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caption:Thames Fatales' Hell Cat Holly wipes out during GTA Rollergirls' Virgin Suicides Brawl roller derby event action against the Death Row Dames at Ted Reeve Arena.
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caption:Kyle Petty of Brampton competes in the shot put event during the 2008 Ontario ParaSport Summer games at Birchmount Stadium July 26.
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caption:Oakville Buzz Brad Gillies (in black) is brought to his knees as he's checked by Mimico Mountaineers Scott Mercer, left, and Brett Shaw during Friday night's 8-6 win at a packed Mimico Arena.
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caption:Death Row Dames' blocker Tropi-Kill Punch, right, holds off Thames Fatales' Anita Martini during GTA Rollergirls' Virgin Suicides Brawl roller derby event action at Ted Reeve Arena Saturday. The Dames 45-12.
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caption:Peter Polansky serves the ball as he faces Jesse Levine in the first round of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at York University July 22. Polansky was defeated in two sets.
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BRIEFS
Scarborough bowler finishes 29th at world event
The Canadian girls' tenpin bowling team finished 9th at the World Youth Championships in Orlando, Florida.Scarborough's Jennifer Besana was one of the four members on the girl's team.
Canada was in first place at the end of day one in the competition, but a slow start in games four and five left them 132 pins behind fourth and the final qualifying position.
Korea won gold and Japan earned silver.
Besana finished as the top Canadian in the Masters event at 3603 in 29th place.
North York athlete gets OFSAA scholarship
A North York athlete won the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) Alumni Scholarship.Stephanie Godard, a student at Bayview Glen, won one of three scholarships presented to student-athletes who excel in both athletics and academics and contributed to their school and athletic program.
Godard swims, plays tennis, basketball and is a track athlete.
She is a peer tutor at her school where she maintains marks in the 90s and she volunteers in the community.
She plans on studying life science at Queen's University in Kingston in the fall.
York U coach to work Olympics as scout
A York Lions soccer coach will work as a scout for the Canadian national women's soccer team at the Beijing Olympics.The Canadian team is slated to kick off at the Olympics on Aug. 6 against Argentina.
Paul James, the women's head coach at York University, also served as assistant coach for Canada's gold medal winning team at the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) under-20 team in June held in Mexico.
"It will be a great experience," said James, who heads to Beijing Aug. 1.
James played for Canada at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, helping the national team advance to the quarter-finals before losing to Brazil in penalty kicks. James also played for Canada at the 1986 World Cup before going into coaching.
Soccer tournament will honour Victoria Jones
The life of a popular seven-year-old girl who was run down while riding her bike on her quiet...Local trampolinist bounces off to compete in Beijing
A childhood spent leaping semi-gracefully through the air off the springs of his mattress has...Leafs will not defend baseball crown
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The Toronto Maple Leafs will not defend their Intercounty Baseball League title as they were swept...
