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LSpoits à 5I E 0Stmtng sta rt for j un ior -volleyball Mustangs E By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF SWith four of six starters in Grade 9, Dave Walker's Mus- Stangs have a promising future ahead of them. c<0f course their present is aw- oc fully bright as weII. . Though flot quite in peak Sform for much of Wednes- Sday's clash with Aldershot, - Milton District's volleybal E juniors stili had enough to q topple the unbeaten Lions 3 2-1 (25-17, 21-25, 15-8) and *~improve to 6-1 in Halton'sTier 2 ranks. 'I"t was only in the third set that we really started to find cour consistency,"said Walker, who noted that this year's Ssquad is reminiscent of the 2008/09 team he guided to regional supremacy. Middles Alex Morden and Katarina Kanbergs - one of the four ninth grade starters - helped control the net in the tiebreaker and send the Mustangs into their holiday break on a high note. Sara Rohr also stepped things up at power. Wednesday aside, Walker said the young Mustangs have shown great intensity in most games this season and have enjoyed a great stabilizing presence from Grade 10 setter Shania Rohr. That's been evident in tournament play as weIl, with MD showing strongly at Burlington's Garth Webb and in An- caster. «This team really cornes to play and takes advantage of miscues... making teams pay for them," said Walker, whose team's only league play defeat came in a three- . set verdict against undefeated B urlington Central, who also beat the Mustangs in a championship tiebreaker at the Garth Webb tournament. Steve LeBlanc can be reached at sleblanc@mtoncanadi- anchampion.com or on Twitter @MiltonOnSports. >lsidehatn.com LOckli Craig Kielburger's Matt Macrae (in yellow) looks for a leg takeaown against Gregory Clark of Burlington Central during the Spartans' pre-holiday tour- nament last week. Craig Kielburger won the boys title with a three-point victory over Brampton's Heart Lake. That was thanks to gold-medal per- formances by veteran twins Cole and Jake Michaelis and Zahid Neemuch- wala. The Spartans won 11 medals overaîl to eclipse Heart Lake. kmIdaIIarh/5pecoWteUdm Champ1àn Dunley captures Skate Canada Challenge bronze Cracks top-three in first year at senior despite Iingering back injury B3y Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Maki ng the jump to the senior division this season, Mad- elyn Dunley knew a number of new experiences were ahead of her. There was also one she hadin't counted on. And certainly didn't welcome. Despite her decade-plus - involvement in figure skating, the i 7-year-old Miltonian has been for- tunate to avoid any major injuries. Until now. "l've been in and out of idoctors' offices. lt's been a frustrating year:' said the Milton Skating Club Madelyn Dunley holds her veteran, referring to the Skate Canada Challenge lower back spasms that bronze medal. SteweLeSlnnc / began in May and - with CainadiaoeChampime the exact cause still unde- termined - have been resurfacing with increased fre- "'iiency in recent months. 'l know 1 should be training ,but 1 neyer know when it (back pain) is going to 1p.,l The first-year seniors back was screaming as she limped off the ice in Pierrefonds, Quebec December 6. But the overaîl bronze medal secured soon after would no doubt provide some emotional comfort - asc Join Canada's #1 .Fitness Club! Get into the BES SHAE of your life th~s~~ Per Wee1 _110k NoMoney Dlownl $ 7 No EnroImul* $ý7(çn ai year membershlp) NO JUDMEUWNT EveryOGYwelcme * Ovor 320 Clubs Across Canada è Proudly Canadian SINCE 1979 laaed on the purchaw of a 1 ye ernbeehp. BI-weeldy paymenta wvlf cmmnce baed on your stM data. $7 weeliy paymnents valid at Brampton and Milton locations. Applicable tan applies. No additional tees a reqored abova Um, meg"i membeNahp tée. Mermbershp te vay baued on club and ta mnerbesip option coses. Otter nid at parficipating locations. Plase chak goocdetttnesn.com or mi club for boums of openstion. Othe conditions aq«y me club for delta____________________ Steeles Co-Ed Club & 24 Hrs, 4 Days / Week F rq ife 855SteelesAve.E. 905-876-3488 FITN ESS, Main Street W-ome-n's Club 6 1 820 Main St. E., 2nd Floor Real Canadian Superstore goodlifefitness.com 905-876-3483 e&"