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South Branch Garage presents
“Game On” in South Glengarry
Meet our Athletes
Oliver Amell-Nadon
Age: 9
School: Williamstown Public School
Hometown: Martintown
Grade: 6
This month, our featured athlete, Oliver
Amell-Nadon, tells his own story with a little
editing and revising by our staff.
I have just turned eleven and have lived in Martintown my whole life. I
am in grade 6 and attend Williamstown public school. I have been playing
Little League baseball since I was four, but I have been throwing a ball and
swinging a bat with my mom since I could walk.
I love everything about baseball; the rush of pitching and how it makes me
feel - it gets me out of my shell. It teaches me team stuff like overcoming
challenges and how to deal with mistakes and loss. I mainly play third base,
pitcher, and shortstop. Pitching is hard on mental health but helps teach me
how to deal with everyday struggles.
So far, my biggest accomplishments are making the U11 Ottawa Knights
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Continued from page 24 Next steps for former Vincent Massey
competitive travel team and making
friends from all over in my past year
of playing ball. My short-term goals Public School
are to improve my skill overall and
to hit the 60-mph pitch before my By Francis Racine
spring games. I would like to make
it pro, starting with college ball and he City of Cornwall has recently
eventually the MLB, but for now I Tpurchased the former Vincent
would like to start out working at Massey Public School located at
the Martintown Restaurant, and 1250 Cumberland Street.
I would like to go to school for a Plans are being developed for what
career in mechanical engineering. this site — now named Massey Place
Baseball is as important as any sport — will offer. There are no plans for a
for Canada. It keeps people active homeless shelter to be located at this
site.
and healthy. There should be more
opportunity for baseball in Canada. The site will offer community
Our schools should bring back services and housing options, in
ball diamonds! Overall, baseball partnership with local non- profits, Photo Submitted
has made me a stronger person to support the most vulnerable in our embark in the next step of community Community consultation will take
community.
and I will always play. When I’m consultation and engagement place both in person and online, and
old I will teach my kids and coach Following the latest City Council regarding opportunities for the future the City is excited to release the
forever. meeting, the City is excited to of Massey Place. specific details shortly.
