A18 -The Canadian Champion, Friday, April 14, 2006 Springers impressive at Friendship Classic There was no shoriage of îînpressîve 10-year old) ail îook second as well. efforts for the Milton Sprîngers Overaîl thîrd place fînîshes werî ymasicsCub receîîîy iiL iiJoflios Birchmount Friendship Classic. Mion's pre-competitive and invita- tional 'A gymnasîs took part in the eveni, wiib Alex Strnckland leading the way witb overaîl gold in the Level 3, 14-and-up division. Her all-around victory was due in large part to first-place honours on vauli and a silver on beam. Six other Springers finished second overail in the preteen ranks. Keltie Couture and Victoria Peetoom shared the all-around silver in the Level 3, seven-year-old class, wbile Traci Armstrong (Level 3, eighî-year- old), Alex Georgîou (Level 4, eigbî- year-old), Olivia Lister (Level 3, 10- year-old) and Allie Schmidt (Level 4, secureot oy Maoelîne Lloyd (Level 3, nîne-year old) and Anne Wormald (Level 4, 14+), wbile also competîng were Baylee Kraus, jennifer Wormald and Keira Brodie. The Birchmount Fniendshîp Classic followed one final Ontario champi- onsbîp qualifying campaign for the Springers, with 10-year-old Lindsay Bright earning eniry in the Tyro 1 divi- sion late last monîh ai the fourtb and final qualifying meet in Oshawa, She'il now join Heaiher Sadler and Celena Morgan ai the younger age group provincials in St. Catharines April 28 to 30. Fellow Springer Brittany Scbrader will be among the older gym- nasts compeîing in Caledonia nexi Minor atoms cap year with win Mitons AA mînor aîoms may not with iwo poinis apiece. have exacîly shone during lasi week- Nicholas Hoffman was rock-solid end's Mississauga IceDogs Toumnameni, beîween the pipes for the firsi iwo peri- but ai leasi they wenî oui on a hîgh ods, whîle mop-up cage work was pro- note. vîded by tandem pantner Connor The Winterhawks finished up a 1-2 Hallyburton. round-robin campaigo - as well as Milton fell 3-2 îo the London jr. iheir season - in vicioty topplingithe Knighis and 4-1to the Georgetown afternoon. Quinn and Ben Preisner each had a Jacob Quinn led wiih a pair of goals goal and an assisi versus London, while and an assisi, while Rourke Ferguson Dillon Carier was the fonte marksman and Matihew Gooding also sîood oui againsi Georgetown. e