Sept. 17 local sports: World rowing championships; Eden girls basketball; Generals football; Beechwood golf
St. Catharines native Kristen Kit was the coxie for the second straight year as Canada’s women’s eight won silver at the world rowing championships. Photo by MERIJN SOETERS.
Kristen Kit coxed Canada’s women’s eight to its second straight silver medal at the world senior rowing championships.
Canada finished behind the United States in the event held in Bulgaria.
Canada sat in fourth position at the halfway mark before passing the Dutch and then the Australians in a photo finish.
“Kit (Kristen) made the call at the 600-metre mark. We all responded and it was an awesome race,” crew member Jennifer Martins said. “We were a bit shaken after our heat, but we still believed we were better than that. We knew we had another gear that we hadn’t shown yet.”
Canada men’s eight, which included Matt Buie of the St. Catharines Rowing Club and Brock’s Dave DeGroot, placed second in the B final to end up eighth overall.
Brock coxie Laura Court helped Canada’s PR3 mixed coxed four finish fourth overall.
Athletes in that Paralympic boat have the use of at least one leg, trunk and arms. It is also for those with visual and intellectual impairments.
“Our focus coming into the 2018 world championships was to achieve A final performances (top 6) while fighting for the podium,” said Rowing Canada’s high performance director Iain Brambell, a former Brock athlete. “This was accomplished with 10 of 15 crews making the finals, with four podium performances and three fourth-place finishes.”
FLYERS ARE ST FRANCIS TOURNEY CHAMPS
The Eden Flyers won the St. Francis senior girls basketball tournament with a 68-49 victory over the Sir Winston Churchill in the championship game.
The Flyers won four games to capture the championship.
Eden’s Mackenzie Schroeder was named tournament MVP while teammates Maddy Weinart and Avery Cushing were named to the all-star team. Completing the all-star squad were Churchill’s Ally Sentance and Lauren Vanecko.
In the final game, top scorers for Eden were Schroeder (23), Weinart (11), Cushing (11) and Erika Rouse (10). Top scorers for Churchill were Sentance (24), Vanecko (12) and Reagan Emonds (8).
In the junior division, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish won the championship with a 55-33 victory over the A.N. Myer Marauders.
Tournament MVP Natalie Picton led the way for Notre Dame in the final with 19 points. Other top scorers for the Irish were Sophia Belcastro (10) and Gabriella DiPietro (9). Top scorers for the Marauders were V. Vercesi (10) and V. Wiggins (9).
GENERALS LOSE
It was a winless weekend for all four Niagara Generals travel football teams.
The atoms lost 30-0 to the Vaughan Rebels, the peewees were blanked 55-0 by the Hamilton Junior Tiger-Cats, the bantam Tier 2 squad fell 30-0 to the Guelph Gryphons and the Bantam Tier 1 squad was edged 16-14 by Burlington Stampeders Red.
Scoring for the Tier 1 bantams were: Lucas Hazelton on a 75-yard TD reception; Jackson Stewart on a one-yard TD run; and, Ryan Broome with two converts.
Generals games this week are: the atom at the Cambridge Lions on Sept. 22 at 2 p.m.; the peewee at the Waterloo Predators Sept. 22 at 1p.m.; the bantam Tier 2 squad at the Cambridge Lions on Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m.; and, the Bantam Tier 1 squad at the Brampton Bulldogs Sept. 23 at 11 a.m.
BEECHWOOD GOLF
Following are Beechwood golf results:
Tuesday Ladies
League Winners: Janice Taylor, Sue Buchan, Jean Zurbrigg, Jen Norquay, Jen Grosvenor.
Competition Winners: Most 1 Putts: (5) Barb Bridle, Kim Kanwisher; (4) Cindy Dickson, Janice Rowe, Lynne Karagias.
Points Leaders: Carol Purcer (57), Jen Norquay (56), Denise Roach (55), Cindy Dickson (54), Phyllis Edwardson (54), Ardeth Staz (53), Shelley Marchand (51), JeanAnn Zurbrigg (50), Mary Costanzo (50), Deborah Sunstrum (50), Mary Davidson (49), Beattie Sokoloski (48), Kim Cowan (47), Darlene J Smith (47), Jo-Ann Luck (47), Ruth Hernder (46).
Wednesday Ladies
League Winners: Carlyn O’Connor, Lori Sentineal, Kate Lammers, Tracey Elio, Marj Viele.
Competition Winners: Most 1 Putts: (5) Brandi Currie; (4) Wanda Allison; (3) Bonnie Comer, Rose Ferro.
Points Leaders: Janice Kroetsch (56), Shirley Bartolini (54), Bonnie Comer (51), Libby Botell (50), Liz Seeley (50), Janie Griffiths (49), Terry Huisman (49), Ardeth Staz (48), Sandra MacDonald (47), Pam Dobos (46), Judith Bennoch (46), Brenda Schultz (46), Peggy Cowling (45), Jackie Fitzgerald (45), Rose Ferro (45).
Thursday Stag
League Winners: Wayne Smith, Bob Rogerson, Chris White.
Closest to Hole Winners: #2 Don Miller, #9 Mark Isherwood, #11 Dino Lavalle, #13 John Waind, #17 Ed Stangret.
Points Leaders: Rick Wezden (59), Terry Cooke (59), John McCracken (58), AJ Heafey (58), Don Miller (57), Mario Armenti (56), Mark Miller (54), Casey Jarzabek (54), Mark Miller (53), Tim Summers (53), Dave Kanwisher (53), John Waind (53), Bob Rogerson (52), Ken Edwardson (51), Joe Beiner (51), Jonathan Astley (51), Ed Stangret (50), Justin McDonald (50).
Friday-Ben’s Bright Spot Boys
Individual Quota Points: Tim Howe +6; Sam Lucenti +5; Larry Brooks +4,Tim Stahl +4, John Fulton +3, Mike Primeau +3.
Team Quota Points: Larry Brooks, Ron Reece, Pat Loney and Nick Anzovino +18.
Competition Winners
Closest to Hole: # 2 Ron Reece; +6 in 2 shots Tony DeRose; #11 Jim McCann; Longest Putt: #15-Gerry Maney.
Sunday Gals
Donna Walters #1 (2), #10 (2); Suzanne Meginnis #6 (3); Linda Reece #7 (3), #15 (3), Shirley Bartolini #8 (4), #16 (2); Barb Klassen #18 (3).
Sunday-Ben’s Group
Closing Scramble: 1. Sam Lucenti, Tim Howe, Tony DeRose and John Kenny 9 under; 2. Ed Stangret, Bob Fuller, John Sciamonte and Dieter Klassen 8 under.
Closest to Hole Winners: #2 Bob Fuller; #13 Ed Stangret; #17 John Sciamonte.
Overall Leading Money Winner: Pat Loney.
Overall Low Net Winner: Ed Stangret 72-13=59.
Overall Low Net Foursome: Ralph Carmichael,Steve Romanin,Sam Linwood and John McIntosh 28 under.
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