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SORTS SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sIebIanc@mitoncanadianchampion.com z --------- ' Mission accomplished!i. Conqueîingfear of swimming, Hutt successfully completes _ het-first~ Ironman in Elonida -~ ~ ' '~By Steve LeBlanc - CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Aqtuick scan of the 2,000 plus coin- pttours puisd tu hît the \vý,at'r and \îîtlît'a I lit irepidatitn camne \t a \t li u 't hat inans people t loî hti 5"su im is P I)',tt\intimlidai- îni t ticlt ci tht' 35s t'ai uld \iltutîîan of lit tinitil iliuughts htadîng intio lcr a 2 4milc i ahciad ofîîîîî i l i JwH-O a s t'ai ari tc'r a ilt'rc flest lengths iof the' t'îstîît' 'c tut tepool st as an auiiious goal, st Inn Huit Iisi t ookedtif)p wiih Ilt ilt'\ton GRAHAM PAINE ICANADIAN Ci-lAMPION \ai's ttt ~i'lt tO ,jtîasl lier leai of FRUITS 0F THEIR LABOUR: Milton Skating Club members Jordyn Harper (ieft) and Madelyn 55t iiiiiiiitiittlnd akiig the transition lroin Dunley display their trophies from the recent Skate Canada Central-Ontario Sectional Champîonships tc'aint \tvetiure Rat'ing t0 triathlon,; n Oakville. Madelyns first-place showîing in the Pre-Navice Ladies division among 68 entriesi earris uher tlainiiiieti. 1 realv wasn't a stroflg a trip back ta the nationals early next month ai the Hershey Centre. 5h11 100 young for advancerxent ssttmiter ai ail. 1 could harcly (Io a iengtbi. I ti ta nationals, Jordyn took top honours in the 42-entry Pre-Juvenile Ladies ciass at sectionais. alwas s heen ki ntl ofnervous'in the water, hut Another Milton OHLer shipped off to Michigan S Yet another local OHLer now inds Saginaw Spirit in excbange [or stand- W\indsor Spitfires looking es'ery bit as himself piaying outside of the out blueliners T.J. Brtdies and Nick strong as iast vears club that won the province's boundaries. Less than three weeks after dealing veteran winger Josb Bnittain ta the Plymouth Whalers, the Barrie Colts have bid fareweii ta their other Milton forward. In biockbuster deal ta boister their legitimate bid for a Memorial Cup berth, the Colts traded away local cen- Michael tre Michael Sgarbossa and srnallish Sgarbossa defenceman Ryan 'Connor ta the Crawford. Dealt last Wednesday, 17-y'ear-oid Sgarbossa had seven goals and 1 3 assists in 19 games for tbe Colts this season - following a 43-point (10g, 33a) rookie eampaign. Like Brittain, Sgarbossa is now witb a Miebigan-hased team that sbouid make the playoffs but will be extremeiy hard-pressed tua get out of the Western Conference, witb natitonal cbaipitmnship. Retording [otur gtals and two assists in 10 gantes sînce hîs trade to Plymnouth, Brittaini - a six-ftîot-lour- inch power winger and third-round 1ick tof the Anaheimt Ducks - bas 14 points (7g, 7a) overalibis season. Heli bc arnong îbrcec \Valers tua corn- pete in tbe Ol-iLs secomnd gaine of the Canada/Russia Super Series Mondax', in Windsor. tonte, anti a gooci irtenti duîng tht' ironiman ast Neat kitîtiof înspîît'd tnt' Arnicci %-ith anmpitletertntîatuîî anti p1iits of suipport lrotîî htth the lastc'rs anti "oMl'lotal iriathittes - mtmst nutahis jane \\ tuti Ili tt i atit' t'trat)iditars strides ai îht' i'stirt' tentrte and Kclso C onservation '\rt'a anti stitct't'slis f11y ctiipictcti six triathlons ht'fort' tarniîîg the' stîmîniier t'nding Ilf-I ronntan Ï0. 3 \1 sktika. Stili, ihe bigh-endtîranct' racer hati dttrbs abouît rnakîîîg that f1mai junîp tofull Ironinan corrpetition. And the rougb t'urrents catîsed bs' the retent Hurricane Ida ccrtainiy dîdn't case tbose t'oncernis, utîr dîd tie occasitmal foot or caîf grabs [rom fellow participants that one inevitably' experiences duning the events initial ieg. "You get squeezed iin there prettv tigbt wvitb so îîîany' people comipetmng. Fortunately 1 didn't take any whacks to the head. i got my feet and tbigbs grabbed a few times, but when 1 did 1 just swam barder, like as ta say 'Give me some room,"' said Hutt. Persevering through a particuiariy tough second îoop. the local racer completed the swim in an botîr and 48 minutes - a rather a see COMPLETING on page 24 GOT A NEED SERVICE? C%02ALL el ontariia t. N.9Milton rUA mà7 (& KIA MOTORS %bPow'eto Surprie NEERD SERVICE? CALL 41<!! < <'jpj'90-8870 55 Ontario Et North, Milton