Vision_2018_02_22

SPORTS

The Rockland Nats crush the Navan Grads

ALEXIA MARSILLO alexia.marsillo@eap.on.ca

Jets are next with 37 points, the Vankleek Hill Cougars with 33, theMorrisburg Lions at 24, the South Grenville Rangers 20, Blackburn Inferno 11, and the Bytown Royals at the bottom with seven points. Their basement-level finishes in the 2017- 2018 schedule have eliminated Blackburn and Bytown from the NCJHL playoffs. But the February game schedule for the other four teams ahead of themdid not finish with the Family Day weekend. The NCJHL decided to hold a two-night pre-playoffmini-playoffs this week, putting the Rangers against the Jets, and the Lions against the Cougars. South Grenville and Morrisburg hosted the Tuesday night ope- ning game of the pre-playoffs mini. Wednes- day night, the Cougars face the Lions once more in Vankleek Hill while the Jets take off from their home ice against the Rangers. Results of the pre-playoffmini series will help determine whether or not the Cougars move on to the NCJHL playoffs rounds. St- Isidore and Clarence Creek are both secure in their berths for the playoffs. Rockland wasn’t ready to stop yet. Mat- thew Vermaeten found the back of the net 41 seconds into the second period, giving his team the 3-0 edge over the Grads. Joe McGrath then responded for Navan with his goal almost halfway through the period, but Nats’ Alex Robert widened his team’s lead with his goal a couple of minutes later. The third period was goalless for both teams, leaving the score 4-1 for the Nats. Alex Robert was named first star of the game for his goal and his two assists. Jacob Smith of the Navan Grads was the second star and the third star went to Nats’ Mathieu Blanchette. The Nats play next in Ottawa against the the Navan Grads at the Navan Memorial Centre. Raphael Gosselin fired things up for the Nats with his goal, barely two minutes into the first period, assisted by teammates Antoine Leblanc and Alex Robert. Mathieu Blanchette then gave the Nats a 2-0 lead with 45 seconds to go in the first period.

The RocklandNats played two away games over the weekend, beating the NavanGrads, but losing to the Kemptville 73s. The Nats took on Kemptville on Friday, February 16, at the North GrenvilleMunici- pal Centre, losing the game 2-1. Kemptville came out strong in the first period, scoring two goals. Joel Frazee scored both goals, barely five minutes apart, to give his team the 2-0 edge going into the second period. Jean-Sylvain Boyer then responded for the Nats with a goal, late in the second pe- riod. He was assisted by Jordan Power and Connor Beatty.The Rockland Nats were not able to find the back of the net again, and as the third period went scoreless, the Nats lost the game 2-1. The Nats really showed up during their next game, on Sunday, February 18, against

Les Nats de Rockland ont disputé deuxmatchs à l’extérieur au cours duweekend, battant les Grads de Navan, mais perdant contre les 73 de Kemptville. Les Nats joueront à domicile le dimanche 25 février contre les Bears de Smiths Falls, où ils les accueilleront avec un brunch des sucres, servi par La Cuisine Gimy. Les billets sont maintenant disponibles à la cantine de l’aréna CIH. —photo d’archives

Junior Senators on Wednesday, February 21, and then at the CIH Arena in Rockland on Friday, February 23, against the Nepean Raiders. The Nats are also playing at home

on Sunday, February 25, against the Smiths Falls Bears, where they will be hosting a Sugar Shack Brunch provided by La Cuisine Gimy. Tickets are now available at CIH.

Four NCJHL clubs have pre-playoffs round

Les filles de l’ÉSCP championne au ballon-volant

GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca

It is the last chance for two teams in the National Capital Junior Hockey League to win themselves a chance in the season playoffs series starting in March. For two other teams, it is onemore chance to show that they have already earned their berth in the playoffs. The regular season for the National Capi- tal Junior Hockey League (NCJHL) wrapped up over the Family Day weekend. As of Mon- day, the Papineauville Vikings finished the schedule with a win-loss record of 25-7 and 50 points overall in the overall standings, making them the top club in the junior C hockey league. In second place is the Gatineau Hull- Volant with 22-11 for their game record and 44 points. The North Dundas Rockets and the Cumberland Bandits are tied for third overall with 43 points each. Following after are the St-Isidore Eagles and the Clarence Creek Castors, also tied with each other at 41 points. The Metcalfe

L’équipe féminine junior de ballon-volant de l’École secondaire catholique de Plantagenet est revenue championne de la Classique des Mustangs qui se déroulait à l’école catholique St-Michael de Kemptville. Le tournoi a eu lieu le samedi 10 février. En grande finale, les Panthères l’ont emporté contre leur rivale de la ligue, les Dynamos de l’École secondaire catholique de Casselman, en deux manches de 25-23 et 25-9. —photo fournie

CLASSEMENTS NCJHL JUNIOR C NCJHL JUNIOR C STANDINGS

CLASSEMENTS CCHL JUNIOR A CCHL JUNIOR A STANDINGS

ROBINSON

POINTS

ÉQUIPES/TEAMS

POINTS

Carleton Place Canadians

102

Papineau Vikings

50

Brockville Braves

67 67 56 50 35 90 68 62 54 44 18

North Dundas Rockets Gatineau Hull-Volant Cumberland Bandits

45 44 43 41 41 37 33 24 20 11

Kanata Lasers

Pembroke Lumber Kings

Smiths Falls Bears Kemptville 73’s

St-Isidore Eagles

Clarence Castors

YZERMAN

POINTS

Metcalfe Jets

Ottawa Junior Senators Hawkesbury Hawks

Vankleek Hill Cougars

Les résultats de lamini-série avant les séries éliminatoires aideront à déterminer si les Cougars vont ou non passer aux séries éliminatoires de la NCJHL. St-Isidore et Clarence Creek sont tous les deux sécurisés dans leurs places pour les séries éliminatoires.. —photo archives

Morrisburg Lions

Cornwall Colts

South Grenville Rangers

Rockland Nationals

Blackburn Inferno

Nepean Raiders

Navan Grads

Bytown Royals

7

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