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- SOIRT S E SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sIeblanc@miltoncanadianchampon.com *"Royal' experience awaits rider GRAHAM PAINE CANADIAN CHAMPION HOLDING COURT: Bishop Reding's Melina Mansing drives past Georgetown's Amber Cubitt during senior girls Division 1 quarterfinal play Tuesday afternoon. Reding won 45-41. For story, see page A26. 12-year-old equestnian thnilled about debuting ai Royal Wrnter Fair By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Jenny Matteil doesn't have to Jtravel far to practise ber favourite pastime, but sure goes the extra mile to ensure sbe excels at it. Living a stone's tbrow away [rom Savannah Ridge Stables, tbe 12- year-old esearpment resident spends eountless bours boning ber timing and tecbnique witb ber 10- y car-oid ch'n tgeldi ng pony, Sbrunk in the Wasb. To turtber enbanee tbat cbemn- istry - a major prerequisite to suc- cess in Ontarios Small Pony Hunter A circuit - tbe pair can be found joined at tbe bîp wefl belore and long alter tbeir daily Iessons and rides. And to sayJenny cbenisbes every minute of it would be sometbing of an understatement. 1I just love bim (Sbrunk in tbe Wasb). He's got so mucb personali- ty and just loves life," hcamcd tbe GRAHAM PAINF /CAHADIAN CHAMPION JUST GRAZIN': Jenny Matteli and Shrunk in the WVash take a break from preparations for this weekends Royal Wînter Fair. young equestrian, wbile patting down ber beloved pantner in a preparation staîl tbis past weekend. "We're opposites. He's got a real spark, and l'm tbe one thats got to keep bim in control (in tbe ring)." Jenny's become quite adept ai tbat since ber family purcbased Sbrunk in tbe Wasb two-and-a-half years ago. Particularly strong jumpers and fundamentally sbarp in ail aspects of bunter, tbe duo consis- tently found itself in tbe ribbons (top eigbt) tbis past season and enjoyed. a grand champion finisb at Palgrave. Placing fifîb overaîl in tbe series, Jenny and Sbrunk in the Wasb have stamped tbeir ticket to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair - and will make their mucb-anticipated debut at Torontos Exhibition Place thîs weekend. e see EXTREMELY on page A26 Trio Iead Tomahawks to D-3 provincial lacrosse titie The Mississauga Tomahawks laid dlaim to Ontanios Division 3 junior mens field lacrosse titie Sunday, thanks in no smnall part to a Milton trio. Ail key pieces of the Under- 19 cham- pionship contingent - that delivered a dominating day at Mississaugas Hershey Field - Bryden Curran, Brandon Grant and Gavin Lecky led the Tomahawks to a 9-3 rout of Niagaras second-entry team. An offensive cornerstone - due to bis speed and aggressiveness - Curran helped Mississauga get out to a strong start, ereating a number of big scoring opportunities and netting one bimself. He was also a sparkplug earlier in the day, when tbe Tomahawks squashed Kitchener-Waterloo 9-1 in tbe semnifinals. Mueh like in the finals, Mississauga jumped ahead early and maintained con- stant pressure on K-W The Tomahawks' depth factored beav- ily into hotb games, partieularly the finals wbere tbey isolated Niagara's key sniper - a Feam Ontario player - and in doing so essentially sbut down their attack. Lecky was rock solid in net ail day and was especially impressive in tbe finals, turning back big shots by Niagara in ail four quarters to keep Mississauga in con- trol [rom start to finish. This marked one of bis hest efforts of the year. Carrying the long pole this season, Grant provided a formidable take-away game and a great physical presence, par- ticularly in the finals. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Brandon Grant, Gavin Lecky and Bryden Curran celebrate with the D-3 trophy. 0111111111là,.- ption Prescri for Addiction SHORT VERSION (iboui dependcnq, and ciddiction Io opiold -f. iwil'oni, hiitit, fliffi 1 did not li'(1111 Io be on 111(il ivas Ilicy s(ild. -So lono a,ý)-oii m-c lahino Illew o ./min. yau zcoii -oinc 1'u ivonl li(ii,(> ii 1woblein willi ifm1ý (m- a(t leiclit sm-, bi m itic opieýi11 ", 1 , he Iii-obl(>ýti is lai-oc. I'coffle (ii-c dvim). I'coffle (ii-c ilito 01riýý Iormul Im'r Tuesday, November 9th at 7:OOpm Limited Seating, RSVP to info@anewclinic.com indicating your attendance. The event is free, and Iight refreshments wiII be provided. Look forward to seeing you there! ~ Dispensary at&q / 59A f; 327 Bronte St. S.,3 Milton 905-878-0070