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18 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, July 22, 2003 TH CNAIN HAPONTUSAYJUY22I20 Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Heft hardware haut Local BMXers Alex Brancier (left) and Tum DaSilva show off the championship hardware they recently secured at the NBL Stars'N'Stripes National in Pittsburgh. Brancier took top honours in the 18-20 year-old novice class, while DaSilva did likewise among 17-year-old novices. Taylor handily tames Lake Simo On August 13. Gregg Taylor bopes to become the youngest maie to ever cross Lake Ontario. The 19-year-old swimmer's chances for success are looking awfully good right cw- after decisively taming Lake Simcoe's 24.6-kilometre sretch on July 13. The oldest grandchild of local swim instructor Carole Murray, Taylor complet- cd the weekend trial for next month's 51 - km challenge in a cool seven hours and 48 n)jinutes. A slightly quicker pace on Augtîsi 1-3 would give him a legitimate shot at cross- ing Lake Ontario in about 14-and-a-half hours or less, which would give him the amateur record. But for that to - bappen, he'lI like- ly need thc same type of ideal con- ditions he enjoyed on Lake Simcoe which was a pristine 17 to 21 degrees C and rel- atively calm on Sunday. Gregg Taylor It was amaz- ing, a really gond trial for the Lake Ontario swim," be remarked of the July 13 chal- lenge. Id say my confidence level is the sanie. if not higher, than it was sshen 1 started training." Taylor is only the fourtît person officiaI- ly credited with crossing Lake Simcoe, and if successful August 13 will be just the 42nd Lake Ontario conqueror. His 'Swim for Cure' hid is in nîemory of his greai uncle, Clifford Miller, who died of lung cancer four years ago. Taylor's family is about a third of the way toward its goal of raising $1 5,(XX) for the Canadian Cancer Society. Anyone interested ini sponsoring his efforts cari do 50 at Carole Murray's Swim Academy, Bill Mathers Mens Wear, Hair Associates, Dr. Grant Woodall's Main Street office or at Scotia Bank. Goertz helping fuel Spartan's OLA titie drive Jr B star thriving with Warriors By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion And then there was one. Once the Jr. B Mavericks' hopes for posi-season play were essentially toast last month, four of their top performers were shipped off to playoff-bound clubs. Now oîîly native Miltonian Kyle Goeriz remains in the hunt tor provincial chamnpionsbîp glory. Following in the footsteps of former Maverick Kaegen Sherrif. Gocotz was deali to the Spantan Warriors and made an imniediate impact with thc St. Caîharines-based teani amnassi ng 1 points in the- final tour regular season Silice thil the \lavericks' Isso tile sea Y soit poilts leader lias tinlý bolstcred lus value. and is tile ofthie ch ici crasons 55 ls Spartati looks p iised lii retain ils Ontario chat- pionslîip. lits beeti really good here so far, the other guys bave nuade it easy for tue. - iiotd thue t 7-y ear-old sharîustooter. v.hose Warriîr ate tîss alfs ~Kyle Goertz 1(155 ard a putosinîcial title detetîs'e. T'lhete sscre a l'ess otiier players ssho caine os et frot ottiet teattîs as ss cIl. se il«s net like 1 tasile otilv one.- Sportiîîîg îuch ef ilie saiue teainihuai took sils er ai last y carsl Fodîtîders Cup, Spanian bias tbîs far mîade a stroîg bid tb retuni tu tlie niational shiîwcase- elitiiiating the Windsor Fraîinetil]i the mîîiimumîu hree gaines and belore an equall\ -qutck disposaI of tle Owenî Sounîd Flying Duîchrnen. sshîî were ftnished off witlî Tbursday's 17-8 victory in St. Cathuarinues. Goci-iz bas kept pace wiib bis new teamn\ prowess every step of tbe way. Pant of a rather inîirnidlaîing front-line attack, be contin- ued a poient playoff mun with a goal and an assistinii the second round clincher, ssbich followed a îbree-goal outing in game-two s 9-I roui. Overal. Mion's sniper bas 21 points iii six post-season cotîtesîs and 97 points in total ibis season heading into ibis week's OLA semnifinals. Remarked Goertz, -We canit look pasi any îeam, altbough I tbink we\ve got a pretty good chance of winning provincials and reiumning t(i the Foutîders (Cup). The top teams in the West are a little sîronger. so 1 îhink the nexi round will determnine who wîns Ontario.- Spartan will now do batîle with Six Nations, who knocked off Elora 9-7 Sunday evening in a fifth and deciding ganie. The Wesiemi Conference finals begin iSt. Catharines Thursday. Seie LeI3 ite cait 6e rcac/ted or slehlauîc@t:altoitseaittIt.-oi. LYS SWIM4 Mv BOtjrl,. L 250 Bronte St. S. 905-878-9747 SSuuthSae50% 01 OW BOKING Reg. Priced Swimwear & Coverups frFl lse 35% OH AM"cce,,)6w.eoga JuIy 24, 25, 26 Thurs. & Fni. 9-6, Sat. 10-4 IS ** ' , iEDE Ee. gs& audy TOP WAGE Dro of si m 1 w 1