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SPORTS Northwest Herald nwherald.com Page 2B Monday, October 1, 2007 AROUND TOWN BY ROB SMITH Martial arts 'prestige' comes to McHenry Tae kwon do national championships prove to be hit for local academy dents with the disorder. What started as a simple willingness by Brunner to accept a couple of ADDHD children into the program has grown through results and referrals. Brunner said the discipline of tae kwon do has shown to help the students improve in the classroom. Most of the ADDHD students came from referrals from Elementary School District 15 teachers. McHenry Taekwondo Academy national championship winners The McHenry Taekwondo Academy students who won gold medals at the national championships are: Traditional Forms Jovette Arbona, Josh Blackburn, Gwyn Blackburn, Kristy Rozner, Tony Posadas, Haley Meszaros, David Navar, Kristy Trojan and Carolina Gontarz.

Sparring Jessica Arbona, Tanner Gazzano, Ricky Rozner, Tony Posadas, Jennifer Bolanos, Jasmine Bolanos, Sydney Bolanos, Oscar Garcia, Rafael Garcia, Haley Meszaros and David Navar. Synchronized Forms Jessica Arbona, Johanna Arbona and Mike Cline. Multi-board striking Ricky Rozner, Jasmine Bolanos, Sydney Bolanos and Haley Meszaros. Weapons Forms Gwyn Blackburn, Tanner Gazzano, Ricky Rozner, Jasmine Bolanos, Sydney Bolanos, Kristy Trojan and Carolina Gontarz. The McHenry Taekwondo Academy hosted the United States Tae Kwon Do Won National Championships in August at Parkland Middle School.

Mary Brunner, the Grandmaster at MTA and the tournament director, said this is the first time McHenry has hosted the national tournament. Seventy-six McHenry Taekwondo competitors participated in the event. While tae kwon do was the focus of the tournament, hosting was more about marketing and logistics. Brunner said. Some of those responsibilities included reserving hotels, signing up sponsors, and arranging for food service and equipment vendors.

"A lot of people come to tournaments to buy new stuff," Brunner said. In addition, six rings had to be set up in the Parkland gym. "It's really like moving a city in and moving a city back out," Brunner said of transforming Parkland for the tournament. "It takes a lot of coordination." While there were a number of vendors and sponsors. Brunner said the "The results are there, therefore the school district refers them here," Brunner said.

And while the improvement in the students is evident, it is a lot of work. Brunner estimated that it takes 10 times more attention from the instructors to teach an ADDHD student. For that reason, many clubs do not accept ADDHD students. The improvement allows schoolteachers more time for other students. "It doesn't help just the child, it helps the whole class," Brunner said.

But it's a lot of work." Rob Smith is a sportswr iter for the Northwest Herald. Write to him at rsmithnwnewsgroup. com event was by no means a fundraiser for the academy. "You really try to break even," she said. "It's really a prestige thing that brings recognition to the community and host school." Competitors at the tournament are broken into two-year age groups and eight weight divisions within each group.

"You have to have the weight divisions," Brunner said. "It's a full contact sport, you don't want to hurt someone." MTA has been around for 14 years and boasts more than 350 students, which puts it in the tojj 1 percent of clubs in the nation. Brunner said the average club has 65 students and stays open for only a year-and-a-half. In May, Brunner will take 18 students to train in China with the Chinese Olympic tae kwondo team. Tae kwon do has been an Olympic sport since 1994.

One of the unique aspects of the club is its work with ADDHD students. The club has more than 80 stu INSIDE PREP FOOTBALL WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL: GERMANY 2, BRAZIL 0 Penalty kick keys German win plays in the Indian Trails Conference. SUBURBAN CATHOLIC C0NF. Conf. Overall Marian Central 4-0 6-0 Driscoll 4-0 6-0 i Montini 4'-0 6-0 Marmion 1-3 3-3 Imm.

Conception 1-3 2-4 i St. Francis 1-3 2-4 i Aurora Cent. Cath. 1-3 1-5 I St. Edward 0-4 0-6 STATISTICAL LEADERS SPORTS SHORTS Gebrselassie breaks marathon world record BERLIN -Haile Gebrselassie broke the marathon world record Sunday, winning the Berlin Marathon in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 26 seconds.

The 34-year-old Ethiopian was 29 seconds faster than the four-year-old mark of 2:04:55 set by Kenya's Paul Tergat, on the German capital's flat and fast course where six world records have been set. Gete Wami, also from Ethiopia, defended her title in the women's race in 2:23:17. Gebrselassie trailed the record mark by 6 seconds at the halfway point but picked up the pace over the last 6 miles, when he ran alone without pacemakers. He ran through the giant pillars of the Brandenburg Gate in downtown Berlin and broke into a smile over the final yards as it became clear he would accomplish the feat on his second try in Berlin. Fight on the ice thrills in Ducks' London victory LONDON When the gloves came off, the British fans got exactly what they wanted.

A two-man brawl with fists flying midway through the second period drew the biggest cheers and a standing ovation Sunday in the Anaheim Ducks' 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings. "They liked the physical play," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. "They liked the fight." Corey Perry scored twice to help the Stanley Cup champion Ducks split the NHL's season-opening series at the 02 Arena, which is owned by Kings owner Philip Anschutz. The Kings won, 4-1, on Saturday the first time the NHL played a regular-season game in Europe. Chris Kunitz and Travis Moen also scored for Anaheim, and Mike Cammalleri got his third goal of the season for the Kings.

"It was an entertaining game from a fan's standpoint," Carlyle said. "I thought they got to see a little bit of everything over the two games." U.S. women qualify for Olympics in basketball VALDIVIA, Chile The U.S. women's basketball team took a rarely used route to get back to the Olympics. Tina Thompson scored 18 points to help the U.S.

qualify for the 2008 Beijing Games with a 101-71 victory over Cuba on Sunday in the gold medal game at the FIBA Americas tournament. "It feels great to win," Thompson said. "We got the monkey off our back." The U.S. (5-0) was forced to qualify for an Olympics berth for the first time since 1980 because of a third-place finish at the World Championships last year. "It feels great to get the berth to Beijing and get this behind us." U.S.

coach Anne Donovan said. "I'm so proud of how hard these women have worked and how much it's paid off." From wire reports Athlete of the week KYLEMAGNUS0N Jacobs, quarterback, senior Magnuson led Jacobs to its biggest victory of the season, a 16-7 upset of Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division game. The Gators were No. 3 in The Associated Press Class 7A rankings. Magnuson finished with 89 yards rushing and a pair of third-quarter touchdowns.

His first touchdown run came from 37 yards out on a short play as he went through the line, then bounced outside. He also scored on a 3-yard run. Jacobs (3-3 overall, 1-1 FVC Valley) might have saved its playoff hopes with the victory. Rushing yardage Player (School) Yards AP photo By CHRIS LINES The Associated Press SHANGHAI, China The unstoppable scorer from Brazil and the unbeatable goalkeeper from Germany stared at each other from 12 yards away the outcome of the Women's World Cup perhaps resting on this penalty kick. The confrontation was won by goalie Nadine Angerer.

And the World Cup again was won by Germany, a 2-0 victory in the final Sunday that was underlined by a flawless, unyielding defense. "After the penalty save, I felt it was meant to be," Germany coach Silvia Neid said. Angerer was backed by goals from Birgit Prinz in the 52nd minute and Simone Laudehr in the 86th, and Germany became the first women's soccer team to successfully defend a World Cup or Olympic title. "We worked hard for each other," Neid said. "It was a great team performance.

It was important to work against Marta." It was Marta, the Brazilian scoring sensation, whom Sam Campbell (PR) 863 Darius Bowers 818 Anthony Degani (CLC) 792 Mark Iglesia (McHenry) 704 Anthony Niemo (CLC) 670 James Matteson Cole Freund (Woodstock) 642 German players react after scoring their second goal against Brazil in the Women's World Cup championship Sunday in Shanghai, China. Germany won, 2-0. Standings I Sam Madsen (A-H) 607 Cody Lewis-Hoch (Marengo) 592 Jimmy Cradic (Harvard) 544 FOX VALLEY CONFERENCE Valley Division Conf. Overall Cary-Grove 2-0 5-1 McHenry 2-0 5-1 CL South 1-1 5-1 Jacobs 1-1 3-3 Woodstock 0-2 3-3 Dundee-Crown 0-2 1-5 I Passing Player (School) Yards Jerad Grundy Angerer faced in the 62nd minute. Brazil trailed, 1-0, the prospect still alive for the nation's first Women's World Cup tide.

Marta was the tournament's top scorer with seven goals in five games. Angerer had not conceded a goal all tournament. The goalkeeper then put some soccer psychology to work. She dived to her right, using her legs to block the low shot. She bounced to her feet and cried out in triumph as her exultant teammates rushed her.

As she stood between the posts awaiting Marta's kick, Angerer recalled Brazil's quarterfinal win over Australia. In that game, Marta also took a penalty kick. "She went to the bottom left corner, so this time I thought she would go to the right," Angerer said. "I waited as long as I could to act, and it was the right decision." Derek Brown (W'stock) 1,087 Ian Ormseth (CLS) 885 Trace Teboda ..863 Bryan Bradshaw (PR) 692 Nick Harrington (G. North) 671 Andy Stochl (M.

Central) 610 Tyler Marunde (McHenry) 574 Conf. Overall 2-0 6-0 2-0 3-3 1-1 4-2 1-1 2-4 Fox Division Prairie Ridge Johnsburg CL Central Huntley Jon Budmayr (M. Central) 528 Grayslake Central 0-2 0-6 Grayslake North 0-2 0-6 BIG NORTHERN CONFERENCE East Division Conf. Overall WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: UNITED STATES 4, NORWAY 1 Americans earn 3rd-place finish i Zach Engelbrecht (A-H) 453 i I Receiving i Player (School) Yards C.J. Fiedorowicz (J'burg) 583 T.J.

Burzak (Hampshire) 474 Ryan Ortmann Jordan Peart (M. Central) 385 Adam Olson (M. Central) 313 Ryan Kelley CLS) 286 Brad Potts (Johnsburg) 273 Cole Freund (Woodstock) 265 Dan McCall (Cary-Grove) 242 Mark D'Angelo .235 i Harvard 2-0 5-1 Burlington Central 2-0 4-2 Hampshire 1-1 4-2 North Boone 1-1 2-4 Richmond-Burton 0-2 2-4 Marengo 0-2 0-6 INDIAN TRAILS CONFERENCE Conf. Overall Alden-Hebron 4-0 6-0 Note: A-H is considered an independent school by the IHSA, but expulsion of goalkeeper Hope Solo for criticizing coach Greg Ryan for benching her against the South Americans. Solo's comments threatened to split the team.

Instead they created a rallying point a reason to win a normally lackluster bronze-medal game. The victory gives the U.S. three bronze medals to go with titles in 1991 and 1999. "These past couple days have been real emotional," Wambach said. "It's never easy losing.

Our team showed today that we have serious character." the final minutes from Kristine Lilly to goalkeeper Briana Scurry the U.S. was the attacking team it wasn't for most of the tournament. "We were in the locker room, and it was a completely different atmosphere for us," Chalupny said. "Everybody was jumping around and we just had a new joy." The days leading to the third-place game were rough and bumpy for the Americans: a humiliating 4-0 loss to Brazil in the semifinals to end a 51-game unbeaten string, followed by the By STEPHEN WADE The Associated Press SHANGHAI, China A big question remains for the United States alter its rousing 4-1 victory against Norway for third place in the Women's World Cup. Why did it take so long to play so well? Abby Wambach scored two goals, and Lori Chalupny and Heather O'Reilly added the others Sunday.

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