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22                 Issue #121 February 2023                                                       www.sportsenergynews.com



      Get to Know the OSFL U18 Team



      By Molly Kett                         Roberts, spoke with us to give a few
                                            highlights  about  the  season that’s
          he  Ontario  Summer  Football     just around the corner.
      TLeague  (OSFL)  season takes           “Right  now, we do have  a lot  of
      place during the spring/summer and    returning players and hope we keep
      is a highly  competitive,  Ontario-   getting better,” said Roberts. “The
      wide, travelling  team.  The team     players are training three to five times
      is comprised of 16 - 18-year-old      a week. Some of these are organized,
      athletes from across Eastern Ontario   and others are the players  training
      and Quebec. This is the best amateur   by themselves  by weightlifting  and
      football  league  in  Ontario,  and   running.”
      Canadian universities heavily scout/    Roberts says that the recent season
      recruit the players from this league.   shaped up very well, with the players
        The coaches in this program are     getting  better  as the  season rolled
      also incredibly  talented,  with six   along.
      coaches having playing or coaching      “With a little more depth we would                                                          Photo Submitted
      experience  at the university level,   have had a couple of more W’s,” said   Roberts says that fans can expect  teams from all over the province,
      and two with experience  playing      Roberts.                              an exciting brand of football,  and  from Windsor to Sault St Marie back
      in the CFL. If you’re interested  in    If you’re looking to get a spot on   as much on the field as off the field  to Cornwall,” said Roberts.
      pursuing football at a higher level,   the team, Roberts says to sign up and   success.
      this is the team you want to snag a   come to tryouts.                                                             For more information on the team,
      spot on.                                “If you are an athlete,  we want      “The fact is that this is the first time  visit  https://cornwallwildcats.com/
        One of the team  coaches, Phil      you,” said Roberts.                   these  young men  will  play  against  programs/osfl/.


        South Branch Garage presents












       “Game On” in South Glengarry





       Meet our Athletes



                                               Kathleen Wood














                                      Grade: 5
                                      School: St. Andrew’s Catholic School
                                      Katie is February’s Game On athlete. She’s an
                                      energetic young lady with joie de vivre that is
                                      contagious. She loves science, crafts, sports,
                                      playing board games, and animals. Katie also                                       
                                      enjoys time spent with her grandpa learning                                          	     
                                      how to play the violin.                                                                                          
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                                      In terms  of athletics,  Katie  has a lot  going                                             
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                                      on. She currently  studies highland  and step
         dancing with the MacCullough School of Dancing in Williamstown, and she
         plays soccer on Saturday mornings with the Seaway Valley Soccer Club. Katie
         is also taking downhill skiing lessons on the weekends through the winter,
         and she takes swimming lessons at the St. Andrew’s pool in the summer.
         “Oh, and I also love to run cross-country!” Katie adds enthusiastically.
         Katie feels that playing sports is a great way to meet new friends and to have
         fun with them.  She explains that sports give kids a chance to be a part of a
         team. Katie also feels that it’s great fun for kids to take part in athletics at
         school. “Next month my class is going outdoor skating and I can’t wait!”
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