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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-06-30, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011. PAGE 9. Local athletes put on a strong showing at the Legion District C Track and Field Meet held in Guelph on June 18. District C is composed of 50 Legion Branches throughout Midwestern Ontario including our area, Kitchener/ Waterloo, Guelph, Stratford, Owen Sound and the surrounding areas. Twenty-six athletes represented local Legion branches in Wingham, Blyth, Brussels, Howick and Lucknow with six competing from Blyth and Brussels. Blyth’s Brenden Howson, who was competing the in the 13 and under Boys Category, earned silver medals in the discus with a distance of 17.63 metres and the javelin with a distance of 20.23 metres. Kristen Pipe of Brussels earned silver medals in the 100-metre dash with a time of 14 seconds and the 200-metre dash with a time of 29.72 seconds in the 15 and under girls category. Pipe also got seventh in the standing long jump. Brianna Bird of Blyth, also in the 15 and under girls category, who had earlier won a bronze medal in the 1,500-metre race at OFSAA this year, won the 1,200-metre race with a time of 3:45.85 and finished fourth in the high jump with a new personal best of 1.45 metres. Blyth’s Holly Howson, a third competitor in the 15 and under Girls category, won a bronze medal in the triple jump with a personal best of 9.12 metres and placed sixth in the long jump. Blyth’s Alex Peters, in the 15 and under boys category, fresh off his showing at OFSAA earlier this month, won gold in his three events; he took first in the 100-metre dash with a time of 11.6 seconds, the 200- metre dash with a time of 23.55 seconds and took top honours with a high jump of 1.73 metres. Brussels’ Anthony Vader, also in the 15 and under boys category, won the javelin with 42.07 metres, the discus with 36.66 metres and finished fourth in the high jump with a height of 1.60 metres. Adam Cousins, also of Brussels, won gold in the high jump (tying his personal best of 1.75 metres), and finished third in the discus (26.39 metres) and javelin (32.05 metres). Other local competitors performed as follows: In the 13 and under Girls category, Madeleine Gallaher won the high jump for the 2nd year in a row with an outstanding jump of 1.45 metres. Nicole McKague earned silver medals in the high jump (1.35 metres) and long jump(4.18 metres). Emily Bloembergwon bronze in the long jump (3.73 metres) and Sydney Wightman was fifth in the 200-metre (34.78 seconds) and sixth in the 100-metre (16.02 seconds) races. In the 13 and under Boys category, Lyndon Smith had an excellent meet winning the long jump (4.50 metres), placing 2nd in the 100- metres (12.84 seconds) and finishing third in the 200-metre (27.43 seconds) races. Drew McKeachnie earned gold in the 1,200-metre race (4:27.74) and silver in the long jump (3.88 metres). In the 15 and under Girls category, Tristin Cook earned gold in the shot put (8.88 metres), silver in the discus (with a personal best throw of 23.64 metres) and bronze in the 100-metre (14.05 seconds) dash. Naomi Van Stuyvenberg earned gold in the discus (24.47 metres), bronze in the long jump (4.79 metres) and fifth in the 100-metre (14.17 seconds) dash. The 15 and under Boys also had many fantastic performances. Justin McKague won silver in the triple jump (11.16 metres) and bronze in the high jump (1.65 metres). Billy Darrell earned a bronze in the long jump (4.72 metres), seventh in the high jump (1.40 metres) and tenth in the triple jump (9.57 metres). Josh Bloemberg finished fourth in the triple jump (10.46 metres). In the 17 and under Girls division, Kelsie Eadie won gold in the long jump (4.41 metres), was fourth in the triple jump (9.81 metres) and was fifth in the 200-metre race (with a personal best time of 29.71 seconds). Rachael Nivins earned gold in the 3,000-metre (12:30.56) race. Sarah Cook was fourth in the 100-metres hurdles (19.29 seconds) and fifth in the 300-metre hurdles (58.12 seconds). Mitch Kuik had a fantastic meet in the 17 and under Boys category. He set new personal bests in all of his events and won gold medals in the Javelin (47.29 metres) and the hammer throw (33.73 metres) and a silver medal in Discus (40.89 metres) Jesse Fortier earned a silver medal in the 300-metre hurdles (44.29 seconds), and finished fifth in both the 100-metre dash (with a personal best time of 12.07 seconds) and long jump (5.77 metres). Zack King finished fourth in the Shot Put (9.24 metres), fifth in Javelin (21.57 metres) and seventh in Discus (20.97 metres). Jason Meier won silver in the 3,000-metre race (16:09.32). Tyrell Smith earned bronze in the long jump (5.86 metres) and fourth in the triple jump (12.15 metres). The Track and Field meets hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion are an excellent method of extending the regular school Track and Field season. The F.E. Madill Track and Field team is indebted to the Legion for offering these opportunities to local athletes. These meets are made possible not only by financial contributions from the Legion Branches but also thanks to many volunteers from the Legion who officiate at the events and who organize the meets and their efforts are appreciated. Each year, the Royal Canadian Legion hosts Track and Field Meets at the District, Provincial and National Levels. The District Meet has three age categories: 13 and under, 15 and under and 17 and under. Competitors in the 15 and under and 17 and under age groups who place well and meet certain performance standards are selected to advance to the Provincial Championships. All of the entry fees for the meets are fully covered by the Legion and accommodation and transportation costs are fully covered for those candidates who are selected to attend the Provincial and National Meets. Annual Municipal Wide Yard Sale Saturday July 2, 2011 Call the Municipal Office (519) 482-3997 to have your name included on the list for distribution. The yard sale fee is waived for this event. The complete List of Yard Sales will be available for pick up at the Municipal office or Tourist Booth, Thursday, June 30, 2011. The golfers at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club again had to tolerate wet dreary weather nearly all of this past week. On Wednesday, June 22 only a couple handfuls of diehards arrived for senior men’s morning to play through a few scattered showers. Doug Neil fired a great even par 35 to claim low gross honours. Wayne Gordon finished with low net followed by Neil and Bill Johnston. On Thursday the rain stopped just in time for men’s night. The Thursday night crew had 56 guys hit to the links. The winners were: closest to the pin, Dan McBurney; longest putts, Steve Nixon, Wayne Gordon, Neil Bieman and Matt Train with Bill Robinson, Jim Ross and Ray Walker taking home hidden score prizes. Dave Gamble shot a tidy round of 38 to win low gross for the night. On Saturday the club hosted the Andy Ste Marie Memorial Tournament. The 12 teams played in a Scottish mist the entire day but managed to finish all 18 holes. The Hopf family of Eric and son Kevin and Trevor edged out the team of Gerry Edwards, Don Bone and Steve Nixon in a playoff to win first- place awards. Shelly Haines (Andy’s niece) and Andy’s brother Bill took part in the event and were on hand to present the prizes. Doug Vanderwoude won closest to the pin with Kevin Hopf winning longest drive. Andy was truly a great member of the club and will always be missed. Friday, July 1 the club will be holding its monthly golf and wing night. OUT OF BOUNDS NEWS Next week starting July 4, the Wingham Golf and Curling Club’s junior clinic gets underway. It is sure great to see the camp full again with 45 eager young golfers ready to take part in a fun week. Chip and a Putt – By Bruce Skinn Local students win big at Legion Track and Field Shooting for the stars Blyth’s Brenden Howson aimed high with his javelin during the Legion District C Track and Field meet on June 18. Howson was competing in the 13 and under competition. (Photo submitted)Pipe power Kristen Pipe of Brussels sprinted her hardest during the Legion District C Track and Field Competition on June 18 in the 15 and under 200 metre race. (Photo submitted) Eye on the ball It was baseball night in Londesborough on Friday night with the Pre-Mite team from Londesborough taking on the visiting squad of Holmesville. The sky was dark and dreary, but these youngsters got to play a little baseball. (Vicky Bremner photo)