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Morneau Brings her Winning Ways Back to Maxville

By Todd Anderson Conrad; Alexandria’s Lisa MacDonald; Perth-Andover, New Brunswick’s
Adena Robinson; Lake St. Peter, Ontario’s Heather Boundy; Bow Island,
innipeg, Manitoba’s Josee Morneau will return to Maxville with Alberta’s Laura Reusser (formerly of Martintown); and Victoria, British
Wsights of winning her 14th Open’s Women’s Heavyweight Events title Columbia’s Susie Lajoie.
in 16 tries. Morneau won last year’s event defeating a group of 10 other Judged by Alma, Ontario’s Warren Trask, the women’s events will include:
competitors. Stone (12lbs.); Weight/Distance (28lbs.); Weight/Distance (14lbs.); Hammer
Joining Morneau at this year’s event are Dalkeith’s Tiffany DiRico; (16lbs.); Weight/Height (28lbs.); Sheaf (10lbs.); and Caber. Women will
Almonte’s Heidi Lowry; Curry Siding, New Brunswick’s Wendy McCrea; only throw one Hammer. The women’s events will take place on Friday, July
Gravenhurst, Ontario’s Holly Goldthorp; Harrietsville, Ontario’s Sandi 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Locals Challenging for Amateur Heavyweight Events Crown

Alexandria’s Steve Van Den Oetelaar; Alexandria’s Adam Hurtubise,
By Todd Anderson Ottawa’s Jason McLinton; Maxville’s Travis Austin; Cornwall’s Dan Allaire;
Metcalfe’s Dale MacDonald; Hillier, Ontario’s Padraic Moore; Lake St Peter,

here is no shortage of local flavour competing in the amateur heavyweight Ontario’s Wayne Smith; Alma, Ontario’s Jesse Trask; and Hillandale, New
Tevents at this year’s Glengarry Highland Games. Five of 11 competitors Brunswick’s, Scott Bishop.
hail from Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry. These athletes will compete in events including: Stone (22lbs.); Weight/
The amateur heavyweight events are being judged by Almonte’s Neil Distance (56lbs.); Weight/Distance (28lbs.); Hammer (22lbs.); Hammer
Lowry and will be held on Friday, July 29 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (16lbs.); Sheaf (20lbs.); Weight/Height (56lbs.); and Caber. There is no
Competing this year are: Kirkhill, Ontario’s Lyndon Mac Naughton; Farmer’s Walk for this division.

Bishop Hopes to Retain Master’s Title

Baptists, Manitoba’s Marc Morn; Perth-Andover, New Brunswick’s Kevin
By Todd Anderson Robinson; Elora, Ontario’s Steve Clarke; and Harrietsville, Ontario’s Berle
Conrad.
his year’s master’s events at the Glengarry Highland Games will feature The master’s heavyweight events take place on Friday, July 29 from 1
Tveteran athletes from all over Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and p.m. to 6 p.m. Almonte’s Neil Lowry will judge the events including: Stone
New York. Perth Andover, New Brunswick resident Dirk Bishop returns after (16lbs.); Weight/Distance (42lbs.); Weight/Distance (28lbs.); Hammer
taking home the 2015 championship. (16lbs.); Weight/Height (42lbs.); Sheaf (16lbs.) and Caber. Masters will
He is joined by Gravenhurst, Ontario’s Wade Goldthrop; Alma, Ontario’s only throw one Hammer. There will also be an optional “Farmer’s Walk”
Warren Trask; Aurora New York’s Mark Palmer; Apple Hill’s Ron Graham; following all of Friday’s infield competitions. This event will have no bearing

Ottawa’s George Chiappa; Cobourg, Ontario’s Rev. Dr. Kevin Fast; St. Jean on over-all competition results.

Karate Komments - Summer Drills

1) Standing with your back against a wall to a variation, draw a vertical figure eight
help with balance, raise your right knee and approximately one and one half feet in
By Jim Riddell, execute a front kick. With your leg at full height.
Seaway Karate Club extension, make as many circles as you can 5) Standing in a fi ghting stance (no wall),
before tiring, then rest a moment and repeat, execute a lead leg back roundhouse kick.
this time changing the direction of your Without lowering the leg, transition to a
ummer always presents a challenge to circles. Repeat with your left leg. front roundhouse kick. After a few weeks of
Smartial artists. With seasonal sports, family 2) This time with your right leg front kick fully practicing drills #3 and #4 this kick should

vacations, yard work, and various other outdoor extended, draw a horizontal figure eight with feel much more natural.
activities, there is often little or no time available your foot – note the different muscles that are 6) Climbing roundhouse drill – this drill
for karate training. Being perfectly honest with being worked by this drill. Repeat with your consists of four roundhouse kicks, each done

ourselves, most of us would rather be enjoying left leg. very, very slowly. From a fighting stance,
the great outdoors rather than sweating it out in 3) Here are two side kick drills that will help to visualizing an opponent standing in front of

karate class. Seaway Karate, like many other improve your leg strength, balance, control you, the first kick is to your opponent’s calf
dojo’s, shuts down during July and August, giving and transitioning to other kicks, such as either muscle, the second to the thigh area, the third

our members the summer to participate in other the front or back roundhouse. Leaning against to the ribs, and the final kick is head height.
activities; returning back to class in September a wall to help with balance, and your sidekick Practising any of these kicks in your spare
rejuvenated. At our last class in June we provide extended, slowly raise and lower your foot time over the summer (remember – each
our group with a half dozen or so drills that they approximately one foot several times until one takes only about one minute) will help
may want to try during the summer. These drills your leg starts to tire. Change legs and repeat improve many of the attributes necessary in
are fun, innovative, can be practised alone, take with your other leg. karate training such as speed, power, timing,
only a minute or two to do, and will help maintain 4) Leaning against a wall with your sidekick balance, and coordination. In the next issue

(or even improve) your present skill level. Here fully extended, draw a horizontal figure eight of Sports Energy; some summer self-defence
are a few of these summers’ drills. approx. one and one half feet in length. For drills.