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w w w .insidehalton.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, N ovem ber 1 7 , 2 0 1 7 | 1 8 Kevin Nagel, Oakville Beaver Sports Editor, knagel@burlingtonpost.com Sports w w w .app leby.on.ca "Connected to your Community" Sugar Bears' Nash conference all-star three yeais in a row Oakville' s Megan Nash earned first-team Southland Conference honours for the third straight year. The senior middle blocker for the University of Central Arkan sas Sugar Bears finished fifth in the league with a .318 hitting per centage while averaging 2 .3 6 kills per set. She also finished eighth in the conference with 0 .3 2 service aces per set. She added 0.99 blocks and 0.79 digs per set. Her play helped Central Ar kansas compile a 2 4 -4 record this season, including a 13-3 m ark in conference play. The Sugar Bears open the Southland Conference Tournament Friday against McNeese State University. Nash had season-highs of 15 kills and four assists while adding six digs, four blocks and scoring 18 points in the team' s last meet ing with McNeese in September. "Year after year Megan contin ues to be a force to reckon with both offensively and defensively," said UCA coach Jeni Jones Chat man. "She brings a physical pres ence that cannot be matched, and she consistently finds a way to be the best player that she can be for our program ." Nash was named the m ost valu able player at the Buffalo Invite tournament in late August Nash has started 111 of 115 matches at Central Arkansas. The Holy Trinity grad was the 2015 Southland Conference studentathlete of the year. I Three Appleby College athletes heading south on college scholarships Quinnipiac university Three graduating Appleby College students recently signed letters of intent to accept scholarships at schools south of the border. Lexie Adzija and Amy Dobson will attend Quinnipiac University in Connecticut on hockey scholarships with the Bobcats while Josh Dawick will attend the Univer sity of Denver on scholarship and play for the Denver Pioneers men's held lacrosse team. The athletes celebrated their accomplishments with a letter-of-intent signing ceremony earlier this week at Appleby College. Adzija played on this year' s national wom en's unUNIVERSITY-/ der-18 hockey team and, with Dobson, are members of the Oakville Jr. Hornets. Dawick, who has helped teams to three national From left, Appleby College hockey players Lexie Adzija and Amy Dobson are heading to Quinnipiac University while lacrosse player Josh lacrosse titles, was taken second overall by Toronto Dawick is going to the University of Denver as they take their athletic talents south next fall after accepting scholarship offers. Beaches in the Ontario Lacrosse Association draft ear | photo submitted lier this year. DENVER Another attempt to master Strait of Magellan Madhu Nagaraja will once again at tempt to swim across the Strait of Magellan. The Oakville resident will at tempt to become the 23rd known person -- and first Canadian -- to master the feat in a remote location in Chile sometime between Nov. 2 4 -3 0 , the exact date depending on weather conditions. The Strait of Magellan, located near the southern tip of South America, is a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Unpredictable winds, currents and waves along with frigid water temperatures combine to make the swim impossible for all but the m ost prepared swimmer. Nagaraja first attempted to con quer the strait at the age of 4 4 in January 2 0 1 5 ago but after endur ing almost two hours of punishing conditions, he was pulled from the water in a state of life-threatening hypothermia. The setback only served to strengthen his desire to conquer the strait, describing his first at tempt as "a successful failure." W hat makes Nagaraja' s attempt more incredible is the fact that he'll attempt the crossing wearing only his swim trunks, cap and goggles, as he did on his first attempt. Nagaraja is well-known in the open water community. "Training for an expedition like this is impossible without support," he says. "W hat I have learned is that these kinds of challenges bring with them a unique group of peo ple who are not only great human beings but have the art of excelling under stress. They have the ability to be selfless, to keep the training safe and achieve the goals. "Hanging out with this group of people, enjoying a cup of coffee at our favourite cafe (Bean There in downtown Oakville) and planning a flawless execution is a thrill for me. And, when it' s all done, it's re ally not about swimming." Canadian long distance swim ming icon Marilyn Bell says her friend Nagaraja has already proven he is an extraordinary athlete. "He has swum the English Chan nel, conquered Lake Ontario and completed the Marathon des Sables, a six-day Ultra Marathon Foot Race in the Sahara Desert," she says. "He has continued to train with diligence and a passion that comes from deep in his marathoner' s heart." Nagaraja devotes many hours working with both Great Lakes Open W ater Adventures (G LO W ) and Great Lakes Trust, a fund sup porting scientific research, artistic expression and civic engagement for the Great Lakes. A fundraising page has been set up for Nagaraja at gofundme.com/ madhuswims. BID NOW BID NOW for BIG SAVINGS at www.Rotaryonlineauction.ca H e lp Y o u rs e lf w ith B ig D is c o u n ts & H e lp U s H e lp O th e rs Buying? Selling? Re-financing? 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