North Bay Nugget from North Bay, Ontario, Canada • 13

THE NORTH RAY NUGGET WEDNESDAY APRIL 13 201 1 SECTION a PAGE 3 sports wwwnuggetca sportsnuggetca 475-2187 I NQJHL FINAL 1 2010 SPORTS AWARDS: Mort Fellman Memorial Award for top local female athletes Loyst Swain co-winners of Fellman Award Soo Eagles hang on for NOJHL title KEITH DEMPSEY QMI Agency levels while also winning an OFSAA bronze medal as a senior in 2009 -At OFSAA Swain came close to medalling on three other occasions finishing fourth in the pole vault and the sprint hurdles as a junior in 2008 and again in the pole vault as a senior in 2010 She set NDA sprint hurdle records from 2007-09 district pole vault records from 2008-10 and the NOSSA junior pole vault record in 2008 Swain has won five NOSSA championship events over her four-year high school athletic career and 11 NDA championship titles in that span of the squad during her time in southwestern Ontario SWAIN TOPS ON TRACK Swain is a four-time NDA champion in both the sprint hurdles and the pole vault competing for the Chippewa Raiders The 2010 Fergie Dowdall Trophy winner as the outstanding athlete of the NDA track and field championship Swain is also the two-time defending champion in the girls' 100-metre dash Swain has achieved the most success in the pole vault where she is undefeated at the NDA and NOSSA championship Nugget Staff Allifon Loyst a standout in four sports and Sarah Swain a former OFSAA-champion hurdler are the co-winners of the Mort Fellman Award as North Bay's local-level female athletes ofthe year for 2010 The pair will be honoured during the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame induction and awards dinner April 30 at the Best Western In basketball Loyst was the starting centre for the St Joseph-Scollard Hall senior NDA championship team She also helped the Bears' I LACROSSE: Opening night hockey team capture both the NDA and NOSSA trophies to advance to the OFSAA championships Last May Loyst broke records in senior shot put events as an NDA and NOSSA track and field champion before winning an OFSAA bronze medal with a season-best toss of 1218 metres In late June Loyst was named the St Joseph-Scollard Hall female athlete of the year She was also named student of the year senior basketball MVP the Father Mike Cundarl Leadership Award winner in hockey and track and field MVP As a member of the local for North Bay Youth Lacrosse roundup i i KEN PAGAN The Nugget Cullen Tuigeon 5 above left and David Lashbrook 5 take part In a drill during their first night of organized lacrosse as the North Bay Youth Lacrosse League opened its season at Memorial Gardens Tuesday With you ngsten 5 through 20 introduced to the basics the league will continue two nights per week through the end of June In right photo Burke Walsh 9 unleashes a textbook pass to a teammate during a drift For a photo gallery visit nuggetca 7 jtjySgarjgit Jk Valkyries weightlifting club Loyst competed and won her weight division fn two qualifying events before capturing the gold medal at Ontario junior championships in Toronto Because of her performances in the final months of the year she was named to the Ontario team for the 2011 junior nationals In September Loyst started her post-secondary studies in nursing at the University of Windsor The Windsor Lancers are one of the CIS's premier track and field teams and Loyst is determined to be a key member league Award of Excellence for her outstanding piay throughout both the preliminary qualifying tournaments and the Ontario Championships which were held at the RIM Centre inWaterloa Team members included Erin UjiiuiBa CimNe UbmIivIaa Uwrlrlti neoert tmma vanoenee Maooy Waller Micaela Woife Mackenzie Wolfe Cassia Dobson Carta White Brittany Coughlin Vicky Willars and Kylie Bums The Wildcat under-15 girls were coached by John Jeffries UNDER-19S WIN SILVER The King Sportswear under-19 'B' ringette team travelled to Sault Ste Marie this month for the Northeast regional returning home with silver medals Looking for a strong start they beat Iroquois Falls and Walden by identical 8-0 scores The next day King Sportswear metar 1 score in I IICAl Uujf fwlllg wyM IBIlwOI -i -j XalEiSSJtti game I LOCAL SPORTS: Community Cardwell Knowlton Ridge honoured at weekend banquet Defence win championship! That's how the Soo Eagles hid ao much success in the NOJHL playoffs and It's how they defeated the Sudbury Jr Wolves in Game 6 Monday night A 3-1 victory over the Jr Wolvea at McClelland Arena gave the Eagle a 4-2 aeries win and the Copeland-McNa-mara Trophy aa NOJHL champions With the win the Eagles represent the NOJHL at the Dudley-Hewltt Cup In Huntsville later this month really proud of the Eagles head coach Bruno Bragagnolo said "They had three tough series and worked their butts off and they deserve thla aeries STRONG GOALTENDING Bragagnolo couldn't help but give credit to goaltender Jake Paterion who made 35 caves on the night "The goaltending waa a difference and ours played extremely well he said goaltending was better and our defence was a little better Sudbury captain Zach McGillis opened the acorlng In the first period when alone In front of the Eaglet net he buried the puck past Paterson Chrla Hoffman tied the game 1-1 after he one-timed a draw behind Jr Wolvea net-minder Alex Lalno Robbie Payne scored the eventual game-winner in the second period burying a rebound on the power play Payne added a goal with 376 seconds left in the second period providing the Eagles with the two-goal lead they protected the rest of the way even after the Jr Wolvea outshot the Eagles 16-7 In the third period We told diem to keep playing the same wav we were Bragagnolo said But we told them 'don't get caught with three guys behind their goal line' and to clog up the neutral zone Eagle captain Aaron Leonard said his team waa full of talent' and It waa a difference-maker In the series game shows how big 'of a team we really haver Leonard said "Wehad 20 guys going all aerlea and family and we stuck together to the end Also our goaltending and defence was great Aa a 16-year-old Paterson said the experience gained ih the playoffs will go a long way to making him a more complete goalie I'm a young goalie and to win something like thia ao nin my career ia Once you're there Era want to win and the team elped me out All year the coach has been saying to keep it simple and that the game isn't over until it'a over and we really played that GOOD EXPERIENCE While the aerlea loss ia a tough to swallow Jr Wolves head coach Bryan Verreault aid his team really lose "It waa a hard-fought aerlea with bounces going one way and the other he aaid Yea we get the trophy but I feel aa though we lost because we won a lot of experience really proud of these guys I thought our team did everything we asked of them and to be among the final two teams ia not an eaay talk In thia league I'm really proud of the whole organization players and coaching After the game Verreault and his team had about a flve-mlnute meeting lnaide the dressing room 1 told the boya to keep their heads up Verreault said happy how they represented themselves In file community Thia year we made it to the finals next year hopefully win the Nugget Staff OTTAWA -God Cardwell and Knowlton Ridge Equestrian Centre were honoured with a number of top awards at the Eastern Canadian Thofougnored Association awaros banquet Saturday at the Irish Hill Golf and Country Club in Carp The first award was Grand Champion Une Horse 2010 for Sleek and Powerful a 10-year-old broodmare sired by Sir Cat from the dam Little Marie Sleek and Powerful is owned by Knowlton Ridge and was reserve grand champion at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 2010 and grand champion mare at the same event in 20091 The second award was Reserve Grand Champion Line Horse 2010 to Crypto's Luv a two-year-old filly sired by Cryptograph from the dam Luvgetsmeeverytime She is currently at Woodbine and should race by late spring Crypto's Luv was grand champion junior filly at the fayal Agricultural Winter Fair in The most prestigious award of the evening was the Wind song Memorial Trophy for the 2010 Owner and Breeder of the Year given to Gord Cardwell and Knowlton Ridge Equestrian Centre The award culminated an exciting 2010 year for Knowlton Ridlge which also included the expansion to a new bam in Orangeville and a number of Thoroughbred race horses at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto WILDCATS REACH TOP 16 The Wildcat under-15 girls' volleyball team entered the provincial championships with one goal in mind -to prove their 30th ranking in top Division 1 was wrong- Not only did the team improve on their provincial rankings they defeated some of the top club programs along the way finishing with a tough three-set loss to the Na 7-ranked team Forest City Green (23-25 25-2115-9) in the round of 16 The Wildcats despite being down 24-16 in the first set showed their competitive fee and battled back to 24-23 before losing the initial set Forest City the largest club program in London had two teams in Submitted Photo Gord Cardwell and Knowlton Ridge Equestrian Centre were honoured during the Eastern Canadian Thoroughbred Association awards banquet Saturday Submitted Photo The King Sportwear roster includes Lindsay Leboeuf Samantha Duquette Jessica Johnston Jessica Lemothe Samantha OdorizzL Vanessa Odorfzzl Meghan Spyfcemun Joshua Macdonald Gkia Schl-avo-Letts Amber McQuoid Mary-Keily McCormick San Conway Brittany Tophefn Brianna Burke coaches Al Burke San Parenteeu-Comfort Jenna KJviaho and KeisyLecappeiain and manager Tim Duquette before the Royals moved to the NOJHL for the last three seasons This weekend's camp will include two practices two games fitness testingand a dryland training session The cost is $100 and free lodging is available The camp is open to players aged 15 to 2L For information contact Hewitt at 705-978-2468 or Lacourse at 819-627-9254 or e-mail nhewittl66gmailcom LEGION TRACK STARTING The North Bay Legion Track Club is starting up the spring track camp this Saturday at 10 am at the Recreation Center at CFB North Bay Registration will take place inside the theatre at the entrance into the pool complex Participants should come prepared for a light workout with outdoor clothes The camp is open to athletes aged 8 to 14 (Grades 3 to 8) and cost is $25 per child or a $50 maximum per family Students involved in high school programs should check with their individual coach before signing The camp will run on Saturdays until June 11 with the district championships to be held in Sudbury June 18 For more information contact Michel Chartrand at 705-472-0848 WVlUlnlllH 4 TwHliCMITllF 6X09 naGQ UJ ICnllSCaHIII addition of the Royals in 2007-08 the top tier of competition and had more than 200 girts try out for from various schools in the London area On the first day of competition the Wildcats clinched first place in their pool defeating the Na 19 seed Durham Attack Black (25-8 25-14) and Na 22 Forest City Blue (25-17 26-24) before losing to the Na 27 Markham Stingers (19-25 25-19 14-16) Saturday the Wildcats swept all three of their matches in the Tier 1 power pool defeating the Na 15 Interclub from Toronto in straight sets (25-14 25-12) Na 6 South County Teal Bandits (21-25 26-24 15-8) and the Na 18 Niagara Rapids Black (25-17 25-20) Throughout the provincial championships the Wildcats were praised for their poise sportsmanship and defensive skills by oppos-ing coaches officials and parents Cpj- I l-L-i -I fhn tnn neoefi win oe awardee me Ontario Volleyball Association's.