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By Jordan Todd The league runs yearly from just after
Thanksgiving through the winter. The
rad Derochie has been involved all-ages league has kids from as young as
Bin youth basketball ever since his three years old up to high school seniors.
children played rep ball in Cornwall, and Derochie is particularly proud of the
he has been president of the Cornwall and growth he’s seen in their Mites Program,
United Counties Basketball Association the youngest age bracket. “The other
for going on 12 years now. night we had almost 60 children between
The league has gone through some the ages of three and six,” he says. “It
ups and downs during its over 40 was just amazing to watch.”
year existence, but Derochie says the The program runs almost exclusively
association is currently strong as ever. on qualified volunteers, from coaches to

“We went through some lean years,” referees.
says Derochie, “but the program right The 68-year-old Derochie says that
now is just blossoming. We’re just so after so many years, it’s the kids that
happy with the way things are going keep him coming back and wanting to be
right now.” involved in the program. “For example,
Derochie credits the growth of the my wife and I went to this Monday night’s
league partially to them changing the Mites Program,” says Derochie. “We
schedule for younger kids to make it just sat there and looked, just beaming
more accessible and to the low cost of to see kids playing basketball, and just
playing basketball compared to some so happy to be learning how to dribble a
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