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Page 16. Whitby Free Presa Wedrneday. August 4, 1993 Redm en dinch second, begin payoffstonigh MIKE SIGSWORTH geft)aand Craig Taylor are training hard in hopes of making the anad!an triathalon teamn and coMpetin~ in the world chamiplonships in New Zealand. Sugsworth is raned amnong the top six triatheletes in the country in the under-19 age uru;Taylor finished irst in the under-20 and fourth overalli n iesprint niathalon at a recent com titionin erboQh MKt byMak Reeso. WhitbyFrePress T iathietes aim for world championships By Kathryn McBurney Twonty-five hours a week and they stili keep going and That'sthe numýber of hours spent in training for tho past yoar by Whitby's Mike Sigsworth and Craig Taylor for tzithlon competition -- in addition to time spent on sehool work and jobs. A demanding test of endurance, triathlons consist of swimming, cycling and runnig There are two standard distances for triathlons -- the QIvmpic distan ce is made up of a 1,500m swim 40k cycle and 10k run, and the sprint distance is made up of'a 750m swim, 20k cycle, and 5k run. « The two triathletes say they usually practise eight hours of swimming. 10 hours of cycling and sovon hours of running each wek. Bath admit cycling is their favourite and strongest part of the race, although Sigsworth points o ut that y ou must be ustrong in ail areas ta handie the intensity of suc h a sport. In order to maintain strength during tra.ining and still have energy to compote, Sigsworth explained that.ho must eat lots of carbs (carbohydrates)' because they are a high-energy source for athietes. Sigsworth and Taylor often swim with the Whitby Iroquois Swimn Club and cycle with the Oshawa Cycling Club but the majority of their training is, done on their own without coaching. Both triathietes competed in Peterborough July 18 against about'200 other athletes. In the sprint triathlon, Taylor was fourth overaîl and first in the under-20 age group. Sigsworth, who is ranked nationally in the top six for bis age group and is now sponsored by President's Choice, was first in the Olyic distance in the açe 19 and under category. Sigsworth is also involved in a Tri sport series in which ho placod first in the triathalon, first in th e duathlon and second n the sprint series.* Bath Sigsworth and. Taylor agree that a certain aznount of mental preparation is necesary before the event, although their ideas on preparation are diffrent. Taylor prefers tîrne alone. «I don't race well if I don't go off by myseif, listen ta rnusic and think.» Sigswoirth says "I just like knowing the course before (the raoe) and thinking about it. 1 lilce being in a group not alone.» Iýoth want to be on the Canadian team that wjfî compote in the world championships in New Zealand next year. They are also considering moving ta Texas, where there are excellent training camnps and facilitiez. «More importantly," Taylor jokes, Its warin!» .Brooklin Redmen closed out the reçular season with two wins over Six Nations ta finish second and daimi home advantage in the Ontario major lacrosse semi-final layff series against Forgus -nning tonight. 0e final weeks of the soason saw Rodmen steadily improve and maya dloser to Forgus in the battle for second- place. Branmp- tan, which loat for the first time in their final gaine of tho regular season (12-11 ta Peterborou4gh), The Whitby Hibs under-li girls rep soccer team was second at a taurna.ment in Edinboro, Pennsylvania July 24-25. WVhitby tied Ajax and thon twice defeated Erio Strikers ta, reach the final. Ajax won' the final. Kirsten Currie, who is moving ta Saskatchewan had four goals for Whitby in the taurnament. Christina Foreman .had three goals, Hayley >Callander and Hil- ary Hesp a goal each. Gaalkeeper Jessica Nelson miado 40 saves. Other team members includo Helen James, Alex Osusek, Cathy Caughell, Pia Kallio, Joanna Whitney, Regine Kre- chowicz, Carey Agnew, Michelle Allan and Amy Challoner. Shannon Fletcher and Krystal Nzeakor were unable to play due ta last minute illness and injury. In a lege game on July26 Whitby defeated North York 5-1 as Currie and Nzeakor each scored.two goals and Allan had one. was fint and will meet Peter- borugh in the other semni-final ues. Redinen, who managod onfly one win in four games against' Fergus this season, will play tho second'game of the bout-aDf-savon sorios in Feruson ridynght. The third jamo is-in Brooklin on Monday nghlt, wth game four in Forgus on Tuosday. i-nocessa ay game fv'i in Braoklin on Frim!ay night, Aug. 13, game six in Forgus ,on Sunday, Aug. 15 Whitby Warriors were last oli- minated from the junior A lacrosse playoffs. Warriors lost 12-8 ta St. Cath- arines in the July 27,.fifth game of the best-of-seven series. A-gainst the high-powered St. Catharines squad, that lost only one regular season game, Warý- riors fInanaged a win in the serie and stayed- close in three of the other fOur games won by St. Catharines. Warriors aIse pla yed ,without tap scerer Jonas l)erks-. Jeif Bridgeman Steve Toîl, Dave Ferguson anâ Grant John- stan each scred two goals for St. Catharines who WiIl play Six Nations in the semi-finals. Orangeville is playing Toronta in the othor semi-final series. Shaydon Santas had two goals for W arriors while Rick Badowich, Matt Shearer, Scott MacDonell, Jason Pitters, Brad McArthur and Steve Taylor had one each. Woodley in Canada Games By Kathryn McBurney Adrian Woodloy was third in bath the 110m hurdles and triple jump at the Juvenile Seniors trac and field cnmnetition at York July 23-25. He foît that uothor than the heat, it (the meet) was okay.» Wcodley is the on LyWitby athiete competing in the Canada Games in Kamloops, B.C., Aug. 8 ta 21. (George Chase of Whitby is manager and Robin Sluce of Whitby is coach of the Ontario team in women's softball at the Games). Ho is confident ho can improve in bath bis spocialties at the Gameiz cnmpetition. «Fin racing the same two guys (froin Juvenile Seniors) se hope- ful 'lbeat them.» Wuoodley will leave for the Canada Gaines during the second week of August. Chase for gold By Kathryn McBurney Two Whitby residents will direct the Ontario women's soft- baîl teain competing, at the Canada Gaines in KÇaÎnbcops, B.C. Aug. 8-21. George Chase, who is also vice- . esident of the Provincial women's Saftball Association, will manage the Ontario teaxa chosen froin amonq 400 softball players. Coach wull be Robin SIuce. "The Wamen's Softball Asso- ciation has a talent identification prograin which watches players and picks them for the team,» says Ch ase. ehoprogra selected 30 girls for a trout camp, thon kept 22 of the gils i dtook them ta winter t "iig"camp. Ji Jen they piceed the final 15 girls who will bo representing Team Ontario at the Gaines. Four players froin Oshawa -- Patty Cucinata, Stacey Fertile, Leslie Balson and Jenny Hunt -- are on the teain. Teain Ontario has won the last two Canada Gaines. «Wo have every confidence that they'll do quite wel,» says Chase. Sluce, who also coaches a teain in Bramptn, Ifeels that the teain ofgirl wrkýs great together.» 1There's a lot of strong com- petition froin B.C and Manitaba so, well have ta be very competi- tive.» says Sluce. «We're hoping ta bring the gold homo for Ontario. I don't behieve Ontario has ever bast and, we don't plan ta be the fIrst teain (ta lose gold for Ontario).» The team lbaves for Kmloops on Au. 14 anmd begins play on Aug. 16 an ame seven in Brooklln on TusayAug. 17. .Rodmon defeated Isat-place Six Nations Chiefs 18-13 on July 28 and 15-12 on July 30. In the 18-13 victory, Grog Van Sickie scored sen goals and added threeasssts. 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