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Cornwall Optimist Minor Softball League:

Featured Player: Mathieu Fontaine

By Monique Sauvé Roy, Certification through the Softball provides me with an opportunity to
Co-President, Cornwall Optimist Ontario’s Umpire Program and, for be physically active, to meet some
Minor Softball League the past few years, they have both great new friends over the past 12
acted as umpires for the Cornwall years and to have a lot of fun!”
Mathieu Fontaine began playing Optimist Minor Softball League.
softball at the age of four and has On many nights at the Optimist Kudos to Mat for showing
shared the love of the game with his Park, you can see Mat removing such dedication to the game and
dad since then! Mat likes to pitch, his umpiring equipment in order to especially for his acts of kindness
but over the years, his coaches quickly get ready to play in the next when encouraging and cheering
have encouraged him to play other game. Talk about wearing two hats! his team mates which actually
positions including catcher, second He wears both hats very well and won him the ‘Sportsmanship’
base and short stop. It appears that he is very efficient at what he does trophy last year. He is one of our

Mat is one of the most versatile and is always eager to learn. To most dedicated volunteers as he

players a team can hope for. his teammates and to many parents sacrifices his Saturday afternoons
for three registration sessions every
Mathieu is currently a Grade who have gotten to know Mat for year and is always ready (with a
11 student at École Secondaire the past 12 years, he is one of the smile) to lend a hand when needed
La Citadelle. Though he has kindest and helpful players you throughout the season. The league
played soccer, basketball, golf and would ever want to meet. recently recognized him for his
badminton, he has always said that When asked what he enjoys most many volunteer hours with a trophy
softball was by far, his favourite about the game, Mat speaks of the for ‘Most Dedicated Volunteer’.
sport! A 12-year veteran, he is Life Improvement by Dulux.
relationship with his dad. “I really Nice going, Mat!
Whether he is acting as a player
extremely dedicated to the sport. or an umpire, Mathieu Fontaine is like the idea of my dad being my To find out how you can be a part

a benefit to the Cornwall Optimist coach; he is really good at it and we

In the summer of 2010, Mat and his of this recreational league, visit us
Minor Softball League. both love ball,” says Mat. “The game
dad successfully obtained Umpire at www.cornwalloptimistsoftball.ca
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