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14 | SPORTS THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012 ROLLER DERBY: Couple behind new league has plenty of ideas for a sport that’s growing in popularity FRom | 13 Centre on Sundays for low contact (LOCO) derby and for the last six months they have been teaching the Stratford Festival City Roller Girls team. Two months ago the Browns were discussing all the work they were doing for all the different leagues LINWOOD BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Grandpa: Emergency blood transfusion. Sunday 11:00am Give Blood ... to save lives. The Next Linwood Clinic: Friday June 8, 2012 from 2:30pm - 8:30pm at Linwood Community Centre, Linwood RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL • POLE LINE CONSTRUCTION ESA Licence # 7000438 1025 Alfred St., Linwood • 519-698-2472 Mon - Thurs 9 - 5 Fri 9 - 8, Sat 9 - 5 www.lwcb.org 3865 Manser Rd., Linwood • 519-698-1198 South West Ontario Veterinary Service 1010 Industrial Crs., St. Clements 519.699.0600 www.letusflooryou.ca 1011 Industrial Cres. Unit #2 • 519-699-5411 in the surrounding area when they decided they would set up their own league. “We know how to do all this now. Michael was refereeing for other leagues, and we were both teaching and it just made sense to start our own league.” Safety is a priority for the Browns, who are holding • Carpet • Tile • Vinyl • Hardwood • Sico Paint boot camps every Saturday night until the end of August before sending their players into the rink for the fall season. “It takes at least two months of boot camp before players know what they are doing. Some leagues only have eight practices before they send a squad out. 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The team will be playing against girls in September from leagues in the area, starting with scrimmages against teams from Toronto, Tri-City, Stratford and Fergus. “Scrimmages help players learn the game; they can Conestoga Sailing Club unveils new dock at public open house JAMES JACKSON The Conestoga Sailing Club officially unveiled its brand-new dock during its annual open house last Saturday afternoon. “The aim of the day is to say thank you for the donations over the past two years for the dock,” said commodore Ben Harrison. The new wooden dock is 44 metres long – about the same as the old one – and is comprised of six sections that sit atop the water on plastic floats, which will make it easier to remove and install each season. The dock, made possible through grants and donations from club members, also has rubber siding to help prolong the life of the sail boots that are moored to it, and was installed in sections over the course of the past two seasons. The total cost of the dock was approximately $20,000, or about a third of the club’s annual budget. About $5,000 came from the KW Community Fund, and another $3,500 was realized through the Kitchener Sports Association. The rest was raised by the club itself. The replacement of the 40-year-old dock was overdue. “It was still a decent dock, but it was not suitable for us,” said former commodore Jan D’Ailly, who has been a club member for about 12 years. He said the constant repairs they had to make to it took away from time that members could spend out on the water. The club offered up the sections of dock for free to neighbouring cottagers, and all the sections save for one Safety is a top priority for Brown as she organizes a new roller derby league in the region. [COLIN DEWAR/THE OBSERVER] ask questions to the referee during a scrimmage. It is not like a real game where everyone is focused on the task at hand.” Cindy, who grew up and are now gone. The highlight of the new dock is the ramp they installed which will allow anyone in wheelchairs or with any other accessibility issues the ability to access the dock, and a hoist will be installed that can lower them into one of the club’s two accessible sailboats. “The goal was to help facilitate sailing for people with disabilities,” said Harrison. These improvements are just the latest way the club has tried to promote the sport of sailing in the region for the last half-century. Harrison said the club is a great place for the public to come and learn the sport without having a heft investment. Currently the club owns and maintains some 30 boats, they employ about six instructors during the lived in Elmira before moving to Kitchener last year, is looking to tap into the Woolwich Township for new players. “I would like to build from the Woolwich area and I know that there are a lot of girls playing soccer and baseball and hockey. I just want them to know that there are other sports available to them. Roller derby is so much fun I just want to share the sport.” The leagues boot camp is held at the Albert Mc- Cormick Arena in Waterloo every Saturday night from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. and everyone is welcome to come and watch. Anyone interested in the league should contact deadderbygirlz@gmail.com The Conestoga Sailing Club unveiled its new 44-metre wooden dock last weekend at its annual open house. The dock, which cost $20,000, replaces the old 40-year-old dock and was installed in sections over the past two seasons. [JAMES JACKSON/THE OBSERVER] summer months and about 200 individuals take lessons there every season. “Boats and equipment are here and available for those that are just getting started in the sport so they don’t need to go out and buy it,” said Harrison. A family club membership costs $350 and provides access to the club’s boats and facilities. Part of the appeal of sailing is that it teaches boaters to respect the environment, such as the wind and the water around them, said D’Ailly. “You need to learn to respect the weather and the water, and learn to work with the environment and not against it. “The wind is your friend.” For more information on the club visit http://kwsailing.org/ or call (519) 638- 5241.
THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012 not So gReat outdooRSman / SteVe galea OPEN COUNTRY SPORTS | 15 The judicious use of a club could have prevented overpriced parking today I’m writing this from the nation’s capital, just like a real journalist might. Outside my hotel window is the Rideau Canal, Parliament Hill and the bustling City of Ottawa. And, thankfully, this will be as close as I ever come to being a Parliament Hill reporter. Even so, I can’t help but find good stories. Yesterday, for instance, I literally ran right into blues legend B.B. King. I was each, said winning the award left her surprised. “It actually was. I never expected this at all,” she said. This year she was a strong presence on the basketball, volleyball and slo-pitch teams and also competed in tennis. Reichard played for five years on the basketball team, four years on the slopitch team and three years playing both volleyball and tennis. Reichard said one of her favourite moments in sports this year was the camaraderie she felt with all her teammates. “The best part about sports at EDSS is making friends and coming together as a team.” The Ernie Kendall Award for Outstanding Athletics and Academics for both commitment to sports and academia was given to Taz Martin. The two sportsmanship awards were awarded to Sab Huber and Julia Frey. MVP Awards Jr Girls Basketball Nicole Cressman Sr. Girls Basketball Jessica Reichard Cross Country Alex and Julia Hildebrand Field walking out of my hotel to get me some of that fine McDonald’s cuisine that this city is famous for. Mr. King was being wheeled into the hotel – perhaps because he just ate there. The difference was he was surrounded by an entourage. Better still a man in a suit carried his guitar. That’s the pinnacle of success, as far as I’m concerned. Of course, I am no stranger to success myself, having recently remembered not to wear socks with my sandals. But, sadly, that’s not the kind of success that will get you a man in a suit to carry your laptop. No, I’m guessing for Hockey Cassandra Hahn Jr. Boys Football Alex Weber Sr. Boys Football Taz Martin Golf Curtis Koller Sr. Tennis Kyla Litwiller Jr. Tennis Heather Litwiller Jr. Boys Volleyball Keaton Weiss Badminton Alex that you need remember not to wear both socks. In any case, as King and I crossed paths, we both pretended not to recognize each other. But, even so, I think I know exactly what he was thinking: Gee whiz, parking is expensive around here! And it was. In fact it was so expensive that I figure King went straight into his hotel room and started writing a blues song about it. Which explains why he never called, I suppose. I am so perturbed by this that I have decided that should I ever get to go back in time, I’m going straight to the moment when the AWARDS: EDSS recognizes its athletes, celebrates the year FRom | 13 ELMIRA SUGAR KINGS ANNUAL MEETING Tuesday, June 5th, 7p.m. at the Elmira Fire Hall, 20 Howard Ave. We’re looking for volunteers and board members. Call Allan at 519.591.1873 or email clemmy@rogers.com MacLean and Sydney Jones Jr. Boys Basketball Jordan Frey Sr. Boys Basketball Lucas Nosal Curling Baily DeRose Boys Hockey Ted Sebben Girls Hockey Kaitlin Doering Ski Team Kaitlin Doering Swimming Katherine first cave man tried to charge his fellow tribesman for parking a horse close to the cave. Then I would club him – several times. Hopefully, then no one would ever think of perpetrating this ridiculous scam again. I mean what was that first parking lot attendant thinking? I’m guessing it was 10,000 B.C. and the world’s population was less than 1,000,000. It’s not like space was at a premium. Even if it was, how do you justify charging someone good money to park close to your establishment? Aren’t you actually supposed to do everything in Jessica Reichard was awarded the Commitment to Athletics Long Service Award recognizing her contributions to EDSS athletics over the last five years. [COLIN DEWAR/THE OBSERVER] Ping Pong Tables Billiards Tables Shuffleboard Tables MON.- FRI. 10:30-6 SAT. 11-4 103 ONTARIO ST., KITCHENER Hoffman Jr. Girls Volleyball Madeline Weber Sr. Girls Volleyball Krista Weins Girls Rugby Julia Frey Boys Slo Pitch Andrew Brubacher Girls Slo Pitch Jill Sebben Boys Soccer Cole Martin Girls Soccer Krista Weins Since 1929 SPECIALIZING IN: • MOVING | RECOVERING | REFURBISHING • POOL TABLE SALES & SERVICE • SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES • DART EQUIPMENT | SHUFFLE BOARDS • ACCESSORIES | LIGHTS • PING PONG TABLES | BALLS & MORE Dart Boards 519.745.4053 FREE PARKING your power to encourage this? The point here is that I would have used a big club so he wouldn’t even think of franchising the business. I would have stopped the idea cold. It’s not much but it would have altered the course of history a bit, and for the better too. For one thing, I wouldn’t be out $80 by week’s end. CANADIAN AMPUTEE hOCKEY TEAM TAKES TITLE IN FINLAND Kory Lorentz (right) of St. Clements and Vaughan MacDonald of Elmira helped the Canadian National Amputee Team capture its sixth consecutive International Standing Ice Hockey Federation World Championship from Apr. 28-May 6 in Tampere, Finland. Canada defeated the host Finnish team 6-3 in the finals. It is the fifth gold medal for Lorentz and the sixth for MacDonald. 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