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TheRiverKingsdroppedGame1ontheroad in their second round series 3-1 to Sorel. Cornwall heads home trailing early in this young series. Cornwall did have home ice advantage but started on the road due to local scheduling conflicts. River KIngs lose first game of series versus Sorel

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Colts take first game in final versus Raiders Colts’ sniper Michael Pontarelli scores his hattrick goal to lead his team to a 4-3 win over the Carleton Place Canadians in CCHL playoff semi-final action in Cornwall. The league’s top scorer broke out for a four-point night in Game 6 to help the Colts tie the series at three games each before finishing off the Canadians in Game 7 in Carleton Place.

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leton Place in which they edged the home team 2-1. It was yet another suspenseful come- from behind win for the Colts, who fell be- hind 1-0 on a goal by Luke Martin from Elias Ghantous and Tyson Stewart just 7:11 into the game. Alexandre Gendron tied the game for the Colts on a set up from Marly Quince and Michael Pontarelli with just 2:27 left in the first frame in which the Colts were outshot 16 to 9. The game remained tied 1-1 until the middle of the third period when Billy Ulrick atoned for a high-sticking minor late in the second period when he tipped in a shot by Mitch Zion. There were only two penalties in the game, both to the Colts. Jordan Piccolino, who was huge in net for the Colts with 40 stops on 41 shots, has turned away 120 of 126 shots to lead his team to three consecutive victories Follow @CornwallJournal on Twitter for live updates. Click on The Journal at www. editionap.ca for post-game stories.

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The Cornwall Colts have taken the first game of their CCHL final against the Ne- pean Raiders. The Colts, who had home ice advantage, were forced to start the series on the road because the Ed Lumley Arena was hosting the Spring Home and Leisure Show. But the scheduling blip didn’t seem to af- fect them, as they kicked off the game with three unanswered goals to defeat the Raid- ers 3-2 thanks to another yeoman like per- formance by Jordan Piccolino who turned aside 43 of 45 shots directed his way. Alexandre Gendron had a breakout game for the Colts with two goals, including the game winner. Andrew Ming had the other Colts’ marker. Marly Quince also had a two- point game with two assists. The Colts headed home for two con- secutive games against the Raiders, who knocked off league favourite Ottawa Jr. Senators last Wednesday to earn their berth in the final. The Colts were home Tuesday (check www.editionap.ca for results) and will be back at the Ed Lumley Arena Thurs- day as they regain their home ice advan- tage. The Colts were four for five against the Raiders in regular season play with one of their victories coming via shootout. The Colts, down three games to two, earned a berth in Bogart Cup finals by edg- ing the Carleton Place Canadians 4-3 on April 8 to force a nail-biting Game 7 in Car-

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