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26 www.mxwwm The ball diamonds in Memorial Park and Ballantrae are expected to be busy this weekend with the Stouffville Storm Invitational Tour- nament. ~ The first pitch is scheduled to be thrown Saturday at 8:30 a.m. on the three Memorial Park fields and one at Ballantrae. The tournament, which will include 22 teams from across Ontar- io, is slated to go on all day and wind down Sunday with the finals on the three Memorial Park ball diamonds starting at 2:15 pm. Storm squirts spllt pair to open fastball season The' host Storm organization will field teams in the peewee A, squirt A and mite B divisions. The Stouffville Storm squirts got their York Durham Softball League schedule all" last week with some good and bad news. On the upside, the Storm won their regular season opener a week ago Wednesday at Memo- rial Park with an 11-2 pasting of Pickering. Ryan Iones tossed three innings of no hit ball and fanned five bat- ters while Hunter Davidson came in relief and allowed just two runs on one hit in his pitching debut. The Storm had a well-balanced attack led by a triple from Patrick Fiorino and singles by Tyler Krabi, Cameron Flemming, Kerrick Brown, Jones and Davidson. The Squirts, along with the Storm mites and peewees will take part this weekend in the Stouffville Invita- tional Tournament at Memorial Park and Ballantrae Park. The Storm then travelled to Cobourg Thursday and came out on the short end of a 3-2 verdict. Despite the loss, Brown pitched a solid game as he struck out 10 batters. 22 teams here for weekend ball event fl â€" Mike Hayakawa 'Imvm Stouflyille District Secondary School Spartan Kathryn McKendrick heads the ball on during the Spartans’ 2-1 win over Brother Andre Catholic School in Markham May 20. Downtown Main Street Memorial Park All Children's activities are FREE SPORTS Mark Your Calendars . . . Stouffville Sun-Tribune STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN * Cockbum qualifies for Beijing Games BY MIKE HAYAKAWA Staff Writer It’s official. Karen Cock- bum is going to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Bei- Jing- The Stouffville resident and two-time Olympic medâ€" allist won the gold medal in a World Cup women's trampoline event Saturday in Publier, France, and with it, assured herself of a third Canadian Olympic team nomination. Cockburn, 27, totalled 39.0 points with an excep- tional performance in the final. Shanshan Huang of China was second at 38.60 and Claire Wright of Great Britain third at 37.2. While pleased to win the event, Cockbum was even more relieved in knowing she’s gained a berth for the Canadian team at the upcoming Olympics, slated to commence Aug. 8. “It nice to have the Olympic spot locked up and not have to worry about it anymore," said Cockburn. who won Olympic bronze in 2000 and silver in 2004. Peter Gibbons launched the 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Sirius Satellite Radio by finishing fourth at the Crown Iewell 200 race at Cayuga Motor Speed- way near Nelles Comers Saturday. Driving his Canadian Tire/Mobil Super Chevrolet. the 45-year-old Stouffville-area resident began the race in the sev-i enth position before completing all 200 laps to finish fourth. For more information, go to Iocahacingnascar. com locked up and not have to worry about it anymore.’ ‘It nice to have the Olympic spot “l was really pleased with my win today. I had a great routine. It felt amazing to be on top of the podium and hear the national anthem. It was a really great day for Cockbum is continuing an impressive comeback from knee surgery last fall. Making sure her knee is in fine working order is one of her biggest priorities lead- ing up to the Olympics. “I want to make sure I’m pushing myself and improving," said Cock- bum, who didn’t compete in the synchro event this past weekend to rest her knee. “But at the same time I’m making sure I’m taking care of my knee and not overdoing it." KAREN COCKBURN: StouffviIIe resident will jump for third Olympic medal in China. (Whamfi ’blkMOND SPONSORS