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40th Anniversary of Cornwall Girls Annual Tournaments

Association will be running its He adds, “It is a big tournament, many years and we are excited about
By Christine Ouellet
40th competitive tournament from and it has huge repercussions for that. This year, we have some extras,
October 25 to 27 and its 40th the city of Cornwall. Every hotel is like “Shoot the Loo” for 10,000$.
house league tournament from 8 booked. This year we were lucky We will also award special medals
to 10. Games will be played at the because we got an additional 300 to celebrate the 40th anniversary,
Complex and Benson Centre. Long rooms from Devcore. We put in 1000 additional T-shirts, and mini sticks
for the younger players. And we have
Sault Arena will also be used for the hotel night stays over that weekend,
Competitive tournament. and for every restaurant, and every a new logo”

Michael Turcotte, President of business, this has a huge economic In October and November, girls’
Cornwall Girls Hockey Association impact. You are talking about 130- hockey fans can expect to see some
said, “For our upcoming competitive 140 teams at 17 players per team, great skilled play and exciting
tournament, we currently have 62 plus family who all need a place to competition, all while enjoying and
teams participating. Teams come stay and eat in Cornwall for 3 days. It having fun in our city.
from the US, Quebec, and across is a huge economic boost. This is our For further details, visit their
The Cornwall Girls Hockey Ontario, from U9 to U18.” 40th year - this has been going on for website.

Chucklez and Knucklez 2024

By Christine Ouellet Boxing Gym in Belleville. In a 125 Joe Bowman, the and qualifying for the Nationals. Due
lb. matchup, Mouriad Forgano from to work and family commitments
founder of LoL
oL Entertainment and Champs Ottawa’s Beaver Boxing Club won Entertainment he decided to skip the Nationals,
LEastside Boxing Club joined a decision over Tristan Roddick Photo Ty Hollywood taking his first and only pro fight
forces again to put on another from the Southpaw Boxing Gym in on a Lee Baxter promotion at the
great show at the Agora Center. Brockville. Jaxxon Bradshaw from Civic Complex, easily defeating Jair
The comedy portion of the evening Champs Eastside, got his amateur Balthazar by unanimous decision.
featured five standup comedians, boxing career off to an excellent start Like Jorge Luis, Joe was also
each doing their act from the boxing with a split decision victory over pleased with the evening, calling
ring, followed by six amateur boxing Aden Hoover from Perth’s Comodus Chucklez and Knucklez another
matches sanctioned by Boxing Boxing Club in a 147lb. bout. In what huge success. “At LoL, we strive
Ontario. was the “fight of the night”, Vikrum to be a one-stop shop for all the
LoL Entertainment founder and Jetty, 132lb. from Champs Eastside community’s needs. We specialize
Jaxxon Bradshaw of Champs
former Champs Eastside fighter, Joe decisioned over Phoenix from the in stand-up comedy, live music, and
Eastside getting his arm raised,
Bowman, a talented guitarist and Beaver Boxing club in Ottawa. earning a split decision victory entertainment, all while giving back
singer, got the crowd warmed up with In the main event, Lucas Roy from over Aiden Hoover from the to our great city. Champs Eastside
Comodus Boxing Club in Perth.
his “Not Your Average Joe” musical the Beaver Boxing Club won a close holds a special place in our hearts
Photo Ilona Grant-Riddell
comedy act. Joe was followed by split decision over Keldon Montpetit and this non-profit gym is a hidden
comics Patt Cardinal, Matt Johnson, from Champs Eastside. that our four fighters should have all gem for our youth. It drives the
Mark Vincent, and Ottawa’s Lewis Jorge Luis, head coach and trainer gotten unanimous wins. I’m really foundation of strong minds, strong
Hill who headlined the show. at Champs, was pleased with the proud of the way they performed.” bodies, discipline and perseverance.
The boxing card got started with performance of his athletes. “Last Bowman of LoL Entertainment, To be able to give back to this great
an entertaining exhibition between year was a bit of a re-build. We now along with Tony Luis, were the cause, while putting on a high-class
Blake Cook from Comodus Boxing have some people with potential flagship boxers for Champs Eastside professional show means the world
Club in Perth and Nolan Wilcox and we will have to see if we have in the early days. Bowman had 99 to us. Donations have been finalized
from Clube des Champions in Ste. any “diamonds in the rough” in the amateur fights, was a two-time and Chucklez and Knucklez 2024
Hyacinthe, QC. group. Keldon Montpetit lost by a Canadian Champion and a five-time has raised three thousand dollars for
The first official bout had Champs very close split decision in a fight that Provincial Champion. Following the club. We could not have done this
Eastside boxer Tyson Gagne I thought he had won. All the fights a ten-year hiatus from boxing, Joe without your support. Thank you,
(110lbs) winning a decision over were competitive with the fighters returned to Champs Eastside in 2018, Cornwall, and thank you Champs
Ethan Wilkinson from the Pinnacle being well matched, but I thought winning Silver at the Provincials Eastside Boxing.”