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The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, February 7, 2006 - A21 Veteran goalie leads Canada i ento Uommonwealth Games Forbes provides leadership to youngfield hockey team By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Sarah Forbes hopes her netminding is up to par when shte competes down under next month. The 33-year nId Miltonian and ber national svomen's field hockey teammates fly out tri Melbourne, Australia Ibis weekend and will paîlîcipate ni the Commoînwealth Games March 16 tri 26. As Teamn Canada's liîngesi-servineg goalie ever haviîîg spetit 13 years and 109 games betsveen ihe pipes so fat -iirbes n il! be lîîîked upoti11lii prirside a stabiliiig pi esence f'or the international slioscase. Aiid receut resulis, .gaist ouie of fie planet 's premier icattîs suggesis sItes rip bo the challenge. Wcseni 115cr iii play Soutîh Af rira iii Nîîvenîber. [bey 're ranked cîglîfî in flie srurld, Il places bîglier ibait us. and ne had some really close games with ifietri said the local cager. ssbo gave up jusi six goals iii the fnrur-gamne senies. Il tink Fin peaking ai the riglbt tinte." Forbes' introîduction lii goal-keepîng is typîcal of maîîy in her sport. When she firsi took up field hock- ey as a ()th grader in lier native Newv Brunswvick, there was nobody svilltng to guard the net one game v o she voluinteered. The rest, as they say. is history. -I îrîed tf once and Vve beeti viuck in ihere ever since." she quipperf. Wîîh ligbîning rquick reflexes and a knack for direct- ing the defense, Teamn Canada's hackstopper bas enjoyed ber share of international suceess over the years. lu 1994 she made ber first trip 10 the World Cup in Ireland and in 1999 - witb ber parents watcbing ber play for Ibe first lime in six years - she captured bronze aI the Pant-AmIericant Cames in Winnipeg. Sarah Forbes She's also helped Team Canada secure sixîh-place fin- ishes ai the last isvo Coîmmonwealth Games, and figrures a otie rt io place imprilvemeni ihis limne aruiund isut out rtf the questinn 'Cotîsisteticy svîll bc the l«cy. We've guIo lii establîsb a bal- anced and continurtus attack.' Being a paramedic in Torointo, she stressed, helps keep her well-condiîîoîîed for competi- lion. And wheu she's not work- ing or training, Forbes serves as an assistant coach aI ber aIma mater, York University -as well as wiîb tbe Team Ontario program. That no doubt adds te, ber leadership skills, which wilI be as important as ever in Australia - wiîh Teamn Canada sporting eigbt OirsI-timers. 'Us veterans have got 10 keep the young players' conufidence high and really gel them focused on why ve're there," said Forbes. -We're in a tougb pool (for Crommonwvealtb Camnes), but if we play like we're capable of we sbould be okay." No place like home for IceHawks f from 'Hawks on page A20 Ithîîtk that sýhon.s honv confi- dent wve arc at home,' said Dubbin. svho assisted on botb overtirne goalseh s fmer ublrey gols b>his toer udburyev nVe can Score ),%len the gaine's ou the line and once w ve gel that tfloflentrm ne're tough to stop.- AltbouLffh the lcellawks havenit exactly be1en on close terms with defeat this season. they have had a fenv losses as of' late in terms of personnel - n ith top scorer Matt Read bothered by a strained leg muscle. veteran blueliner Josh Say 'elI stîl nursing a bad back and both rookte defenceman Cody Goloubef and assistant captatu Dan 1-albo out wtth hîp flexers. ____________________________ Read. Faîbo and Saysvell could High schools back in action The Bishop Redîttg Royals \vill have a chance to capture firsi place in the Halton North Dtvisiott sshen they host the Georgaeîoss 'i Rebels ni senor boys baskctball tuîday. The undefeated Rebels (8-0) bcat Bîshîîp Rediîig 54-43 i ii teir prevtous meeting ihis season. That is the otîly lîîss suffered by the g 7-1 Royals. Game tîme iv 3:30 p.m. at Bishop Rediiîg. E.C. Dmury hrîsts Milton District îtt boys hoops svhile E.C. Dmr-y is ai Milton District in gtrls solîcybaîl. Both are 3.30 p.m., suais. 0HALTON LEARNING 13FOUNDATIONI Annual General Meeting of tbe Halton Learning Foundation Monday, February 20, 2006 - 5:00) p.m. Georgetown Room Bay Area Learning Centrei 860 Harrington Court, Burlinglon Ontario Further Information Cail 905-333-3499 ext. 123 aIl retuni li the lineup as early as Tbursday. but Goloubel sill likely bc sîdel îîîed uttl ai leasi the latter baîf îf the fîrsi roîund. EqualI> concernisg ibese days is an iiverall lack of îîîîeîsiîy and siccasiotial discipline breakdiiwn, like fi e F}riday that uearly cnîsi tbe lceHassks their uubeaten status ai Metîirial. But as Wasbkurak is quick is point ui, the regular season champs have had ltlle 10 prove since the bolidays -bavîng essen- tially clinched top spot in the Western Conference svith a 7-0-1 -0 December mun. -We've kind of been coasîing sînce Christmas, but then that's prrîbably because vve bad firsi place locked up so early.- said Milton's teinporary bench bross, wbo's sîtîl unsure if George Dupontt svîll be back frîîm suspen- sion thîs year or if anoîber coîach svill bc broughî iu 10 help oui. "We've been a fittIe complacerît ai limes, but sve'll be ready 10 ansvver the bell on Thursday." The IceHasvks put tbe finishiiîg touches on an impressive 41-3-4-I regular seasuîn svitb a 3-2 overtime svin in Burlînglon Sunday. Lue Dubbîn scored twiee for tbe lceHanks, including the wiuner 1:56 mbt the extra period. Chase Langeraap had the other marker. Tbey closed ouI the year sviîh jusi 97 goals against. shattering the previous club record of 127 set by the 1997/98 AII-Ontario champi- ousbip squad. Grade 12 student Lis Brown, who was recentIy namied to Team Ontario U-19 B teaifi for nationale mn Calgary, expiains somne of the baaice of field hockey f0 Rhyan Smith ai E.C. Drurys annual i 5-hour field hockey- s-thon Friday evenlng. Photo by SABRINA BYRNES CORRECTION NOTICE The teries and conditinns ot out curreet inance otter, ns stated in tisis montirs "Hont Buys" ttyer. shoniti read: '*0,5C. Att atitiicatittaxes and a piocessig tee oft$59.95 (Egli $5001 rcaew 5.5P ui nARo 3.2/.) are ru itetine of peri .Bb sdei 15 resetts. We a~ oreie e aey ieceieece tits ntay cause.