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The Renfrew Mercury - September 16, 2010
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SPORTS
Shawn Kelly, left, and son and pitman Cody Leskie accept the Renfrew Fair Demolition Derby championship trophy for the second consecutive year while Jamie Friske holds up the Jamie Wright Memorial Award. In middle photo, Glen Kennedy of Xtreme Productions presents the top hardware to Sherrill Brydges for the four-cylinder car class. At right, Kyle Cybulski receives the honour for six-cylinder cars.
Kelly drives to fair’s second consecutive derby crown PETER CLARK
peter.clark@metroland.com
Having seen good friend Jason Pasco win the Renfrew Fair demolition derby on seven occasions over the years, it is now Shawn Kelly who is etching out his own derby history. After winning a thrilling last-car standing, two-man battle over Pasco in the final last year, Kelly came back to dominate a Pascoless field on the opening night of the 2010 Renfrew Fair at the wheel of car 01 last Wednesday night, Sept. 8. The reward for the Burnstown resident was the event’s top hardware plus $750 in prize money before the usual solid fan turnout at the grandstand and in the bleachers. The serious threat of rain didn’t deter townsfolk and visitors from flocking to the fairgrounds for the derby. It rained briefly, but not enough to chase the enthusiastic crowd. Kelly was joined by pitman and son Cody Leskie to receive the championship trophy and cash prize from Glen Kennedy of Xtreme Productions, who ran the derby for the fifth year. The triumph was Kelly’s third in four demolition derbies this season. Other wins came in Gloucester and Spencerville. He outlasted Jamie Friske in car No. 27 in the final, but Friske didn’t go home empty handed. He won the Jamie Wright Memorial Award which goes to the driver of the worst – or best – wrecked car, depending on how one looks at it. Other drivers to qualify for the final in the large (eight cylinder) car field included Earl Anderson, car 18; Wes Vanderploeg, 14; Mike Wright, 4; and Sheldon Barr, 7. Two other division champions were
also declared. Sherrill Brydges in her car No. 18 was the recipient of $500 after fending off Steven Walters in the four-cylinder car final. Although six vehicles qualified for the four-cylinder feature, it was a tough night on competitors as only four cars answered the call to the post. Kyle Cybulski captured the four-cylinder division last year, and reached his second winner’s podium in as many years at the Renfrew Fair by taking home the sixcylinder title Wednesday. The Burnstown driver piloted car No. 909 past runner-up Trevor Stokes (5) in the feature event. That earned Cybulski $750. BEST DECORATED Also handed out at the 16th Renfrew derby was the trophy for the best decorated car. Six cars were entered in this category prior to the opening heat, and based on the applause from the crowd, the 2010 winner was Mary Ann Brewer with her car No. 9. Again on hand to make things run smoothly were the Renfrew Fire Department, St. John Ambulance and Dave Bennett, who supplied the equipment for the derby. Many demolition derby participants and enthusiasts already have Oct. 2 circled on their calendars. The Arnprior Fall Brawl is taking place that Saturday. The winners of V8 and V6 divisions will take home $3,000 while the four-cylinder champ will pocket $1,200. There are also cash prizes for second and third, as well as the heat winners. For more details or to enter, call Scott Rancourt at 613-227-4200 or Ed Carron at 613-623-7307 or 613-769-5775.
Trevor Clemmer in car 19, gets squeezed out in early Renfrew Fair demolition derby action Wednesday. Clemmer qualified for the four-cylinder final. Mercury photos by Peter Clark
COLUMN
Pigskin, football and food An annual highlight at Renfrew Collegiate Institute is the Raiders Pigskin Parade during Spirit Week at the high school. This year’s parade is set for Thursday, Sept. 23. The parade leaves the front of RCI at noon, winds past the Mercury and makes its way down Raglan Street en route to Lindsay Field at Ma-Te-Way Park for the Raiders football doubleheader versus the Almonte Thunderbolts. Among the attractions in the parade will be Ray McLaughlin’s prize-winning Clydesdale horses. Also this year, whether you plan to take in the football games or not, the Raiders ask, when you line the streets to take in the parade, bring an item to donate to the Renfrew and District Food Bank. The school will appreciate your support. Honour in limbo: As of last week, 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush was in jeopardy of having his award taken away, No player in the award’s 75-year history has ever had his name removed from the Heisman. That’s saying something when the list includes such outstanding citizens as 1968 Heisman winner Orenthal James Simpson. Oops. I forgot. O.J. was proven
PETER CLARK PETER’S PUTTERINGS innocent. • The Chicago Blackhawks are breathing easier these days. In lieu of the New Jersey Devils’ original contract with Ilya Kovalchuk being rescinded by an arbitrator, some teams were concerned the league might question the credibility of some other long-term contracts. One that had been under scrutiny was the Marian Hossa deal with Chicago. A source who asked not to be named said had the deal been scrapped, Hossa would have been deemed an ineligible player. The Blackhawks would have forfeited the Stanley Cup, and San Jose and Philadelphia would have met in a quick best-of-three series played on neutral ice to decide the 2010 Cup champion. * * * Roger Clemens won two of his seven Cy Young Awards in his two years with the Toronto Blue Jays. And for this week: Who was the first captain of the Vancouver Canucks?