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L Page B8 ♦ THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ October 11,2006 durhamreglon.com Equestrian rider a chip off the blocks Waylon Roberts poised to follow the footsteps of his parents BY SHAWN CAYLEY Staff Writer PORT PERRY -- The old adage, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree could explain Waylon Roberts's gallop through the horse riding ranks. After all, the 17-year-old Port Perry resident is the son orformer Canadian Eventing Olympians IaruRoberts and Kelly Plitz. When you consider their resumes, it's not hard to see why Waylon Waylon is enjoying such success at a young age. Roberts, who obviously has some shoes to fill, says the pressure to do so comes from within. "I put a lot of pressure on myself to be as successful as I can be," Waylon says. 1 "I have seen some of the biggest events in the world, like the World Equestrian Games and when I watch that, it makes me want to be as good as those competing, competing, oreven better." \ His talented parents aside, Roberts appears to be well on his way to carving carving out his own legacy in the sport, at least judging by some of his more recent results as highlighted in the 2006 Canadian Canadian Eventing Team media guide, three of which include top-5 finishes. Standing out at the top of that list was Roberts's first place showing at the intermediate level event at Rocking Rocking Horse Winter II Horse Trails in Altoona, Florida. In addition to that, Roberts owns a second place from an. intermediate event in Ocala, Florida and a fourth from an advanced competition competition in Tallahassee, all of which came on the back of his gelding Paleface. These results shouldn't really come as a surprise as Waylon burst on to the eventing scene at the age of 14 by representing representing Canada at the 2002 FEI Children's Children's Final for show jumping in Brazil, d has also competed at the North American Young Riders' Championship in eventing on three occasions. In 2003, Waylon rode Paleface to victory in the preliminary division of the Bromont Three Day Event before finishing sixth individually in the CCIJ division of the 2003 North American For more on this story Ai WATCH VIDEO durturniregton.com Young Riders' Championship, also held in Bromont, Quebec. In 2004, Waylon Waylon and Paleface were named as the Ontario representatives for the CH-CY championship division at the North American Young Riders' Championship, where they finished 12th. Next up on the agenda for Roberts includes training for the Pan- Am Games. "That is probably the short term goal for me," he says, of what the future holds for him on a horse. "I've been working really hard towards that, and will continue to, and hopefully something something great will come of it." Roberts doesn't have to go far to train . for his events. In fact, it's just a few steps outside his door at home, Dream- crest Farms, where he spends a majority of his time. "Multiple times a day," he says when asked how often ,he practices in a week. "It's pretty mqch all that I do. When you're brought up surrounded by the sport, it's easÿ to develop a passion for it." At only 17, Roberts no doubt has a bright future in the sport. Where it will take him, only he can determine. ers ■ Celia Klemenz/Metroland Durham Region Media Group Waylon Roberts of nearby Port Perry, and his mount 'Paleface' are in the process of training for the Pan-Am Games. Roberts is the son of former Olympians Ian Roberts and Kelly Plitz. TORONTO-- Whitby's Rink Rake Grey Beards now have something in common with the Carolina Hurricanes. By winning the 2006 Source For Sports Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships, the Grey Beards have had their names engraved oil a trophy that, as of this week, is housed at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. "This is surreal," said Joe Von Volsen, captain of the Grey Beards. "My team the big mates and I played at a pretty competitive competitive level, but figured after a while that our chance to make it to the Hall of Fame had passed. Then, out of the blue, this happens. I can't believe it." Van Volsen, along with his brother and Mike, Justin Cardwell and Neil Cane were at the Hall of Fame for a Tuesday ceremony, along with the Concordia Rinkles, who won the women's women's championships. sit atop Women's soccer hovering near first place as well The goal was first OSHAWA - place. . For the Durham Lords men's baseball team, that was where they wanted to be sitting in the CIBA come the end of the regular season. , Thanks in large part to Gord Robertson, Robertson, that mission lids been accomplished. accomplished. Next up: trying to best their fifth place finish at the nationals from one year ago. First, however, will be a first round playoff tilt with either the York Lions or Queen's Golden.Gaels. On Oct. 5, the men traveled to York University to complete the CIBA regular regular season and make up their game from ' Sept.' 24 - the game was suspended in the bottom of the sixth inning because of rain. The game ended with York having runners on base, one out in the inning and the count on batter was 2-2, the score was 2-0 for the Lords. Robertson continued his fantastic season, striking out four of five batters to secure the 2-0 win. As a result, the Lords finished first place in the CIBA East Division with an 8-2 mark, thus receiving a bye through' the first round and the right to host the CIBA Ontario Conference Finals this weekend. They will meet the second place team from their own conference, the Queen's Golden Gaels or York Lions, in a best of three series starting Oct. 14 at Kinsmen Memorial Stadium. If necessary, Game 3 will take place on Sunday in Kingston or Toronto. Women's Soccer -- Who says there is no offence in soccer? The Lords' women's soccer team pounded the Centennial Colts 8-0, scoring four goals each in the first and second half. Brittany Micucci scored three goals in four minutes late in the game, seemingly seemingly pouring salt in the Colts' wound. Kirsten Bodashefsky opened the scoring scoring with her sixth and seventh goals of the season, while Jennifer Michal- icka notched her first OCAA goal and Amanda Durno scored her first two goals of the campaign, accounting for the rest of the scoring. The Lords have outscored their opponents opponents 24-0 during their 4-0 start to the CELEBRATING OUR 1 71 H YEAR conference season. Next up is a Friday evening tilt with the La Cite Coyotes followed by a date with Algonquin on Saturday. Men's Soccer -- On the men's side of the ball, they too were able to register a shutout over the Colts, posting a 2-0 victory, to move to 4-0 on the year in conference action. Ranked fifth in Ontario, the Lords showed why, braving the poor field conditions and a tough physical Centennial Centennial squad. Fabrice Kabongo held the fort in the second half after the Lords provided provided him with two early markers, Jordan Callaghan in the' 15th minute and Simon Susac in the 20th. For Callaghan, it was his first marker of the season, while Susac chipped in his third. The ceremony coincided with the opening of registration for the 2007 Source For Sports Canadian Pond Hockey Championships. Teams from - all over Durham will have their chance to compete nationally to try to join hockey legends from past and present at the Hall. -- The Pond Hockey Championship is a return to the roots of hockey, a fast- paced, wide open game on natural ice with few rules, no goalies and no on-ice officials. This year, to keep up With demand, the event is doubling in. size - to 240 teams - and being spread over two wéekends at Deerhurst Resort in Muskoka, Jan. 26-28 and Feb. 2-4. Team registration cane be done at www.canadapondhockey.ca until Oct. 15. Durham hoops game cancelled DURHAM - The Durham College men's basketball game scheduled for, tomorrow at 8 p.m. has been cancelled., due to logistics on Gannon University's end. 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