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Local Secondary School Junior Football Making

a Comeback

By Casey Leger done before,” comments McDougall.
If all goes according to plan, then
he last time high school junior the potential junior football season
Tfootball was played in SDG will start in early October.
was in 2016: The St. Joseph’s Head Coach McDougall, and
Panthers beat the Glengarry Gaels in his assistants Jeff Laframboise and
Alexandria to claim the junior title. Dan Lapierre, are eager to get their
Sheldon McDougall, a Glengarry
young players into equipment and
alumnus, was a St. Joe’s coach at the
onto the field. “We’re looking very
time, and he’s optimistic that junior
strong in terms of keen, skilled
ball will be making reappearance athletes. They might be short on
locally.
football experience, but they’re very
St. Joseph’s, Glengarry District coachable,” says McDougall.
High School in Alexandria, and
In terms of coaching experience,
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High
the Panthers are in good hands.
School in Russell are each looking to
McDougall has three years coaching
field a junior football team this fall. experience under his belt, including
“We’re seeing a high level of interest a junior championship, while
in a team from the junior grades,” Lapierre has seven. Laframboise
says McDougall. “That, combined
is new to football coaching, but
with a high enrollment, has been a
he’s enthusiastic. “Junior football
catalyst for bringing back the junior
is a great program,” says Coach
team.”
McDougall. “It gives kids who
There’s also talk of bringing teams wouldn’t otherwise have a chance to
from further west, like Brockville and play the game the opportunity to do
Gananoque, into the mix. “It’s been so.” Junior Panthers’ football coaches Dan Lapierre (left), Sheldon
McDougall, and Jeff Laframboise. Photo Submitted
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MOM of the month

Paula McDermid

October’s Mom of the Month is
local television personality and yoga
entrepreneur Paula McDermid. In
addition to owning and operating Love
Yoga in Cornwall, Paula is the mother
of three children: eight-year-old Helaina
and seven-year-old twins Seamus and
Teagan.
The McDermid family is busy pretty
much year-round with a combination of
taekwondo, swimming, gymnastics, and
soccer. In addition to her general duties
as sports mom, Paula is the kids’ soccer
coach.
“I think it’s important for children to
learn to work as a team, to problem
solve, to be tolerant of others, and to
experience success and failure,” she says of sports for young people. Paula
also believes in the importance of education for kids: She serves as the Parent
Council Chair at her children’s school.
Finally, Paula and her staff at Love Yoga spend time working for, and with,
the community. Love Yoga has been involved with both S.A.S.S. and Beyond
21.