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WMW-MM4.wll-R O O O . Cir/man Sports announces nominees for 13th annualAthlete of the Year award Br 80an “When I got out of high school I r Chronicle Sta/j wasn't even top 50 in the province. if} “it was just year after year of ; record number of athletes plugging away, and l wasfonunate Aare in contention for the ‘ togetinvolved withagoodcoach. 13th annual (Iivitan Sports Terry Goodenough brought me a Athlete of the Year Award , long, longwaydown that path, and . announced last week. last year was a culmination of ; And the field couldn't be more I? . . , j ' that.” 1 eclectic, featuring a boxer, runners. its? neg-(g _. ‘ ‘i A _ 355», m ~ , ;-â€" _=~' The other athletes to be nomi- wrestlers, skaters. a squash and a ’ 333k? 1 \ ».. _ gills} ‘2‘ up}, nated are Leah Robinson. who was field hockey player for a total of 10 " 5“! ' ’ l [97.433 é; $13: {I}??? ~ the youngest Canadian athlete at athletes who were nominated ‘ =’â€"5.1§.~.-Z "' ’ l 1.6" if ..,.“l'. ;.' g? the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and - The nominees are headed by *' 1 , l ;_,.v' ‘ , . ca his?“ ft. £5, v. t; won multiple gold medals at the former Athlete of the Year Award 3": “71:2" . - j - _;‘ if * '_~'$5"’"ifi , U.S. and Canadian nationals last winner boxer Mandy Bujold. who 5- p; ’ f ‘ i r 3 ’. ff! jggihfflfi; . year, and Brienne Stairs. a two- won gold at the Pan American ”if u» ‘ 35.- 3 ‘_",;.}'..‘:* l; .; 3“ time OUA and CIS Player of the Games and her sixth national title. t “i "L A“; .1 ‘ i ., if.“ a eirr‘w Year with the Guelph Gryphons as she prepares to qualify for the limit”; ; {Gfi for: .- is; {5231 all ‘ field hockey team. 2012 Summer Olympics in Lon- is; a, ti" 4‘ kg; ' . 15mg? ~ The Athlete of the Year Award ‘ don. England ~ ' "w ' .‘ , “7" f j _ represents Kitchener-Waterloo and She will be joined on the dais at *- ‘ . » ~ 7 - ' the townships of Wellesley, deot the annual awards dinner being . _ ‘ . . m and Woolwich. The Civitan also i held May 25 by current Canadian § i , , . , r. : . v. 7 .- t 7 i handed out tltreeAwards of Excel- senior pairs figure skating champi- 2;_ "a, g . L4, :' ,§.-:_ ,_ . > ~ his? . , '- lence last week. ‘ ons Dylan Moscovitch and Kirsten 753, J , t A if? “if v. y”: (a: A. 5‘_ _ ; . up a, A ‘ Chicopee Ski Club earned the Moore-Towers. who couldn't 3. f» K _ 3‘s . a ' 1” in 1‘,‘<{ 4 fitiérggy 5&3 ' ' organization award for its work in ] attend the announcement because ’- “fish’gfl ~ .. ' ,=’ if. a, .; , it? *: 7.117qu . la. the community and developing ‘ they were competing in the world . .. _ f ‘1 ’ A 557 , g .. » if”? n ~ ' ‘, young skiers including Olympians championships in Moscow where r; days}; a; g ~ ‘ ;_ g ' 57". -. '_’7 " 1 ‘ KellyVanderBeek and Todd Book- . they finished eighth.~ gist"? “Wit-{gin . at; 4.5 " _ ,. ’;T' v, y er. The team award went to the K- Their K-W Skating Club team- fig .. Sign f“;’;"=,?’, , - ’ "x _' W Blind Curlers who have grown mates Andrew Poje and Kaitlyn . if? i,‘*~{.~‘,{,-, V;f’f§’»_;"m=.e. ‘ from four members to 10, and Weaver were also nominated after have won two provincial titles. the ice dancers finished third at The nominees for Civitan Sports Athlete of the Year are, from left: Leah Robinson, Brienne Stairs. Stephen Drew, They are also nationals silver ‘ the Canadian championships last lake Jagas and Mandy Bujold. Missing are Miranda Ranieri, Dylan Moscovitch, Kirsten MooreTowers, Andrew medalists with a chance to win 1 year, and won the prestigious Four Poje and Kaitlyn Weaver. The winner will be announced May 25. ”WWW gold thisyear. ‘ Continents skating championship. attended Yale to become Canada’s also trains with the Matmen running coach Stephen Drew's The individual award went to ‘ “my also couldn’t attend the press top ranked women's player. wrestling club. "it's nice to be nom- individual success was also hon- longtime local fastball coach larry conference a at the Kitchener St. David's grad lake lagas inated at such an early stage in my cured as he was the first Canadian Lynch who has "guided 19 teams at Memorial Auditorium because turned a strong high school development.“ to finish the Canadian Marathon the BC world championship tour- they were competing at the world wrestling career into as gold by He thought it was also some Championships in Ottawa in 2009. nament, including two wins with championships. winning a title in his first year with nice recognition for the sport that and was the top Canadian runner the Kitchener Rivershark Mm in The duo won the qualifying the Guelph Gryphons He was also might get lost in the shuffle of at the prestigious Boston Maud 2010. skate. and used that momentum to named ClS rookie of the year for other higher profile sports, espe- Marathon firtishinngst overall. He was elected to the 18C Hall ‘ earn their best ever placing at the his strong showing and made dallyhockey. Drew, who has been battling of Fame as a manager in 2007 and worlds with a fifth-place finish. Canada‘s National Junior Wrestling “Wrestling is foreign to a lot of injury and the loss of his longtime is the only Canadian manager to “We're so proud." said Weaver Team. people but it‘s big in other coun- running coach Terry Goodenougi make the Hall of Fame since 1947. 1 to the Canadian Press after the lagas said he was honoured to tries," said lagas, who is in the thisyear. has served as a mentor to Lynch started hB fastball career 1 strong showing. “Of all the places be nominated in a deep field of middle of qualifying for the junior youngathletes at both UWandthe with the great CHYM'rs team 1 to do it, this is the place to do it." athletes making an impact on the world championships this sum- SpeedRiver'Ihck Club. before going on to manage the 4 Waterloo is also well represent- Canadian and international stage. mer. Sometimes running can be a Waterloo Mm and finally the 1 ed amongst the other athletes It was his first nomination and he “l'm still working my way up solitary support. but he said he is Kitchener Rivershark Wins. 1 nominated including multiple doesn't think he's begun to hit his there as an international competi- appreciative of the community AlthoughtheTVvins have folded for 4 ‘ nominee Miranda Ranieri, who athleticpeak. tor,soitwasreallynice tobenom- supportbeisgetting. the2011 season. Lynchisstillstay- I has translated her top ranking in “I feel like I'm just getting out inated.” ‘lt‘s been a long-term prom." ing involved with the game and j . U.S. collegiate squash when she there.” said the local wrestler who The University of Waterloo's said Drew about his success. saidhewashonouredbythenod. 1 f . if 5- : 0... g Get your true custom : K W - - ,. _, . made orthotim at K-W ; - t n 1: I ff . ‘ ‘ J y}: . . & ORTH 0." 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