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Vikings Volleyball Club
By Molly Kett
he Cornwall Vikings Volleyball Volleyball Association.
Tclub was established in 2010
and has been a top choice for local
volleyball ever since.
“We have both youth development
programs and competitive club
teams. We have something for
all ages and our hope is that by
offering skilled instruction we
can enable young athletes to gain
knowledge and learn how to play coaches and volunteers who want to
the game,” shares Vikings’ coach help get kids involved and active,”
Allison Haley.
Each season, The Cornwall
Vikings Volleyball Club offers
programs such as Spikes, House
League, Parent and Player,
Smashball, and travelling teams.
According to Haley, the club is love of the game.”
always looking forward to tryout
season, because they get to “see
new and familiar faces who are
hoping to make a team and to see
those who are willing to devote
their time to learning and perfecting
their skills.”
The regular season of play has community of SD&G.
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concluded for the year, but teams
will soon be holding tryouts for the
beginning of the season this fall.
For the competitive teams, Blues; the Plager brothers, Bill, Barclay,
tryouts for the 2019-20 season
will be posted on the Vikings’
website by mid-summer. The
September dates are determined by
their governing body, the Ontario
“We look forward to welcoming
all players; new to the game or
experienced,” says Haley.
Currently, the Cornwall Vikings
have their youth development
programs and summer camp
programs beginning.
“We are always looking for
says Haley. “In order to keep
growing and offering competitive
programs, our club needs people
who know, and more importantly
like, the sport of volleyball. A Are you a graduate & aged 16-29?
positive, encouraging role model
allows kids to grow and develop a
For more information on the
Cornwall Vikings Volleyball
Club, visit their website, www.
cornwallvikingsvolleyball.com.
Their site is constantly updated,
and there you will find program
options and volleyball news for the
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Different
that cool ‘Blue Note’ logo.
During the past ten or so seasons, the
club has been pretty good, but always
had the Black Hawks in the way. This
year, they were dead in January, worst
By Thom Racine
record in the league and presto, they
started to win, and it never stopped.
By the time this story makes the
rounds we may know, or should have an
aking away the pain of lost hockey idea as to just how Cinderella made out.
Tpools and favourite teams cast aside, Thus, I have picked the Blues over the
everyone has to be thrilled for the St. Bruins, because it’s their time. It will
Louis Blues. Imagine a team that went be a series with lots of physical play, the
to three straight Cup finals only to lose big bad Bruins against the stout Blues.
all three. The great hockey historian Liam
The 1967 expansion Blues were up McGuire once penned numerous
against it when Montreal (twice) and coincidences about Bobby Orr’s
Boston in 1970 sidelined the best of historic goal. It was Orr’s fourth goal
the expansion era clubs to the annals of of the play-offs, Blues’ Noel Picard who
history. tripped Orr, wore number four. Derrick
I confess to only remembering the Sanderson who assisted on the winner
Bobby Orr goal of 1970, but that team wore number 16, divide sixteen by four
always stood out to me as a team to like, and you get four. I’d like to add a few…
after the Habs of course and a few others. With twelve wins in the books, the blues
I used to know little things about the need four (4) wins, and it’s the Blues’
fourth trip to the final. Here’s to the
and Bob. The fact that the team had Blues win song Gloria — may the song
Jacques Plante and Glenn Hall in nets reverberate throughout the summer in
during those early years and of course St. Louis.
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