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Paul Joncas Reflects Youth Curling Program

On Old Teammates and News

Lasting Friendships Submitted Article youth curlers qualified for
en bantam teams the OCA Hit, Draw, and Tap

By Derrick LoRusso game of the final series against Tcompeted in the Provincial Championship.
Winchester, when, after playing 19th Annual Macdonnell Maverick Dupuis in the
aul Joncas recently came against them with only 9 players,
Pacross this old photo of we defeated them anyway.” He Maclean Bantam Bonspiel 6-8 year-old category and
himself and his team from a 1958 says it was a hard fought game held on Jan. 10. It was a fun- William O’Shea in the 11-
ODHA championship game. “I for him and his teammates. “We fi lled day of competition, 13 year-old category will
joined the team in 1954 at the
entered the series with a full team with three teams from our compete in Brantford on
tender age of 15,” he tells us.
only to have all but 9 players club welcoming our guests. Feb. 7. They will play on
Joncas says he and his team disqualifi ed due to irregularities the Tankard Ice and meet
learned something valuable in the players’ contracts. Some A girls’ team from Navan
during his time playing. “I, and of us played both ways the won the Macdonell Maclean some of the players. A third

most of our players, learned the whole game, alternating between Bantam Cup. Once again curler, Rohan Mullur in the
meaning of team work and respect forward and defence, to get the we received many positive 9-10 year-old group just
for the people who organize and job done.” missed qualifying.
supervise sports in general,” he Joncas ends with telling us comments regarding our
says. “We learned to accept our wonderful facility and Bantam age youth curler
some of his fellow teammates
strengths and weaknesses while are no longer with us today, “I ice conditions. The event Nicholas Cleroux has been
enjoying the greatest game on think back and look at this photo generated a modest profi t selected as a Junior Star at
ice.”
I provided you, and see that some which was donated to the the Ottawa Brier. He will
Joncas tells of his fondest of these players have passed youth program. be going on the ice with the
memory during his playtime away, that I will never forget,”
with the team. “My fondest he says. “It was one of the best In other news, two of our players on March 6.
memory would have to be the last times. Go JC Flyers.”

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