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8 stouffville suntribune thursday aug 12 2004 exblue jay relishes role with olympic baseball team from page 1 seasons in the major leagues but understands the signifi cance of the games not that it is easy to miss as 10500 other athletes will surely attest this will be one of the greatest experiences of my life said spoljaric in an interview with york region newspaper group sports writer mike hayakawa its a onceinalifetime opportunity and on it goes from rower mara jones who will return to medical school after the games to beach volleyballer mark heese who will pair with john child for a third olympics hoping to add to a bronze medal they earned at atlanta 1996 when their sport debuted its lovely that the games are returning to athens in the land of their inception back in 776 bc for the xxvi- ii olympiad that would be the modern version of course the ones with tele vision coverage notably current olympians compete relative ly fully dressed save the members of the aquatic sports community unlike their olympic ancestors in the bcage who competed in the buff how the ancient greeks ever were convinced to buy in to the icy and cold- weather sports of the winter games is one of the great mysteries of our time go fig ure enter roots also go figure the partici pants york region residents will want to keep an eye out for starting tomorrow night when opening ceremonies launch the 17day spectacle billed as the worlds most- watched sporting event of the 266 canadian ath letes in athens nine hail from the region and possess various degrees of hope for success as well newmarket resident david bedford is the chef demission below is a review of olympicsbound york region residents featured in yrng pages in recent weeks belinda trusselldressagethe whrtchurchstouffville resident will be making her first appearance on canadas olympic dressage teamtrusseii and her mount royan ii a 14yearold oldenburg gelding fin- 1 i ished second at the final selection trial for the canadian team the grand prix test at the blainville equestrian park in quebectrussell and royan ii repre sented canada at the 2002 world equestrian games the 2003 european championships and 2004 world cup paul spoljaric baseball native of kelowna bc former stouffville res ident currently living in queensville lefthanded relief pitcher played in the major leagues for six seasons starting with the toronto blue jays in 1994also played in the seattle mariners philadelphia phillies and kansas city royals organizations the 34yearold has played past two seasons with the toronto maple leafs of the intercounty baseball league held includes chinese taipei italy netherlands greece japan cuba and australia with top four teams from roundrobin play competing in semifinals aug 24 medal games are the following day mark heese beach volleyball aurora resident is participating in his 3rd olympic games the 34yearold school teacher partnered with john child of toronto to win bronze medal in beach volleyballs olympic debut at 1996 games in atlantathe pair which has been together for 10 years also fin ished fifth at sydney in 2000 injuries factored in the duo qualifying as the 22nd of 24 teams bound for athens competition starts saturday steve jorens kayak former aurora resident 22 has been a mem ber of the national kayak team since 2001 and is making his olympic debut currently resides in montreal started in the sport six years ago at richmond hill canoe club he is scheduled to compete as a team member in the k2 500 metres and k4 events 1000 metres competition starts aug 23 mara jones rowing aurora resident is in her first year on national team and is partnered with 2003 sin gles world champion fiona milne of niagaraonthelake in womens light weight pairs won world cup event against top field at lucerne switzerland in final tuneup for games jones who turned 30 on monday holds b sc degree from mcgill university and m sc in vascular pathology from unrversfty of toronto currently twoyear leave of absence from medical school studies at u of t to pursue berth on canadian team attended sacred heart catholic high school in newmarket competition starts sunday peter orr baseball newmarket raised the 25yearold richmond hill native resides in aurora during the offseason the fifthyear pro was named to canadian team as injury replacement prior to qualifying tournament in panama last november enjoying a career season with richmond braves the atlanta braves top minor league affiliate where he is hitting 333 to colead the triplea international league signed with atlanta as a free agent after attending college in galveston texas team canada opens play sunday mathieu turgeontrampolinethe 24yearold unionville resident will hope to add a second olympic medal to his collection jn the mens trampo line event at the 2004 summer olympics in athens greece a bronze medallist at the 2000 games in sydney turgeon will be canadas lone male trampolinist at the games turgeon trains at the skyriders trampoline club in richmond hill cburtenay stewartsynchronized swimmingthe 19yearold unionville native is the youngest member of canadas eightmember synchronized swimming teamnow residing in huntington beach calif stewart will also compete in the duet competition with fanny letoumeau 24 of quebec citylast year stewart brought home two silver medals from the pan- american games in santo domingo marci bernholtzartistic gymnas- ticsthe 16yearold markham native is the youngest member named to the canadian womans artistic gymnastics team going to athensthe firstyear senior competitor who trains in richmond hill at the academy of sport fitness club was selected as the reserve member of the team with files from mike hayakawa 8526711 loose rugs r br0adl00m jeanipg- upholstery 3m scotchquard port msmwmmmmmem interested in old fishing collectibles learning about fly fishing come to the steam threshing days at the uxbridge museum august 2829 2004 10 am 5 pm aug 7 grand prix of mosport 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