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Wildcats Program Continues to Produce
Top-Level Talent as Athletes
By Molly Kett Joel Musavuli is competing at
Vanier College.
he Cornwall Wildcats have
The steady pipeline of talent
Tbeen a staple of Eastern reflects how far the Wildcats have
Ontario football, but in recent
come in just over a decade.
years, the program has emerged
as a consistent producer of top- “Our program has grown
level talent. This year alone, ten significantly in terms of player
Wildcats alumni are suiting up talent and coaching talent,”
for post-secondary teams across Camplin said. “The proof is in
the country, including Bishop’s, our wins and losses. We’ve made
McGill, Acadia, St. FX, Ottawa, ourselves a top-level program in
and Vanier College. the province, and much of that is
due to our head coach and his staff.
For program leader Kirby We’ll continue to attract high-
Camplin, the success comes as no
level athletes who want to play
surprise. “Cornwall’s U18 program university football and have those
is a pathway to university football,” opportunities.”
Camplin said. “We’ve had a U18
program since 2010 and, certainly For Camplin, who has been with
since COVID ended, our head the Wildcats since the beginning of
coach, Alex Labonté has been able the U18 program, the latest list of
to attract high-level coaches with graduates feels deeply rewarding
tons of experience in university for him.
football. Those coaches have done “I think it’s awesome. I’ve
a great job of recruiting players been doing this since 2010, so
and bringing in top-level athletes I’ve been there since the start.
from across Eastern Ontario.” To see the program flourish and
From this year alone, Chase give opportunities to all these
Besner and Jimmy Walrond local athletes from across Eastern
are now playing at Bishop’s Ontario is pretty amazing,” said
University, Colin Bernard is at Camplin. “It’s pretty amazing to
McGill, and Ethan Chiarello and watch TV or see in the newspaper Photo Submitted
Ryan Coulson have joined Acadia. or online that all these kids who to level up with each season. Camplin said. “For minor football
Meanwhile, Colby Delves, played for the Cornwall Wildcats— players, for local football players—
Zachary Aubin, and Shalom Kofo we had a hand in them going to the “The list of successful athletes there’s a pathway to achieve your
are with the University of Ottawa, next level of football in Canada.” continues to grow, and the talent dreams, and it runs through the
Ryan Jaquemet is at St. FX, and The Wildcats’ programs continue of players continues to improve,” Cornwall Wildcats.”
