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Chloe Zummach
Chloe Zummach
Chloe Zummach
Thomas LeGallais Chloe Zummach
Thomas LeGallais
Holy Trinity Cornwall R-O - Ingleside
Chloe Zummach is a successful, hardworking
Chloe Zummach is a successful, hardworking
Thomas LeGallais has been playing honour roll that strives inside and outside
honour roll that strives inside and outside
basketball since he’s five years old. of school. She currently attends Rothwell-

And basketball he plays…..really Osnabruck where she is an athlete involved
well! This September he will be in soccer, basketball, volleyball and track

and field. This past fall she was asked to join
attending a post-graduate prep school
the senior girls’ basketball as team a grade
in Washington, Connecticut where he
10 students, where she had the opportunity
will play basketball, of course! His to play in the provincial OFSAA tournament
to play in the provincial OFSAA tournament
long term goal is to play Division 1 at the single “A” level in Ingleside. Her
at the single “A” level in Ingleside. Her
university basketball in the states. excellence with the sport led her to become an
excellence with the sport led her to become an
university basketball in the states.
asset to the team leading up to and throughout the
It all started with the Cornwall Lions house
It all started with the Cornwall Lions house asset to the team leading up to and throughout the
tournament.
tournament.
league program, then the travelling team
league program, then the travelling team
Outside of her busy life at school, she has an active
Outside of her busy life at school, she has an active
program. As a Grade 7 student, Thomas began role in many extracurricular activities. She plays for the
program. As a Grade 7 student, Thomas began
role in many extracurricular activities. She plays for the
playing in Ottawa for the Gloucester Wolverines then Cornwall Midget Lions Basketball team and has been horseback
the Ottawa Next Level. This year, he’s playing with Kingston Impact as well riding since she was six.
as the Holy Trinity school team who will be participating in EOSSA once At the beginning of her grade ten year, Chloe received RO’s Pay It Forward Award. Through

again. At Holy Trinity, Thomas has played every year with Dave McCabe the bursary of this award she has chosen to support a Not-for-Profit Canadian Organization
called MOM2MOMafrica; an organization that supports the educational needs of 70+
and Marc Poirier as his coaches. They’ve gone to countless tournaments and
boys and girls in Arusha, Tanzania. Chloe’s drive and passion for this organization has
he’s appreciative of their commitment.

compelled her to speak passionately about this cause as she hopes to fill a suitcase with
Thomas also knows the importance of doing well in school and that he does! school supplies to send to the little school in Tanzania at the end of April. This will not be
Last year, his average was 89%. The staff of Holy Trinity wish him continued the last that you will hear about Chloe as she still has two more years to guide the students
success as he pursues his dream! and to excel academically as well as in athletics at Rothwell-Osnabruck School.
Perry Blanchard’s “Titan-ic” Junior A Lacrosse Challenge
By Staff Writer
hen something is in your blood, it never leaves
Wyour system. Five years ago, Perry Blanchard left
his hometown for the wide open spaces of Alberta, and
Edmonton was where he landed. On February 12, Perry
Blanchard was named head coach of the Sherwood Park
Titans of Alberta’s Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League
and this opportunity literally came by word of mouth.
There is an old maxim, “it helps if you know someone”
and although he didn’t know it at the time, Perry actually
started the ball rolling a few years ago. His association
with Cornwall Minor Lacrosse and the Akwesasne Jr. A
Indians allowed for a brief associate coaching stint with
the Jr. A Okotoks Raiders (south of Calgary) in 2013
under coach Dave Pym, who now coaches the NLL’s
Buffalo Bandits. When Pym’s Raiders needed a Jr. A
calibre goalie, Perry contacted his old friend in Cornwall
Roy Ledoux, GM of the Indians. Roy just happened to
have the piece required. So when the Titans were in need
of a coach, Okotoks suggested they give Blanchard a call.
It will be a family affair with sons Jamie coaching his
offence and Taylor handling the video. “We have a core
of twelve players returning. The problem here is the same
everywhere: all the teams have many of their players at
U.S. colleges. Waiting for them allows development of
younger players. I think we will be okay,” he states. One

thing Perry Blanchard will not find different is that his
Titans will wear the same colours as the Celtics. Is there
a Minto Cup in his future? It’s a long road to travel (win
the RMLL and then venture west into that hotbed of B.C.
lacrosse), but Perry and his boys are up to the challenge
and Sports Energy will be watching. Jamie, Perry and Taylor Blanchard will bring their “A” game each night Submitted Photo