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A20 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 SPORTS EDITOR. STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sIeblanc@haltoflsearch.com Winter gearing up for lacrosse worlds deserves everythrng hie gets because he's a big part of our athletic community Winter is a startrng offensive lineman and defensive end on the gnidiron. He toied with Burhington's Jr. A lacrosse teami last year, fol- iowîng a lengthy tenure withmn bis hometown Mavenicks' minor rep system. To say the least, comapeting for England provides an exciting chapter to his ongorng athlenic career. "Every time 1 watch lacrosse on TV it's the samne guys that l'Il be playîng agarnst so, yeah, l'm a bit nervous. It will be a great experience," said Wînir His eligibility for the English squad cornes fromn the fact that bis parents emigrated to Canada in 1976. Once done high school, Wintrr hopes to study kinrsiology at university - and is stili eycîng a lacrosse scholarship. By Pat Stubbs SPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION There must be somne mtstake here - someone flot old enough to, purchase a six- pack is going to play in the world lacrosse championship witb some of the globe's finest players? After a uie research it was concluded that no mistakes bad bren made and 18-year-old Miltonian Kevin Winter would inderd be part of next montb's international sbowcasr, competing for England. A grade 12 student at Bishop Reding Secondary Sehool, Wintrr bas bren playing lacrosse as long as hie bas bren going te, scbool. And ail that experience serms to be payrng off. Recently chosen to play for England, be'l fly to London near the end of the montb to meet bus trammates at a last-minute training camp befote heading off to Halifax for the worlds, which England will kick off May 14 with a showdown against Iroquois. Needless to say, the next several werks will test hts stamina as much as bis skill. English scouts baven't actually seen Winter play, but he's obvtously received enough endorsement from his Canadian lacrosse coaches - who aren't the only ones singing bis praises. 'He's extremrly mature. He's doing well academically. Hes not a rock-head," 'saici Bishop Rrding athlrtic director Joe jurus, Oh, so close!. Priceý Eagles edged in Dl national finals By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Ayear ago - aimost 10 the day - Matt Plrice tuned in t0 watch his soon-to-hc Boston C ollege Lagles get cclipsed 2-1I hy Wisconsin in the ,NCAA Division 1 finals. At the trne, the 18-ycar-old Mihlonian could only imagine the agony of corning that close to a nation- aI championship, only to fali short. The sprrdy winger nerd wondrr no M t rc longer, witb his Mt rc Eagles bring edgrd by the Micbigan State Spartans 3-1 Saturday evenrng in St. Louis, Missouni in the Frozen Four finale. Losing the titîr garne would have bren tough rnough to swallow, but the fact that the gamne winner carne with a mere 18.9 seconds rrrnaining made it ail the more difficult to chock down. "lî's bard to explain just how hrart- breaking this is,' the Boston Courege freshrnan said Sunday aftermoon - the sting of the previous nights defeat stîll ail too fresh. "You work the wholr sea- son toward tbis and to corne that close and know you could have done il, it hurts. Itfs tough to put rnto words." Add in a few other factors - like the Fagles going int ibe national champi- -see PRICE on page A21 AUCTIO DANAE M tain HyuflDRI Apru 142 THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR 1 W'îll play for Englawl at upcoming championships