SPORTS
The Mary McKechnie Golf Tournament
DIANE HUNTER diane.hunter@eap.on.ca
“She said I think I could go, but it’s a little too long in the car. My daughter and her family are coming later, so there will be three gene- rations of McKechnies here today.” Approximately 60 golfers were on the course Sunday, playing a four-player scramble in the afternoon, followed by a dinner. #e tournament was open to the public as well as members of the club. “We have a golf
!e second annual MaryMcKechnie Open took place August 30 at the Hawkesbury Golf and Curling Club in support of curling at the club. McKechnie is a strong supporter of cur- ling and served on the board of directors for
many years. At 99 years old, she !nds it a little di"cult to get out on the course now. “Curling is alive and open at the Hawkes- bury Golf and Curling Club,” stated Alex Hor- vath, president of the Curling Committee. “#ere were rumours going around last year that we would be clo- sing. But that is not the case. We are pleased to make this the second annual tournament in support of curling.” McKechnie’s son Stewart was at the course ready to play. “She came down last year and we took pic- tures with her,” he said.
and curling evening coming up October 31,” said Horvath. “You play six ends of curling and 9 holes of golf. In the evening, we have a Halloween party, and it’s open to the public. It should be a good time.” #e Hawkesbury Golf and Curling Club will also be hol- ding an open house November 1 and 2. “We will have curlers here to show people how to play,” said Eric Charlebois, from the Curling Committee. “Or people can just practice. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”
AlthoughMaryMcKechnie wasn’t able to attend Sunday’s tournament, her son Stewart and grandsonMatt were on the course with great smiles, seen here with Alex Horvath, president of the Curling Committee.
At 90 years of age, Claude Ho#man can still hit a ball.
Premiers matchs de l’histoire des Hawks U18
!e "rst team out for the Mary McKechnie golf tournament was Pierre Laviolette, Philippe Rouleau, Pierre Gauthier and Claude Ho#man.
été retranchés, tout comme Nathan Everett et Noah Simpson. Connor Morris et Alex Labrèche, des gardiens originaires d’Alexandria et d’Orléans, seront le duo devant la cage de l’équipe cette saison. Le défenseur Liam Calder, de Saint-Isidore, et l’ailier droit Adam Lévesque, de Russell, ont également leur place sur l’alignement. Le match inaugural des Hawks aura lieu le 5 septembre à Ottawa, face aux Lumber Kings de Pembroke. Ils a$ronteront ensuite l’équipe des Mavericks de l’Ontario Hockey Academy de Cornwall, le dimanche, et le rendez-vous du lundi soir se fera en compagnie des Grads de Cumberland. En raison de la formule showcase de la ligue HEO midget AAA, les Hawks ne joueront pas beaucoup de matchs à Hawkesbury et aucun match au Complexe sportif Robert Hartley n’est prévu d’ici la mi-novembre.
STÉPHANE LAJOIE
stephane.lajoie@eap.on.ca
C’est cette "n de semaine que l’équipe des Hawks U18midget AAA disputera les deux premiers matchs de son histoire, lors du showcase d’Ottawa de la nouvelle ligue HEOmidget AAA à Ottawa. Les Hawks ont fait les dernières coupures à l’alignement le 29 août, à la suite de parties face aux Senators d’Ottawa et aux Colts de Cornwall. Si certains joueurs choisis lors du repêchage de 2015 se sont taillé une place au sein de l’équipe, dont Brett Romain, Alexandre Elie, Luke Paquette, Brandon Légaré, Nathan Sauvé et Cedric Roth, d’autres n’ont pas eu cette chance. Les joueurs Nicholas Castonguay, Austin Gaspard, Zack Karim et Maxime Habel ont
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