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14 - THE WEEKLY SENTINEL - Thursday, February 23, 2017 KING WEEKLY SENTINEL Community News &SPORTS Gino Schincariol Broker of Record 416-219-74022 gino@kingcityrealtycorp.com <strong>King</strong> City Realty Corp. Brokerage See Realtor Secrets with Gino Schincariol at www.kingcityrealtycorp.com Local speed skater at Canadian championships By Shellee Morning Heidi Beck of the <strong>King</strong> Curling Club is a competitive curler who not only can slide across the ice and deliver a 40-pound rock to sit on the button she is also a high performance speed skater. Beck, who has been skating since the age of 8, trains at both the Markham and Newmarket Speed Skating Club. To qualify for the Canadian Age Class Long Track Championships Beck had to enter her age group at the Provincial level and meet 2 time standards just to be considered. Typically a short track racer, Beck had only recently tried the Long Track Oval after travelling to Milwaukee for a camp over the Christmas holidays. The always smiling and upbeat skater achieved her time standards in all 4 disciplines of the 500m, 1000m, 1500m and the 3000m races placing first overall in the senior division. The Canadian Championships were held in Edmonton Alberta at the Victoria Park Oval this past weekend where she captured personal best times in all four events. Heidi skated a new (personal) record time in the 3000m by .20 seconds faster than her last race in Ottawa and in speed skating, this is huge. Beck finished in the top 10 in all four disciplines including an amazing 8th place in the 1500m. “I skated my fastest and felt great on the ice,” she said. Beck added “this competition made me fall in love with long track speed skating even more than ever.” With a full schedule of skating practices 2-3 times per week ranging from 1-4 hours each, she continues to study full time at Humber College, and still manages to fit in a couple of curling games each week. Heidi also competes at the University level of Provincial Curling which she will be attending mid-February. Since 2008 Beck has assisted and coached young speed skaters at the <strong>King</strong> City Speed Skating club. Local speed skater Heidi Beck recently participated in the Canadian Age Class Long Track Speed Skating Championships in Edmonton Alberta and finished in the top 10 in all 4 disciplines of the 500m, 1000m, 1500m and the 3000m. Red Wings finalists in Initiation Local League home tournament By Jake Courtepatte The next (perhaps next, next) generation of homegrown talent is looking good in Schomberg minor hockey. The Initiation Program Schomberg Red Wings local league team reached the finals of their six-team home tournament on Family Day, battling it out with teams from across Southern Ontario. Beating out the Sturgeon Lake Thunder in the day’s opening game, the Wings fell in a close battle with the rival Noble<strong>King</strong> Knights, though they still booked their ticket to the final against the Clarington Thunder. The Knights also put up a good showing in the tournament, reaching the consolation finals against the Innisfil Winterhawks. Built for players under the age of six, the Initiation Program is the Ontario Minor Hockey Association’s premiere developmental program, and gives kids a fun and safe environment to learn the fundamentals of the game. Schomberg atoms skate to gold in Peterborough event In a journey through freezing temperatures, deepening snow and scaling rock barriers, the Schomberg Atom Red Wings brought home the title of a lifetime recently. The Under the Lock hockey tournament is the only Canadian sanctioned open water tournament and is played on six rinks which are carved out of the Trent- Severn Canal beneath the shadow of the lift locks. A total of 18 teams from across Ontario met in Peterborough, which saw Schomberg advance to the finals to win their 6th match in the championship and complete their undefeated track record. Unlike any other tournament these players have competed in, this one created memories of a lifetime. The players geared up in their hotels to be shuttled to the canal where they traversed the rocky shore to reach the ice. There were toques and scarves keeping the players warm as the Saturday temperatures dropped to -12C. The Sunday saw volunteer parents shoveling the ice at each whistle as the snow fell. By the time of the semi finals, the Red Wings had mastered how to avoid losing the puck in the snow banks that took the place of the boards. The championship game against the Delhi Rockets was an stellar match as both teams had made the finals with undefeated track records winning their way through opposing groupings. At the final whistle, it was the Schomberg ability to dominate with forwards passing and cycling of the puck through their opponents zone until a defenceman was set up to let loose with the decisive shot. Special mention goes out to goalkeeping which only allow in 4 goals in 6 matchups, which was the best record in the tournament. Congratulations to the team: Goalie Tim McCannell; defence: Klein McKendrick, Avery Tribe, Darian Vincent, Emiliano Friguglietti; forwards: James De Carvalho, Alejandro Diaz, Cameron Cooper, Jason Graham, Marcus Rose, Lukas Rossi, Sam Sinclair and Simon Wright. The Schomberg Red Wings and Clarington Thunder battled it out in the IP Local League Family Tournament held at Trisan Centre in Schomberg. YOUR LOCAL FORD LINCOLN DEALER SALES • LEASING • SERVICE QUICK LANE • PARTS 15815 Yonge Street, Aurora 1-888-263-3849 1-800-465-0411 15815 YONGE ST. AURORA MCALPINEFORD.COM 905-841-0800 Supports Local Sports Groups!
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