Huge CONGRATULATIONS to Daniel Briere who has just committed with the U of Ottawa GEE GEES. Daniel was the most humble, coachable, pleasant but driven, competitive, and focused player our coaches could ever ask for. Daniel got it. He led with his actions which led him to his many successes as a Warrior and this exciting announcement.
LtoR: Mike Briere (father), Daniel Briere, Carla Coker (mother)
Daniel Briere with Gee Gees Head Coach Jamie Barresi
“2018 marked the 64th anniversary of our league (NCAFA) and the Bell Warriors Football Club. It is unimaginable to consider how many people and hours have been generous given to our community to mentor our young youth over those many years. We have so much to be proud of, grateful for, and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of this year’s volunteers for all they did to make the ’18 season a resounding success”, summed up Paul Stewart, Bell Warriors President at the Warriors AGM held Feb 20.
Here are some highlights from the President’s report:
Elections determined that the 2020 Bell Warriors Executive would be:
Director positions are listed on our Contact page and supporters are encouraged to contact the Warriors at info@bellwarriors.ca if they are interested in applying to fill any vacant positions.
2019 AGM was held at out GOLD SPONSOR The ALE – Amberwood Lounge & Eatery, Stittsville. LtoR: Paul Stewart (President), Sarah Courtney (The ALE), Dan Crabtree (VP of Finance)
New VP of Admin Kelly White and Jennifer Daniel who has joined our Registrar Team
Our 64th Bell Warriors Team Banquets were held this past weekend and as
always, both events were a huge celebration of youth sports; of our … …
NCAFA Championship week is always an exciting time of the year with the largest amateur football association showcasing the best-of-the best 8 through 18 year olds from Eastern Ontario and now Western Quebec. Our Bantam team were hindered with some untimely injuries. They battled hard in their B-Cup semi losing in a very tight finish to the Gloucester South Raiders 14.12. Our very young inexperienced Pee Wee team continued to gel and improve as the season went on. They saw themselves earn a spot vs the Gatineau Vikings in the C-Cup Championship losing in the final minute 26-22 in a heart breaker. The Warriors Tykes 6v6 also saw themselves in their C-Cup Championship and in the last 30 seconds of the game, they gave up an untimely TD to the South Ottawa Mustangs which gave the Mustangs a 38-34 win.
Our Mosquito team ended up playing on A-Cup Sunday vs the #1 ranked Bel-Air Lions. They had faced the Lions twice during the regular season and lost both games. On that chilly Sunday morning however, our relentless Warriors Mosquitos were not to be denied. This was an inaugural 9v9 format this year which will continue going forward on the basis of this year’s successful launch. The Lions played our Warriors tough but in the end, it was not enough and our Warriors were lifting the A-Cup Championship trophy!!!
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Football isn’t about ‘pats on the back‘ for a job well done. Football is about acting with distinction and doing a job well that needs to be done. It is no different in running a community football program. “We value setting a selfless example for our youth and doing good in our community”, states Paul Stewart, Bell Warriors President.
Having said all of that, it is an honour for our non-profit football club to be recognized in our community for the good work we have done for the past 64 years and continue to do night in and night out. At a ceremony held last night at the CARDELREC-Goulbourn Centre, the Warriors were awarded with their nomination for the Volunteer Group of the Year. On hand on behalf of the Warriors was Warriors VP of Finance Dan Crabtree and VP of Administration Christine Lavigne.
In addition to hosting our three distinct football programs for boys and girls, the Warriors give back to our Warriors players in the form of bursaries and scholarships. The Warriors also plan a series of events to raise monies for our operations; and to expose youth to living an active lifestyle while playing our great sport of football:
23rd Annual Bell Warriors Fundraiser Golf Tournament – Super
door prizes, a great lunch & sit down dinner, 18 holes of golf with … …
Super door prizes, a great lunch & sit down dinner, 18 holes of golf with carts & relaxing day golfing with friends, family & our Warriors.
Open to anyone. This is a major fundraiser for the club so the more the merrier but on a first-come-first-serve basis. We’ll be looking for Hole Sponsorship opportunities that will also qualify you as a FRIEND OF THE WARRIORS SPONSOR. 100% of monies raised go to support player fees.
$100 per player or $85 for Warrior players.
We are looking for local businesses to donate prizes. Contact either Dan Crabtree at 613-794-6716 or email dan.crabtree@holliswealth.com or Steve Adam at stevenjohnadam@gmail.com for more details.
“2017 marked the 62nd anniversary of our league (NCAFA) and the Bell Warriors Football Club. It is unimaginable to consider how many people and hours have been generous given to our community to mentor our young youth over those many years. We have so much to be proud of, grateful for and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of this year’s volunteers for all they did to make the ’17 season a resounding success”, summed up Paul Stewart, Bell Warriors President at the Warriors AGM held Feb 27.
Here are some highlights from the President’s report:
Elections determined that the 2017 Bell Warriors Executive would be:
Director positions are listed on our Contact page and supporters are encouraged to contact the Warriors at info@bellwarriors.ca if they are interested in applying to fill any vacant positions.
GO WARRIORS!!!
It is easy to feel exhilarated and immensely satisfied with the direction the club will be taking this year. We have 4 great men that have all stepped up to continue our club’s long and great legacy. We hand-chose each of them to take on this important responsibility and that’s because we have faith that no one would be better suited for the jobs.
It is with absolute pride that we announce that Brian Patterson will be returning as our Tyke Head Coach. This will be Coach Brian’s 16th year coaching with our club and again this year, there is no one involved with the club that didn’t have Coach Brian coach one of their children at one time or another. He’s a true gem!
At Mosquito, grizzled veteran Pat Kilmartin brings his 22 years of coaching experience to continue mentoring our players as our Mosquito Head Coach. Pat is respected as a passionate, caring and motivational coach that lives to build confidence and who truly admires spirit, dedication, responsibility ant team spirit. Thank you Coach Pat!
Our Pee Wee Head Coach is going to be Paul Gowans who, way back when, was a Warriors player and Warriors’ Coach in an earlier life. Coach Paul has coached football for 28 years and is respected throughout the football community as an exceptional coach, leader and mentor. He has had numerous coaching roles at much higher levels and currently is a dedicated athletics teacher at South Carleton High School. On a editorial note: he coached both of my boys at South Carleton H.S. when they still had a football program and on every level, he earned my respect and admiration. Paul is back and we couldn’t be happier with that!
Last but certainly not least is our new Bantam Head Coach Richard Baylin which has done nothing but win as a previous Head Coach at both Mosquito and Pee Wee. Coach Rich does it with such a positive, constructive and measured demeanour that he attracts families to our program. He sets the tone for what our program aspires to be. He’s a true gentleman that happens to have a passion for mentoring youth and football. What a perfect role model for our program, families and players! Thanks Coach Rich for stepping up.
Join us in congratulating these experienced men on stepping up to steer this year’s tackle programs. The Warriors will be playing in our 63rd year and we are so excited to have these four coaches leading the way. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN!!!
What a day of celebrations the Warriors had. Our annual Team Banquets is so much more than just an award ceremony (but it is important to celebrate excellence too). Our Club has a very simple recipe to succeed that we embrace globally. …and that is……to work hard to challenge ourselves, to always strive to learn from our mistakes, to never get discouraged, to strive to grow and as importantly, realize that our actions impact those around us. If you follow our simple recipe, your actions will not only inevitably lead to your success, they will lead to successes of all your teammates who you inspire and motivate. There is lots to celebrate when we do that and ultimately, this is what our Warriors celebrated Saturday at our day long of hosting of two annual Team Banquets.
In conjunction with our Banquets, the Warriors hosted two Silent Auctions. Our 6th annual fundraisers represent a labour of love that has become a huge fundraiser for the Club …. and it’s become a lot of fun too. A big THANK YOU to all of our Donors:
For all of our volunteers that helped with the setup, administration and tear down of the auctions, THANK YOU. Your hard work helped us raise a record $6,500 for our Warriors!
Of course the two events are also a celebration of our players that truly excelled this year. To all of our players that competed this year, congratulations on dedicating yourselves the Warriors Way. We hope you had an excellent experience with your Warriors family and for those that were fortunate enough to be major award winners this year, NICE JOB SETTING THE TONE FOR YOUR TEAM. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ON AND OFF THE FIELD! The 2017 Major Award Winners were:
BANTAM: Front Row (L to R): Jacob Smith (DB); Armando Pascual de la Cruz (Best D-Player); Dakarai Baskin (Rookie); Michael Fiorino (Most Improved); Alaa Erdawi (Most Versatile); Brandon Graff (Leadership Award). Back Row (L to R): Trey O’Brien (MVP); Ethan Ryan (Best OL); Shyreek Phillips (Best DL); Kahir Padamshi (Coaches Choice);.
PEE WEE: Kneeling (L to R): Owen Lavigne (Warrior Award and Best D-Player); Elliot Fleming (Best DB); Arland Alvarez (Rookie). Second Row (L to R): Ryan Morissette (Coaches Choice); Avery Osborne (Best O-Player); Zachary Baylin (Most Versatile); Daymein Davidson (Best OL). Back Row (L to R): Tyler Baigent (MVP); Jeremie Catalusi (Outstanding LB); Lee Kubsz (Best DL); Isaiah Markell Ayalugo (Most Improved).
MOSQUITO: Front Row (L to R): Joshua Olubajo (Best Offensive Back); Mason Quinn (Best OL); Tyler Gordon Davies (Best D-Back); Jacob Wong (Best O-Player). Back Row (L to R): Mason Jude (Coaches Choice); Alex Moniot (Best OL); Colton Lusk (Rookie); Matthew Lohnes (Best D-Line). Absent: Nolan Dulmage (MVP); Connor Murray (Most Improved); Alexander Smith (Best OL).
TYKE: Front Row (L to R): Avery Stuart and Rylan Gonzalez-Lee (Coaches Choice); Kingston Pappas (Best D-Player); Louis Turpin (MVP); Mohamad-Ali Saad (Best O-Player). Back Row (L to R); William Fortier (Best O-Line); Devin Swire (Best D-Line); Mariah Markell-Ayalogu (Rookie); Dylan Danby (Most Versatile). Absent: Daniel Salakor (Most Improved).
Make a donation of $10 for your chance to win 2 tickets to the 105th Grey Cup at TD Place, Sunday, November 26 at 6:00 p.m. (the winning ticket will be drawn Friday, November 24)
Better yet, make a donation to buy 10 tickets and you will become an instant Friend of the Warriors Sponsor too! There are only 500 tickets. Buy 10 for $100 and you have a 1/50 chance of winning …. …. and if that’s not enough …. …. did we forget to mention that Shania Twain is the 1/2 time show!!!
DON’T MISS OUT! Help support our Warriors! The Grey Cup hasn’t been here since 2004. This is a once in a life-time opportunity. BUY NOW AND BUY OFTEN. Share all of our Social Media posts to make the most of this Warriors. We have 1 month to sell 500 tickets. YOU CAN DO THIS! This is just another reason to value what NCAFA, the largest amateur football association in Canada, is doing. #Warriors4Life
You’ll likely remember our story about this year’s 2X Bell Warriors Jim Wagdin Scholarship winner Stefano Napolitano. We finally were able to meet up with Stefano at a recent Bell Warriors game. He was about to go into his last game ever with the Carleton Ravens and he talked of his football journey from his days at Tyke with the Warriors to his final year with the CIS Ravens club.
Stefano certainly exemplifies everything we look for in our Warriors alumni and he led by example again this day. As we presented Stefano with his scholarship cheque, he produced a cheque of his own to give back to the Warriors. The cheque, which is held by our President, was to go to our fund for players who are financially challenged and have difficulty paying their player fees. Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to announce that Stefano Napolitano is our most recent Friend of the Warriors Sponsor!
Picctured L to R: Paul Stewart (Bell Warriors President); Veronica Papalia (Bantam Team Manager); Joe Papalia (Bantam DC) and our newest Friend of the Warriors Sponsor Stefano Napolitano.
“I’ve known Stefano since he was a very young man. He played ball with one of my boys and I have never known him to be anything but thoughtful, generous, respectful and giving of his time. The fact that he has now given back with his own money to our players in need says so much of the man he has become. He is a truly class act” ~ summarizes Paul Stewart (Bell Warriors President).
Super door prizes, a great BBQ lunch & relaxing day golfing with friends, family & our Warriors and an outstanding sit down dinner to finish the great day.
Open to anyone. This is a major fundraiser for the club so the more the merrier but on a first-come-first-serve basis. We’ll be looking for Hole Sponsorship opportunities that will also qualify you as a FRIEND OF THE WARRIORS SPONSOR. 100% of monies raised go to support player fees.
$99 per player. We are looking for local businesses to donate prizes. Contact Dan Crabtree at 613-794-6716 or email dan,crabtree@holliswealth.com for more details. Don’t Miss Out!
It’s been over a decade since the Warriors hosted their successful Spring Flag Football Program but it’s back and with great enthusiasm! “I wouldn’t have been involved with the club if it wasn’t for flag nor would my past DC Terry Schaefer or current OC and Club VP Tim Sheahan. It was a very important program to get youth introduced into our great sport back then. Unfortunately over time, we lost some key volunteers and it fell by the wayside”, states Paul Stewart, Warriors President
This past winter Charlie Keenan reached out to the Warriors. Charlie is attending Queens University but had some time that he wanted to dedicate to giving back to his old club. Charlie not only started playing football with our flag program but he became one of the very best players our club had at the time. “Charlie was athletic, ultra-intelligent and driven”, states Stewart. “I had the fortune to coach Charlie and when he chose to reach out to help our club, I was determined to find him a job. Together we soon landed on Charlie being an instrumental volunteer to re-introduce our Spring Flag Football Program.”
The league started Saturday morning and fielded 7 full teams ages 7-13 with over 60 players. Another key component of the re-launch was the use of Warriors alumni as coaches and referees for the program “We couldn’t be happier with the re-launch. We volunteer to set an example for our youth and to see Charlie and so many Warriors alumni return to do the same is simply amazing”, concludes Stewart.
Tyke players Avery Stuart (left) and Louis Turpin are reunited week 1 of the Warriors 2017 Spring Flag Football Program. They were buds last year and will be leaders on our Tyke Tackle Football team this year.
Wariors Alumni Jack Rabb is one many ex-Warriors that have returned to coach our program. Gotta luv the way our Warriors are giving back! Class Act Jack!
THANKS CHARLIE KEENAN for taking on the task and making our re-launch of our Spring Flag Football Program a resounding success!
The 5th Annual Bell Warriors Silent Auctions were held in conjunction with our annual team banquets Saturday, January 7th at The Ale – Amberwood Lounge & Eatery. The new location for our banquets combined with a very competitive group of parents led to a record-setting two events. In all, when we took in revenues from the Raffles and Silent Auctions from our Tyke/Mosquito Awards Brunch and Pee Wee/Bantam Dinner, the Warriors brought in over $6,000 which will be set aside to ensure we keep our club and sport “Affordable for All“.
1st of two Silent Auctions are set up and ready for the onslaught of excited bidders.
The competitive scrutiny begins at our Record-Breaking Silent Auctions!
Some of our many door prizes which included a really-nice Warriors Helmet signed by the entire Warriors Mosquito team. What a great keepsake!
Some late items for our annual Raffle which included this very nice basket from Coach Normand Fortier (or Pattison Outdoor Advertising) and a terrific “Warriors Cake” made especially for our event by The Sweet Room Bakery and Boutique (of Stittsville)
Our RAFFLE which included a fantastic BBQ donated by Brown’s Independent Grocer in Stittsville