Local players lead Canadian Chetrat determined to improveContinued from page 45Russell took it in back-to-back years in U17 rugby team to win in UKbecomes increasingly more difficult, Chetrat 2009-10, and now Chetrat holds the hon-Oakvilles Sawyer Herron scored two bounced back in the bronze-medal game, has already identified areas in which he can our.tries to lead Canadas under-17 team to a defeating the Scarborough Titans 25-20, improve.The 20-year-old White Oaks grad said its 43-24 victory over the Yorkshire under-25-20.In watching the (world trials) race, my not always easy balancing training and 16 team to open the teams United The Hurricanes will compete in the turns under water are not as fast (as they studying, but he issued himself a challenge.Kingdom tour Tuesday.national championships next month in should be), he said. Im going to be work-This year I wanted to step up and see Sherbrooke, Que.ing on getting stronger to muscle things out what I could do while Im still in school, SPORTSBRIEFSand get my turns where they need to be.Chetrat said. Sometimes its tough when Krunic, MVC U15 girls win tourneyChetrat said his performance at the trials you have exams and mid-terms. Sometimes Herron is serving as the Canadian leaves me wanting more. That has to be school suffers, sometimes swimming suf-Despite moving up an age division, Mila squads captain. Also scoring a try was welcome news to University of Toronto fers. A lot of the guys racing (on the nation-Krunic and the Mountain Volleyball Club Herrons former Abbey Park teammate, coach Byron MacDonald, who already has no al team) are not in school. They dont have 15-under girls team won gold at the 16-un-Djustice Sears-Duru.doubts about Chetrats desire to do whatever that added stress and you see when they get der Bugarski Cup-Trillium competition Abbey Parks Chris Woodhead was also he needs to in order to achieve his goals.a break from school, they see a big jump (in recently in Preston.a member of Canadas starting lineup for Zack is such a workhorse, he can take a performance).MVC finished third in its pool before the game. So was Scott Gauer, a hard workout and turn around the next Chetrat, now in his third year, has two defeating Brock, Waterdown, Kitchener-Mississauga resident who plays for the day and give you a great race. Hes a tough, years remaining due to a lighter course load Waterloo and Niagara in the playoffs.Oakville Crusaders.tough guy, MacDonald said after Chetrats to accommodate his training with John Krunic is the lone Oakville resident on Jake Yune of Oakville, an Appleby record-setting performance at the Ontario Rogers at the high performance centre at U the team.College student, is a reserve on the University Athletics (OUA) championships. of T.team.Field hockey registration openHe might be too tired to set a record but While the Olympics may still be a work in hell give you everything he has.progress, Chetrat will represent Canada at Oakville players earn OVA bronzeRegistration is now open for the Halton Thats exactly what Chetrat did for the the World University Games in China in Four local players helped the Halton Field Hockey Club's upcoming season.Varsity Blues this season. He won gold med-August. He said the opportunity to compete Hurricanes 14-under black team to a sur-Openings are still available in the youth als in the 100m and 200m butterfly at the at international events helps him when it prising bronze-medal performance at the sections (10-and-under and 11-14) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport champion-comes to representing his school.Ontario Volleyball Association champion-junior house league (high school age). ships and added a bronze in the 1,500m When youve been around the world and ships recently in Waterloo.Limited openings remain for the women's freestyle and 4x200 freestyle relay.faced a lot of different situations, it helps Samantha Creighton, Courtney Evans, league (18 and older). No previous field That came on the heels of a dominating keep me level headed, he said. Some peo-Sierra Hardy, Jordan Wales and the ninth-hockey playing experience is required.performance at the OUA championship ple let nerves get the best of them. That ranked Hurricanes went undefeated until For more information or to register, where he broke three long-standing indi-experience helps you eliminate them and the semifinals, where they fell in three sets visit www.haltonfieldhockey.com or call vidual records and helped the Blues break perform how you want.to the Markham Stingers. The Hurricanes 905-632-7522.another in the relay. His accomplishments With an important year ahead of him, earned him the University of Toronto male performing how Chetrat knows he is capable athlete of the year, continuing a streak of of will take on added significance.Oakville swimmers to win the award. 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