Congratulations to my niece - Catherine Ducey

# 14 - Catherine Ducey

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Catherine Ducey carrying the Olympic Torch

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June 6th, 2013 NL Canada Games Women’s Indoor Volleyball Roster Announced

Team Roster

The final roster for the 2013 Canada Games Women's Volleyball Team for Newfoundland and Labrador is as follows:

Gillian Ricketts (St. John’s, NL)

Alison Poynter (St. John’s, NL)

 Maddie Lundrigan (CBS, NL) 

Krista Hogan (Stephenville, NL)

 Jill Snow (Bishop’s Falls,NL) 

Lauren Miller (Oromocto, NB) 

Drew Pardy (Grand Falls-Windsor, NL) 

Catherine Ducey (Mt. Pearl, NL)

Shelena Benoit (Port Au Mal, NL) 

Samantha Jubinville-Mah (Victoria, BC) 

Danielle Walsh (Corner Brook, NL) 

Amanda Whalen (CBS, NL)
Sarah Sheppard (Paradise, NL) (Alternate)

Coaching Staff
Megan Conroy, Head Coach (St. John’s, NL)

 Nathan Wareham, Assistant Coach (Corner Brook, NL) 

Terry Mosher, Manager (CBS, NL)

Catherine Ducey

 Congratulations Catherine - Well done !!!  

Catherine just made the Canada Games Volleyball Team, just finished her 2470th consecutive day of school k-12 with perfect attendance. And just got nominated for Provincial High School Volleyball player of the year, she is the only Grade 12 student on the official roster.

   

My family and I would like to congratulate Catherine for her hard work, perseverance and dedication to excellence. 

Catherine is the daughter of  proud parents of Al and Shirley Ducey of Mount Pearl. Actually, Al is my wife's brother.  Good luck !

Holy Cross strikes back with a 4-1 victory over Mount Pearl

Steve Delong

Holy Cross : 4 vs Mount Pearl : 1

Holy Cross, led by last seasons MVP and top goalscorer Steve Delong, defeated Mount Pearl by a  a very convincing 4-1 score. The win was Holy Cross's most complete game this year. After losing to the U-18 NL Games team on Sunday, there was no doubt Cross had a lot on their mind as they entered the game and they had a lot to prove. It was Tyler Forsey who currently leads the league  in the  goalscoring department  and the  player who was recently named  Molson Challenge Cup "Player of the Month" for May, who opened the scoring at the 14 minute mark .  The remainder of the first half  was very evenly played. Mount Pearl, who is on a youth kick this season, played very well.  But the best overall scoring opportunities came at the  28 minute mark and at 40 minutes when Steve Delong was robbed and missed on a  couple of glorious scoring opportunities.

Second half - All Holy Cross

The second half was much different. Cross came out and took control early and they quickly began to dominate. It was Steve Delong who was certainly the man of the match and he orchestrated Holy Cross's attack. Not only did he lead the team by scoring two goals,the guy was all over the field. He illustrated some fine passing , shooting and individual skills of the game. His first goal came at the 55 minute mark . Mount Pearl caught a big break at the 56 minute mark when Andrew Stanford startled his own goalie when he struck the ball and put it pass his own keeper. Stanford made up for that blunder when he scored his first goal of the season by heading the ball past the Mount Pearl keeper at the 63 minute mark. Stanford's goal allowed Holy cross to regain a two goal cushion and cruise through the remainder  of the half. Delong scored his second at the 89 minute mark as he tucked a beautiful ball into the corner of the Mount Pearl net.

My son Mark out for a stroll in Ottawa

Mark Dunphy and Meghan Banfield walk the new Findlay Creek boardwalk with their dog Brandy. Zigzagging 400 metres into the Leitrim wetland, the boardwalk allows residents and visitors to experience wetland nature.

Photograph by: Cole Burston , Ottawa Citizen

Read more: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/boardwalk+Findlay+Creek+wetland+trail+finally+opens/8451669/story.html#ixzz2VHXvaeCO

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Mark at the Canadian Nationals soccer championship

in Montreal 

Mark entering a Family  Skills Competition during a 

barbeque at Middle Cove 

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Molson Challenge Cup Play Resumes on Wednesday, June 05

 Telegram photo

Wednesday June 05 : 6: 30 PM  - Mount Pearl at Holy Cross  -- KGV

After a somewhat stunning upset on Sunday, the Holy Cross Crusaders will take to the field on Wednesday evening to play an up-beat Mount Pearl Challenge Cup team. Holy Cross will try to get back into their winning ways after losing 2 - 0 to the U-18's NL Games on Sunday while Mount Pearl are looking to continue to build on their winning ways after defeating, a very good,  Feildians squad by a 2-0 score on Friday evening.

Big win for the Games Team & sort of a wake-up call for Holy Cross

Canada Game team celebrate as they

defeat Holy Cross : 2-0

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Molson Challenge Cup Action

Goalscorers : Kyle Williams & Ryan Thistle

Shut-out: Thomas Pieroway - "He was simply outstanding!"

NL Games team upset Holy Cross

As KGV has been shut down for the first quarter of the Molson Challenge Cup season  due to ongoing work being done at the facility, the Holy Cross team didn't receive much of a  welcome to their home turf. They were defeated by a group of U-18's kids that are playing in the Molson Challenge Cup league on an exhibition basis. Basically, the Games team goal , at this point,is more about player development than it is about winning.  This club is preparing themselves for the  Canada Games which is to be played in QC in mid-August. This group is well coached by head coach Mike Power and his assistant's Paul Slaney & Matt Peddle and you can bet that just showing up to the field for the Challenge Cup teams, is not enough to beat these kids. This is the Games team's second victory early in this season.

 Ask Holy Cross ?

Holy Cross, who are currently the four time defending champions, can now attest  to the old  philosophy, " you must be ready  for all games in order to win". I can guarantee you that it doesn't take much for your competitors to get up and be ready to play the competition. I witnessed that for years when I played and coached in St. Lawrence. I also knew what it was like when I coached the Lawn Shamrocks and was preparing to play teams like Holy Cross and St. Lawrence.Holy Cross, who in the month of May went undefeated, illustrated today that anything can happen when one shows up not ready. Yes, the team was without a few regulars, Andre Le & Chris Pope, but this squad is very deep in talent and must be able to handle these sorts of circumstances. There is no doubt that the team this year are going through a transition period by having a new young coach. But one must remember that in  order to be successful with a team you must have a degree of consistency with your players.

A great season

Now that the first month or quarter of the season is in the history books, I feel we are in for some good competition. I don't think the upset today is the last of what we are going to see in 2013 but I do feel we have a lot of games left yet that could make it a very interesting season.

  

Two players having Fortune connection : Jordan Caines & Mitch King

Photo - Courtesy of Vicki Etchegary Lockyer

Two players currently competing in the Challenge Cup league having  ties

with the community of Fortune on the Burin Peninsula are :

# 21 : St. Lawrence Laurentian - Jordan Caines

#18 - CB Strikers FC  - Mitch King  

( Son of - Darin & Colleen King)

Laurentians Home Oponer --- Douglas paces St. Lawrence to a 4-0 shut-out victory over CBS

John Douglas records his lead leading

5th shut-out

St. Lawrence Labatt Laurentians: 4 vs CB Strikers FC: 0

Goalscorers : St. Lawrence

1. Sean Drew – 8 minute : PK

2. Jordan Caines – 73 minute

3. Clinton Edwards – 81 minute : PK

4. Stefan Slaney – 90 minute

Next Molson Challenge Cup Action - 

Sunday, June 2, 2013

1 PM --- CBS at St. Lawrence   : Centennial Field

1 PM --- NL Canada Games vs Holy Cross : KGV

Molson Challenge Cup Game Score - Date : Friday May 31, 2013 ------ Mount Pearl : 2 vs Feildians : 0

  Mount Pearl :2 vs Feildians: 0

Mount Pearl Goalscorers:
 Justin Pickford - 65 minute

Ryan Caines - 73 minute 

Shut-out : Luke Olmstead

Video : Stefan Slaney scores tying goal against Feildians - May 29 -2013

Feildian goalkeeper beaten on a shot taken by St. Lawrence

Laurentians #13 - Stefan Slaney

Stefan Slaney

Molson Challenge Cup Weekend Action: May 31 - June 01 - June 02 ; 2013

Friday - May 31	6:30	Mount Pearl at Feildians		Feildians Grounds
Saturday - June 1	4:00	Strikers FC at St. Lawrence		Centennial. Field
Sunday - June 2	1:00	NL Games at Holy Cross		KGV
Sunday - June 2	1:00	Strikers FC at St. Lawrence		Centennial. Field

Laurentians and Feildians tie : 1-1 ----------------- Canada Games defeat CBS; 2 -0

Game 1. St. Lawrence Labatt Laurentians: 2 vs Feildians/Ernst & Young: 2

Feildian Goalscorers: Tyler Windsor – 12 minute, Steven Johnson - 24 minute

St. Lawrence Goalscorers: Darren Pike – 27 minute, Stefan Slaney – 90 minute

Game 2. Techniplex Canada Games: 2 vs Strikers FC :0

Goalscorers : NL Canada Games : Kyle Williams - 39 minute , Ryan Thistle – 43 minute

Shut-out : Thomas Pieroway

Next Molson Challenge Cup Action

Friday – May 31	8:30 p.m	Mount Pearl – That ProLook-Molson	Feildian/Ernst & Young	KGV Note – Should the work being done at KGV not be completed, this game will be moved to Feildian Grounds – Starting time will be 6:30 PM
Sat. – June 1	4:00 p.m.	Strikers FC	St. Lawrence Labatt Laurentians	Centennial Field
Sunday – June 2	1:00 p.m.	Techniplex Canada Games	Holy Cross Kirby Group	KGV
Sunday – June 2	1:00 p.m.	Strikers FC	St. Lawrence  Labatt Laurentians	Centennial Field

May 29 -2013 : St. Lawrence vs Feildians - Location : Feildian Grounds

Wednesday - May 29, 2013 

Molson Challenge Cup Action

6:30	St. Lawrence Labatt Laurentians	at	Feildian/Ernst & Young	Feildian Grounds
8:00	Techniplex Canada Games	at	Strikers FC	Topsail Field

Holy Cross and St. Lawrence battle to a scoreless draw.

Veteran Laurentian Keeper - John Douglas  

4 consecutive shut-out

Holy Cross - Brandon Noseworthy

3 shut-outs this season 

Holy Cross: 0 vs St. Lawrence: 0

A very defensive game over-all with no more than a handful of good scoring opportunities. The tie was probably a victory of sort for the Laurentians. This tie now moves the Laurentians into first place in the over-all standings. St. Lawrence only dressed 13 players but played a very smart defensive game in earning the tie. John Douglas was the Laurentians key performer with a couple of good saves. Great efforts came from the Laurentians back-line; Clinton Edwards, Marc Pittman, Colin Power and Allan Dalton. It was no doubt that Cross were the more dominating team of the day but Holy Cross  lacked any sort of  cohesiveness as an offensive unit and as a result they couldn`t put anything behind Douglas. Zack Wade missed on a few glorious shots . Tyler Forsey , Jon Hawco, Jake Warren nor Steve Delong could really penetrate the Laurentians full-backs. With this sort of contest  being played,  I`m sure the Laurentians hit the shower with a smile on their face while this would not be the case for the Holy Cross squad.

Holy Cross blanks Mount Pearl: 3 - 0

Zack Wade -  2 goals

Tyler Forsey - 1 goal

Shut -out :Brandon Noseworthy

Laurentians blank CBS 5 -0 to post their third straight shut-out.

St. Lawrence - 5 vs CBS -0

Stefan Slaney (2), Mark Pittman (1), 

Sean Drew (1), Paul Slaney (1)

Shut -out : John Douglas

Excellent week-end of Molson Challenge Cup soccer coming up ----- Stay tuned !!!

Challenge Cup Action - Feildians at Mount Pearl

Saturday -May 25

4:00 PM - St. Lawrence at CBS

6:00 PM Holy Cross at Mount Pearl

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Sunday - May 26

1:00 PM - St. Lawrence at Holy Cross -Gushue Complex

Note: The St. Lawrence /Holy Cross Game originally 

scheduled for KGV will be played at the

Smallwood Park in Mount Pearl. 

This is due to the fact the work being done at KGV is not completed. 

Wednesday - May 22 --- Molson Challenge Cup Scores

6:30 --Feildians: 0 at Mount Pearl : 0
Shut-out : Bartellas - Feildians & Oldstead - MP

8:00 -- St. Lawrence: 4 at NL Canada Games; 0
Goalscorers:Stefan Slaney, Rudy Norman, Sean Drew, Paul  Slaney
Shut-out : Douglas

Challenge Cup Scores - May 15, 2013

1. Holy Cross : 1 vs Mount Pearl : 1

Tyler Forsey - HC
Chreitian - MP


2. Feildians :2 vs CBS: 0

Ian Manderville - Feildians
Zack Hynes - Feildians
Shut-out - Michael Bartellas

Holy Cross duo leads early season Challenge Cup scoring

Tyler Forsey - 4 goals

Jon Hawco - 3 goals

Challenge Cup – Scoring Leaders

 

Name	Team	Goals
Tyler Forsey	Holy Cross	4
Jon Hawco	Holy Cross	3
Colin Power	St. Lawrence	2
Aaron Buckington	Feildians	2
Scott Woodfine	Holy Cross	2
Steve Delong	Holy Cross	2

Molson Challenge Cup Stats - May 14-2013

2013 Challenge Cup Standings

Team	# Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals For	Goals Against		Points
Holy Cross Kirby Group	2	2	0	0	11	1		6
St. Lawrence Labatt Laurentians	2	2	0	0	6	1		6
Mt. Pearl/That Pro Look/Molson	3	2	1	0	4	3		6
Feildians Ernst & Young	1	1	0	0	2	1		3
Strikers FC	3	0	3	0	1	11		0