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Huddle UP! Spring is Here: Nice Weather Brings

the Start of Football in SD&G!
With Coach
Kirby Camplin either ‘6on6’ or ‘9on9’. This means a specific position are all part of the athletes of all shapes and sizes can be
there are either 6 or 9 players on the experience. As a bonus, football has long the star of the team!
field at one time, not the traditional 12 had a tradition of providing equipment
The Wildcats start practices on
players. Reduced team sizes are an to players. Helmets, shoulder pads,
he Seaway Valley Spring House Sunday April 1st at the Benson Centre in
advantage for new players as it offers padded game pants, and mouthguards
TLeague has been in our community them an opportunity to learn and play are provided to all registered athletes. Cornwall. Outdoor practices for spring
since 2007. Both the Cornwall Wildcats league are two days a week and games
positions on offence and/or defence.
and Alexandria’s Glengarry Gaels Football teaches so many important are held on Sundays. The actual season
offer athletes aged seven to sixteen the Teaching the fundamentals is the main life skills and it is the ultimate team runs May and June. Football is an all-
opportunity to learn to play football, focus of spring league. The importance sport. Each athlete on the field has inclusive sport and the Wildcats are
locally. of learning the basics of football is a specific job, and every athlete is looking for athletes of all shapes, sizes,
stressed at all age groups. Teaching important. Working together as a team and athletic ability. Please visit www.
Depending on age level and size of
players how to tackle and block safely, increases the odds of success in football, cornwallwildcats.com for more info.
registrations, teams are organized into
catch, run, throw a football, and to learn and life. The best part of football is See you on the field!!

Two Players Represent Team Canada at IIHF

Global Girl’s Games

Olympic gold medalist,” expressed
By Victoria Klassen
Sara. “The game on Sunday night
was also very exciting and a great
ara O’Brien asked her dad every
Sday if there was any news if she’d experience. Angela James, the
Olympic gold medalist, was my
been accepted to play hockey in the
coach.”
IIHF Global Girl’s Games. When
her dad called to tell her the good The girls also visited Niagara Falls
news, she jumped around the living and enjoyed some team bonding with
room in joy, scaring her brothers in their new teammates. Karah played
the process. for Team Canada white/red and Sara
played for Team Canada blue/black.
Sara and her teammate,
Karahkwenhawe White, were both “The game went smoothly. There
chosen to play for Team Canada at were good girls from all over Canada.

the third IIHF Global Girl’s Games. Both teams were pretty even. The best
The Global Girl’s Games involved part was getting to meet new people
38 countries hosting games around and make lasting friendships,” Karah
the world on March 10 and 11. The said, who plays defence and forward.
Canadian game was the last one to “It was nice to meet new indigenous
take place.
people from around Canada who play
Team Canada selected 40 young hockey. I am also indigenous I live
female athletes from across the on a reservation along the border
country to play for Team White of Canada and United States called
and Team Blue. Sara and Karah Akwesasne.”
play on the Cornwall Girl’s Hockey
Sara and Karah, both 14 years old,
Competitive Bantam B Typhoons have big goals for the future. Karah
team during the regular season.
hopes to be scouted for hockey, go to
They travelled to Mississauga for the university on a scholarship, and study
Global Girl’s Games.
architecture. Sara said she wants to
“The best part of my trip would play hockey in the Olympics and pass
have to be going to the Hockey Hall along her love for the game to her
of Fame with a women’s hockey future children and grandchildren. Sara O’Brian L, and Karahkwenhawe White Photo Submitted