Short bench hampers Memos BWSunâ€"WMIW The short-staï¬ed Stoufl'ville Men- nos could have used some offensive support alter suflering an 8-2 defeat to the'Ibronto Celtics in Oshawa City and District Fastball action Wednesday. Chris Burkholder, Brett Boyd. Scott Eyre and Kristian Burkholder were all absent from the Mennos’ lineup. Pltdners Byron Baranieski and Greg Dal'gamo weren’t on their game either, Bafanleski worked the ï¬rst four innings and gave up four runs to take the loss. Rick Burkholder was one of the few bright spots for the Mennos as he drove in Shawn Boadway with the club’s ï¬rst mm in the third inning with a double. In the sixth inning, he brought the crowd to their feet by scoring from second base on a sacriï¬ce fly by Dale Boadway. Pitcher Jay Nesbitt ï¬lled in at ï¬rst base for the Mennos and contributed a single. 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For Knox. who just completed her second year as a goaltender with the erfn'd Laurier Univer- sity women’s team, it will mark her second appearance at the Only this time around, the second-team Ontario University Athletics all-star hopes to make the cut. ‘ Having been thro'ugh the pro- cess last year, Knox feels a lot more conï¬dent knowing what she has to do to make the roster. 905-472-0276 or visit our showroom: Unit #6, 166 Bullock D12, Markham Mon. - Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10â€"3 “I had been hoping to return to the ï¬nal camp this year because I felt like I had a better idea ofwhat was expected of me and what I could accomplish," she said. But the Stouflville District Secondary School graduate acknowledged it’s a 50-50 propo- sition. “The goaltender selection has been narrowed down from eight to four in the previous two try- outs and only two goalies will make the ï¬nal team,†she said. “It’s hard to judge the compe- tition because we don’t get much time to evaluate each other. All the goalies are on the ice at the sametimesoltrytofocus on LIZ KNOX: SDSS gmd hopes to land role between pipes for nation- al under-22 squad. v win: this coTpon‘ 176 Bullock Dr., #8, Markham~905-294-3868 Enjoy our licenced patio overlooking beautiful Musselman’s Lake New Management 0 New [oak 0 New Menu Daily Specials 0 Beer on Top 0 Hall Rental Lube. Oil Filter Up to 5L of Quality Oil Tim Rotation 140 pt. Service Inspection Open daily from 8:00 am Featuring all day breakfast gin’sam 905-642-6421 9th Line and Cedarvole Blvd doing my best and not worry about how the other goalies are doing.†While Knox is more conï¬dent entering this year’s ï¬nal trials, she's done a little more prepara- tion from a psychological per- spective. While her university team lost in this years Canadian Inter- Ltniversity Sport ï¬nal, Knox was chosen to the CIS championship tournament all-star team. “I was fortunate to have our CIS national ï¬nal games posted online (and) a friend burned for me a DVD of every game. The CIS championships were some of my best games this year, so I’ve reviewed those a couple of times to see myself doing well,†she said. “At the same time, I have scheduled appointments with my sport psychologist, Dr. Iill Tracey, at Wilfrid Laurier n'ght beforelgo to the camp, sol’m in the right mindset.†For more on the selection camp, log on to hockeycanada.ca ‘It’s hard to judge the competition because we don’t get much time to evaluate each other.’ All for Just