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South Stormont Sports Hall of Fame Introduces Class of 2016

he Hall of Fame hosted its 2016 Induction Ceremony at the South Stormont
TCommunity Hall on Saturday, September 17. For information on past

inductees, and sponsors please visit the new website at www.ssshof.com.

Rosanne Rasenberg Wayne McNulty Eric Baker
Basketball (Referee) Softball (Athlete/Builder) Standardbred Racing (Builder)
He has played in local Slo-
Rosanne has dedicated much He first started breeding
pitch leagues since 1987, and
of her spare time to the world of Standardbred race horses in
in that time has garnered many Stormont in 1983-84. All foals
sports. Along with being an active honours, including eighteen Co-ed born and raised at his farm,
volunteer and dedicated coach of many teams, she Championships, eleven Men’s Championships, Stormont Meadows, have the prefix “Stormont”
Most Valuable Player awards, and has never
is probably best known as a Cornwall basketball in their names when registered with Standardbred
posted a batting average below .700.
official. Rosanne has been an iconic and friendly Canada. Stormont Meadows horses have raced in
A builder of the sport in South Stormont, he
face to players of all ages. Her demeanour on the Ontario, Quebec, New York, and New Jersey
has also organized, coached, and played on many
the court is one of professionalism, control of the local teams that have completed at the provincial Sire Stakes, as well as many individual major
game, and efficiency, with a side order of humour and national levels. He was instrumental in the invitational staked races, and Eric Baker has been
recognized by his peers as a leading Standardbred
when you least expect it. resurgence of softball leagues in Long Sault
which continue to be popular to this day. breeder.

Clayton Ouderkirk Dale Swerdfeger Ellen (Cameron) Maloney
Broomball (Coach) Hockey & Fastball (Athlete) Highland Dancing (Athlete/Builder)
Clayton has coached and His junior hockey career Until a career ending injury at
started at the young age of 14
been a builder for a variety of the age of 17, Ellen won several
where he established himself as
youth and adult sport programs championship awards including
an offensively gifted defenceman
in both South Stormont and the who won a number of personal awards. During Canadian and British Overseas Champion. It
City of Cornwall; however his most recognized his junior career he also started playing in the was during these years that she founded the Ellen
accomplishments are on the ice coaching the NSIHL where he would play for over 25 years, Cameron School of Dance. Her competitive

sport of broomball. He has coached at all levels winning a number of league championships, dancers have been successful at all level of
contending for scoring titles as a defencemen,
and has won championships at the regional, competitions throughout the world and she
and most valuable player honours.
provincial, and national levels with both youth continues teaching to this day. Ellen has also
and adult teams. Dale was also an accomplished fastball catcher taught workshops throughout Canada, the U.S.,
and hitter playing in the John Denneny Fastball
He has received a number of coaching awards League winning a championship and a most and Scotland, and was a guest speaker twice at the
World Highland Dancing Conference, speaking
including First All-star Team Coach at the men’s valuable player of the year award. He continues
provincial tournament on four occasions, and the to compete at the Provincial and National on how to train elite dancers. Most recently, she
Eastern Ontario Coach of the Year while with the Senior Games at both levels and has played on has been invited to teach in Australia in early
Elite Ladies Vipers. Championship teams at the CARHA World Cup 2017.
in 2008 and 2015.

Robert (Bob) Thompson Guy Lamarche St. Andrews Saints Soccer
Basketball (Coach/Builder) Basketball (Coach) Club – 1979 to 1994
His name has been synonymous Since 1990 Guy has enjoyed a In 1977, Harry de Wit of St.
with the sport of basketball in SDG tremendous coaching career with Andrews West, whose passion for
for over forty years. He has been girls’ basketball programs at a the game of soccer was instilled in
and continues to be a founder, variety of local high schools. His his homeland of Holland, wanted
coach, and a dedicated builder. He has coached teams have earned two EOSSAA Gold Medals, to establish a senior men’s soccer club which would
all levels of boys’ and girls’ teams throughout his two EOSSAA silver medals, and nine SD&G allow his teenage sons and their friends to continue
teaching career at Rothwell Osnabruck School Championships. He has also been coaching playing the game after graduating from minor
and continues to do so through his retirement. with the Cornwall Lions program since 2007 soccer leagues. The Saints achieved tremendous
Bob has operated development camps for over and his teams have won a number of medals at success, winning league championships in ten of
twenty-five years and was the founder of the the EOBA and OBA levels. In 2011 his Lions eleven years starting in 1982, including a number
Upper Canada Ice Program in the late 1990’s. team represented Ontario at the Eastern Canadian of tournament titles against teams from Kingston,
Championships in Newfoundland and came home
He has been recognized with a number of Montreal, and Ottawa. In both 1984 and 1990,
coaching achievement awards and was also with a Silver medal. the Saints embarked on goodwill exhibition tours
named the South Stormont Volunteer of the Year His coaching efforts have been recognized with of Holland, where they maintained a perfect 7-0
in 2009, the OFSAA Leadership Award, and is a number of coaching awards including the OBA record playing against formidable clubs from
the founding President of the South Stormont Coach of the Year, CUCBA Volunteer of the Year, various towns and villages in the area of Harry de
Sports Hall of Fame. and a CUCBA Director’s Award. Wit’s former Dutch home. These trips were the
highlights of their 16-year existence.