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        Talking Wildcats




        By Casey Leger

              s an industry, a hobby, or
         Aa passion, amateur and
         especially youth sports evolve.
         Contact sports have to change with
         the times as equipment improves
         and safety practices adapt to keep
         athletes safe and healthy.  Football
         is no exception.

           “Football      has       changed
         immensely in the last 5 years,”
         says Camplin. “The equipment has
         improved to better protect athletes.
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         emphasis on full-contact practices,
         and the general emphasis on
         ‘hitting’ has declined. Everything
         we do now is to lessen the chance             Sports  Energy
         of injury, especially head injuries.”

           Camplin knows what he’s talking                         Greater Cornwall & Areas Community Sports Newspaper
         about.  He has been president of the
         Wildcats since 2014, when he took
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                                                                                             itchel Zappitelli is both a math teacher at
                                                                                                           way, but still have them commit to the rules of
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                                                                                                                                            carp  from  the  Long  Sault  Parkway.

                                                                                                           the team.”
                                                                                             football team.   Zappitelli grew up in Ottawa
                                                                                                            Zappitelli’s current seasons are going well.
                                                                                                                                            Another highlight in his fishing career
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                                                                                                           The Wildcats have been working hard for their
                                                                                             where he played and excelled at numerous
                                                                                                                                and they are all ready to help out if
                                                                                                                                        dds  are  if  you  frequently  fish  was filming with the Fish Finders II
                                                                                                           first  exhibition  coming  at  the  end  of  April.
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                                                                                             Wilfred Laurier University Golden Hawks
                                                                                                                  hirty-four-year-old
                                                                                                                                       Parkway,  you  will  have  run  into  the Fish Finder’s Facebook page:
                                                                                                           EOSSA followed by OFSAA mid April.  For
                                                                                                                      Shawn
                                                                                             selected as the first team OUA All Star in 2005.
                                                                                                                                for the first few training sessions is
                                                                                                           badminton, they have their SDG tournament
                                                                                                           coming up in a few weeks time.
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         record locally.  Since its inaugural     Tony Luis – Finally Fighting in his Hometown  National Championship team in 2005 and was   The gymnastics team will be competing in   TMaloney was born and raised   gym.  What seemed like a big deal   Othe  waterways  of  Long  Sault  crew in 2015.  Here’s an excerpt from
                                                                                                                                       Brandon Brownlee.
                                                                                                                                             “We met Brandon Brownlee while
                                                                                             From here, Zappitelli impressively played
                                                                                                                                now ‘normal’ when I go to train.”
                                                                                                                  in the Cornwall area.  Maloney has
                                                                                                                                        A couple of summers ago I did just  shooting  a  carp  episode  two  years
                                                                                                            In terms of his favourite coaching memory,
                                                                                             semi-pro  football  in  Italy  for the  Bergamo
                                                                                                                                       that when my son Vincent and I were  ago on the Long Sault Parkway.  At
                                                                                                                                 Presently, Maloney’s athletic focus
                                                                                                                  a passion for athletics,  which he
                                                                                                           Zappitelli has a few things that come to mind.
                                                                                             Lions in 2006.  Not only did Zappitelli excel at
                                                                                                                  participates  in despite his blinding
                                                                                                                                is CrossFit, though he soon plans to
                                                                                                           “I have coached a lot of great teams with some
                                                                                                                                       introduced to Brandon while we were  the  time  Brandon  was  15  years  old
                                                                                             football, but he also played junior Hockey for
                                                                                                           amazing athletes and championships.  I am still
                                                                                                                  eye disease  known as retinitis
                                                                                             Le Drakkar de Baie Comeau.  He experienced
                                                                                                                                       all fishing under the bridge at Hoople  and  spending  all  of  his  free  time
                                                                                                                                get back into distance running.  “I
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                                                                                                           championship or going to OFSAA with one of
                                                                                             played badminton, baseball, and field lacrosse
                                                                                                                                family  members to train for a
                                                       he wait is over; on Saturday          OFSAA for shot put in track and field and also   waiting on a big championship to win.  An OVFL   pigmentosa.   was recently challenged  by some   Bay.  after school fishing on the banks of
                                                                                             for St. Matthews High School.  It’s safe to say,
                                                                                                                  “It is a condition I was diagnosed
                                                                                                           my teams would all be major achievements and
                                                                                                                                            the St Lawrence River.  We were so
                                                       TApril 15th at the Civic Complex      Zappitelli is extremely athletically inclined.   started me wanting to coach.  Because of this   badminton, and high school gymnastics.   will top any memory I have to this date,” says   with when I was 5 years old.   The   marathon with them; however, I will   Brownlee was attentively watching  impressed with this young man that
                                                                                                  I try to coach my son whenever I can,” says
                                                                                                       There are many reasons Zappitelli loves

                                                       local sports fans will finally have the   Surprisingly, Zappitelli’s favourite sport   Zappitelli.  “I also would not be the person I   to coach.  “I love to give opportunity to my   Zappitelli.  “But if I had to pick a memory, I   disease led to progressive loss  of   likely dial it back to a half-marathon   his impressive setup, geared for carp.  we  kept  in  touch  with  him  through
                                                                                                           would have one when I was coaching at Holy
                                                       opportunity  to  see  Tony  Luis  fight   to play is badminton.  However, Zappitelli’s   am right now or had the opportunities I had in   athletes to play at the next level and share my   Trinity when I was coaching my girls’ hockey   peripheral  and night vision during   instead.  I’m also looking to get   He was very accommodating to my  social media and knew that the next
                                                                                                  my life if it wasn’t for all of the coaches that
         2006 season, Camplin estimates                - Design   resident  of  Cornwall  has  had  great   Powder Puffs were a girl’s football team which   to have caring coaches in high school that   role model for them,” says Zappitelli.  “It is a   heart and dedicated themselves to my system.     years it has led to loss of central   that goal materializes in the months   to  be  his  “net  man”  if  a  fish  would  the  Cornwall  area  we  would  invite
                                                                                             coaching experience kicked off in university
                                                                                                  gave up their time to help me.  I was very lucky
                                                                                                                                into rock climbing, so I will see if
                                                                                                                                       then  six-year-old  son  inviting  him  time we were going to be filming in
                                                                                                           team to two EOSSA’s.  Those girls had so much
                                                                                                      knowledge with my athletes and be positive
                                                       in  his  hometown.    Luis,  a  lifelong
                                                                                             with football as a Powder Puff coach.   The
                                                                                                                  my teens and twenties, and in recent
                                                                                                      lot of fun.  I love to promote the sports I coach
                                                                                                                  vision as well,” says Maloney.  “My
                                                                                                                                ahead,”  says Maloney.  “Truly, my
                                                                                                                                       happen to strike.  After only a short  Brandon to fish with us.  Well, that
                                                                                                  constantly pushed me to be better.  This is one
                                                                                                           Both times at EOSSA we missed out playing
                                                                                             played in the snow.  He also coached community
                                                       success  in  the  sport  of  boxing.   As
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                                                                                                           in the finals because of losing the tiebreaker.”
                                                                                                  of the reasons I like to coach; to give my athletes
                                                       an amateur  he was a seven time
                                                                                             football and shot put at a local school in the
                                                                                                                                       wait, it happened.  After hooking into  finally  happened  and  what  a  great
                                                                                                                  right eye is  totally blind, while my
                                                                                                                                goals change frequently, and they
                                                                                                  the opportunities that I had growing up because
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                                                                                                            Zappitelli is a passionate local coach,
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                                                                                                                  left eye is legally blind, meaning I
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                                                                                                                                       a carp, Brownlee called Vinny over,  couple  of  days  it  was!    Looking
                                                                                                       Zappitelli says he uses his time coaching
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                                                                                                  I know how beneficial it was in my life.”
                                                                                                                                often depend on challenges that have
                                                                                             Zappitelli says his father was a big part of
                                                                                                                                been put forth by family members or
                                                       ten Canadian  Champions,  and was
                                                                                                                  have some limited vision, enough to
                                                                                                                                       encouraged him to pick up his fishing  forward  to  fishing  with  you  again
                                                                                                      also make them better people.  “As a coach I
                                                                                                           coaches.  We look forward to seeing even more
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                                                                                                  Currently, Zappitelli is coaching the
                                                                                             my brother and I in hockey and that’s what
                                                                                                                                       catch.    It  was  a  thrilling  experience
                                                       Nations Cup where he defeated  the
                                                                                                                                       for my son.
                                                  3308 Second St. East, Cornwall, ON  awarded as the Top Fighter at the Four   why he decided to coach.  “He always coached   Cornwall  Wildcats OVFL, high school senior   promote positivity.  I am rarely negative and I   from Zappitelli’s teams in the future.   see shapes and shadows and to read   Whilst doing all this hard work,  for such an event using a treadmill.   friends.   Training  for long-distance   net, and coached him into landing the  Brandon!”  Long  Sault’s  Brandon  Brownlee  poses  with  one  of  his  impressive
                                                                                                                  large print high contrast text.  My left  Maloney also learned  how to work  Thus,  I  ended  up  finding  a  handful  running events is just one example.
                                                                                                                                             Brownlee  also  enjoys  learning
                                                                                                                                                 catches.  Brownlee says his favourite form of fishing is bottom-fishing
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                                                                                                                  my right eye, most likely within the  accomplish his athletic goals.
                                                                                                                            and I worked with these  partners  improving my overall athleticism so
                                                                                                                                        “The  thing  I  enjoy  most  about  to  get  fish  to  hit  when  they  are  not
                                                       Turning  professional  in  2008,
                                                                                                                                       Brownlee.  “You are never too old, or
                                                                                                                  This condition, though, hasn’t  inform people around  me, coaches,  These individuals were happy to be  challenges  and  crazy  fitness  bets
                                                                                                                                       too young, to start fishing.  Fishing is
                                                                                                        at at
                                                       at various Montreal locations  such
                                                                                                                  stopped Maloney from following his  team  members, and partners about  my ‘running guides’ in part because  come my way.”
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                                                                                                                                       not all about catching fish; it’s more  carp,” he says.  “I like bottom-fishing
                                                                                                                  goals, especially in terms of athletics  any specific needs I have.  It’s also  I was frequently available  to train,
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                                                                                                                                adapt to  the world  around  him due
                                                                                                                                            know how big the next one will be.”
                                                                                                                                       memories.”
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                                                                                                                                       us in our fifties, some may have
                                                                                                  that hour,” says St. Marseille.  “Fast
                                                                                                                                       vivid memories, a little older and
                                                                                             ohn St. Marseille is a professional  forward a few years, I was thrilled to be
                                                               a photo from the late 1960’s.
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                                                                                                                                       Mr. Miron was a coach, mentor,
                                                                                             Jengineer and  geoscientist who  recognized as the club’s ‘Multisport
                                                               Parks & Recreation  board
                                                                                             has been employed for the last four  Athlete  of the  Year’ in 2006 and
                                                                                                                                       and bonafide local sports icon.
                                                                                             years as the City of Cornwall’s GM,  then in 2010, I was on the  podium
                                                                                                                                       Coach of the Falcons, Calumets,
                                                               member & city representative
                                                                                             Infrastructure & Municipal  Works.   for the ‘Cornwall Nasty’, a morning
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                                                                                             St. Marseille is very passionate  competition  featuring a variety of
                                                               Alderman   Aime Leblanc  is
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                                                                                             about his work, as he says “It is very  endurance swim events followed
                                                                                             humbling and rewarding to be part of  by a 5 km run.   The recognition
                                                               seen here dropping the puck
                                                                                                                                       would spend the rest of his life
                                                                                             a great team with responsibility for the  meant  a lot  to me  and I could  not
                                                                                Grade 11
                                                                            Grade 11
                                                                                    Grade 12
                                                                                        Grade 12
                                                                                                                                       in hockey.  Ray was GM of the
                                                                        Grade 11
                                                               to start the CMHA Hockey
                                                                                             City’s infrastructure and to contribute  have accomplished  this without the
                                                                                             to advancing and improving the  inspiration and infectious motivation
                                                                                                                                       Washington Presidents - Eastern
                                                               Season.  We believe these are
                                                                                                                                       Hockey League in 59-60, then the
                                                                                             services and urban experience for our  from the club’s members.”
                                                                                                                                       New Jersey Larks the following
                                                               Atom players.
                                                                                                  St. Marseille was inspired  to
                                                                                             citizens and visitors to our city.”
                                                                                             St. Marseille’s work, though, isn’t  get active initially  after his return
                                                                                                                                       Knoxville  in  1962,  63,  64,  and
         olds, to OFC, which tops off at 19.          Introducing our New INDOOR SHOWROOM  Damghani  Qasim  Tharmijan  Mohanathas  Rudowski  the only thing he’s passionate about.  to Cornwall following time at     Mount  Allison   season.  Miron  managed  Cornwall Falcons in white, signal a goal vs the Rideaus (Smiths Fall) as the jubilant fans shoehorned into
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                                                                                             Being active is  another passion  of  university, where he says he maxed
                                                                                                                                       65.    In  1964,  Miron  joined  the
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                                                                                                                                            the community arena celebrate.
                                                                                             his; one that he shares with his wife  out at 204 lbs.  “Apart from desiring a
                                                                                                                                       Toronto Maple Leaf organization,
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                                                                                                                                       managing  its  affiliate  teams  in  Hall of Fame (1969) member.
                                                                                                                                                 Fortunately,  somebody  hinted  worn by the ’47 Falcons; however
                                                                                             Margaret of nearly 30 years and his  regular fitness routine, I was looking
                                                                                             three daughters.  They have all been  for like-minded  individuals  to train
                                                                                                                                            Through the wonders of the  that I might be interested in some  they did not play against a team
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                                                                                             members of  the Multisport Club in  with and in particular to motivate me.

                                                                                             Cornwall since its inception in 2004.  Apart from physical fitness, there is a   Univer sity  through 1976.  It didn’t end there.  internet  and  social  media,  I  of these memories.  named Rideaus until 1953.
                                                                                                                                       An audit of Ray’s life in hockey  received  a  message  one  day
                                                                                                                                                 A  little  over  a  month  ago,  a
                                                                                                                                 A CAA
                                                                                                                                                       While there are not many action
                                                                                             “My introduction to triathlon was  positive mental well-being benefit as
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                                                                                             actually at the ‘Cornwall Games’ in  well,” says St. Marseille.

                                                                                                                                       pages.
                                                                                                                                            Cindy.    She  lived  in  Oklahoma.  scrap books and photos that bring  community  arena  was  jammed
                                                                                                  Since day one, St. Marseille  has
                                                                                             1997.   We swam at Mille Roches
         “There’s a place on a football team                Early Bird Pricing               Beach in Long Sault then cycled to  been active in the Cornwall Multisport   John participating in the Cornwall Duathlon.   Photo Submitted  Rookie of the  Y ear  which included being GM of  messages is not that unusual, but  fifties’ sporting life in Cornwall,  Photo was likely taken by a local
                                                                                                                                       Thirty more years would follow  Now,  strange  ladies  sending  me  to life the late forties and early  for this game against the Rideaus.
                                                                                             Cornwall,”  says St. Marseille.   “I  Club, including volunteering as a
                                                                                             was new to the sport and understood  board member for a handful of years
                                                                                                                                       the Colorado Rockies.  Ray was  Cindy Hosler had a connection to  a grand era of senior hockey in  press photographer that night.
                                                                                             that  my running shoes would be  as well as taking on the role of club
                                                                                                                                                 this area.
                                                                                             transferred to the Cornwall transition  secretary.    St.  Marseille  is  a  firm
                                                                                                                                       Patrick Trophy – an award given
                                                                                                      and surrounding area have benefited  Marseille.  “The murky water was
                                                                                                                                            Cindy is Ray Miron’s daughter
                                                                                             zone in time for the run.  Well they  believer that multisport has a positive   stop,” says St. Marseille.  “The City  Island, was such a rush,” says St.   Sports  Energy  awarded  the  NHL’s  2004  Lester  this area.  I am presently going through   Thanks Cindy.  The memories
                                                                                                                                       to those who provided outstanding  and  she  had  just  been  home  to  the pictures and thought it might  you  provided  will  have  me
                                                                                                      financially - with various fundraisers  52°F and I wondered what sea
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                                                                                             didn’t, so  I ran barefoot – 7 km –  impact on his community.   - but  also with  the  positive attitude  creatures may be lurking, based   service  to  hockey  in  the  United  bury her father.  Upon returning  be neat to bring back a memory  searching for more of your dad’s
                                                                        Shooting Guard  Shooting Guard  Forward  Guard  Forward  4m40s per km pace but I have never   owe my sporting accomplishments  athletes.”  current was very strong.  The San   Sports  Energy  States.  So really, the fact is, you  to Oklahoma, she faced the task  this month from those heady days  history.   When I opened that
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                                                                                             along the bike path.  I still managed a
                                                                                                  “Besides Margaret and the girls, I  and energy that emanates from these  on the lore of  Alcatraz, and the
                                                                                                                                       do not have to be from Cornwall  of  going  through  her  father’s  from a long time ago.  The picture  box, it truly was like Christmas
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                                                                        Grade 12
                                                                                                       Through multisport, St. Marseille  Francisco skyline from the tour
                                                                                                                         Owners George, Paul and Tom have been involved with Cornwall
                                                                                                      such as Ironman distance triathlons  and run were very hilly and took
                                                                                             St.  Marseille says  that “chance  person.  Members of the Multisport
                                                                                             encounters”  brought him to the  Club, sometimes in very subtle
                                                                                                                         community sports since 1975.
                                                                                                      at Lake Placid and Penticton as well  us around and under the Golden
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                                                                                             Multisport  Club.  “I swam at  lunch  ways, inspire and motivate  persons
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