Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 25, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba C2 sports Nii Fyk Rhuamy 2001 horse racing continued from Page c1 the cts Broodmare award of excellence was presented to fancy also owned by Edward stallion of the year honours went to circulating and owner Phil Pawluk was also named cts breeder of the the first Manitoba red sport horse of the year went to bred by Odata farm and owned by the Stephens this award honours a Manitoba red thoroughbred that excelled in areas outside of such As three Day dressage or barrel the hupa awards recognize the owners and trainers accomplishments during the past season and among last nights winners were Slipper who captured the top Twoy Earold filly honours for Robert the Twoy Earold award went to k5 stables corporate shuffle and Trainer Darla owned and trained by red was selected the top three Earold breaker owned by Elizabeth Rolfson of North Dakota and trained by Blair was named top three Earold owned and trained by Ardell Saylers off2 win was the top older Alber abased owned by Randy Weir and trained by Pam was named top older Veteran Smoky owned by Edward and Jim Pawluk and longtime Trainer Gary captured sprinter of the year Gary Dane sons Criso Como won the Harry Crane memorial award As hupa claiming horse of the South Dakotas Ardell Sayler was named Trainer of the year after recording 59 wins during the 2000 Darla Singh was percentage Trainer of the year thanks to her winning percentage of 37 per Darlas Rohan was named jockey of the for Topping All jocks at the Downs with 78 wins during the 76day also for their 25year membership in the were Lawrence Bernard Bob Crockett of Hazel Ridge Barry Anderson of Hill Side Betty Clarence William and Nick Gertrude Ross Howard june George Reg Studler and Kurt local skins final features familiar Curling rivals Burtnyk Hemmings rink minus face off Pau Wiecek it will be a repeat of sorts of the Mani Toba mens final today at the select skins game at the East Paul Curling reigning Manitoba mens Champion Kerry Burtnyk advanced to today final by beating Jeff Stoughton yesterday in one semifinal while Dale Duguid skip Ping Guy Hemmings rink advanced by defeating world Champion Greg Mcaulay in the other Burtnyk picked up for his efforts while Stoughton won in their Duguid won to Mcaulay in the other Duguid is skip Ping Hemmings rink this week because the popular Quebec skip has moved to France to take a new today skins final goes at 1 and hearkens Back to the Safeway select mens final earlier this month in which Burtnyk nipped Duguid playing with his regular Manitoba rink to capture the provincial i i i Hemmings rink has qualified for the Brier beginning next weekend in Ottawa but he said in an interview on ten last night that theres actually a Good Chance he wont play in i bet my House i will be said citing financial considerations and work Hemmings said Hes still trying to Fig ure out a Way to get Back to Canada in time for the Brier but said he would do his Best if he to help his mates find a replacement from in Case you were Duguid would be ineligible to skip Hemmings rink in Ottawa because Hes from Mani and would not meet the residency i i i moments after their historic game Here Friday night ended with a truly bizarre tied four curlers from teams Ontario and Quebec were taken aside and asked for urine samples As part of the drug testing being con ducted Here this the curlers including Ontario Sherry Middaugh and Sheri Cordina were selected at random As part of the mandatory testing that goes on at Scotts Ever since the event became a qualifier for the olympic the results Are expected in a few it was actually kind of said mid Hab free press and Stoughton keep their eyes on the Sheet the room was a Little cold so in sure that didst help either i initially didst perform so i had to the Lead for Quebec went in and we tied with the same so that was kind of ill organizers invited representatives of the past 20 women Curlin champions Here yesterday As part of the 20th anniversary of Scott sponsoring the women Curling they had a Parade of champions prior to last nights Scott semifinal and it did it go the announcer forgot entirely to introduce 1990 women Champion Ali son and then they mispronounced 1992 and 1995 Champ Connie Lalibertesr aside from that it and retired after last said it was just Nice to be Back at a place that has giver her so Many fond memories Over the Elvis passes set to skate at worlds by Laurie Nealin when Elvis Stojko did not compete Here at the Canadian figure skating championships last month due to a partially torn knee skate Canada director general David Dore would Only Pencil him in for the 2001 world championships in this week in a command performance for skate Canada the irrepressible three time world Champ convinced Dore it was Safe to write his name in Ink on the roster for next months global in the Richmond Arena that bears his Stojko let his legendary triple and quadruple jumps do the talk ing during thursdays monitoring ses skate Canada officially gave him the Green Light for the Dore told the free press that he did not expect to see quads from Stojko quite but the current world Silver medallist delivered three in his Short and Long program including the most difficult technical element going the quadruple triple toe Loop we were really there to try and see if he was to see if his skating was at the level he wanted it to be Dore i was very i think perhaps the finesse of the program int there yet but that will come in the next couple of Hes been con Canadian press archives Stojko is ready to unveil Gladiator routine at world Cen rating on getting the technical part up to Speed for us to and now he can concentrate on the Dore Given that the results at these world championships Are used to determine How Many 2002 olympic berths each country is Dore agreed that the Veteran competitors speedy recovery comes As a skate Canada will be counting on Stojko and newly crowned National Champ Emanuel Sandhu to deliver the goods on Home ice in Van they were Happy with what they saw and there very confident he is going to be in said coach uschi Keszler in a Telephone interview from Stokos Ontario they wanted to see if his injury was allowing him to do the stuff right and it i dont think anybody realizes what Elvis is coming off what this Man went she in reference to the successive Achilles Groin and knee injuries that kept him out of action All in the mens qualifying round at the world championships on March Stojko will unveil his Long awaited Gladiator performed to the soundtrack from the Academy award nominated if anybody should skate to the glad its its very theres a lot of inspiration in it and not a program he has to act its something he can totally relate Keszler on March which just happens to be his 29th Stojko will be look ing for a podium finish in the free skate finale when he pits his Gladiator routine against that of russian reigning three time world Champ Alexei after visiting friends this weekend in Stojko and Keszler will return to their training base in Philadelphia to begin their final three weeks of Prepa ration for his Lith appearance at the world in addition to Sto Kos three world titles the six time Canadian Champion and two time olympic Silver medallist has won two world championship silvers and one Bronze collect Money or collect your 3 3 lines also online at Winnipeg free press ossified fast Quick results 6977100 private party ads item must be under Ottawa huddling up to get football Back in City Ottawa the Cal and this City plan to work together to find an owner to once again revive professional football in Ottawa mayor Bob after emerging from a meeting with Cal com missioner Michael said that when a serious potential owner wants to get Down to the Fine it will be a three Way we will work the major who says he has spoken to nine prospective ownership groups in Canada and the United states was also upbeat following the he claims it makes sense for the league and City to work on a parallel its Safe to Colour fridays meeting As the unofficial beginning of that Al too familiar Hunt for High tech executive Grant who pulled the plug on his bid to bring an expansion franchise Here last went through the drawn out process last sum Lysko had previously stressed the importance of reopening the lease Deal White had negotiated with the but he backed off saying he was look ing Forward to working closely with Chiarelli and the City to find other solutions for a potential owner to raise Rev Ottawa citizen Rempel skates to Bronze Netherlands up Shannon Rempel of Winnipeg won a Bronze medal in the women metres at the world Junior Lon track Speed skating championships yester Rempel is third in the Overall stand Ings heading into today Heike Hartmann of Germany won the in one minute seconds with Frederique Ankone of the nether lands was second in Rempel was third in Britanny of Winnipeg was in the Ankone was the Winner with Schussler Tara Risling of Medicine ninth and Rempel after three of four Hart Mann has a comfortable Lead atop the Overall standings with Ankone is second at and Rem second in the 500 is third at fifth Overall last is fifth and Risling Cyclone finish with a win the Winnipeg Cyclone ended a miser Able 20002001iba season on a win Ning note Downing the expansion Salina rattlers 10395 at the convention the Cyclone finished the season at just two games out of the cellar dwelling Larry Thompson led the Cyclone with 24 Points and 13 guard Louis Davis chipped in 20 Points and 12 irishman tied for Lead Myrtle up Eamonn Brady of Ireland and Aaron Barber of the were tied for the Lead after the third round of the Cana Dian Tours Myrtle Beach open yester Day while american Jamie Neher shot a course record Neher shot eight including six in the final eight holes but was still four strokes off the Barber shot a 71 yesterday while Brady carded a Derek Gillespie of was the top Canadian after firing a 1under Par 70 for Winnipeg Todd fan Ning carded a 75 and is 12 shots Dan Halldorson of Brandon shot a 74 yesterday and is 13 behind the Colbert ties course record Mexico a Jim Colbert matched the course record with a 10 underpay 62 yesterday for a share of the second round Lead in the Mexico senior who won the last of his senior pea tour titles in tied the Mark set by Hubert Green last year in the final round of his five stroke Mike Mccullough shot a 68 and Bob Eastwood had a 71 to match Colbert at 136 on the Scenic Las Vista country club Walter Hall was a stroke Back after a and Dick Bobby Walzel and de Dougherty were two Back at alaskan wins Yukon race Alaska a alaskan Musher Tim Osmar claimed Victory in the Yukon quest sled dog race Friday and marvelled at his Good Fortune in the race from White to everything was he said Osmar said after reaching the finish Chute on the Chena River in downtown nothing could go of completed the race in 11 Days 14 hours and 38 in just one he will run the Idi Tarod Trail sled dog the Kilometre race across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome begins March running the Yukon quest and the id Tarod in the same year is a feat attempted Only four times in the past and no one has Ever won both races in the same former Coler recovering Honolulu up Hawaii football coach june Jones remained in guarded condition yesterday and is expected to be in Hospital for several weeks follow ing a car doctors Are optimistic about chances for a full the 48yearold for Mer Cal assistant coach has regained consciousness and is moving his arms and Jones played briefly for the Toronto argonauts an was an assistant coach with Toronto and the Ottawa rough oldest Rookie retires Vero a Jim mor the whose amazing comeback after a 10year Lay off inspired a Disney announced his retirement yesterday at age 37 because of tendinitis in his left whose 2000 season with Tampa Bay was Cut Short by surgery on his left had been in the los Angeles dodgers Camp As a no roster Morris pitched 16 games for Tampa Bay last going 00 with a before being sent to the minors in ;