playoffs

The senior and junior boys soccer teams at Glengarry District High School scored respective victories this morning over Char-Lan and Tagwi to advance to this afternoon's SD&G championships matches. The senior final is scheduled for a 3 p.m. start, with the junior final at 4:30 p.m.

On the girls side, GDHS' varsity squad blanked Char-Lan, in Cornwall, to advance to the senior 'A' final versus host and top seed la Citadelle.

The junior girls final will feature Tagwi versus the winner of the semifinal currently underway.

Note: for junior boys and junior girls, the finalists will all advance to EOSSAA, regardless of the outcome of the games, as there are extra berths available to SDGAA. In the senior divisions, only winners will move on.

The first games of both the senior men's and senior women's Glengarry Soccer League indoor championships are in the books, with the Bar Flies and Glen Nevis winners.

Tonight, March 21, the Bar Flies took down McCrimmon 5-3, in a roller coaster men's match that saw the bulk of the scoring in the second half. In fact, just one goal, from the Bar Flies, was notched before the interval.

Wednesday evening had the women's opener. Glen Nevis held a 2-0 lead until the late going when Dunvegan drew even. Overtime failed to determine a winner, so it was on to penalties, where Glen Nevis prevailed.

The second contest for the women goes next Tuesday, while the men will be back at it next Thursday.

Be sure to check out The Glengarry News for full coverage.

The CCHL2 hockey wildcard playoff series between county rivals the Alexandria Glens and the Char-Lan Rebels begins tonight, Feb. 26, at the Glengarry Sports Palace, with the opening puck drop set for 8:30 p.m.

For the complete story and your playoff primer, be sure to check out the Feb. 27 issue of The Glengarry News.

Here are the league's playoff brackets.

The senior 'A' Cornwall Prowlers hockey team will skate in LHSAO playoffs, as the fifth seed, in a best-of-three wildcard series with the Pontiac Comets.

Game one is scheduled for Fort Coulonge, Quebec, on Feb. 22, at 8:30 p.m.

The Prowlers get the second game, to be played at Cornwall's multi-sport complex, on Feb. 23, at 8 p.m.

Should it be needed, a third match will go Sunday in Fort Coulonge, at 5 p.m.

The teams actually were even in the standings, but the Comets got fourth place based on the league's tie-breaking rules.

SDGAA high school boys volleyball playoffs will take place Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week, on three fronts.

Monday, Nov. 5 will see the 'AA' playoffs (senior and junior) take place a Holy Trinity.

• 11 a.m.: senior semifinal St. Joseph's vs. CCVS
• noon: junior final Holy Trinity vs. St. Joseph's
• 1:30 p.m.: senior final Holy Trinity vs. semifinal winner

Tuesday's action, at la Citadelle, will feature junior 'A' playoffs action.

• 10 a.m.: quarter-final Seaway vs. St. Lawrence
• 11 a.m.: quarter-final Tagwi vs. North Dundas
• noon: semifinal la Citadelle vs. lowest-seeded quarter-final winner
• 1 p.m.: semifinal Glengarry vs. highest-seeded quarter-final winner
• 2:30 p.m.: championship final

And on Wednesday, games will take place in Alexandria, as Glengarry GDHS hosts the senior 'A' playoffs.

• 10 a.m.: quarter-final la Citadelle vs. Char-Lan
• 11 a.m.: quarter-final Tagwi vs. North Dundas
• noon: semifinal Glengarry vs. lowest-seeded quarter-final winner
• 1 p.m.: semifinal l'Heritage vs. highest-seeded quarter-final winner
• 2:30 p.m.: championship final

Senior boys 'A' final standings: 1st Glengarry 27 points, 2nd l'Heritage 21 points, 3rd la Citadelle 18 points, 4th Tagwi 14 points, 5th North Dundas 11 points, 6th Char-Lan 10 points, 7th St. Lawrence 5 points. Top six teams qualify for playoffs, with first-place squad hosting.

Junior boys 'A' final standings: 1st la Citadelle 20 points, 2nd Glengarry 19 points, 3rd Seaway 15 points, 4th Tagwi 12 points, 5th North Dundas 12 points, 6th St. Lawrence 6 points, 7th Char-Lan 4 points. Top six teams qualify for playoffs, with first-place squad hosting.

Senior 'AA' division: Holy Trinity finished first of three teams, with 15 points. St. Joseph's was second (13 points), and CCVS was third (1 point).

Junior 'A' division: St. Joseph's placed first at 12 points, with Holy Trinity second at 8 points.

The Glengarry Soccer League's senior men's finals are scheduled to kick off Wednesday evening, after a one-week layoff. We have the details in the Aug. 22 issue of The Glengarry News.

The best-of-three series will be a battle between Greenfield and Vankleek Hill.

The senior women's team from Dunvegan is the 2018 Glengarry Soccer League champion, and you can read all about the accomplishment in the Aug. 22 edition of The Glengarry News.

A photo gallery from game two of the finals is available online here.

The Glengarry Soccer League's tier 2 men's division championship series is scheduled to kick off on Monday, Aug. 27 on the main field at Char-Lan District High School, where the unbeaten Celtics will tangle with McCrimmon. Start time is set for 8:30 p.m.

Game two will be played a week later on the pitch at Lochiel, and should a third match be needed, it will go back at Char-Lan on Sept. 6.

Semifinal play saw both teams sweep their opponents.

The Celtics got past Glen Nevis 4-3 (Tristian Derouchie, Shawn Montroy, Andre Sauve, and Alex Lillois scoring for the winning side, while Jason Van den Oetelaar with two and Hubert Gauthier had the replies) and 5-2, while McCrimmon beat Greenfield 5-3 and 7-0.

On their home pitch at Lochiel, the Laggan senior women's soccer team faces a must-win situation tonight to extend their season, while Dunvegan can clinch the 2018 Glengarry Soccer League championship with a win.

Dunvegan won the series opener Tuesday night, 3-0.

For more on the GSL and other soccer news, check out The Glengarry News.

On Monday evening, Team Maxville claimed the U19 girls championship, beating Greenfield.

Playoff action in other divisions continues nightly through the next two weeks.

The Glengarry News will provide coverage in a future edition, including an announcement of individual player award winners.