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Round two set in senior men's Greenspon Cup battle

Submitted by sportseditor on 30 June 2009 - 1:49pm

Two games that were interrupted by storms last Friday, finally have been played, and the matchups are now set for round two of the GSL's senior men's Greenspon Cup.

Char-Lan prevailed in overtime against the Drillers on Monday night 4-3, but both teams move on since the Drillers have the best record among the three first-round losing squads.

In another opening game from Sunday, Greenfield clipped McCrimmon in another extra time battle, also 4-3.

Round two of the Greenspoon Cup will begin July 2 with a game between Char-Lan and Greenfield to be played at the Island Park in Alexandria. Kickoff is slated for 8:30 p.m.

Two days later also at the Island Park, the Drillers will take on Glen Nevis in another 8:30 p.m. start.

The Greenspon Cup final, originally scheduled for July 4 following the ladies cup championship match, will be played next week sometime, on a date yet to be determined.

Spectacular rollover highlights speedway action

Submitted by sportseditor on 30 June 2009 - 1:30pm

A spectacular rollover involving a driver from St. Andrew's West punctuated a full night of action last Sunday at the Cornwall Motor Speedway.

Gage Morin, aged 16, was driving car #16 in the modifieds division when he was involved in what Speedway General Manager Carol Morin-Flanagan describes as "an extreme heart-stopping rollover" during his heat race on June 28. Fortunately, the driver was only a little shaken up and able to walk away from the incident just fine. The car, however, was another story.

The driver is sponsored by two Glengarry companies: D & A Tractor Sales (Don Routhier) and and B & L Metals (Andy Lubbers and Dave Bissonnette).

This Sunday, July 5, the schedule at the speedway includes a 50-lap race in the MrDIRTcar Sportsman class, the third race in the Mohawk Race Parts Pro-stock series, a modifieds feature, and a mini-stocks feature.

Swimming pool to reopen Monday, July 6

Submitted by sportseditor on 29 June 2009 - 1:14pm

The renovated swimming pool at Alexandria's Glengarry Memorial hospital is scheduled to reopen for lessons and family swims on Monday, July 6.

For a full schedule and information on programming at the facility, visit this website.

Minor football playoffs continue

Submitted by sportseditor on 27 June 2009 - 3:49pm

On Sunday, spring minor football will hold its final games to mark the end of the season. The bantam title will come down to a battle between 138 Motor and Tire Sales and Laframboise Mechanical.

Last weekend, a playoff semifinal proved to be the most entertaining of the weekend, with the outcome in doubt right down to the final play when 138 Motor and Tire Sales Bantam Wildcats edged out Malone 37-30. Outstanding play on offence saved Cornwall from a late charge by Malone. Quarterback Jarret St. John accounted for four TDs, two with his legs and two with his arm to receivers Ryan O'Rourke and Nick Gauthier. Running back Matt Mondoux proved too fast for the Malone defenders, scoring two touchdowns of his own last Sunday, including a 100-yard return of the opening kickoff. Cornwall played inspired football for their injured comrades and valued starters Owen Stevens and Brody Tate.

The other bantam semi saw the United Counties Warriors fall to the Laframboise Mechanical Wildcats 8-1 with Ryan Regnier accounting for the only major score in what was a tough defensive, hard-hitting battle.

Midgets

Two Wildcat Midget squads squared off last weekend with the Scotia McCleod Cats defeating the 138 Motor and Tire Sales team 22-9. Nick Howard led the way for Scotia scoring two touchdowns on the day. The game was much closer than the score indicates as Scotia held a 15-9 lead until the last minute of the fourth quarter, when turnovers proved fatal for 138. Scotia will now travel to Russel for this Sunday's final against the well-rested Renegades.

Russell earned a win last weekend on a forfeit when Malone was unable to field enough players.

Peewees

At the Peewee level the Thompson Rosemount Wildcats advanced to the final with a sound victory over Russel 30-0. The Wildcats' attack was led by running back Rhyland Taylor who would find the end zone a couple of times on the day as well as the running and passing of quarterback Jeremy Pike with one of his passes connecting for a score to Derek Dionne. On defence the team earned a shutout on the leadership of Shane Saunders, Nick Baker, and Josh Hodgson.

Mosquitos

In Russell last Sunday,the Wildcats Red mosquito team lost to a tough Russell squad 40-12. Russell play in Cornwall tomorrow against the Blackcats in the final.

Tykes

The C2 Wildcats were on the road last weekend, losing to the number one Russell side, while the C1 squad defeated Russel #2 with a 48-18 effort. The C1s will next travel back to Russell tomorrow for the tyke final against the hometown Renegades, a team that remains undefeated.

Warriors eliminate Cornwall Wildcats #3 in spring football playoffs

Submitted by sportseditor on 18 June 2009 - 1:23pm

The United Counties Warriors bantam football team eliminated Cornwall's #3 Wildcats squad on Wednesday night in a playoff opener played on the pristine pitch at Tagwi.

The victory for the Warriors was the second straight against this team, having beaten the Wildcats last Sunday in Cornwall to finish off the regular season.

UC ended up third in the standings with a record of 4 wins, 1 tie, and 1 loss, even with Cornwall #2. However, the #2 Wildcats earned the second seed, and a bye through the first playoff round, based on fewer points allowed.

Cornwall #3, meanwhile, had won just once in the regular season, though did have some chances against the Warriors on Wednesday night before UC's defence slammed the door twice stymying Cornwall with goal to go.

UC nonetheless prevailed in the battle with a 22-13 effort and will move on to play Cornwall #2 on Sunday. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. at Joe St. Denis Field in Cornwall. During the regular season, the Warriors tied the #2 squad 12-12 in their only meeting.

Great Raisin River Foot Race returns soon

Submitted by sean on 16 June 2009 - 12:27pm

The Great Raisin River Foot Race will again be part of the Williamstown Fair in August, though runners are encouraged to register early, before June 30, if they wish to order a special T-shirt that recognizes the history of one of the community's institutions, the Nor'Westers and Loyalist Museum.

This year, the commemorative T-shirt is an option, as organizers wanted to keep the race entry fee as low as possibly to encourage family participation. Entry to the August 9 race costs just $15 and can be completed online by clicking here. T-shirts can also be ordered through this link for runners, while others interested in ordering just the T-shirt ($15) should call Race Directors Sheila and Wendell Lafave at 613-347-3206.

Special Clinic

On the Wednesday prior to race day, noted runner Bill Rodgers, a four-time winner of both the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon, will visit Williamstown for a free clinic. The event will be held August 5, starting at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds, to be followed by a "friendship run."

More information

For more information on the fair, the race, and the clinic, visit www.williamstownfair.com

United Counties Warriors to battle Cornwall #3 Wildcats in playoffs

Submitted by sean on 16 June 2009 - 12:09pm

Bantam spring football playoffs begin Wednesday night on the gridiron at Tagwi Secondary School as the United Counties Warriors are set to host Cornwall's #3 Wildcats team.

Last Sunday, the Warriors beat these same Wildcats 29-14 to close out the regular season.

Kickoff is slated for 6:15 p.m.

GDHS senior girls score soccer gold at OFSAA

Submitted by sportseditor on 6 June 2009 - 4:33pm

Today at the provincial 'A' high school soccer championship, the senior girls team from Glengarry District High School won the gold medal, taking top honours for the second time in five years.

Over the course of this year's tournament, the Gaels allowed just one goal against in six games played, while generally dominating offensively as well. On day one, the girls scored 21 goals in two games, adding 12 more on day two and four markers in action today. The gold medal match pitted GD against Villanova College this afternoon, with the Gaels, the tourney's second seed, coming out on top with a 1-0 decision to capture the Ontario high school championship.

Look in the upcoming June 10 edition of The News for a full wrapup of the girls' experience at OFSAA.

Glengarry high school athletes compete this week at OFSAA

Submitted by sportseditor on 3 June 2009 - 1:45pm

The EOSSAA champion senior girls soccer team from Glengarry District High School in Alexandria is competing at the OFSAA 'A' soccer tournament in Smithville (in the Niagara region) from June 4-6. The Gaels are seeded second overall.

Schedule/results

Results will be added to the schedule as they become available.

Game 1: Thursday, 9 a.m., vs ESC Hearst. RESULT: 10-0 win.
Game 2: Thursday, 1 p.m., vs ESC Nouvelle Alliance (from Barrie). RESULT: 11-1 win.
Game 3: Friday, 9 a.m., vs Rockway Mennonite Collegiate (from Kitchener). RESULT: 5-0 win.
Quarter-final: Friday, 3 p.m. vs Acton DHS. RESULT: 7-0 win.
Semifinal: Saturday, 9 a.m. vs Trinity College. RESULT: 3-0 win.
Gold medal final: Saturday, 3 p.m. vs Villanova College. RESULT: 1-0 win. GDHS takes OFSAA 'A' girls soccer title.

OFSAA Track and Field

As well, seven of the county's athletes are competing at the provincial high school track and field meet in Toronto.

Representing Williamstown's Char-Lan District High School are pole vaulters Meaghan MacDougall (seeded 6th), Meaghan Henderson, Kyle MacDougall, Nelson Cecereu, Eric Ming, and Ryan Robertson, while Jacob Cameron is running for GDHS in both the 3000 metre (seeded 4th) and 1500 metre races.

GDHS senior girls, Char-Lan junior girls win EOSSAA soccer

Submitted by sportseditor on 29 May 2009 - 11:38am

Two of the county's teams won championships at the EOSSAA soccer tournament in Carleton Place this week.

The senior girls from GDHS took the title with a win over Notre Dame and are now preparing for a trip to OFSAA next week , while Char-Lan juniors also won an EOSSAA crown.

Interestingly, both squads were SD&G runners-up in their respective divisions.

Full slate of minor football games scheduled for Sunday

Submitted by sportseditor on 29 May 2009 - 11:00am

A full day of minor football games will take to the gridiron on Sunday, with Cornwall's #1 and #3 tyke teams kicking things off at 9 a.m. Matches continue throughout the day, culminating with a bantam battle at 6 p.m. between the United Counties Warriors and Cornwall #2.

In the standings, three times are tied for the lead in the midget division with a record of three wins and one loss. The squads include two local ones, 138 Motors and Scotia McLeod, along with Russell. In the bantam pool, 138 Motors tops the list with a 4-0 record, with Laframboise second (3-1) and United Counties third (2-1). The peewee leader is Hunt Insurance (2-0), while the Black Cats (2-0) are on top in mosquito play. The tyke division leaders are Russell #1 and Russell #2 in first and second place respectively.

Glengarry soccer season officially begins Sunday

Submitted by sportseditor on 20 May 2009 - 8:16pm

Sunday will mark the official beginning of summer in Glengarry as the Glengarry Soccer League's season kicks off with the senior editions of the Gerald MacDonald tournament.

Women's schedule (all games to be played on the arena pitch in Alexandria)

9 a.m.: Glen Nevis vs T2
10 a.m.: Alexandria vs Vankleek Hill
11 a.m.: Char-Lan vs Laggan
1 p.m.: winner game one vs winner game two
3 p.m.: winner game three vs winner of semifinal - championship match

Men's schedule

10 a.m.: Drillers vs Stingers (park south field)
11 a.m.: Char-Lan vs Greenfield (park south field)
noon: Glen Nevis vs McCrimmon (arena field)
2 p.m.: winner game one vs winner game two (arena field)
4 p.m.: winner game three vs winner of semifinal - championship match (arena field)

Williamstown athlete called up to play soccer for Canada again

Submitted by sportseditor on 20 May 2009 - 8:09pm

Christina Julien, aged 21, of Williamstown will once again wear the maple leaf, having been called up for Canada's upcoming friendly against the USA.

The much honoured student-athlete at James Madison University in Virginia and graduate of Char-Lan DHS will play for Canada's national women's soccer team for the second time, having suited up earlier this spring in the Cyprus Cup where she scored a goal.

Her next outing will come on home soil, playing Monday, May 25 in Toronto at BMO Field against the American side. For soccer fans who cannot make it to Toronto for the match, it will be televised on Sportsnet.

Look for Julien to be a starting forward with veteran captain Christine Sinclair. The duo was dynamite in Europe. The Glengarrian will be wearing #11.

Tagwi ruggers wins big with running game

Submitted by sportseditor on 20 May 2009 - 6:29pm

Tagwi's senior boys rugby team dominated Holy Trinity today on the scoreboard, winning 27-5. The Warriors were successful with a strong running game that found openings in the Falcons' defence.

HT managed the opening try, but from there the scoring was all Tagwi. Nonetheless, the Falcons did threaten at times, coming close to the try line on several occasions before they were stymied by the Warriors.

With the win, Tagwi still has a shot at top spot in the SD&G standings, and with it a berth at EOSSAA. All that will be determined by Friday when the regular-season schedule wraps up.

The Warriors' other teams, varsity girls and junior boys, both have already been delclared SD&G champions.

County to host high school soccer playoffs on Friday

Submitted by sportseditor on 20 May 2009 - 12:10pm

Playoff action in all four divisions of high school A soccer (senior boys, senior girls, junior boys, and junior girls) will take place Friday, May 22 on fields in the county.

First-place GDHS will host the senior girls tournament, while Char-Lan will host senior boys and both junior tourneys, since Crusader teams topped the standings in each of those divisions.

Junior schedule

All games will be played at Char-Lan DHS in Williamstown:

9:30 a.m.: girls semifinals

Holy Trinity (4th) vs Char-Lan (1st)
Russell (3rd) vs GDHS (2nd)

11 a.m.: boys semifinals

Tagwi (4th) vs Char-Lan (1st)
Russell (3rd) vs GDHS (2nd)

12:30 p.m.: boys championship match

2 p.m.: girls championship match

Senior schedule

Boys playoffs at Char-Lan DHS in Williamstown

9:30 a.m.: Tagwi (4th) vs Char-Lan (1st)
11 a.m.: GDHS (3rd) vs Seaway (2nd)
2 p.m.: championship match

Girls playoffs at GDHS in Alexandria

11 a.m.: Tagwi (4th) vs GDHS (1st) and Char-Lan (3rd) vs L'Heritage (2nd)
1 p.m.: championship match

High school soccer results from Tuesday

Submitted by sportseditor on 20 May 2009 - 12:04pm

Results from the last regular-season day of senior A high school soccer, tournaments at Seaway and Russell on May 19:

Boys

Char-Lan 1 vs GDHS 1
GDHS 6 vs Russell 0
Seaway 2 vs Holy Trinity 1
Holy Trinity 1 vs Tagwi 0
Char-Lan 8 vs Rothwell-Osnabruck 0

Girls

Tagwi 3 vs Seaway 0
L'Heritage 2 vs Tagwi 1
Seaway 2 vs Holy Trinity 1
Tagwi 2 vs Holy Trinity 0
GDHS 4 vs Char-Lan 2
GDHS 4 vs Russell 0
Char-Lan 6 vs Rothwell-Osnabruck 0

Minor football roundup from last weekend

Submitted by sportseditor on 20 May 2009 - 12:01pm

Week 3 of football for the CMFA Wildcats went down this past Sunday under windy and chilly conditions but mother nature couldn't spoil the fun in what proved to be an entertaining afternoon.

The Tyke level saw Cornwall's C2 cats vs their hometown rival C3 cats with C2 pulling out the win 48-27. Special mention goes to Simon Martel and Justin Lamoureux for their intense play on the day. The other Tyke matchup featured two Russel teams with R1 defeating R2 by a score of 22-18.

At the Mosquito level Cornwalls Blackcats travelled to Russel and improved to 2-0 on the season with a 22-6 win. All three of Cornwalls majors as well as two 2 point conversions were provided by standout running back Kaelan Leroux. Cornwalls defence was tough stopping a first and goal for Russel that resulted in a fumble recovery for Alex Winters. A total team effort on defence lead to the solid win for the Blackcats.

The winning on the road continued at the PeeWee level with the Hunt Insurace Wildcats also improving to 2-0 by dominating the hometown Russel team 35-6. Quarterback Bailey Malyon had a huge day for his team rushing for two td's,one on a sneak and the other from 11 yards out. Malyon would also hook up on a pass of twenty yards to wideout Chris Millward following a fumble recovery by Nolan Terrance. Maylon's legs proved to be for more than running the ball as he also booted five extra points. Hunt's other two majors came on the defensive side of the ball on outstanding play by Justin Cloutier who had a big sack that caused a fumble,returned another fumble for a score,and also had a 75 yard interception return for a touchdown. Justin Won also chipped in with an interception for Cornwall.

The first Bantam game of the day featured the Freedom55 Wildcats against visitors Malone. A defensive struggle kept this game low in scoring,resulting in a final deadlock of 6-6. The out of town game featured Russel in Plattsburgh with Russel posting a 44-0 shutout.

The last Bantam game of the afternoon pitted 138 motor and tire sales versus Laframboise Mechanical in what turned out to be a hard hitting defensive battle. The game remained scoreless till the fourth quarter until 138 finally took control and went on to win 22-0.
138 got two touchdowns from running back Matt Mondoux on runs of 30 and 20 yards and a third Td on a sneak from quarterback Derek McDonald.McDonald also converted a td on the ground as well as throwing for two points to Bryan belanger. Laframboise controlled the ball for most of the first half with strong running from Brent Massia,but failed to punch it in for the score. Massia and Linebacker Ryan Regnier each had an interception to stall 138 drives. Quarterback Josh Millward also had a strong showing for Laframboise. Strong defensive perfomances by Owen Steven's who blocked a punt and Ryan Robertson with a fumble recovery late in the game helped pace the 138 squad on to victory.

At the Midget level the 138 motor and tire sales team played host to visitors Malone, a back and forth battle in the first two quarters had 138 up 26-18 at the half. The second half proved more one sided as the cats would pull away for the 44-18 win. Three of Cornwall's touchdowns would come on the ground with one for Cody Young, one for Nick Debelfuille and the third a 50 yard dash for Derek Michaud. Debelfuille also had an interception on the day. Wideout Bruno Cambolo also found the endzone on a pass from Kevin Alenik. Cambolo had a catch on defence as well,hauling in an interception. Jesse Mcphail provided some highlights for 138 as well returning a Malone kickoff 65 yards for a score. Excellent blocking from massive offensive lineman Kyle Handy opened up big holes for his runners.

The other two Cornwall squads faced off in the other Midget game at Joe St.Denis field with the Scotia Mcleod Wildcats posting their second straight shutout in a 14-0 win over Wilson's funeral. Scotia's ground game has been solid all season and Sunday proved no different as both of their touchdowns came on the ground from running backs Jordan Wurah and Nick Howard who are proving themselves to be a two headed monster out of the backfield. Kyle Smith had a two point conversion on a pass from Owen O'Reilly. Team effort on defence kept Wilson's from sustaining any pressure.

The third Midget game was played in Plattsburgh with visitors Russel blanking the home team in a 22-0 win.

Looking ahead, Joe St. Denis Field in Cornwall will host a full day of games on Sunday, May 24.

Glengarry Soccer League calls emergency meeting

Submitted by sportseditor on 14 May 2009 - 3:05pm

A closed-door emergency meeting has been called by the Glengarry Soccer League for tonight, May 14, to deal with issues surrounding the cancelled U19 Girls team that was to have played out of Glen Sandfield. As well, on the table will be the decision of Glen Sandfield to cancel all its minor teams this year in protest.

GSL President Jamie MacCulloch says the hastily scheduled meeting will provide an opportunity to clarify the issues and explain the rules that have been enforced, with the league's schedule hanging in the balance, set to begin in just over a week.

This meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m., to be held in the side room at the Atlantic Hotel in Alexandria.

High school baseball title up for grabs Friday

Submitted by sportseditor on 14 May 2009 - 2:11pm

Holy Trinity and St. Joseph's will do battle in an all-Catholic-school final to determing the SD&G high school baseball champion on Friday.

In round-robin play last week, the Falcons won their pool with victories over La Citadelle and GDHS.

Game time for the final is 1 p.m. at Legion Park in Cornwall.

Soccer wraps up for high school teams

Submitted by sportseditor on 12 May 2009 - 12:05pm

The regular season of high school soccer is already winding down, with the following games on the remaining docket:

May 13 at Tagwi, senior tournament

1 p.m. GDHS boys vs Tagwi, GDHS girls vs Tagwi
3:30 p.m. GDHS boys vs Seaway, GDHS girls vs Seaway
4:45 p.m. Tagwi boys vs Rothwell-Osnabruck, Tagwi girls vs Rothwell-Osnabruck

May 13 at Holy Trinity, senior tournament

noon: Holy Trinity boys vs Char-Lan, Holy Trinity girls vs Char-Lan
2:30 p.m. Char-Lan boys vs Russell, Char-Lan girls vs Russell
3:45 p.m. Char-Lan girls vs L'Heritage
5 p.m. Holy Trinity boys vs Russell, Holy Trinity girls vs Russell

May 13 in Russell, junior tournament

Char-Lan and Holy Trinity boys and girls teams competing

May 14 at GDHS, junior tournament (NEW DATE)

1 p.m. Tagwi girls vs GDHS
2:15 p.m. Tagwi boys vs GDHS
rescheduled games from last Friday (GD boys vs Char-Lan, Tagwi boys vs Holy Trinity)

May 19 at Seaway, senior tournament

Tagwi and Holy Trinity girls and boys teams competing

May 19 at Russell, senior tournament

GDHS and Char-Lan boys and girls teams competing; play head-to-head at 1 p.m.

May 22: Playoffs at home of first-place team in each division

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