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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, D ec em be r 20 ,2 01 8 | 42 helped his country defend the gold medal at the World Indoor Lacrosse Champi- onships. "As a kid, you never think playing lacrosse that you're going to have a chance to represent your country," he said. "Getting to play for Team Canada, and then being able to win a world championship - it was incredible." Chapman returned home where he completed his hat trick, winning the Mann Cup - Canada's se- nior championship - for the third time in four years with the Brampton Excelsi- ors. For most of his career, Chapman worked as an emergency room nurse at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington. He said that his co-workers were always very supportive, and he could always find someone to trade shifts to allow him to play the game he loved. For the last few years, he has worked in infection control at the hospital. The new job had more regular hours, making it easier to balance lacrosse, his career and his family life with his wife Sarah and their three kids. Now, he'll focus on giv- ing his kids the same oppor- tunities that he had. "In Acton, being a small town, you had the opportu- nity to play anything you wanted," he said. It was lacrosse, though, where Chapman left his mark with a career - even he could not have foresee- n."I definitely didn't expect to play 17 years," he said, "but man, it was fun." ronto Leaside, North Hal- ton blanked Durham West 5-0, with Hailey Tanti con- tributing a goal and three assists. The win earned the Twisters a spot in the quar- ter-finals, where they got a goal and an assist from Saf- Ella Petrusa scored twice and set up another to lead the North Halton Atom AA Twisters to a 4-1 win the gold-medal game at the 36th annual Kanata Girls Hock- ey Association Competitive Tournament. The Twisters, icing a team at the atom AA level for just the second time, bounced back from losses in their first two games to win four straight to take the championship, capped by the victory over the tourna- ment hosts in the final. Sara Hillock and Violet Salmon also scored in the championship game. Twister goalies Sophie Lust and Kalleigh Crom- well allowed just two goals over the final four games. After a 2-0 loss to Bur- lington and a 3-1 loss to To- fyre Flood in a 4-0 win over Peterborough. Olivia Shamblaw, Jordyn Palmer, Sophie Viola also scored while Adeline Coish-Ric- ci had a pair of assists. North Halton then ad- vanced to the final with a 5-1 win over Aurora in the semifinals. Olivia Van Sick- le had two goals for the Twisters with Cassandra Randell, Petrusa and Tanti also chipping in with goals. Salmon, Viola, Megan Linton, Randell, Van Sickle and Petrusa each earned game MVP awards. COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTED TWISTERS CLAIM ATOM AA GOLD IN KANATA The North Halton Atom AA Twisters won six straight games, including a 4-1 victory over the hosts, to claim the gold medal at the 36th Annual Kanata Girls Hockey Association Competitive Tournament. Team members are: (back row, from left) assistant coach Kiara Jefferies, head coach Stephanie Barnhardt, Megan Linton, Hailey Tanti, Jordyn Palmer, Sara Hillock, Ella Petrusa, assistant coach Jaime Ricci, Sophia Viola, Adeline Coish-Ricci, assistant coach Dylan Barnhardt, Taya Robinson, Cassandra Randell, Olivia Van Sickle, trainer Diana Cromwell, (middle row, from left) Carley Chalmers, Violet Salmon, Saffyre Flood, Olivia Shamblaw, (front row, from left) Sophie Lust and Kalleigh Cromwell. North Halton Twisters Continued from page 41 CO-WORKERS AT BURLINGTON HOSPITAL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE