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The weather has been iffy, but swimmers in the South Dundas Swim Program at the Iroquois Beach are about to wrap up their second session.

Olivia Currier, head life guard this year, says the program attracted 34 swimmers in the first two-week session and 42 youngsters in the current session.

And those numbers, says Currier, are very good.

“This is a big group for us. We have a ton of little kids, and that is really nice to see. That means we have new swimmers coming into our program.”

In addition to the large number of pre-school children, the Iroquois program has three swimmers in Bronze Cross, and one who is working on her AWS1 (assistant instructors) level.

Although the numbers are good, Currier says the weather hasn’t really been cooperating. There has been a lot of rain and if it isn’t raining it is cloudy.

“The water is certainly heating up, but I’m not going to say it is warm,” she added last week, before the recent heat wave arrived this past weekend.

With the wrap up of the current session on the horizon, Currier says there is room for swimmers in the August sessions. Anyone interested can contact Ben MacPherson at the South Dundas Municipal office.

Currier is in her second year at the beach and will be heading into her second year of Engineering study at the University of Guelph this fall.

Joining Currier for his second summer at the Iroquois beach is Mason Steele. A graduate of North Dundas District High School, Steele has been modeling for the last year, and will be heading to New York City for work at the end of the summer.

New to the Iroquois Beach program are Dominique Cook and Kelly Chambers.

Cook is from Brinston, and will be in her first year of Engineering studies at Carleton University come September.

Chambers will finish her final high school year at North Dundas District High School and is planning to attend Algonquin College for a Personal Support Worker Program.

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The Seaway Kickers Under-13 Mixed team was on the road to Ottawa, where they lost to the division-leading Nepean HotSpurs, 3-2, on July 17, at Hillcrest High School. The last time these two teams met, the Hotspurs beat the Kickers 4-1. 

The HotSpurs landed on the scoreboard first, besting Kickers goalkeeper Kendrew Byers at the 19th minute. They scored again at the 24th minute and carried the 2-0 advantage into the second half. 

Seaway cut the Nepean lead to 2-1 in the second half with a goal by forward Aaron Tibben at the 38th minute, his 10th of the year. 

Nepean answered back with a goal at the 45th minute, to push ahead 3-1.

Seaway continued to rally in Nepean’s end, with forward Curran Gilmour scoring on Nepean’s goalkeeper at the 52nd minute, 3-2 Nepean.

Seaway maintained pressure on the HotSpurs in the second half, controlling possession of the ball over 60 per cent of the time, and landing six shots on Nepean’s goal. 

Despite these efforts, the Kickers could not get it past Nepean’s goalkeeper. 

The final score was Nepean HotSpurs 3, Seaway Kickers 2.

Seaway maintains their seventh place in the 12-team division with a record of four wins, seven losses, with four games remaining in regular-season play.

The Kickers host the Ottawa Royals M1 team at the Merkley Soccer Fields in Iroquois on July 24. Kick-off is at 6:30 p.m.

U13 Girls resume league play

IROQUOIS — The Seaway Kickers Under-13 Girls team resume play this week, after a two-week break due to a weather-postponement and a by-week in the nine-team division. 

They visit division leaders Nepean HotSpurs at Medhurst Park in Nepean on Tuesday, July 22nd. 

Game results will be published in next week’s Morrisburg Leader.

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The Seaway Kickers Under-15 Mixed team claimed a 3-1 win against the visiting Nepean City Storm M2 team on July 21, at the Merkley Soccer Fields in Iroquois. 

Seaway opened the scoring at the 27th minute of the first half, with a one-timer high in the right corner of Nepean City’s goal by forward Travis McInnis, his league leading 16th goal of the season. 

Five minutes later, he scored his second of the night,  his17th of the season, to give the Kickers a 2-0 lead at half-time.

Seaway forward David Swerdfeger opened the scoring in the second half with a shot low in the right corner, besting Nepean City’s goalkeeper at the 49th minute.

The Storm rallied in the second half, scoring at the 58th minute on Seaway goalkeeper Shawn Dowson to cut the Kickers advantage to 3-1. 

Seaway’s defense shut down any further drives at the net, to hold on for the 3-1 win.

Goalkeepers David Swerdfeger and Shawn Dowson shared the win. 

The Kickers continue to lead the Under-15 Mixed division in the South Side League with nine wins and two losses. 

The U15-Mixed team next visits the Ottawa Internationals team at Bruff Park in Ottawa South, July 28. Kick-off is at 6:30 p.m.

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A very solid six under par 64 landed the golfers representing the Lyell Strader family the Memorial Day tournament silverware at the Cedar Glen Golf Course here on Saturday.

The annual tournament is played in memory of the local families who are forever appreciated for their contributions to the Cedar Glen Golf course and the Williamsburg community.

They include the late Cliff and Agnes Casselman upon whose farm the original nine-hole Cedar Glen course was built, the late Stuart and Ethel Saddlemire whose farmland is home to the Glen’s expanded back nine holes, the late Lyell Strader who was the Glen’s first member and Dr. M.W. Locke who played a big role in the history of Williamsburg.

The tournament is open to all Cedar Glen members, all family members of those being honoured and all area golfers. This year, all but one team played in the mixed scramble format and they were Brandon and Vince Cousineau and Bryden and Peter Van Kessel who posted an impressive 13 under par 59.

Winning by a slim one stroke in the mixed scramble format category with their 64 was the team of Lyle and Kim Schell and Mitch and Laurie Hutt. Laurie and Lyle are grandchildren of the late Lyle Strader. 

The mixed championship was highly contested with three teams finishing tied for second place with five under par 65s.

They included the Sam Locke team, the Brian McNairn team and the Cheryl Low team.

Playing for the Locke team were Sam and Claire Locke and and daughter Jane Howe and Wayde Roles.

For the McNairn team were Brian and Bonnie McNairn and Shawn and Lila Lapier and playing for the Lowe team were Cheryl Lowe, John Phillips, Sherri Boyd and Michael Hunt.

The ladies long drive was struck by Lindsay Waddell, and Brandon Cousineau hit the longest ball for the men.

Cheryl Lowe produced the closest to the hole shot on the par three 15th hole and Sam Locke had the closest for the men on the par three 12th.

Tied with 66s were the teams of Garry McMillan and Shaler Hill and the Barry Casselman team was next with a 68.

“We are here today to remember some very special people in our club’s history and in the history of our community,” said Cedar Glen owner Dennis Casselman as he spoke of each of the families being honoured.

Mahlon Locke thanked Dennis and Kathy for doing “ a great job on this tournament year after year. We thank you for hosting the tournament every year and allowing us to have a beer and hoist one for the old days.”

Bruce Whitteker said he remembers how his grandfather and grandmother (Cliff and Agnes Casselman) used to refer to Dennis and Ronnie Casselman and Rex Whitteker as the “three mouseketeers”. “The course is in great shape. I know it is a lot of work, and I’m very proud to be a member of this club.”

His sentiments were echoed by Lyle Schell whose grandfather Lyell Strader was Cedar Glen’s first member and first paid member every year after that. “I am proud to be a member here, and I hold my glass proudly for all these people in their memory.”

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The Seaway Kickers U13M team claimed a 5-0 shutout victory when they visited the Nepean City Storm M2 team at Trend Arlington East field in Nepean, July 10.

Seaway got on the scoreboard first at the six minute mark, with a goal by forward Aaron Tibben in the bottom left corner of Nepean’s net, 1-0 Seaway. Five minutes later at the 11 minute mark, forward Dryden Buter made it 2-0 Seaway.

Nepean made several drives into Seaway’s end before half-time but were thwarted by the defensive efforts of Keiran Geurkink, Gabe Baker, Sean Nicolaassen and Adam Tibben. 2-0 Seaway at half-time.

Aaron Tibben netted his second goal of the evening at the 41 minute mark, 3-0 Seaway. At the 66 minute mark, Gabe Baker, playing as a forward, scored his first goal of the year, making it 4-0 Seaway.

Midfielder Daniel Swerdfeger scored his fourth goal of the year at the 70th and final minute of the game, final score, Seaway Kickers 5, Nepean City Storm 0.

Goalkeeper Kendrew Byers picks up his second clean-sheet of the season.

The team moves up to seventh in league standings with a record of four wins, five losses, no ties. 

The team returns to Nepean July 17 to play the Nepean HotSpurs at Confederation High School, 6:30 p.m. kick-off.

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It was way back in August of 1999, when Jennifer Banford took a break from her packing for university for an interview with the Leader. Little did she know that she had hit the ball out of the ball park when she landed a partial softball scholarship to Valley City State University in North Dakota.

Jennifer, along with her dad Keith and mom Janice, were thrilled at the opportunity the scholarship provided for her education. What they didn’t realize was that 15 years later, Jennifer would be the head coach of the University of Minnesota NCAA II Duluth Bulldogs women’s softball team and the 2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Coach of the Year.

Back in 1999, Jennifer was your typical 18-year-old, bubbling over with excitement as she packed for the 26 hour drive to Valley City. She had just completed Grade 12 at Seaway District High School, and had three OAC credits. She had  also wrapped up a third ball season in the shortstop position with a Tier 1 team in Manotick coached by Chris Mullins.

 It was Mullins who had encouraged her to apply to some U.S. colleges and universities for a ball scholarship. 

Jennifer also put her resume online and that is how Valley City found her. With a student population of 1,200, Valley City was looking for a basketball and softball player. And they found both in Jennifer.

A talented, multi-sport athlete, Jennifer was just two inches over five feet. Hockey was her favourite sport, and she had played high school basketball along with competitive basketball in a league in Cornwall.

At Valley State, she was to play volleyball in the fall, followed by basketball and then softball in the spring.

“I tried everything,” says Jenn who was home in Iroquois in mid-June. “The reality of U.S. college is it’s unique to be able to do two sports, let alone three. I ended up concentrating on softball and was moved to catcher.”

For four years, Jennifer was a standout catcher for the Valley State Vikings. She graduated in 2003 with a B.S. degree, double majoring in Health and Physical Education. She later completed her Master of Science degree in Health, Nutrition and Exercise Science.

“In the U.S., they have really good support for student athletes,” says Jennifer. “It’s totally different than here, just the resources they have. And it doesn’t matter if it’s a small school. They really take care of their athletes.”

Jennifer still recalls that first trip to North Dakota. “There were a few tears when they [dad and mom] dropped me off. But I was excited. It felt good right away. The people were great, and it felt like home right away. I have no regrets. I made lifelong friends there.”

Asked when the possibility of a coaching began to take shape, Jennifer says, “When I was in my sophomore year, I began to realize the opportunities there were in coaching.”

Being that Valley State was a smaller college and with not a big coaching staff, Jennifer began to take a leadership role and that is how she first noted the opportunities in coaching.

“For most coaching in the U.S. schools, you have to get a related degree. So I began to gear my education towards that goal.”

After graduation from Valley City, Jennifer spent one year as assistant coach in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and one season as interim headcoach at Mayville State University before she received the head coach offer from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

At Mayville, she was coaching and teaching students her own age.

It was a dream offer that came from Duluth in 2005. “I was very excited to get to Duluth. They play Division II ball which was a step up for me, and they have  a very good Division 1 women’s hockey team.”

They are coached by the first ever coach of Team Canada [Shannon Miller]. “I knew, once I got there, it was where I wanted to be.” 

And now Jennifer says she has “the best of both worlds.” 

From January to May, she is the head coach for the Bulldogs women’s softball team, and from August to March, she is the Director of Operations and Video coach for the women’s hockey team.

During her eights years as the Bulldogs head softball coach, Jennifer’s teams have put up a 247-153 record. They have four NCAA II Central Regional l berths, and one NSIC regular season championship.

This past season, the Bulldogs posted 14 straight wins, their second longest victory streak ever and rolled up their second most victories ever with a 41-13 record. Both on the field and off the field, Jennifer’s Bulldogs have enjoyed some big successes with 21 NSIC/NCC All-Academic Team honorees.

Jennifer’s recent visit home to Iroquois was a brief stop before she headed off to British Columbia (June 24-30) to join Softball Canada as a guest coach for the selection process for Canada’s junior and senior women’s national teams.

She says she was absolutely delighted to get the invite by Softball Canada. “I’ve been trying to get my foot in the door in Canada with Softball Canada as an opportunity to give back to my country. I can’t wait. It’s going to be exciting, and I’m looking forward to it. I know a good handful of the girls trying out as a couple are in Minnesota and one I recruited myself.”

Jennifer was also excited to meet three-time world champion and Softball Canada Hall of Famer, Team Canada head coach Mark Smith who has 27 years of experience in developing and leading high performing teams.

The team selected will compete in the World Cup, July 7-13, in Irvine, California, and the Canadian Open, July 15-21, in Surrey, B.C.

In August, Team Canada will be in Haarlem, Netherlands for the XIV ISF Women’s World Championships.

As a guest coach, Banford is not on the Team Canada coaching staff. She was however thrilled to be a part of the selection process and to work with some really talented and experienced softball coaches and players.

Jennifer tries to visit home, two or three times a year and she says, “I am always willing when back in town to educate people on what is out there. I would love people to have the same experience I’ve had. I worry that the kids in this area, don’t know just how many opportunities there are available to them.”

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Prescott golfer, Bruce Perrin put up a one under par 71 on the Iroquois golf course, Saturday to easily win the 2014 Men’s Open Tournament in a field of 56 competitors.

For the tournament, the players played the back holes 10 through 18 first, and then moved over onto the course’s front nine holes to finish it off.

Perrin played the course’s front nine holes at one under par 36, and was even on the back nine with a 35 for his 71.

Next up was Kevin Duvall who plays out of the Morrisburg Golf Club. Duvall was right on Perrin’s heels with a 75 (38-37) which gave him the low net in A flight with a 64.

Despite the high wind of the day, some solid scores were turned in with nine of the 17 A flight players breaking the 80 barrier.

Iroquois club member, Les Gilmour carded a strong 76 to finish third overall, and then with 77s were Matt O’Neil  of Morrisburg, Shawn Lapier of Iroquois and Kevin`Byrd of Prescott.

Lance LePage of Morrisburg shot a 78, and Troy Gilmour of Grafton and Brent Mattice of Iroquois tied with 79s.

Rob Kimmerly, the defending 2013 champion, came in with an 81.

In B flight, it was Jamie Pederson who took charge with a very solid 78. He posted a 40 on the front nine and added a 38 on the back for his winning B flight total.

Next up were Bill Blad of Greely and Bob Mann of Morrisburg with 81s. David Cassell of Prescott, Pete Zeran of Upper Canada and Liam Morrow of Cedar Glen in Williamsburg  all posted 82s. Cassell’s 82 gave him the low net score with a 68.

Finishing off the top B flight players were Richard Guthro from Upper Canada with an 83, and  Chris Barkley of  Iroquois and Jordi MacDonald of Upper Canada tied with 84s. 

Upper Canada’s Sam Laurin and Iroquois’ Kent Smith finished the day tied with 82s. With Smith not available for a playoff, Laurin got the nod for the flight’s top spot and Smith had C flight low net with a 66.

Eldon Horner (no club affiliation) and Mike Hlurchuk were next up with 88s and Mike Laurin of Upper Canada was carded an 89.

Lorey Blad of Prescott and Don Poland of Iroquois tied with 90s.

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Described as dedicated all-round athletes, AJ Jarvis, Casey McNairn and Jessica Hartle were named Seaway District High School’s Outstanding Athletes last Tuesday, June 17.

The three, all competitors in a number of sports, were described as hard working, dedicated team players, inspirations to their teammates and great ambassadors for Seaway.

A grade 11 student, Jarvis who was named the Outstanding Male Athlete has competed in a number of sports since he started high school. This year saw him on the volleyball and basketball courts and the soccer pitch. In addition to the Top Male Athlete award he was named the senior boys most valuable soccer player.

 Unfortunately, due to his high level of play on the ice (AJ played Junior A hockey level 2 hockey this past season with the Brockville Braves and some OHA hockey with the Kingston Frontenacs), he was ineligible to play for the Seaway Spartan boys hockey team. His presence was missed and he was however, among their biggest fans.

“AJ is an intense player and team mate,” said Mark Lewis who made the presentations. “He challenges himself and his team mates to be their very best always, including at practise.”

Named as Outstanding Female Athlete was grade 12 student Casey McNairn. Casey too is an all round athlete and throughout her high school career she has played a number of sports. This year Casey was co-captain of  Seaway’s senior girls’ EOSSAA championship volleyball team with Sophia Currier. She and Currier were also named this year’s senior girls volleyball MVPs.

Casey, who plays defence, received a certificate for her dedication from hockey coach Carrie Gilmour and shared the senior girls badminton MVP award with Danielle Whitteker.

Along with her talent and determination, Casey was described by Lewis as a “great team player, willing to give everything for the team to succeed.”

It is a truly huge honour for a student at Seaway to be named the recipient of the Irv Francis Award for excellence in Athletics, Academics and Sportsmanship, and so the fact that Jessica Hartle won the Irv Francis for a consecutive year, speaks for her abilities.

This year Jessica played volleyball, basketball, soccer and badminton. “Over her career at Seaway, Jessica was a true asset to the athletic department,” said Lewis. “She always helped out when needed and was a fierce competitor on the field. Jessica is a true example of a student-athlete who has served Seaway proudly.”

 

Seaway District High School

Athletic Awards 2013-2014 School Year

Irv Francis Award Winner-Jessica Hartle

Top Male Athlete-AJ Jarvis

Top Female Athlete-Casey McNairn

X-Country

MVP Brynn Gilmour

Perseverance winners Brandon Bass and Taylor Pratt

Dedication Certificate-Andrew Hanna

Volleyball

Senior girls: MVP-Sophia Currier & Casey McNairn

Sportsmanship-Jessica Hartle

Most Improved-Kaitlyn Geurkink

Junior girls: MVP-Kendra Buter & Kristina Howard

 Most Improved-Madison Drennan

Dedication Certificates-Elese St. Louis & Allison Lee

Sportsmanship Awards-Abby MacMillan & Teisha Mullin

Senior Boys: MVP-Devin Miller

 Sportsmanship-Andy Hunter.

Junior Boys: MVP-Cody Smail

Basketball

Senior girls: MVP-Tiffany Roskell

Junior Girls: MVP-Jane van Moorsel

Senior Boys: MVP-Luke Strader & Jordan St. Louis

Junior Boys: MVP-Dillan Sullivan

Dedication Cert.-Jean Guy Kronstal & Mitchell Woodward

Curling Medal- Jacob Graham

Golf Medal-Alice Cameron

Soccer

Senior Girls: MVP-Tiffany Roskell

Senior Girls Coaches Award-Melissa Stevens

Junior Girls: MVP-Elese St. Louis

Dedication Certificate-Cassie Hummel

Sportsmanship-Abby MacMillan

Senior Boys: MVP-AJ Jarvis

Most Dedicated-Tristen Hanes

Junior Boys: MVP-Cole Fowler

Sportsmanship: Andrew Hanna & Emily Hector

Tennis

Dedication Certificates: Austin Baxter & Michael Butler

Hockey

Girls MVP-Christyn Veinotte

Girls Character-Taylor Van Allen

Dedication-Mallorie Dejong & Casey McNairn

Sportsmanship-Melissa Stevens, Peyton Bradford

Boys MVP-Tanner Hummel & Jordan Smail

Boys Character-Josh Martineau

Dedication-Andrew Hanna & Cole Fowler

Sportsmanship Awards-Randy Keller & Zack Frawley

Badminton

Midget MVPs-Griffin Patterson & Randy Keller

Junior MVPs-Madison Drennan & Ashley Whitteker

Senior MVPs-Casey McNairn & Danielle Whitteker

Overall MVPs Ashley Whitteker & Danielle Whitteker

Dedication Awards-Jane van Moorsel, Darren Stinson, 

Maggie Wells & Logan Hummel

Sportsmanship Awards-Brittany Ault, Kody Arsenault

Track and Field

E for Effort-Cassie Hummel

Rookie of the Year-Kaitlyn Stewart

MVP Maggie Wells

Skating

Nathan Last Award-Kendra Buter

Coaches Award-Kaitlyn Stewart

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After the 62 competing players completed regulation play for the annual Morrisburg Golf Club’s Men’s Open on Saturday, June 21, a foursome found themselves heading back to the ninth tee.

The foursome consisted of Morrisburg Golf Club members Randy Casselman, Bob Mann and Matt O’Neil along with Lombard Glen golfer Travis Coughlin all of whom finished the 18 holes of play tied for low gross with 76’s to force a playoff.

After the first hole of sudden death play, Casselman and Mann put away their clubs with bogey fives. Coughlin stayed alive by dropping a 12 foot putt for a par, and O’Neil went down for a four with two putts.

Second time around, the momentum swung to Coughlin when O’Neil put his drive out of bounds on the par four, dog leg left, 305-yard ninth hole. Coughlin played safe for his par to claim the 2014 Men’s Open championship.

Coughlin played a steady game throughout the 18 holes. He turned the corner with a 38 and brought it home with a matching 38. After nine holes, O’Neil was one stroke back with a 39 to which he added a two over par 37.

Bob Mann’s 76 gave him the low net win in A flight with a 66 net score.

Following the 76s to a fabulous Open prize table was a 77 shot by Prescott golfer Tony Gilson and a pair of 78s shot by Rob Kimberly of Prescott and Paul Nooyen of Ottawa Hylands.

The final A flight golfer to break 80 was 2013 defending champ Lance LePage with a 79. LePage won the tournament in 2013 with a 73.

Leading the way in B flight was Lee Beaupre who won the flight with a 77, two strokes better than defending B champ Dave McClenaghan with his 79 total. The 79 gave McClenaghan the B net win with a 66 net score. Both are Morrisburg club golfers.

B flight was a strong Morrisburg affair with the next four winners all from the host club.

Donnie Mabo and Mike Laurin finished tieds with 81’s and Shawn Hummell shot an 84. Larry Gallinger tied Upper Canada’s Jim Beckstead with an 85.

The C flight win went to Will Mann of the Kingston area with an 87.

He was chased by Morrisburg golfers Steve Boucher with an 88 and Doug Warner with an 89.

Warner’s 89 gave him the C flight net championship with a 65 net.

Nationview golfers Ritchie Pitt (89) and Gary Smith (90) were next up. 

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The ladies section of the Morrisburg Golf Club entertained 67 women at the annual ladies friendly held last Tuesday, June 10.

Golfers attended from Iroquois, Prescott, Nationview, Rideau Glen, Cedar Glen and Morrisburg. The days started cloudy but the clouds gave way to sun and it ended up being a beautiful day.

For the event, participatns had to make a score using one score on the par 5s, two scores on the par 4s and three scores on the par 3s. They were given mulligan sto use on one drive, one ball in the sand, one ball in the water and one putt.

The two teams that came out on top at the end of the day were: Sheila Bush, Audrey Moore, Georgia Crawford and Libby Price; Denis Lebrun, Llinda Barkclay, Nellie Leightizer and Barb Townson.

The two teams that, not only had troubles counting the team score, but came out with the highest score were: Diane Tappin, Janie Connelly, Lydia Eamon and Brenda Clark; Sue Alexander, Mary Shore, Ruth Kelly and Peggy McPhail.

In addition 10 prizes were awarded for proximately prizes on hole 10 through 18.

Libby Price won for closest to the hanging flower basket, Diane Benau, closest to the pin, Sheila Bush closest to the pin on her second shot, Yvonne Mabo long drive, Ruth Kelly closest to the ditch,  Helen Youmelle long putt, Theresa McCaig closest to the hanging basket, Sheila Bush closest to the pin and Nellie Leightizer longest putt. 

Ladies night on Wednesday, June 11 was another rained out affair but the gals got together anyway to celebrated Carolyn Weegar’s 50th birthday. Fifty-two ladies were present for the surprise celebration and the ladies all wore purple which is Carolyn’s favourite colour.

The men did manage to dodge the showers on Thursday evening to get in some play. Low gross in A flight was won by Bobb Mann with a 36 while Jeff Cassell won B with a 39. A 44 gave Gus Dickson shot a 44 for the C flight win. 

Net winners were Lance LePage in A flight, Andy Patenaude in B and Keith Robinson in C.

Jason Denio and Gus Dickson won for their closest to the hole shots.

After two weeks of hard competition in the men’s night team event The Birdies and the Eagles are tied with 89 points. The Good Old Boys have 88 and The Beavers 87.

Coming up this Saturday, June 21 is the annual men’s open tournament. For more information you can contact the clubhouse at 613-543-3282. The day includes golf, prizes and dinner.

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