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Eastern Ontario wins bronze in World Broomball

Championships

Submitted article

apan is a long, long way to go to
Jplay Broomball, but when you
come back with a bronze medal in
the world championship tournament,
it all seems worthwhile.

The team, made up of players

from eastern Ontario qualified for
the medal round with a record of
two wins, two losses and a tie. In the
elimination round they lost 2-1 in a
very close game and were eliminated
from the gold medal game, but
qualified for the consolation game

and defeated the Australian Team
3-0 to win the bronze Medal.

While the players were
disappointed in not winning gold,
they took comfort in knowing that
they are the only team that have won
four straight medals at the World
Broomball Championships. The
team will try for gold again in 2016
in Saskatchewan, which won the bid Front row, from left: Rob Leroux, Ron Leblanc, Eric MacDonald, Claude Leclair, Randy Cousineau.Back
to host the next World Broomball row, from left: Ron Goulet, Ron Burnett, Gord Bradley, Mario Dumont, Gerry Seguin, Michael Sandy McLeod,
Championships. Aureole Devoured and Nick Body. Absent from photo was George Brown. Submitted Photo

Holy Trinity presents Typhoons midgets take

Athletics
Academics +
Academics + Athletics gold against Kingston

= A Winning Combination By Marc Benoit CGHA’s developmental stream
Registration is now open for the
he Typhoons welcomed another
(DS) program. The program is an
Tslate of teams to Cornwall,
ON for the CGHA House League opportunity for young players to play
Taylor Beitz Tournament, on the second weekend fun and challenging hockey at a more
of November. The midget division enhanced level.
T aylor Beitz is a Grade 11 Holy Trinity Typhoons defended the home ice “Last weekend was our first series

Tstudent who has already committed to attend
University
of
full
4
year
Minnesota
for
a
the
the University of Minnesota for a full 4 year against Kingston, while the atom of tryouts for our clubs, and this

a

in
be
Kinesiology!
scholarship in Kinesiology! She will be a team played to the finals, in a match Sunday we’re going to our final
She
scholarship
will

goalkeeper for the women’s soccer team, being
goalkeeper for the women’ s soccer team, being against Goulborn. round of tryouts. Once the tryouts
the
Big
10
Division
1,
of
part
part of the Division 1, Big 10 Conference. are completed were be interviewing
Conference.
Taylor started playing soccer (and just about “It’s a very good tournament, ran
every other sport too) at the tender age of 4. very well, we had 70 teams come in.” for coaches.” McLeod said of the
It’s all been uphill since then. She has worked Said Rod McLeod, president of the program.

hard both on the field and at school. She is CGHA.
always on the honour roll and knows the The DS program provides players
importance of academics. She played with the “We had great support from our with the knowledge and skills needed
importance of academics. She played with the
Coyotes, then the Blazers as a striker, and one volunteers, some people that jumped to move on to competitive teams in
Coyotes, then the Blazers as a striker, and one
day the goalkeeper was injured so she offered
day the goalkeeper was injured so she offered up to help us out, even though they the next season, as they mature past
to go in nets. She has not come out of the nets
to go in nets. She has not come out of the nets house league.
since! She moved on to play for West Ottawa then were new to the association.”
since! She moved on to play for West Ottawa then
Ottawa South United and last summer they
fi nished
Ottawa South United and last summer they finished The event was also a success The Typhoons’ house teams will
second in the province. Still 15, (not turning 16 until late
second in the province. Still 15, (not turning 16 until late be playing all over Ontario for the
December) Taylor also plays for the Holy Trinity Falcons in according to the visiting teams.
December) Taylor also plays for the Holy Trinity Falcons in
sports such as soccer (obviously), basketball, volleyball, and track & field. McLeod mentioned that, “a couple next few months, while the CGHA

So between now and September 2016, Taylor will continue to get good grades, play on of coaches wanted to express their examines their house and competitive
school teams, and play soccer for Ottawa. Her future goals are to play in the Olympics and gratitude for the reception they teams to see how they can bolster
World Cups as well as make the U20 Canadian Women’s National Team. Everyone here at received at the arena, and in the city, the developmental program in the
Holy Trinity knows she can do it and couldn’t be prouder of her achievements!
and in our restaurants.” future.