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SPG 2000 expected at high school eve Cardinal Carter track meet is a Classic BY JOHN CUDMORE More than high school stu dentathletes cant all be wrong At least that many are expected to run toss and leap their hearts out at the 20th Cardinal Carter Track Classic Thursday and Friday at York University That makes this twodecade labour of love worth it for meet founder and convenor Chris I just felt there was a need for this said Deighan who also is head coach for the host Celtics 35- athlete roster A lot of the other sports have a league in which to play games but track and field doesnt The sea son is a oneday meet for a lot of schools and its over For highcalibre kids who train for months its a chance for more competition A lot of the other sports have a league in which to play games but track and field doesnt The season is a oneday meet for a lot of schools and its over As of Friday Torontos De La Salle College led the way with 105 athletes entered in 258 events Deadline for entries is today so convenor Chris Deighan expects to be busy finalizing the roster prior to Thursdays opening events Last year about athletes participated in the twoday event making it a clear early season choice destination for track and field enthusiasts The event is being held for the second straight year at York Uni versity while renovations are com pleted at Etobicokes Centennial Stadium With athletes from about 100 schools in attendance there is no ideal setting for a meet of such magnitude Theres pluses and minuses to both venues said York is a bit tight for space With 2500 athletes it is more crowded than OFSAA although the calibre isnt the same I constantly worry about Flit St Maximilian Mustangs Ward Bcnn competes in junior pole vault during the York Region Athletic Association indoor meet last week at York University accidents when people are throw ing things in two different direc tions No matter the venue said the meet generates a lot of interest as keen track and field schools seek to test the competi tion a little more than one month out from the provincial champion ships You go to see what the com petition is like in an area said Deighan whose Celtics team par ticipated this weekend at a meet in Windsor Its nice that the kids arent competing against the same kids each week and get to see different competition We just got known for being a highcalibre meet Opening day action starts at am and runs until the evening Events resume Friday at 9 am and run the entire day sites The marquee event for high school football season is on the move The Metro Bowl one in a series of bowl games contested by schools across the province is typi cally played during the first week of December at the Rogers Centre in Toronto in conjunction with the Buffalo Bills Toronto series However the Bills will play their regular season game in early November this season leaving the high schoolers without access to the climatecontrolled venue At the end of the day we play our semifinal one week before outside said York Region Athletic Association convenor Master- son shrugging off the potential for inclement weather for the big game I think it is all about having the right turf to play it on Two years ago the final was played at the University of Torontos Varsity Place in downtown Toronto Like many observers Masterson suggested a smaller venue than the cavernous Rogers Centre might be preferable even if that means play ing the game in an openair facility In recent seasons for instance the York Region title has been decided in venues such as Esther Shiner Stadium in North York and last season at St Joan of Arc Catho lic High School in Maple Both have stadium seating and artificial turf fields In some ways Id rather the Metro Bowl was played in a seat facility jampacked with the Bronze for Storm Bolts at volleyball finals The Storm Bolts rallied from an opening- set loss to scored a three set victory over London Forest City in the bronze medal game of the Ontario Volleyball Associations under- 13 girls provincial champi onships last Sunday in Waterloo Entering the threeday event as the No 2 seed the Storm Volley ball Club team spotted Forest City the opening set before rallying to energy level high said who will consider applying to host the game in York Region The York Region champion advances to a four- team playoff involving champions from Dur ham Toronto and independent schools to determine Metro Bowl participants Baseballs provincial champi onship the Prentice Cup is also unable to schedule its final in June at the Rogers Centre Lacrosse Saints work Bowman Webster scored in sud dendeath overtime as the hosting Saints edged St Peters Saints from Peterborough in the champi onship game of the sixth annual St Andrews College senior boys field lacrosse tournament played Wednesday in Aurora Devon de Michael gott and Alex Adams also scored for SAC which defended its 2009 title The win capped a string of three victories for St Andrews which also defeated Notre Dame Burlington Fighting Irish and Notre Dame Welland Fighting Irish in earlier matches Aurora Golden Eagles were winless in two matches before rid ing goals by Shawn Clark Steve Thompson and Chris Tillsley to a 32 win over Notre Dame V in the C final rim Welland Taking notes The YRAA senior badminton championships are Monday at Sir William Mulock Secondary School in Newmarket Juniors will square off for regional finals Thursday at Bill Crothers Sec ondary School in Unionville claim third place with a 2025 25- 21 1513 triumph After finishing first in their pool the Bolts fell 151 to eventual gold medalist Markham Stingers in the semifinal round Earlier the Storm side defeated Niagara Rapids 259 2521 in a quarter- final match Meanwhile the Storm Hurri canes lost 2523 2522 to Scarbor ough Titans in quarter final round action to finish in a share for fifth place For more Information on Summer Memberships or to get your quote veal www cat Services at axt 222