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Colts stay in the mix with win over Raiders
The Cornwall River Kings got back in the win column with a 4-2 victory in Saint- Georges Saturday night. The River Kings went up 3-1 on the pow- erpla y with 3:17 to go in the ga m e, then scored an y e m pt y netter, but not before Saint-Georges m ade it interesting b y cli m b- ing back within one goal late in the ga m e. Loic Lacasse was na m ed first star with 46 saves for the River Kings. The River Kings also updated the public on the condition of enforcer Dannick Les- sard. “Dannick is recovering as well as can be expected after suffering gunshot wounds last weekend,” said River Kings governor Patrick Lacelle on Frida y : “He is now in stable condition in hospital. Doctors sa y the y will m onitor his condition dail y and when he is health y enough, the y will operate on his ar m .” “The organization is asking fans and the m edia to respect Dannick`s and his fa m il y `s privac y during this difficult ti m e. The police investigation is ongoing which m eans the organization has no further co mm ent on the events of last weekend.” River Kings steal one in Saint-Georges
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
The Cornwall Colts moved into a second- place tie in their division and within four points of league leading Smiths Falls, after beating the Nepean Raiders 3-1 Thursday night in Cornwall. Ro m an A mm irato opened scoring for the Colts on a first-period powerpla y and Mi- chael Pontarelli scored goals in the second and the third periods to seal the victor y . Pontarelli also earned an assist for a three- point night. Jordan Piccolino was stellar in net for the Colts, blocking 32 of 33 shots sent his wa y . The Colts pelted 3 8 shots at Matt Z awadzki, who took the loss between the pipes for Nepean. The Colts got the win without their scor- ing leader Marl y Quince, who was chosen to represent Canada East in the World Junior A Hocke y Challenge which wraps up Sunda y in Dart m outh, N.S. Quince has 16 goals and nine assists in 17 ga m es for the Colts. He was the onl y Colt to m ake the squad. The Colts are tied for second with the Carleton Place Canadians in the CCHL Tier
Photo Greg Kielec
Michael Pontarelli, shown in an Oct. 4 game against the Cumberland Grads, had a three-point night Thursday, to lead the Cornwall Colts past the Nepean Raiders.
1 Robinson Division. The y have a winning percentage of .56 8 , based on 11 wins and eight losses over 20 ga m es so far this sea- son. The S m ith Falls lead the division with 29 points, but there are six tea m s, including the Colts within four points of the league
leaders. The Colts enjo y a week off before facing Hawkesbur y at the Ed Lu m le y Arena next Thursda y . Follow @CornwallJournal on Twitter for live home games updates.
CAS campaign a huge success
ILS ONT FRANCHI DES TRANCHÉES BOUEUSES. ILS ONT PARCOURU DES CHAMPS DE MINE. ILS ONT TRAVERSÉ DES DÉSERTS BRÛLANTS.
October’s Child Abuse Prevention cam- paign marked by the purple ribbon has ended with great success. “‘United Against Child Abuse’ is exactl y what this co mm unit y did in order to protect our kids/ y outh,” said Ki m l y Thivierge of The Children’s Aid Societ y of SDG. Results fro m October’s m ain events: LAUNCH EVENT AT LAMOUREUX PARK – Saturda y , Sept 29: 433 people participated in setting a new co mm unit y record b y pop- ping paper bags to literall y “BREAK THE SI- LENCE” on child abuse! We set the bar high and now we have to break this record next y ear! We can do it! COMMUNITY DRESS PURPLE DAY – Frida y , Oct. 19: 51 co mm unit y partners/businesses participated. PRI Z E WINNER: SDG Develop- m ental Services – Ti m ’s coffee and treats for staff and car wash bundle. Fort y -seven out of 52 schools across SDG participated. PRI Z E WINNERS: Adrianna Ouderkirk (Rox- m ore Public – grade 4) – Justin Beiber Tick- ets; Seu m as Boon (Laggan Public – grade 3) – Justin Bieber Tickets GRAND SCALE ILLUSIONLIST FINALE EVENT – Oct. 27. A total of 1,239 people at- tended three different shows and also partic- ipated in popping paper bags to “BREAK THE SILENCE” on child abuse. PRI Z E WINNERS: Claude Thibault of Cornwall – Disne y Trip Vacation for fa m il y of four;Maureen Pigeau – Po mm ier Jewellers Dia m ond Cluster Ring.
SOUVENEZ-VOUS DE LEUR BRAVOURE LA PROCHAINE FOIS QUE VOUS LES VERREZ PARCOURIR LES ROUTES DE L’ONTARIO.
Nous sommes fiers d’honorer la valeur et le sacrifice de nos anciens combattants en leur dédiant une plaque d’immatriculation décorée d’un coquelicot. Offerte seulement aux anciens combattants, cette plaque est une invitation à saluer le courage de nos héros lorsque vous les croisez sur la route. Pour en savoir plus, visitez www.ontario.ca/plaques
Payée par le gouvernement de l’Ontario
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