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Continued from page 44 Sea Lions swimmers were able medals and a silver medal.
to do some sightseeing and Maddy, 13, brought home over age group, Lily, 16, also
off. They did amazing in toured the beautiful boardwalk two silver medals and had finished in the top 15 in most of
Halifax, and I am very proud in Halifax. personal best times in all of her swims, finishing 7th in her
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of them,” said Sea Lions head her events. Competing in the 200m individual medley.
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coach, Cory Kyer. N e w s 14/15-age-group, Alivia, 14, Hailey, who captured gold
This event offered the time with my friends outside the placed in the top 15 in most in the 50m freestyle, 100m
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opportunity to compete against pool. We went to the boardwalk of her swims and brought freestyle, and 50m backstroke,
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and had dinner at the water, it
athletes from other provinces was so pretty and so much fun. home a 5th place finish in the enjoyed her time on the east
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and see what the competition It was nice to travel together,” 50m freestyle. Avery, 15, also coast.
is like in other parts of the said Maddy. finished in the top 15 in most of “Halifax was an amazing
country. Overall, the Sea Lions Stories And More About The People In Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry her swims and took 7th place in experience and it was a great
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ranked 11th out of 23 teams with Competing in the 13-and- the 100m and 400m freestyle. way to end my season,” shared
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a total 397 team points. When under age group, Hailey, 13, Competing in the 16 and Hailey.
they weren’t swimming, the came home with three gold
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Recently The Toronto Blue Jays fired manager Charlie Montoyo. The team appears stronger on
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“paper” than their record. Do you feel this was the right move in Toronto to right the ship?
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Jake Lapierre - Conditioning Coach - The team’s front office decision to fire manager Charlie Montoyo was a bit of a surprise
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considering halfway through the season they’re playing 500 baseball. But a recent skid ignited some clubhouse grumbling, suggesting
some finger pointing between players was hindering team performance, and some much needed attitude adjusting wasn’t happening
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because of Charlie’s amiable demeanor.
The decision to change up the clubhouse was a wakeup call for the players to start playing to their potential; the potential to pull together
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as a very talented group of athletes who have the opportunity to bring a championship to the city of Toronto.
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Peter Collins - Sports Enthusiast - This was a predictable move by the Blue Jays brass to try and salvage a season that has gone
sideways in the last month or so. On “paper” they have a lot of offensive potential that has yet to be fully realized. Since baseball is
played on grass or turf, the on “paper” theory isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. Sub-par years by Bichette and Guerrero are half the
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reason for the Blue Jays struggles this year. They haven’t replicated last year’s numbers, and this has led to a sporadic offence that isn’t
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quite hitting on all cylinders. The other half of the equation is the lack of starting pitching, and that has led to an overworked bullpen.
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Kikuchi, Gausman, Berrios, and Ryu have not been as advertised, which has led to a high ERA, and with Kikuchi and Ryu now on the shelf, that may
not improve. Thankfully, Manoah, Espinal, Kirk, and Springer are having productive years and if weren’t for them Montoyo may have been fired sooner.
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So, the age-old equation of “poor results plus underperforming players equals fired Manager” has been enacted. If the trade deadline doesn’t bring some
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starting pitching and if they don’t start hitting as a team, it’s a season of missed playoffs. If they miss the playoffs that might mean bigger changes at the
end of this year. The Blue Jays have invested big dollars in this team and it’s time for this bird to leave and fend for itself!
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Jim Riddell - Seaway Karate Club -This year’s Toronto Blue Jay team was favoured by many to dominate the American League East,
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and by some, to become World Series Champions. The Blue Jays have not lived up to their potential, going 14-8, 14-12, and 15-13
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respectively during the months of April, May, and June. Following an early July west coast road trip where the Jays lost 9 of 11 games,
manager Charlie Montoya was fired. With a high payroll and even higher expectations, something had to give, as the team should not be
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this mediocre. Since the firing, the Blue Jays have won 6 of their first 7 games (at the time of this writing) including a 28 - 5 drubbing of
the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. There is still a lot of baseball to be played this season, but the early indications are that replacing
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Charlie Montoya with John Schneider was the right move to make.