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Chase Pearson Hits the Pros

By Casey Leger over is a hard thing to do, but I know
at the end of the day it was the right
hase Pearson, who in his teens choice for me personally,” Pearson
Cspent a year in Cornwall and says.
a season with the Colts, is one step According to Pearson, adjusting to
closer to the Big Show now that he life outside of academia and inside
has signed an entry level contract
the pros has its challenges. While
with the Detroit Red Wings. He’s he’s cracked the pros, he hasn’t
moved to Grand Rapids where he will forgotten his business studies. “I
join the Red Wings’ AHL affiliate,
have been able to work out a way to
the Griffins, on an amateur tryout. finish this semester [of school]. After

“It’s such an amazing feeling this semester I only have a few online
being able to finally take the next classes to take to get my degree, so I
step in my career and start to play am planning on finishing it as soon as
professionally,” Pearson explains possible.”
in an email from Grand Rapids. “I It’s safe to say that Pearson is eager
have been working towards this since
to learn the ropes in Grand Rapids.
I first started playing and to be that He admits that there’s a lot to learn
much closer to my goal is awesome.” from the Griffins’ veteran players,
Pearson, a Hobey Baker nominee and he’s looking forward to getting
this year, was playing for the his name on some professional
University of Maine Black Bears, scoresheets, but the plan is to make
and even though the NCAA season it to the NHL. “In a perfect world
is over, he says the decision to leave for me,” he says, “I would play some
for Grand Rapids was a tough one. games here in Grand Rapids and get

“Maine has given me so much in my pro level experience under my belt,
three years, and I have made friends I and then go into training camp and
will know for my entire life. Leaving compete and earn a spot with the Red
them and having to basically start Wings.”
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ASK THE COACH

By David Murphy
Mylena Forget
The 55th Benson Cornwall Lions Club Sports
Age: 14 Grade: 9 Awards Dinner takes place on Wednesday, May 8th
School: SJCSS at the Best Western in Cornwall.
Hometown: Cornwall The guest speaker will be RBC Olympian
Mylena is a multisport athlete who plays Kayaker Michael Tayler.
school hockey and volleyball. She asks her
Highlights of the night include the handing out
Panthers midget volleyball coach Mathieu of over 50 awards to local athletes, coaches and
Chevrier:
volunteers as well as the presentation of a handful
Question: What are you most proud of in of bursaries including the RBC $1,000 bursary.
coaching? The most anticipated awards include the Joe St.
Coach Chevrier: I am most proud of seeing Denis Award (Parks & Rec), the Benson Friends of the
students come into their own when playing. Through sports, some Roundtable (Lifetime Achievement), the Joe Assaly (Top
students discover that they’re natural leaders. Others find an inner drive

Junior Athlete) and of course the awarding of the Jacques Richard Trophy
for success that transfers into the classroom. I am proud of being able to presented to the top sports personality.
create a community that encourages self-development and self-esteem.
The last five years of Jacques Richard winners is an impressive list of
The coach might explain the strategies, but it’s the students who put sports personalities who highlight a sampling of the talent Cornwall has to
them into practice. As such, we need strong students to lead the charge. offer in a wide variety of sports including Melissa Gilligan (2018 - soccer),
Not only is this possible through athletics, it’s inevitable.
Jakob Loucks (2017 – football), Emily Vallance (2016 – kickboxing),
1916 Pitt Street N., Unit 1A (Heritage Business Centre) Matthew Camm (2015 – curling) and Kelly McGillis (2014 – weightlifting).
CORNWALL • 613-933-1200 Who will be this year’s top sports personality? Nominations for the

Jacques Richard as well as several other awards are open until April 19th.
Please send your nominations to yours truly by e-mail dmurphy10@
cogeco.ca.
The sports talent our community has is second to none and this annual
event simply proves it.
Registered Massage Therapist Sheryl Calvank-Rodriguez, RMT
Tickets are available at Gordon Jewellers (14 2nd St West).
Hope to see you there!