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~ SNHL Alumni Benefit Tour set to visit Mitton; proceeds support Special Olympics « Top shelf hockey skills, on-ice pranks and old- - Hockey legends like Wendel Clark, Curtis Jo- | Proceeds from the event will indirectly ben- | Started in,1998 with one floor hockey team, it > fashioned nostalgia are headed to an arena seph, Tiger Williams, Theo Fleury and Rick | efit the Milton Special Olympics, when it | has grown to include roughly .120 athletes in 4,2018 £ near you. Vaive will square off against the Law Enforce- | comes to putting on the provincial and na- | six different sports. They'll be part of the festivities when the NHL | ment All-Stars in support of Special Olympics tional competitions. Tickets for the alumni showcase are $22 each Alumni Benefit Tour -- presented by Scotia- | Ontario. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the game | The local program will celebrate its 30th an- | and can be purchased at www:benefithock- 5 bank -- visits Memorial Arena Friday, Jan. 12. ' set for 7. ) niversary this coming spring. ey.com/tickets. insidehalton.com 2 Ivy League rughy freshman earns | All-American honorable mention Fonsentiion makes early impact with Dartmouth on the Bobcats before being van- quished. By Steve LeBlanc = summer."l have to work a bit harder | |hensekhien made significant strides CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF | to get to that All-American status, in her endurance over the course of 3 ' but!I'm close' the season, and offered an initial Idia thensekhien now finds herself | A versatile competitor now in the = glimpse into her offensive potential. amidst the upper-crust of 'North . thick of things as a prop, the 5-foot- = "dja isan' extremely mobile and American schools. . 9, 190-pounder made an immediate = powerful prop who's capable of And the 'Ivy League freshman is = impact with the Big Green this fall -- v poised to place herself among the scoring the eventual game-winning upper-echelon of National Intercol- | try in season-opening play against | legiate Rugby Association (NIRA) | the two-time defending national players. That is, if this past season is | champion Quinnipiac Bobcats. any indication. - ' Recalled Ihensekhien, "It was early Finishing fifth in scoring with the | in the second half and although we Dartmouth College Big Green and | were up by a couple points it was helping "them reach the national | still tight. So scoring was a confi- championship final for the first time | dence boost, for not just me but also ~ in the school's history, the 19-year- | my team. old Miltonian earned an -All-Amer- Milton's newest Ivy Leaguer would ican honorable mention late last | go on to record two more trys the month. . very next game -- to help pummel "I feel | still need to improve my ball "It's truly motivating, as it means | Army West Point -- and helped set handling and 'trying to get more that I'm on the radar and that | up many more in Dartmouth's 8-1 | distance and accuracy on my pass,' "my hard work is noticeable said | season, which ended with a tough |. she said. "And rugby is so demand- Ihensekhien, Jean Vanier Secondary | 29-20 defeat at the hands of Quinni- | ing physically that you can never be School's Senior Female Athlete of | piac in the NIRA championship. too fit. That's something | will always the Year and a part of the Canadian | The Big Green -- who'd beat Har- | have to work on' Under-18 team that swept a two- | vard 22-8 for their third straight lvy | Dartmouth had five other players _game series with the U.S. this past | Rugby title -- mounted a 10-0 lead | earn All-American honours. WONDERING 1F.YOU STILL HAVE MICE? Make Sus ou Teh TA AD Ss 0 1. al I FACT: 110, 000 Mice, can be' www.insidehatton.com | MILTON CANADIAN v dominating set pieces and making a huge impact in the loose," said Big Green head coach Katie Dowty. "As one of only five freshman All- Americans selected, I'm sure she will | continue to make more and more of | an impact over the next four years." With Dartmouth losing just six play- ers to graduation, the chances of remaining in the national title hunt remain high -- another motivator for Ihensekhien. MW Specializing in Imports, Domestics, and 2 Performance Transmissions a A » Automatic & Standard * Imports & Domestic Cars * Trucks & 4X4'S « Clutches & Differentials * Front Wheel Drive * Front Axle Repairs * Guaranteed Service + Warranties * Free Towing Within 10km Classic Cars * Fleet Vehicles 905-878-8156 + 905-878-8157 'Pest Control (em SN REGION | en info sicnasmonars wnscon | Ratawtnen{EIGHR pu uP 85 Steeles Ave. E.. Unit £3. 4, 5 Milton (West of Hwy. 25) rk "oN PEN (FETE 4 ho mark & mitontransmission.com * www.miltontransmission.com | TET HALTON FOR OVER 25 YEARS