Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 14, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Vav i my pm pm t piss. Sunday my 14, 2000 sports c3montrealer nets under-14 Badminton triple Crown by Marvin Mcdonald Montreal a Marion Dulude stole the Thunder at Badminton Canadas Oynex 2000 under-14 championship yesterday at the Winnipeg Winter club. Dulude won the triple Crown capturing girls singles and doubles As Well As mixed doubles. Andrew town captured Manitoba a Lone medal a Bronze in singles. A it was a great meet a said Dulude a member of the Montreal Badminton and Squash club. A it was Well organized and in a certainly Happy with my performance. A i trained very hard to get her training regime of daily workouts five Days a week plus tournament play helped her remain aggressive and patient on the court. A i won a Bronze medal in the National under-16 singles so i thought i would do of Here a Dulude said. She Defeated Ontario a Joycelyn to 11-9,11-5 to win the girls under-14 singles title. Dulude partnered Newfoundland a Samantha Ralph to win the girls Dou Bles 15-2,15-4 Over albertan a pairing of Lisa Gattinger and Brittany Minchin. She capped the triple Crown by joining Richard Liang of Vancouver to win the mixed doubles 15-7,15-12 Over the Ontario pair of Wrtaza Malik and Jamie Williams. Malik won the boys singles 15-13,15-13 Over Vancouver a Chris Lee. In boys doubles Lee joined teammate Liang to defeat albertan a Billy Dejong and Nick Olaus Kiefer 17-14,15-9 in the final. Manitoba has players like Navjot Ahchu 17,16-year-Olds Sean Chawla and Brad Enns and under-16s Sheila Hare Katie Hooker and Jennifer Ferguson. A your future looks very promising a said pal Chawla pro of the wac and a National staff coach. A a Manitoba is in decent growing into his own body a maybe its because in a from Winnipeg a Giesbrecht shrugged when asked about the decided Lack of interest outside of the bosons. A a that a Why this is such a great Camp to see what kind of players we have Here. A a that a what we re lacking. Its like people recruiters bypass the indeed the Blue and Gold game is ultimately a final test before finalizing the provincial under-19 team that will compete this july in the football Canada cup Here in Winnipeg. Combined with the recently announced High school senior bowl a a project sponsored by the Winnipeg Blue bombers alumni a the Blue and Gold contest at least offers a stage of artificial turf on which prospects from every Corner of the province can perform. For example Dobie had never before set his eyes on Crocus plainsman running Back Jamie Ducharme. Until yesterday. Marc Gallant / Winnipeg Frie press but after Ducharme ripped off a highlight reel 61-Yard to run in route to being named an offensive game Star his name was safely scribbled into Dobies Little Bison Book. A being from Brandon you done to Guj a lot of people coming out to see you play a Ducharme said. That perhaps was the essence of yesterdays Snow bowl in a nutshell. It was the last Opportunity for a Bunch of Young men to earn a coveted berth on team Manitoba their ticket to the football cup in reality the Only Opportunity for the vast majority of today a prospects to compete in the sport on a National level. But not Giesbrecht who has no plans to abandon his dream of someday becoming a University quarterback. Maybe even a professional. A a that a the direction i want to be headed a said the biggest quarterback you be never seen. A but i know its a Long Road. Its not going to be Primeau gives flyers Hope Centre practises feeling really Good by Tom Canavan Philadelphia a in a season marked by cancer concussions and turmoil the Philadelphia flyers got some optimistic news on the eve of the Eastern conference finals against new Jersey. Centre Keith Primeau who suffered a concussion in game 6 of the Pittsburgh series Practised with the flyers yesterday and there is an outside Chance he will play in game i of the Best-of-7 series that starts today at the first Union Center. Before yesterday it appeared that the earliest Primeau would return would be for game 2 on tuesday. However he skated for 20 minutes on his own yesterday and then talked to Trainer John Worley. He got the of to skate with the team for some drills and appeared to have no problems. A a in be been feeling really Good a said Primeau who had one of the biggest goals of the season for the flyers when he scored in the fifth overtime of game 4 with the penguins to even the series. A every Day in be been feeling better and that a a or. Gary Dorshimer the flyers team physician will probably have the final say on when Primeau can return. Primeau does not expect a final decision to be made until just before game time scheduled for 2 . Cd. If Primeau does come Back it would be a lift for the flyers who have battled adversity All season. Assistant coach Craig Ramsay thought Primeau injured in a collision with in itts Burgh defence Man Bob Boughner skated Well. A the was Well enough after his own skate that he thought he would participate in some of our drills and he handled himself Well a Ramsay said. A i Haven to spoken to him since he came off. It was still Ramsay who is filling in for coach Roger Neilson knows Primeau might not be ready today. A a it a always Nice to have one of your top Guys playing a Ramsay said. A but we emphasize the team and if we have to play without him we the devils who beat the flyers 4-1 in the season series weren to surprised by the possible change in Primeaux a status. A i did no to see what happened to him a devils goalie Martin Brodeur said after the devils finished an hour Long practice yesterday afternoon. A i just know he got Hurt a Little bit. I guess he a Fine. We never really counted this Guy out. A a devils coach Larry Robinson is expecting a great series no matter who plays for the flyers. A associated press Sarah Hrycenko Centre and Chelsea Badger right discuss game strategies using american sign big Strong and still a secret teamwork not hearing key deaf athlete water Polo player a an inspiration a to team Neptune coach raiders a a towering example of frustration question How does a Young quarterback who carries 270 pounds on a 6-foot-6 body with an Arm Strong enough to throw a football 45 Yards from his Knees get overlooked Well meet Aaron Giesbrecht the biggest quarterback you be never seen. He a just 18 and May be still growing yet suffers the heckling of offensive linemen who must tilt their Heads upward to look him in the eyeballs. He a the Oak Park raiders Pivot with size-13 shoes who prompts even the most seasoned coaches to take one look and go a huh a just ask University of Manitoba bosons Boss Brian Dobie who has been evaluating local football Talent for the last 27 years. A when we held our first meetings for bosons recruits last Winter Aaron was standing in my office and there were a couple of our offensive linemen hanging around Quot Dobie began. A when he Giesbrecht went to leave he asked a coach where Are the meetings a Well the linemen outside grabbed him by the shoulder and said a come with but i had to Stop them and Tell them a no he a a quarterback a Dobie chuckled. A they the lineman just looked at each other and started to laugh. They a never seen a quarterback that big. It was in two years if All goes Well Giesbrecht might be the starting signal caller for the bosons. Or the starting left tackle. Who knows but yesterday on a blustery afternoon befitting a Grey cup in november the kid was a Symbol of the annual Blue and Gold game at Winnipeg stadium a showcase featuring the top too Young Gridiron prospects in the province. Giesbrecht it seems is a towering Gold quarterback Aaron Giesbrecht Calls a play during yesterdays annual Blue and Gold game at Winnipeg stadium. Giesbrecht wonders Why despite his size he and others have been overlooked. Example of How hard it must be for Manitoba products to get their cleats in the door of University and College programs across the country much less South of the Border. Because for All his potential Giesbrecht did no to get a lick of interest from a single major . College a and not that the kid did no to try to get their attention. He sent out tapes. He wrote letters. Made some Calls. Nothing. And this is a right hander who even Dobie describes As a a prototypical american last year with the raiders Giesbrecht threw for 1,292 Yards with 12 touchdowns and three interceptions for a 67 per cent completion rate. Obviously his numbers weren tas Sterling in yesterdays exhibition. A it was like throwing a Bowling Ball out there a he said. Of course Giesbrecht lacks mobility but can you imagine this kid after three years of pumping Iron and by Chris Cariou in a world where referees whistles Are blown every few seconds from both sides of the Pool where coaches scream from the deck until they lose their voices where teammates howl for a pass or to warn of an attack from the backside All is silent for Sarah Hrycenko. But that a the Way its always been for the 18-year-old Winnipeg Neptune water Polo player who was born deaf to deaf parents one of whom a mom Lark Johnson a was a sprint swimmer in the 1970s. Hrycenko a inability to hear during the Hustle and Bustle around her has never stopped her before As she excelled in volleyball basketball Badminton track and Field and Speed skating while she attended the Manitoba school for the deaf. And its not Handicap now she says that she a found a new athletic Pursuit in water Polo. A when i graduated from High school i did no to have a sport to play a the one time Manta swim club member said in an email interview As the Neptune geared up for the 2000 Junior women a National club water Polo championships that conclude today at the pan am Pool. A i had decided to look for a new and unique sport to play a she said. A i ended up playing water Polo. This is my first year and i just love a this sport it has a perfect combination involved in one sport a mental physical and great for Hrycenko a a character. Here mail address includes her first name spelled backwards and her Cap number. She holds Down two jobs a one at Safeway and the other at mid where she works As an educational assistant one on one with a deaf child. She a going to Toronto next weekend for the deaf Canada volleyball team tryouts with a Chance to go to Italy in 2001. Learning fast she started out in water Polo this year at the Cadet level but Grant Badger her coach elevated her to the Nep tunes Junior team where she Isnit a starter but is learning fast. And for Junior head coach Trevor Thorington she a been an important addition to the squad. A water Polo has a lot of talking and communication and whistles a he said. A it would have been so easy for her to quit but other members of the team have Learned some sign language and that helps. Sarah a not a Strong player but she a competitive. For me she a been an Hrycenko said she was surprised but Happy to hear Thorington say that. A a in be got to admit it was pretty challenging and frustrating at the beginning a she said. A a in a not a quitter i kept going to practices and now i enjoy it. It is pretty Tough to play a game i while there Are a lot of fouls and whistles to pause the game for a few seconds. A i always use my eyes. I grew up deaf i always depend on my eyes not my hearing. So that a Why i have Good visual skills. I always look at the players to see if they re pausing for a bit. Sometimes someone splashes water at me and i know its a whistle so i sometimes her teammates use sign language to communicate. She looks for the Ball watches the referees closely but sometimes she misses things and gets confused about who has the Ball. The other girls on the team try to help her in whatever Way they can. A there Are a couple of girls on my team who can Finger spell a she said. A my teams really Friendly they re patient with me and i really appreciate that. We even hang out together sometimes after Hrycenko said she does no to have to hold Down two jobs she just does because she a restless. A a in be always had a Busy life i guess its habit a she said. A i done to really like to brag but i am an athlete. In a Good at almost every sport i Ever tried. I done to think this is a big achievement for me. I grew up playing with hearing teams in be just become used to it and i done to feel so unique from others. A i done to consider deafness As a disadvantage in any sport because it takes teamwork to achieve anything it does no to matter whether you re deaf or f ;