The Third Annual Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Angelo Tinebra Memorial Hockey for Heart needs teams for its Saturday, May 1 event at the Mohawk 4 Ice Centre.

Alfonso Tinebra was only 5-years-old when he experienced the tragic loss of his father, Angelo, from a heart attack. At only age 43, Angelo was leaving behind a 38-year-old widow and three children. Alfonso started to cope with the loss of his father through his love for hockey, and became inspired to get involved with the Heart and Stroke Foundation. He is an anti-tobacco advocate to raise awareness and prevent others from experience a similar loss.
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A number of Hamilton and area skaters participated in this year’s Ontario Winter Games at Huntsville, March 5 – 7. Skaters qualified for the Games by their placement at the 2010 Western Ontario Sectionals held last November.

Novice Ladies competitor Christina Liao, representing the Burlington Skating Club, placed sixth with 78.88 points while Lucia Krivankova-Smal, who skates at the Wentworth SC, placed 11th with 67.96 points.
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The 2010 BMO Skate Canada Synchronized Skating Championships were held March 4 – 6, 2010 in Brampton.

Representing the Burlington and Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Clubs, the Senior NEXXICE team placed first with 222.84 points. Representing the Burlington SC, NEXXICE Junior and Open teams also placed first with 172.74points and 119.24 points respectively.

In Novice, Burlington SC’s Ice Image team placed second with an overall point total of 85.04, having posted the highest score in the second free program and were only .10 away from winning the Gold medal.

Make that eight and counting for the Bulldogs.

Hamilton defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night – the Bulldogs second shootout win in as many nights – at Copps Coliseum. With the win, the ‘Dogs are now on a season-high eight game winning streak in American Hockey League play.
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Ted Ranger and Steve Smith are the recent kings of the hill. They topped area tenpin bowlers with Ranger firing a 300 and Smith bringing home 298 and 290 trophies.

Ranger was perfect for the first time at Skyway Lanes in game one, then dealt 243 and 214 for a 757 triple. Smith, after grooving a 290 and 786 (269, 290, 227), followed it shortly after with a 298 and 746 (298, 245, 203) triple at Splitsville.
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