The Thanksgiving weekend was a « win one lose one » situation for the Hawkesbury Hawks.

At home last Friday night at the Robery Hartley Sports Centre the Hawkes lost 4-3 in overtime to the visiting Kemptville 73ès.

Michael Minchello got the Hawks on the scoreboard first with mid-period goal at the start of the game. Vital Dinis provided an assist on the first-period goal. Kemptville`s Jay Zeus Mbarushimana tied up the a few minutes before the end of the period with help from teammates Cade Campbell and Sydney Loreto.

A shorthanded goal by Zachary Venance put Kemptville ahead in the first 30 seconds of second period. Minchello responded with power-play push four minutes later to tie the score up again. Assisting Minchello were Dinis and Xavier Lacoste.

Anthony D`Arienzo broke the tie again in Kemptville`s favour soon after, with help from Loreto and Nicholas Voisey.

Thomas St-Louis tied the score up again with Hawkesbury`s third goal of the night. Assisting St-Louis on the third-period effort were Jeremy St. Louis and Ben Lacoste.

The game moved on to overtime with the winning goal for Kemptville going in the net within 40 seconds of the play, courtesy of William St. James, assisted by Zachary Venance and Eric Sweetapple.

Vital Dinis of the Hawks was named third star of the game for his efforts on scoring assists.

                                                                                                                 Hawks versus Lumber Kings

Sunday in Pembroke saw the Hawks cut down the Lumber Kings 4-3 in regular game time.

Hawkesbury`s Adam Racine scored the one goal of first period early in the game, with help from Albert Genest and Arthur Lalonde.

A shorthanded goal from Pembroke`s Ryan Turner got the Lumber Kings on the scoreboard and tied up the game midway through second period. Rylan Davis assisted on the goal.

A power-play effort from Xavier Lacoste, aided by Vital Dinis and Michael Minchello, broke the tie in the Hawks` favour. Three minutes later Genest put Hawkesbury ahead before the end of the period. Assisting Genest were Marc-Olivier Lauzon and Colton Henderson.

A solo shot on goal by Carter Green extended the lead for the Hawks in third period. A two-goal effort by the Lumber Kings` Dean Carvalho and Evan Greco fell short of tying up the score again, leaving Hawkesbury with the win.

Albert Genest and Adam Racine of the Hawks were the first and third star selections for the game.

The Hawks host the Carleton Place Canadians October 17 at the Robert Hartley Sports Complex. Saturday night the Hawks are in Rockland against the Nationals.