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c- v economist siinjtribune spjorts jsrmcmtyylmgri2ob6k vv r- x i 3 jw- i- courtenay stewartf was selected to the canadian national b team that will compete in rome unionville synchro swimmer is set to make debut with national team in a pre international event bymike hayakawa sports editor reflecting oh her time auditioning at the recent national synchronized swim team trials in edmonton courtenay stewart feltthe best thing that happened to her was to miss making the youth team for a lot of youthful competitors that bit of adversity would be a painful experience the 15yearold unionville resident how ever turned that negative into a positive with the national team creating a b squad stewart made the most of her opportunity by gain- ing one of do vacancies on the line- once i didnt make the youth team it was motivating for me to make the b team- said stewart from edmonton where shes been for the last month at the trials and in train ing with the newly formed squad entering the trials with the intention of establishing her presence jbefbre the selection committee stewart came within an eyelash of making theyouth team comprised of 15 to 18yearolds to make the youth team you have to do figures before your routine and the top 20 in figures make the youth team she explained iwas21st to make the b team stewart pointed out performers had to execiiteelements instead of figures from there stewart said the top 25 performers advanced to perform a routine set twice before a group of officials based on those results the top 10 were selected to the b team stewart acknowledged shewas a bit nervous at first but she felt it became easier once she had to repeat her routines i was just hoping that id make the team if i didnt make it i wouldnt be upset she revealed the youngest performer to make the team stewart and her teammates havebeen training diligently over the last few weeks to prepare for a threeday international competi tion in rome the event scheduled to take place this week will feature at least eight countries including the mexican olympic team a member of the olympium synchro swim club stewart will be making her debut at an international event while representing canada stewart hopes this competition will be the first big step toward achieving her ultimate goal representing canada at the 2004 summer olympics itll be really exciting said the former twotime junior national synchro champion of the upcoming event im really happy with the progress that ive made they say the bteam is supposedto be the next olympic team so im really happy- crediting her coaches for the success shes attained stewart will find herself in new surroundings this fall with her parents moving to huntington beach calif this week due to work commitments stewart will find herself in a new school and have a new coach as she intends to con tinue her synchro careen stewart will compete in the us but will remain listed as a member of a canadian club which in turn will enable her to compete in next years nationals itll be adifferent experience stewart conceded but im excited staff photosjoerd witteveen a big winner on the links chad wrightproudly hoists the cpga trophy that he earned after winning the samsung cpga championship sunday at the kings riding golf club in king city the 24- yearold ventura california native edged out jason bohn and chris anderson by one stroke with a fourround total of 268 to win his first professional event wright pocketed 27000 with his win ruffolo is ready to play baseball by mike hayakawa sports editor call it pure luck nonetheless paul ruffolo will be doing something that no other markham youngster has done and thats to be selected as one of 255 boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 11 representing 25 countries that will attend the 11th annual world childrens baseball fair in regina the 1 1 yearold markham resident was one of five young sters who had their names picked at random to represent ontario at this years event whichbegah yesterday and con tinues to aug 9 and which is being held for the first time in canada asecondbasemanandpitcherwiththetritechmechanical peewee houseleague team in markham ruffolo received the unexpected good news in may through a telephone call from bob mckillop executive director of baseball ontario playing ball since he was four years old ruffolo is excited with the prospect of going to improve his baseball skills and to make new acquaintances i want to learn to pitch better than i do now and to field better he said mckillop noted the selection process for this years camp began last year when every youngster who registered with baseball ontario had an equal opportunity to be selected we just pulled the names of five youngsters but of a hat and paul was one of them it was absolute pure chance mckillop acknowledged founded by former baseball greats hank aaron and saduharu oh the world childrens baseball fair was staged in the us and japan for the first 10 years the event is a world youth camp that utilizes baseball as its main theme and has several former major league players in attendance one of those mckillop revealed is former minnesota twins all star harmon killebrew in the morning its a fundamentals camp and then in the afternoon and evenings theres social arid cultural events for the youngsters its a tremendous experience for the kids said mckillop perry curistbn taking headsup its a scene that sounds all too familiar to golfers i continually top the ball because i cant help lifting my head i try so hard to keep rriy head down that im even looking at the ground after i take a swing at theballi still manage to hit the top of the ball and sometimes i even miss your playing partnerlthen pipes up and says you keep your head down and ill watch where the ball goes this is the worst possible adviceanyonecan give- over the years ive videotaped thousands of swings and have yet to find someone who has actually lifted their head although ive seen countless people take a swingarid top the ball wouldnt you think that if youve been playing golf for the past 20 years or more and have been trying to keep your head down all that time that you could n perhaps you are not working on the correct thing the reason many people miss and or top the ball is because they are trying to scoop it up into the air in reality you should swing the club down and through the ball this will create a divot when you play golf you should take a divot after you hit the ball to get this feeling take some practice swingswhen you are on the range j if you areswinging correctly you should be able to brush the ground in front of where the ball would be lying to visualize this try placing a tee in the ground and set up to it as though you were going tohit the tee- now take a swing your club should leave a divot on the ground in front ofthetee address your letters to impact golf schools co perry curistoh 19 mill st stpuffville ont l4a1c6 or email your comments to impactgplfperryc3webriet perry curikon is director of impact golf schools and was the 1996and 1998 ontario pgateacher of the year rcga not movijig to by mike hayakawa sports editor any rumours suggesting the angus glen golf club will become the new horiie to the royal canadian golf association are just that for now thats what kevin thistle general manager and director of golf operations at the markharhbased public course insists known as the governing body of golf in canada the rcga currently has its offices oh the grounds of the glen abbey golf club in oakville and is in the midst of a three- year lease with an option toextend forfive since the course was taken over by clublink crirp in february 1999 rumours persist the rcga is seeking a new home once its current lease expires i dont think its an emergency rush for those guys said thistle of the rcgas possible movie the expansion of the angus glen course next spring with the addition of another 18hole playing facility and a renovated 50000squarefoot clubhouse would seem to make it a possible candidate thistle insists theres no robhi whatsoever for the rcga at least for the time being the rcga and us became good friends due to the canadian open which angus glen was awarded in 2002 arid 2007 he acknowledged someone started a rumour i didnt start it right now were not even close if the rcga were to move thistle noted it would be forced to relocate the canadian golf hall of fame which is part of the facility located on the current premesis thistle reiterated space to accommodate the hall of fame would be nonexistent i h i i i i 1 tjjyjjs4sjeijsijii