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SPORTS AND RECREATION
Volleyball players put it all on the line Binstock hopeful he’ll make cut for Olympics
BALL HOCKEY TROPHY WINNERS Richmond Hill Stars novice ball hockey team won the South Simcoe ball hockey championships last weekend. Celebrating the win are (fourth row, from left): assistant coaches Alex Guizzetti and Giancarlo DiProspero, with head coach Paul Carreira; third row: Tom Saunders, Matthew Chiarelli, Jordan Srebot, Nicholas Pimento, Eric Vitale, Luke Balkovec, Nicholas Borisenko and Thomas Kuzmas; second row: Jacob Hodges, Matthew Gordon, Tommy Sotirakos, Logan Roberts, Matthew Yuen, Marcus Mohamed and Andreas Carreira; front row: Alesssandro Guizzetti, J.P. Binette and Gianluca DiProspero.
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Volleyball Canada has announced its two men’s and two women’s teams for the Continental Cup Olympic qualifying tournament in beach volleyball this week in Mazatlan, Mexico. For the women, the Canadian entries are Heather Bansley and Liz Maloney, both of Toronto, and Annie Martin of Sherbrooke, Que., and Marie-Andre Lessard of Ville LaSalle, Que. For the men, the Canadian pairs are former Richmond Hill resident Josh Binstock, now of Toronto, and Martin Reader of Comox, B.C., and Ben Saxton of Calgary and Christian Redmann of Toronto. The winner in both the men’s and women’s competition earns a berth for their country to the 2012 London Games. The second- and third-place teams will head to Moscow for a last chance Olympic qualifying event. If Canada earns an Olympic berth, the same teams will play off July 7 in Volleyball Canada’s Olympic Trials in Toronto to determine which will go to London. For both the men’s and women’s competition, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico will also field two pairs apiece and Costa Rica will have one entry. Selections to the Continental Cup for both men and women were based on performances on the FIVB World Tour circuit. Mr. Binstock attended Richmond Hill High School and is a chiropractor when not training intensely or in competition. Last year, friends from Richmond Hill and Vaughan, where he trained at Fabulous Fitness, organized several fundraisers to
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Josh Binstock, formerly of Richmond Hill, had the help of trainer Chris Duguay last year as he worked to get into top shape. help him cover the costs of competing on his way to the Pan-Am Games and the London Olympics. - with files by Adam Mc Lean