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Benson Cornwall Lions Sports Awards Dinner

Submitted by Bill Swinden and helping to organize the Invictus Hall of Fame. In his acceptance
Games being held in Vancouver in speech, Thorin reminded everyone
he 57th edition of the Cornwall 2025. how lucky we were to have such
TLions Club Sports Awards The Lions Club presented the an event in Cornwall and thanked
Dinner, at the Best Western Inn, CUCBA and Cornwall Minor his family and the Cornwall Lions
on May 15, celebrated the area’s Lacrosse with some cheques, after Club.
top athletes with a full house. The which the awards were given out ( Several Bursaries were given out
Cornwall Lions Club President see the complete list following). during the evening. The Cornwall
Bill Swinden was Master of Thorin Gault received the Wildcats Football gave out the
Ceremonies. $1000 Mike Vierling Memorial
Jacques Richard Trophy as
Krista Seguin was dynamic the most Outstanding Sports Bursary to Noah Cardinal, a
as the Guest Speaker. She is a Personality in Cornwall, which Wildcat since 2015, presently
Cornwall native who excelled was presented to him by Cornwall on the U18 squad. The Cornwall
in Sports in Cornwall, at Ecole Sports Hall of Fame member and Girls Hockey Association gave
Secondaire La Citadelle , at one time teammate of Jacques out two $750 Bursaries; the Sue
RMC in Kingston, and then with Richard, Jim MacDonald. Thorin Hickley to Brooke Donnelly, who
the Canadian Armed Forces in BC. excelled in sports from a young will be attending Ottawa U next
A leg injury changed the course of age. In baseball he helped the Black year, and the Brian Tardiff Bursary
her career. Her speech was one of Sox win three Eastern Ontario to Peyton Cicchini, who will be
resilience and perseverance, ending Championships before playing for Thorin Gault Jacques Richard attending Queens U. Victoria
with a job at Soldier On in Ottawa, McGill University, and then Palmer Trophy Winner and Lions Club Brouillet of ESLC won the Ian
President Bill Swinden Photo Brodie Bursary of $250 for her
Submitted athletics and volunteer work. The
Chiropractic College in Iowa. Cornwall Lions Club Bill Bray
Emcee Bill Swinden recalled what Bursary of $500 went to SJCSS
a pleasure it was coaching Thorin student Morgan Woods, while the
at CCVS where he was a multisport RBC Bursary of $500 went to Ella
athlete, winning the Male Athlete Dickson, an outstanding multisport

of the Year Award in his senior athlete at SJCSS.

year. In 2009 he represented The Parks and Recreation Joe St.
Canada in Australia at the World Denis Award went to Reed Camplin
Masters Games. He has spent many for his participation in community
years involved in the Cornwall sports, his volunteer work, as
Minor Lacrosse Association, well as his contribution to the
and when looking for an activity Wildcats football program. Gerry
that allowed him more flexibility Sommerville received the Benson
for work and family, he took up “Friends of the Round Table”
weightlifting. Since 2013 Thorin Award for Lifetime Achievement
has won numerous Ontario Masters for Cornwall Minor Hockey. The
Weightlifting Championships, nine Joe Assaly Award for the Top
Canadian Gold Medals and one Junior Athlete went to Anthony
silver. He has placed in the top six MacDonald for his success in the
3 times at the World Masters. He sport of Figure Skating.
presently holds three Canadian and
Congratulations to all award
three Ontario records. This summer winners.

Thorin is being inducted into the

Canadian Masters Weightlifting Winners continued on page 10