Sudbury's Kaelyn Pitre and Stephan Ayotte
won gold and bronze medals, respectively, at the second Ontario
Cup Short Track speed skating event of the year held in
Kitchener Dec. 3 and 4.
The medalists were among eight members of the
Sudbury Sprinters Speed Skating Club that competed in the
Ontario Cup including Kelsey Pitre who placed fifth and Amber
Ranich who came in seventh place.
With her performance in Kitchener, Alyssa
Hreljac joined six of her fellow sprinters by qualifying for
the March 2006 Provincial Short Track Championships in
London.
The next test for the Sudbury Sprinters comes
Jan. 14 and 15 at a long track speed skating event in Sault
Ste. Marie. The Provincial Long Track Championships are
scheduled for the following weekend, Jan. 21 and 22, in
Ottawa.