Sports in the Glens

(By Ralph Austin)     The Stormont Yacht Club is off to a slow start this season. The boat launch had to be delayed by two weeks due to the ice in the bays and the cool wet weather.  The first planned event this year was the May 31 Sail Past, where boats of the fleet sailed past the Commodore's vessel and offered a courteous salute. Sail Past represents the official opening of the new season, followed by competitive racing on Saturdays and Sundays through the summer.

The Stormont Yacht Club would like to invite all those interested in learning to sail to come out to the club in Long Sault and experience the joy of meeting new friends and the excitement of sailing a sleek vessel on the Saint Lawrence River.  Boat owners are always eager to take potential sailors out for a beginners cruise.

The junior A Cornwall Colts have scheduled their 2014 prospects camp for June 28-29. Players with birth years 1999-95 are eligible to apply. For details, click here.

The CCHL junior Hawks may be in the off-season, but that hasn't stopped general manager Ian Henderson from keeping busy. In recent weeks, the team signed six new players. Read their bios here.

Our online photo galleries are bursting with shots taken at the EOSSAA high school soccer tournaments, held last week in the county. Check out our images here or on Flickr.

Senior soccer teams from GDHS (boys and girls) and Holy Trinity (girls) leftt the county today to compete in their respective OFSAA (provincial) tournaments. GD's girls will be in Windsor, while the Gaels boys are heading to London; both compete in the A loop. The Falcons girls will be in Collingwood to compete in the AA division.

The Pee Wee Poirier Memorial 3-Pitch Tournament, BBQ, and fundraiser, will be held at the Glengarry Sports Palace on Saturday, June 14. The event raises money to support local underprivileged children playing hockey in the ADMHA.

For information and to get involved, e-mail Jay Poirier at jaypoirier15@hotmail.com

The Celtics junior C lacrosse team, which includes several county players, has a 4-1 record so far this season. The squad is scheduled to next play on Thursday, June 5 at Cornwall's multi-sport complex. Game time is set for 8pm versus Kingston. Watch for Blain MacKay wearing #16, Quin MacDonell donning jersey #3, Liam Vipond as #24, and Brendan Vipond as #8.

Unfortunately, we ran out of space in the June 4 edition of The Glengarry News to get this achievement into the newspaper.  Last Sunday, all four Glengarry Gaels football teams won their games.

The mosquitos blanked Russell 31-0, the tykes beat Cornwall #1 with a 35-25 effort, the peewees shut down Cornwall for a 35-0 triumph, and the bantams prevailed 23-6 over Russell.

The Glengarry tykes, mosquitos, and peewees are all tied for first place in their divisions, while the bantams remain perfect at 4-0 for tops in their group and are already guaranteed a home playoff date, with two regular-season matches remaining.

Here are three photos from the May 27 girls soccer EOSSAA tournament in Alexandria. The photos were shot by our co-op student, Hayley Currier. For more photos, see our photo galleries and the June 4 edition of The Glengarry News.

Several pole vaulters from Char-Lan DHS, under the guidance of coach Rory Blackadder, had fine performances at East Regionals track and field last week, led by Brennan Seguin, who broke the midget boys record with a jump of 3.35 m. Emma Pasco won the midget girls event with a 2.40 m effort. Other Char-Lan results: Mackayla Petrie (2.10 m for 4th in midget girls), McKenna Mulhearn (2.25 m for second in junior girls), Ally Lecky (2.70 m for second in senior girls), and Nik Danaher (2.55 m for 4th in midget boys).

The athletes will be heading to OFSAA later this week in Mississauga.

Brennan Seguin clears the bar (photo by Rory Blackadder)

After going 1-1 on day one, the sister duo of Tori and Tosha Burns returns to the tennis court at OFSAA in Toronto for their third match of the competition. The Char-Lan DHS student-athletes are scheduled to play a team from Guelph.

The Burns sisters, Tori and Tosha, won their second tennis match this evening at OFSAA tennis in Toronto to advance to the second day of play tomorrow. The girls got the win after dropping their opening match.

Last week saw the senior boys soccer team from GDHS claim the EOSSAA championship. Read all about it, and the squad's preparation for OFSAA, in the June 4 edition of The Glengarry News.

The sister duo of Tori and Tosha Burns from Char-Lan DHS lost their opening OFSAA tennis match in Toronto today, 8-2, to a doubles team from Sarnia. Next up, the Burns will take on a pair from Collingwood at 630pm.

The junior girls soccer team matched their senior counterparts from GDHS, winning the EOSSAA crown last week in Alexandria. Read all about the Gaels' achievement in the June 4 edition of The Glengarry News.

Here is the EOSSAA championship GDHS girls senior soccer team which is heading to OFSAA this week. For all the details, see the June 4 edition of The Glengarry News.