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jHadfled Hvi soar E ByHNerbGCarbut METROLANO WEST MEDIA GROUP SIfs boon qouite a year for Chrîs Hadfiold. SChris l-adfiold, the. astronaut, spont close to iE live rnonths soaring above the test of the - -- - -wodld boforo coming back ta earth. Chrîs IHadfl.d, tho cioniontar>' school girls' volley- bail toam, necded a couple of months ta take flight, but once they took off, even the for ces cj of gravîty couldn't brîng them dlown. IThe Nawks battled back tram an opening set iass last Thursday 10 dlown Burlington Central ta w'n the Halton District School Board 'lier 1 ogirlIs volieyball title. r 'The îeam had t.p cjnal tri play' in rlip final egamne fram the beginnîng of th. year" saîd Chris Hadfieid Hawl :g Hadfield coach Ben White. «they had a bit oifeBrln -a slow start because they were quite nervous Sbut as the night vient on, tney got better. The loss dropped Hai '? Once te>' got into it, they started playing at in ils pool and set upq ttte lovel they> should b. playinq ai.' 262 ar Cppc>leit. Jiist a PHadfieid scored a liard-fouglt 252,264 defeated Stewarttow Swin over Oakville's Joshua Creek, a team that straight North Hatton 9wenr undetua:ed In roguior season play be- Jus? like that match, ffore losîng in thie East Division final. After a ttiree sets. After Had wîn over Capt. R. Wilson, 25-18-, 25-18, the 25-21, Stewarttown 5< Hawks vitre swept 25-19, 25-23 b>' West Div. a 25-20 victory. The Ha sion champions, Burlington Central. ciding set 15-li1ta adý to Haltn ierlfl*I ks' Haley Ar mstronq (13) and Canrin Anderson go up igl ta block a shot by ;îan Central Trojansý l-ayley Henderson tin last Thursday's Haitan7#ler 1 final stuvai De-Gamouhaf /speWffiwr ield ta second place a rematch with a fanil- week earlîer, Haclfield 'n ta dlaim its second rhampîonship. thie sernifinal Weill la fieldi toak the opener ;uared the match with wks wouid take the de- rance ta the final. in another rematch. Hadifield found Itself once agaîn facrmg Burlingian Central. whkh seemeti ta have the Hawks' number after tale îng the opening set 25-20. Ver>' good passng b>' Hadtield's Grade 7 tria utf Cantin Aniderson. Haley Armstronig andi Ileana Boutassis holpet iffegt Ceonral's strong serves white improveti defence a negate their oppanents'attack. 'W. hati ta stop their bet hinter andi wo did thatWhite said of thme teanis 25-21 wîn tit .vonad the. match. *The girls have the mind- set that you have to wiin two sets to winit, sa noen aftor fric> Iosit tihe first on, tht>' stili know they> wore in it Hadfiold carrled the monwntum into the thtid set. Tanja Vucenovlc- Enn Ostonkc and Lauren Boot provided tai b. unstappable in the. de- cadang set wNch Hadfihld won convîncni>' 15-5 ta claimi the. tit. 'Tiioso thro. wero instrumental on out of- fric. and our attack: White saict The IiadfihId coach sid the teant seomod ta fnd li gmro i ntàd-Nweiiibr wton, it fin- Wie lshdrd ot of 24 tans ai the Provincial Coqp taumnamont lflshawma. Ingi sterteti ta click andi ru coulti s.. thingi co'ning togeth«iC ho saiti. "Tanja la first-year starter) tact charge of that (set- ters) toile and dichVt let it g. Our defonco li- proveci on reading andi reacting to play$ and our bail placement (an attacks) got bettr th reat>' wias an ait-arouni tem ~for In flot 2 championship play l4awthoene W- agels girls ruihet traim a 23-25 firit sot lois te autiîtance Alexanders of Budlngton 25-8& 15-ê, whie Tigor Jee? S.ngWs boys downed Buslingtan' Rolling Meadows 25-23. 25-17 for a Miàkan ichool sweep. id Wagiag.co G n S M fte S 1 lyQwAPfl tmN AT L'IEf MWT ALE NOM5 b- -» tie <-q i.~<~fl tnvonaa ~wflsflrîiwwàn ian ~r n'~ 'e lUta.mm1 Ai tt~~w* * i Ne t *f 9 Viaq te C"&It.0 fh "t'~. #fl te.t' t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ m t" ~ w~e - a unCSvr4