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MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW By David Murphy

Youth Is Served In Cornwall Sports Scene

ith 2016 getting The Benson Centre was the scene for 23 NHL grandest bowling stage of them all.
Wunderway, there’s teams to sends scouts and dozens of NCAA and
The local youth football scene joined in
a sense of optimism Canadian University recruiters to Cornwall for
the championship conversation. The Cornwall

that permeates the air. the Eastern Canadian Jr. A Hockey Challenge.
Wildcats Tykes team took the NCAFA A-level
Of course, as a Toronto Nine teams from across Ontario, Quebec, and the playoff title – a first for any Cornwall team.

Maple Leafs’ fan, that’s Maritimes thrilled fans with up-tempo, high-level
Those young athletes are going to be playing
how I live life – eternally
how I live life – eternally hockey for three days in mid-November. That
together for a long time.
optimistic.
optimistic. was less than six months after the Colts hosted
the 2015 Fred Page Cup Eastern Canadian Jr. A Mary Patrick (16) was named top shooter
The
local sports scene in 2015 was
The local sports scene in 2015 was
Championship (Carleton Place Canadians pulled under the age of 25 at a championship shooting
exciting, fresh, and placed Cornwall firmly on the event in England. The 16-year old was there as

National and International stage. off the rare repeat as champions).
a member of the Canadian National Cadet Rifle

Former Jacques Richard Memorial Trophy
Emily Vallance, all 14 years of her, took Team.
winner Jenna Flannigan (24) brought along
home three Gold and one Bronze at the World
her Team Canada Baseball teammates for an Tony “Lightning” Luis (27) had an eventful
Kickboxing and Karate Union Championships in year as he travelled to England to challenge Derry
Spain. Not only did she dominate her weight class, exhibition game against the Cornwall River Rats
Senior Men’s team prior to the Pan Am Games Mathews for the vacant WBA World Lightweight
she also did so against mostly older competitors.
in Toronto. title. While Luis didn’t walk away with the belt,
She also won Gold in Ireland and 2014 and is
many boxing experts believed he was short
now preparing for the WKU Championships in Cornwall continues to produce national changed in the scoring of the bout.
China in 2016. championship calibre bowlers. Sophia Dorie,
Amy Wang, Brianna Lauzon, and Savannah Every athlete mentioned in this article is

Grant Cooper (19) became the first Cornwall
Ingola once again represented Cornwall at the under the age of 27 and this only scratches the
born player to be named Captain for Team Canada
National Championships and brought home the surface when it comes to properly recognizing
East at the World Junior A Hockey Challenge.
Gold. The Junior Girls’ team of Skye Tessier, local elite athletes.
The other two Colts to wear the “C” were Marly
Quince and Jacob Laliberte (both imports to the Madison Tardif, Katelyn Lalonde, and Skylar That tells me, the best is yet to come!

Boismenu also competed for the first time on the
Colts).
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