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46 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Sports Cheerleaders going for the gold in national competition DC Lords Chealse Howell The Chronicle With her great attitude and kind heart the captain of the DC-UOIT Fierce cheerleading team, Kaitlyn Degroote, is kicking this year off like no other. Going on their second year as a team, Degroote was chosen to take over as captain by the team’s coach Travis Stirrat, after the original captain departed. Excited and honoured, Degroote is more than ready to take on being captain. With competition close, Degroote is practising every chance she can. Practising three nights a week as a team and then any time she can on her own, she still manages to balance school as well as a part time job. “It can be a struggle balancing everything I am involved with, but I make it work because I love what I do,” said Degroote Although team Fierce is participating in three major competitions this year, Degroote is extremely excited for PCA (Power. Cheerleading. Athletics.). PCA is a national cheerleading championship that is open to universities across Canada. This year PCA is being held in Brampton on Dec. 2, 3, 4. “My thought on PCA is that it is the best overall Canadian collegiate cheerleading experience and I can’t wait to go,” she said. As captain, some of her responsibilities include collecting payments, organizing dates, basically making sure everything runs smoothly, while helping the team come together by always staying positive. Degroote is enrolled at UOIT for Business Commerce. She is currently in her second year of a four-year program and always finds time to squeeze in not only cheerleading but also her part - time job, at Park Road Physiotherapy. Being an athlete, smart and beautiful, aren’t the only things she is known for, but also for her kind heart. Recently joining the Human Resource Association at UOIT as the second year representative, she says she loves to help others. Degroote has always had a busy lifestyle. As a child she played all kinds of sports and loved to sing at events and ceremonies. In her spare time she would hang out with friends and family, and of course, study. Her love for cheering started in Calgary at the end of Grade 9, when she was asked to try out by a friend who didn’t want to go alone. Degroote had played sports her whole life so she thought she would try something new. Falling in love with cheerleading, she has continued since. Being on team Fierce means a lot to Degroote. Her favourite part about being on the team is being able to make so many great friends. She says it is just one big family. Already proud of how far the team has excelled in the last year, by moving up from a level 4 to a level 6, she hopes they’ll keep rising up. Cheering is much more then good exercise to Degroote, it is her life. She cheers not just because she loves it, but also because it gives her a sense of accomplishment and keeps her motivated. She hopes to continue cheering after Chealse Howell DC-UOIT CHEERLEADERS: Captain of the DC-UOIT Fierce cheerleading team, Kaitlyn Degroote. university, but if she can’t, she plans on helping out and making sure team Fierce stays alive. winter toy drive Mike Pickford The Chronicle The Durham Lords women’s basketball team is asking students who turn out for their remaining home games to bring something with them: toys! The annual toy drive in support of the SickKids Foundation has started, and the women are hoping to receive lots of donations from generous fans attending their last two home games. The Lords will face the George Brown Huskies Dec. 2, and Loyalist Lancers Dec. 6. Both games will be played at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre. Wrestling slams its way back into Oshawa Back in the squared circle By Ray McNeil The Chronicle Them’s fightin’ words. This Halloween, after months of searching, blood and sweat poured once again as local wrestling promotion Great Canadian Wrestling (GCW) made its long-awaited homecoming. “We’re happy to be back,” said Commissioner Jessy Jones. “Oshawa’s a great place, we’ve been in Oshawa now for at least six years, and it’s a good little place to be.” The show, GCW Genesis, took place on Oct. 29 at The Green Bottle. Ring announcer Gentleman Geoff began the show right on time. “Once again, Great Canadian Wrestling has returned to Oshawa!” he said to loud applause. It was a return that may have never come. GCW problems began during the past summer, when their original venue in Oshawa, the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, decided not to allow the promotion to use their hall anymore. First vice-president of the Legion, Bill Summers, said that after nearly $150,000 in renovations done this past year, the Legion decided it was moving away from GCW. “We’ve had a great relationship with them,” said Summers. “Strategically it’s not where we’re going with this hall.” “I did hear that they were kind of sad that wrestling wasn’t there (anymore),” said Jones, “cause they’re not making as much money as they used to.” Thus began the nearly sixmonth journey to find GCW another home, and thanks to former GCW owner Dave Wyldstar, The Green Bottle was found. The bar had been transformed into an all-out smash and brawl arena, yet while the fans were glad to have GCW back, the venue had its limitations. The low ceiling meant that two of the four turnbuckles could not be used. “The building setup is difficult,” said long-time fan and Durham grad Frank Bruno. “A lot of the guys couldn’t do what they normally would do because you can’t jump off the top rope.” The show itself was an important one; an eight-man singles tournament was scheduled to crown the new GCW Ontario Independent Championship. The first match saw Markham native Sebastian Suave defeating Mexico’s Sombra to advance to the semifinals, while the next saw Buck The Entertainer scoring a pinfall, with assistance from the ropes, on real-life superhero Swoosh. After that, it was time for former WWE superstar Highlander Robbie to take on former champion Hayden Avery. Unfortunately for Robbie, he spent too much time working Avery’s left arm, and was disqualified, advancing Avery to the next round with an injury. The last quarter-final match included Philadelphia-born Anthony Darko, with his manager Jamie Virtue, taking on WWE legend Bushwhacker Luke. “Bushwhacker Luke’s a class act,” said Jones. “It’s always good to see the legends come out there and do what they do.” In the end, Virtue came in handy. Distracting the referee was all it took for Virtue’s client to score a not-so-clean victory. Luke had the last laugh though, tossing Darko and Virtue out of the ring and celebrating with the fans. Gabriella Vanderpool then successfully defended her W.I.L.D. Championship against Felicia Farce. It was then time for the semi-finals. Darko and Suave were up first, with Darko once again using his manager to his advantage. The question of who would face Darko in the final was soon answered. Avery, still in pain, and Buck both fought as hard as they could, taking the fight all over the bar. In the midst of this, the two forgot to get back to the ring before the referee counted to 10, and the match was ruled a double count-out. It looked as though Darko would be crowned the champion by default, until Psycho Mike made his return, demanding a match with Darko. Commissioner Jones then made his way to the ring to announce that Mike would have to face someone in order to advance to Darko, and that someone was Canadian National Champion RJ City. Though even City could not tame the Psycho, who came out of the match the victor, and with a chance to face Anthony Darko for the title. Despite the venue, the fans went away satisfied with the event. “You got the guys that are just starting out, and the guys that have been doing it for a number of years,” said Bruno. “The crowd seemed to enjoy themselves, that’s one of the major reasons for it all,” said Jones. “As long as they’re out having a good time it doesn’t really matter where we’re at.” The next GCW show in Oshawa will be Season Beatings at Harmony Hall on Dec. 27. The show will be a charity event, with a toy and food drive to benefit Sick Kids Hospital. Tickets are for sale at Wyldstar Comics in downtown Oshawa. Jones remains confident the wrestling promotion will find a permanent venue. “Hopefully we can find a place to make home again.”
Sports The Chronicle November 29, 2011 47 UOIT beats Guelph 3-2 Zak McLachlan The Chronicle The Ridgebacks men’s hockey team picked up their third win of the season against the Guelph Gryphons on Nov. 18 and 19 after a tough loss to the nationally ranked Western Mustangs. The Ridgebacks took on the red-hot Mustangs at the Campus Ice Centre on Nov. 18 in a quick-skating, physical battle. The Ridgebacks kept up with Ontario’s top team, but couldn’t pull out a win in the end. Western struck early with a goal 46 seconds into the first, but Luke VanMoerkerke netted a shorthanded goal six minutes later to tie it up. Western added points late in the first and early in the second to take a commanding 3-1 lead before Ryan Oliver scored his first goal of the year. Jeremy Whelan scored in the third to cut the Western lead to one, but it wasn’t enough as the Mustangs added another late in the frame to seal the win and continue their winning streak to 11 games. VanMoerkerke’s shorthanded goal was his first marker of the season and the team’s first shorthanded goal on the year. The Ridgebacks then travelled to Guelph to take on the Gryphons for the second time this year. The first game resulted in an 8-1 pounding on the Ridgebacks by the Gryphons. Ridgebacks head coach Marlin Muylaert spent 11 seasons behind the bench for Gryphons, winning the University Cup back in 1997. Guelph came out of the gate strong with a goal less than two minutes into the first and a powerplay marker late in the frame. But then the Ridgebacks Zak McLachlan ON THE ROCKS: Ridgebacks defenceman Andrew Randazzo skates around Western captain Adam Nemith. hit their stride and took control of the game. Ridgebacks leading scorer Tony Rizzi capitalized on the powerplay just 18 seconds into the second to get UOIT on the board. Ryan Oliver continued his solid weekend, adding his second goal in as many nights in the third to tie the game. With six minutes left in the game, defenceman Andrew Randazzo scored his first ever goal as a Ridgeback, giving UOIT the lead and eventually the win. Tough loss for Lords as Gagliardi nets 38 Durham falls 91-88 to Algonquin Mike Pickford The Chronicle The Durham Lords men’s basketball team had a mixed weekend Nov. 18-19 as they tasted both victory and defeat, in the most dramatic of fashions. On Friday, the Lords came up against the undefeated Algonquin Thunder. The gulf in class couldn’t have been more obvious after the first quarter as the Thunder stormed to a 24-8 lead. The Lords, however, fought back through points leader Rob Gagliardi as he scored 38 points, including a half court buzzer beater to tie the game up. Veteran Tyler McGarrity, in his fifth year with the team, was in top form also, racking up a season-high 22 points to help the Lords get back into the game. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough for the Lords as Algonquin scraped through 91- 88. They had Chris Mooney and Romaine Lawrence to thank for scoring over half of their points. So the Lords went into their game the following afternoon against La Cite disappointed not to have gotten anything from the game the night before. But it didn’t show. The Lords led the game from start to finish, cruising to a 31-16 lead after the first quarter. At that point, the end result was foregone a conclusion as the Lords continued to rack up the points, with Rob Gagliardi once again at the top of the points list, scoring 30 points in consecutive games. The Lords sit in fourth place in the OCAA East Region with an overall record of 3-3, a sign of their inconsistency thus far this season. After playing Fleming late last week the Lord’s will welcome the George Brown Huskies to the CRWC on Dec. 2. and loyalist on Dec. 6.
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