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28                 Issue #127  August 2023                                                        www.sportsenergynews.com



      Meet: Cody Waite, Cornwall Prowlers


      New Owner




       By Christine Ouellet                 in 2019-20, he was part of a team
                                            who was voted  top  management
         t is not every day that you get to   in the EOSHL, then he was with
      Italk with a new hockey club owner.   Bradford Bulls 20-21 as a Scout,
      At age 34, Cody Waite’s dream came    and again with the West Carlton as
      true  in March 2023, after a  long    Assistant Manager in 2021-2022.
      haul  of  negotiations. The  new  club   He feels that he is in a good position
      owner comes with solid experience     to recruit good players. Because of
      as a player, but also as a recognized   the strategic location of Cornwall, he
      coach and assistant manager.          can attract players from a wide area
        Waite  is a former hockey player    around the city. He hired Jonathan
      who, as recently  as 2022-2023,       Desbien from Rosemere,  QC, and
      was on the roster with Frontenac      he has recruited Jamie Lavigne, an
      Phantoms Senior A Hockey team. As     excellent local guy, as the new coach.
      a Junior, he played  with numerous      They are part of the Eastern
      Eastern  Division Clubs Continental   Ontario Super League and will play
      Junior Hockey.                        against all the eastern clubs, going
        While he was Assistant Coach with   all the way up to Deseronto.
      the Arnprior West Carlton Rivermen      Waite plans to increase attendance



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          Athlete of the Month                                                    at the games.  To do this, they will   welcomes anyone who would like
          Athlete of
                                          the Month
                                                                                  start the games half-hour earlier. The   to volunteer with the Club to come
                                Mason Crack                                       games will start at 7:30 p.m., instead   forward. He is also inviting local
                                                                                  of 8:00 p.m., which he says is better   sponsors  to establish partnerships
                                Age: 10
                                                                                  for families. He is also lowering the   with the Cornwall Prowlers.
                                Hometown: Cornwall and Alexandria
                                                                                  price of tickets to make attendance at   He is confident that by recruiting
                                School: Sacred Heart
                                                                                  games more affordable for everyone;   favorite skilled players, and providing
                                Grade: 5                                          a move that all the fans will welcome.  them with a strong coaching team,
                                August’s Athlete of the Month is a young
                                                                                    Being involved in the community     he can turn the club around to the
                                motorsports enthusiast who has been behind the
                                                                                  is important for him, and he          delight of the fans.
       wheel competitively since he was seven years old.
       Mason Crack has been racing go-karts since July of 2019. “I like that it is
                                                                                  Continued from page 28                and Cornwall.”
       fast,” he says. “It gives me butterflies every race. It’s exciting, entertaining,

                                                                                  checkered flag in three out four of  “My great-grandfather Pere is my
       and I get lots of family support.” So far this year, Mason has taken the
                                                       Continued on page 28       his feature races. “I’m really proud  crew chief and greatest supporter,”
                                                                                  of that!” he explains.                Mason says. “He is the one who
                                                                                  Mason’s sport isn’t as ubiquitous  started my racing career and has
                                                                                  as baseball or soccer, but this  pushed me to become the racer
                                                                                  young man sees several positives  I am today. I owe all my wins to
                                                                                  in    his    high-speed     pursuit.  him.”
         Maxwell Ming - P.Eng, CFP ®                                              “Racing,” he says, “brings all  Mason’s goal is always to do his
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