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HAWKS LOSE TWICE TO CARLETON PLACE S P O R T S

ANTOINE MESSIER antoine.messierr@eap.on.ca

The Hawkesbury Hawks lost two back- to-back games to the Carleton Place Canadians to start of the second half of their season in 2024. The Hawks faced the Canadians on Fri- day, January 5, at the Robert Hartley sports complex. The Canadians took the lead early in the first period with a goal from Cole Mathews, but Deklyn Campbell tied the game for the Hawks just two minutes later. With five minutes to play in the first, Carleton Place’s Masen Cutley scored his team’s second goal to put his team ahead. Owen Hardy scored to put the Hawks back on even footing in the second period, but Bill Gourgon scored the Canadians third goal before the end of the period. No goals were scored in the third period, giving Carleton Place the two points with a 3-2 win. Hawks Meet Canadians for a Rematch Hawkesbury visited Carleton Place on Sunday afternoon hoping to take back points after their defeat on Friday night. Unfortu- nately for the Hawks, Carleton Place scored the five goals in the first and second period, with goals from Mathieu Fehr, Noah Kinloch Varga, Caton Ryan and two from Gourgon. Campbell and Aiden Stubbings scored two goals for the Hawks early in the third period showing a glimmer of hope for a comeback, but the Canadians put an end to the Hawks’ hopes with a goal from Jace Benvie. Alex Fournier scored a final consolation goal for the Hawks with three minutes left in the third, but it was too little, too late. Carleton Place took the game 6-3.

Les Hawks de Hawkesbury ont perdu deux matchs consécutifs contre les Canadiens de Carleton Place avec des défaites de 3-2 et 6-3 vendredi et dimanche. (Antoine Messier, EAP)

SKATE WITH YOUR HEROES

COUGARS TAKE 2 OF 4 POINTS TO START 2024

ASD United a organisé l’événement «Skate with your Heroes» en collaboration avec la police de la province de l’Est de l’Ontario, offrant la possibilité à la communauté locale des autistes de rencontrer les premiers intervenants et de donner à ces derniers l’occasion de se familiariser avec les personnes ayant des besoins particuliers. (Photo fournie)

ANTOINE MESSIER antoine.messier@eap.on.ca

and first responders” said M. Taylor. He explains that some first responders may not always be familiar with the autism community and such events can help if they need to interact on the field when first responders are responding to a call. ASD United will be hosting the fourth annual Snowmobile Ride for Autism on February 17. The fundraiser is open to everyone with a snowmobile. It will be set up as a Valentine’s Day themed scavenger hunt. Participants will have the opportunity to collect points through the scavenger hunt and win prizes provided by ASD United’s sponsors. Those who wish to participate can visit http://ridesforautism.ca/ or contact ASD United via social media. ASD United was founded by a family with child on the autism spectrum. Since receiving the diagnosis, Paul and Nicole Taylor have continued learning, teaching and promoting autism awareness while supporting other families in the community.

ASD United hosted the ‘Skate with your Heroes’ event in collaboration with Eastern Ontario Province Police, offering the opportunity for the local autism community to meet with first responders, and give them a chance to familiarize themselves with those with special needs. The event took place on December 23 at the Robert Hartley Sports Complex in Hawkesbury. A dozen Ontario Province Police (OPP) officers, local fire crews and firest response services were joined by Hawkesbury mayor Robert Lefebvre, ASD United Sponsors and nearly 40 ASD United members including family members and children with autism were present at the event. Coffee and Snacks were provided by Theoret & Martel. “The goal of the event was to build a relationship between the autism community

Les Cougars de Vankleek Hill sont revenus de leur congé des fêtes avec un week-end de deux matchs contre les Volants de Gatineau-Hull et les Castors de Cumberland. Ils ont étés défaits 3-1 face au Gatineau-Hull Volant vendredi soir avant de vaincre les Castors de Cumberland 3-0 samedi. (Photo d’archives)

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26 games. Joshua Desjardins scored the first goal of the game for the Cougars in the second period, but Gatineau scored three back-to-back goals in the third period, two from Julien Arruda and one from Samuel Emery, to put the game out of the Cougar’s reach. Vankleek Hill hosted the Cumberland Castors at home the following Saturday, shutting-out the opposition in a 3-0 win with goals from Maxime Laliberté, Connor Stuart and Bruno Laframboise.

The Vankleek Hill Cougars came back from their holiday break and kicked off 2024 with one loss and on win against the Gatineau-Hull Volant and the Cumberland Castors, respectively. The Cougars faced the toughest team in the league on Friday night, January 5, resulting in their 3-1 defeat to the Gatineau Hull-Volant. Gatineau has only two losses in

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