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Olympic dream ends
Tuesday August 19 2008


BRAMPTON - Ohenewa Akuffo desperately wanted to ride the wave of success that the Canadian women's wrestling team has been enjoying at the Summer Olympics.But despite two shots at the podium, the Brampton native couldn't find her footing.The 29-year-old was pinned in her opening bout and then lost by the skin of her singlet in the repechage in the women's 72-kilogram event at the China Agricultural University gymnasium Sunday afternoon."It's not what you want at an Olympics but that's what happens in sports," a disappointed Akuffo said. "So you go out there do your best and you look at it and evaluate and get better.""I'm very proud to be here when my teammates got the first gold medal of the Games and a bronze. We're in the top half of our sport in the world. We can't complain as a women's program."It's just the second Summer Games for women's wrestling and the national squad took two of the four medals, Carol Huynh, of Hazelton, British Columbia, won gold in the 48-kilo event and veteran Tonya Verbeek, of Beamsville, took bronze at 55 kg Saturday.But the wrestler who works at the Cambridge Home Depot missed out on the Olympic hardware."You come into it wanting to see the best and see what you can do," the University of Guelph Wrestling Club athlete said. "I'm going to go back and learn from it. Then hopefully in four years you will see me here again."It was a tough draw for Akuffo....
Lakers rally to sink Excelsiors
Tuesday August 19 2008
BRAMPTON - The Brampton Major Excelsiors had a chance to take an early stanglehold on its best-of-seven Eastern Canadian final on Sunday in Peterborough but let the two-time defending Canadian champions up off the mat.The Excelsiors, who claimed a 1-0 series...
Battalion prepares for action
Tuesday August 19 2008
BRAMPTON - The hockey season is just around the corner for fans of the Ontario Hockey League and the Brampton Battalion.The troops will open camp next Wednesday, August 27 with three days of tests and training before breaking camp and getting into its...
'Cats prepare for playoffs after rain halts final contest
Tuesday August 19 2008
BRAMPTON - The Brampton Battlecats completed the home portion of their Central Ontario Baseball Association (COBA) Major Elite regular season losing a squeaker last Tuesday night at Dash Field in Brampton.The Battlecats lost a back-and-forth game 9-8 to the...