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Hurricanes swimmers medal at regional event
Six Huron Hurricanes swimmers
travelled to London to compete
against some of the best swimmers
from Western Region and came
home with the gold. Teams from as
far as Windsor, Guelph and Niagara
gathered in London for a three-day
event for all ages. Bringing home
seven medals, the Huron Hurricanes
rose to the challenge.
Walker Teal (12) of Goderich won
gold in both the 100 -metres and 200 -
metre backstroke, silver in the 50 -
metre freestyle and bronze in the 50 -
metre backstroke and 400 -metre
A big win
After holding a 4-0 lead at the end of two periods, the Blyth Brussels Midget Rep Crusaders
fought through a chippy third period to post a 5-1 victory over the Lucknow Sepoys on Sunday
evening at the Blyth and District Community Centre. The squad will next face off against the
Wingham Ironmen at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on Feb. 23. (Denny Scott
photo)
Lobb baseball camp set for July
Member of Parliament Ben Lobb
is pleased to announce the sixth
Annual Clinton Minor Baseball
Camp and the third Annual
Kincardine Minor Baseball Camp.
Headlining the baseball camps for
the first time is Willie Wilson.
Wilson played 19 years in Major
League Baseball for the Kansas City
Royals, Oakland Athletics and the
Chicago Cubs. He was an outfielder
known for his speed and ability as an
effective leadoff hitter. Wilson's
career total of 668 stolen bases
currently ranks him in 12th place all
time among major leaguers. He was
a two-time all-star in 1982 and 1983.
He was a World Series Champion in
1985, Gold Glove award recipient in
1980, two-time Silver Slugger award
winner in 1980, and 1982, American
League (AL) batting champion in
1982, AL stolen base leader 1979,
and he is in the Kansas City Royals
Hall of Fame.
Returning for a fourth straight
year is NCAA Head Baseball Coach
Mark Brew. Brew is in his 12th
season as head coach of the Lee
University Flames. He directed his
first seven Lee teams to the NAIA
College World Series before leading
the transition to NCAA Division II
and the Gulf South Conference last
season. He has been named
conference Coach of the Year twice
(2008 and 2010) and has been
named Region Coach of the Year six
times (2008-2013). In 2008 he was
named National Coach of the Year.
The Clinton Minor Baseball Camp
was founded in 2012 by Member of
Parliament Ben Lobb. In 2011,
Lobb noticed that the sport was
making a comeback in Huron -Bruce
and wanted to help foster that
growth. Every year he has been able
to secure sponsors to make the camp
affordable so all kids have the
chance to participate. Lobb is not a
stranger to the game of baseball. He
grew up playing baseball in Clinton
and attended Lee University in
Cleveland, Tennessee.
"I am very excited to announce the
return of the Clinton and Kincardine
Minor Baseball Camps. We are
happy to have Willie James Wilson
headline the camp and welcome
Mark Brew back for a fourth straight
year," said Lobb. "We are fortunate
to have support from community
organizations and businesses; their
continued support keeps the cost of
the camp affordable."
This year's camp will run July 9-
10 at the Clinton Community Ball
Park, and July 11-12 at Kincardine
Connaught Park, Kincardine. It is
open to boys and girls, ages 8-18.
Individuals can register online for
the camps at www.clinton
minorbaseballcamp.ca and
www.kincardineminorbase
ballcamp.ca. The cost
space is limited.
is $60 and
individual medley. He also finished
seventh in his 200 -metre freestyle
and eighth in his 200 -metre
individual medley. Walker narrowly
missed qualifying times for the
provincial festival, but is already
working hard towards summer
festival.
Maddie Ivatts (15) of Exeter won
silver in the 50 -metre fly and bronze
in the 50 -metre freestyle with a time
qualifying her for Swim Ontario
"AA" Championships in Markham
in March.
Natalie Van Niejenhuis (16) of
Dungannon finished fifth in the 50 -
metre backstroke and eighth in the
100 -metre backstroke.
Sarma Martinsons (14) of
Bayfield swam four races and had a
great personal best in her 50 -metre
backstroke.
Anna Heywood (13) of Grand
Bend swam four races with a
fantastic 400 -metre freestyle
personal best.
Emma Bernier (14) of
Londesborough swam five
individual races, narrowly missing
finals, finishing ninth in her 100 -
metre backstroke with personal best
times in all of her backstroke races.
Anna Trick also qualified, but was
unable to attend.
These are amazing results from
these hardworking athletes from
across Huron County.
This is mid-season for the swim
team and the swimmers will
continue to train hard towards
regional and provincial
championships in June and July.
The Hurricanes programming
offers a place for athletes of all ages
and all ranges of ability. They train
out of the Maitland Recreation
Centre YMCA in Goderich and
Vanastra Recreation Centre in
Vanastra.
The season runs from September
through May and we are always
accepting new members.
See histories and historic
photographs on the
Huron History section
of our website
www.northhuron.on.ca
Brussels
Minor Soccer
Registration
Tuesday, February 27
and Thursday, March 1
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Upstairs at the
Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre
Children 2 and older can register
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