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Cornwall Celtic Peewee Lacrosse Team Wins Provincials

ONTARIO CHAMPIONS

the team came out on top as the 2015
By Molly Kett
provincial champions. “To look Brought to you by Scores
back, at the start of the year, at my
oth the players and Coach Rick Athlete of the Month
players and to see how much they
BFilion are thrilled to bring the
improved was remarkable,” says
title of provincial champions home to Savahna Vachon
Filion. “I think every kid on this
Cornwall after a season of hard work
team grew up mentally, and matured Age: 12 Town: Monkland
and dedication.
during this lacrosse year.” School: École Intermédiaire
Rick Filion, the Cornwall Celtic’s Catholique - Pavillon Casselman
The team’s captain, Ben Houle,
coach, says the team owes their success
is just excited about the big win as It’s been a busy summer for Savahna Vachon
to hard work. “I was constantly hard as she has been excelling in two sports,
his coach. “Being chosen by my

on them at practices and games. To soccer and hockey. A midfielder with the
teammates to be their captain was U14 Coyotes, Vachon has used her speed
be a winner you have to work hard
a real honour,” says Houle. “I feel and excellent ball control to help score some
all the time,” says Filion. “Hopefully big goals for her squad. She recently had
very proud to have been a part of an
they now understand that what I put three game-winning tallies in a gold medal
amazing team who went 6-0 to win a victory during a tournament in Lakeshore,
them through was needed to win a
Provincial Championship! But to say Quebec. On the ice, Vachon has been skating
provincial championship. The team’s as a forward during training camp with the
that I was the captain of the Cornwall
success also goes out to my bench Bantam B Cornwall Typhoons, where she is
Celtics that went on to win the title of
staff. In all my years of coaching, also called upon to lead with her offensive
Peewee Provincial Champs for 2015 prowess. Vachon played soccer in the Glengarry Soccer League with Maxville clubs
I have never had a manager who
is just awesome. It will be something from the age 3 to 10 before joining the Coyotes. As a hockey player, Vachon started
was as organized as Monica Houle. skating with the NGS Braves in novice before joining the Typhoons in her first peewee

that I will never forget.”
This allowed me to concentrate of year.
coaching alone. Also to my assistant Brock Turcotte, assistant captain Delivery Available
coaches, Terry Turcotte, Bill Perras, and scorer of the winning goal, says ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT
and Steve Malyon; we couldn’t have “It will be something that I will never SOUP, SALAD AND FRUIT BAR
done it without them.” forget.”

Filion speaks of his winning team What’s next for this winning team?
with nothing but pride, saying that Rick Filion says “a team party of
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