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Alexandria Glens Nativity Bowling celebrate

Monthly Update its 65th anniversary

By Christine Ouellet to everyone, kids, seniors, new
ByMolly Kett identify just one, as all players have players, people in wheelchairs
seen ups and downs within this short ativity Bowling opened and people with disabilities. Our
arc Rousseau, head coach for season so far. Nits doors on McConnell oldest player is ninety-seven-
Mthe Alexandria Glens Tier II “To name a few, Nico Pozzebon, street in 1954, next to the church year-old Euclide Proulx, who
team, has updates for how the season Alexim Veilleux and Brendon which is now gone. Back then,
has been coming along. Watson have been most consistent the bowling was inaugurated by comes and plays with his eighty-
Currently, the Glens are 2-9-1 with thus far this season,” says Rousseau. year-old nephew Roland Proulx
5 points. “Our goaltender Nicolas Rousseau Catholic Church Bishop Brodeur on Thursdays.” He adds quite
“Although the record doesn’t has given us a chance to win in every and on November 2nd. proudly that his sister, Johanne
reflect it, most of our games are one Nadeau from Alexandria will be
game played.” It was the actual Bishop of
goal losses and could have easily In terms of practice and game Cornwall, Terrence Prendergast introduced to the Hall of Fame
been in our favour,” says Rousseau. strategy, Rousseau says, the coaching SJ, who launched the festivities next month.
“The boys are committed to learning staff stresses good work ethics and marking its 65th anniversary.
and work hard.” hard work. As he’s been involved in
Although the current season may Alain Menard, whose bowling all of his life, he knows
“We occasionally change our the business inside out, so much
not be going exactly the way the father opened up a bowling in
team hopes, they’ve been playing strategies based on the teams we are Alexandria in the fifties, has been so that he can tell, just by listening
incredibly well. going to play,” says Rousseau. involved in the sport since he to the sound of the ball if it will
As of the end of October, the team
“We have had many good games was a young boy and he has been be a strike or not. According
the game versus Renfrew on October is set to play Arnprior back to back, working at Nativity Bowling for to Menard, in the fifties, each
25th was one of those whereby which will both likely prove to be seven years. town had his own bowling alley
we executed the game plan for the challenging games with Arnprior which was, after the church, the
majority of the game and we were able coming off a big victory against the Menard says: “It didn’t cost hub of the town. Cornwall had
to capitalize on our opportunities,” Ottawa Jr Canadiens. much money to play and you seven bowling alleys. Only two
says Rousseau. “We will need to come out with didn’t need expensive equipment
In terms of a standout player, intensity and discipline if we are to to play, all you needed was a pair have survived. Then, at the end
Rousseau says that it’s tough to be victorious,” says Rousseau. of bowling shoes. It was available of the sixties, skidoos became
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Julia Murphy Sydney Day
Grade: 8 Age: 13
Age: 14
Grade: 9 School: St. Joes’
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School: St. Joe’s November’s Athlete of the Month, an impressive
Hometown: Cornwall young runner who has earned a number of accolades,
was nominated by her coach Ashley Savoy. Sydney
recently won the grade 8 girls’
November’s Kinsman Girls’ Softball 3 000 metre run at the cross-country meet held at Iona

spotlight is on pitcher and first basewoman, Academy in Williamstown. “She showed impressive
endurance, sportsmanship, and represented her
Julia Murphy. Julia is a veteran with six- school in the highest fashion,” says Coach Savoy.
years’ experience on the ball diamond. “I have always enjoyed playing sports that have a
lot of running, like soccer,” says Sydney. “When
“It’s fun to play with—and against—my training, I always do a lot of running and never feel
friends,” she says. overly exhausted. I decided to try out for the cross-
country team in grade four. Since then I’ve always done really well.”
Julia isn’t sure what she wants to do after A few of Sydney’s achievements include winning the Cornwall Triathlon girls age 11-12
high school, but she loves music and animals, so she may pursue Duathlon 2016 and 2017; earning 1st place at the grade 8 girls St. Joe’s cross country meet this
year and winning 1st place in the 400 and 800 m and relay for grade 6 girls Viscount meet.
something along those lines. Softball is Julia’s fair-weather hobby. “She is quite pleased to say she tied for time with the 1st place boy in the 800m,” says Sydney’s
During the winter months, she laces up her skates and plays hockey. mom, Lesley.
Sydney is also a striker with the Seaway Valley Blazers. Her team won the league championship
“It’s fun to play two different sports and to stay active,” she says. this year. When she finishes with school, Sydney would like to work as a border security agent

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