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The Glengarry DHS Gaels senior boys soccer team nabbed two more victories this morning to maintain the team's unbeaten regular-season record in SD&G league play. With that, the Gaels will finish first in the standings and host playoffs in Alexandria, on May 22. (The junior boys 'A' playoff tourney will also be in Alexandria.)

The top seed amongst senior 'A' girls teams is la Citadelle, which will host the senior and junior playoffs, also on May 22. The Gaels girls also won twice today to wrap up their regular season action and will compete as the second seed next week.

In 'AA' soccer, St. Joseph's will host all playoff matches, with the girls going May 21 and the boys on May 22.

The OFC Wildcats are scheduled to kick off their 2019 season in Toronto, playing the Thunder on May 18.

This summer marks a decade for the program, which offers provincial-level football for U20 athletes.

As the organization notes, "Wildcats players have gone on to play junior and university football, and to be drafted into the CFL. [As well,] our local coaches have gone on to be provincial and university level coaches.

The squad has a bye in week two and will play on the road versus the Oshawa Hawkeyes on June 1.

Cornwall's home opener, at Joe. St. Denis Field, is slated for Saturday, June 8, starting at 4 p.m.

Kirby Camplin returns to his role as head coach and will also serve as offensive co-ordinator. On offence, he will be assisted by Mitch Zappitelli, Jarret St. John, Costa Zarifi, and Dylan Hambleton.

The defensive co-ordinator is Alex Labonte, whose staff includes Jesse St. John, Kyle Labelle, Stephane Bigras, and Todd Sabourin.

Alex Zarifi is also part of the coaching crew, serving as film guy and general gofer.

Amongst the Glengarry boys on the roster are Max Sabourin, Steffon Lee, Derek Howes, Eric Cumberbatch, Patrick Cumberbatch, Alex Este, Rylan Duhart, and Odin Marfurt-Breakenridge. The squad also has Tagwi representation with Schuyler Schellenberg, Connor MacMillan, Tyler Murray, and Grayson Rutters.

Hosting a pair of soccer matches on Monday, Tagwi's junior girls team played to split results.

The Warriors dropped their opener 2-0 to Holy Trinity, before rebounding with a 1-0 victory over St. Joseph's. Morgan McRae had the Tagwi tally.

This week's edition of The News has more coverage and photos.

The abbreviated high school soccer season continued last Friday, despite the intermittent rainy conditions and puddle-laden fields. Among the action, Holy Trinity's junior girls took on Tagwi, playing to a 2-2 draw. The first photo below shows action from that match.

In the second image, Holy Trinity's junior boys are all smiles. 

Thanks to Mindy Gibbs for both photos. We will have coverage of these games and the rest of the league action in this week's edition of The Glengarry News.

The 2019 house league spring tackle football season is scheduled to hit the gridiron on Sunday, with games in Alexandria and Cornwall.

The field at GDHS will host a trio of Glengarry Gaels games, versus respective Cornwall #3 squads: tykes at 10 a.m., mosquitoes at 11:30 a.m., and bantams at 1 p.m.

There is no Glengarry team at the peewee level, though the Cornwall #1 peewees include Glengarry players and coaches. That squad is slated to play at CCVS, at noon.

The Glengarry Soccer League's 2019 outdoor season is set to kick off the week of May 20. Recently, new referees were put through their paces in preparation for the beautiful game.

Our latest photo gallery showcases high school soccer, including images from three May 6 matches. Be sure to check out this week's edition of The Glengarry News for all the details.

The May 8 edition of The Glengarry News has full coverage of the opening day of SDGAA high school soccer. Photos from three matches are available in our online galleries here.

The SDGAA high school soccer season kicks off today, including a slate of girls and boys matches at Char-Lan DHS in Williamstown, that include the senior Crusaders, Holy Trinity, and GDHS. Tagwi’s senior squads also begin plan today, at North Dundas. 

The SD&G season had originally been scheduled to begin last Wednesday, but was pushed delayed to field conditions and rain. 

Men sure to check this week’s edition of The Glengarry News for more schedule details, along with coverage of opening day. 

Image galleries showcasing last weekend's adult flag football league finale, as well as the opening night of ladies ball hockey action and a senior boys high school indoor soccer tournament can now be viewed on our website here.