| Name |
Position |
Profile |
| Josh Chevarie
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Defensive Backs
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A graduate of the Holy Cross Football program, Josh was part of their championship season of 2009. Josh has coached defense with the OPP League and joins the Bantam Grenadiers this season as their defensive backs coach.
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| Tyler Grant
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Defensive Line
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A former player at Holy Cross, Tyler now plays on the Defensive Line at St. Francis Xavier University. We are fortunate to have Tyler join us as a defensive line coach for his first season as a coach.
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| Charlie Stymest
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Offensive Line
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Charlie was an original member of the Ernestown Eagles football team. In a 4 year career there, he was named a KASSA All Star for two of them! In a 4 year season as a Grens player, Charlie was named the most improved player twice. Charlie joins us this season as the offensive line coach with the Bantam Grenadiers!
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| Brian McEachern
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Receivers
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A former receiver/slot back in the AUS with St. Francis Xavier in Antigonish, NS, Brian played in 2 Atlantic Bowl Championships.
Brian will bring his lessons learned as a rugby and hockey coach and assist Coach Haffie for his second season as the receivers coach.
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| Cory Dyer
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Linebackers
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Currently a member of the Queen's Golden Gaels Football team, this former OVFL all star and MVP with the Grenadiers will work with the bantam Linebackers for a second season.
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| Dustin Girard
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Defensive Coordinator
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A 4 year veteran of Grenadiers Football, Grens captain in 2008, and 5 year Holy Cross Linebacker, Dustin returns to the organization as the defensive coordinator for the Bantam team for a second season. A KASSA Champion in 2010, Dustin represented the Grenadiers on Team Ontario in 2009, the same season he was a KASSA All Star.
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| Brent Karel
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Defensive Line
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Brent has helped with O.P.P league for the last two years working with the defence . He returns to the Grenadiers Program for a second season, working with the defensive line.
Brent played for the Napanee Golden Hawks as both right guard and linebacker,the high-light was winning C.O.S.S.A. Championship .
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| Chad Haffie
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Head Coach
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Chad played QB for the GSS Trojans for the first two years that the football program returned to the school in over 30 years. He was part of their 2003-2004 Seaway Valley Championship Team. Chad coached as on Offensive Coordinator in the O.P.P. for two years and then moved to the Thousand Island Minor Football League where he has been a Head Coach since 2006. He has been the Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator of the GSS Junior team for the past four seasons, which included a Seaway, Lanark, Renfrew Championship in 2009. After leading the Bantam Grenadiers to a championship game in their inaugural season, Chad returns as the head coach and offensive coordinator.
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