{"id":34543,"date":"2023-02-24T23:13:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T03:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=34543"},"modified":"2023-02-24T23:13:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T03:13:24","slug":"how-our-local-athletes-fared-week-1-2023-canada-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=34543","title":{"rendered":"How our local athletes fared during Week 1 at the 2023 Canada Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI:<\/strong> With week one of the 2023 Canada Winter Games wrapping up in PEI, and week two athletes beginning their journey to the Island, here\u2019s a quick look at week one athletes for our area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had six athletes representing the province from Waverley\/Fall River-Beaver Bank and East Hants with Team Nova Scotia at the Canada Games week one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RINGETTE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the girls ringette team, the area had four players on the club. There were seven from Nova Central Ringette as well on the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The players were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jillian Marks, Beaver Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renae Boutilier, Beaver Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lauren Arnold, Windsor Junction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maya MacDonald, Fall River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arnold was co-flag bearer for N.S. at the opening ceremonies at Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown to kick off the Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team was winless in four games but put in some great battles against stronger opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;194&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;8&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moguls female<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renee Gauthier of Windsor Junction brought home a 16th place finish after her two runs at the female moguls event at Crabbe Mountain in N.B. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boys hockey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drew Allison of Fall River<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connor Foston of Beaver Bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two were the lone locals donning the Bluenose colours in boys hockey, with N.S. playing their games in Summerside and Charlottetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nova Scotia finishes seventh of the teams at the Games. They defeated N.B. 5-4 in overtime to secure that finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allison had an assist in six games played and two penalty minutes, while Foston had no points in five games played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;190&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;193&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TEAM STAFF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lori Lancaster of Fall River is the Chef de Mission with Team Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She had the same role for the Summer Games in Niagara, Ont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Week two begins Feb. 27 and runs until March 5, with the closing ceremonies before athletes and teams depart for home on March 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;] CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI: With week one of the 2023 Canada Winter Games wrapping up in PEI, and week two athletes beginning their journey to the Island, here\u2019s a quick look at week one athletes for our area. 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