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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 14 May 1999, p. 27

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,The canadien QhgTtplwlEddaWY,-MaYU .UM vl A tep headPhoto by GRAHAM PAINE Bishop Reding's Colleen Thompson (centre) battles past a St. Thomas Aquinas defender as another looks on mn senior girls soccer play Monday. RedIng dropped a 5-1 decision for their first loas of the saison. Sringers end season with a bang Milton Springers Gymnastic Club's pre- for most dynamic vault. on vault. competitive team fmnished up another suc- Teammate Alina Ferguson managed to Additionally, both Diane Best anc cessful season with a strong showing at snare lte honour of best interpretation of Amanda Nelles showed routines on their recent Spninger Challenge '99. music on floor - a discipline in which shte demonstration basis in preparation for nex Jade Ryan, nine, dominated the Tiny A struck silver. year's Springer Challenge. class with gold medal performances on Competing for the first time in the Tiny Before that the girls performed at tht botb bars and beam plus silver sbowings C age group were Springers' "Ability Orangeville Twisters Gymnastics Club on floor and vault. She took top spot over- Unlimited" team gymnasta Talissa Leading the way were division teammate Age class teammate Christine Nellis grabbed silver on bars while ber efforts on beam and floor were good enougb for bronze. She took third spot in thse overall reacheti the podium witb a bronze on vault while Jennifer earned fourtb place for a strong beam routine. Doucette gets gold for four miedals, taking third and fifth place respectively in the overall standings. Halton Women's Place holds its seventh annual charity golf toumnament on Friday, June 18 at Granite Ridge Golf Course in Milton. The cost for the acramble format aftemoon event is $150 fees, lunch and dinner plus prizes. To register, or for more information, caîl Halton Women's Place at 332-1200, ext. 221 or 241. DAREJ 2fdive is on in June Eight-year-old Julie Gagnon put on a Megan Doucette - also competing for lively performance in her floor exercise to the flrst time - was fourth on beamn, tiftb It's fimie to tee-off for a charity that works to kecp gamner the gold medal in the 8B loop. on vault and sixth overaîl. kids away from drugs..us Her bar routine was rewarded with the Thirteen-year-old Kathryn Devries put Halton Regional Police's DARE (Drug Abus bronze while she finisbed fourth on vault forth an excellent performance on floor Resistance Education) program will host its third and sixth on beam to take third in the ail- and was awarded with the gold medal in annual cbarity golf toumnament on Thursday, June 24 around. the Tyro C category. at Tyandaga Golf Club-in Burlington. Julie also received a special judge award She also fanisbed foutth on bars and ftftb A golf and dinner package - complete with prizes - costs $95 per person or $380 per foursome. The event, wbicb also includes a putting contest and suc- tion, begins with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Those interested in obtaining a registration form or in finding out more details can do so by calling 878- 5511 or hy visiting the local police station on Childa Drive. Dynamos are triple threat at nationals E.C. Drury High's Dynamo Wrestling Club affiliate enjoyed a befty hardware haul at the Canada East Championsbips.in Moncton, New Brunswick. Establishing a triple threat were Gary Ferrier, Mike Devries andi Shea Deli - aIl from Sam Sberratt Public ScIsool - wbo al secured medals at tbe recent weekend showcase. Ferrier led the way by successfuîly defending bis kids clasa title. Following up on a golden performance at last month's provincials, the 12-year-old grappler pinned a pair of New Brunswick opponients before blsnking Ontario's Bruce Zuber 10- 0 in the finals. DeVries right i there He's now undefeated in two ful seasons, quite a feat for some- one who bas only been woestling for tbree years. Capturing bis third medal in as many years, 14-year-old Devries just missed a championsbip three-peat in bantam compe- tition - losing 7-4 to Matt Baily of Newfoundiand in the golti clash. En route to thse titie match and subsequent silver sbowing, he collecteti pin faîl vîctories over challengers from Ontario and New Brunswick. The Dynamos' captain needed a mere 30 sec- onds to win round one in wbat was perhaps tIhe cltsb's single most impressive effort. Making bis national debut a memorable one, Deli also claimeti silver with a remarkiable run in bis kids clasa weight group. The 12-year-old - wbo just finisheti bis second year in lte sport- was edged out of gold by Ontario's Justin Friske. Before that be managed consecutive pin falîs, including one againat a New Brunswick contender wbo pusheti bim to thse limit. TIse local trio won't bave to go too far to defend tbeir medais next sprsng, as E.C. Drury Hligb bas won the right to boat thse 2000 Canada East Championsbips. Charity tourne.y aat Granite Ridge e s

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