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Cornwall Plays Host to 2019 Senior National

Broomball Championships

By Casey Leger The Senior Championship
included three divisions: Elite Men,
roomball. It might just be one Elite Women, and Mixed. While the
Bof Eastern Ontario’s best-kept Elite divisions are both full contact,
secrets, given the number of people the Mixed division, which requires
that visited the Benson Centre teams to field (or ice) three men and
between April 10 and 13. That’s three women on every line, isn’t. It’s
when the Vipers, an Elite level interesting to note that broomball
women’s team whose home rink is is one of the only team sports that
in Finch, hosted the 2019 Senior allows full contact for ladies.
National Broomball Championships.
While “senior” is technically
“Cornwall is a great host,” says for anyone over 18, according to
Pascale Gauthier, Director of High tournament organizers several of the
Performance for the Canadian teams included some junior players,
Broomball Federation. “It’s pretty and athletes as young as sixteen
close to everything and the people saw ice time during the event, as
are nice, and they’re friendly.” did some 55-year-olds. Six teams

According to Gauthier, broomball in competed at the Mixed level, while Photo IceLevel
Canada is experiencing a resurgence, the Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s packed the Benson Centre over four division, the host Vipers took Elite
with over 50 000 registered players, divisions saw competition from days of competition. Women’s gold in an overtime nail-
and it’s especially popular in rural seven and six sides each. Ultimately, In terms of results, the Ottawa biter, and the Becancour Broom Shak
communities the tournament drew 327 players and Nationals carried the Elite Men’s won the Mixed.

From the Fairway to the Green

By Staff Writer

The birds are chirping, the snow has melted, Welcome back spring, and Welcome spring! Archie’s
the tarps are off, and Cornwall Golf is ready welcome back to another season is now open for the season.

for another season. Once again we have many of golf at Summerheights. It was
events planned throughout the summer season We have been providing for
for your entertainment. great to visit with many old and the whole family since 1965.

new friends at the recent Chamber
We invite you to check out our pro shop, it We invite you to visit us at
is open to the public and is fully stocked. If spring home show; thanks to all 1719 Vincent Massey Drive.

you are looking for competitively priced golf who stopped by our booth. We
balls, clubs, bags, push carts, we have it all, no invite you to come and visit our We offer mini putt, a driving
need to travel to Ottawa or Montreal to shop. pro shop, new spring fashions are range, and a nine hole par

We also supply custom clubs and alterations to arriving daily. Watch for our daily, 3 course. Club rentals are
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great season.
CGCC hopes to see you soon.
We hope to see you soon.