Ursuline Lancers' Tyler Clark, in blue, tries to take the ball from Blenheim Bobcats' Hyung Taek Oh during a Kent senior boys soccer game yesterday at Thames Campus. 

The Lancers won 8-0. Colin McArthur had two goals and six other Ursuline Lancers also scored in an 8-0 win over the Blenheim Bobcats yesterday. The Lancers' fifth shutout in six games gave them sole possession of first place in the Kent senior boys soccer league. The Lancers ( 6-0-0) had been tied with the Wallaceburg Tartans. In the girls league, the Lancers and Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks kept their perfect records intact with lopsided wins. The Lancers downed the Bobcats 6-0 and the Golden Hawks beat the Chatham Christian Flames 6-0. SENIOR BOYS Lancers 8, Bobcats 0 At Thames Campus, Ed Cieplechowicz earned the shutout for the Lancers. Carter Suter, Arek Nowak, Tyler Clark, Josh Edmondstone, Anthony Praill and Adam DaSilva also scored. Eric O'Neill of Ursuline and Hyung Taek Oh of Blenheim (06-0) were the game stars. GIRLS Lancers 6, Bobcats 0 At Ursuline, Jessalyn Martin and Catherine Brown each scored one goal and also combined on the shutout. Alex Ciarma led the Lancers (6-0-0) with two goals. Alena Fiala and Amy Hoffman added singles. Brooke Ludolph of Ursuline and Jaleesa Russell of Blenheim (0-6-0) were the game stars. Golden Hawks 6, Flames 0 At CKSS, Hannah Kennedy and Hokey Langan each scored two goals for the Golden Hawks (60-0). Taylor Eddie and Danielle Poissant had one apiece.

Ursuline College Chatham English teacher Patricia Pook, top centre in red, along with students Matt Seton, 15, Kayla Buston, 17, Amanda Bartlett, 18, Samantha Remington, 18, Taylor Imeson, 17, Bryn Appleton, 17, and Jonathan Seton, 17, spent time with underprivileged people in the Dominican Republic. 

A handful of Chatham teenagers have returned from a Caribbean visit with a new outlook on life. Eight students from Ursuline College Chatham and two teachers spent a week in Consuelo, Dominican Republic, living and eating with locals. The students and teachers - Chris Gutteridge, who teaches religion and Patricia Pook, an English teacher - were billeted with families in the tiny, coastline community. "I learned you don't have to be rich or own lots of things to be happy in life,'' said 17-year-old Taylor Imeson, a Grade 12 student and one of the participants in the venture. Imeson said young people she encountered in Consuelo were "always happy and have plenty of friends.'' Eighteen-year-old Samantha Remington, a Grade 12 student, said the students cried when it was time to leave for home. " We had just a great time with great people,'' she said. "They had very little in the way of worldly items, but gave us so much in kindness and love.'' Amanda Bartlett, 18, also a Grade 12 student, said it was a trip she will always remember. "I'd love to return some day,'' she said. "My D.R. parents for the week were tremendous people.'' Grade 12 student Bryn Appleton said she couldn't get over the "sense of community'' that existed in the tiny Caribbean island. "All the kids in the neighbourhood go outside after dinner and play baseball or other games,'' she said. " They enjoy being together.'' Jonathan Seton, 17, also a Grade 12 student, said the community he visited was "very laid back. "The trust people have and the hope they have is incredible,'' he said. Pook said the venture was the first mission-based trip for the high school. "We hope to return next year with another group of students,'' she said. Pook said each participant in the trip took along a suitcase full of clothing, which was distributed to the needy by a group based in D.R. She said the program included visits to sugar cane plantations, local markets and beaches. Pook said the students are planning to put a power-point presentation together on their adventure to show to local groups. She said partial funding for the trip came from the Knights of Columbus in Wallaceburg and from participants. Sister Mary Doris of Chatham provided the students with 200 note pads containing poetry she wrote. Students raised money by selling the notepads.

Wallaceburg Tartans' Lucais Meyskens, left, scores a touchdown while being grabbed by Blenheim Bobcats safety Mac Bayly yesterday during a Kent junior football game in Blenheim. 

The Tartans won 20-14. Tre Gallagher threw three touchdown passes yesterday as the Ursuline Lancers collected their first win of the Kent junior football season. Cam Martin caught two of the TD passes in a 27-19 win over the McGregor Panthers. The Lancers, who have played in five straight Kent finals, were the league's final winless team. The Wallaceburg Tartans beat the Blenheim Bobcats 20-14 in the other game. The idle Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks (2-0) remain in first. Wallaceburg is second at 2-1 and Blenheim, Ursuline and McGregor are tied for third at 1-2. Lancers 27, Panthers 19 At McGregor, Jesse Allen also caught a 52-yard touchdown pass for the Lancers and Chad Reeb had a one-yard TD run. The Lancers led 21-7 at halftime. " This is a terrific win for a very young team," Lancers head coach Herb McCauley said. "The key to the win was getting a couple of guys back who were hurt, Jesse Allen specifically, and Tre Gallagher played very well." Martin opened the scoring with a 20-yard TD catch in the first quarter. Reeb and Allen scored in the second and Brandon Dube kicked the extra points. Martin caught a 21-yard TD pass from Gallagher in the third quarter. Gallagher completed five of six passes for 165 yards. Allen caught three for 124 yards. The Panthers scored their three touchdowns on the ground. Mike Guyitt had a 37-yard TD run in the second quarter, Eric Maier scored from 15 yards out in the third and Cam Labute added a two-yard run in the fourth. Guyitt gained 92 rushing yards and Labute ran for 59. Brandon Jenner kicked one extra point. Jordan Deneau and Eric Lacina led Ursuline with nine tackles apiece, Chad Laprise added eight, and Trent Robinet and Scott Pollard each had an interception. McGregor's Zach Vanderpaelt had seven tackles and a fumble recovery, Brady Mason made six tackles, and Jenner and Brandon Van Zelst had five apiece. Tartans 20, Bobcats 14 At Blenheim, the Tartans scored three rushing touchdowns for a 20-7 lead. Lucais Meyskens had a 26yard TD run in the first quarter and Brandon Vilaranda added a 13-yard TD in the second for a 13-0 lead. Dan Fox kicked one extra point. 

The Bobcats answered when Ryan Brooke threw a 30-yard TD pass to Matt Fleury late in the second. Mac Bayly had the extra point. Tyler Renaud of the Tartans countered with a 47-yard touchdown. Fox kicked the extra point. Bayly scored the Bobcats' other touchdown in the third on a six-yard run. He also kicked the extra point. Meyskens led Wallaceburg with 153 yards on 14 carries, Renaud added 63 yards and Vilaranda ran for 41. Lee Purnell made two catches for 43 yards. Chris Bogaert of the Tartans made a game-high 11 tackles and recovered a fumble, Purnell had seven tackles and two interceptions, and Kirby Celotto made six tackles. Bobcats tailback Devin Tedford ran 11 times for 61 yards. Andrew Furlan added 59 rushing yards. Brooke was 5-of-15 passing for 84 yards. Bayly had 39 receiving yards and 25 rushing yards. Josh Bhuian led Blenheim with eight tackles, Joel Collins made six and Jalal Ibari had four. Zach Murray forced a fumble and Mario Naclerio recovered it.

The Kent County Secondary Schools Athletic Association 'AAAAAA' sr. girls volleyball 2nd team all-stars are, front row, left: Brittany Shepley and Alyssa Kilby (McGregor Panthers), Christina Zruna (Ursuline Lancers), Brooke Lee (Wallaceburg Tartans) and Irene Protopapas, Jennifer Reaume and Kailey Houston (Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks). The jr. 2nd team all-stars are, back row, left: Baeley Reeson (McGregor), Justine Van Herk and Emma-Tyme Mayrand (Ursuline), Shauney Fischer (Wallaceburg) and Sarah Williams and Taylor Holmes (Chatham-Kent).

At right: The midget girls volleyball 1st team all-stars back row, left: Kayla Lubbers (Wallaceburg), Julia Chase and Erica McFadden (Chatham-Kent) and Natasha Crosby (McGregor). The midget 2nd team all-stars front row, left: Paige Handsor (Wallaceburg); Shantel Munro, Kathy Doermer and Anna Hodgson (Chatham-Kent); and Breanne Smith (McGregor). Absent: 1st team all-stars Paige Butt and Megan Vanbiesbrouck (Ursuline) and 2nd team all-stars Casey Mason and Kirsten Gardiner (Ursuline).

The 'AA-AAAA' Junior Girls Volleyball First Team in Kent County Secondary School Athletic Association are front row: Alison Duby, Wallaceburg Tartans; Jordynne Lindsay and Elizabeth Vandenborn of Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks; Rachel Reding McGregor Panthers; BACK ROW: Jayme Muir,  Alex Ciarma and Hillary Stevenson, Ursuline Lancers.

The Kent County Secondary School Athletic Association Senior Girls Volleyball 'AA-AAAA' First Team all-stars are: From left Erin Gawley, Meghan Jamieson of the Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks;Kalley DePooter of the Wallaceburg Tartans; Brenna Youlton and Jolene Beck of the McGregor Panthers; Deanna Kerkhof of the Ursuline Lancers.

The Ursuline Lancers and Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks kept their perfect records intact yesterday in the Kent high school soccer leagues. The Lancers beat the Tilbury Titans 4-1 in the boys game and 6-0 in the girls game. The Golden Hawks posted two shutout wins over the Lambton Kent Cardinals, 4-0 for the boys and 5-0 for the girls. Ursuline is first in the boys league with a 4-0-0 record, followed by Chatham-Kent at 3-0-0. Chatham-Kent and Ursuline share first in the girls league with 3-0-0 records.

BOYS Lancers 4, Titans 1 At Thames Campus, Eric O'Neill, Bryce Cumming and Anthony Praill of the Lancers scored second-half goals. Ursuline's Steve Urquhart and game star Chris Schmeltz of Tilbury (0-3-0) traded goals in the first half. Ed Cieplechowicz was Ursuline's game star. Golden Hawks 4, Cardinals 0 At Dresden, Greg Davis scored two goals for the Golden Hawks. Dave Goulden and Dylan Turato had singles. The Cardinals fell to 0-3-0.

GIRLS Lancers 6, Titans 0 At Ursuline, Alex Ciarma and game star Kristy Scaman each scored two goals for the Lancers, who led 4-0 at halftime. Alena Fiala and Amy Hoffman added singles. Sylvie Cheff and Jessalyn Martin combined on the shutout. Heather Bechard was the game star for the Titans (0-3-0). Golden Hawks 5, Cardinals 0 At Dresden, Hokey Langan, Hannah Kennedy, Kristen Warwick, Kasey Martin and Lindsay Lozon scored for the Golden Hawks. The Cardinals have a 0-2-1 record.

Bryce Cumming scored twice for the Ursuline Lancers in a 40 win over the Lambton-Kent Cardinals yesterday in the Kent senior boys soccer league. The Lancers improved their first-place record to 3-0-0 with the shutout victory. Their strong start includes wins over the Kent champions of 2007 (Lambton-Kent) and 2008 (Pain Court). The Wallaceburg Tartans defeated the Tilbury Titans 3-1 in the other boys game. In the girls league, Ursuline downed Lambton-Kent 3-0 and Wallaceburg beat Tilbury 5-0. BOYS Lancers 4, Cardinals 0 At Thames Campus, Chris Luis and Nic Hastings also scored for the Lancers, who led 2-0 at halftime. Cumming tallied in each half. Adriano Deabreu earned the shutout. Ursuline's Adam DaSilva and Lambton-Kent 's Jeff VanRabaeys were the game stars. Tartans 3, Titans 1 At Tilbury, Mark Foster, Roberto Attardi and Jesse VanHaecke scored for the Tartans (2-0-0). Dylan Yurke replied for the Titans, last year's Kent runners-up who are 0-2-0. GIRLS Lancers 3, Cardinals 0 At Ursuline, Alex Ciarma scored two first-half goals and Lancers game star Amy Hoffman scored in the second half. Sylvie Cheff and Catherine Brown shared the shutout for Ursuline (2-0-0). Rachel Pray was the game star for Lambton-Kent (0-1-1). Tartans 5, Titans 0 At Tilbury, game star Ali Berkvens led the Tartans (1-01) with a hat trick. Elicia Benn and Katrina Kraayenbrink also scored. Kate McGregor was the game star for the Titans (0-2-0).

The Ursuline Lancers went from viewers to doers Thursday. After watching other teams play on TV last season, the Lancers debuted in the Kent high school girls rugby league at the season-opening clinic and controlled scrimmages at Victoria Park. The Blenheim Bobcats and Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks also took part. The league's fourth team, the Belle River Nobles, didn't attend. Lancers captain Nusia Dzieciol has played soccer and basketball at school. She signed up for rugby looking for a "cool", new experience. "When I heard we were having a team, I for sure wanted to play," she said. If the league can keep at least four teams for this year and next, it can join the Southwestern Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (SWOSSAA) by the 2010-11 school year. The league almost had five teams. McGregor wanted to join, but didn't have enough players. Players from the Kent Havoc Rugby Football Club are helping to organize the league and coach the teams. They want to help the sport flourish in Chatham-Kent, starting in the high schools, said Havoc youth development officer Mike Lindsay. " We stepped up to help spread the wings of rugby in the community," he said. Rugby is off to a good start this season at Ursuline, which hadn't fielded a team for a few years. More than 40 players tried out and 26 are on the squad. " You have to be proud of our girls that come out and play this," coach Scott Morkin said. "Because they're taking a chance and trying something new." This is the first time some Lancers have participated in a school activity. "Some of the girls, it's the first team they were able to be on," Dzieciol said. "It's a good opportunity for them to bond and make new friends. I think by the end of the year, we'll be really close." The Lancers played the Golden Hawks in their first scrimmage and the defending champion Bobcats in the second. "We did really well in the first one," Dzieciol said. " We came out with a lot of motivation and energy. But the main thing was to learn - and we learned a lot." Coaches for each team were on the field giving advice during the scrimmages. Referees would also stop play to point out mistakes and explain the rules. The regular season begins the week of April 20, but Lindsay said the teams are already looking better than in previous seasons. " It's really starting to come around," he said. "We're seeing real rugby being played, which is excellent." The girls still have a lot to learn, Morkin said, but they're progressing quickly. " They did fantastic," said Morkin, said Morkin, who played four seasons of rugby at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, N. B. " They did above and beyond what we thought they were going to do." Havoc officials would like to start a junior women's team if enough high school players are interested. That's one reason they're supporting the league.