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mmmyurm Bishop Reding’s Parwiz Mohlbl (left) heads the ball in an air battle with Ryan Key of HolyTrinity during junior boys soccer play last week. The host Royals were 2-1 and as of s time yesterday afternoon sat at 5-1-1. at [What “MMWMLflDDfl Mate than 120 teams would have loved to be vying for national Jr. A supremacy Sunday. But that likely came as little consdation to Milton's Andrew Dodson and the Carleton Ptace Canadians by the night's end. For the second time in as many years. the Ottawa-area Dodson andCP Canadians fall short in RBC Cup final - again As two of just four all-around provincial champions in the 41-year history of the Milton Springers Gymnastics Club, V Keiara Jones-Tyrell and Diana Dela Pena were already in pretty select company. But a trip to Moncton, New Brunswick earlier this month put them in an even more exâ€" clusive group. One that didn't exist until now. Punctuating the season in golden fashion, 14-year-old Keiara and 10-year-old Diana gave the club its first-ever overall titles at the Eastern Canadian Championships â€" doing so in the Open 8 and Tyro 7. divisions respectively. 'It's an amazing accomplish- si...., ‘ Diana Dela Pena (left) a all-around gold aftert Eastern Canadian C Stem ment. .. a great way to cap off the year,“ said Springers head coach Craig Smith. "This has been my most fulfill- ing season as a coach, both from the program's devel- opment as a whole and how the season ended.” An all-around silver medalist at last month's provincials in Windsor, Diana figured a trip to the eastern national Springers punctuate season 5 with eastern nationals gold team came up one win shy of the Royal Bank Cup title -- this time falling 5-2 (with empty netter) to the host Portage Terriers. Playing in every game of the nationals after being mainly a healthy scratch last year, 18â€"year-old right BySteve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Diana Dela Pena (left) and Keiara Jones-Tyre" taste all-around gold after their stellar showings at the Eastern Canadian Championghipsjn Mpnctqn. . podium was within her reach. But standing atop it was prob- ‘5- ably too much to hope for. 3- Notsoasittumedoutasshe§ delivered first-place finishes g on bars and beam en route to overall supremacy. She rounded out the week- end with a third on vault and fourth on floor. Her scores on bars and floor were both per- sonal bests, as was her overall tally. "l was kind of surprised (to claim all-around gold)," said Diana, who became the club’s third-ever provincial cham- pion last spring. "i just tried to listen to my coaches' instruc- , . , , tions and do my best." Keiara Jonesqyreutaste Having dominated provincial ir stellarhshowirgigs at the competition all season long, mpions 5955" 0mm"- Keiara headed to Moncton as a distinct medal favourite â€" especially after adding some strong showings in Las Vegas and Chicago to her un- beaten run within Ontario boundaries. With that in mind, she met her all-around eastern na- tional triumph with relief as much as happiness. "I didn't put a lot of expectation on myself, but it was good to finish well," said Keiara, who along with Di-n_ WO winger Dodson highlighted the tournament with a ‘ Shorthanded goal in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Meifort Mustangs to close out round-robin play. I Carleton Piace reached the final with a 2-1 doubre-Q overtime triumph against the Penticton Vees. ham-com