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RUSSELL TRACK TEAMS READY TO GO
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
school athletes from around Eastern Ontario. With the other three, he is not certain right now which type of track event may prove a potential OFSA entry point for Russell High School. “Usually our strength lies in the hurdles,” he said. “But right now we have some poten- tial success in the steeplechase.” Over at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School, Nikki Giesbrecht, co-coach for the Ravens track and field team, confirmed they have a baker’s dozen athletes ready for EOSSAA, with the 13 competitors spreading their skills across 18 individual events, along with the 4x400 senior boys relay. “We’re all over the place,” Giesbrecht said, adding there are entries in the running events and in some of the field events like shot put and discus.
Both high schools in the Village of Russell are ready to go for gold at the Eastern Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association Track and Field Championships in Kingston this week. Coach Gord Zubyk at Russell High School has high hopes that someone from among the four athletes who qualified for EOSSAA will still be in the running for a chance at the provincials later in the season. “I think three have a really strong chance of moving on to OFSA,” Zubyk said during a May 19 interview, following the recent Pres- cott-Russell Track and Field Championships in Ottawa at the Terry Fox Field. Zubyk said one of the four performed well enough at the PR regionals to qualify for EOSSAA, and will benefit from the chance at competing in Kingston against the top high
Les deux écoles secondaires du village de Russell tenteront de remporter l’or aux championnats d’athlétisme de l’Association des écoles secondaires de l’est de l’Ontario à Kingston cette semaine. —archives
PRESCOTT-RUSSELL RANGERS ARE BACK ON THE FIELD
Rangers’ first baseman, Owen Maynard, reaches for the ball as a Jay runner crosses over the base, during the first inning of the May 6 home game between the Prescott-Russell Rangers and the South Ottawa Jays, at the Denis St-Pierre Park ball diamond in Wendover. The Jays scraped out a 17-15 win against the Rangers at the end of four innings in the Prescott-Russell Little League game. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
13E SALON DE L’AUTO À SAINT-ISIDORE
Rangers’ starting pitcher, Mathieu Danis, makes one of the Jays’ batters hop at home plate, during the first inning of Sunday’s home game in Wendover over the May 6 weekend, between the Prescott-Russell Rangers and the South Ottawa Jays. The Jays edged out the Rangers 17-15 after four innings in the Prescott-Russel Little League game. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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13 TH ANNUAL PARADE You are invited to join us in honoring our young people’s achievements. Formation parade and performances by our band and drill team. May 26, 2018, Embrun Arena 2 pm (seated by 1:30)-3:45 pm followed by a small reception to view this year’s adventures. H219284PM
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Richard Chartrand, membre du comité du Salon de l’auto de Saint-Isidore, pose à côté de la Corvette d’un des membres du Club d’autos Hawkesbury. M. Chartrand était de passage à Hawkesbury pour annoncer la tenue du 13e salon, qui aura lieu à l’aréna de Saint-Isidore, le samedi 9 juin, de 9 h à 16 h 30. En cas de pluie, l’évènement sera remis au lendemain. —photo Michel Lamy
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