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Around the World and Back with a Bronze
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Medal: Darlene Talks Darts

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By Victoria Klassen “I loved the World Cup. It will be
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something that I will not forget,”
arlene Van Sleeuwen qualified shared Van Sleeuwen. “I met so
Dfor the World Cup in darts earlier many people from all over the world
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this year. In October, she travelled to and even if we didn’t speak the
Romania to compete in three events: same language it did not matter. We
ladies singles, ladies doubles and laughed, had drinks, played lots of
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ladies teams. darts, exchanged gifts and had a great
In the singles, Van Sleeuwen placed time. I got to meet some of the lady
legends of darts: Deta Headman, Lisa
in the top 32, in doubles she made the Ashton, Lorraine Winstanley, Maria
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top eight, and in the teams she brought O’Brien, Fallon Sharrock, Mikuru
home a bronze medal. Suzuki, Trina Gulliver, Anastasia
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“To say that you have won a bronze Dobromyslova and a few others.”
medal in a World Cup event is beyond For someone who does not really
thinkable,” expressed Van Sleeuwen. like flying, Van Sleeuwen spent a lot Photo Submitted
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“It’s still hard to believe.”
of time on planes this October. On Photo Submitted
Van Sleeuwen said she got to meet top of Worlds, she was also invited to
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people from all over the world as attend the World Masters in England.
well as dart players she has only seen Now that Van Sleeuwen’s dart
playing on TV. She said the people in season is over, the new one is getting
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Romania were friendly and helpful, ready to start.
the event was well run, and the food
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was delicious. With the next World “My goals for this year are to qualify
Cup taking place in Denmark in 2021, for Team Ontario, win Ontario Ladies
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Van Sleeuwen said she will be working Champion, win the
hard to qualify again. She is also Champion, and then qualify for the
trying to qualify for the Americas Cup Americas Cup,” said Van Sleeuwen.
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that will be taking place in Jamaica in “It should be a good and challenging
2020. year again.”
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December’s Rookie was nominated
Alexander Auto Pitblado Chiropractic by his Panthers junior football coach
“Team of the Month” “Ask the Coach” Daniel Lapierre. “In the junior
Cakes & More Pommier Jewellers football league, grade 9 and 10

students are not promised even field
“Hustler of the Month” “Mom of the Month” time,” says Coach Lapierre. “They
must earn it by playing well, as well
Cornwall Tire Rogers Marina as committing to practices. In his first

“Old Teams “Wishin I was Fishin” year of high school football, Quade
and Lasting Friendships” Rookez Edge was a starting linebacker and a great
team leader. On multiple occasions
Flowers Cornwall “Rookie of the Month” his tackles were instrumental to the
“MVP of the Month” Scores success of his football team.”

Miller Hughes “Athlete of the Month”
“Favorite Sports Memory” Steve Ostler
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