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Bishop Cup Returns - Colts making a run
showdown, the Bishop Cup is back. your donation at the door on game night than not, and have surprised a few top
Circle the date Wednesday, March 8 and settle in for a great night of Catholic teams of late with road wins in tough
- Civic Complex, for the 16th Annual School Boy rivalry. Oh, and bring your ear places. The big change was behind the
rendition - puck drops at 6:30. plugs, it tends to get noisy. bench. Ian is still there, but the recent
Don’t look now, but if the Cornwall addition of Scott Colosimo has paid off.
Insiders tell me this year’s game between
By Thom Racine Colts can play a little above 500 over the Colosimo has experience coaching Junior
St. Joseph’s and Holy Trinity should be as
exciting as last year’s game, which was remainder of the season, it could mean A hockey in Vaudreuil and is an assistant
won by the East. As the game chairman, a play-off spot for Ian MacInnis and his coach with the Concordia Stingers (CIS).
Red, White, and Blue. While it would be What it did was empower the players and
I can confirm that the two teams will
sport their own names this year and will about time, there is no doubt this year’s it has shown from the get-go. I predict
fter a year off for the pandemic, wear their own school jerseys. If you group has what it takes to get there. They they will make it through and who knows
Afollowed by an East vs West are a fan of high school hockey, make work extremely hard, are in more games what happens when you get to the dance!
Cornwall District Minor Baseball: Update

season since the late ‘90’s and we’re
By Casey Leger hoping to capitalize on that and grow
more,” he says. “We partner with
ccording to CDMB President Kyle Glengarry Baseball, and we are working
ABergeron, Minor Baseball has been on new partnerships in the area to offer
operating in Cornwall for 65 years. “We the best possible baseball product for
are a Little League affiliated baseball kids in SD&G. These partnerships
organization,” Bergeron explains. allow baseball to grow in local spots in
“We offer house league programs and SD&G, and it allows older kids to keep
competitive programs through our playing house league in the area. For
Cornwall River Rats Teams. Our house example, we have some house league
league is for children aged 4-16 years, teams competing out of Alexandria.
where we develop, practice, and play We’re expecting another great season of
baseball. We offer competitive ball baseball.”
teams starting at 7U and going up to A new feature is in the offering for
19U, where we not only compete in CDMB. “This will be our first season
the Little League tournament and other competing in the Can-Am League,”
tournaments, but also in the Can-Am says Bergeron, “which will be great
League where we play the best teams for our kids. They will play in a good,
in the Brockville-Ottawa-Montreal- competitive league, which helps keep
Northern New York area.” more games local. We will be hosting a
Currently, CDMB competitive teams lot of local tournaments this season, and
are practicing for the upcoming season Legion Park will be hosting more ball
out of the Benson Center and some local games from outside of our organization,
high schools, as demand for the Benson which is going to keep the park packed
field house is extremely high. all summer long.”
Bergeron is looking forward to great Anyone interested in playing or
things for baseball in Cornwall and getting involved with baseball should
SDG. “Last Season was our biggest check out SDGriverrats.com. Ball player Memphis Cox (left) and Coach Nate Van Putten
Photo Mandy Daye