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By P. Blancher

U13 Girls defeat Ottawa Internationals

The Seaway Kickers U13 Girls team defeated the Ottawa Royals G2 team 4-2 at the Merkley Soccer Fields in Iroquois, on June 18. 

Ottawa claimed the lead early in the first half with back-to-back goals, making it 2-0. Late in the first half, Kicker Helene Bygott scored, with Sydney Piquette landing the tying goal moments later. At half-time, the score was 2-2. 

A goaltending change at half-time led to no further scoring by Ottawa. 

Early in the second half Piquette scored her second of the night, giving Seaway a 3-2 lead. Kiana Fredette scored on a penalty kick for added insurance. Final score, Seaway 4-Ottawa Internationals 2. 

They visit the Ottawa Royals G3 team at Bruff Park in Ottawa June 24. 

Kickers U13M team continues undefeated season

The U13 Mixed team hosted the Ottawa Internationals M1 team in Iroquois June 20. Scoring started early with a Seaway goal by David Swerdfeger, low and in the left corner. 

Moments later, Seaway’s Conner Dumoulin planted a strong shot in net, for a 2-0 Seaway advantage. 

Late in the first half, Ottawa landed a successful shot on Seaway goalie Shawn Dowson, to cut the Seaway lead to 2-1 at the half. 

Early in the second half, Seaway’s John Coligan netted a hard shot in the top right corner of the goal. 

Kurt Cutler and Jacob Byvelds finished it off giving the Kickers the 5-1 win.

The Kickers U13 Mixed team season record is six wins, no losses and no ties. They host the Nepean City’s M4 team in Iroquois, June 27. Game time is 6:30 p.m.

U15 Girls lose to Ottawa

The Seaway Kickers U15 Girls team lost to the Ottawa Royals G2 team, 2-1, at St. Joseph’s High School in Nepean on June 19. Jessica Ferguson scored for Seaway. 

The U15 Girls visit the Nepean HotSpurs G1 team on June 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Des Laurier High School in Nepean.

Another U18 Girls win

The Seaway Kickers U18 Girls team defeated Nepean City on June 17 in the second game of a home and home series, 6-1. 

Leslie-Ann Tupper scored four goals in the back-to-back rout. The U18 girls visit the Ottawa Internationals on June 24 at Hillcrest High School in Ottawa.

Correction

Last week, a goal for the U13 Mixed team was attributed to Dawson Markell, it should be attributed to Dawson Miller. We apologize for the error.

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U13M Kickers run up four wins

NEPEAN–The U13M Kickers stretched their season record to 5-0 with success in four consecutive road games last week.

On June 13, Seaway visited the Nepean City M1 team at the Centrepointe East field in Nepean. Nepean City where they produced a solid 6-1 win.

Nepean City scored first at the 10 minute mark with a shot high in the left corner which foiled Seaway’s goalie Shawn Dowson. 

Ten minutes later, the game was tied on a goal by Seaway forward Aaron Tibbin, assisted by David Vreman. 

Late in the first half, Seaway went up 3-1 on back-to-back goals from Conner Dumoulin, assisted by Kendrew Byers, and Oakley Beavers with Tibben on the assist. 

With two minutes left in the first half, Seaway midfielder Daniel Swerdfeger made if 4-1 on a penalty kick. 

Early in the second half, Dumoulin netted his second goal, with Byers on the assist. 

Seaway dominated the second half keeping Nepean City to two shots the whole half.

At the whistle, John Coligan landed a goal to end it ar 6-1 for Seaway. 

Byers collected three assists with the helper on the final goal.

With the Southside Soccer League expanding the 2013 season from 12 to 15 games, the Seaway Kickers U13M team played three away games on June 15 at Hillcrest High School and at École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité in Ottawa.

Game one was against the Ottawa Royals M2 team on the turf at Hillcrest High School.

Seaway won the game 6-0 with goalie Travis McInnis getting his first shutout of the season. 

Goals were scored by John Coligan(two), Brayden Blacquiere-Rizk, Shawn Dowson, Jake Cutler and David Swerdfeger.

Seaway faced the Ottawa Internationals M2 team on the artificial turf of Franco-Cité for game two. 

Seaway won 4-1, with goalie Shawn Dowson stopping 12 shots. 

Seaway goals were scored by John Coligan, Conner Dumolin, David Swerdfeger and Oakley Beavers.

Game three was also played on the artificial turf of Franco-Cité, with Seaway claiming a 4-1 win over the Nepean City M4 team. The hard-fought game saw many scoring attempts by Seaway and Nepean City, but Seaway’s goaltending duo of Shawn Dowson and Travis McInnis stopped 12 shots. 

Kickers Conner Dumoulin, Oakley Beavers, Dawson Markell and Travis McInnis netted four through Nepean City’s defence. 

The Seaway Kickers U13M team begin a five-game home stand in Iroquois at the Merkley Soccer Fields against the Ottawa Internationals M1 squad, June 20th, 6:30 p.m. game start.

U13 Girls play to 1-1 tie

The Seaway Kickers U13G team visited the Ottawa Internationals G2 team June 11 at the Ottawa TLC field in Vanier where they settled for a 1-1 tie.

Poor weather impacted the field but not the team, with Kristyn VanHoof scoring on Ottawa’s goal early in the first half.

Seaway maintained the 1-0 lead throughout the remaining first half and most of the second half. 

However with five minutes remaining, Ottawa tied the game  and that is how it ended.

Cameron Broad and Alyssa Grant shared goaltending duties. 

Seaway hosts the Ottawa Royals G2 team June 18 in Iroquois. Game time is 6:30 p.m. 

U15 Girls win at home

The Seaway Kickers U15 Girls team defeated the Ottawa Internationals G2 team 2-0 at home, June 12. 

The Seaway goals were netted by Shayna Van Beilen and Lauren Snyder. 

The U15 Girls team will visit the Ottawa Royals G2 team in Ottawa, on June 19.

U18 Girls land decisive win

A hat-trick performance from Lesley-Ann Tupper led the U18 Seaway Girls team to a 7-2 victory over the Nepean City G1 team in Iroquois last Monday, June 10. 

Nadine VanDodewaard and Kaitlyn Geurkink netted a goal each and Alyssa MacMillian scored twice in the victory. 

A rematch is scheduled for June 17, in Nepean.

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The rain forced the play indoors for the annual Morrisburg Ladies Friendly on Tuesday, June 11.

While the play outdoors had to be cancelled, indoors the 53 participating women played some cards and then enjoyed a wonderful lunch.

“All in all, it turned out to be a nice day,” said Morrisburg ladies captina Monique Patenaude. “We had a chance to talk with ladies we had not seen since last year.”

Twelve golfers were in attendance from Cedar Glen, six from Iroquois, two from Summer Heights, nine from Rideau Glen and 22 from Morrisburg.

Regular Wednesday evening play on June 12 was sponsored by Cook’s Corner Debbie Dennis and saw 53 ladies playing a round.

Prizes were awarded for putting skills with Tabatha Casselman winning with the least at 11. Anne Winters and Barb McWhinnie won for the most putts, their totals not given.

Jennifer Adams dropped her shot closest to the pin on the par three 17th hole, while Shannon Casselman dropped the longest putt on the 18th hole at 25 feet.

There were a few strings attached for the ladies who participated in the weekly ladies night on Wednesday, June 6. In fact there were quite a few strings attached as each golfer was given a length of string to be used to improve their ball position.

The rules of the night allowed that the string would be used anywhere, to remove a ball from a hazard, perhaps a bunker, or out from behind a tree. Why it could even correct an incorrect putt.

Using their strings to their advantage to top the evening were Monique Patenaude with a 38 and Linda Barclay with 39 in A/B flight.

In class B/C, Gisele Hooles won with a 43, and Kitty Moore was just a string away with a 44.

The evening sponsor was the McIntosh Country Inn. 

Gord Dillabough shot a 34 to lead the men’s night field last Thursday, June 13. Donnie Mabo won B flight with a 39 while Allan Patterson was the top shooter in C with a 43. Net wins went to Kevin Duvall in A flight, Sam Harwood in B and Bob Youmelle in C.

Dropping their shots closest to the pins were John Hickman on the 14th and Mick Mabo on the 17th. 

The evening was sponsored by the Morrisburg Leader.

The weather took its toll on June 6 with just 32 golfers actually getting out to play. The night was sponsored by Jim Whelan/Sun Life Financial.

Top shooters were Lee Beaupre in A flight, Dave McClenagan in B and Bob Youmelle in C. Net winners were Steve Boucher in A, Andy Patenaude in B and Bob Desrosiers in C.

Closest to the pin  winners were Andy Patenaude on the par three fifth hole, and Tom Whelan on the par 3 seventh.

Coming up this Thursday, June 20, the men’s night sponsor is Gary’s Automotive.

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ILLIAMSBURG – Cheryl Lowe shot a 43 to kick off the week at the weekly ladies night last Wednesday, June 12 at the Cedar Glen Golf Course. Lowe’s 43 gave her the low gross in A flight over Shari Boyd who finished with a 47.

In B flight, it was Janet Levere in the lead. Levere shot a 54 to edge out Sue McIntosh, who was one stroke back with a 55. The win in C flight went to Sandra Julien with a 57, while Jane Hess led the D flight golfers with a 52. 

Net winners were Pat Reaney in A flight, Elise Muir in B and Gerry McEwan in C. 

Barb Barkley landed her shot closest to the pin on the par three 12th hole, while Cheryl Lowe won the closest shot on the par three 15th.

In men’s night action on Thursday, June 13, Kurtis Barkley stepped into the A flight winners circle thanks to a 35. Darrell Shelp was next with a 37, while Lonnie MacIntosh and Lyle Schell posted the low net scores in A flight.

Harry Lalonde won B flight with a 40, while Hubert Barkley stole the show in C flight with a 45. Steve Wells rounded it out with a 51 for the win in D flight.

Nets wins went to Jeff Whitteker in B flight and Darwin Bird in C flight. Closest to the pin winners were Shaler Hill on the par three 6th hole and Harold Chalker on the ninth. Lyle Schell hit the longest drive.

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Seaway District High School Top Athletes 2012-2013

Top Seaway Female Athletes of the Year–Co-winners Terran Hall and Vicki van Hoof

Irv Francis Award winner for excellence in Athletics, Academics and Sportsmanship–Jessica Hartle

Top Seaway Intermediate Athletes: top Male Randy Keller, Top Female Jane van Moorsel.

Intermediate Top Sportsmanship Award Winners_David Swerdfeger and Abby MacMillan.

X-Country: MVP Darren Stinson; Perseverance Stormy Howard.

Intermediate: MVP Kaitlyn Stewart, John Mayhew.

Figure Skating: Award of Excellence-Ali van Hoof

Coaches Choice-Kendra Buter

Girls Basketball: Sr. MVP Shannon van Moorsel, Jr. Marcy Smith, Inter. Jane van Moorsel

Boys Basketball: Jr. Evan Mullin, Inter. Keane Vandodewaard.

Boys Volleyball: Sr. MVP Liam Coombes, Sportsmanship Chris Westervelt.

Jr. MVP – A.J. Jarvis, Inter. MVP Griffin Patterson

Girls Volleyball: Senior MVP Sarah Dickey, Sportsmanship Terran Hall.

Junior MVP Allison Lee, Most Improved Courtney Casselman and Kristina Howard.

Intermediate MVP Jane van Moorsel.

Hockey: Intermediate Most Improved John Mayhew, MVPs Griffin Patterson and Randy Keller.

Senior MVPs Brody Casselman and Shannon van Moorsel, 

Coaches Choice Josh Martineau and Vicki van Hoof

Intermediate Badminton: MVPs Jane van Moorsel, Emma Barkley.

Soccer: Senior MVP Terran Hall, Coaches Award Vicki van Hoof, Most Imp. Kailyn Douglas 

Junior MVP Sophia Currier, Coaches Choice Kendra Buter, Most Improved Kristina Howard.

Intermediate Girls MVP Teisha Mullin.

Varsity Boys soccer MVP Ryan Froats, Most Dedicated Cole Hoogwerf.

Intermediate Boys MVP Griffin Patterson.

Track and Field: MVP and Rookie of the Year Brynn Gilmour, E for Effort Taylor Webster

Intermediate MVPs Kaitlyn Stewart and David Swerdfeger.

Softball: MVPs Randy Keller and Cal Bilmer.

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In a rare day filled with sunshine, everyone was smiling as the 10 team Garry Shaver Memorial Blooperball tournament went to work, here Saturday, to raise $3,219 for the Dundas County Easter Seals council.

Organized by Barb Hodgson and Troy White with help from their friends, the day featured top notch action which was won by the Barn Muckers.

“We are fortunate to have people like Barb (Hodgson) and Troy (White) who put on events like this for us,” said Deanna MacKillican a member of the Dundas County Easter Seals council. “They really put a lot of work into this.”

MacKillican explained the $3,219 was raised through the tournament registrations, raffles and draws and will be used to assist families who have children registered with the Dundas County Council for Easter Seals.

The annual Garry Shaver Blooperball tournament is the second of three yearly events run by community volunteers in support of local Easter Seals children. Next up is the annual ball hockey organized by Brian and Tracey Shaver in Williamsburg in the fall.

MacKillican explained that numbers are down across the board. “We are down to just the three major fund raising events (the first is the Snowarama in February), we have just four council members on our board and we have probably less than 10 Easter Seals families registered with us.”

She says these are all numbers that the Dundas County Easter Seals Council would like to see increased.

For a number of years, the Council assisted some 16 to 17 registered Easter Seals families and MacKillican is unsure why fewer children are registered.

Easter Seals assists families in a number of ways including financial assistance of up to $3 000 per year, per child to help purchase essential mobility equipment such as wheelchair, walkers, ramps or lifts.

 Easter Seals also owns and operates two fully accessible summer camps and offers 10-day summer camp experiences. For children who either don’t want to or are unable to attend Easter Seals camp, financial assistance is available to attend another summer recreational activity of their choosing.

 Scholarships for young people with physical disabilities attending post secondary education are also available. 

Children/youth up to 19 years of age are eligible for services through Easter Seals.

MacKillican indicated the Council would also welcome some new members. With three of the four living in the Morrisburg area and the fourth from Kemptville, some representation from the north end of Dundas County (the Winchester and Chesterville) areas would be very beneficial.

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B. McNairn-Leader staff

IROQUOIS – Brynn Gilmour hasn’t let her first year of high school slow her down one bit on the track or otherwise. In fact, Gilmour has continued to quicken her pace throughout the current high school track and field season, bringing it to a successful conclusion at OFSAA last week in Oshawa, where she ran two personal best times.

Gilmour who began to train seriously, five years ago as she prepared for her Grade 6 school year at Iroquois Public, competed in both the 400m sprint and 800m at the Oshawa Civic Recreation Complex.

Although she failed to advance out of her heats, she put together personal best times in both events, gaining a good feel for the caliber of the athletes and for the intense excitement of competing at the provincial level.

“Brynn had an excellent year of competition culminating in her qualifying for the All-Ontario Championships,” says her Seaway High School coach Mark Lewis. “She worked hard all year and committed herself to achieving her goals.”

“She wanted to run under 60 seconds in the 400m dash, and was close to attaining this goal. She ended up running at 61.56 which was still a personal best (PB) by more than three seconds.”

In the 800m, the goal was 2:20 and she achieved it running in 2:20.92, which was a PB, a full nine seconds better than her time when she started the season.

“She barely missed qualifying for the final at OFSAA in the 800 and ended up with the ninth fastest time, actually running faster than one of the athletes who made the final,” says Lewis.

“She had a great year and was a joy to coach. She always worked hard and did everything we asked her to do, even if she didn’t feel confident doing it. Lindsay Waddell and Robyn Carriere and I were extremely proud of her accomplishments.”

For Brynn, her many races have been rewarding since her first season in grade 6. She credits her grandfather, Wayne Barkley, for peaking her interest.

“My grandfather took me everywhere. He got me started running around the neighbourhood.”

Throughout her elementary school career, she set numerous track records and consistently scored the honour of top girl at the annual Tournament of Champions.

In addition to her two days per week of high school training, Brynn trains three days a week in Brockville under coach Bob Tucker, who is with the Brockville Legion program. She runs one day per week on the weekend and takes one day off …the day off dependent upon her homework.

Lewis and Tucker coordinated her program at the start of the high school season, and according to Brynn it has “worked out fine. I work on distance with Bob and speed with Mr. Lewis. I am actually the luckiest athlete out there, as I have two really great coaches who are always there.”

A typical training session for Brynn runs 1.5 hours and includes arm and leg strengthening exercises. Training is year round, and, “yes” she says to everyone, “I run in the winter.”

For her mom and dad,  Dale  and Carrie Gilmour, it has been an interesting and, at times, nerve wracking experience. “When she was little she was always quick and always had endurance, so that’s why we began to think maybe she could look at it more seriously,” says Carrie. “It’s a huge commitment. She runs year round through snow and sleet. We didn’t realize there was so much science behind it all.”

Brynn began her first high school season with firsts in both of her events at the SD&G, despite the fact she was battling a flu bug. She ran the 400m in 1:05 which she says, “was not good” and the 800 in 2:33.

At a very windy EOSSAA she won the 400m with a time of 62 seconds and placed second in the 800 with a time of 2:27.

Then it was off to the East Regions meet where a personal best time of 2:22 gave her a second place finish in the 800 and a personal best time of 61 seconds put her in third spot in the 400.

The finishes allowed her to qualify for the All-Ontario.

Interviewed last Thursday before she left for OFSAA with her mom and coach Lewis, Brynn says she wasn’t nervous “yet”.

“I’ve had a pretty good season. I would like to be under 60 seconds in the 400, and I would like to run the 800 in 2:20 or under. Judging from my current times, they both seem attainable.”

Having now entered the high school level of competition, Brynn notes that “it’s a huge difference. The talent pool has opened up quite a bit. A lot of people who ran before drop it at the high school level.”

While you may not cross the finish line ahead of your competitors every time, every time you meet or surpass your personal goals at the finish line is a time to celebrate.

Those personal wins, and the experience of competing at a level that many just dream of, is what Brynn brought home with her from Oshawa.

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IROQUOIS-The Seaway Kickers U13 Mixed team began the 2013 season on June 6th against the Ottawa Internationals. The rain-soaked game at the fields at Bruff Park in Gloucester, saw the return of many players from last year’s squad.

This year’s team has 19 players, coached by Frank Waytowich and Sid Markell.

Seaway controlled the ball for a majority of the first half keeping the ball in Ottawa’s end. The Internationals scored first on a penalty kick at the 27 minute mark of the first half, to go up 1-0. 

Seaway out shot Ottawa, 10-3 for the half.

More pressure was applied by the Kickers, who dominated ball possession throughout the second half as the rain intensified.

At the 47 minute mark, Connor Dumoulin scored on a shot set up by Johnny Coligan, low to the left corner of the net to tie the game 1-1.

Coligan collected his second assist of the night, setting up Brayden Blacquiere-Rizk’s off-the-body shot into the Ottawa net, to make it 2-1 Seaway.

Ottawa struggled to tie the game, however, Seaway’s defense kept the ball out of their own end with only two attempts at Seaway’s net being made.

Seaway applied pressure late in the second half attempting four shots in less than two minutes, but the clock ran out.

Final score: Seaway Kickers 2, Ottawa Internationals 1.

Seaway out shot Ottawa 18-5. Shawn Dowson and Travis McInnis shared goalkeeping duties.

The U13M Kickers visit Nepean City in Ottawa, June 13, followed by a three game tournament on the weekend in Ottawa.

Big win for U18 girls

In U18G action on June 3, Dave Hartle’s Kickers took on the Ottawa Internationals on the Hillcrest High School turf and came away with a 4-1 victory.

Scoring for the Kickers were Alyssa MacMillan, Ashley Smith, Kaitlyn Geurkink and Lesley-Ann Tupper.

Taylor Visser collected the lone goal for the Internationals.

The U18 girls are coached by Hartle and Rhonda VanBeilen is the assistant coach.

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The South Dundas Soccer Association is pleased to announce that Morrisburg Home Hardware has signed as season sponsor for the 2013 Saturday Soccer Program. 

Morrisburg Home Hardware’s sponsorship covers the U11 Intermediate, U13 Senior, U15 Bantam and U19 Midget soccer divisions.

“We’re pleased to be sponsoring South Dundas Soccer this year,” said Dwayne and Lloya Sprague, owners of Morrisburg Home Hardware. “With so many kids involved, this is a great way for us to give back to the community and make a real difference.”

The 2013 Season has over 450 youth, ages 5-18, registered for a total of 34 teams and six divisions.

“Corporate support like this is extremely important to programs like the one offered by the South Dundas Soccer Association,” said Phillip Blancher, association vice-president and communications director.

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The weather may have been cold, but the baseball action was definitely hot when the 10th annual Casey at the Bat fast ball tournament took place at the Williamsburg diamonds, May 24-26.

Friday night, under grey skies, the tournament opened with two special presentations. 

On behalf of the Fast Ball Tournament, Lyle Schell presented Lisa Casselman, of the Dundas County Hospice, with a cheque for $1,200, the proceeds from the 2012 tournament. 

“With this cheque, we have now gone over the $10,000 mark in donations since the first Casey at the Bat 10 years ago,” Schell said. “We have made donations ranging from the cancer society to high school bursaries to the hospice.” Proceeds from the 2013 tournament, still being tabulated at press time, will be going to the Dundas County Hospice.

Then long time ball player and fan, Bert “Knappy” McIntosh, stepped up to the mound. Displaying the same form he must have had when he played ball with tournament namesake, Casey Schell in the 30s and 40s, Bert made the ceremonial toss.

The tournament hosted 10 teams this year. Eastmain, a Northern Quebec team, travelled 16 hours to take part in the event. Also entered in competition were the home team, the Williamsburg Cigars, Donnacona. Quebec, the Quebec Jrs,, the Napanee Jrs., the Ottawa Blitz, the Barrhaven Blues, the Domville Jrs., the Lyn Seniors and a team from Cornwall.

The home town Cigars gave ball fans plenty to cheer about all weekend long, despite the very unseasonable cold weather, and the constant threat of rain showers. 

In their 6:30 p.m. opener against Domville, the Cigars swept the decks with a score of 5-0. They repeated the magic with a score of 9-0 over the Eastmain team on Saturday.

Saturday afternoon, the Cigars played an exciting game against the Ottawa Blitz, highlighted by a home run from Matt Alkerton, and some strong pitching by Corey Alkerton. Williamsburg took the win 7-1.

On Sunday morning, the Cigars faced Lyn, and fought to a tough 7-7 tie.

The tournament was set up with two divisions of five teams each, round robin format. There were three games on Friday night, with 12 games scheduled on two playing fields on Saturday and eight games Sunday. The semi-finals and the finals took place on Sunday, late day.

Sunday afternoon, the Cigars, who placed first in the Casey Division, followed by the Blitz in second spot, took on the 2nd place finisher in the Sib Division, Donnacona. (Napanee was in first place in the Sib).

It was a hard fought contest against the strong, and scrappy Quebec team (they hit four bombs): unfortunately, the Cigars went down to a 8-1 defeat. This eliminated them from the final games of the tournament.

“We had a great team,” Schell said. “The guys all played their best.”

The final and deciding match was played between Donnacona and Napanee, and was won by Donnacona 11-2, with the Quebec team belting out four more home runs.

Donnacona is the team that eliminated the Cigars in the 2012 tournament. “I’m seriously thinking that maybe I won’t invite them next year,” Lyle Schell remarked, grinning.

Top pitcher honours went to Gregg Garrity of Donnacona, as did the top hitter nod to Mathieu Roy. 

Napanee player John Hass was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

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