Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 6 May 2010, p. 21

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SPORT S: New York Rangers rookie, 19, in Germany with Team Canada Michael Del Zotto’s hockey season did not come to an end once the New York Rang- ers failed to make postseason play in the National Hockey League. The 19â€"year-old Whitchurch-Stouffville native was one of seven players added to Team Canada’s roster by general manager Mark Messier Saturday for the 2010 lntema- tional Ice Hockey Federation world champi- onship in Cologne and Manheim, Germany. Del Zotto will also join former Markham Waxers minor hockey teammate Steven Stamkos on Team Canada’s roster. CanadahfirstgameisagainstltalySatuIday For more, go to: www.hockeycanada.com Having just completed his rookie NHL campaign with the Rangers in which he com- piled nine goals and 28 assists in 80 regular season games, Del Zotto was one of eight defencemen named to the 23-player roster. Splrlt yaduate Trlvlno suspended from Boston Unlverslty hockey team Corey 'n'ivino's collegiate hockey career will be put on tempgragy hold, _ The former Stouffville Spirit forward who recently completed his sophomore year at Boston University was suspended by the Terriers’ men's hockey program for multiple games to begin the 2010-11 campaign, the school announced Tuesday. The 20-yearâ€"old Trivino’s suspension was reported to have stemmed from his involve- ment in an alcohol-related incident less World’s a stage for teenager Del Zotto than 48 hours before a playoff game against the University of Mainei From the Same incident. the Terriers dis- missed two other players in junior Victor Saponari and sophomore Vinny A member of the Spirit in the 2006-07 and 200708 campaigns, Tn'vino compiled four goals and 11 assists in 28 games this past season with the Ten'iers. Tn'vino was a second-round draft selec- tion of the New York Islanders and 36th play- er taken overall in the 2008 National Hockey League entry draft. MICHAEL DEL 20m: Stouffvme resident joins minor hockey team- mate'Steven Stamkos on roster. Golden day for Cockbum In Australla Spartans wln second rugby tourney Karen Cockbum captured the gold medal in the senior women’s individual trampoline event at the 2010 Pacific Rim Championship in Melbourne, Australia Sunday. The 29-year-old Stouffville resident and three-time Olympic medallist won the event with a score of 38.10. Entering the final, Cockbum was the top qualifier. Earlier in the week, Cockburn and Rosan- nagh Maclennan, 21, of King City, claimed the silver medal in the women's synchro- nized event. Galan qualifies for Junior classlc Members of the Skyriders Trampoline Place in Richmond Hill, Cockbum, 29, and Maclennan, 21, finished with a score of 48.20 points. Gajan Sivabalasingham fired a three-over par 75 to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place at the Golf Association of Ontario’s Junior Spring Classic Qualifier at Bushwood Golf Club in Markham Saturday. The 16-year-old Ballantrae resident and Mandarin Golf Club member finished five shots off the pace set by Brandon Lustig of Toronto, who carded a two-under 70. But Gajan qualified for a berth in the Junior Spring Classic, which will take place at Wooden Sticks Golf Club in Uxbridge May 22 to 24. Host Stoufiville District Secondary School had only won the Spartan Invitational Rugby Tournament once during the last 10 years. Until Friday. You can make it two titles for the Spartans after they defeated Saltfleet Secondary 15-5 With a'chance to win the’game by booting the convert. the Saltfleet kicker shanked his attempt from the centre area. 7 in nw‘rfimo Jesse Lofthouse scored the game’s first try to give the Spartans a75-0Alead: Playing two, five-minute halves, the Spar- tans got tn'es from Pat taffan in the first half and Oliver Boettcher in the second to win the game. But Saltfléet came back in the second half to tie the game on the final play. “We kind of got lucky," said Spartans head senior coach Jamie Hewitt. “I couldn’t believe it when the kick was shanked. “But our kids played well. It was our best game playing as a team."_ 1n reaching the final, the Spartans defeat- ed Senator O’Connor (Scarborough) 41 -7, Dr. G.W. Wflliams (Aurora) 27-7 and Alexanâ€" der Mackenzie (Richmond Hill) 35-7. The Spartans will be at Trent University in Peterborough today to take part in the Red Hot Tournament with games against East- view Collegiate (Ban'ie), O'Neill Collegiate (Oshawa) and Fenelon Falls.

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