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Sam Drouin Qualifies for the BMX World Championship

fies for the BMX World Championship For two years, Sam Drouin has been working towards his goal of competing at the 2020 BMX World Championship in Houston, Texas. His strong season has led him to qualify for Worlds.

“My dad got an e-mail from the Canadian BMX Challenge team manager at the beginning of March and it said that I made it to the team in both the 20” class bike and in the 24” cruiser class,” shared 14-yearold Sam.

The BMX World Championship was scheduled to take place May 26th to the 31st but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis. Once rescheduled, Sam will race against the best 14-year-old BMX racers in the world.

Swimming with the Sea Lions: Staying in the Zone When the Pool is Closed

he Sea Lions: Staying in the Zone When the Pool is Closed With COVID-19 putting sports on hold for awhile, Cornwall Sea Lions swimmers are finding ways to stay fit while the pools are closed. Sheilagh McNeil, head coach of the Sea Lions, explains that yoga, staying fit, and studying the sport of swimming are all ways swimmers can keep their minds and bodies ready for when they can get back into the water.

Yoga is a great way for swimmers to improve both mind and body while outside of the pool.

Local Hockey Star Pete Piquette

Ellery Maloney, recently spoke with Sports Energy News to remember his friend Pete Piquette. Piquette was a local hockey goaltender in the 1940’s and 50’s who saw great success in his hockey career, landing him a spot in the Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame. Maloney says he’s known Pete and his wife Betty for most of his life.

“We both played hockey, we were both goaltenders on separate teams. We’ve been such close friends since our early teens,” says Maloney. “We were in each other’s wedding parties as well.”

Pete Piquette was an exceptional good goaltender and he started his junior hockey with the Cornwall Community Sports Club. Piquette was soon called to play with the Oshawa Generals Jr. A team in the OHA, (Currently OHL). Maloney recalls one of the highlights of Piquette’s time with the Generals was his encounter with George Armstrong, an All-Star player with the Toronto Maple Leafs.