12 June 2, 2012 - ObserverXtra

16 | SPORTS
Students fan out across Elmira for Tinman’s test of their mettle
The EDSS annual Tinman
Triathlon went off
without a hitch for the
ninth consecutive year
even with storm clouds
threatening to open up on
participants as they competed
Tuesday in a race
across Elmira.
Streets across the town
were a flurry of athletic
activity as competitors
took over with more than
500 participants from 17
different schools swimming,
biking and running
through the three stages of
the event
10 th ANNUAL LIONS GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Elmira Lions Club would like to
THANK and RECOGNIZE the following
companies for their support of our
annual golf tournament.
Bonnie Lou’s Cafe
W.C Brown & Sons Men’s Clothier
C.L. Martin & Co Limited.
Elmira Auto Supply
Elmira Gift Outlet
Elmira Industrial Land Inc.
Elmira Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Elmira Truck & RV Wash
Goods Auto Parts
H & R Voisin Motors
J.M.B. Sales
M&G Millwrights Ltd
Melloul Blamey Construction Inc
Newt’s Mechanical
Paradigm Homes Ltd.
Programmed Insurance Brokers Inc
R.W. Thur Real Estate Ltd
Royal LePage Realty Elmira
St Jacob’s Country Gardens.
Woods, Clemens & Fletcher
As well as ALL THE PARTICIPANTS
“We’ve had a great turnout
for the event again
and saw more competitors
than last year,” said organizer
Laurie Murray. “Once
again we had no major
issues this year beyond
the few minor cycling accidents.
All in all it was
a great day, the weather
was threatening us and we
thought we were going to
have to cancel the event a
few times but it stayed at
bay and we managed to get
everyone in.”
Putting it all together
was a team effort, she said,
acknowledging the crew
of staff and student volunteers
who helped along the
course, giving directions
and handing out water.
“We owe a lot to the
volunteers for a successful
day,” said Murray. “Without
their help we would
never be able to pull off an
event like this.”
EDSS had some solid
finishes by the end of the
day.
The school took first
place in the student triathlon
relay, with Keenan
Courtis, Morgan McPhee
and Matt Bannon finishing
with a combined time of
52:44.
Brandon Berchtold came
in second overall in the
junior boys’ event with a
time of 1:04:22.
In the senior division,
Keith Weber came in fifth
place in the senior boys’
race with a time of 1:05:21
and Jenny Norris placed
THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012
The annual EDSS Tinman Triathlon saw competitors swim, bike and run across the streets and trails of Elmira on Tuesday. Laurie Murray (top left) competes in the swimming event, Laura Bartlett of Bluevale cycles down Snyder Avenue, Jakes Jones from GCI challenges James Ball of
John F. Ross in a final sprint to the finish line. [COLIN DEWAR/THE OBSERVER]
COLIN DEWAR
Strong CJGA play for St. Clements youth
sixth in the senior girls’
category with a time of
1:14:02.
EDSS placed third in
the staff triathlon relay, a
team made up of Janice
Harper, Sarah Gerth and
Rebecca McKerron timed
in at 1:25:17.
Two staff members of
EDSS were in the top-10,
with Merzi Dastoor placing
third with 1:03:31 and
Troy Dettwiler taking
seventh place with a time
of 1:08:29. Murray broke
into the top 15 of the staff
triathlon with a time of
1:13:51.
St. Clements’ Parker Lobban put on a strong showing at the Canadian Junior Golf Association 2012 Nike Golf Junior Series/
Stephen Ames Cup Qualifier in Pickering at Cherry Downs Golf club on May 26-27.
Competing in the Under-14 category, Lobban finished fifth with a combined +31 after rounds of 93 and 80 on the par 71
course.
The finish comes on the heels of another fifth-place performance at the Euro Junior Golf Cup/ Lipton Brisk Canada Cup Team
East Qualifier on May 19-20 at Hidden Lake Golf Club in Burlington. Lobban shot a combined +12 with rounds of 78 and 76 in
the under 14 category on the par 71 course.