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The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, September 29,1998 -19 Chrissy Redden Reddenq cracks top 10 at worlds By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Cbissy Rcddcn said she didn't surpnise berseif during the latest instailment of the World Mountain Biking Championships. But wben you're already one of the top riders on the planet, predictability isn't such a bad thing. The 31 -year-old Campbellville native wasn't overly tbrilled with her seventb- place finish in the womnen's cross-country race - held September 20 in Mount Ste. Anne, Quebec - but certainly pleased. A total of 90 elite riders competed in the international showcase. "Obviously 1 aspire to be better than sevcnth, otherwise 1 wouldn't be doing it," e ee PASSING on page 20 Bob Rowley was untouchable during is homecoming at Miltons Track 2000 last week. The 21-year-old local racer - who tumed pro this season - led for the dura- tion of his senior elite men's event on the way to a fourth national championship in eigbt years. "I got out to a good start and neyer looked back,' said Rowlcy, wbose 1998 campaign bas included feature wins at tbe Buckeye Nationals in Akron, Ohio and at the Stars and Stripes Nationals in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Taming the traI Milton's Rob Cheskey makes his way to the top of Applsby Lino (near Rattlesnake Point> in Sunday's Ontario Hill Climb Championships. The local racer won his age class. Rounding out the top three spots in the national cbampionships' premier class were Brampton's George Scase and Rowley's older brother Jason. Kilbourne pleased Milton's Jason Kilboumne negotiated the I 6-year-oid expert division to top honours, winning ail three motos. It was the first national victory for the sophomore com- petitor. -I was pretty pieased witb my perfor- mance," Kiiboumne remarked. Milton was adequateiy represented by femnale riders as weii, including 16-year- oid Breanne Milis who triumphed in her age ciass girls event. Armed witb a plenty of leg strengtb from years of running and cycling, she handied her 10-rider field in expert fashion and won by three full bike iengths. Finishing second in the 12 and I 3-year- oid expert divisions respectiveiy were Jason Bouwman and Alex Brancier. Meanwhiie, Dave Starmer took fourth in the elite men's cruiser class whiie young- ster Kyle Pearson eamed an identical plac- ing in the seven-year-old expert event. Same fights, different day as old rivalry begins anew By STEVE LeBLANC some of their best work The Champion young season. Like drowning men witb life Tbey ailowed just 14 preservers, tbe Milton a nd no goals at even str Merchants and Oakville Blades The Blades' only groove are hanging onto their feud for late in the middle frame ail it's worth. tbey tallied twice juat 6 Anyone wbo tbougbt the onds spart on a tw( score had been settled during advantage. iast season's heated piayoff Milton scored oniy a tI series got a rude awakening their goals with the extr Friday nigbt at Memorial - two of whicb came% Arena. stick of assistant c. Milton was the clear victor Nathan Gillies, who aloi on the scoreboard - by a 9-4 Jasen Hopiavuori shoi margin - but bad to seule for among the key players a draw in botb man-to-mman 1998/99 instaliment combat and psychological war- ongoing rivalry. fare. Hopiavuori scored bis Wbile there were no casoal- the season Friday,2 ties this time around, the stage defenceman Ken Robii bas definitely been set for bigbly touted Cbris Ro%, another rash of tierce free-for- Mati Bannan, Dave C: ails. Geoff Scbomogyi an The tbree-bour sbowdown Seeds recorded the oth inciuded baîf a dozen 10- gles wbile capiain minute misconduets, tbree O'Flaberty put together 1 figbts and more than 100 min- ond four-assist campaigi utes in penalties assessed to year. eacb side. Merchant notes: Miit "The great thing about tbese not trailed after any one games witb Oakville is that so far ibis season.. tbey bring oui our intensity,- O'Flaberty is up to 13 said Merebants skipper Marty which represents a bet Williamson, wbose îeam is tban superstar Darren now 4-0. "Not to show any dis- Haydar had lasi year . respect to tbe league, but we'd Wbeeliban's six-point bad some pretiy lifeless games againsi Sireetsville lasi against weaker tcams up until piqued tbe interest of a, now." University of New Han During the lèw gaps between recruiter ... Saturday's g tbe flurry of penalties, Multons Burlingion was cancelec new blueline unit turned in ice problems ai Central1 Cup play hereV I's officiai - the Milton Jr. B Mavericks will bost the 1999 Founder's Cup next August. The local lacrosse team had more or less won the bid earlier this month but up until Sunday were still waiting to see if Alberta, the only other province eligible to put national tournament, submit a last-minute prol None was fortbcoming "This is going to be gi the team and the comn said Mavericks' skipp Leworthy. kof the 4shots trength. icame iwhen 66 sec- io-man bhird of tra man off the aptain mg with uld be sin the of the Stirst of as did ns and wan. 7simrik, nd Jeff her sin- Kevin his sec- ,n of the Iton has epeniod Kevin points, ler start (Mini) ..Mike it night st week visiting npshire game in i due to Arena. ýon the ,would oposa'. great for -unity," per Jim 1 OF THE \ MONTH Bob Rowley leads for duration, clinches a fourth national titie Dear Kevin Wood: 1 really love my new Toyota Sienna Van and 1 expect it to be reliable andi give me many years of service, just as my 1991 Toyota Corolla didl!!TY A ULSQ LI! The sales staff were helpful, friendly anti cowrteous. 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