www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, January 18, 2012 · 26 Triathlete Jones takes another step towards Olympics Kyle Jones opened the triathlon season with a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships on Sunday in La Paz, Argentina. SPORTSBRIEFS The Q.E. Park grad finished the race in one hour, 54 minutes and 30 seconds, 23 seconds behind fellow Canadian Brent McMahon and 54 seconds behind race winner Tyler Butterfield of Bermuda. The two top-three finishes are important with Canada trying to earn three spots for Olympics. Simon Whitfield has already earned Canada's first berth for London. "I have mixed feelings about the race," Jones said. "Similar to the Pan Am Games, I came into it with the expectation of winning so I'm a little disappointed that I wasn't able to do that. Overall, I'm happy with it. This was an important race for Olympic points so I'm very happy we were able to do that." "It was another good day for the Canadian men and Olympic qualifying," said McMahon. "We are staying on track and Kyle and I are doing what's needed to be done. We are still on path." The 27-year-old Jones finished fourth at the Pan Am Games after winning three International Triathlon Union races earli- er in the season. Jones was sixth coming out of the water but lost two minutes to Butterfield on the bike. He posted the second-fastest run time but couldn't overcome Butterfield's lead. "It's not often we race so early in the season, but I felt really fit coming into the event," Jones said. "This was a good reminder that it's tough to come from our Canadian winter and perform well in a hot race, but overall I'm happy and the season is off to a good start." Jones' next race will be in Australia at the end of March. Van Koeverden athlete of year finalist Adam van Koeverden was one of three finalists for the 2011 Canadian Sport Awards male athlete of the year. Figure skater Patrick Chan and skier Eric Guay were the other finalists. Chan won the award, the True Sport Foundation announced yesterday (Tuesday). Van Koeverden won the gold medal in the K-1 (kayak singles) 1,000-metre event at the world championships. It was van Koeverden's second world championship gold, having won the K-1 500m in 2007. Bulldogs beat the Toronto Marlies 2-1. "When you recall somebody, why not give them the chance?" Bulldogs coach Clément Jodoin said. "He had some good numbers so I put him in and he did the job." Delmas had a 9-4-0 record with a 2.43 goals-against average and .909 save percentage with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL before being recalled. A second-round draft pick of Colorado in 2008, Delmas was signed by the Montreal Canadiens in the off-season. He was recalled with Bulldogs goalie Nathan Lawson out with a concussion. the league dispersal draft when the Blazers suspended operations. Pair of silvers for 13U Thunder girls The Oakville Thunder Blue 13-under girls volleyball team didn't send the Aurora Storm Vortex any Christmas cards this past holiday season. Oakville collected silver at a pair of recent tournaments, the 13U Provincial Cup in King City and the 13U Girls Challenge Cup in Brampton. Both the Thunder's losses in the finals came at the hands of the Vortex. At the 13U Provincial Cup, the players' first Ontario Volleyball Associationsanctioned tournament, the Thunder defeated the Niagara Rapids, Etobicoke 381, Hespeler Scorpions and Aurora Storm Typhoon before dropping the final. In Brampton, the Thunder downed Ms. Pakmen, InterClub and Etobicoke in pool play, defeated Ms. Pakmen 12U in the quarter-finals and beat Etobicoke in the semis. Oakville then fell 25-11, 25-22 in the championship game. Members of the Thunder are Jamie Jang, Sammie Hayes, Laura Madill, Sophie Klyssen, Stephanie Semplonius, Alex Kells, Kaitlyn Hapke, Riley Robillard, Caitlyn Baillie, Tiffany Tos, Manuela Zapata and Genevieve Armstrong. Mark Kells, Gary Sempionius and Julie Armstrong coach the team. MacIntosh scores first NLL goal Jordan MacIntosh didn't waste any time scoring his first National Lacrosse League goal. MacIntosh opened the scoring just 3:49 into his debut with the Minnesota Swarm. He added three assists before the end of the game but the rookie's contributions were not enough in a 20-14 loss to the Colorado Mammoth. Dan Dawson also made a good first impression with his new team. The 2009 NLL most valuable player had a goal and six assists in a 22-12 loss to Rochester. 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