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ttskssaannz f2 economists suntribune jthejlear inre vivm saturday da 30 2000 4 oljmpicmeddl open award highlight the new millennium by mike hayakawa sports editor choose your sport whether its hockey baseball aquatics or basketball for example it appeared as if someone or a team representing markham rose to me occasion in the first year of the new millennium v4 s the year 2000 was a memorable one for a number of individuals arid teams who made tkeir presence felt in international national arid provincial circles thefollowing some of the events that were womysppftsheadliries in 2000 i- olympics r r v mathieyturgepriybecame the first canadian riialeathlete towih a niedahn the r mavgiial trampoline competitipn at the20dp sumrrierolyrhpics in sydney australia after staff photosjoerd witteveen bouncing his way toa bronze medal flanked byhisfather left jahd mother muguetteright aymemberdfftheskynders trampoline cl turgeon centre proudly displayed the bronze medal he won in the inaugural club in ffichmoritihm since its inception in mens trampoline event at the 2000 suriimer olympics in sydney australia february- 1990the 21yearold unionville resident overcarne some big oddsas he was captured theprovincial bantam and juvenile not ranked in the top 10 entering the 12-corri- ij i petitorevent 1 s aquatics high school sports courtney ifill13 was a splash hit at the thebrotheraridre catholic high schoof provindal cfiymcharnpionships in london cardinals senior boys hockey team captured after winning her age group title with a first on the threemetre board and second on the itsfirst ever ontario federation of school 1 athletic association title with a64 wiriover the leaside collegiate institute lancers in the criampionship final in sudbury the cardinalsalsouestablished an unoffi cial greater toronto area high school unbeat- l streak of 37games surpassing a mark of 31 set in 1990 by york memorial high school derek yamashita 16 earnedhis second ontario federation of school athletic association gold medal after vaulting his way to the junior boys pole vault title in windsor the markville secondary school grade 11 student vaulted 380 riietres to win the title curling markham resident jim sharpies skipped his royal canadiancurling club team to th national jnasters- title in british colurribia witha53wiriovef a nnk from saskatchewan inthefirialv markham resident sheri cordina was the leadof a rinkjslappedjby sherrymiddaugh that earned atfertk in the 2001 canadian olympictnals g0lf angusglen golf club was jawardedthe rights fohost 2002- and 2007 bell canadian open golf championships ohemetre board f l the markham synchro club swam its way to its ioth provincial aggregate award in the last 11 years paul beregi 68 set a provincial age group record in the 200riietre butterfly event at the quebec provincial masters swim championships in quebeccity after finish ing the race in a time of 41566 skating four synchronized teams representing the markham skating club staked their claim to four gold medals at thesecond annual skate ontario synchronized skating championships in woodstock v the prejuvenile magic majesties juvenile majesties novice mystic ice arid junior midnight majesties capped off their most successful season by finishing first sin- their respective flights and infeeharnpionship round the majesties arid midnight majesties finished the season uridefeated capturing firstplace gold in each competition they entered the midnight majesties also won their second straight provincial crpwri raffi torres 18 took a giant step towards achieving hisdream of playing in the national unionville resident jc deacon 17 added- v hockey league by being the fifth pickoverall another title tohiresurneby winnirig the bythe new york islanders iri the nhl entry ontario junior titlejri past years deacon had draft in calgary also taken in the draft was chris baheri a defencemari from clarksori university who was selected j the sixtfrround and 189th overall by the colorado avalanche in addition to being draftedtbrresmade his presence felt in the major junior circuit as he was one oftwb markham residents chosen to play for the canadian national team at the 20002001 world jumorcharirpionships in russia michael zigomanis 19 a ceritreman with the kingston froritenacs and second- round pick of the buffalo sabres in the 1999 nhl draft also made the canadian roster the stouffville markham girls hockey association skated off with an unprecedented three ontario womens hockey association gold medals at the provincial finals in brampton the teams that earned gold were the atom bb stars the pee wee a stars and the midget b stars bowling the markham bowl bantam boys and girls teams ruled the janes at the 2000 youth bowling- council national finals in cambridge by winning their respective divi sions the accomplishment marked the first time thatmarkham bowl tearns representing ontario had accomplished such a feat on the fivepin circuit v members of the boys team coached by steve reid included matthew jones michael wright joel reyes benjy bigio and christopher meyers members of the girls team coached by- laura speed included kelly coons lauren frizzell ashley speed holly foster and laureri matunin martial arts catherine luk 15 earned two gold medals and abrorizifj while representing canada at the third panamericariwushu champi onships iri mariaus- brazil iri taekwbn dosharapestalukyierwbn her division in the juriior national tae kwon- do charnpionships in monctpri nb by out pointing her rival froiri alberta4liri the heavyweight class v 1 track and field t jerry kooymansestablished a snadian age class fecordinthe3000rhrace at die greatlakes league meet in lasalle oritafter completing the course iri a time of 85232- the 45yearold markham resident was entered in the4549 ge group division and eclipsed the prior mark of 85383 set in 1995 one week later r cariadiari age gfoiiprecord mthemile ruri at the festival of magimiles ajlcomersevent in scarborough- enterediri trie 45 to 49 age group class kooymans was first to cross the finish line inatime of 4548 7 n baseball c the markham mariners minor mosquitos captured theifage group title at jhe dntario baseball association l cfiampionships after defeating the whitby chiefs 21 in the finals j f the victory marked the first time a minor mosquito entry from markham claimed a provirical title j- s in senior mens actionithemarkham pioneers captured their firstever oba b title with a 65 winover wlkesportwindsor in the title game at kendal the markham cougars under- 14 girls fastpitch teamcaptured the gold medal at the eastern canadian championships with an 114 win over oakville iri the title tilt in north river ns twomeiribers of the markhani wildcats serena varvas and jennifer scrymgeour joined the oakville angels and helped them win the gold medal at the eastern canadian tier one bantam girls fastpitch champi- onship in fredericton nb collegiate sports tammy suttonbrown became the jbrst markham resident to compete in the presti gious national collegiate athletic association womens final four championship she played a key role in helping the rutgers university scarlet knights team defeat the university of georgiabulldogs 59- 51 in the west regional final in portland oregon mike gellard 21 became the first markhamresident the ncaa division one mens frozen four hockey charnpionships gellard was part of the st lawrence university saints tearii thatvon its quarter- final contest 32 over the boston university terriers iri a 6 1 2hour marathon 1 jmmm