place with a gross of 877, while first place finishers, Summerheights,  took home the honours with 873.

Cedar Glen ended up with a gross of 914, while Iroquois finished with 915.

The first tee off of the day was at 9 a.m. the last at 12:30 p.m., with final players on the course turning in their score cards by 5:30, just in time for awards and a banquet. Morrisburg player Stephenie Cochrane described it as a “good day”: a cloud burst in early afternoon only slowed the action briefly.

The Ladies Valley League has been in existence for over 40 years. Players this year ranged in age from 16 to Morrisburg’s Lillian Noon, 92, who said she’d been taking part now for about 20 years “and I still love it. Actually, I’m aiming for a hole in one before I’m 100.”  

Individual results were announced at the banquet organized by the host Morrisburg club.

Senior gross was Dale Duncan of Prescott with 89, while senior net was Pat Tetrault of Summerheights with 75.

Spare gross was Summerheights’ Susan Fort with 92, while spare net was taken by Cheryl Boyd of Prescott with 68.

D gross was Sharon Landry of Prescott (104) with D net taken by Audrey Arcand (68). 

C gross was Ann Cook of Cedar Glen, with 97, and net was Nancy Mierau of Prescott with 67.

Ann Leduc of Summerheights took the B gross with 88 and Carolyn Weegar of Morrisburg took the B net with 68.

The A gross winner was Robyn Campbell of Summerheights with Pat Reaney of Cedar Glen taking the A net with a score of 63.

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The finals are set for Men’s Roller Hockey Thursday, following last week’s action.

The championship will be decided between New Blue and White Lightning.

White had a bye into the championship game on the merit of their quarterfinal win, but last week Blue had to win their way to the championship game, and had to go through the Morewood Monkeys to do it.

They did so handily, posting a 10-7 win.

Blue was first on the board and held the lead throughout the entire game.

The combined efforts of Justin Elliott and Connor Hodgson accounted for every one of Blue’s goals of their four-goal first period. 

Elliott went on to record a six point night with three goals and three assists. Hodgson had a four-point night with two goals and two assists. 

Chris Embry had a three goal night for the Monkeys, in their losing effort.

In other action, a last minute goal gave the Red Rockets a 9-8 win over White Lightning. The game winning goal was scored by Chad McMillan. It was his second of the night. Darrel Moore posted a team-leading seven point night with four goals and three assists.

Thursday night the consolation game will pit the Monkeys against the Rockets.

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Sandy Marcellus is absolutely delighted that after just two complete seasons of operation her Sarabeau Riding stable has seven riders who have qualified, or will have qualified over the next couple of weeks, for the Trillium Ontario Riding Championships at the Caledon Equestrian Park at Palgrave, Ontario from September 6-9.

“I am very pleased,” says Marcellus. “They have all done very well this year. Last year we had five riders, and this year we have seven who have qualified. That is pretty good.”

The riders have all worked under longtime trainer Cheryl Levere who has been with Sarabeau since it opened two years ago.

Marcellus explained that the top seven riders from each of seven regions in Ontario will compete at the Trillium.

“Even getting there is a big thing,” she adds, “And when they get there, they can be riding against 40 plus other riders.”

Sarabeau Stables rides in the Kingston Region of the Trillium Circuit and the riders amass points at five shows.

Sarabeau Stables has been steadily growing with up to 20 students outs for lessons on a regular basis. According to Marcellus they come from throughout the area from Cornwall to Iroquois. “That’s a good number really. We don’t have any crowded lessons.”

Marcellus says she has also had a good response to summer riding camps.

In addition to riders, Marcellus has worked on building up her riding stock and is very pleased with the ponies now in her stables.

Amongst the Sarabeau qualifiers are the sister duo of Brianna and Serena Armstrong of Iroquois.

Brianna, 16, has qualified in the Children’s Hunter and Low Division riding Shez Justa Dream and Serena, 14, has qualified in medium pony on My Time to Shine. Both are Sarabeau horses. My Time to Shine is a six year old Welsh Quarter Cross Pony who is a relative newcomer to Sarabeau and who is in her first year of showing. 

“She is a really good pony,” says Marcellus. “We use her for our camps as she is really good with kids.”

Shez Justa Dream is a 12 year old registered quarter horse, and a particular favourite of Marcellus’. 

“She was my very first horse. She was my trail horse and last year she did the fairs. This is her first year showing.”

Of the riders, Julie Julien, 26, of  Cornwall is the most experienced. She will be making her third trip to Trillium, her second consecutive as a Sarabeau rider on her family horse Palakari, a nine year old thoroughbred gelding.

Julien has qualified in Adult Amateur Low division and will collect enough points to qualify in Adult Equitation in two remaining shows in Kingston.

Riding Palakari, Jeana Lamothe, 14, of Ingleside has qualified in Modified Child Adult, while Troy Webb, also of Ingleside has qualified in Modified Child Adult riding Morganfield, an 18 year old thoroughbred gelding.

“Morganfield is kind of a rescue,” says Marcellus. “He’s been everywhere and he’s done everything. We’ve had him for a year.”

A first year rider, Teisha Mullin, 13, of Ingleside is expected to qualify in the Long Stirrup division as she is now sitting in second spot overall. Teisha rides My Time to Shine.

The final qualifier for Sarabeau is Rayanna Marcellus, who at 15, is a very experienced rider and has qualified or will qualify to ride in four events.

Rayanna is currently sitting second in the Large Pony Division and in Equitation Over Fences. In both she is riding Piccolini. She is also first in Children’s Medal and second overall in Children’s Hunter riding and for both she is riding Morganfield.

Piccolini, is a 10 year old large Arabian Welsh cross pony that was a rescue horse for the Marcelluses prior to the formation of the family stable. Rayanna has worked with him with great success, and “now he’s amazing,” says Sandy. 

With the Trillium Championships now just three weeks away, the riders are busy raising funds to assists them in their expenses which are expected to be between $1,500 to $2,000 per rider.

Expenses include transportation for both the riders and horses, accommodation for the riders, stabling fees, feed hay and stable shavings.

“The riders pay all their own costs so they are trying to raise a little extra money to assist in the expenses.”

Unfortunately, Friday’s rainy day did not bode well for a car wash at the McIntosh Inn in Morrisburg but coming up this Sunday, August 19 in Ingleside another car wash is planned. In addition, there will be a bake sale, a yard sale and a silent auction.

“We also advertise for sponsors which are showcased on the doors in the stables. Everyone likes to look at and pet the horses so they walk up and down the stables. The signs provide great advertising.”

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After finishing the Men’s Roller Hockey League regular season on August 2 tied for first place, the New Blue and White Lightning met head on in quarter final playoff action Thursday, August 9 and again, it was tough to come up with a winner.

This time out the two played to a 4-4 tie in regulation time to force  a five minute, sudden-death overtime period.

Just a little over one minute into the overtime Lightning’s Brandon Buma produced the deciding goal against Blue goaltender Will McIntire on a Rob Thurler feed.

The game was close in the early minutes with the Lightning taking a 1-0 lead with just 2:15 left in the first period on a Dave Summers goal set up by Tyler Brown and Brandon Buma.

The Lightning edge lasted until well into the second period when Steve Mattice stretched it to 2-0 with help from Tyler Gallinger.

As the minutes ticked away in the second period, Aron Sherrer put New Blue on the board to close the gap to 2-1.

The Lightning, however, charged right back with Summers counting his second goal of the game to end the second period with Lightning leading 3-1.

Minutes into the final frame, Steve Mattice pushed the Lightning lead to a comfortable 4-1.

But it wasn’t over yet as New Blue came charging back.

Randy Markell got it rolling with help from Garreth Cochrane and Aron Sherrer. Then it was Jamie McIntosh setting up Cochrane for the New Blue’s third counter.

With four minutes remaining on the clock Connor Hodgson, with help from McIntosh and Markell,struck to even it at 4-4.

In other action, the Morewood Monkeys and the Red Rockets met head on to stay in the running for this year’s league playoff championship and in the end the Monkeys prevailed with an 8-7 victory.

Again it was a close encounter as the Rockets built a 4-3 lead in the first period on a pair of goals from Chad McMillan and singles from David Patterson and Chris Phifer.

Answering for the Monkeys were Tyler Jones with a pair and Justin Heuff with a single.

The Monkeys evened it 4-4 in the second period with a Tyler Jones goal assisted by Mike Thompson.

The Rockets got it back when Chad McMillan counted his third goal but again they couldn’t hold on.

Jake Byers scored unassisted with just over two minutes left in the second period to even it, 5-5 and set the stage for an exciting final period.

Early in the third, the Monkeys pulled ahead 7-5 on goals by Mike Thompson and Heuff.

The Monkeys were able to protect their two goal advantage until late in the frame when Chris Phifer cut the gap to 7-6.

With 1:05 remaining on the clock, Mike Thompson pushed it out of reach with the Monkey’s eighth goal. The Rockets got one more against Monkey goaltender Kyle Shane in the 8-7 loss.

With their win against the New Blue, Lightning received a bye into the league’s championship final scheduled for Thursday, August 23. The New Blue advances to play the Morewood Monkeys in semi-final action this Thursday, August 16. The winner of this game advances to take on Lightning in the championship while the loser will play the Red Rockets for the consolation.

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