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Boston Globe
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Holliston boys' tennis stuns its own coach by winning playoff match for first time in 19 years
'To have a chance to make it to the Elite 8 was something I didn't even give any thought to,' said Dupuis. 'Prior to the season, the goal was to make the tournament.' Related : Neither Bloom nor Merlis opted to play for Holliston (10-5) last season, but Dupuis convinced them to join the squad this year. Their presence, among others, has led to a major turnaround. Advertisement 'We have tennis players, not just athletes,' said Dupuis, who is also Holliston's boys' soccer coach. 'I've had some of my [soccer] players come through that have been good athletes, but haven't been true tennis players. This year, we have athletes that are tennis players, and when you have that combination, good things can happen.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Apponequet 5, Hanover 0 — With dominant 6-0, 6-0 wins from Will Horton at first singles and Nick Connolly at third singles, the fourth-seeded Lakers (17-1) handled No. 29 Hanover to advance to the Round of 16, where they will face No. 13 Latin Academy, which eliminated Apponequet from the tourney three years ago. The Lakers also got wins from Judson Cardinali (6-2, 6-1 at second singles), Ryan Abreau/Eugene Jung (6-2, 6-0 at first doubles), and Jared Freitas/Cory Dugdale (6-1, 6-0 at second doubles). Advertisement Division 1 State Westford 3, Lincoln-Sudbury 2 — Behind wins from Saunak Manna (6-1, 6-0) and Preet Mood (6-4, 6-1) at singles, and the tandem of Nikhil Ponnusamy/Sam Ren at doubles (6-4, 6-2), the 13th-seeded Ghosts (10-4) captured a first-round win over Dual League rival L-S (5-9). Division 2 State Marblehead 3, Algonquin 2 — Junior TJ Kelly won at third singles (6-4, 6-1), and the tandems of Jayden Janock/Ty Cooper (6-1, 6-1) and Anthony Vizy/Austin Bacon (6-3, 6-2) won at doubles, propelling the 13th-seeded Magicians (16-2) to a first-round win. Somerville 3, Marshfield 2 — Milo Kochansky gutted out a 6-4, 7-5 win at third singles, lifting the 34th-seeded Highlanders (13-2) to a preliminary round win. Kochansky trailed, 5-4, in the second set, but rattled off three consecutive games to earn the victory. 'He definitely clutched up in the end,' Somerville coach Michael Morgan said. 'I'm sure for him to be able to win, and his teammates right there on the side cheering him every single point, it was a great atmosphere and great motivation.' The doubles pairings of Nitish Kaushal/Magnes Anell and DJ Freeman/Aaron Grover added key wins for Somerville, which notched its second MIAA tournament win in program history. Division 4 State Monomoy 5, Bartlett 0 — Roman Pavluchenko (6-2, 6-1), Ryan Casey (6-0, 6-1), and Zach Shields (6-1, 6-2) won at singles, lifting the third-seeded Sharks (16-3) to a first-round win. The duos of Blake Noonan/Nick Hadden (6-2, 6-1) and Ethan Seufert/Tom Hereford (6-0, 6-2) added wins for Monomoy.
Calgary Herald
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Saints stay local on golf recruiting trails adding Dupuis and White
Article content St. Clair Saints golf coach Kevin Corriveau hasn't had to go far for recruits. Article content The Saints added two more local products to the men's roster for the 2025 OCAA season on Wednesday with St. Joseph high school product Jack Dupuis committing to the program along with Riverside high school grad Nathan White. Article content 'I am very excited to continue adding local content to the team,' Corriveau said 'We have great players in this community and they will continue to prove that. Article content Article content 'I'm very excited to have Jack and Nathan joining our team for the fall of 2025. They have great games, tournament experience and, just as importantly, are fine young men.' Article content Article content Dupuis lost the WECSSAA boys' individual title in a playoff to Belle River's Dayne Bensette, who signed with the Saints in December. It was Bensette that helped influence Dupuis' decision. Article content 'My buddy, Dayne Bensette, was talking about going to St. Clair and that sparked some interest,' the 17-year-old Dupuis said. 'I reached out and we talked back and forth. I was talking to schools in the States and just felt the best decision for me was St. Clair.' Article content While he lost the individual title, Dupuis did lead St. Joseph's to a team title at WECSSAA and also earned a SWOSSAA team title as the squad went on to finish seventh at OFSAA. Article content Dupuis also finished second at WECSSAA in 2023 to Cale Marontate, who will also be a teammate with the Saints. Article content '(Marontate) said it's a really fun team,' Dupuis said. 'Have a team is amazing because you can go out and shoot terrible and your teammates are there for you or you can go out and shoot amazing and know you're helping your teammates out.' Article content Article content As a freshman, Marontate was part of St. Clair's first-ever OCAA championship men's team. Article content 'They have a great roster there and play in some great tournaments,' Dupuis said. 'Adding me and others will, I think we'll just keep it rolling. Hopefully, we go to Canadians and make top three.' Article content It took White a full year after graduation to finally make his decision. While weighing his options, his job connected him with Saints' assistant coach David Byrne. Article content 'During my year off, I talked to a lot of schools,' White said. 'I wanted to keep playing competitive golf and felt (St. Clair) was a good fit. Article content 'I liked the idea of (playing at St. Clair) and toured the campus and heard great things about the program. I have some buddies and people I know.' Article content The St. Clair men's squad also features Vista Academy product Spencer Higginbottom and St. Anne high school grade Steve Hill and White liked the idea of playing with golfers he's faced many times on the course. Article content 'All the guys are pretty local,' White said. 'I think that's the coolest part. You compete locally against them and now we're teaming up and trying to do stuff together.' Article content The Saints will add Lili Surgenor, who is from Lake Newell, and Emily Cortes, who is from Edmonton.
Ottawa Citizen
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Saints stay local on golf recruiting trails adding Dupuis and White
Article content St. Clair Saints golf coach Kevin Corriveau hasn't had to go far for recruits. Article content Article content The Saints added two more local products to the men's roster for the 2025 OCAA season on Wednesday with St. Joseph high school product Jack Dupuis committing to the program along with Riverside high school grad Nathan White. Article content 'I am very excited to continue adding local content to the team,' Corriveau said 'We have great players in this community and they will continue to prove that. Article content Article content 'I'm very excited to have Jack and Nathan joining our team for the fall of 2025. They have great games, tournament experience and, just as importantly, are fine young men.' Article content Article content Dupuis lost the WECSSAA boys' individual title in a playoff to Belle River's Dayne Bensette, who signed with the Saints in December. It was Bensette that helped influence Dupuis' decision. Article content 'My buddy, Dayne Bensette, was talking about going to St. Clair and that sparked some interest,' the 17-year-old Dupuis said. 'I reached out and we talked back and forth. I was talking to schools in the States and just felt the best decision for me was St. Clair.' While he lost the individual title, Bensette did lead St. Joseph's to a team title at WECSSAA and also earned a SWOSSAA team title as the squad went on to finish seventh at OFSAA. Article content Dupuis also finished second at WECSSAA in 2023 to Cale Marontate, who will also be a teammate with the Saints. Article content '(Marontate) said it's a really fun team,' Dupuis said. 'Have a team is amazing because you can go out and shoot terrible and your teammates are there for you or you can go out and shoot amazing and know you're helping your teammates out.' Article content Article content As a freshman, Marontate was part of St. Clair's first-ever OCAA championship men's team. Article content 'They have a great roster there and play in some great tournaments,' Dupuis said. 'Adding me and others will, I think we'll just keep it rolling. Hopefully, we go to Canadians and make top three.' Article content It took White a full year after graduation to finally make his decision. While weighing his options, his job connected him with Saints' assistant coach David Byrne. Article content 'During my year off, I talked to a lot of schools,' White said. 'I wanted to keep playing competitive golf and felt (St. Clair) was a good fit. Article content 'I liked the idea of (playing at St. Clair) and toured the campus and heard great things about the program. I have some buddies and people I know.' Article content The St. Clair men's squad also features Vista Academy product Spencer Higginbottom and St. Anne high school grade Steve Hill and White liked the idea of playing with golfers he's faced many times on the course. Article content 'All the guys are pretty local,' White said. 'I think that's the coolest part. You compete locally against them and now we're teaming up and trying to do stuff together.' Article content The Saints will add Lili Surgenor, who is from Lake Newell, and Emily Cortes, who is from Edmonton. Article content
CAF
10-03-2025
- Sport
- CAF
South Sudan make wholesale changes for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
South Sudan have made wholesale adjustments to their squad for this month's FIFA World Cup qualifiers with 22 changes introduced for their Group B clashes against DR Congo and Sudan. Coach Nicolas Dupuis has dropped 16 players from the squad that completed the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers last November with a 3-2 home win over Congo, followed by a 3-0 defeat in South Africa. The coach has selected significantly more locally-based players, saying more talent had come to the fore since the establishment of the South Sudan Premier League, which has enhanced the development of homegrown players. Dupuis added that a solid foundation of locally based players is crucial for building a stronger team. South Sudan have drawn two and lost two of their opening four qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in North America and have two difficult away games this month, in Kinshasa on March 21 and the meeting neighbours Sudan in Benghazi, Libya four days later. From the starting line-up beaten in Cape Town by South Africa in November, Benjamin Laku and Ebon Malish, who scored twice against Congo the same month, drop out. Squad: Goalkeepers: Isaac Bida (Lion Hunters), Majak Mawith (Jamus), Godwill Yugusak (Kator) Defenders: Thomas Atir (Al Merreikh Juba), Daniel Bichiok (Nairobi United, Kenya) Isaac Friday (Lion Hunters), Rashid Okocha (National Enterprise Corporation, Uganda), Paul Pal (Al Merreikh Juba), Atiki Rahuman (Calvery), Samuel Taban, Ivan Wani (both Jamus) Midfielders: Peter Chan (Olympic), Samuel Dok (Holy Family), William Gama (Malakia), John Juluk (Holy Family), Joseph Malish Manase (Jamus), Victor Nelson (Al Merreikh Juba), Mario Taban (Jamus) Forwards: Nhiak Agany (Holy Family), Paul America (Fleury 91, France), Pap Chol (Kator), Geng Dut (Wajuma), Yuel Kuach (Al Morooj, Libya), Peter Lazarus (Future Stars Academy), Tito Luk Ciir (Jamus), Angufi Mudasiri (Koryom), Fodul Nasardin (Al Hilal), Tito Okella (Abdelashhar, Libya), Yohanna Paulino (Jamus), David Sebit (Kator), Abraham Thuo (Holy Family).
CBC
08-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Brandon businesses look for ways to hire, retain young professionals in southwestern Manitoba
A Brandon University professor says southwestern Manitoba's biggest city needs to find a way to compete with urban centres when it comes to retaining young professionals. Manitoba faced an eight per cent net skill loss of young skilled workers, according to a 2024 Statistics Canada report. Cora Dupuis, Brandon University's co-operative education co-ordinator, said without community efforts to retain talent, the city of 54,000 and surrounding region's workforce will struggle. Individuals, institutions and government need to work together to create a strategy to track what's working when it comes to recruitment and retention of young professionals, she said. "We're big enough to make change, but we're small enough to have all the change-makers at the same table," said Dupuis. Growing up in rural Ontario, Dupuis was inundated with messages she had to leave to build her career — a message many young professionals still receive, she says. Dupuis wants to break that cycle, because when young people move away for work, Brandon loses out. "I can't help but think that if someone stood on a stage and said that there is room for you here, then my story would be different," Dupuis said. It's up to business owners and institutions like Brandon University to challenge those narratives and highlight how Brandon offers young people a place to grow their careers in an affordable community, Dupuis said. The city still has a small-town feel, so it's easier to make helpful connections, but it's also only a two-and-a-half-hour drive to Winnipeg, 200 kilometres to the east. Some businesses are already taking action. Through Brandon University's co-op program, local companies are meeting and hiring students to retain talent, she said. A challenge finding workers Brandon's Greenstone Building Products — a manufacturing plant making panels for the outer shell of buildings — is trying to catch young professionals as soon as they graduate, says business manager Tilda Fortier. Greenstone has about 60 employees, but it's been challenging getting roles filled. She says job vacancies can sit empty for more than a year — a problem worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic. Greenstone has three programmers on site and five drafting seats. Fortier says all are from Manitoba, and partnerships with post-secondary programs like Dupuis's co-op program helped Greenstone make connections with the workers. "The solution … is to not let our talent go away to begin with," she said. "If we can engage with them right out of the gates and show them what the city has to offer professionals … we can avoid that drain." When it comes to recruiting and retaining employees they follow the golden rule of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you," she said. "People like working here and they want their friends to come work with them." Andrew Suggett didn't see a future in Brandon until he connected with Greenstone while enrolled in computer sciences at Brandon University. Starting as an intern in 2021, he's now a full-time IT and software developer at the company. "I thought I would have to move to Vancouver or Toronto to find a tech job. But it turns out there's a lot of tech jobs in Brandon," he said. He's referred a friend to Greenstone, but others haven't been as lucky, moving to larger urban centres like Calgary because they can't find work, Suggett said. He's grateful he found a job at Greenstone because he gets to stay close to his family in Portage la Prairie, build his career and save money due to Brandon's lower cost of living. Suggett can see building a tech career in Brandon, but stressed businesses must connect with young professionals so they know they're needed in the city, he said. Connecting with youth Jennifer Ludwig, the Brandon Chamber of Commerce's vice-president and the president of Super Thrifty Drugs Canada, says concerns about skilled labour shortages are ongoing, and more businesses are trying to connect with young professionals like Suggett. In 2021, the province's Manitoba Labour Market Outlook said the southwest region — including Brandon — had a workforce of 55,700 individuals and more than 7,200 job openings. While businesses are tapping into Assiniboine College and Brandon University to help train and get people into the workforce, there are still some obstacles, said Ludwig. Super Thrifty needs pharmacists, but competing with bigger cities is a struggle, she said. The business needs to fill six positions, and has been looking for a couple of years. There's no pharmacy school in Brandon, which makes recruitment harder. She said one of the biggest challenges is perception, as many falsely believe Brandon lacks career opportunities and the excitement of larger centres. Ludwig wants to help change the narrative by showing everything Brandon has to offer those starting their careers. "They're the ones that are going to be carrying the torches of … [businesses] that were built by stakeholders that started them years ago," she said. "We need those young people to carry them forward."
