Montcalm tracking well to make national team
Belle River’s Noelle Montcalm is one step closer to a spot on Canada’s national team for the World Track and Field Championships in England.
The 29-year-old Montcalm met Athletics Canada’s A standard for the vent at the 30th AtletiCAGeneve — Memorial Georges Caillat meet in Switzerland.
Montcalm, who was a member of Canada’s 2016 Olympic team, finished fourth in the women’s 400-metre hurdles in a time of 55.85, which easily bettered the A standard of 56.10.
“My plan, in going over to Europe at this point in the season, was to get in a couple competitive opportunities with the goal of achieving world standard prior to nationals,” Montcalm said. “I raced in Basel, which was a season best 56.38 and good tune up for Saturday’s race.
“I know I am fit and what I am capable of and it was just remaining confident in myself, the training I’ve done, and the race plan coach (Don Garrod) and I set. The conditions and competition were set for a great race and I am pleased to have seized the opportunity and come away with the standard at this point in the season.”
Montcalm must still have a top two placing at next month’s Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa to officially secure a spot.
JAMIESON JUNIOR GOLF TOUR
The Jamieson Junior Golf Tour’s first of 11 events teed off on Sunday in Ridgetown.
Both the college men’s and college women’s division went to a playoff to decide a winner.
In the college men’s division, Essex’s Thomas DeMarco birdied the first playoff hole to beat Rochester Place’s Bryce Hughes. The two had tied through 18 holes with each shooting two-under par 70.
Essex’s Megan Schauer and Roseland’s Melanie Burgess each shot 15-over par 87 through regulation. Schauer would par all three playoff holes to finally secure the win.
Beach Grove’s James Hill took the junior boys division with an even-par 72, which left him a single stroke ahead of Essex’s Liam Fisk.
Sutton Creek’s Hannah Meloche took the junior girls’ division with a nine-over total of 81, which left her five-shots up of Roseland’s Shannon Coffey, who finished second.
CLIPPERS FALL TO ORANGEVILLE
The Orangeville Northmen scored with three seconds to play in regulation and the goalie on the bench to take a 13-12 win over the visiting Windsor Clippers in Ontario Lacrosse Association junior B action on Saturday.
Andrew Garant had four goals and eight points for the Clippers (10-6-1). Dylan Riley, Chase Kavanaugh, Brendon Wallace each scored twice for Windsor against the Northmen (16-2-0) while James Morgan and Noah Bushnell added single goals.
TFC STARS DRAW
The Windsor TFC Stars played to a 0-0 draw with TFC III on Saturday in League1 Ontario men’s soccer action at University of Windsor Stadium.
Stars goalie Kyle Vizirakis posted the shutout against TFC III (42-1) and Windsor has now played to a draw in three-straight games. Windsor, which is unbeaten in its last five games, is now 2-1-4 on the season and in fifth place in the West Division.
ROGUES STAY UNBEATEN
The Windsor Rogues moved to 3-0 on the season with a 43-15 win over London St. George on Saturday in Niagara Rugby Union Men’s B Division play.
Kory Bremner scored three tries for the Rogues with Dante Moceri scoring two tries and Simon Kazibwe and Scott Murphy one try each.
LAWN BOWLING
Mark Lucier and Anna May Shpuniarsky teamed to win the Betty Burrell Memorial Lawn Bowling Tournament.
Alife Fairweather and Morag Fairweather were second while Dennis Rawlins and Valerie Rawlins placed third.