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Meredith Cup a Chance for Cornwall to Shine

By Terry Tinkess in getting some young kids out to the “We put on a great product,” says championship game and with our bus
games and that kind of thing,” says Lauzon. “You go to any other city and driver and a few parents, we had a
he best Jr. “C” lacrosse teams Lauzon. watch a junior “C” lacrosse game, bigger crowd than they did.”
Tin the province will be in none of the crowds are like Cornwall
Cornwall August 16-18 for the “One of our primary goals is to crowds, not just from an energy “This is a great lacrosse pad, this one
2013 Jim Meredith Cup Provincial support minor lacrosse in any way perspective, but also sheer numbers. in particular, pad one,” says Lauzon.
championships, hosted by the we can. It’s about growing the game We went to a Clarington provincial “It seats about 400 plus, which is a
hometown Cornwall Celtics. from the top down.” great lacrosse crowd, because we can
fill it, and we frequently do.

According to Celtics head coach Lauzon says the credit for getting
Shawn Lauzon; the Celtics are happy and organizing the tournament rests “Unlike the old Si Miller, where
to have the opportunity to bring a with a number of people. you’re always dodging beams and
Provincial championship tournament “Quite frankly, I take no posts and rafters, this is wide-open;
to Cornwall. responsibility for having the Meredith there’s not a bad seat in the house.
The lighting is good, ceiling height
“Yeah, we were happy to get it here Cup here, other than the product we is good, and it’s a nice facility as

in only our third year in the league,” put on the floor,” says Lauzon. “ It’s far as dressing rooms. All the other
says Lauzon, “The fact that we been up to president Terry Turcotte. teams love coming to play here. It’s
dominated our division the last two He took the ball initially to get it fantastic.”
seasons, and were predicted to do here, and he’s got a strong core of
well this year, although they didn’t directors who are highly involved “You can go to Pointstreak
expect us to do as well as we did, in the Jr. program. These are all key (pointstreak.com) and they will have
but to at least be a contender for the people and then there are many other the whole schedule,” says Lauzon. We
Meredith Cup was a factor. volunteers.” have the dates (August 16-18) but we
don’t have the actual game schedule
Make no mistake about it, the The other teams in the tournament yet. Once we do we’ll try to get that
Celtics are pleased to be hosts, but (yet to be determined) should be in the local papers and maybe on the
they are in it to win it. There is, impressed, perhaps overwhelmed Cornwall Celtics head coach Cornwall Minor Lacrosse website.”

however, a longer-term objective as with what they find when they get Shawn Lauzon watches intently
well. “We’re happy, we’re proud to here. Cornwall strongly supports Jr. as his team prepares for For those that can’t make it out

have it. It is time to bring some high “C” lacrosse, regularly filling the what they hope will be a long to the games, TV Cogeco will be
quality lacrosse into Cornwall and stands for Celtics home games. and successful playoff run. broadcasting the Meredith Cup games
hopefully that will spark some interest Photo by Terry Tinkess as well.

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