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Sawyer Thompson Hits The Links At Summerheights

Summerheights Golf Links saw its young golfer thrive on their green this summer. With his dad, seven-year-old Sawyer Thompson discovered his passion for golf. It was the first time they played together.

Before the pandemic, Sawyer played baseball for 2 years. He says he’s now retired, despite being anvv excellent player who brought his team to victory and won medals.

His father, Shawn Thompson noticed that his son was particularly physically well coordinated, flexible, and able to send a ball where he wanted. Being a golfer himself, he decided that Sawyer should give it a try.

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.