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MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW

is in recognition of a lifetime of achievement
By David Murphy in the Cornwall sports community.
Mark Wednesday, May 14th at the Civic
2014 will be a
Complex on your calendar, it’s sure to a night
significant year to remember.

in the annals of And another thing…last month’s column
Cornwall sports. took a look back at 2013 and I was remise to
The 50th Benson inadvertently omit the handful of local youth
Cornwall Lions
bowlers who showcased what Cornwall
Club Sports bowlers are all about on the national stage.
Awards Dinner The Bantam girls team won its second
will take place straight gold medal at the Youth Bowling
in May with the Council National Championship in Vancouver
highlight being
last spring. Alyssa MacGillivray, Shayla
the handing of the Jacques Richard Trophy Lascelle, Savannah Ingola and Chloe Russell
to the area’s top sports personality. will forever carry the National Champions
From early winners like Doug Carpenter, tag. For eight-year-old MacGillivray and
Bob Charlebois and Walt MacDonald to nine-year-old Lascelle it was their second
recent recipients Tony Luis, Jenna Flannigan straight title. Nine-year-old Sophia Dorie
and Christina Julien, the winner is one of took home the gold in the bantam girls
the best-kept secrets in local sports. Forty- singles tournament thanks to a 205 average.
nine names are emblazoned on the original Thomas Flaro collected Silver medal for his
trophy and subsequent plaque and it’ll fun to efforts in the junior boys singles competition.
see who the 50th winner will be. Well-deserved congratulations to the young
Other highlights from the evening include bowlers who proved that Cornwall remains a
the RBC $1,000 bursary. While this award great sports community.

is about a decade old, it’s significance A friendly reminder that the deadline for
has grown to sit right next to the Jacques nominations for potential inductees into the
Richard Trophy as a highlight of the evening Cornwall Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2014
as it’s awarded to a junior aged athlete ready is February 28th. You can check out www.
to continue post-secondary education and cornwallsportshalloffame .com or e-mail me
has showcased a combination of top level (dmurphy10@cogeco.ca) for more details.
athleticism with academic excellence. The CSHOF Class of 2014 will be announced
Rounding out the trifecta of top-end awards is in late March. The dinner is scheduled for
the Benson Friends of the Roundtable, which Saturday, August 16th at the Civic Complex.

Loca P o e Y u Kno & Tru
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