A22 - The Canadian Champion, Friday, June 27, 2008 tubing trio with national goid Continues breakthrough season with another high-stazes victory By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF In a word - golden. That pretty rnucb encapsulates Megban Heffords power turnbling efforts of late, with yet another bîgh- stakes victnry deltvered earlier this rnontb tn Calgary.I Refusing to let bier s'.inning ways be interrnpted foilowing back-to-back gold-rnedal performances tbts spring - beginning witb Elite Canada tn B.C. - Meghan the 16-year-old Miltontan Lumned back ail wornens youtb challengers at the nattonal cbarnpionsbîps. Determined to put bierseif in titie contention after a fiftb-place finish inE bier division debut last year, Hefford put berseif atop tbe prelttninarv standings and then natîrd bier final passes to wtn the eigbt-competitor ciass. i[ actualb, dtdn't do as weli as ai Elite Huston Canada, but i was sti pleased v. tb nv performance," nntcd the locai cen, a national novice champton two ears ago tn a sport thats best descnibed as gym- nasttcs« floor routine withob thie dance tvr nlccnlt etge 'ement "Thts was probably my biggest Indvidctal success was' ih onlv tnpc tbat caine Hefînîcîs saý otWrst Slic and leliow Mtltonii ai d Burlingtnn Bûs Gvmnasics Club nien- Teîa O Each turned in formidable sbowings to aid in an overail victory over B. C., Canadas other power turnbling stronghold. Shaking off an early stumbie chat saw bier close out the preimrnnary round in sixtb, 18 year old Durante - also a tbree-urne national competitor - forti- fied bier cfforts nithe finals to move up two spots. "You just have to put that behtnd you, she said of lier tnttal glitcb. il had a couple of soi d passes tn the ftnal, reai- Hefford iv St' king ih la ndtngs.- The power turnhing veteran hopes this strong showtng ts the iatest step on the road to next vears worid champi- onships tn Russia. Now part of the national womnens senor tearn hier next challenge cornes iafew wecks at the Canada Cup team tnials in Montreai. Copic ng Mtlin-, representatton Browne in Calgary va 12vear nid 1-inston Bro\ve, vio vas siatcd n mrakc het natioai dehu [ast sear beinre a frac tured foo put the ktbnsh on thnse plans. \\ ,7th anober scar ni expertence under bier proverbtal beit, the local pte- tci no oniy qualilicci again but securcd bronze n the noice (I 1 -to- 14- Ai ip-atd-cnrncr s'. tb the Missisauga Futurcs <. nnasttcs Club), urante Browne plae ir nit the ptclimîtsars ber Teja Durante - debuttng tn the womnens sen- round and maintatned that positton i the ftnali tor ranks - wcre selected t0 represent Ontanio tn tbanks to snme tecbntcallsosund passes tbat fea- the inaugural tramt cornpetttion at the end nf the tured a double tuck. meet. -l frît gond about bow i did," she said. 4TERRY 0ROWLEY jëâdm e c h a n i ca 1 Makinu Vour Home Comfort Our Business SPORTCHEK AIL ONTARIO CLEARANCE IN ONE STORE %OFF EVERYTHING INSIDE MILTON MALL 55 Ontario St. e 905-693-8546 (Across from the RBC) MILTON INTERCHURCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE TEAMS G W L T PTS 1 SOUTHSIDE 1 9 9 0 0 18 2 KNOX 10 8 2 0 16 3 ST. GEORGE 9 6 3 0 12 4 SOUTHSIDE 2 8 5 3 0 10 5 HOLY ROSARY 9 14 5 O 8 6 MILTON BIBLE 9 3 5 1 7 7 NEW LIFE"A" 9 3 5 1 7 8 HILLORESI 9 3 5 1 7 -9 NEW LIFE "B" 10 3 6 1 7 10 BOSTON 7 12 5 0 4 l1 ST. PAULS 19 i 8 0 2