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Local soccer coach helps athletes get recruited Profiling Roberto Mazza

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Valiants Atom team captured gold in London Four South Windsor skaters win gold and advance!

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Hockey registration opens April 1 Submitted by Dean Lapierre The Windsor Minor Hockey Association is holding its 2016/2017 “in person” registration session on Sunday, April 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Average Joes Sports Bar, 1286 Lauzon Rd. You can also register on line starting April 1.

Visit www.wmha.net for complete information.

The WMHA is also looking for sponsors for its travel and house league teams.

The costs are $1,000 for Travel and $500 for House. The players keep their jerseys at the end of the season and sponsors get a link on our website and an ad in the 1,200 flyers we distribute. The major advantage of sponsoring is that you help lower the cost of each player’s participation by about $35.

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Athletes earn scholarships at St. Clair College Submitted by Jay Shewfelt, Photos by St. Clair College Athletic Dept.

The St. Clair College Athletic Scholarship program is paying off in many ways for the college and its athletic teams.

Every St. Clair College varsity athlete receives $1,250 per sport semester. This is the maximum amount allowed by the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA). Student athletes that play two semester sports (such as volleyball, basketball, badminton and soccer) receive $2,500. In order to qualify for the scholarship, a student athlete simply has to make the roster. In addition, the athlete must have at least a 2.0 GPA with no failing grades. St. Clair is the only college in Ontario that offers this scholarship to every one of its student athletes.

The coaches at St. Clair love the program for many reasons. It has helped them significantly in recruiting players.

It also ensures that all team members are committed to their program and don’t have to fit a part-time job into their schedules. A significant issue in the past was varsity athletes having to juggle full-time school, athletics and a parttime job.

“Having this program in place at St. Clair has been a game changer for Saints Athletics. To have the ability to go out and basically offer every student on the team 75 percent of their tuition is amazing,” stated St. Clair women’s soccer Head Coach Steve Vagnini.

The program has also had a huge impact on student success in the classroom. Since the program was instituted in 2012, the grades of the students have improved every year.

This past fall, the success rate of the students receiving the scholarship was 90 percent. As well, the Saints had a record number of OCAA All-academic Award winners with 57 student athletes being recognized for their academic success this past fall semester. This

Having this program in place at St. Clair has been a game changer for Saints Athletics.

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award is presented to student athletes that achieve honours at their institution while attending full time.

St. Clair College Vice-President, Ron Seguin, who oversees the athletic department, is extremely pleased with the program and its outcomes. “Our

scholarship program has changed the culture in varsity athletics resulting in continued improvement in academic results. Last year, our athletes collectively received over $270,000 in earned scholarships.”

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U of Windsor honours Coach Dennis Fairall Submitted by the University of Windsor

St. Denis Centre Fieldhouse at the University of Windsor is being renamed the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse to honour the remarkable contributions of one of the most decorated coaches in Canadian University sport history.

The announcement was made by University of Windsor President Alan Wildeman on February 25 at a special event held at Caesars Windsor to celebrate Fairall, who took a long-term medical leave from the university in October 2015.

Among the hundreds of outstanding achievements in a stellar career, Fairall led Lancer teams to 25 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championships and 46 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) titles. He has been honoured 65 times as either the CIS or OUA coach-ofthe-year in track and field and/or crosscountry. His Lancer teams have won 22 of the past 25 provincial championships in men’s track and field, and 17 of the past 25 provincial championships in women’s track and field.

“This is a fitting tribute to a man who has had an extraordinary impact on the lives of student athletes and on the University of Windsor,” says President Wildeman. “Dennis is known across the

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country for his dedication to excellence in track and field, and has been a coach, mentor and friend to all he has worked with. He is a legend.”

It is difficult to think of the Windsor Lancers without thinking of Dennis Fairall Lancer Director of Athletics, Mike Havey

Fairall began his coaching career in his hometown of Tillsonburg in 1974 when he founded the Tillsonburg Legion Track Club. He remained the club’s head coach until 1985 when he joined the University of Windsor. Fairall has coached a number of national teams and served as head coach of Team Canada at the 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships held

in Windsor. Under his direction, Team Canada earned its highest medal count in the history of the event.

“It is difficult to think of the Windsor Lancers without thinking of Dennis Fairall,” says Lancer Director of Athletics, Mike Havey. “Dennis is an iconic figure here at the University of Windsor and in the history of Lancer athletics. He has been a model of class, humility and professionalism his entire career and has been someone who has always put the team first. He has mentored generations of studentathletes, coaches and colleagues alike.

We have all been made better because of his influence and leadership.”

Though he has left the coaching staff, Fairall remains a member of the Lancer family and continues to coach Canadian middle-distance runner and UWindsor alumnus Melissa Bishop. Bishop won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan Am Games and set a new Canadian record in the 800-metres last summer while also capturing a silver medal at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing.

More recently, Bishop broke her own Canadian record twice in three days, setting a new mark at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix.

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Valiants Atom team captured gold in London Article and photos by Kristine Silva The Valiants Atom team finished the London Ramblers tournament with a 4-1 record taking the gold medal with a hard-fought, well-deserved 30-17 win over Sarnia Valhalla — the same matchup the team faced in the Sarnia Huron Lakers tournament.

On the Friday, our Valiants stuck with it, pulled through and won 28-25 against the Sarnia Huron Lakers. Come Saturday afternoon, K-W Vipers had to forfeit their game to us as they only had five players due to the others being stuck in the snow blizzard and traffic on the 401. Later that evening, the Valiants faced the Guelph CYO Knights. Our team came back from a 10-point deficit and almost took the lead, but unfortunately fell short (21-22) — our only loss of the weekend.

After this game, there was a three-way tie between the Valiants, Guelph and Sarnia. Due to the point differentials, the Valiants won the tie by 2-points with Guelph at the next spot.

Early Sunday morning, the Valiants played the London Ramblers and won 42-19 thereby advancing to the championship game. From what seemed to be their best game yet, the players kept their energy high for the gold-medal game and again, came up strong to earn a 30-17 victory over Valhalla.

Congratulations Valiants!

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Four South Windsor skaters win GOLD and advance!

The Western Ontario Section STARSkate Championships were held in Sarnia on February 26-28. Hundreds of skaters competed in several categories. The top three or four competitors from each level qualified for the Skate Ontario Provincial Championships being hosted in Sudbury on March 18 – 20. Four South Windsor Skating Club (SWSC) skaters won their events and qualified for Skate Ontario: 1. Hailey McKay (Juvenile Ladies U14) 2. Michael Huang (Juvenile Men U14) 3. Jake Ellis (Juvenile Men U12) 4. Rachel Chevalier (Star 5 Ladies U13) 5. Kristen Moerchen (WESPY finalist) SWSC is also being represented

by Cathy Lynd, Kimberly Anthony, Kristen Scott, and Misty Mutus at the Skate Canada Adult Figure Skating Championships in Oakville on April 2224. Congratulations to them and another SWSC skater, Kristen Moerchen, who has been chosen as a WESPY finalist at the upcoming WESPY awards.

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The South Windsor Skating Club offers programs in CanSkate (Skate Canada’s learn-toskate program), STARSkate, Competitiveskate, Powerskate, and AdultSkate. The club is now accepting registrations for its Spring programs. Please visit www.swskatingclub.ca or email maria@themanns.ca for more information.

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Riverside Minor Hockey registration opens April 1 Submitted by Riverside Minor Hockey

Riverside Minor Hockey (2016/17 season) registration opens April 1. We are offering an early-bird discount for those registering prior to May 1. Please visit our website at www.riversideminorhockey.ca for details.

Travel tryouts will be held in May for eligible members. Dates and times are on the website.

RMHA offers several additional programs for our members such as player development and goalie clinics.

Join us for a fun-filled season of hockey!

For more information, contact us at registrar@riversideminorhockey.ca

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Holy Names Jr Knights capture WECSSAA title Submitted by the SportsXpress team

Proudly sponsored by Devin Financial Congratulations to the Holy Names High School Jr. Boys’ Basketball Team on capturing the WECSSAA Championship.

The AAA boys’ team battled St. Anne Catholic High School for a 50-44 victory at the St. Denis Centre last month. The boys brought their “A game” with tough defence and strong shooting from outside the line.

All season, Coach Devin, along with his coaching team, displayed great passion for the game in developing the players and team chemistry.

An 11-1 regular season record qualified the Juniors for the SWOSSAA finals in Sarnia against the Sarnia Northern Vikings. Although they put up a hardfought battle, the Holy Names Knights could not repeat the previous year’s win, and ended up on the short end of the scoreboard losing 38-50.

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You’re invited to play ball with us!

The Windsor Essex Football League (W.E.F.L.) is very excited to announce the opening of registrations for the 2016 fall house-league season.

W.E.F.L. operates as a not-for-profit Youth Tackle Football League in Windsor.

We offer a 4-Team division consisting of five age-level divisions ranging through ages five to 14 (as of December 31, 2016): Mytes (ages 5 & 6), Tykes (ages 7 & 8), Atom (ages 9 & 10), Peewee (ages 11 & 12), and Bantam (ages 13 & 14).

We are committed to providing a safe and positive environment that utilizes the game of football. Our program teaches the proper fundamentals to introduce the concepts of teamwork, respect, discipline, self-confidence, sportsmanship, hard work, excellence and fairness in developing our young athletes into productive adults.

Registration fees for 2016 are $200.00 and there are a number of payment and funding options available to everyone.

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implemented a discounted registration fee for multi-sibling families.

The Windsor Essex Football League is growing every day and we are extremely thankful for the support we have received throughout Essex County. Special W.E.F.L. thank you shout outs to: Excess Metals, Windsor Taxi Community Charities, Willy’s Auto, Shady Business, Nantais Source for Sports, Tenibac-Graphion, Essex Ravens Football Club, Promotional Basics, SportsXpress, Pushers Co, Vista Print, Liuna 625, MCO Partners Professional, IBEW Local 773, Windsor Factory Supply, Prestressed Systems Inc., Just Jeff’s Gourmet Express, UNIFOR Local 444 & 200, Culligan Water, Motor City Chrysler (Carlyn Bistany and Karen Girard), EdCo Property Solutions, Riverside Optimist Club, Libro Credit Union, Essential Pharmacy and many others — all of which can been seen on our website at www.wefl.ca).

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not have the opportunity to offer three summer fundamental day camps free of charge (lunch included) to any and all athletes (ages 5 to 14) — and participants do not have to be registered with W.E.F.L. to attend any/all camps. Camp dates are June 18, July 9 and July 26 — all take place at Realtor Park on Homedale. There may be a fourth camp out in the county (possibly May 28).

If you are interested in more information regarding W.E.F.L. registration, free camps, volunteering, or sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.wefl.ca or telephone (519) 915-3271

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Former NCAA Division I Coach Comes Back Home

Submitted by Meghan Mazza Canada Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) is an organization committed to developing athletes from the WindsorEssex County area into college-level soccer players.

CESA is the vision of its founder and Head Coach Roberto Mazza. Coach Mazza has 10 years of NCAA Division I coaching experience which sets the standard for the most unique program available for soccer players in the region.

Meet Coach Mazza Coach Mazza was born and raised in Windsor/Tecumseh. Mazza’s distinguished and successful soccer career (arguably) began as a player for St. Anne’s High School in Tecumseh.

“In my time as a high school athlete, there were not many opportunities to play college soccer. I did not have the resources to market myself. I had to do it all myself and it was hard,” said Mazza.

Mazza did get lucky and he took the college path. He signed with Francis Marion University (NCAA Division II) then transferred to Tiffin University (NAIA). After graduating from Tiffin with a degree in business administration, Mazza went on to coach college soccer.

In 2006, Mazza started his NCAA Division I coaching career as an Assistant Coach with Mississippi Valley State University. In 2007, he was hired to take over the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff soccer program. In three seasons, Mazza brought the program from last place to first place in the conference and to two NCAA tournament berths. He also

athletes graduate at higher rates than their peers in the general student body and are better prepared for life after college.

“My players and their parents receive expert guidance and support throughout the recruiting process and beyond. I know the NCAA’s rules and I know how coaches recruit,” said Mazza.

Mazza’s already making his mark in our soccer community. He has partnered with local clubs to implement and improve player development programs and training.

“I am humbled by the opportunity to work with these reputable community organizations. I look forward to continuing to build relationships with the soccer community and to helping our local athletes get recruited,” said Mazza.

earned the conference “Coach of the Year” trophy twice.

In 2011, the University of Louisiana Monroe hired Mazza as the third Head Coach in ULM soccer program history.

Coach Mazza now returns to WindsorEssex County to make an impact on the region’s soccer community.

Want to play college soccer?

CESA’s motto is: “Get Elite. Get moving.” The academy provides training for the soccer player to “get elite” and all the assistance and resources he/she needs to “get recruited.” To help the players get noticed by college coaches, Mazza plans to take his players to showcase tournaments across the U.S. and Canada. Showcase tournaments are large tournaments where college coaches recruit players. CESA also assists the athletes in developing their soccer profiles and provides guidance so they understand the NCAA’s initial-eligibility and compliance requirements.

“Most Canadian athletes don’t consider playing college soccer in the U.S. because they don’t realize they are recruitable.

To get recruited, you need to be noticed athletically and academically by college coaches,” said Mazza.

Once a student-athlete is recruited by a college coach, he/she has the potential to earn a scholarship and graduate with a post-secondary degree. According to the NCAA, student-athletes who compete for intercollegiate athletics receive topnotch academic support, quality medical care and regular access to outstanding coaches, facilities and equipment. The NCAA’s research finds that student-

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My wrestling journey to OFSAA gold Submitted By Virginie Gascon

The first time I heard of wrestling was when my sister, Ivana Gascon, decided to join wrestling. I was only in grade seven and was a gymnast at the time but the way my sister explained it to me captured my attention. What really got to me was when David Tremblay Jr. (2012 Olympic team member) came to my grade school and presented the sport and his accomplishments. When I saw all of this, it motivated me to have the same success as him and be the best wrestler I could be.

“The only thing I was looking forward to, when starting high school (L’Essor Ecole Secondaire) last year, was wrestling. I made sure I had a wrestling class in my schedule because I wanted to get started as soon as possible. Once the season started, there were wrestling practices four times a week and I tried to not miss one. Every day, I learned new things, got stronger, and trained hard to be where I am today.

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better from my losses and had to learn how to get back up and try harder. At my first open (grades 9 through 12) wrestling tournament, I wrestled hard and won first place by beating a previous OFSAA champion. This increased my determination to win and I then moved on to get first place at WECSSAA and SWOSSAA in grade 9. However, that didn’t mean anything when it came to OFSAA. At OFSAA last year, I didn’t even place but I got back up and learned from my losses.The experience influenced me to train harder for this year’s OFSAA and the hard work paid off as I became an OFSAA champion in my home town this year — in just my second year of wrestling!

My next goal is the national tournament.

Last year, I finished second at nationals and this year I want to take a step up and get that gold medal. I will be training long and hard in the coming month to earn the gold at the University of Calgary this April.

Now that I look back, I realize that

I have made a lot of progress and I wouldn’t have been able to do any of it without the help and support from all my teammates, my family, and my three coaches (M. Tremblay, Mme Ginette, and M. Byrne). M. Tremblay always believed in me when I didn’t and always knows what to say to cheer people up. Without him as our wrestling coach, I don’t even think I would be perusing the sport. He has changed my life for the good; he brings out the good in everyone.

Mme Ginette has also influenced the team in many ways. As the only female coach at L’Essor (and daughter of M. Tremblay), she takes time to design our workout sessions so we improve our endurance and self-confidence, both important parts of the sport of wrestling.

M. Byrne has helped us improve our wrestling skills by setting up drills at practice. Also, without him, we would be a very unorganized team as he does all the paper and financial work (which can become a burden at times). He registers every single wrestler to every tournament without delay. Our whole team is very grateful to have these three coaches by our side.

My motivational quote is, “Lutter c’est pas lacher,” which means “wrestling is not giving up.” This quote comes from my coach, M. Tremblay, who always cites it when we feel discouraged to a point that we want to give up. This phrase can refer to physical combats on the mat, but can also refer to difficult situations that people wrestle with in everyday life. He teaches us that we have to learn to wrestle our way through obstacles whether they be on or off the mat.

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Profiling Hall of Fame Inductee Danielle Campo Submitted by the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame Danielle Campo, a Class of 2010 Inductee, is a record-setting world champion Paralympic swimmer and a prominent ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada. Campo, born with muscular dystrophy, got her start in swimming through Children’s Rehab, the Tecumseh Swim Club, and the Windsor Bulldogs Disabled Sports Club. In 1998, at the age of 13, Campo set four world records at the Paralympic World Championships in New Zealand. She established the marks in the 50-metre freestyle, 100-metre freestyle, 400-metre individual medley relay, and 400metre freestyle relay.

Two years later, at the 2000 Summer Paralympic Games in Sydney, Campo won three gold medals and one silver in freestyle swimming while competing in category 7. (Paralympic swimmers with physical disabilities are categorized between 1 and 10 with categorization 1 denoting the most severe types of disability.) She captured gold in the 100-metre freestyle S7 race with a world-record time of 1:14.64. Her gold performance in the 50-metre freestyle S7 time of 34.98 was a Paralympic record.

Campo also won gold in the 4x100-metre freestyle 34pts event with a world record time of 4:38.01. Her silver medal came in the 400-metre freestyle S7 race.

In 2002, at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Championships in Mardel Plata, Argentina, Campo won three gold medals and two silver medals. They included golds in the 50-metre freestyle S7 and 100-metre freestyle S7 races and silver in the 400-metre freestyle S7 competition.

Campo also competed that year at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. She won bronze in the 50-metre EAD freestyle, which involved swimmers in other classifications. Her time of 35.02 was a Games record for her classification.

At the 2004 Summer Paralympic Games in Athens, Campo captured three more medals: bronze in the 50-metre freestyle S7 and 500-metre freestyle S7 and silver in the 4x100-metre freestyle 34pts race.

Campo captured Swim Ontario’s Athlete of the Year award and the Minister of Sports and Recreation Ontario Athlete of

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the Year awards in 1998. In 2000, Campo was named Ontario’s Junior Citizen of the Year, and she became a member of the Order of Ontario in 2001.

Notably, Campo was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. She also received the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award in 2005.

Since retiring from sport, she has focused on her education. With an Honours Degree in Social Work from the University of Windsor, she is now working on completing her Masters in Social Work and writing a book.

“I have hung up my athlete hat and have loved becoming a sports parent. I enjoy giving back to sports by mentoring young athletes. My husband (Denny) and I stay very busy with our growing family.

We have an amazing son Calum, 10, who loves hockey and soccer so I cheer loud and crazy from the sidelines. Our daughter Ella is eight. She is my fashionista, and loves horseback riding. I am having a baby in April and we are all very excited to add to our busy family”, states Campo.

Professionally, Campo works with Windsor Essex Children’s Aid Society as a Child Protection Worker and continues volunteering for Muscular Dystrophy Canada as the National Ambassador.

Danielle Campo has been part of the “WECSHOF Lending Program,” loaning her Paralympic medals and uniform to the Hall for sharing with the public. You

can see her personal items on display at the Hall of Fame’s primary home in the lobby of the Windsor International Aquatic & Training Centre.

The Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame is a non-profit sports heritage organization that celebrates and honours the remarkable sporting achievements of local athletes and builders.

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