NEW Biography on Paula Findlay

Interview with Eva Ain

Find out why you should use bikes not cars

IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE RUNNING ON CLOUDS! - Paula Findlay

Paula Findlay

3...... Biography on Paula Findlay

4...... Editorial on Fighting in hockey

5...... Interview with Eva ain

7...... Editorial on less cars, more bikes

8...... Biography on Jennifer Abel

10...... Interview with Milos Raonic

12...... Biography on Hayley Wickenhieser

14...... Editorial on WII Sports

15...... Interview with Julian de Guzman

17...... Biography on Lou Gehrig

19...... Interview with Simon Whitfield

20...... Editorial on Ryder Hesjedal

22...... Q and A / Math Corner

23...... Jokes Quizzes

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Jessica Gordon... Biography of Haley Wickenhieser, Interview with Milos Raonic, Editorial on Fighting in Hockey. Cassidy Vetteretti ... Biography on Paula Findlay, Interview with Simon Whitfield, and Editorial on fewer cars more bikes, Front Cover. Becca Sloane...Biography on Jennifer Abel, Interview with Julian de Guzman, Editorial on Ryder Hesjedal’s Victory For Cycling and Fitness in Canada. Holly Boxworth... Biography on Lou Gehrig, Interview with Eva Ain and Editorial on Wii Sports. Editing by Mr Tokes !! Paula Findlay, a Biography

By: Cassidy Vetteretti

The young Albertan triathlete, Paula Findlay has made the nation proud once again in her recent race in Sydney winning the ITU World championship Series!

Paula Findlay was born on May 26th 1989 in Edmonton, Alberta. She is 22 years old and lives right now in Victoria B.C.

Findlay has accomplished many things in her life. In July 2010, she won the ITU World Championships Series event held in London. In August she won another ITU World Championships at Kitzbuhel. She became the only female triathlete to win consecutive ITU World Championships in 2010.

She has also won an ITU World Cup race in Monterrey, Mexico in April 2010.

Paula’s competed in many different places over her career but her favourite place to compete is Austria.

Austria has a lot of downhill skiing and she feels inspired by the names of people who have won competitions. In the lodges there are pictures and names of people who have won.

Findlay feels proud to represent Canada and wear the Maple Leaf in the upcoming Olympics in London this year!!!!!! She hopes for your support!

Interview with Eva Ain by Holly Boxworth Xtreme sports has gotten a chance to sit down with Eva Ain, who has played basketball for many years.

How long have you been playing basketball? 22 years. Who or what inspired you to start playing basketball? My daddy! I’ve had a basketball in my hand starting from when I was very young. What different roles have you had in the organization or playing of basketball? I have obviously been a player. I’ve been a captain. I’ve been an assistant coach. I’ve been a coach. I’ve been a director of a basketball camp. I volunteered coaching clinics and I am a fan of the terrible team known as the Toronto Raptors. What is your favourite part of playing basketball? Being a part of a team and working together to reach the goal of winning and the camaraderie between my teammates and myself. How has playing basketball helped you in other parts of your life? It has helped me with cooperation, communication, with fitness, with work ethics and helped me to have lots of fun and travel. What are the hardest and easiest parts of playing basketball for you? The hardest part I think would be playing at such a high level, the commitment, the dedication to fitness, the dedication to maintaining a certain lifestyle, the focus that it takes to not doing what my friends are doing because I was at a tournament or something. The easiest part of playing basketball is like, being a part of a team, having lots of fun, to enjoy it. What’s the most memorable experience you’ve had in basketball? My last year of high school, we won our city championships by 32 points, and we won, I was MVP and it was the best way to end my high school career. What’s the coolest place you’ve been to for a basketball game? Hands down the coolest place I’ve been to for a basketball game was Israel. We stayed in a city called Netanya which is right on the beach and we ‘d go and train and run on the beach and then we’d go play basketball and it was the most perfect place to be. What teams have you played for? I have played for my junior high team, my high school team; I played on my university team I played on the women’s league team… Where have you been to play basketball? In Ontario there was, Toronto, Hamilton, Windsor, Ottawa, Sudbury, I’ve been to Quebec, to Montreal, Bishops, Halifax, Vancouver, Edmonton, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Baltimore, Detroit, Barbados, Israel etc. *

Editorial by Cassidy Vetteretti

Cars, cars everywhere! Most cities are ruled by cars and have no green space. People spend most of their time and money on their cars. Modern people don’t think that maybe gasoline could affect the way we live later on. Bikes, on the other hand, give you exercise, let you get out and enjoy the fresh air, and, best of all, it doesn’t hurt the Earth in any way. I think we should stop making cars because: 1. It costs a lot of money to make them and buy gasoline; and 2. Bikes are cheaper to manufacture and to buy. They also beat bikes on a hot day.

You could be thinking, “What happens if you want to go to Vancouver or someplace far away?” Lots of people go on a bike trip. A bike trip is when you put bags on the side of your bike, and you only take stuff you need, and you stay in hotels along the way!

Green Space Green spaces in cities are as important as having fewer cars, because no one wants a city with just cars, and more cars, and buildings, and smoke, and LOTS OF PEOPLE!!!!!! After work, people want a place where they can go to relax and enjoy the fresh air. The earth was meant to be covered in green space, but we ruined that years ago. People don’t realize that oil won’t last forever and that we are using way too much of it. Gas is made from oil and, in a couple of decades, oil will be gone. We will be left with a whole bunch of cars and we will have to put them in a landfill. That would make our world look bad. We should care more about the Earth because all the little children will be living in this world 20 years from now and they want a healthy world to live in!!!! By Becca Sloane

Jennifer Abel is an outstanding diver. She was Jennifer has a career as a diver, and she enjoys it proud to announce that she will be competing in immensely, but diving is not the only thing that the 2012 London Olympics. She has already brings a smile to her face. Another of her favourite competed in many other competitions, and she has pastimes is cooking. She has been indulging in come back with an incredible achievement each cooking classes in her spare time. time and even a few gold medals. You might think that because Jennifer Abel dives with such skill and at such a professional level that she focuses only on diving. That’s not entirely true. Although she is devoted to her diving career and trains 30 hours a week, she still feels compelled to figure skate.

This phenomenal athlete was born August 23, 1991, in Montreal, Quebec. Her home town is Laval. Even as a young girl, Jennifer was Jennifer Abel trains and improves at the Club determined and had a strong passion for diving. Aquatique de Montreal, or CAMO club. One of the Her desire to be plunging and flipping into the achievements CAMO has helped her reach was the water reached her when she was still very little, opportunity to combine forces with the legendary after watching her older brother jump off a diving and sublime diver Emilie Heymans. The incredible board. As a little girl, she had always looked up to and talented duo dove alongside each other in the her brother. After seeing him on that diving board, unbelievably challenging and amazing art of she was excited and ready to do the same. synchronized diving. To be able to synchronize dive is an enormous accomplishment, but to reach the To be a contender in the Olympic Games, you have podium 17 times is even more outstanding. That is to work incredibly hard and persevere through the goal Jennifer Abel and Emilie Heymans reached many challenges. That is exactly what Jennifer Abel together. had to do. She began her path to success at the age of six, when she dove into the world of competitive diving. Her never-ending improvement brought her to where she is today.

Jennifer Abel will be competing in the 2012 London Olympics, but it won’t be the first time she has taken on that challenge. She has already experienced the thrill of the Olympic Games, when she competed in Beijing four years ago, placing 13th in the world in three-metre diving.

Jennifer’s family has been extremely supportive through her long and rewarding time as a diver. A couple of days before Jennifer embarked on her journey to the 2008 Olympics, her parents gave her a beautiful gold necklace of the five Olympic rings.

Although Jennifer did not win any medals at the 2008 Olympics, she gained experience that will help her this year. Her small defeat four years ago didn’t damage her unwavering optimism. That is one of the numerous reasons she is such an inspiring athlete.

An Interview with Milos Raonic

Writer from Xtreme sports Jessica Gordon had the chance to speak with Canada’s own Milos Raonic.

J: What inspired you to start playing tennis? M: My dad had a love for tennis and always encouraged me to play. My idol growing up was Pete Sampras. He was ranked world number 1 in the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) tour for almost six years and I really liked two things about him. He could play equally well on all surfaces and he also had a fantastic serve.

J: What is your most memorable moment playing tennis? M: Winning my first ATP title was very special and something I will always remember. That tournament happened in February 2011 in San Jose, California and I won against Fernando Verdasco, one of Spain and the world’s best players. After that point, I knew I had entered a new phase in my career.

J: What is your favourite part of tennis? M: Obviously I have worked a lot on my serve to get it to be powerful but the part of the game that has the most interest for me is mastering the serve and volley. I think it is a big part of the game and I need to make it a big part of my game.

J: If you weren’t playing tennis, what would you be doing? M: Well, that is a hard one because tennis is so important to me. But I would say two things: even though it is still tennis, when I was injured last year I did colour commentary for the Roger’s Cup on Sportsnet. I really enjoyed that. But seriously, if I couldn’t do anything related to tennis I would probably follow in my mother and father’s footsteps and become an engineer.

J: How do you handle defeat? M: When I lose, I try to focus on the mistakes and weaknesses that caused me to lose. My coach, Galo Blanco, helps me with this and together we determine how I can improve and learn from my mistakes. Also, the best advice I have ever received is to always work hard. That I think will be the foundation to my success.

J: Thank you Milos for your time. Canada is very proud of you and we can’t wait to cheer you on in London 2012. M: Thank you and thanks to all your readers.

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------~/ Biography on Haley Wickenheiser

By: Jessica Gordon

Haley Wickenheiser is an ice hockey player from Canada and is widely considered the greatest female ice hockey player in the world. She plays forward position when on ice. Haley is a member of the Canadian Women’s Ice Hockey team.

She was born August 12, 1978 in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. Wickenheiser has represented Canada at the winter Olympics four times, capturing three gold medals and one silver medal. On two occasions she has been named tournament MVP, including one time at the summer Olympics for softball. Haley is currently playing for the University of Calgary hockey team.

Hockey Career- Minor Hockey

Wickenheiser started playing minor hockey on outdoor rinks in her hometown of Shaunavon when she was five years old. She played only on boy’s teams until she was thirteen years old. Wickenheiser continued playing minor hockey in Calgary, Alberta after moving there with her family. In 1991 she represented Alberta at the Canada Winter Games as Alberta captured the gold medal for the tournament with Haley scoring the game winning goal and being awarded the MVP in the final game.

International Hockey

Wickenheiser captained Canada to a gold at the 1998 Christmas Cup (World Women’s Under-22 Championship). She has also contributed to twelve gold medals for Canada at the Four Nations Cup (1996-97, 1999-2007, 2010).

At the 2006 Four Nations Cup, she served as team captain for Canada. On February 17, 2010, Haley became the all-time leading Olympic goal scorer as Canada beat Sweden 13-1.

Canada’s top female hockey player reached her record total of 16 career Olympic goals by scoring frequently first when Canada beat Slovakia 18-0 and then when Canada beat Switzerland 10-1. With a third consecutive Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey, by beating the USA 2-0, Haley now has 3 gold medals and one silver medal from the Olympics.

Personal Life

Haley’s parents are Tom and Marilyn and she has a brother named Ross as well as a sister named Jane. She lives in Calgary with her boyfriend Thomas and their son, Noah. Hockey runs in the family blood. Doug Wickenheiser, the first overall pick in the 1980 NHL entry draft, was her cousin. Haley has been studying for a degree in kinesiology at the University of Calgary and has shown an interest in attending medical school when her hockey career is over. She has been honoured in many ways. On July 15, 2011 her home tome of Shaunavon named the new 14 million dollar recreational complex after her, Crescent Point Wickenheiser Center. On June 20, 2011 she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston. Haley is also the author of an inspiring book “Gold Medal Diary – Inside the World’s Greatest Sports Event.”

The book is a diary of her training with Team Canada and the events leading up to, during, and after the 2010 Olympics.

Did you know….?

Haley is an accomplished softball player and on June 24, 2000 she was named to the Canadian softball team for the 2000 summer Olympics.

In 2003, Wickenheiser became the first woman to score a goal playing in a men’s professional league.

At the age of just 15, Haley was named to Canada’s National Women’s Team for the first time. Haley has won tons of awards including the 2007 Canadian Press Female Athlete of the year (she was the first women’s hockey player to receive the honour) and also the 2011 Canada West Player of the Year. In 2010 she gave the athletes Olympic Oath at the Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Haley is an inspiration to all Canadian hockey players, male and female, young and old. She continues to train hard for all of her future sports events and does not rely on her past successes. She just continues to look forward into the future to achieve new goals. So let’s continue to cheer her on!

WII SPORTS by Holly Boxworth Wii Sports is a video game where you can play virtual sports. It includes Baseball, tennis, bowling, boxing and golf. It is very easy to play and it is also many people’s favourite Wii game. The Wii has been a big part of many lives at some point and we (Xtreme Sports) think that it was a good idea to include Wii Sports in the Wii package. Wii Sports encourages children to try out new sports and activities. The Wii is not like other video games where you just sit down and twiddle your day away while all you are strengthening are your thumbs; you actually go through the motion of hitting a baseball, volleying a tennis ball, hitting a golf ball, rolling a bowling ball or punching someone during a boxing match. You strengthen most of the muscles that you would while playing a sport when you are actually just playing a virtual sport! Wii has developed many other games but Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort are the best in my opinion. Many young gamers enjoy playing Wii Sports because it is one of the first games they play; the reason why it is one of the first games they play is because it comes with the Wii. Although Wii Sports is just a game, we recommend it to all youth to adolescent gamers across the globe!

Julian de Guzman

Julian de Guzman is a great soccer player who plays soccer for the Toronto Football Club. He was born March 25, 1981 in Toronto. Becca Sloane interviewed him about his phenomenal soccer career.

What position do you play?

I play midfield.

When did you start your professional career and where?

I was playing for North Scarborough youth soccer club in Toronto when a scout from the French club Olympique Marseille asked me to join. I went on to become a first team regular with FC Saarbrucken in the German Second Bundesliga in the 2001-2002 season. The next year (in 2002), I played for the German First Bundesliga, and I was only the third Canadian to play in that league. In 2005, I signed for the club Deportivo de La Coruna in Spain. I was the first Canadian to play in Spain’s first division. I was the team’s player of the year in 2007-2008.

When did you join Toronto FC?

I joined in 2009 and played my first game in Los Angeles against the Galaxy.

How many times have you played for Canada?

I’ve played for Canada 43 times, including in World Cup and Olympic qualification tournaments.

Do you get recognized by soccer fans in Toronto?

Just walking around the city and going to restaurants and malls and whatever, yeah, I do get recognized. It’s a special feeling for someone like me, growing up in Toronto and dreaming of being a professional football player, and now I’m here playing in my backyard. Being appreciated in my hometown is great.

How much attention is professional soccer getting in Toronto?

It hasn’t reached the status that it has in Europe, but now that there’s a professional team in Toronto, it’s getting more attention. And there are a lot of people from different cultures in Toronto who are fans.

You were having a bit of trouble in the previous two years, but now you’ve reached a turnaround. What helped you get where you are now?

I had an injury, but I’m recovered and I’m a stronger person mentally and also physically. In the past, when I’ve started playing with a new club, it has always taken me a while to adjust. But I’ve always been a student of the game, which I love very much, and I’ve adjusted. One thing a lot of European players who come here have had to adapt to is the travelling, the time changes and the amount of games we play.

Do you have any siblings?

I have a sister, Jenelle, and a brother, Jonathan, who plays in Holland for the team Eredivisie side Feyenoord.

What’s your favourite place to go on vacation?

I love to visit Spain.

What do you play in your iPod on game day?

Madlib, Mos Def, and reggae.

What’s the best meal you make?

Pasta is the best meal I make, but my grandma and my mom make great jerk chicken.

By: Cassidy Vetteretti How many Olympic medals have you won in your career?

I have won 2 medals at the Olympics, one silver at the 2008 Beijing Games and 1 gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. I will be attending the upcoming 2010 London Olympic Games.

Have you won any other big medals or awards?

I have won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, 2002. I have won bronze at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg 1999.

Did you play any sports as a kid that you enjoyed just as much as triathlon?

As a young boy I played soccer and at the age of 11 I started Kids of Steels, triathlons for young ones.

Tell me a little about yourself.

My full name is Simon St. Quentin Whitfield. I am a Canadian Triathlete. I was born on May 16 th 1975, in Kingston, Ontario and I am 37 years of age.

What does it feel like to win a gold medal for Canada?

My goal was to get Canada on the podium, hear the anthem playing and seeing the flag rise. It feels great to learn that you have won an Olympic gold medal!!!!!

What inspires you, what training do you do to be the best?

It’s not showing up at the gym everyday doing 110% because next time you go out it won’t do it for you, just keep it simple and do your best everyday!

Lou Gehrig: A Man of Pure Courage

Henry Louis Gehrig, more popularly known as “Lou Gehrig”, was born June 19th, 1903 in Yorkville, New York City, New York. He attended PS 132 in Manhattan, Commerce high school also in Manhattan and Colombia College. In 1923 (he was 20 years old) he substituted for Wally Pipp, a player in the New York Yankees a MLB team. A few days later, the manager, Joe McCarthy, asked him to be a first baseman in the Yankees. Gehrig became one of the members of what is known as the “Murderer’s Row” which was the first 6 people in the batting sequence. Later in his career he earned the nickname the “Iron Horse” because he played the most consecutive games (2,130 Lou Gehrig games). During one game he suffered a lumbago attack, but he still got credit for being in the starting lineup for the game because he had already been at bat. Cal Ripken jr. broke his record 56 years later. He played 2,632 games in a row. In 1939 Gehrig was at a golf course and people noticed him shuffling his feet while he was walking. Later on he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, which became known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”. This was his speech to his fans when he left baseball: Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn’t consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day? Sure, I’m lucky. Who wouldn’t consider it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball’s greatest empire, Ed Barrow? To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow, Miller Huggins? Then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology, the best manager in baseball today, Joe McCarthy? Sure, I'm lucky. When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat, and vice versa, sends you a gift — that’s something. When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in white coats remember you with trophies — that’s something. When you have a wonderful mother-in-law who takes sides with you in squabbles with her own daughter — that's something. When you have a father and a mother who Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth work all their lives so that you can have an education and build your body — it's a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed — that's the finest I know. So I close in saying that I might have been given a bad break, but I've got an awful lot to live for. Thank you. — Lou Gehrig at Yankee Stadium, July 4, 1939

Lou Gehrig died at 10:10pm on June 2, 1941 at his home in the Riverdale section of Bronx New York.

Editorial

By Becca Sloane

Ryder Hesjedal is a phenomenal biker. His hard work and perseverance have led him to an incredible win. He captured first place in the amazing and challenging Giro d’Italia bike race. Not only did he win a huge trophy, he also won inspiration for young Canadian bikers when he crossed the finish line first.

Ryder’ achievement reached the status it has reached around the world because he was the first Canadian ever to win a Grand Tour such as the Giro d’Italia or the Tour de France. Although the name Giro d’Italia isn’t tossed around the population as much as the Tour de France, it is still ranked the second biggest bike race (behind the Tour de France). With that in mind, you can see why winning it is such a huge accomplishment.

The way Ryder Hesjedal rose up and proved to everyone what an outstanding athlete he really is will help encourage other Canadian to cycle more. Ryder’s determination and resilience will be an essential asset in pushing Canadians to increase the amount of times they get out on their bikes every week. Cycling can be a great way to reach the goal of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, something that many Canadians want.

Ryder’s victory has had such a positive reaction because, like everyone else, he didn’t have an easy road to success. His unbelievable skill level is the result of many years of hard work. It’s influential for Canadians because it shows you that great things come from hard work.

Another reason Ryder Hesjedal’s big success will empower others to get out on their bikes more often is that hundreds of people look up to him and think of him as a role model. When you have a role model, you are likely to follow in their footsteps or try to do similar things. There aren’t many people who are capable of cycling at the competitive level Ryder Hesjedal cycles at, but they will still be able to put a considerable amount of effort into a sport they love. Ryder raises the Giro d’Italia trophy in Milan on May 27

When was hockey invented?

The history of Ice hockey is believed to have started in Canada in the 1850s. Where did soccer come from?

Soccer originated in England in the early 19th century. When did Sidney Crosby start playing hockey?

He started playing hockey when he was 2 or3! Who do you predict will win the Stanley Cup?

We predict that either LA will win in Game 6 or The Devils will win in Game 7. Which came first, cross country skiing or alpine skiing?

Cross country skiing came first. People started alpine skiing around 1861 and people started cross country skiing in the 1850s.

1. David Beckh am scored 16 goals at one tournament, 13 goals at another tournament, and 12 goals at other tournament and 15 goals during the league. What is the mean of the goals he’s scored?

2. The longest distance anyone has ever jumped is 8.95m. Turn this data into cm, mm, and km.

3. Usain Bolt broke the record for the 100 meter sprint. He ran it in 9.52 seconds! Divide 9.52 by28. Multiply the quotient by 33. Show what you did to solve the problem.

4. Laban Moiban won the Ottawa marathon (42 km) with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes and 12.9 seconds. On average, how long did it take him to run each kilometre?

5. The Los Angeles Kings lost 25 games this season. They won 40 games this season and they tied 32 teams. Multiply them stogether.

Answers: #1. 14 #2. 895mm, 89.5cm, 0.895km #3. 11.22 #4. Just over 3 mins #5. 32000

Would you rather? Jump off a bridge or Jump into a pool of alligators? Be a professional soccer player or Hockey player?

What washes up on micro beaches? Micro waves! Why did the boy put lipstick on his forehead? To make up his mind! Why did the boy scream when he opened the fridge door? Because he saw the salad dressing! What did the mother lollipop say to her son and husband when they left for a race? So long suckers! What did the mother buffalo say to her son when he left for a swim meet? Bye son! (Bison)

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