Pictured from left are Brushton-Moira Central cross-country Coach Rob Starr; Norwod-Norfolk Central athletes Maddie Carista, Allie Snell, Riley Sweet, Nikki Betts, and Tommy Burkum. Photo by Caramia Carista.PHOTO - Norwood cross country donation .NORWOOD — The Norwood-Norfolk cross-country team presented Brushton-Moria Central with a check in remembrance of William Palmer who would have been a senior this year. .William Palmer was a Brushton-Moira student who was tragically killed in an automobile accident in Moira in 2022 at the age of 14. .Every August, Brushton-Moira district cross-country and track coach Dwayne Ghostlaw holds a Fun Run at Brushton-Moira High School. .Money raised during the race is used as a fundraiser for Ghostlaw’s teams and for the Dollars for Scholars Program. This past summer, part of the funds raised were also given as a donation to the William Palmer Scholarship Fund. .“William would have been a senior this season on Coach Ghostlaw's cross country team.,” said NNCS cross-country coach Kent Fetter. .Coach Ghostlaw's description of the untimely passing of Willam Palmer was emotional; it had an effect on Coach Fetter, who was participating in the fun run. .A few weeks later, Fetter relayed the story during a cross-country run, and Norwood-Norfolk athletes decided to donate some of their fundraiser money from their 12-hour relay event to Palmer’s scholarship fund..At an Oct. 15 meet against Brushton-Moira, Massena, and Tupper Lake, held at Norwood-Norfolk, graduating Norwood-Norfolk seniors Brielle Smith and Thomas Burkum were recognized. .“The boys and girls teams felt William Palmer, who would have been on the starting line with them, should not only be recognized, but that this small donation be made in his memory,” Fetter said..
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The Norwood-Norfolk cross-country team presented Brushton-Moira Central with a check in remembrance of William Palmer who would have been a senior this year. William Palmer was a Brushton-Moira student who was tragically killed in an automobile accident in Moira in 2022 at the age of 14. See story here.