The Sun Times from Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada • 8

B2 Tuesday January 22 2008 Sports The Sun Times pain is gain Owen Sound native makes NHL debut WILLY VMTFRTON THE SUN TIMES day and the preliminary diagnosis was a high ankle sprain The ligament injury usually requires a long recovery Because there is still swelling in ankle he won't be re-examined by team doctors until today Other athletes who have had a high ankle sprain it is common in the NFL say it is frustrating because rehabilitation alone can't cure it and considerable rest is needed Penguins goalie Marc-An-dre Fleury for example has been out since Dec 6 with a high ankle sprain and is not yet ready to return When Fleury was hurt it was estimated he would return in six to eight weeks Minard has 17 goals and 14 assists in 39 games this season with Wilkes-BarreScran-ton Minard played parts of three seasons with the Owen Sound Platers recording 18 goals and 24 assists in 90 games He finished Ids OHL career with the St Majors and Oshawa Generals Minard has played for seven different minor league teams in the East Coast Hockey League the Central Hockey League and the AHL Forward Adam Hall (groin) also went on the injured list and defenceman Ryan Lannon was returned to Wilkes-Barre after not playing in any games Daryl Shane urges on Aaron Johnson and Dylan Tlppln during the final game of the TSC Tankard west challenge round at the Meaford Curling Club on Monday Shane wins bonspiel The Sun Times and The Associated Press PITTSBURGH Owen Sound native Chris Minard did not register a point in his first National Hockey League game after getting called up for the Pittsburgh 6-5 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals cm Monday The 26-year-old centre had four minutes 35 seconds of ice time in his first NHL contest finishing -1 with no shots on goal The Pittsburgh Penguins placed their captain Sidney Crosby on the injured list Monday meaning he will be sidelined at least through the all-star festivities scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Atlanta The move allowed the Penguins to add an extra forward for their final two games before the all-star break The club recalled forwards Minard Tim Brent and Jonathan Filewich from their Wilkes-BarreScranton (AHL) farm club Crosby the leading all-star vote-getter injured his right ankle during the Chris Minard XURUNG Sun Times staff MEAFORD Daryl K-W Granite Curling Club rink is off to the provincial championship after downing Greg Balsdon's Guelph Curling Club squad 8-4 in the final of the TSC Tankard west challenge round Monday rink scored four in the eighth end with the hammer and then stole one in the ninth to ice the final Shane's rink includes Owen Dylan Tippin and Aaron Johnson Shane's rink now advances to the TSC Ihnkard which goes Feb 3 to 10 in Waterloo Shane went 5-1 in the four-day bonspiel losing 7-4 to rink in the first final in the double knockout event Balsdon recovered after losing in the second draw to Pat Grimsby Curling Club rink to roll off six-straight wins to get through the bracket and into the final Sports InBrief DOWNHILL SKIING Yurkiw competes in World Cup races CORTINA ITALY Owen Sound native Larisa Yurkiw finished 36th in a Women's World Cup Super race on Monday The 19-year-old Canadian National Team member had a time of 1 :2906 to finish 467 seconds behind Germany's Maria Ri-esch who won with a time of 1:2573 Yurkiw was 44th in another World Cup Super race on Sunday finishing with a time of 1:2768 She finished 35 seconds behind Austrian Maria Holaus who won with a time of 1:2463 The national team now moves on to Ofterschwang Germany for giant slalom and slalom races on the weekend CURLING City bantam rink makes provincials KITCHENER Deni Clark's Blue Water Curling Club rink has earned a spot in the Ontario bantam girls curling championships The squad which includes vice Jenna Mason second Kaitlyn Knipe and lead Nicole Gamble won the regional side final at the Westmount Curling Club on Sunday The squad opened with a loss to Abby Millward's Coldwater Curling Club rink The squad rebounded with four straight to win the side including victories over Shannon Chinguacousy Curling Club rink Stephanie Westmount team Sandy Galt Curling Club squad and Courtney Gilder's Stroud Curling Club quartet Game scores were unavailable The provincials are set for Feb 6 to 10 am at the Richmond Hill Curling Club OHL Farrell named player of the week Right-winger Michael Farrell has been named the Owen Sound Attack's Becker Shoes player of the week The 17-year-old Carieton Place native had a goal and three assists and was a 2 in three games last week BASKETBALL Raider sweep cross-town rivals Hevor Robinson scored 18 points to lead the host Walkerton District Raiders to a 52-31 victory over the cross-town rival Sacred Heart Crusaders in Bluewater Athletic Association senior boys basketball action on Monday Nathan Courtney had five points for Sacred Heart Mat West had 23 points as the junior Raiders completed the sweep with a 75-40 victory over the Crusaders Drew Davidson chipped in with 14 points for Walker-ton District while Riley Knox had 18 for Sacred Heart Raptors rookie in dunk contest Ice Dreams event fun and challenging The 27-year-old Raptors rookie who did a stint with the Harlem Globetrotters has impressed Toronto fans this season with his highflying antics Moon has been secretive about his preparation for all-star weekend except to hint that his dunks will involve props Moon is averaging 83 points a night and ranks second among NBA rookies with 65 rebounds and 162 blocks For the first time fans will have a say in deciding the winner of the slam dunk contest A panel of judges will determine which two players advance to the final round Fans can cast their votes online for the winner which will be determined by a combination of judges and fan The Canadian Press TORONTO Toronto Raptors rookie Jamario Moon faces some stiff competition in the NBA slam dunk contest Gerald Green of the Minnesota Timberwolves will be back to defend his title Feb 16 in New Orleans the league announced Monday Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic who also wowed the crowd in last slam dunk contest in Las Vegas is entered along with Rudy Gay of the Memphis Grizzlies Moon is the first Toronto player to compete in the slam dunk contest since Vince Carter won it in spectacular fashion and Ttacy McGrady finished third in 2000 Due to an editing error the final section of the 2008 Ice Dreams stay was omitted from Monday's Sun Times The remainder of the story follows: have to get up the speed to said Kendra Fortin a member of Owen Sound's Lorilee's Quackers along with Clarissa Fortin Carling McNeill and Tina Buttineau who came in fourth in the second flight spend a lot of time sliding on your butt in the beginning always worried about hitting the other person and all The Shoot The Duck event just about having fun The skaters are getting more out of it than just a chance to goof with their friends about balance and strength to be able to do said Ice registrar Debbie Shaw this stuff is building all those muscles that you need to do the other skills (associated with more conventional figure skating) Skating with the team is teaching them how to work together to accomplish something in a fun environment" More than 250 skaters from 11 clubs across Grey-Bruce took part in the two-day Ice Dreams competition at the Meaford Skating Club Here we gjwv auin to serve you better! OWEN SOUND CORRECTION (f i The Chatsworth Township Harold Sutherland Construction Rebels peewees hold a 2-1 lead over the Shallow Lake Lakers in Western Ontario Athletic Association rep playoff hockey action Shallow Lake narrowed that lead to 2-1 by winning 6-3 on Sunday Brock Wardell Will Hicks and Kevin I reton scored for Chatsworth Due to a reporting error Incorrect information appeared in Sun Times WE NEED YOUR EYES AND EARS News Tips Lobster Shrimp Scallops Mussels Sushi Calamari All your favourites and more! Contact the Sun Times if you HAVE TIPS FOR NEWS STORIES THE NEWSROOM GAN BE REACHED at 519-372-4328 OR BY E-MAIL AT NEWS0THE SUNT1MESCA fresh selection of local fish from local supplier Lake TVout White Fish Canada Food Guide suggests 2 servings of Fresh Fish each week as part of a balanced diet i.