QUINLAN HIRED TO COACH AT HOLLAND COLLEGE
Getty in second at junior girls’ golf tourney
South Woodslee native and former Essex Ravens quarterback Kyle Quinlan has been named head coach and offensive co-ordinator of the Holland College Hurricanes in Prince Edward Island.
The 26-year-old Quinlan led McMaster to its first Vanier Cup title in 2011 where he was named the game’s most valuable player.
He won the Hec Crighton Trophy winner in 2012 and was named CIS male athlete of the year in 2013.
Quinlan attended camp with the Montreal Alouettes, but chose not to pursue a pro career and opted to rejoin McMaster as the schools’ running backs coach.
Quinlan replaces Andrew Hickey, who is leading the team to pursue graduate studies in sports management at the University of New Brunswick.
“There was a lot of interest and fortunately Kyle Quinlan was very excited about the opportunity,” Hurricanes president Michael O’Grady said on the team’s website.
“We are as thrilled as he is to have him as part of our community. We expect a seamless transition from Andrew to Kyle.”
Holland College, which is located in Charlottetown, is part of the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association.
The Hurricanes, who have captured the two most recent Moosehead Cup championships, are considered a club team at the school.
Getty second
Ruthven’s Alyssa Getty is in second place after two rounds of the Ontario junior girls golf championship at the Loch March Golf & Country Club in Kanata.
Getty, who was tied for first place after an opening-round 75, shot a seven-over 79 in the second round Wednesday for a 154 total, six shots behind Port Credit’s Chloe Currie.
Roseland’s Jasmine Ly is tied for 22nd place with rounds of 78 and 89 and LaSalle’s Megan Schauer is tied for 30th with rounds of 91 and 83.
Ontario amateur
Amherstburg’s Quinn Vilneff and Ridgetown’s Crawford McKinlay are tied for 13th place after two rounds of the Ontario men’s amateur golf championship at the Peterborough Golf & Country Club.
Vilneff had an even-par 71 and McKinlay shot a one-over 72 Wednesday for 143 totals. They trail the leader, Sear Maxwell of Unionville, by five shots.
Windsor’s Bryce Evon is tied for 18th (68-76). Windsor’s Anthony Dadamo (74-76), Amherstburg’s Tyler Pope-Ferguson (73-81) and Tecumseh’s Alexander Zappio (78-76) didn’t make the cut.
Essex-Kent
Nine-year-old golfers will be included in the 88th edition of the Essex and Kent Junior Golf Championship Aug. 17-19 at Roseland.
Those who are nine years of age by Aug. 17 but have not reached their 17th birthday by Aug. 19 are eligible to register.
The novice group includes ages 9-12 while the senior division is for ages 13-16.
The tournament is open to boys and girls and is restricted to those whose permanent residence is in Essex or Kent counties.
There is no entry fee. To register, visit ekgolf.ca.
Local aces
Michelle Timmins used a seven-iron to ace the 102-yard fifth hole at Seven Lakes.
Witnesses were Phil Hatton and Mike Pimblett.
Alan Berger had a hole-inone with a three-wood on the 172-yard third hole at Schuss Mountain Golf and Country Club in Bellaire, Mich.
Tom Costaris and Ken Boomer were the witnesses.
Baseball champs
The Windsor District 5 Big League Little League boys baseball team will leave Thursday for the Canadian championships in Calgary.
Windsor advanced with a 3-0 record at home, outscoring two teams from Ottawa by a score of 26-7.
Demitri Shinas had 15 strikeouts and allowed two hits in the final.
Mic-Mac League
The Tecumseh Thunder 18U defeated the Lasalle Titans Midget team 6-5 at Villanova in the Mic-Mac League.
Micah Harris earned the win and Bobby Galli and Matt Broderick had two hits and two RBIs each.
Belanger picked
Windsor’s Garrett Belanger was one of six Ontario cyclists selected to attend the Tour de L’Abitibi.
Belanger, of the Tower International Cycling team, will be joined on Team Ontario by Ottawa’s Ross Graham, Richmond’s Dustin King, London’s Cam Mason, Mount Albert’s Jake Allaire and Oro Medonte’s Matt Staples.
The Tour de L’Abitibi, which is part of the Nations’ Cup Juniors Series and features 150 international cyclists, is July 20-26 in Val-d’Or, Que.
Martial arts
Windsor will host its first amateur mixed martial arts event Saturday at Just Your Average Joes Sports Bar, 1286 Lauzon Rd.
In the main event, North American kick- boxing and JiuJitsu champ Tony Laramie will take on undefeated Nick Spears (6-0) of Iron Monkey MMA in Woodstock.
Tickets are $ 20 each and available at Takedown Distribution, 2090 Dougall Rd., Average Joes or by calling 226-3446662.