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Flag Football: An evolving tradition in the Seaway City
By Casey Leger but this was not without its
problems. Now, the CMFFL
“It’s the longest has adopted the latest in non-
continuously running sports contact football technology:
league in Cornwall,” says the pop flag. Pop flags, as
CMFFL Past President Brian the name suggests, produce a
O’Neill. The Cornwall Men’s loud ‘pop’ when pulled. This
Flag Football League has been alleviates doubts about calls.
running since its inception in Another innovation for
1978, and although the sport
the league, one that started
itself has essentially remained
unchanged, the way it’s played last year, is the adoption of
has morphed with the times. a winter season. Currently
drawing about 40 players to
The league, which is the Benson Centre on Sunday
currently sponsored by nights from 8 to 10 o’clock,
Boston Pizza, started out as four teams play two games,
a traditional touch league. and the championship is Top left to right: Dan Bertrand, Tom MacKay, Marc Bigras, Jordan
Amelotte, Scott Coulter, Aaron Primeau, Brian O’Neill, Brandon Picken,
Eventually, flags were approaching fast. The playoff Bennett Megarry, Cole Labelle. Pictured bottom left to right: Alan
introduced to facilitate calls, Wheeler, Cody Locey, Matt GAuthier, Matt Genier, Austin MacKay, Thor
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