Wednesday, July 29, 2009 y WATERLOO REGION RECORD y Sports, D9 Argos receiver Bruce not on field

The Canadian Press

MISSISSAUGA — Arland Bruce III is still a Toronto Argo- naut, at least for now. The Argos returned to the practice field Tuesday without Bruce. The start slotback was barred from the team last week by head coach Bart Andrus and it’s obvious the two remain at odds. The five-foot-11, 194-pound Bruce didn’t attend team meet- ings Tuesday morning and wasn’t on the field when practice began afterwards. Bruce was reportedly poised to rejoin his teammates before being told by club officials earlier in the morning to stay away. Bruce met with Argos GM on Sunday but it’s RECORD STAFF Andrus who is said to have final Alysha Doede, 13, of Waterloo (left) a national judo champion in the under-15, under-57 kilogram weight class, works out with Alyssa Ronayne, 12, say on his future. And on Tues- of Cambridge at the Kaizen Judo Club in Kitchener. day, the first-year CFL head coach made it very clear he doesn’t want Bruce around. “He’s not here today because I don’t want him here today,” Judo clubs rake in medals Andrus said emphatically. “That’s why. bridge YMCA judo club, and Wa- finishes and bronze medals. “This “We’re looking at a lot of Local athletes beat rival Team Quebec terloo’s M & D Siladi judo club. year, we really turned things different things, a lot of different to bring home 21 gold, 12 silver and With Ontario’s rival province around,” says Zettl. “It was a sight ways to bring this to a resolu- winning 18 medals, “this was the to be seen with Ontario winning tion. But right now I do not want 17 bronze at championships in Calgary first time in approximately 10 those 21golds.” him around the team.” years that we’ve taken more gold The ongoing Bruce saga is Local judoka contributed to a medals than Quebec,” notes Zettl. Local medalists from 2009 Ca- certainly garnering attention. milestone victory for Team Ontar- Andrew For the championship, Team On- nadian Youth Judo Champi- Maybe three or four reporters io at the Canadian Youth Judo Coppolino tario’s squad of 96 athletes (second onships by age groups attend a typical Argos practice, Championships for under-15, Kids in only to Quebec’s 139) was selected Under-20 but Tuesday’s session attracted under-17, and under-20 age divi- Sports through qualifying events going Cynthia Beleno-Stitt (Kaizen): roughly triple that amount. sions in Calgary earlier this back to last fall. gold, over-78 kg female division Andrus didn’t bring Bruce to month. “We had eight cooperative DusanSarenac (Kaizen): silver, Winnipeg for last Friday’s 19-5 Athletes from the Kaizen and training sessions in Ajax, Bramp- under-90 kg male victory against the Blue Bomb- Asahi judo clubs helped their petitive levels for which to strive. ton, Hamilton, Kitchener, and the Zachary Marshall (Kaizen): ers, saying he was disciplining provincial team beat rival Team With six local judo clubs, the University of Toronto,” Zettl says. bronze, under-90 kg male the six-year Argo for breaking Quebec en route to bringing home region is increasingly a judo hot- “That’s how we got the team to- Under-17 team rules. Instead of quietly an impressive 21gold, 12 silver, and bed. The proof is on the podium gether to work on technical com- Katherine Heffernan (Asahi): accepting the move, Bruce, in 17 bronze medals. with nearly one-quarter of Team ponents and for the coaching staff silver, under-44kgfemale his eighth CFL season, made Bob Zettl, owner and president Ontario’s 50 medals coming from to get to know the kids.” Johnny Nagy (Kaizen): silver, matters worse by publicly crit- of Kitchener’s Kaizen club and Kaizen and Asahi athletes. The work and travel paid off for under-55kg male icizing Andrus and Team Ontario head coach, praised The Kaizen club claimed eight the clubs and the provincial team Megan Nagy (Kaizen): bronze, Kerry Joseph. the spirit and technical quality of medals (three gold, two silver and in terms of the medal count, even under-63kg female Bruce remained very non- the Ontario competitors and espe- three bronze), while Asahi, also of though Ontario sent 43 fewer Under-15 committal about Bruce’s return, cially our local athletes. “For a lot Kitchener, won three medals (one athletes than Quebec. Kaleb Smith (Kaizen): gold, saying he’s not broached that of the kids in this region, it was gold and two silver). It’s important to recognize that under-34 kg male subject yet. But both Andrus’s their first time at nationals and Mark Burgess, Asahi head gold medals won by local athletes Christian Melendez (Asahi): body language and the emphatic they did very well.” coach, says that his podium ath- Cynthia Beleno-Stitt, Kaleb silver, under-42 kg male tone of his voice as he spoke Across the country, about letes were on a trajectory to win- Smith, Monika Burgess, and Monika Burgess (Asahi): gold, strongly suggested Bruce’s days 100,000 kids and adults practise ning and previously “had been Alysha Doede make them Canadi- under-52 kg female in Toronto were numbered. what is the world’s most popular medaling all over the place. But an national champions in their Alysha Doede (Kaizen): gold, “No,” Andrus said when self-defense sport, according to there were a few kids at the nation- respective weight divisions. under-57 kg female asked if he’s spoken to Bruce. “I Greg Butrey, media director of als for the first time and this was Team Ontario, and by exten- Philip Leeman (Kaizen): had a nice talk with him last Judo Ontario. their entry to this level of the sion the clubs at the foundation of bronze, under-66 kg male Thursday and that was enough.” In addition to its recreational sport. They performed up to my the provincial program, has seen Fuelling the speculation was the Argos signing receiver Chad status, judo has been an Olympic expectations.” steady progression in national Andrew Coppolino’s column appears sport since the 1964 Tokyo games There also were participants in competitions. In 2006, Team On- Wednesdays. He can be reached at Lucas to the active roster Tues- and offers kids the highest com- the tournament from the Cam- tario collected mostly fifth-place [email protected] day. Lucas played for Andrus with the of NFL Europe in 2006. Andrus did say had Bruce handled the situation better, he Vikings coach says Favre not coming back likely would’ve rejoined the squad Tuesday. “I would say there would’ve ately offer a comment from Hat- season. situation already for them to deal been a good possibility because QB decides 18 tiesburg, Miss., where he worked Favre came out of retirement with, and now they will likely face that’s the way a professional seasons is enough out with high school players this last year to play for the New York a whole new set of inquiries with responds when they’re repri- summer in a bid to keep in shape Jets. He retired again, had surgery the job up for grabs all over again. manded,” Andrus said. “The The Associated Press for a potential return to the NFL. in May to alleviate a torn biceps Favre’s decision comes at the fundamental reason (Bruce isn’t “It was a rare and unique op- tendon and then openly flirted 11th hour. Vikings players will with Argos) is him and the re- MINNEAPOLIS — Brett Favre portunity to consider adding not with the idea of coming back again begin arriving in Mankato for action that he had with being won’t be coming out of retirement only a future Hall of Fame quar- with the Vikings, the Packers’ training camp on Wednesday, with disciplined. to play for Minnesota. terback but one that is very famil- NFC North rival. a mandatory reporting day of “It all lies there.” Vikings coach Brad Childress iar with our system and division,” After two months of rehab, Thursday and the first practice on Bruce, 31, has been Toronto’s confirmed to The Associated Childress said in a statement on Favre told Childress he didn’t Friday. leading receiver the past three Press in a text message Tuesday the team’s website. “That does not think he had enough in him to get Now it’s back to square one, seasons and his absence would that the three-time MVP quarter- detract from the team that we through a full season. though Childress has said he seem to hurt an offence that’s back for the Green Bay Packers have.” Now Childress has some dam- believes the Vikings will be good struggled this season. The Argos would not join his team when The decision is a crushing blow age control to do with Tarvaris with or without Favre. are 2-2 and tied with Hamilton training camp opens later this for the Vikings, who openly court- Jackson and Sage Rosenfels, the “As we have consistently com- for second in the East Division week. Favre’s decision was first ed Favre all summer. two veterans who were expected to municated, we feel good about our despite averaging 256 passing reported by The Star Tribune on Adding Favre would have been compete for the job before the team and they have put forth a yards a game — third-worst in its website. viewed by many as the final piece Favre drama began for a second tremendous effort this off-season the CFL. Childress told the paper Favre for a team that already has star straight year. preparing for the season ahead,” Without Bruce and injured did not want to put himself running back Adrian Peterson Jackson and Rosenfels were he said. “With this behind us, we veteran Andre Talbot, Toronto’s through the grind of a 19th NFL and a stingy veteran defence that peppered with questions about look forward to getting to Manka- most experienced and produc- season. returns nearly intact from last Favre during the team’s mini- to and getting training camp un- tive receiver is sophomore Reg- Favre himself did not immedi- year’s NFC North championship camps this summer. It was a testy der way.” gie McNeal.

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