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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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The Seaway Kickers U18 girls soccer team finished their regular season in first place with a final record of 10 wins and 2 losses. 

On July 30 the Kickers hosted the Nepean City girls soccer team and cruised to a 3-0 shutout win thanks to the keeping of Kailyn Douglas and Jade Millward.  

Kaitlyn Merkley started the Kickers scoring with a beautiful curving shot just inside the post off a nice corner kick by Jessica Hartle.  

The second goal of the game came after a tough battle for the ball by Kelsey Douglas, a good box out by Ashley Smith and a well placed shot by Michaela Morrow.  

The third and final goal was scored by Lesley-Ann Tupper after a nice passing play between Jessica Hartle and Bailey Hass. 

On August 8, the Kickers travelled to Confederation High School to take on the Nepean Hotspurs for another shutout win, this time by a 4-0 count. 

Kelsey Douglas’s hard charging style led to a standout goal after some great teamwork.  

Sarah Gudlaugsson benefitted from a great corner kick from Michaela Morrow for a tap in goal to make it 2-0.

The third counter came from Lesley-Ann Tupper who scored a nice goal after some fancy footwork.  

The fourth and final goal of the game came once again off a corner kick, this time from Jessica Hartle with a nice finish by Sarah Gudlaugsson. 

The regular season final game was played August 13 at Hill Crest High School under the lights on a turf field.  

The Kickers came out charging hoping to end  the season on a high note and did so with a 5-0 victory.

The Kickers got it rolling with a great defensive play by Abby Fawcett from a nice pass to Jessica Hartle who fed Kelsey Douglas for a great shot to start the game off.  

Goal number two was off a great corner kick with a header finish by Sarah Gudlaugsson and that was followed when Jessica Hartle sent another nice corner kick to Sarah Gudlaugsson for another nice finish.  

The next counter was all Lesley-Ann Tupper with a nice decoy by Kaitlyn Geurkink, which gave Tupper the room to dangle and dribble the ball in for a cheeky goal.   

The Kickers final goal started with some nice passing between Ashley Smith and Michaela Morrow and finished with a nice shot by Kelsey Douglas.  

Coach Dave Hartle has been very pleased with the defensive play of the midfielders and defenders as it takes a team effort for a win and an even better effort to finish the season with three straight shutouts.  The Seaway Kickers have their year-end tournament August 18, in Kemptville, with their first game at 10 a.m.

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The Seaway Kickers U13 Mixed team improved to a 6-5 record on the season after hosting Nepean City August 9, at the Merkley Soccer Fields in Iroquois. 

Scoring started early, at the five minute mark with a breakaway goal by Travis McInnis which made it 1-0, Seaway. 

McInnis scored his second on the night at the 21 minute mark making, and then it was over to John Coligan who rounded out the first half scoring at the 34 minute mark for a 3-0 Kickers’ lead.

Despite a concerted defensive effort by Nepean City as play resumed, Seaway continued to dominate on the pitch. 

David Swerdfeger scored at the 47 minute mark, Kaeghan Lowson at the 50 minute mark and Kaspar Furo at the 54 minute mark making it 6-0 for the Kickers. 

Devin Vandermeer and Brayden Blacquiere-Rizk closed out scoring as the U13 Mixed team defeated Nepean City 8-0.

Goalie Shawn Dowson recorded his third straight shutout and his fifth on the season. 

The team hosts the Ottawa Royals for their final regular season game on August 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Iroquois.

In other action the U13 girls split a pair of games.

On August 7, the Kickers lost to the Ottawa Royal, 1-0. After a scoreless first half, Ottawa counted early in the second half and then hung on for the win. 

Their second game of the week was on August 9, when they handed the visiting Nepean City girls a 3-0 loss.

Seaway led 1-0 at the half on a goal from Morgan Byvelds, and early in the second half, Kristyn VanHoof scored to make it 2-0. Rebecca Ferguson scored late in the second half for the 3-0 Seaway win. 

Goalies Jane MacDonald and Jayme Henry shared the shutout. 

The team finishes their regular season in Iroquois, on August 14, at 6:30 p.m.

 

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The outcome to the 2012 regular season of the Men’s Roller Hockey League will all come down to this week’s (Thursday, August 9) play when the New Blue and White Lightning meet head on for first place.

The two added another pair of wins last Thursday night, August 2, and for three weeks running they remain tied for the league’s top spot.

With the season schedule calling for the first place team to play the second place team (and third versus fourth place) in the final regular season games, this Thursday night’s action should lead to the crowning of a regular season champ.

Last Thursday night, the New Blue doubled the Red Rockets 14-7, while White Lightning collected a 13-7 win from the Morewood Monkeys.

The Red Rockets hold down the league’s third place with nine points, while the Morewood Monkey dwell in the basement with just three.

It was another Justin Elliott night as the New Blue went to work on the Red Rockets, jumping ahead early on for a 5-2 lead in the first period.

Elliott connected for a total of seven goals and added a pair of assists while Connor Hodgson collected six counters off Rockets’ goaltender Chris Sloan. Jamie McIntosh potted a pair and Randy Markell added a single in the effort.

Chris Phifer was the big gun for the Rockets with four goals and Chad McMillan and David Patterson nabbed Blue goaltender Will McIntire for singles.

In other action, Lightning struck early against the Monkeys for a 4-1 lead. Although the Monkeys counted three goals in each of the second and third periods, they were never able to catch up.

Tyler Gallinger led the Lightning scoring with five goals, and Brandon Buma backed him with four. Rob Thurler collected a pair and helped out on seven others, while Billy Henderson and Tyler Brown were good for singles.

For the Monkeys, Jake Byers scored three goals, Chris Embury collected a pair and Mike Thompson and Tyler Jones beat Lightning goaltender Barret Brundige for singles.

Kyle Shane was in net for the Monkeys’ loss.

Action begins this Thursday night at 8 p.m. between the Blue and Lightning.

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What do you get when you eat a slice or two of pizza and then throw in a slice or two of cake? Why you get a really, really good ending to the 2012 T-Ball season in Morrisburg. 

Last Monday night, July 30, the 30 youngsters who participated in this year’s T-Ball season organized by Paul Sheldrick got together at the Morrisburg Legion for their wrap-up party. 

After Sheldrick welcomed the players and their parents, Bob Paradis, who was one of the parent volunteer coaches, called for a round of applause for Paul. 

“I had a great time this year and I really hope this is the start of ball coming back to this community,” said Paradis. “It you guys want to come back, then I’m in it for good. I’ll stay with you right through.”

Paradis recalled how he and his brothers enjoyed playing ball when they were growing up in the community and stressed how he would like to see the game’s return.

Thanks to the wonderful generosity of the community, the youngsters enjoyed a wonderful wrap up party which included the donation of the hall and the ice cream by Morrisburg Legion Branch 48, the cake donated by Blue’s Cafe and the pop donated by Valu-mart. 

The kids wrapped up their final night of action on the field a week earlier with a fun-filled Olympic event. 

“From the first day the kids played until the last, we saw big improvements,” said Sheldrick. “Their throwing improved, they learned how to scoop and throw and they showed us some incredible base running techniques. From start to finish we saw a definite improvement and I can’t thank the parents enough for stepping up and helping out. 

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2012 Tubie photos

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hat better time for a hole-in-one than when you are in the hunt for a club championship.

Such was the case for Morrisburg golfer, Lee Beaupre, during the final 18 club championship holes at the Morrisburg Golf Club on Sunday.

Beaupre was in good company, good hole-in-one company actually, when he stepped to the tee on the par three 11th hole which was playing to 130 yards.

When he hit, he knew he had made a good shot. “I could see it and I knew it was slowing down as it got to the hole.”

He, however, couldn’t quite tell if it had gone in or was resting in the shadow of the flag.

However, McNairn who has scored five aces, could see it, and said, “Lee it disappeared.”

Mann, who has had two holes-in-one, was also certain it had gone in.

Asked what Beaupre’s reaction was when he realized it really had gone in, Moore, (who has also had five aces) said, “Lee jumped as high as he could jump the Phil Mickelson jump.”

Beaupre has been golfing for 33 years and this is his first hole-in-one. The ace helped him to record a two-over-par 74 for a 153 total over the 36 hole tournament.

Bob Mann won the men’s championship with a 151, and Beaupre was the A flight champion.

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While Bob Mann put the wraps on his first Morrisburg Golf Club Championship here on the weekend, Vicki Boivin was returning to a familiar spot in the winners’ circle.

Boivin shot 79-89 in the championship rounds played on the weekend to win her ninth Morrisburg Golf Club championship crown (seventh consecutive).

Also picking up a win was Linda Barclay who successfully defended her 2011 B flight championship title with rounds of 99-89. 

Barclay was not contested for the B flight win, and Boivin had opposition only from Lori-Anne Davies.

Just 17 players bid for the men’s championship with club captain Bob Mann leading the way with rounds of 76-75 (151 total).

Close on his heels, were Lee Beaupre and Eric Wemerman who finished overall tied with 153s, both with openings rounds of 79s on Saturday, and 74s on Sunday.

In addition to finishing in the top A spot, Beaupre’s weekend was highlighted with a hole-in-one shot on the par three, 11th hole on Sunday.

Wemerman’s 153 made him the club’s B flight champion. His closest competition came from Kirk Barkley with rounds of 79-79.

Brian McNairn, who was solid in round one to tie Mann with a 76, fell back in round two with a 79. His 155 total gave him the senior men’s championship.

Claiming the C flight championship was Doug Warner at 176 with rounds of 90-86. Second spot went to Bob Barclay (94-88).

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The Seaway Kickers U13 Girls team out together a 3-1 success story when they visited the Ottawa Royals, July 24th. 

Kicker Jamie Henry scored early in the first half making it 1-0, but at the end of the first half the Royals tied the game. 

Minutes into the second half, the Kickers regained the lead with a goal by Kiana Fredette. 

Lauren Snyder added extra insurance, Kickers 3-1 win. 

The U13 Girls visited the Ottawa Internationals Tuesday, July 31 but the game results were not available at presstime.

The U15 Girls team visited Nepean City, July 25 and ran away with a 2-0 victory.

Scoring started in the first half with a goal by Kicker Jessica Ferguson which made it 1-0, Seaway. 

In the second half Sophia Currier scored to seal the 2-0 win.

Goal keepers Elizabeth Bygott and Kendra Butler shared the shutout. 

The team hosts the Ottawa Internationals, August 1 at the Merkley Soccer Fields in Iroquois.

Goalie Shawn Dowson secured his third shutout of the season as the Seaway Kickers U13 Mixed blanked the Ottawa Internationals 2-0 at Brewer Park in Ottawa. 

The U13 Mixed team faces the Ottawa Royals, August 2.

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It was a Messy Day at the Beach on Friday, and for the 130 kids who attended the annual event, co-organized by South Dundas Recreation and Ontario Early Years, that was just fine.

“We were very happy with the turnout,” said Ben Macpherson, Recreation Program Coordinator for the Township of South Dundas. “We had about 60 kids last year, so we more than doubled the amount this year. To get that many kids out to the beach and participating in activities, I think, and I think Fiona would concur, is awesome. It exceeded expectations.”

“The kids had a blast. We had a lot of parents and children tell us how much fun they had.”

Fiona Carr, Family Resource Coordinator with Ontario Early Years agreed with Macpherson. “We’ve been doing this for probably six or so years now. It started with the Early Years and then we linked with South Dundas.”

The turnout on Friday far exceeded previous turnouts for the event.

In keeping with the theme for a Messy Day at the Beach, youngsters could squiggle and wiggle their toes in the pool of green-dyed noodles or explore (up to their elbows) a tub of pink goop. Then to wash it all off they headed over to the Cruickshank Amphitheatre Hill, where Macpherson was hosing down a giant water slide.

Once minus the goop and the noodles, they could participate at a craft table.

“We hope to see the same numbers out or even more to the Pirates Day at Iroquois Beach on August 10,” says Macpherson. “We have a great community and seeing that many people out having fun is always a good reminder of that fact.”

Youngsters from throughout South Dundas are invited to attend the Pirates Day at the Iroquois Beach on August 10 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

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