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Submitted by D. Gallinger

MORRISBURG–The South Dundas Midget House Lions scored some big endings to some big games to sweep their Upper Canada Minor Hockey League East Division semi-final playoff series last week against the North Dundas Demons.

They opened the series on the Demons’ home turf with a 4-3 win when Derek Hutt connected for the winning goal with three seconds left on the clock. 

MORRISBURG–With his first year behind the bench now under his belt, Morrisburg Junior B Lions coach Marc Bissonnette, says, that he and assistant coach Thom Racine feel they accomplished all that they set out to do.

“I felt that the last quarter of the season we played pretty good,” said Racine following the Lions’ final game, a 12-1 loss to the Glens in Alexandria on Friday, February 12.

“Overall we battled hard. It was a big transition from the previous year when they (Lions) won only a couple of games.”

MORRISBURG–The South Dundas Midget House Lions wrapped up their first-round, four-point playoff series against the Smiths Falls Bears, with a pair of wins and are now preparing to take on the North Dundas Demons.

The Lions opened the series against the Bears with a 3-1 win on home ice on Monday, February 15.   

After a scoreless first period, the Lions took a 2-0 lead in the second period with Gareth Cochrane scoring the first goal, unassisted, and Brandon Foster making it 2-0 with help from Zac Lalonde and Derek Hutt. 

MORRISBURG–There’s a new club in town!

Calling all youth, ages 12 to 18 years. The Morrisburg and District Lions Club is in the process of establishing a LEO Club and is looking for youth who are interested in “making a difference” in their community.

“We have six members now, and we’ll take on as many as we can get,” says Lions Club president Keith Robinson. “We are setting up a LEO Club to provide the youth in our community the opportunity to get involved in volunteerism.”

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MORRISBURG–South Dundas Major Midget B Rep Lions won two of their last four league games, to collect just enough points to finish league play in fourth spot, one point up on Cornwall.  

After losing a 3-2 game to the Smiths Falls Bears at home on Wednesday, February 3rd,  the Lions travelled to Long Sault, on Monday, February 8th and played an exceptional game, beating the first place East Division Selects 4-1. 

MORRISBURG–The arena in Morrisburg promises to be the hot spot this Friday night as the NHL Alumni comes to town to take on local Law Enforcement All-Stars to raise money for Special Olympics Ontario.

Hockey fans can expect to see hockey’s reigning iron man and four time Stanley Cup winner Doug Jarvis whose NHL career included play with the Montreal Canadiens, the Washington Capitals and the Hartford Whalers.

The Seaway District High School Intermediate Basketball team produced a two win-one loss record at a tournament hosted by St. Michael’s Catholic High School in Kemptville last Tuesday, February 2. The Spartans lost their opening game 21-17 to St. Mary’s of Brockville but then rebounded for a 23-16 win against Nationview. Their second win of the day was against South Branch 32-16. Members of the team front are Evan Mullin.

CHESTERVILLE – The South Dundas Bantam C House girls had mixed results in recent Ontario Women’s Hockey League action.

On Monday, February 1 the Lions collected a 2-0 victory over the visiting Kemptville Storm.

Jodie Hall posted the Lions’ first goal late in the first period with help from Jessica Rutley and Kaitlyn Veinotte.

They held onto their narrow lead until late in the third period when Melissa Stevens counted from Breanne Froats to cement the 2-0 Lion win.