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A16S The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, September 19, 2006 SPORTS SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sIebIanc@hatonsearch.COm XI IceHawks hang tough for first season victo ry Regroupsfrom laie breakdown in Buffalo to tun' back Chargers ME Fîve games rnto a season isn t usually a trne when must- wtn situations present themselves. -- However, Fnidays home-ice tilt with Mississauga could certainly have been looked upon as one for the rebuilding lceHawks - at least from a morale standpoint. Just two days removed - from a third-period collapse and subsequent overtime loss to lowly Buffalo, Milton was n doubt in jeopardy of having it - ~~,iconfidence drop to a cnitical lowm y -. with a second straight letdown in a legitsmately wtnnahle ~$ game. But some sohid cage work by Tayler Dunn and equally ON TE M VE:Aboe, Mltos VckiBogrt hadsoutont thebik potio Of crucial penalty killing prevented that from happening, as the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TH OE Ioe uosvcIDYf hasOtOlOUeDK OUnO ceHawks hung on to beat the structurally-flawed Chargers the Super Sprint Triathlon (375m swim, 10km bike, 2.5 km mun) on the way to plac- 14-2. ing 31 st out of 182 finishers at the recent 1 2th annual Womnen's Triathlon Milton at Face-off success also played a pivotal role in their first Kelso Conservation Area. At Ieft, Lesley Grice of Georgetown gives a big thumbs Up.j 2006/07 triumph. Milton won far more of those than in after winning the Sprint Triathion (750m swim, 20km bike, 5km run) for a fourth Bfao-ororttmatriaIfurreiugms- straight year - topping the 105-race field in 1:12.31. Below, Terra Cottas Jennifer Buhflo Ma frk hit eveta wner t in aih sreond paer- Lusby completes the swim portion of the Sprint Triathlon en route to finishing 27th. od cae ofar Whuge dr aw e Kula.ei h ecn e The top local finisher overali was Kristin Mcllroy, who took third in the Super Spnint Er cmeanf A huriedraw poery apso l n the thir Tniathlon in 43:20. FelIow Miltonian Jackie Smalec and Lisa Brown of Campbellville fora Ali inurne aftoerphe v st r withti gal weoeclos beînd sîxh ad eihth espctivly.while the lceHawksother marksmen were Matt D'Hollander ASHLEY CAMARA ISPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION and Matt Binnington - who started the scoring with their second shorthanded tally of the year. Dunti tumned back 29 of 31 shots, while his teammates killed Il of 12 penalties. Milton couldn't quite turn its first win into its first win- mng weekend, as oto powerplay goals by Bruce Crawford in ithe final 2:14 minutes of play gave Mississauga a 5-3 decision in the following night's rematch at Port Credit Arena. Despite finishing up on a disappointing note, the now 1- 5 lceHawks out-shot the opposition for the first time this year and erased a couple of deficits before being vanquished. Ali, Allen Petretic and David Vallorani did the scoring. Milton continues a hectic 10-games-in-17-days start to -the season tonight at Memorial Arena against the Bramnalca Blues. Game tîme is 7:30 p.m. se. reiated stories on page Al17 :ul 1-0 -0507 I ww ruse I y We want ynte have Conipletely Satisfied Tar Round Samne 0f The Wfeek 30» Auto Service Recreational Hockey League SUMMER SERVICE SPECIL i Peace-of-Mind Maintenance Service Front Mi _ _1 [i Up to 5sites of 5W30 Mopar a $ 99 AsociaIl axed fun rovide wOLUbeW5 epotonb~OUPa5 fn i m Oshawa, Pickering, Brampton, Milton, Mississauga, Windsor, Guelph, Hamilton, Burlington, 12 Oakville, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Bradford, Orangevile, The _______________________________________ COED Hockey Schools Also Avallablel _________________________