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It Is What It Is Lauren McCready Balances

public place. We’ve all seen enough
By Peter Collins auto video cams to know (right Tiger?) School, Sports, and Social
that cameras are everywhere in our
lives now. The main subject of the
Senators players’ ire is the previously
anonymous Martin Raymond. Mr.
f you look up ‘uber’ in the dictionary
Raymond is a career coach with most
Iit will state something to the effect
of his successes occurring with the
of, “denoting an outstanding or
McGill Redmen, where he was named
supreme example of a particular kind
coach of the year several times. In
of person or thing”. Based on the
fact he was head coach of McGill in
Ottawa Senators Oct 29th experience,
1996 where a young Guy Boucher was
uber might stand for “professional
his assistant coach. Since then, in a
athletes caught saying supremely
reversal of roles, Martin has followed
dumb stuff about their coaches”! It
Guy first to Tampa and then to Ottawa
just keeps piling up in Ottawa, one
as an NHL assistant coach. The
problem after the other, each one more
players probably are aware of the long
embarrassing than the previous. Being
term Boucher/Raymond relationship,
a Sens’ fan is akin to cheering for the
and it looks like the shots they took
Leafs in the seventies! Many people
at the assistant coach may have been
have backed the players by saying
meant for the head coach. The always
that everyone talks about their bosses,
quotable Senators’ owner Eugene
and that they were doing nothing
Melnyk has been uncharacteristically
wrong by venting their displeasure.
silent on this latest negative press
However, supposed team leaders such
concerning his hockey team. Maybe
as Matt Duchene and Chris Wideman
he thinks that all this publicity is
should never have allowed such an
good, and will create more talk about
indiscretion in a public place. Make
the Senators, and somehow put more
no mistake, only the extremely naive
customers in the seats. What’s next for
would think that an uber taxi is not a
this calamity of a franchise?
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On top of hockey and soccer, and
By Victoria Klassen
Sports Energy auren McCready, 13, has found a like volleyball, Lauren is very active
the sports she plays for her school,
Lbalance between soccer, hockey, in the community.
Greater Cornwall & Areas Community Sports Newspaper
Would like to thank all our advertisers, volleyball, school, and volunteering “I do a lot of volunteer work. I
at a young age. This year Lauren think it’s important to help out and be
who have teamed up with us to share some made the Minor Bantam AA Seaway involved. I help Tom Irvine at Quest

Valley Rapids team as their goalie. Gym with a kids’ fitness program on
remarkable, positive local sports success This makes her the first female goalie Saturday mornings. When I don’t
stories, from all ages, young and old. with the association. have hockey, I help with the CanSkate
This is Lauren’s fourth season program at CharLan. I was an on-
playing hockey. She started in the ice volunteer for “Autism Skates”
To Advertise in Sports Energy, please make CanSkate and figure skating program last year. I volunteer as a goalie for
contact with our sales team today. but then decided she wanted to try a Power Skating/Skills camp run
Gord Shaver Guy Lalonde hockey. at the CharLan arena. Also, I am
“I like the technical aspects and starting to assist and mentor younger
challenge of being a goalie. The goalies on improving their skills on
season has been a challenge so far the ice. In the summer I volunteer at
but we are continuing to develop as Camp SpArts in Williamstown,” said
a team with the goal of making the Lauren.
playoffs. Our coach, Terry Hart, is While sports and volunteering
really encouraging and sees potential takes up a lot of Lauren’s time, school
in all of us. He works us hard to is her top priority.
achieve that potential,” shared “I am planning on growing and
Lauren. improving in hockey in order to be
In the summer Lauren also plays able to make the team again next
613-362-8004 613-330-4930 soccer. She plays defence for the year,” Lauren said about her goals for
gordshaver@hotmail.com guylalonde@cogeco.ca Glengarry Hearts regional team, hockey. “For academics, I would like
coming in third place overall last to keep my grades as they are—my
“Please support our Advertisers” year. Lauren also referees soccer in average is currently 92 per cent. I am
Williamstown. planning on becoming a surgeon.”