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saturday july 27 2002 17 economist sun stouffville tribune sports dreaming of a gym dandy performance winstonette gymnast jennifer simbhudas hopes to compete at commonwealth games by mike hayakawa staff writer jennifer simbhudas has competed in numerous gymnastics competitions but when the 16yearold markham resident enters the arena as a member of the canadian womens team at the commonwealth games in manchester england she says it will represent a new chapter in her blos soming gymnastics career with the competition commencing yesterday and concluding monday simbhudas will be making her debut at these games while excited to be representing canada at the games simbhudas anticipates the overall atmosphere surround ing them will be differ ent from what shes been accustomed to in other meets which included an appear ance at last years world championships in belgium this will definitely be a different experi ence for me in terms of the different surround ings an athletes village and different sites it will be thrilling and i really want to compete said simbhudas a grade 12 student at markville secondary school who first took to gymnastics when she was four jennifer simbhudas markham resident is making her first appear ance at commonwealth games years of age an alternate member with the national team which is coached by andre rodionenko and comprised of danielle hicks heather purnell katie richardson kylie stone and vanessa meloche simbhudas earned her berth after finishing fourth in the allround segment at this years nationals in winnipeg in may a veteran performer for the markhambased winstonettes gymnastics association simbhudas is taking a positive approach to the games and feels her appearance there will be another stepping stone towards attaining her ultimate goal in perform ing for canada at the 2004 summer games in athens greece itll be a good learning experience and i can relate to it she said not only will the games be a good learning experience for simbhudas but she feels it will benefit the entire canadian con tingent which is a rela tively young team over all with richardson being the lone holdover from the last olympics squad this is a very young team its inexperienced but theyll learn she said with assurance with the winstonettes facility playing host to the clubs training camp prior to their overseas departure for england simbudhas feels a good performance by her could be the break shes looking for i just have to try and be comfort able with myself in my events and in my routines she said stouffville splits fastball pair the stouffville mennos recorded a win and loss in play this past week in oshawa city and district softball league action facing scarborough in a resched uled game on tuesday the mennos received a stellar effort from relief pitcher byron baranieski who fanned seven of nine batters he faced to help preserve a 43 win starting pitcher terry reesor earned the win on wednesday the mennos played host to oshawa mickey finns but came out on the short end of a 73 verdict chris burkholder delivered two hits including a firstinning solo homer and drove in two runs for the mennos rino dambrosio drove in the other run with a single baranieski took the loss now 127 on the season the mennos will be in meaford this week end for a tournament and play tso gamewear in oshawa on monday before returning to memorial park on wednesday to host mount albert staff photosjoerd witteveen doing it tobos way patrick tobo a former member world cup performer for the cameroon soccer team teaches tobo soccer to a group of youngsters from the unionvillemilliken soccer club at milliken park last thursday sports digest raiders tame panthers andy taylor hauled in two touchdown passes from jamie fox of 14 yards and 65 yards to ignite the markham raiders to a 323 win over the belleville panthers in northern football conference action last saturday at centennial stadium adrian thorne on an eightyard reverse kevin bremner on an 80yard punt return and jason tomlinson on a 10yard reception accounted for the other raiders majors mike bartolo booted two converts occupying second place with a 62 mark the raiders can earn home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a win tonight in their reg ular season finale against the mega city maddogs at scarboroughs birchmount stadium at 7 pm soccer men post win and tie an early secondhalf goal by nick shelton enabled the markham soccer club men to earn a 11 tie against csc velebit karlovac oakville in ontario soccer league action wednesday at mount joy field the tie by markham came on the heels of a 1 0 win last friday against west indies united at mount joy field shelton scored the games lone goal in the first half john moerman recorded the shutout now 542 on the year markham will face west indies united tomorrow at lamoreaux park in scarborough at 7 pm on the links dave woods finding ways to create a straight bau flight with summer in full swing youve probably had the opportunity to visit the fairways and play a few rounds but are you plagued by the same old problems if you are like most golfers your main problem is the slice where your ball curves from left to right for a right handed golfer and vice versa for lefthanders here is a quick checklist for straightening out your ball flight 1 check your grip when you have set up to hit a shot look down at your left hand you should be able to see two to three knuckles of your left hand and no finger nails if you were to look at your right hand you should be able to see some of your finger nails 2 check your aim take your set up position again and this time put your club along your toes and walk back behind your ball to see where the club is pointing at the club should point parallel to an imaginary line formed between your target and ball 3 check your alignment make sure your shoulders hips knees feet and especially your eyes are pointing in the same direction as the club as in tip number two 4 loosen that grip pressure most slicers hold the club so tight the club cant swing and rotate during the downswing leaving the club face open or aiming to me right of your target 5 the fastest way to get better is to visit a club professional if you try these tips you will improve your ball flight and have more fun with your game dave woods is provincial coach for the royal canadian golf associations player development program and director of instruction at the angus glen golf club in unionville the 25yearold woods also worked at meadowbrook golf and country club where he was an assistant pro and a teaching pro and at glen abbey golf club woods also works with canadian tour profession als derek gillespie last years canadian tour rook ie of the year and jon mills mjf experts traffic ticket experts is staffed by expolice officers who will act as your agent in court defending all traffic tickets speeding accidents careless impaired etc calf for free consultation guaranteed 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