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Stellar defenoe, netinding *tl IeadsTwisters to Ontado silver E Area teens were challenged with a number of exercises during the recent ICrossFitTeen Gauntlet at FirePower for Kids. Ben Smith took top spot in the novice maie ranks, while winning the junior varsity female division was fellow Miltonian Nada Hassan. Other top-three finishers from the local club were Ken- dlra Smith (2nd in jr. varsity female), Jessica Porciello (2nd in novice female) and Ethan Fifle (2nd in novice maIe). Above, Smith tests his strength. Inset, Porciello competes in the box junp. EcRihiCnaiaCq Drama, dominance and downright stel- lar goaltending. North Halton's B novices enjoyed ail three during the recent provincial championships in Mississauga en route to a silver medal finish. With 17 shutouts already un- der her beit and a formida- ble defence in front of her, ýA Caelan McDonald -blanked the opposition four more times to backstop the Twist- ers to the final, where their title run was finally halted. Sien na Bullen put North Halton ahead early in the championshîp - netting her fifth goal of the weekend - but Ot- tawa evened things up at the end of the first and then notched the winner mid- way through the third to prevail 2-1. The nail-biting final followed the Twist- ers' 6-0 semifinal rout of Kanata, with a productive start and well-balanced attack factoring heavily into the deci- sive win. Bullen, Avery Sachdev, Rowen King, Mackenzie Noyes, Lorraya Felipe and Brieanna Falls did the scoring.. A scoreless tie and two convincing shutout wins earned the Twisters a direct bye to the quarterfinals. There, King highlighted a five-goal tour- nament with some overtime heroics against Belmont - scoring on a breakaway wlth 30 seconds Ieft in the first sudden death session D-.00e 'to-cap a 2-1 squeaker. W Sharmng the spotlight was Yasmina Tomkin, who delivered the equalizer with 1:10 remaining. Noyes finished the weekend with four goals, while il Twisters contributed at Ieast one point. North Halton placed first in the Lower Lakes CentralI West Division at 15-5-2 and secured a gold and two silvers in tournament play this season. Making up the rest of the squad were Hailey Dykstra, Shayne Klimsiak, Emma McCarthy, Emma Mclntyre, Madison McMartin, Giulianna Meichionna and Kalysta Song. Register at mswalks.ca or 1-800-268-7582 ext. 3154