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14          Issue #80  July 2019                                                           www.sportsenergynews.com


                                                                                                                          Champion.    Canada  finished
                                                                                                                          2nd in their group only to be
                            The RUFFO Report                                                                              eliminated in the round of 16 by

                                                                                                                          Sweden.  Canada was down 1-0
                            with Perry Ruffo                                                                              in the second half when at the

                                                                                                                          69th minute, they were awarded a
                                                                                                                          penalty shot and I’m sure that our
                                                                                                                          entire country was expecting to see
         By Staff Writer                       this award is a student athlete who:                                       the captain, Christine Sinclair step
                                               “Exemplifies the embodiment of a
          • In mid June, Holy  Trinity  student athlete by demonstrating                                                  up for the shot.  I mean Sinclair
        Catholic     Secondary       School    the ability to combine the rigors                                          has  182  goals  in  286  matches.
                                                                                                                          This ranks her second in most
        honoured their top athletes from  of academic excellence and
                                                                                                                          career international goals scored
        the  past year  during their  15th  integrity with outstanding athletic
                                                                                                                          by a female or male soccer player

        Annual Athletic Awards Banquet.  prowess.”  Congratulations to all
                                                                                                                          worldwide behind only  Abby
        Awards  for most improved and  the HT athletes who competed for
                                                                                                                          Wambach with 184 goals.   The
        most valuable player were handed  their school.
        out to many athletes from a variety                                                                               penalty shot was taken by future
        of teams at both the junior and          • A special congratulation goes                                          Canadian star Janine Beckie –
                                               out to long time coach Bruce                                               a great save was made by the
        senior levels.   The major award
                                               Ciccarelli who was honoured for   Madison Ruffo The Falcon Award           Swedish goalkeeper and Canada
        winners were:  Alyse Butler &
                                               his 29 years of service at both St.  for top Student Athlete.              would be eliminated from the
        Cody  Van Loon - Most  Valuable                                                                Photo Submitted
        Contributor Award, Ryan Stephens       Joe’s and Holy Trinity.  Whether it                                        tournament.   This brought back
        – Junior Male  Athlete of the          was “teatime” or game time, Mr.      and appreciation as nearly 3 million   the memories of Wayne Gretzky’s
        Year, Hailey Rose Kelly – Junior       Ciccarelli always understood that    fans attended  the victory  parade.     snub during the 1998  Winter
        Female Athlete of the Year, Jeremy     it was academics before athletics.   There is a strong likelihood that     Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
        Latour – Senior Male  Athlete of         • The Toronto Raptors are NBA  finals’ MVP Kawhi Leonard stays             -Congratulations to all the
        the  Year and Kelly Brissard –  Champions, and this marks the  with the Raptors next season with  students who have graduated high
        Senior Female Athlete of the Year.  first time in the history of the NBA  hopes of a repeat.  #WeTheNorth         school and who will be moving on

        Madison  Ruffo  was  honoured  that a team outside of the United              • The St. Louis Blues are Stanley   to ‘Bigger & Better Things”.  An
        with  The Falcon  Award for top  States has captured the title.  The        Cup Champions!  We may not have       extra  special  shout-out  to  all  of
        Student  Athlete.   The winner of  hometown fans showed their love                                                you that have shared the pitch, ice,
                                                                                    had a Canadian team in the finals,
                                                                                    but the Blues had 19 Canadian-        floor, or court with the members
                                                                                                                          of my family.
                                                        Cornwall’s Oldest Paint,    born players on their  roster so
                                                         Blind & Shutter Store.     maybe we did win the Cup?  Is it        “Congratulations!   Today is
                                                    Family owned Business Since 1988
                                                                                    October yet?!                         your day.   You’re off to Great
                                                                                                                          Places!  You’re off and away!”
                                                                                      -By  the time this article is
            Presents “Famous Sports Quotes”                                         read,  we  will  have  crowned  the     My name is Perry Ruffo & this

                                                                                    2019  FIFA Women’s World  Cup  has been the RUFFO Report.
          “You can have results or excuses, not both.”
                                             Arnold Schwarzenegger


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                                                 Made in  Canada
                       Since 1988
                                                Celebrating 31 years                Jeremy Latour – Senior Male Athlete of the Year and Kelly Brissard
                                                                                    – Senior Female Athlete of the Year.  Alyse Butler & Cody Van Loon -
                                                Quality & Service At The Right Price!  Most Valuable Contributor Award.  Madison Ruffo The Falcon Award
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