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La Pêche hosts first ball tourney in honour of Benoit Moreau

La Pêche hosts first ball tourney in honour of Benoit Moreau

The home team won the first annual Benoit Moreau memorial baseball tournament in La Pêche this past weekend. Pictured, the victorious Pionniers La Pêche (orange) athletes pose with second place Riverains Blancs des Portages (white). The Bûcherons de Gatineau took third place. Photo: Melissa Demers
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The ballfield in La Pêche was jumping over the weekend for the first annual tournament in honour of Benoit Moreau, a long-time volunteer who passed away the previous year. 

Moreau, a community member, coach and president of the La Pêche baseball association passed away suddenly in Aug. 2025 at the age of 44, leaving behind a wife and three sons. 

Organizer Patrick Demers, the president of the association, said that a ball tournament was the obvious choice when it came to marking Moreau’s legacy. He said that their association now boasts around 90 children, attracting players from as far as Campbell’s Bay. After receiving the blessing of the family, they got organized and gathered six U13 teams from around the Outaouais for a weekend of games.

“We thought it would be a good honour, in his name, because he did so much for baseball here,” Demers said. 

Moreau’s widow Sophie Joanisse was present on Friday afternoon for the tournament’s kickoff, and told THE EQUITY in a French interview that her late husband had a passion for baseball and was a dedicated volunteer with the association. 

“He always did it for the kids, he always put the kids first,” she said. 

She added that a ball tournament was a fitting tribute to Benoit. 

“Benoit was a good person. He was very social, he had a great personality,” she said. 

Francine Marleau volunteered with Moreau on the association for many years and was helping out with the officiating during the weekend. She remembered him as a dedicated and outgoing family man.

“He was a funny guy, he was really funny,” she said. “His whole world was his kids, he had three sons. After his kids it’s his family and baseball.”

In the end, the home team Pionniers La Pêche took first place, with the Riverains Blancs des Portages in second and the Bûcherons de Gatineau in third. 

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