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Char-Lan Mixed Curling
Team Wins Gold
From left: Shayla Seguin, Thomas Small, Zoe Bougie, Blake O’Connor,
and Coach Craig Carlisle. Submitted Photo
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TCornwall Curling Club, and both Char-Lan teams competed in the
he SD&G Curling Championships were held on February 18 at the
Championship Round. The girls’ team, skipped by Tosha Burns, with Tori
Burns, Kylie Alford, and Morgan Gravelle came second in the consolation
round. The mixed team, skipped by Blake O’Connor, with Zoe Bougie,
Thomas Small, and Shayla Seguin took gold. The Char-Lan mixed team
went on to represent SD&G at the EOSSA Curling Championships held in
Brockville on Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28. On Friday,
February 28 the mixed curling team won Gold! Congratulations Crusader
curlers!
MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW
By David Murphy well this year too.
But this year was much more than
The 2013-14
just playing hockey and picking
season is, for the up victories. It was about the
most part, over
friendships that developed, some
for the Cornwall teammates were around for a second
Girl’s Typhoons year while there were new friends
hockey program.
made as well. There were skating
While there are
parties, birthday parties, and plain
still some DS (development stream) old fun days together that helped
and travelling team practices and fortify the real reason why we’re
games, the house league season involved with CGHA.
wrapped up with a tournament in The coaching staff, consisting of
Kanata a couple of weeks ago. Trevor Wotherspoon, Todd Arbic
As a hockey dad into his third and Chad McLaughlin kept the
season (one year of Tykes and two girls focused when need be, while
years of Novice), I can honestly making sure they had fun. It didn’t
say this past season was the most matter if the girls won or lost, they
rewarding. The work that goes had the same post game celebration
into the Cornwall Girls Hockey of piling on each other in the corner.
Association (CGHA) program did Win or lose, the girls would want
not go unnoticed. The countless to party the same as well. Trainer
hours donated by volunteers, Shannon Laplante was the mother
young and old, players and parents fi gure the girls needed on the
continues to leave an indelible bench and in the dressing room.
impression on not only me but my I’d like to thank Elizabeth Arbic,
nine-yea- old daughter as well. Emily Bethune, Jaeden Cooper,
We’ve been lucky to be a part of Heather Fardy, Olivia Laplante,
two great teams in Novice (White Chloe Malloy, Emily McLaughlin,
in 2012-13 and Black in 2013- Julia Murphy, Jolene Riel, Evin
14). The hockey is entertaining Smart, Brianna Vincent, Isabella
and rewarding. The Novice Black Vincent and Alisha Wotherspoon
Typhoons earned the CGHA League for reminding us parents the true
Championship as well as picking meaning of sportsmanship.
up a Gold medal in Nepean and The Novice Black Typhoons will
Silver medal in Kingston. Novice always be remembered by the
White and Novice Red did their Murphy household for making the
share of representing Cornwall 2013-14 season truly memorable.