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Cornwall Wildcats Win Silver at the U14 Provincials

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By Molly Kett then their final game, winning the OFFL. and moves up to the next age group.
finals in overtime against the South
At this level, there are two big Because of this, there will be a lot of
Gloucester Raiders. That win gave
he U14 team recently finished leagues in Ontario. NCAFA, which holes and a lot of question marks for
them an automatic trip to the tier
Ttheir regular season five and is the league the Cornwall Wildcats 2023.
three, putting them on the B side two provincial championships on play in, and OFFL which is the “A bunch of our players do come
of the NCAFA championship. The November 19th against the Niagara western equivalent.
Generals, who were the winners of back and I’m back at that level as
team won their semi-final and
the tier two championship from the The Wildcats played their well as the head coach. So, it will be
championship game at Carleton exciting,” said Camplin. “We work
Brought to you by Ming & Associates University and lost 24 to 12, but hard in the off season, and we try to
Athlete of
the Month
Athlete of the Month according to Kirby Camplin, the get better. The journey is the same
game was against the best team they
and we’ll do the same things and try
had played against all year. to attract more athletes and get work
Macy Boots “They were well coached, done.”
Age: 6 Grade: 1
excellent athletes. They are a really For Camplin, he feels very proud
Hometown: Cornwall good football team,” said Camplin.
Sports Energy kicks off its 2023 Athlete of the Month to continue to watch the Wildcat
feature with local hockey player Macy Boots. “I play U7 “It was snowing, it was cold, it was teams see so much success.
with the Cornwall Girls Hockey Association,” Macy says. certainly not ideal to play a football
“This is my third year playing hockey. I like skating fast game in. But it was a wonderful “I think it validates all the hard
and scoring goals. I also like stopping players from the other team from scoring.” experience. This is the second work that all our players and coaches
Macy loves being with her friends on the ice. “I love that my grand-papa is one of my year in a row that one of our teams and volunteers are putting in. To be
coaches,” she explains. “I like when my coach says, ‘You are hungry for the puck.’” qualified for the provincials from a small community that is making a
This young winger and defencewomen’s hockey goals are to continue getting better and to our program. So, it’s exciting for our lasting impact on the provincial stage
compete against good teams. “When I grow up,” Macy continues, “I want to be a doctor little community.” is amazing,” said Camplin. “In 2021,
or an artist. I think hockey is important because it makes you work hard, helps you get
healthy and strong, and you get to make new friends.” During the game, there were a few we went to the tier one provincials at
standout plays. U12 and won. And then last summer,
“Our receiver, Andrew Wiltshire, our U18 team went to the tier two
was named player of the game. He provincials. And then this year, we
had five receptions for 131 yards and have this U14 team that went to the
one touchdown. So, he was our top tier two, so amazing the last three
Maxwell Ming - P.Eng, CFP ® player on the day,” said Camplin. provincial championships we have a
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percentage of this team graduates, that kind of continued success.”