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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-08-24, Page 915 -year-old, Nick Cryer won the 2016 Bronze Boot Award. Joey Crown, 17, from Michigan celebrates making it to the podium as he sprays the crowd with Champaign. He placed third in the Pro Super -Final. The 2014 Country Music Association of Ontario award winner for Rising Star, Jordan McIntosh performed for a huge crowd at the Walton Raceway last Saturday. Anew brand of motocross racing Shaun Gregory Motocross fanatics came by the thousands in Wal- ton for the Canadian Grand National Champi- onship for amateurs and the National Open pro and semi -pro. This year the competition was a little different from the previous years, said Brett Lee, President & General Manager for Walton Raceway. "We changed everything, we started from scratch and I'm pretty happy about that," stated Lee after the winners left the podium. "We took on our own pro- gram and created our own brand." To intensify the last 10 minutes of the race which some people have been calling the "sleeper," they cut the MX1 and MX2 motos down to 20 minutes, in doing so this leads to an all out sprint to the finish line. The top 18 from each moto went forward to the 25 min- utes plus -2 lap Pro Super - Final. This is when the racers had one chance to see if they can hold the sword and be the King of Walton. This move gives leeway to break away from the national series, from here on out Wal- ton Raceway has it's own independent event. To spread their wings in other ventures to dignify their sovereignty, they were able to sign a deal with The Sports Network (TSN), which meant it was streamed live. The weekend came with a list of events, one of the crowd favourite had to be the concert of Cold Creek County and Jordan McIn- tosh, which was postponed after Jordan McIntosh fin- ished because of heavy thunder and rain. After a couple hours the show rocked back up around 11 p.m. last Saturday. Lee considered the whole event to be a success but the solid turnout of about 730- 740 amateurs competing is what impressed him the most. After the concert and all the amateur races were done the crowd gathered to watch the National Open pro to see who would be victorious at the Superfinal and be the person to win the record purse of $30,000. After a tough fight Kaven Benoit rode out as the 2016 champion, making him the King of Walton. "Right now he's one of the top Canadian riders and he's incredibly fit," Lee said. Lee went on to say that a big part of Benoit's success is his trainer, numerous -time national champion, Jean Sebastien Roy. Joey Crown, 17, from Michigan came in third place and he told the Exposi- tor, the most difficult part of the race was the starting gate. "Kaven had a good start, I was back buried about 10th place," said Crown. "He rides great don't get me wrong, I thought if I would have had a better start, I would have been able to bang bars with him a little better." uit rch adMuices �prtiror:: to mow; o.arr. A • 11$ 11W-1113.11 �c++ee•a.r Wednesday, August 24, 2016 • Huron Expositor 9 Season is done, here are the champions U18 Girls A strong defensive semi- final game by the St. Columban squad would end in a 3-2 victory on Sat- urday August 13 in Sea - forth. Nicole Whyte fed a nice pass to Dani Schoonderwoerd who would open the scoring with her left foot. A short while later Bre Schoonder- woerd would make it 2-0 after a nice feed from Emma Flanagan. Clinton fought back with a couple of markers, but Lexi Tem- pleman would seal the win with a goal from in close on a pass from Myah Vinger- hoeds. St. Columban came to play and delivered their best effort of the season. On Saturday, August 13 in Seaforth the St. Colum - ban U18 girls met Wingham for the NHSL (North Huron Soccer League) gold medal game. Wingham has a solid team and finished first overall and would score first. Lexi Templeman evened the score a short time later on a nice individ- ual effort. Play was back and forth with good scoring chances at both ends, how- ever, the score remained tied at one throughout both regulation play and 20 min- utes overtime. After five penalty shots, the score was knotted at two with Dani Schoonderwoerd contrib- uting the goal for St. Columban. A miss by Wingham and a goal by Bre Schoonderwoerd on the sixth shot would clinch the medal for St. Columban. An outstanding effort by the entire team today, eve- ryone, including the call- ups, came to play and did their job. Special thanks to Coaches Frank and Kelsey Flanagan for a fantastic season. U13 Girls Under rainy skies August 13 St. Columban battled Goderich for the U13 Girls North Huron Soccer League SLITHE Ri..AND GIC RATE* 221°k ' SUBJECT TO CHANGE ELLI OT T ?0 • HOME • BUSINESS • FARM • TRAVEL • LIFE i,J`Wetdeit CAIB, CIP PH: 519-345-2777 RR.2 Staffs ON 338226-423-3035 NOK1Y0 All photos are submitted Here is the U18 girls. Back row: Breanna McCarthy, Maranda Klaver, Avery Whyte, Bre Schoonderwoerd, Hilary Feeney, Dani Schoonderwoerd, Emma Klaver, Mikaylee Klaver, Coach Frank FlanaganMiddle Row: Rachel VanBakel, Sarah VanBakel, Nicole Whyte, Kayla Terpstra, Lexi Templeman, Kaylie Monden, Mya Vingerhoeds, Front: Nicki VanBakel Absent: Natasha Klaver, Nicole Vingerhoeds, Kelsy Klaver, Rachel Klaver, Kelsey Flanagan, Coach The U13 girls. Back Row (L -R): Joanne Greidanus (coach), Samantha McCarthy, Laura McCarthy, Kiara Driscoll, Katelyn Roth, Shawna Terpstra, Madison Burdge, Steve Greidanus (coach) Front Row (L -R): Taylor Rolleman, Sarah Klaver, Allysa Greidanus, Gabi Bilotta, Bernadette Terpstra, Emily Dearing, Arianna Catalan Absent: Trinity Gervais, Abby Cripps, Kennedy McGregor championship in Brussels. It was a nailbiter, as the action went back and forth between the two teams for the entire game. Goderich earned the first goal in the first half, leading 1-0. Then midway through the 2nd half Allysa Greidanus scored with an assist from Kiara Driscoll and Taylor Rolleman. It stayed 1-1 until the end and the game went into O/T, with Allysa scoring the winning goal. Goaltenders Katie Roth and Gabi Bolotti stood strong in net for the team. The entire team played a big part in the winning of the game. 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