The Glengarry Sports Scene

Knights (2) vs. Rebels (1):
In Finch Peewee broomball action on Saturday the Knights doubled the Rebels 2-1 for their sixth win in a row. Caitlin Clouthier led the charge for the Knights by scoring both goals. Eric VanLoon and Rachel Devlin combined to set up Clouthier on her first goal midway through the first frame. In the first shift of the second period, Clouthier extended the lead by 2, assisted by Brandon Watkins. At 8:05 in the second, Merranda Derouchie spoiled the Knights shut-out bid and drew the Rebels to within one, Dylan Fortington and Brett Nicola assisting.

Barons (1) vs Titans (0):
The Barons' 1-0 win over the Titans moved them into second place in the standings, 1 point ahead of the Rebels and 4 points behind the league leading Knights. Ysahnn Leonard scored the game winner in this close matchup at 7:35 in the first period, David Nobert and Ceilidh McRae getting the helpers. The Titans were unable to put one by the Baron's netminder Philip McLean who earned the shutout. Next week the Barons take on the red hot Knights and the Rebels play the Titans.

There has been plenty of talk in most levels of sports on the issue of concussions. Recently, this has been a focus for Hockey Canada. For more on this, see the Oct. 19 issue of The Glengarry News.

A helpful resources is this concussion awareness card. (PDF download)

Broomball players needed for the Char-Lan Ladies Broomball League. New players to the sport are also welcome. Games take place in Williamstown at the Char-Lan Rec Centre each Sunday at 10:30 and 11:30am. Call Glenda at 613-527-5171 for further details.

The Eastern Ontario Wild minor midget (15 year olds) AAA hockey team has been invited to play a friendly game against the Barbarians from Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario (intermediate level - 16 year olds and over), matching highly-skilled minor hockey players against a competitive sledge hockey team.

This event will take place on Sunday, October 2 at the Jim Durrell Arena on Walkley Road in Ottawa, starting with a warmup at 1:30pm, followed by the game at 2:15pm.

Sledge Hockey of Eastern Ontario is an association made up of handicapped athletes, their families, coaches, and volunteers. Players are from Almonte, Beachburg, Bourget, Casselman, Cornwall, Cumberland, Embrun, Gatineau, Hawkesbury, Lunenburg, Morewood, Ottawa, Rockland, Thurso, and Winchester.

This game will be a memorable event for everyone!

Novice evaluations... Sept. 17th at 9:30 am (1st year players)
           10:30 a.m. for 2nd year players

Atom B rep ..Sept .17th, Sept. 18th and Sept. 24th
            11:30 a.m.  - Coach Serge Bellefeuille

Peewee B rep ... Sep. 17th, Sept. 18th and Sept. 24th
            1 p.m. - Coach Stéphane Nadeau
 
Bantam B rep ... Sept. 17, Sept. 18 and Sept. 24th
             2:30 p.m. - Coach Luc Sabourin

Major Midget B rep ... Sept. 17, Sept. 18 and Sept. 24th
             7:00 p.m. -

Minor Midget ... please get a transfer form to attend minor midget tryouts in Maxville

Glengarry Girls Association tryouts

Bantam B rep girls tryouts
    Sept. 17th, Sept. 18th and Sept. 24th
            4:00 p.m. -

Midget B rep girls tryouts
     Sept 17th, Sept 18th and Sept. 24th
              5:30 p.m.

(By Martin Bélanger)  The Cornwall Motor Speedway presented the 25th edition of the Fireball Enduro last Sunday.  It was an afternoon with great action that included 50-lap races for ladies 4-cylinder, 4-cylinder men's, 6 cylinder, and 8 cylinder vehicles. This event is always a crowd please as the stands were full with nearly 300 cars in the pits.

The afternoon started with the ladies 50-lap event. A field of 38 cars began the 50-lap race. Jodi Pynenburg finished on top with close to 20 cars being able to cross the line.

The men's 6 cylinders took the track next with 64 cars taking the initial green in the 50-lapper. Michael Duval won the race with more than 20 cars able to complete the race.

A total of 75 cars took the green in the 4-cylinder feature race, though a big pileup in turn 1 after only a few laps were in the books dramatically reduced the field. Cars were stopped all around the track which made for a challenging race eventually won by Matthew Pynenburg.

Up next, the 8 cylinders were on the track as 53 cars took the green in the 50-lap race. These drivers got up to some high speeds around the halfway point, and it was another entertaining event that saw Luke Marti take the checkered flag.

The last event of the day was a second 50-lap 4 cylinder race with 70 cars taking the initial start. Matthew Pynenburg had a perfect day in this category, winning his second race.

Due to space constraints, we weren't able to include a full round-up of football coverage in this week's edition of The Glengarry News.  However, the paper does have a couple of community football action photos, along with details on the high school season which kicks off this week.

Community Football

(By Yvette Delorme)  What a nail-biter it was last weekend for the Peewee Wildcats who in no uncertain terms are making the league feel their presence. The Cats  defeated the Canterbury Mustangs 42-39  in a very hard-hitting and energy-consuming game. The boys well earned the right to brag about their standing in the league, as the squad has 3 wins to go with 0 losses.  The big runner on the day was #23 running back Kaelan Leroux who burned the field, running it into the endzone for 6 touchdowns and kicking for 6 more points. You could here the cheer of the the Cornwall and area fans as the game came to an end. The players were ecstatic; they have turned into a well-oiled machine, and the other teams will take a second look when the Cornwall Wildcats Peewees takes to the field
again. Next game: Sunday, September 18 at  1 pm, Leitrum Field, versus the Gloucester South Raiders.

Other Wildcats results: Bantam Wildcats 35 vs Caterbury Mustangs 0, Mosquito Mustangs 36 vs Wildcats 8.

Wildcats records: bantam 2-1, peewee 3-0, mosquito 0-3.

In the St. Lazare program, the Peewee AAA Stallions emerged with a 22-22 tie against the Ile Bizard Vikings after seeing a first-half 22-6 lead evaporate by the start of the fourth quarter. In the final frame, both defences had their chance to shine. The Stallions killed a Vikings' drive at their own 20-yard line. The offence then marched the ball downfield, but was stopped before getting into field goal range.

Other Stallions notes: midgets go to 4-0 with a 28-21 win over the Richeliey Pirates, bantams move to a 3-2 record with a 76-36 barn burner of a victory over the Ile Perot Patriotes.