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Cornwall Mosquito Wildcats win championship

By Elizabeth Dunstan
and Jo Ann Da Silva

t has been five years since the
ICornwall Mosquito Wildcats have
ended their fall season victorious.
However, with a combination of
dedication, hard work, and coaching,
the Commercial Truck Repair
Wildcat Mosquitoes this year came
home with the NCAFA “B” Cup
championship, a feat that has left the
Cornwall Wildcats, coaches, parents
and football community very proud.

Co-head coaches, David Gould
and Richard Keenan, led the team
of 11 and 12-year olds, comprised
of players from all over S.D.&G.
The commitment of the players and
their parents was evident in solid
attendance and hard work during
their twice-weekly practices and
weekly games, which took place in
and around the Ottawa area.
The season started off a bit shaky,
with a disappointing loss to the Bell
Warriors, and a subsequent loss
to the Cumberland Panthers (who
went on to win the NCAFA “A” The Cornwall Mosquito Wildcats had a lot to celebrate after they capture the NCAFA “B” Cup championship
Cup championship). The Mosquitos by defeating the Orleans Bengals 20-8. Photo by Vickie Robinson.

rallied in Week three though, with a Eagles, who won by a score of 52-
win over the Brockville Buccaneers 36. The Cornwall team went on to
at the Wildcats’ home opener. Weeks the “B” Cup semi-fi nals and beat
four and five followed suit with the Myers’ Riders, 30-16. This led

wins over the Orleans Bengals and the Mosquitoes to play the Orleans
www.acecomputerservices.ca Gloucester South Raiders. A loss Bengals for the fi nal game of the
in Week six refocused coaches and championship.
Presents...
Presents... players, and the team went on to win the edge of its seat. In the fourth
The final game had the crowd on

again in Week seven against the East
Rookie of the Month Ottawa Generals. The final game of game of the regular season, the

regular season was a disappointing
Wildcats beat the Bengals, 28-
loss for the Wildcats against the 20. In the game for the cup, Eric
LANDON BROWNLEE South Ottawa Mustangs. Cumberbatch scored the Wildcats
Landon is an athlete who enjoys all sports but his Throughout the regular season, fi rst touchdown. The score remained
favourites are Hockey, Lacrosse and Baseball. He Eric and Patrick Cumberbatch led the 6-0 until the third quarter, when a
currently plays center for the Delaney Bus Lines team in touchdowns and field goals, Bengals player intercepted a pass

Major Atom AA Rapids hockey club where he is giving quarterback Brody Fairbairn and scored a touchdown, followed
fourth in team scoring. This is Landon’s third year
playing for the Rapids and he thoroughly enjoys the luxury of multiple offensive by a two-point conversion. It was
the challenge that AA hockey presents. Landon options. In addition to the defense’s not until the fourth quarter that
started playing hockey when he was 3 years old. two shutouts, defensive players the Cornwall Wildcats were able
That was when his sister Makenna started in IP Ethan Da Silva, Robbie Rivard and to score again on a touchdown by
and there was no way she was going on the ice Jared McLeod scored touchdowns Kurtis Bellemore.
without him. Landon completed 3 years of IP and
one year of Novice with the NGS Minor Hockey for the Wildcats. Offensive To send home the message that the
Association before making the jump to Seaway lineman, Kurtis Bellemore, added an Wildcats wanted to go home as “B”
Valley. During the spring and summer months additional touchdown to the team’s Cup champions, Eric Cumberbatch
Landon stays active playing lacrosse with the total, helping the team as it ended followed up his first touchdown of

Cornwall Celtics and baseball with the Monkland the regular season 4-4.

Monkeys who are three time Cornwall House League Baseball Champions. Landon the game with the final touchdown.

also enjoyed his time playing for the Cornwall River Rats and looks forward to this Quarterfinal action saw the His brother, Patrick, kicked the
spring when he hopes to crack the Celtic’s and River Rat’s lineups once again. When Commercial Truck Repair Mosquito conversion, giving the Wildcats

Landon is not refining his athletic skills he can be found practicing his drumming as Wildcats play against the third- the NCAFA “B” cup championship
he hopes to become a member of the Glengarry Pipe band one day.
seeded west division, Nepean against the Bengals, 20-8.