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Batter Up! Softball Season Underway

By Diane Hunter

very spring girls in the
ECornwall area between
the ages of five and 19 have

the opportunity to register for
softball and learn how to play the
game. The Kinsmen Minor Girls
Recreational Softball league is the
only all-girls league in Cornwall.
Serving approximately 180 to 200
young women each year, their
goal is to offer girls a safe and
fun place to learn how to play the
game of softball.

The league offers four
divisions: mites, squirts, pee wee,
and bantam/midget. The season
started in mid-May, however
there is still space for players at
the mites division for girls from
the ages of five to nine and spots

usually become available during Front row left to right are: Courtney Seguin, Emma Loucks, Cameron Dupuis, Kaitlyn Tardif, Madison
the season for the other divisions. Tardif.
Back row left to right are : assistant coach Penney Tardif, Tanisha Lapierre, Chloe Deady, Alexandra Lauzon,
Emma Leigh Davidson, Danielle Stewart and head coach Paul Legault. Photo supplied by Paul Legault.
Forms for registration are
available at The Foot and Ankle founded the league over thirty lessons and adds that he fell in is so important to these kids.
Clinic at 1077 Pitt Street and the years ago. “There is a great set up love with the girl’s league because Turcotte says that the league
corner of 11th Street, in Cornwall. at the park,” says Paul Legault, it is so relaxing. “The boys play plans on continuing to build the
The cost of registration is $75 to a coach in the pee wee division. much differently,” says Legault. league and teach girls the game of
$85 with assistance available for “When we play at night, the girls “They are much more completive softball.
those struggling with finances. feel like they have hit the big and just go, go, go! The girls are a

league because they are playing lot more relaxed.” To find out more about the
Games are usually played in the under the big lights.” Cornwall Kinsmen Minor Girls
Fred D’Alessio Park, formerly President of the league, Mike Recreational Softball league and
known as Kinsmen Park. The park Legault says softball, and any Turcotte says that “development registration, call 613-936-8461 or
was renamed after D’Alessio who team sport, teaches kids valuable and team play” is why softball visit www.kmgs.ca/index.php.

4th
RIVERS EDGE BASS FISHING TOURNEY - Pilon Island
Annual
July 20 , 2013 • 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
th
Cash prizes for biggest and most bass. Winners take all in each category • Other prizes to be won including booby prize.
Must fish from a boat, friends and family welcome.

$ 20 00
Weigh in at 7:00 p.m. at Pierre’s cottage. (Rivers Edge) Pilon Island per person
with festivities and BBQ to follow. Bring your own drinks and meat. Must be entered
Left to Right, Tournament Organizers For more information contact Pierre Rivers 613-360-4398 or Trevor Mayer 613-577-0856 and paid by July 12
Trevor Mayer and Pierre Rivers