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Ethan Da Silva, Local Football Star in the Making

By Molly Kett with Jacob Morin, Cameron Gearey, NCAFA season. “We had a lot of fun

Logan Keurentjes, and Isaak Proulx. playing football. I had one pick 6, one
ourteen-year-old Ethan Da Silva, a Unfortunately, Jacob had an injury and fumble recovery for a touchdown and
Fgrade nine student at Holy Trinity so he was replaced by Gabe Baker,” says six sacks,” says Da Silva.
Catholic Secondary School, has been Da Silva. “We had to practise in Ottawa The football season may be winding
making a mark on Cornwall athletics. four weeknights and the final game was
on the Sunday. I was chosen to be one down, but that doesn’t stop Da Silva
Da Silva, whose passions include a of the four captains, which coming from from getting involved with other
variety of sports and video games, has Cornwall is pretty special. When they sports. Currently, Da Silva is on the
been recently noticed for his impressive were announcing the MVPs for each of Junior Basketball team for Holy Trinity,
football skills. He has been honing these the teams, I thought I had a possibility of following his time playing on the Junior
impressive football skills, as well as his getting the defensive MVP as I caught an Volleyball team for the school as well.
skills for a variety of other sports, since interception. That award went to an East
he was a young boy. teammate. Then when they announced “In January I will be trying out for

“I started to play football when I was 9 my name for Team MVP I was the Lions’ basketball midget team. This
years old. Since then I have been playing Photo Credit: Tyler Fisher surprised. A lot of the time these awards summer I will be moving to Sudbury and
football every spring and fall,” says go to Ottawa players. We unfortunately trying out for the high school football
Thompson. “I have also participated in MVP at the end of the NCAFA Peewee lost the game 7-0, but I had a good time and basketball teams,” says Da Silva.
a few football camps in Canada and the season. “It is an East vs. West all-star and it was nice to experience different Though Da Silva is moving on to
US. In 2015 I started to play basketball game. The teams are made up of five of coaching.” Sudbury, we are sure his talents and
competitively for the Cornwall Lions.” Up until that point, the Cornwall impressive athletic ability will continue
the best players from each of the teams
Recently, Da Silva was recognized as in their division. I was selected along Wildcats Peewee team was 2 to 6 for the to grow.

Meeting Clark: a Special Event for Family

By Todd Anderson wanted to come and do this for Pa. I
bet Grandpa would have been glad to
endel Clark’s Cornwall visit be here.”
Win November, announcing
Nevan was impressed with Clark
a World Junior Championship
exhibition game coming to the city, and how friendly he was. “This is
pretty cool. He’s a really nice person.
brought excitement and a sense of
pride to the community. It was an I met Wendel Clark. Grandpa would
especially memorable event for a have said that was awesome.”
local family. Anyone visiting the MacEwen’s
gas station in Maxville, which
Ingleside’s Avery Lalonde, 8, and
Richard managed for almost thirty
her big brother Nevan, 10, didn’t
want to miss out on the opportunity years, will know about his fondness
for his “coffee club” and the hockey
to meet the hockey legend. Nevan
and Avery, like their cousins Madison talk the group would share daily. As
and Brady Beck, have grown up on a former Maxville resident myself, I
looked forward to our regular debates
the stories of just how great Clark Pictured with their Team Captain
was when he laced up his skates Nevan and Avery Lalonde were involving his Maple Leafs and my and Pa are from left Nevan and
excited to meet their grandfather’s Ottawa Senators.
with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Their Avery Lalonde and Brady and
idol, Wendel Clark, during an
grandfather, Richard “Scotty” Scott, event at Cornwall’s Royal Bank The Glengarry News edition Madison Beck. Submitted photo
was a huge Leafs’ fan. He made of Canada on November 18. on February 24, 2016 published a
sure his grandchildren would know Look close, that’s a picture of his story about the popular Maxville Even though Wendel Clark retired
everything there was to know about grandfather that Nevan is holding. personality. His daughter Cindy from the game long before Nevan was
Submitted photo
the Leafs and their former captain. reflected on her father’s role as a born, he knows so much about him as
Richard Scott passed away this past for me and the kids to be able to go, businessman. a Leafs player because of hockey talk
February at the age of 62. he’d have with Dad. When he heard
considering it was nine months since “What he enjoyed the most about
“The grandkids all heard so much Grandpa passed away.” working there were the people. He that Wendel would be in Cornwall, he
about Wendel Clark that they were enjoyed all the customers, seeing the wanted to go to get his picture taken
Father of Nancy Lalonde and with him for that reason. It heartens
very excited to go,” said Richard’s Cindy Scott, Richard’s obituary people, and playing jokes on them.”
wife of 40 years Angele Scott. “I describes him as the “Grandpa Nancy says her father’s support of me that upon hearing this, my mom
wish I could have taken my other two took the kids into Cornwall to meet
(Pa) and Team Captain of his little the Leafs was quickly inherited by all Wendel, knowing what it would mean
grandkids. They were able to proudly Leafs’ fans (grandchildren) Nevan, of his grandchildren.
wear their Leafs’ jerseys in honour of to them and what it would have meant
Madison, Avery, and Brady”. It also to my dad. Two of his greatest joys
their grandfather during jersey day notes, “Leaf Nation has lost one of its “From the time the kids were little,
at school that day. If Richard was biggest fans.” my dad’s love of the Toronto Maple were his Toronto Maple Leafs and
still with us he would have wanted Leafs was passed onto them, whether his grandchildren, and she honoured
to be there with his grandkids to Avery was excited at the it be sporting jerseys, going to games, both of those things by carrying on
meet Wendel Clark. He was one of opportunity to meet someone his talking about trades, or snuggling up knowing what Dad would have done
his favourite players. It meant a lot grandfather admired so much. “I on the couch to watch the Leafs play. with the kids.”