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The Canadiari ChampoOn, Friday,'Marcs 8, 2002- 23 SPORTS Spartan wrestlers three-peat at OFSAA Drury becomes only the second___ school to win three straight years $ By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Just cali them the team for the new millenrnum. ln 20M0, E.C. Drury reached the top of the high school wrestling mountain by finally winning OFSAA. Since then, Larry Jaroslawski's Spartans have simply refused to relinquish their championship - engineering back-to- back titie defenses to become only the sec- ond school in the 42-year history of OFSAA 10 pull off the coveted three-peat. Drury joined founding member Chinguacousy in that illustrious group last weekend in Thunder Bay. With at Ieast half-a-dozen opposing teams threatening to end their dynasty, the local grapplers delivered a flawless 10-0 opening-round performance and went on to outdistance Port Credit 146-141. "We were outstanding early in the tour- nament, far above any other school," recalled Jaroslawski, whose combatants' northemn excursion was made possible by a huge financial boost from the school corn- munity. "Overall, our guys achieved as high as coulsi be expectesi. We didn't lose a match that we shoulsi have won." Drury hasi more deptb While Port Credit secured the two gold medals they were favoured 10 win -in the lightest weight divisions - the detending champs led in the overaîl medal count and placed seven of their 10 wrestlers in the top eight. This allowed the Spartans to squeak by in a final round that saw the lead change hands several limes before it was ail over. Drury's OFSAA triumph was led by 57.5-kilogram silver-medalist Matt Knock. The provincial retumee ran roughshod over his pre-finals competition -who were eollectively whitewashed in four straight matches -but had little left at the end and lost by decision 10 pre-toumnament favourite Adam Harada of Sarnia. Rounding oui the sehool's individual medal haut were Baxter brothers Adam and Malt, who were within striking dis- tance last year with fourih and fifth place showings. This lime around, Malt went 6-1 with a pin -losing oly to the gold-medal favourite in the quarterfinals - while the only blemish to Adam's 5-1 performance came in the semnifinals versus former provincial wioner Chris Prickell. Exciting finishes Each sibling secured narrow wins in their bronze-medal matches - Mats a 5- 0 shuloul over Thunder Bay's Steve Flank and Adam's a 11-8 barn bumer over last year's bronze medalist Scott Dione of St. Thomas Parkside. These back-to-back wios -in the 64 and 61 kg. divisions respectively - helped sel the stage for the leamn victory. Port Credit then lost ils final match moments lter and the tille was E.C.'s. Said Jaroslawski, "tt's gotten 10 the point that we expeet 10 win. tt's been an evolu- lion that way (in teamn confidence)." Taking top-six finishes in their first trip 10 OFSAA were Jesse Ronan and Tyler Saliba - who took fifth and sixth in the 54 and 77 kg. classes respectively. Graduate Chris Guard (72 kg.) andi rook- ie Gary Ferrier (57.5 kg.) both cracked the top eight. Ferrier was denied a berth to the tinals by former Drury OFSAA champ Mike Devries, who moved to Stouffville two years ago. Rounding out the team andi winning key matches early on thal contributed t0 over- aIt success were Jason Landry. Rob Petherick and Adam Smith. Assisting Jaroslawski once again was coach Simon Vanellis. Drury's three straighl championships fol- low back-to-back silver-medal perform- ances in 1998 and 1999. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE E.C. wrestlers show off the three consecutive OFSAA championship banners they've secured as weIl as the coveted trophy. Among this year's teamn were (front row, from lait) individuel medaliste Adam Baxter, Matt Knock and Mmli Baxter plus (back row, from lefI) Gary Ferrier, Adam Smith, Jesse Ronan, Chris Guard, Jason Landry and Rob Petherick. Absent from photo la Tyler Saliba. 11Mini Il s Wildcats number:%." one Darren (Mini) Haydar's New Hampshire Wildcaîs are number one. UNH had flirted wîth thse NCAA Division I 's top rahking ail season and fmrally achieved il during regular-seasun ending play last weekend - when they swepl Boston College jto finish 25-6-3 andi take the Hockey Est tille. 'Meir top seating was stampesi with Saturday's 5- 2 victory - in which the former Merchant sniper netted bis sixtb gamne winner of thse season and assisted on an empty-net deposit 10 ice thse wmn. 'Mse Wildcats tnimmed their division rivals 2-1 Sunday. Haydar - UNH's elecnrifying senior caplain, wbo's up for the covetesi Hobey Baker Award - finished lise year with 27 goals and 66 total pointa, Fli] which was good enougs for third among ail NCAA Division I scor- ers. He finished belsind only SCSU's Mark Hartigan and UMIN's John Pohi - bots of home played three more gamnes. Tise Milton star's 2001/02 exploita include back-to-back Hockey Eust Rayer of tihe Monts awards as well as MVP statut attse Batnk One Basiger Tourent. for a tnp to tise Frozen Four Iis weekend with a best-of-lhree Hockey Est quarlerfmnal series againal Merrimack. Red Cross Aqua-Quest 1-12 e Parent & Tot - Lap Swimming e Aduit Lessons e Aqua-cise 2 Times Weekly e Private-Semi 3!Class eIntroducing Semi-2/class e Royal Lite Saving 1-2-3 e Bronze Medallion e Bronze Cross e Leaders Program Boutique Everything you need for swimming Sizes 2-24 e Children's, Ladies & Men's Stuits 25o Bronte Sltreet South, Milton, Ontarlo LqT IY8 905a8"8a747 f