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Blades honour five-yearvets PAGE 4 2 40 C D H D T C C n iT r v D . i r * M l / I I I D C D I I D K n n SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 255) Fax 905-337-5567 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com · WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006 Gymnast Brown earns spot on Commonwealth team attem p t m ore difficult routines. Second, Brown had sprained her ankle in training two weeks earlier and, while lyssa Brown keeps adding to her the injury was healed, it cost her valu A list of impressive gym nastic able preparation time leading up to the accomplishments. meet. The 16-year-old Grade 11 student at "It affected floor the most. Floor rou Abbey Park High School finished sec tine is hard to get the endurance level ond overall at last weekend's up so when I hadn't been doing it as Commonwealth Games Trials in many times as I hoped before the com Mississauga, earning a spot petition, I was a little wor on the Canadian team that "This is definitely ried," said Brown, who will com pete in the going to be the underw ent physiotherapy Commonwealth Games next biggest meet for the injury and had her m onth in M elbourne, (I've competed ankle taped for the competi Australia. tion. in) so far." For Brown, who won a Those fears were quickly pair of bronze medals at the quashed. Brown placed first Alyssa Brown Pan American cham pi in vault, bars and floor on onships last year in Brazil, the first day of competition, qualifying for the Commonwealth leaving her in a first-place tie with Games is another major step towards Toronto's Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs going her goal of competing in the 2008 into Sunday's second half of trials. Olympic Summ er Games. On the second day, Brown was again "This is definitely going to be the victorious in vault, adding silver-medal biggest m eet (I've competed in) so far/' showings in floor and bars. she said. "I'm really excited to be able to The only event holding Brown back participate." from overall gold was the balance beam. Brown was a little uncertain of what She fell during her routines on both to expect of herself at the trials, for two days of com petition, finishing sixth reasons. First, the trials were the first Friday and seventh Sunday. time she was competing under a new "The first day it was a new skill I was See Brown page 42 scoring code that rewarded those who BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR By Jon Kuiperij u K A L b L H IU / b r tL IA L IU I H t U A Iw lL L t b tA V tK R O U T I N E : Abbey Park High School student Alyssa Brown performs one o f her routines at last week end's Commonwealth Games Trials, held at Gymnastics Mississauga. Brown finished second to qualify for next month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. O A K V IL L E SO CCER C LU B WWW, o a kville soccer. on ca 2006 OUTDOOR SOCCER SEASON OPEN REGISTRATION Saturday February 11, 2006 Where: TOWN HALL - MAIN ATRIUM/CAFETERIA, Trafalgar Rd/White Oaks Blvd. When: 9am - 12pm B R IN G A L O N G P R O O F O F A G E · P A Y M E N T B Y C A S H / C H E Q U E / V IS A / M A S T E R C A R D /D E B IT NTEERS WANTED COACHES, CONVENO RS & TO UR NAM ENTS SPONSORSHIP SEASON! COACHING CLINK ,SSSSSSL w 504 Iroquois Rd., Unit #11, Oakville. ON L6H 3K4 Tel: 905-849-4436 Fax: 905-849-3677 349 Davis Road, Oakville 905-815-8939 P is the official store and equipment provider of Oakville Soccer Club The O akville Beaver A Proud Sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club