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Talented Pro Class Leads Another Full Slate at

Glengarry Highland Games

Maxville this year will be Dalkeith’s
By Todd Anderson
Jason Baines; Belgrade, Maine’s Will
ike every other event, this year’s Barron; Tarrytown, New York’s Dave
Ledition of the Glengarry Highland Barron; Powassan, Ontario’s Markus
Games will boast a tremendously Wand; Greenwood Nova Scotia’s
talented group of heavyweight Danny Frame; Antigonish, Nova
events athletes who will descend on Scotia’s Matthew Doherty; Grafton,
Maxville, July 29 and 30. Ontario’s Paul Boundy; Chilliwach,
The divisions this year include British Columbia’s Josh Goldthorp; Alexandria’s Lisa MacDonald An athlete exerts himself during
junior, intermediate, amateur, open High River Alberta’s Joel Thiessen; winds up for the hammer throw. the weight for distance event.
professional, women, and masters. Calgary, Alberta’s Rob Young; and
Many of the athletes attending have Horsham, England’s Jacob Fast.
previously achieved #1 ranking The open professional events are
in other prestigious competitions held on Saturday, July 30 from 9 a.m.
around the world. to 5:30 p.m.
“The professional competitors The events include: Stone (20lbs.);
come from across Canada, however, Weight/Distance (56lbs.); Weight/
there are also local athletes in all three Distance (28lbs); Hammer (22lbs.);
pro divisions,” says one of the event Hammer (16lbs.); Weight/Height Photos by Lindsay Mcintosh-Mainville
organizers Tammy MacSweyn, “Lisa (56lbs.); Sheaf (20lbs.); Caber
MacDonald and Tiffany DiRico in (Regulation) and Challenge Caber
the pro women, Jason Baines in the (this is the fi nal competition and
pro men, and Ron Graham in the to qualify for this event the athlete
masters. Come on out and cheer on must have successfully turned the
our hometown competitors!” Regulation Caber at least once.)

Judged by Almonte’s Neil Lowry, There is a special award for this
a former competitor, this year’s event. One of the more exciting events is
the sheaf toss when athletes battle
professional crop will feature many Matthew Doherty will look to to see who can throw the sheaf A female heavyweight athlete
prepares to launch during the
familiar faces. Making their way to defend his championship from 2015. the highest, and with accuracy. stone throw.
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