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18 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, May 26, 2006 ATHLETES of the Week CHRIST THE KING ACTON GEORGETOWN DISTRICT DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Local athletes off to regionals Continued from pg. 17 47.02); Antoine Furlani (3rd in senior boys' discus, 32.82m); Roy DuodoSarpong, Andrew Hawkins, Jason Skweres, Marc Drake (3rd in midget boys' 4x100m relay, 51.42) From Georgetown District High School, Chelsea Jensen won the midget girls' javelin event by nearly two metres, recording a throw of 25.00m. She was also fifth in the discus at 19.20m. Ricky Davids was edged out for first place in the senior boys' high jump by just three centimetres as his last successful jump was at 1.78m. Also making it to the St. Catharines meet from Georgetown were: Marie Keenie (5th in midget girls' 3,000m, 13:08.88); Kodi Veenstra (3rd in junior girls' triple jump, 8.45m); Jas Olah (2nd in junior girls' discus, 22.64m & 4th in shot put, 8.24m); Carolyn Hyde (4th in senior girls' 3,000m, 14:10.33); Aaron Hnatiw (4th in junior boys' javelin, 33.25m); Lorne Thomas (5th in junior boys' javelin, 27.25m); Byron Hackett (3rd in senior boys' triple jump, 11.58m). Safe at second Kelly Laidlaw Jenn Essiembre Luke Ovenden Matt George Matt Bigg Olivia Martyniuk Acton High School Athletes of the Week are Jenn Essiembre and Matt Bigg. Bigg, a member of the Bearcats track team, placed third in both the Junior Boys 800 and 1500 while Essiembre placed second in the junior girls shot put and fifth in junior girls discus. Georgetown District High School Athletes of the Week are Luke Ovenden and Olivia Martyniuk. Ovenden, a member of the Rebels golf team played the lowest score of the entire team, playing a 75 at Hidden Lake Golf Course in Burlington. Martyniuk, a centre mid-fielder on the senior Rebels girls soccer team, was chosen for her leadership as captain in a 3-2 win over MDHS. Christ the King High School Athletes of the Week are Matt George and Kelly Laidlaw. George, who plays goalie on the Jaguars junior soccer team, was selected for his strong game against Iroquois Ridge. In spite of the fact CtK lost, both goals were scored against George in penalty shots. Laidlaw, who plays mid-field for the jaguars junior soccer team, was chosen for her strong team play and leadership against St. Thomas Aquines. Second baseman Shannon Rolanty of Christ the King's Jaguars just misses making a force-out on a Bishop Reding runner in their high school girls' softball contest Tuesday afternoon at the Georgetown Fairgrounds. After a shaky start, the host Jaguars rallied for a 14-12 triumph and improved their record to 3-1-1 heading into Thursday afternoon's game with the 5-0-0 Georgetown Rebels. The playoffs begin Tuesday afternoon, with the matchups yet to be determined. Photo by Eamonn Maher Gymnasts have the right moves Members of the Halton Hills Gymnastics Centre recently competed in the Elite Ontario competition in Caledonia and the provincial championships in St. Catharines, with two of the athletes earning medals among many other top-10 results. Halton Hills athletes who competed at those events are pictured right (front row, from left): Amanda Nelles (matched her personal bests in beam and floor of 9.0 & 9.1 at Elite Ontario), Xhosa Baker (4th in bars & beam at provincials for Level 5 9 and under), Tiffany Giles (6th in beam and floor for Level 6 9 and under), Christine Kennedy (5th on bars), Emily Krusky (won special award for highest leaps on beam), Bianca Jordaan (achieved top scores of 8.85 on bars and 9.125 on floor, finishing 6th in Level 8 10-11 age group at Elite Ontario), Alandra Telschow (bronze medal on floor, MISSION INTAKE HELMETS NOW IN STOCK S 0 C C E R G E A R ¥ N ew & Used · Trade-Ins Accepted 68 Main Street North, Georgetown's Source for NEW and USED Sports Equipment! Moore Park Plaza 905-873-0176 4th on beam, 7th on bars, 7th overall at provincials for Level 5 11 yrs.). Back row: Jennifer Garvie (achieved top scores of 9.025 on floor and 8.95 on bars at Elite Ontario), Desiray Ebbinge (top scores of 8.95 on vault, bars and floor), Brittany Lowe (5th on vault and floor at provincials for Level 6 12-13 yrs.), Bethany Troughton (achieved personal-best scores of 8.95 on bars and vault), Rachel Fobert (personal best of 8.95 on vault at provincials for Level 5 1213 yrs.), Justine Wallace (gold medal on bars, silver on floor, 5th on beam, overall bronze for Level 5 12-13 yrs.). Photo by Eamonn Maher United Lumber Home Hardware Building Centre · 333 Guelph St, Georgetown · 905-873-8007