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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 Morrisburg Lions Junior hockey club is pleased to announce that former National Hockey League player Dan Frawley has joined the organization as the new head coach.

Frawley fills the gap created when Thom Raccine announced that he would not be returning at the end of last season.

Lions general manager Kevin Casselman, points out that the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League as a whole has developed from a smaller league to a much more dynamic league with larger visions, and with that, comes bigger challenges. 

“We have worked hard to bring our organization to the next level, and nurtured it to make it a success,” says Casselman.

Case in point, starting this season the Champions of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey league will compete in the “Eastern Canadian Junior Championship” against teams from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland The league has also joined in the formation of a committee which will works toward the formation of a Canadian National Junior B Championship in the future.

“The hiring of Dan comes at a great time for our organization,” says Casselman. “We are excited and confident with Dan’s leadership that we are taking that next step. It just reinforces the strategic plan for us to meet the new challenges that are ahead. We are proud that junior hockey will continue here in South Dundas.”

Casselman explains that the essential question after last season was  “what must we do” in fact “what must we become” if we are to continue in successfully navigating this organization into the future, and continuing to provide junior hockey here in South Dundas.”

Dan Frawley played for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey Association and the Cornwall Royals of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, where he was member of the Memorial Cup Championship team. 

He was drafted by the Chicago Black Hawks, 204th overall in the 1980 NHL Draft and he played with the Black Hawks during the 1984–85 season (his NHL rookie season). 

On the October 7, 1985, Frawley was picked up by the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team he spent the next four years with.

His leadership on the Penguins, was recognized with his appointment as team captain in October 1987, a role he would hand over to Mario Lemieux two months later, because of an injury that kept him out of the lineup.

In 1989, Frawley returned to the American Hockey League. He retired in 1993, but came out of retirement in 1995, and played two more years with the 1996 Calder Cup winning Rochester Americans of the AHL. He retired from professional hockey a second time in 1998, after the 1997–98 season.

In 2003, Dan was selected to the Rochester Americans hall of fame. His contributions as a long time player, and his work ethic earned him this honor.

Frawley, lives locally, and has a son who played in the South Dundas Minor Hockey Association.

The Lions 2012/2013 camp will be held at the Benson Centre in Cornwall on Saturday, August 25 (1-3 p.m.) and Sunday, August 26 (2-4 p.m.).

Four exhibition games have been lined up at the Benson Centre over Labour Day Weekend, with games at 7 p.m. against the Akwesasne Wolves on August 31 and September 1. South Grenville will play on September 2 at 3:30 p.m. and Char-Lan will play on September 3 at 3:30.

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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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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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With just two weeks of regular season play remaining in the Men’s Roller Hockey League, it remains anybody’s game.

After another week of action on, July 26, New Blue and White Lightning remain tied for the league’s top spot with 14 points.

Last Thursday night, New Blue trampled the Morewood Monkeys 16-5, while White Lightning doubled the Red Rockets 10-5.

Coming up this Thursday night, August 2, Lightning plays the Monkeys and New Blue takes on the Red Rockets.

Justin Elliott was back in form as he led the New Blue to the 16-5 win against the Morewood Monkey with eight goals. Jamie McIntosh, Garreth Cochrane and Connor Hodgson supplied two goals each and Tommy Keyes and Nick McGill added singles.

Will McIntire was in the New Blue net for the win.

Justin Heuff answered for the Monkeys with two goals and Chris Embury, Tyler Jones, and Jake Byers all scored singles.

Kyle Shane was in net for the Monkeys’ loss.

New Blue led 5-2 after the first period and added six more in the second to carry an 11-4 lead into the third period.

Dave Summers, Brandon Buma, Billy Henderson and Tyler Gallinger scored two goals each as Lightning nabbed the Red Rockets for a 10-5 victory.

The game was tied 2-2 at the end of the first period, but in the second, while goaltender Barret Brundige held the Rocket from the scoreboard, Lightning went to work for three goals and a 5-2 edge as they headed into the third period.

They out-scored the Rockets 5-3 in the third for the 10-5 win.

Steve Mattice and Rob Thurler added single goals for Lightning while Chad McMillan and Darrel Moore answered for the Rockets with two goals each and Chris Rice connect for a single.

Chris Sloan was in net for the Red Rockets loss.

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The excitement and anticipation was high for Luke Whitteker and the Whitteker Motorsports team last weekend (July 21-22) as they traveled to Kenly, North Carolina for Luke’s pavement racing debut at Southern National Motorsports Park. 

Luke arrived in North Carolina on Wednesday, and spent the night settling in, and preparing for a busy weekend.  

On Thursday, he went to the Race 101 shop, to scale the car, and load it in the hauler, getting ready for a day of practice on Friday, leading up to Saturday night’s race.  

Luke had three sessions on the track on Friday, and was gaining more speed and getting more comfortable in the car each time.

“We made a few practice runs here so far, and the car feels good so far,” says Whitteker.  “Hopefully the rain will stay away, and we can have a good day here tomorrow for our debut in the Race 101 car”.

On Saturday, Whitteker was back at Southern National Motorsports Park for some more practice, and then the race later in the day.  

Like the previous day, the more laps he ran, the more comfortable he was inside the Race 101 car.  While he was focused on the task at hand, Whitteker also kept an eye on the weather that was threatening to play a factor in his debut.

“We were really starting to get some speed, and get comfortable in the car after the second practice session,” said Whitteker.  “We just need to make a few tweaks to the setup to get the car a little better.  Unfortunately, it looks like rain soon, so we will see what happens here in the next little bit”.

As forecasted, the skies opened up just before final practice, and the race had to be postponed.  

Whitteker will return to Southern National Motorsports Park on August 11th for another attempt.  He will also race on September 29th.

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