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SPORTS SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sIeblanc@miltoflcafadiaflchampiol.com ,Another stellar year for M«ilton z 00 à athleics in Mlton. Local tearos andi z inelïieicials slîoiî iti,loughii hIe 0 Sregioci, provice, connt' and et-en ilic ivnorld. * Here aie the iîîp 2i Iligliligliis- in c'rl'gtical ortcr (ils Iiioel as % possible) - lroi 2010. wiîh apolo- .gies t0 (luuse n h1o carned clistioieion Sbuti nere iîo ini-Ielcl Uýaind-eonîiing icsyearl jskier Tr:vis Grisgthslis at ofte m1ipics -sriga e'oetin"(reser\'cdl foi- \S i211i12i with (i)Ivrpic îuutciîial) at l'Februars' \intcr (,aincs in Vancomes r. Tlic 18 s carolc ruralI \lIIonianî, 2000110i c)sas"oII \\,Is also highlightecl b a credlihle internta tional debut in Lake Placici and a bronze ai the senior national chamn pionships in Calgary. A Silke Hvncs delivcrcd an ciicoir- aging deîct at the Biathlon Youtb and Junior World Cbampionships in Swedcn. The I 7-year-old rural Miltonian placed 73rd in the open- ing 10-km individual event and 7lst in the 6-km sprint race. Giving new meaning to the word endurance, adventure racer Harper Forbes and bis Untamed New England îeam successfully complet- cd the Wenger Patagonian Expediion Race - a 600-km trek across tbe southem most region of South America. Widely considered the world's toughest expedition - one that was only finished by baîf of the 14 teams in this year's field - the Patagonian included hiking, mountain climbing and kayaking. Adding to Milton District High Sebool's recent volleyball success, the Mustangs' junior girls capped an unheaten season in dramatic fasb- ion - pulling out a tiebreaking win over the Assumption Crusaders (25- 18, 21-25, 15-13) 10 clincb the Halton AAA championsbip. MD was just four points away [rom see- * ing the title slip away before staging a clutcb comeback. * Accomplisbed E.C. Drury High School wrestler Duncan Moffat finally reached the top of the OFSAA podium, clincbing 61-kilo- * gram gold. Favoured to win ail sea- son, be brought bis cbampionsbip * goal t0 fruition witb a low-scoring vicîory over Ottawas Steven Delayne. Tbis marked bis tbird Clockwise from top Ieft, Boston College Fagles captaîn Mati Prîce, f reestyle aerîal skier Travis Gerrîts, adventure racer Harper Forbes (front of kayak) and Milliown FC goalkeeper Scott Clîff were among Miltons 2010 standouts provincial medal - following sîlver and bronze-medal efforts in îwo pre- vious OFSAA appearances - and led the Spartans to an overaîl third- place finish for their unprecedented l3tb straigbî boys team medal. Seasoned curler Ken Armstrong and bis Garetb Parry Ontario rink felI just short of the senior national title in Ottawa, losing 7-4 to an Alberta team in the finals after miss- ing a triple-takeout shot in the lOth end. Playing lead, Armstrong was named to the toumnaments ail-star squad. Punctuaîing bis NCAA hockey career on a championsbip note, Matt Price secured bis second Frozen Four national title with the Boston College Eagles. Part of a sîrong sbuîdown unit, the 22-year- old BC captain belped keep Wisconsin in check and netted an empty netter witb four-and-a-balf minutes remaining 10 cement a 5-0 cbampionsbip win. Tbis capped a dominating Frozen Four campaign, as Price and the Eagles began witb a 7-1 dismantling of îop-ranked Miami. Riding a wave of momenîum mbt the Halton AAA championship, Bisbop Redings senior girls soccer team battled back from an early deficit to edge the defending Loyola Hawks 2-1 for the title. The Royals would go on to qualify for OFSAA, but a rash of injuries would finally catch up wîîh tbem ai the provincial tournament. Brendan Farrell and Jake Davis factored heavily int the St.' Michacîs Colleges OFSAA AAA/AAAA field lacrosse triumph. The Blue Gacîs clincbed the cbam- pîonship wiîh an 11-7 win over Osbawa's Paul Dwyer Catholie Higb Sebool. Moved up to attack, Farrell delivered some great playmaking and scored the final goal, while Davis served as an effective draw specialisî and added a strong physi- cal presence. Well-known racer and coach J. Neely was recognized witb Ontario ithietes Association of iriaihIetes Coc ( ihc' Year honoirs. Tlue 40 s ear-oIi NIilionian has hiad a inajot lianci m ho 'ding area titlotn training pi- gramns os'cî tie \,cars ancdIlsiI racers ofl al etels. Quti enjo\,cl high sialss îl u n hcr latesi,tihlici plirsîtI it 4 liecr Mississauga-bascd caim olo icanîi i hce nationial cliaiîipiuiî uip oni the Bcauiharnots ( ant) \'allcs'lielclL(~î e n Ioý 1)[I c' I'1 [1 i I part k i III n îf It \5c 1c'-ti l lite hatccl)~ t !I \\-(oIl Canacian 4s' , oc 1 1lIiî 1-I cloii Pi'eiiiecl wiil aI (ccî11 'hiot olilortit\in t)hec Ittils agaiiisi BriilCtilitluiia. ý\n1crîn clcli\ ered a îîesîîcîacelikcoit io, ceiici a lb 15 iriunîi anud gisec ulic sqiadi iis lorii niationial titc ini the hast eîghit years. Liban 0«Connor and lis Ilialtot Hîhîs Bulldogs reigned suirenin Jr B lacrosse, winning boîh the piro\ in- etal and national Foundet s Ctip titîles. The Bulldogs werc particcîlat- hY dominatiiig ihrcîuglicmuî ilic nationals, but needeci os'ertiiic iii cdge bost Miieco 4-3 iii the finîals, A two-way sparkplug, O'Connor was named 10 the tournarneni aIll star team and was a defensive stand- out in the ehampionship show-ýdown. ht wasn'î the way be \vould liave envisioned it, but defencemnan Joîî Gleed went Up against an NHL clib for just the second time ini bis eareer when as a member of lrelands Belfast Giants Seleets he faeed the Boston Bruins in a pre-season exhi- bition tilt. A first-year standout witb the Giants, Gleed higbligbîed the game by blocking a blueline blasi bs towering Bruins captain Zdencî Chara. A couple of accomplished triath- letes proved their endurance once again in elite Ironman competitioît (4-km swim, 180-km bike, 42.2-km run). Making bais Ford lronman World Cbampionsbips debut in Kona, Hawaii, John Bannock tamed tbe event in 11:12.04, wbile Cole completed Ironman Canada in Penticton, B.C. in 13:3 1.23 - quite 6 see NO on page A21 ML