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Upcoming OWSA Events

July 3 - 6 - Canadian Paralympic Track and Field Nationals, Windsor, ON

July 5 - OWSA Provincial Wheelchair Tennis Camp, contact Nick Parkin parkinfamily2001@hotmail.com

July 12 - Ontario Para-Athletics Championships, Windsor, ON

July 12 - Boiling Point Track Meet, Windsor, ON www.jeffmay.ca/BoilingPoint 

July 25-26 - Ontario Para-Sport Summer Games, Toronto, ON www.paralympicsontario.ca

Aug. 7 -10 - Capital City Classic Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, Ottawa, ON www.magma.ca/~ncwta

Aug. 12-13 - Canadian Open Wheelchair Tennis Camps, Hamilton, ON

Aug. 14-17 - Canadian Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, Hamilton ON

Latest News

Reimbursement form for Ontario Para-Athletics Championships CLICK HERE

Reimbursement form for Canadian National Championships CLICK HERE

The inaugural Ontario Para-Athletics Championships took place at the University of Windsor on July 12^th.  Despite some heavy rain at times, the event stayed on-time and showcased Ontario’s great athletes.  Isaiah Christophe dominated the junior division winning gold in all his events.  Martha Sandoval broke a Canadian Record in the discus with a throw of 9.53m.  Martha also set a record in the shot put the previous weekend at the Canadian Nationals.  OWSA athletes performed extremely well and we are very proud of all their accomplishments.  A special thank you must be extended to Jeff May, Dave Greig and the other organizers for hosting an excellent track meet.  For full results please visit http://windsorlegiontrack.com/2008/OntarioParaAthleticsResults.htm

Boiling Point Track Classic

Following the Ontario Para-Athletics Championships, the 2^nd Annual Boiling Point Track Classic took place.  The event attracted athletes from the USA, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.  Melanie Hawtin won the Women’s 100m and Jessica Matassa took the gold in the 200m and 400m.  Josh Cassidy was edged out by less the 1 second in both the 800m and 1600m pursuit.  For full results visit http://windsorlegiontrack.com/2008/BoilingPointResults.htm

Ontario Wins Provincial Team Cup in Montreal

Provincial Wheelchair Tennis Team Coach, Nick Parkin, couldn’t have been happier with the performance of his athletes at the 1^st ever Provincial Team Cup.  The competition hosted in Montreal matched Team Ontario vs Team Quebec in a 7 match competition (quad, men x 3, women, mixed doubles, and men’s doubles) modeled after the World Team Cup.  It was a very close competition that went right to the final matches before a winner could be decided (both doubles matches played at the same time).  In the end, Ontario emerged victorious with a 5-2 match victory, claiming the inaugural Provincial Team Cup.  The Cup will be displayed the Rexall Centre in Toronto.  Next year Ontario will play host to the competition.

Results

Match #1-  Gary Luker (ON) vs Deni Roy  won 6-2, 6-2
 
Match #2-  Cyndy McLean (ON) vs Annie Morrisette  lost 4-6, 4-6
 
Match #3-  Flavio Pagliero (ON) vs Jean Paul  lost 4-6, 4-6
 
Match #4-  Rich Vanderwal (ON) vs Nissam Lewis  won 6-4, 7-5
 
Match #5-  Joel Dembe (ON) vs Eric Gilbert  won 6-1, 6-2
 
Match #6-  Joel Dembe & Rich Vanderwal (ON) vs Eric Gilbert & Nissam Lewis  won 6-3, 7-5
 
Match #7-  Cyndy McLean & Flavio Pagliero (ON) vs Annie Morrisette & Jean Paul  won 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-3

New Online OWSA Video Library Launched

OWSA is very proud to announce that we have launched a wheelchair sports online video library.  This will allow members to watch full-video of Provincial Teams in action at National Championships and other competitions.  Currently, the video library contains OWSA's Coaching Tool Kit with in-depth video teaching coaching basics, sample drills, and basic strategy.  Just click on the sport and choose what program you would like to view the video in (media player, quick time, or flash).  Please make sure to visit the library and let us know your thoughts.  We will keep everyone updated as we continue to add videos.

The OWSA Video Library is located at www.onesharpeye.com/owsa
 

July 25-27, Toronto

Athletes must meet an entry requirement to be eligible to participate:

At Athletics:            Entry standard per event achieved at regional (below is a list of qualified athletes).

TeTennis: The tennis event is Open to all registered OWSA Members wishing to compete in the event

Please note that OWSA will not be covering the registration cost for this event as has been the case in previous years.

Funding support for transportation subsidy is available through the Games:  http://www.varietyvillage.on.ca/parasport/register/travel.htm

Registration Deadline is June 13^th.

To register please visit: http://www.varietyvillage.on.ca/parasport/register/index.htm.

Qualified Athlete List for Ontario Para-Sport Games

July 12th, Windsor, ON

The 2008 Ontario Para-Athletics Championships will be recognized by OCPSA and OWSA as the provincial championships.  The championships were formerly held in conjunction with Paralympics Ontario’s Ontario ParaSport Summer Games.

Entry into the 2008 Ontario Para-Athletics Championships is contingent on standard achievement.  Performances may have been achieved between January 1, 2007 and June 16, 2008, at any outdoor sanctioned event.

The first place finisher in each cerebral palsy (T/F 32-38) and wheelchair classification (T/F 51-58) category will be deemed provincial champion for 2008.  Athletes who do not fall into the cp and w/c classification systems &/or have not met the entry standard are welcome to compete at the championships however they will not be recognized as provincial champions.

OWSA will provide funding support for qualified athletes by way of reimbursement for up to $150.00:

• Reimbursement must be claimed following the event in order to receive the $150 support.  Claims request after August 31, 2008 will not be processed.

Registration can be found at www.jeffmay.ca/BoilingPoint 

Registration Deadline is June 20^th, 2008

Team Ontario Takes Home Bronze at Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Championships

Team Ontario arrived in Vancouver May 16 with the goal of reclaiming the gold medal they had lost last year.  The round robin did not start well for the boys from Ontario with a loss to a much improved Quebec Team.  However, Coach Steve Bialowas and the leadership of the veterans on the team were able rally the team to victories Manitoba, Alberta, and defending champions BC.  This created a 3-way tie between Ontario, BC, and Quebec (all had 3-1 records) and unfortunately after applying the tiebreaking procedure Ontario placed 3^rd putting them into the bronze medal game against Manitoba.  Team Ontario finished strong coming out with at 75-47 victory. 

OWSA is very proud of our team and congratulates them on their bronze medal finish.

Toronto Hosts Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Nationals

Toronto played host to the Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Nationals for the first time in the Championship’s history.  Ontario has hosted the event on 6 occasions during the 30 year history of the event in cities ranging from Niagara Falls to Sudbury.  The championships took place between May 9 – May 11 at Humber College and provided crowd pleasing excitement during the 3 –day competition.  In Division 2, Ontario once again found its way to the Gold Medal Game, this time meeting Manitoba.  The back and forth game provided some nervous moments for the defending champions from Ontario but with some great team play Ontario was able to come out with a 33-28 win and claim the Gold Medal for the 3^rd year in a row.  In Division 1, Ontario met Quebec in the semi-final, which proved to be the most exciting game of the tournament.  Down a goal and with a player in the penalty box, it looked like Ontario’s tournament had come to an end.  But a quick turn-over an incredible last second play by Frank Groenestege saw Ontario tie the game with 0.1 seconds remaining. In overtime, Ontario controlled the play and took the lead with 4.3 seconds left in the extra period, however, Quebec pulled out the last second heroics and managed to event the score with 1.2 seconds left on the clock.  Double overtime, belonged to Ontario and a series of turnovers allowed the home team to move to Gold Medal game with a 43-42 win.  Once again, Ontario was taking on the rivals from British Columbia from the National Championship.  The game went back and forth in the first half but as the game wore on BC took control of a tired Ontario team winning their 2^nd National Title in the past 3 years.

Congratulations to all our players and a special thank you to our Coaches Harry DeBoer and Michel Imbeault for leading our teams to great success at the National Championships.  Full Results can be found at http://www.cwsa.ca/nat-08.html

NEW TENNIS SCHEDULE RELEASED - CLICK HERE

The 2008 Wheelchair Tennis schedule has been released.  Please be sure to review the upcoming camps, clinics and competitions.  This is our busiest year yet in wheelchair tennis and we expect a great year under Provincial Head Coach Nick Parkin.