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stouffville suntribune thursday june 29 2006 1 7 stouffville suntribune l sports staff photojim mason class is now in session florida panther gary roberts conducted a clinic on con ditioning for coaches in the whitchurchstouffville minor hockey association at latcham hall thursday demonstrating the exercises is stouffville spirit goalie dan mcwhinney roberts brother greg is coach mentor with the wsmha gary roberts has played in the nhl for 20 years storm bantams field gold and silver the stouffville storm bantam boys took to the road over the last two weekends to play in fastball tournaments and came home with a gold in one and silver in the other playing in stratford june 17 the storm claimed the gold medal with a 62 win over the host club in the final in reaching the final the storm defeated new dundee 21 and fullarton 100 steady defence by infielders tyler heffernan and ryan gre gory combined with timely hitting from brandon hampson and john reesor made the difference bruce cringan and travis connor shared pitching duties and combined to strike out 26 batters and surrender just two hits taking part in a tournament in oshawa last weekend the storm reached the final before settling for second place after a 100 loss to the host club the storm won its first game over paris 50 before dropping an 84 decision to oshawa but the storm came back to defeat st catharines 74 and napanee 43 to reach the final most valuable player awards were given out after each game and were earned by erick espiritusanto connor kyle donald cringan and robert kay clutch batting and solid defensive plays in the outfield came from mike finn and doug jones craig cards eighthplace finish in cjga golf event adam craig ended up in an eightway tie for 10th place in the recent canadian junior golf association lipton brisk canada cup team east qualifier event at the south muskoka curling golf club competing in the boys 1719 division the 18yearold stouffville resident was 15 over par during the twoday event after carding rounds of 80 and 79 on the par 72 course judoka hopes youth will be served cedar valley youngster gets special exemption to compete at nationals by jim thomas correspondent lea sheffield has a good reason to be smiling these days just recently the 13yearold sheffield judo club student received official verification she can take to the mat in lethbridge alta july 2 to com pete in the canadian championships sheffields predicament came about because at her age she was considered one year too young to qualify for an event of this magnitude but under an early bloomers clause she eventually received the green light from judo ontario and judo canada to compete i was concerned that they wouldnt let me go the cedar valley resident said but i was really happy when i received the ok sheffield earned the right to make the trip out west based on how she lea sheffield had to receive permission from judo canada and judo ontario to com pete due to her age fared in qualifiers in kingston in febru ary and mississauga in may sheffield acquired the points required when sheffield takes part in the nationals the five foot 100pound teenager will compete as a juvenile in the 48kilogram class the ages of other entries will range from 14 to 16 years first taking to the sport when she was three years old sheffield didnt take long to move up the competitive ladder learning the martial arts discipline through her parents steve and aartje who also serve as instructors at the stouffvillebased club she earned her first medal when she was five recently attaining her blue belt a level of achievement gained following the 2006 ontario winter games in collingwood sheffield works out up to 10 hours a week at the vandorf com munity centre in the 10 years that shes been in the sport shes suffered only one serious injury that being a dislocated elbow the mishap sidelined her for two months it was something of a fluke she recalled a grade 7 student at bogart public school in newmarket sheffield already has an eye on the olympics even the world championships ill take it one step at a time and see what happens she said swimmers make their mark in the pool members of the stouffville swim club were put to the test in recent weeks after taking to the water in three competitions at an event staged last weekend in buffalo ny bethany philpott 15 led a group of stouffville competitors after placing first in the silver division 200metre backstroke second 100m backstroke and 15th 200m individual medley also swimming in some bronze division events philpott was first in the 100m butterfly entering her first meet as a senior competitor dana kennedy 13 was sixth in the silver division 50m freestyle and 15th in the 200m indi vidual medley beth wideman 16 was fourth in the 100m bronze division backstroke at the division ii team champi onships in sudbury jake silverthorn 10 led the stouffville contingent after swimming off with three golds a sil ver and a fourth silverthorn won the boys 50m and 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley events and was second in the 100m individual medley and fourth 200m freestyle dylan cook 9 placed 13th in the boys 100m breaststroke 15th 50m freestyle 16th 50m breaststroke and 18th 50m backstroke and 100m freestyle jaimee mellorhill 12 recorded 100 per cent best times and was 20th in the girls 100m backstroke 21st 200m butterfly 23rd 100m butterfly 25th 200m backstroke and 28th 200m individual medley in another competition at port hope silverthorn dominatedhis age group with firstplace finishes in the 50m freestyle 100m backstroke 50m and 100m breaststroke 50m butterfly 100m and 200m individual medley kevin boehnke 14 won the 200m individual medley and 200m back stroke in addition he was second in the 200m freestyle third 100m and 200m breaststroke and 50m freestyle and fourth 100m freestyle carter mcghie 13 won the boys 100m backstroke and was third in the 100m butterfly and fifth 50m freestyle mellorhill placed third in the girls 200m backstroke fourth 100m freestyle sixth 50m freestyle 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley and 10th 100m breaststroke storm mites double the count on oshawa the stouffville storm mites bats sounded off last week in a 126 win over oshawa in durham york fastball league action at memorial park josh burkholder belted a home run while the club also received strong defensive efforts from pitcher kerrick brown shortstop matthew avoledo and outfielder paul henderson the win atoned for a heartbreaking 1211 loss the storm incurred last mon day in newmarket big defensive plays by patrick fiori- no kevin matthews and luke simcoe enabled the storm to keep within strik ing distance before coming up short taking to the diamond june 17 for a tournament in cobourg the storm won four of five games to claim the b championship the storm was scheduled to the road this week with games in port perry yesterday and in oshawa today both games are slated to start at 630pm sp0rtsb0ard email mhayakawayrngcom soccer whitchurch stouffville house league results for weeks of june 5 and 12 under10 girls gemini store fixtures 4 victoria wicks 3 emma wood vs front street capital 4 sandra farisco 2 haley catalano 2 da classic scoop 9 emily kaunismaa 5 kayley wynne 2 sarah storey karlene stoby vs metal door 4 alyssa mihail 2 keeley shantt carly murray todd bros 3 sarah mcgilvray 2 amy sutton vs front street 3 shannon grinnell haley catalano sandra farisco da classic scoop 4 emily kaunismaa 3 sarah storey vs for the love of jo 0 gemini 6 victoria wicks 4 emma wood victoria powers vs metal door 1 alyssa mihail for the love of jo 1 vs todd bros contracting 1 scorers unavailable da classic scoop 3 emily kaunismaa 2 sarah storey vs front street 3 heather mcguckin 2 courtney bradley kean under10 boys har veysswiss chalet 3 colin grosse 2 other scorer unavailable vs richardson masonic lodge 2 jack porter 2 richardson masonic lodge 6 jack porter 4 sammy morana 2 vs east side marios 5 david dwyer 2 adam mortley dylan jacksis reed savage east side marios 8 scorers unavailable vs rotary club of stouffville 2 david may braydon mcneil dr jon barnes optometrist 8 jason rankin 4 eric zambri 2 marco accettone jake espey vs harveysswiss chalet 1 erik tammisto state farm insurance 3 connor mullins quintin volpe mario rosano vs dr jon barnes optometrist 2 marco accettone 2 under12 boys hamilton resources 4 thomas law matthew espey vs the multfverse 2 damian kercz under12 girls gallo real estate 3 olivia bolender amberlynn beanie michelle george vs charlinda belgian chocolates 3 lucy lombardo 2 knsten drew timber creek golf 2 tressa sheffield prisila glasford vs the comer house restaurant 0 timber creek 4 tressa sheffield 2 brooke nairn 2 vs charlinda 2 lucy lombardo 2