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Cornwall’s Own Flag Pro Bowl: Year Two

By Casey Leger that helps to purchase essential
equipment and to subsidise
n June 17, Joe St. Denis player fees, keeping the sport
OField in Cornwall will host affordable. “Last year, we had
the Men’s Flag Football League’s a 50/50 draw—the winner took
second annual Pro Bowl. “The home $400— and a BBQ,” says
Pro Bowl started in 2022,” President Primeau. “The games
explains club president Steven raised $1,300 for the league, after
Primeau. “The main reason it expenses. The funds were used to
started was to give guys a chance repair goal post pads and to get

to get together in the offseason some extra field equipment like
and play on some different yard markers and a scoreboard.
teams. Each of the seven teams We also wanted to raise money to
in the league provides a list of keep league fees for our regular
7-8 representative players. Four season from going up.”
quarterback-captains are chosen, By all accounts, last year’s
and they draft rosters.” games were fun and competitive.
Not only does the Bowl give According to Primeau, each Photo Submitted
flag enthusiasts a chance to enjoy team gets one guaranteed game, were a team lead by CMFFL year’s game was won on the last

their sport in the off-season, but with the winners of the first two veteran Steve McGillis,” says play on a pass from McGillis

it also serves as an important matches meeting in the final. Primeau, “who will be returning to Alan Wheeler, who was later
fundraiser for the league, one “Last year’s inaugural champs this year to defend his title. Last named the pro bowl’s first MVP.”

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