With Nicolas Rousseau sidelined by injury, the Alexandria Glens CCHL2 hockey team is expected to go with Brennan Nadeau between the pipes in back-to-back games this weekend, at the Glengarry Sports Palace. Tonight, Oct. 20, the Ottawa Canadians will provide the opposition, while on Saturday evening it will be the Westport Rideaus.
Tonight's match drops the puck on a five-game homestand. All are 8 pm starts.
A two-game stint of home games at the Glengarry Sports Palace in Alexandria appears to be it for the Hawkesbury Hawks, who are moving on to play most of their remaining 2017 home games in Vankleek Hill due to ongoing problems at the Hawkesbury rink complex.
We have details of last Friday's win at the Palace, in the Oct. 11 issue of The Glengarry News. A photo gallery can be viewed online here.
Just a reminder to fans of the Alexandria Glens, the team doesn't have a home game this weekend. Instead, the boys will play Friday night in Winchester and Saturday night in Cobden.
For more on the Glens, check out this week's edition of The Glengarry News. We also have a photo gallery from last week's home game available here.
Looking for something to do Friday night instead? The Glengarry Sports Palace will be buzzing with junior 'A' hockey instead, as the Hawkesbury Hawks have migrated south to play a CCHL contest. Read the details in The News this week.
The Alexandria Glens needed a gritty comeback to salvage a win on home ice at the Glengarry Sports Palace tonight, beating their southern rival, the Char-Lan Rebels, in CCHL2 exhibition action.
The Glengarry News will have coverage and a season preview in our next edition.
Playoff action in the Alexandria Ladies Ball Hockey League began last night, with games continuing next Monday and Thursday evenings. We have details in The News this week and will have more in the July 26 edition of the newspaper. You can check out some photos of game action here.
Glengarry Minor Baseball today held its pitch, hit, and run competition for young girls and boys, with berths at the regional event on the line. We will have details in an upcoming edition of The Glengarry News. Photos are posted here in our online galleries.
The youth baseball program's house league play opening day is scheduled for Saturday, May 13.
After getting a bye in the first high school girls hockey tournament of the season last week, the Char-Lan Crusaders took it to their opponents in action today in Alexandria, scoring a pair of decisive wins.
Also playing for the first time this season were the GDHS Gaels, who suffered two defeats. Tagwi dropped both its matches today, while Holy Trinity won one and tied its other.
This week's edition of The Glengarry News includes a round-up of the opened tournament, which was held last week in Chesterville. We will have full details from today's event in our first edition of 2017, setting the stage for the resumption of the high school sports season in January.
In the meantime, why not check out our photos from both tournaments, available in our galleries here.
