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The Times Advocate, 2005-09-07, Page 12THIS WEEK IN SPORTS Hawks Page 14 Pond hockey Page 13 12 TIMES ADVOCATE Wednesday, September 7, 2005 SPORTS TIPS? Contact Exeter Times Advocate Tel: Pat Bolen (519) 235-1336 x113 Fax: (519) 235-0766 E-mail: sports©southhuron.com Exeter Times -Advocate Hensall mountain bikers ride to medals In their first year of competitive mountain biking, Nic Bruxer (right) and Devon Long of Hensall took first and second in the Ontario Cup racing series. (photo/Pat Bolen) Peewees all -Ontario champs EXETER — The Exeter Peewee are all -Ontario champions after winning the tournament this week- end in Courtright. The Peewees went unde- feated throughout the tournament, defeating Wyoming 11-5, Harrow 15-5, Courtwright 5-1 and winning the final 6-4 again over Courtright. Due to the holiday week- end press deadline, a story on the tournament was unable to be included in this week's Times - Advocate. Full coverage will be available next week. By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF HENSALL — Concussions, sprained ankles and neck injuries couldn't stop two Hensall mountain bikers from claiming first and second in the Ontario Cup this sum- mer. In their first year of competition, Nic Bruxer took first place, with Devon Long just behind in second. The two 17-year-olds said they got started in competitive mountain biking after they bought bikes and made a trip to Blue Mountain. The bikers were in a total of six Ontario Cup races as well as several others not part of the series, traveling around Ontario as well as Quebec and New York State. Mountain bike races are run against the clock on courses that can run from one to six minutes. After a chair lift ride to the top of a moun- tain, the racers descend courses around and over jumps and obstacles that include sharps turns and rock gardens. There is a 30 second interval between each racer with lasers at the top and bottom of the course recording start and stop times. The sport is divided into categories by age and skill with the bik- ers accumulating points to reach the next level. Bruxer and Long were in the Sport level this year and both will be moving up to Expert next year. The two have differ- ent riding styles with Bruxer better at the technical aspects such as turns and quick decisions, while Long is better at jumps and drops. Both riders improved over the summer but were surprised they did so well their first year. Each race had between 20 and 30 people in each catego- ry. The bikers didn't come through the sea- son without incident. Long said in his first race he had a crash. " I went over the side of the trail and got caught up in the trees." As well as a concus- sion and sprained ankle, not gaining many points in the race put Long behind for the first half of the season. But by the end of the year he had caught up and was in second place, well ahead of the third place finisher. Bruxer also had an accident at the begin- ning of the year, falling off and hurting his neck in practice, but he wasn't slowed down. After being in first place all season, a first and second place finish in the last two races locked up the champi- onship. The two are looking forward to moving up to the Expert division next year which will have better riders, harder competition and according to Long, "double the speed." Baseball gold medal Sherwoods back on the ice MEDICINE HAT — The ving home the winning 2005 Ontario Youth run. team came out on top Ontario head -coach, after competing in the Jason Chee-Aloy, was Canada Cup Aug. 18-21 extremely happy with in Medicine Hat, Alberta. the result. In the gold medal "At the end of the day game, Team Ontario we had a solid 18 -man came from behind to roster that did the job beat British Columbia 4- for Ontario and repre- 3, clinching their first sented the province well. Baseball Canada Cup It was an outstanding title since 1998. team." Although BC scored a This annual champi- run in the top of the onship hosts 10 provin- eighth, Ontario battled cial teams made up play - right back in the bottom ers age 17 and under. of the inning. Of the 31 players With the score tied at selected to attend the three, runners on first Team Canada training and second and two camp in October, outs, Team Ontario's approximately 11 were Leslie Williams hit a sin- from Ontario. gle to centre field, dri- Kyle Cooper memorial shoot KIPPEN — On Aug. 28 the 28th Annual Kyle Cooper Memorial shoot was held at the Kippen Gun Club. Fifty-nine shooters were on hand including two juniors (under 19) and seven sub -juniors (under 16) for the 100 target 16 -yard event. A corn roast was held following the event and participants enjoyed smoked pork chops. The 'A' champ, win- ning the BDM Motor Car trophy was Bill Wylie with 98. The 'B' champion, winning the Hyde Brothers trophy, was Jim Lee with 94. The 'C' champion was Jamie Caldwell, win- ning the Smith Construction trophy with an 87. The Hi Vet (over 60 years) was Keith Saunders with 97, who won the Thompson Ltd. trophy. The Junior champion with a 94 was Brett Crerar, with Spencer Dow the runner up with 92. The Sub Junior cham- pion was Jordon Ritchie with 96 the runner up was Dan Butson with 88. By Pat Bolen TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF HENSALL — The Hensall Sherwoods will open their 2005/2006 season Oct. 14 in Hensall. Sherwoods general manager Todd McCann said the team is expecting a good base of players back. The Sherwoods are advertisers.... Pay By Phone! We gladly accept payment for your account by Visa or Mastercard. call 519-235-1331 Sue Rollings today. TIMES -ADVOCATE holding an open camp tonight (Wednesday) at the Zurich complex at 8 p.m. "We're looking to replace seven or eight guys altogether," said McCann, who will also be co -coaching along with player/coach Mike Johnson until a perma- nent head coach is found. 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