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Thinking Inside The Box

Ryan Dewar: Lacrosse In The Box Or On The Field

By Terry Tinkess bad this year.”
He also sees playing the tournament
t’s been quite a year for Ryan
at home as a huge advantage. “It’s a
IDewar. In his fi rst year studying bonus,” says Dewar, “because we’ll
Biology at Bishop’s University he have that home crowd behind us if
was named rookie of the year for
we need that extra push.”
his play with the Gaiters men’s field

lacrosse team. Dewar has been playing lacrosse
since he was a tyke, and he obviously
Fast forward just a bit, and he knows the game quite well now, but
returns home for the summer and that wasn’t always the case.
takes on the role of captain of the
Cornwall Celtics Jr. “C” lacrosse “Me and my brother are pretty

team and also finishes up as the tight,” says Dewar, “and I was into
regular season as the team’s leading baseball as a kid and one summer he
scorer with 20 goals and 27 assists says ‘I want to play lacrosse,’ and
for 47 points in 13 games. I didn’t even know what lacrosse
was and I said I’m playing too.
Playing the two forms of lacrosse We got signed up and that’s how it
has helped Dewar by allowing him to When he first agreed to play lacrosse, Ryan Dewar didn’t even know started, gave up baseball and played

develop different, but complimentary what lacrosse was, he was just following his brother. He’s been playing lacrosse.”
skills. Field lacrosse, being more the game ever since, and was the Celtics leading scorer, and team
open, allows you to learn where you captain this season. Photo by Terry Tinkess It’s hard to believe, but fall and
need to be. Box lacrosse, played in a “I think it turned out a lot better The Celtics are hosting the Meredith the return to school isn’t really that
smaller area, forces you to learn how than I expected,” says Dewar. “We Cup Provincial championship far off, and the change of seasons
to do what’s necessary to get there. will see Dewar again transition, this
lost a lot of older guys from last year, tournament this year and as host team time wrapping up his season with the
It’s hard to argue with the results.
but we also had a bunch of guys from are guaranteed a spot, but according Celtics by August 18 and returning
Now, as the Celtics prepare for our midget team come up and we did to Dewar, they want to prove they to training camp with the Bishop’s
what they hope will be a long playoff really well in our midget Provincials. deserve to be there. Gaiters on August 23. There really
run, Dewar is hoping that the best is We went to the quarterfinals in the “We don’t want to go in there isn’t a lot of downtime when you

still yet to come. He’s come a long “B” division and we’re usually like a
way from the young boy who, when “C” team kind of thing. thinking ‘Oh well, we’re already play both fi eld and box lacrosse, but
here,” says Dewar. “We’ve won this the friendships you build and the
he started out, didn’t even know what
“A lot of young kids came out and division the last two years and we awards you win, seem to make it all
lacrosse was. Judging by the success we were right back to where we were. want to three-peat, kind of thing. If worthwhile.
so far this season, he seems to have It was a lot of fun.” you don’t win your way in, it kind of

figured it out.
makes you look bad and we’re not

Continued from page 12 trainers put it, learning how to sail fi rst parents to ask themselves As for Mark and Lucas, they
Poon from Ottawa at the Quebec is only fi ve per cent of what you this question. The cadets’ came fourth at the provincial sea
Fireball Open Championship. should do; the other ninety-five movement, however, provides a cadets regatta in June of 2013 and

per cent is physical endurance and rare opportunity for the children are going to team-up again for the
The event was hosted by Point-
quick reaction. Sailing teaches to learn at no cost and even get a National Sea Cadets Regatta in
Claire Yacht Club and the Canadian
the boys and girls a discipline and certifi cate while training. It is well Kingston, from August 19-24.
Fireball Association arranged for a
cooperation; they learn to care worth the effort.
boat to be available for them. The Who knows, maybe forty-five

about their equipment and to care
camaraderie was overwhelming for Whether sailing will be a years from now a mom somewhere
about each other.
the cadets who had the wonderful lifetime passion or simply leave in Australia will wonder that the
chance to learn from the best. Many parents might wonder the memories of few incredible yachtsmen from as far away as
where they would get so enough summers is up to each child, but Canada have come to race with
Sailing may seem like a summer
money to send their son or daughter they will love the opportunity to her boys and girls. Until then let
sport but it involves a solid year-
sailing? They certainly aren’t the have tried it. the wind be in your sails!
round training. As one of Mark’s
Good Luck JR “C” Celtics

at the Meredith Cup Provincial Championships,

Benson Centre, Cornwall

Aug 16, 17, 18

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