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6 August 2018 Issue #69 www.sportsenergynews.com

A Shining Season for the Cornwall

Minor Lacrosse Association

By Victoria Klassen
SUB Place

ith lacrosse season coming
Wto a close, teams from Damaris Sanchez
the Cornwall Minor Lacrosse Home
Association (CMLA) have had an of the
impressive year. Great Sub

“This year, for the first time in the
history of the CMLA, two of our 613-932-6033
rep teams, Tyke and Novice 1, will
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be participating in their respective
provincial championships at the Memorial Tournament. As well,
Ontario Lacrosse Festival in the Bantam player, Landon Brownlee,
A division. This is a significant
was invited to the Bantam Team
accomplishment for our association
Ontario Final Selection Camp. In
and all the players and coaches late July, the Novice 1 and Midget
involved,” explained Bonnie Ruest,
media director for CMLA and Celtics won their respective Zone 5
assistant coach of the Novice 1 team. Cornwall Novice 1 Zone 5 Novice A Champs. Photo Submitted championships.
“It feels good to be on the first
“The success at the younger levels master the fundamentals and that coaching and executive fronts and team from Cornwall to win a Zone 5
is due in large part to the development development continues in our house sharing their lacrosse knowledge A Championship,” shared Campbell
programs CMLA has delivered over league program for Paperweight and and experience.”
McMaster, a Novice player. “I never
the past few years. Our winter ‘Try Tyke age players. Coaching is also Other season highlights include the
Lacrosse’ clinic introduces new a contributing factor and fortunately Peewee Celtics winning gold medals thought this could happen. We have
players to the game and provides an we have first generation CMLA at the Cambridge Chiefs Tournament a great team and we really work
opportunity for players to learn and grads who are giving back on the and the Gloucester Ray Broadworth hard and get along with each other.”

Pommier Jewellers presents

MOM of the month

Isabelle
Gelinas-Beckstead

August’s Mom of the Month is
Isabelle Gelinas-Beckstead.
A mother of three, Isabelle THE QUEEN’S BROOCH
is a science teacher at Saint In February 2016 Andre
Pommier was commissioned
Joseph’s Catholic Secondary by the SDG Highlanders
to make this one of a kind
School in Cornwall. master piece to give as a gift
to her majesty the Queen in
Her three young children, order to commemorate the
150th Anniversary of the
thirteen year old Xavier, ten Regiment. Andre with the
collaboration of the Maple
year old Maliah, and seven Leaf Diamond Co. created
the Brooch made with 100%
year old Celeste, are keeping Canadian Gold and a rough
Canadian 1.22ct diamond
Isabelle very busy over the from the Ekati mine located
in the North West Territories.
summer. All of the children are taking swimming lessons in Cornwall. On June 26 , 2018 Honorary
th
Colonel James Brownell,
The girls are competitive dancers with Studio C and attend an average along with Honorary
Lieutenant Colonel John
of three classes per week. Maliah and Xavier also golf at the Cornwall Denner and Lieutenant
Colonel Christopher French
Golf and Country Club, while Xavier plays competitive baseball with the (Commanding Officer)
presented the Brooch
Cornwall River Rats, and in the winter, he’s playing basketball with the to the Queen
at Buckingham Palace in
Cornwall Lions. London.
Physical activity is an important part of the family’s routine. Isabelle is a

cross fit athlete, and she feels that it’s essential for kids to be involved in
athletics. “It’s important for children to socialize and to be on a team,” she
says. “It teaches them sportsmanship and cooperation.”