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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, January 28, 2016 | 34 Evan McEachran has had bet- ray of tricks he added to his arsenal ter finishes, but last weekend's during the off-season. McEachran World Cup in California will still showed the promise the new seabe an event to remember for the son held by winning the inaugural Oakville slopestyle skier. SLVSH Cup in SeptemMcEachran finished ber in Australia. ninth in a field of 65 skiAdopted from HORSE ers at the Visa U.S. Grand in basketball, SLVSH is a Prix at Mammoth Mounone-on-one competition tain with a run that saw where one skier calls and him land his first triple performs a trick, which jump in competition. the other skier has to du"Overall, I am happy plicate. Each time a skier with my run and landfails to complete a trick, ing this triple in the last he has a letter added jump was huge for me," and is eliminated once McEachran said. "I went Evan McEachran SLVSH is spelled out. for a run with a high The 18-year-old won degree of difficulty, unfortunately the eight-skier tournament in a I made a small mistake at the top field that included world and X and that cost me." Games gold medallist Tom Wallisch McEachran earned a score of and a pair of X Games silver medal78.00 on his first of two runs to lists, Russ Henshaw and Jossi Wells. finish ninth in the 16-skier final. McEachran will be looking to He had a score of 83.33 in the earn his first X Games medal this qualifying round. week in Aspen, Colorado. He The World Cup was McEachran's made his X Games debut last year, first chance to demonstrate the ar- finishing 14th. McEachran lands first triple as he prepares X Games Oakville Gymnastics Club members will make up 14 of the 18 athletes on the Canadian team going to the Acrobatic World Age Group Competition in Putian, China March 23-29. Representing Canada will be (back row, from left) Sophie Lake, Tessa Chiricosta, Alexandra D'Souza, Theodore Rots-Chan, Daniela Mendoza, Ally Swanepoel, Emma Shemko, (front row, from left) Kelsey Horn, Jenelle Coutinho, Tessa Hickey, Juliana Summers, Allison Attard, Charlotte Penner and Erin Oswald. | photo by Jayson Mills -- Special to the Oakville Beaver Oakville gymnasts make up majority of Canadian team Continued from pg. 33 11-16); Tessa Chiricosta, Daniela Mendoza and Jenelle Coutinho (women's group 11-16); and Charlotte Penner, Alexandra D'Souza and Erin Oswald (women's group 12-18). Middleton said the competition in Belgium will be important preparation for worlds. "The more they do their routines, the more it becomes muscle memory," he said. "And if they can get used to doing it on a big stage, it's going to help them in China." The club will be holding a fundraiser for its athletes going to worlds Tuesday, Feb. 2 at the Oakville Club, 56 Water St. in Oakville from 7-9:30 p.m. Athletes will demonstrate their skills, there will be a silent auction and food will be served. Tickets cost $50 and include one beverage ticket. For tickets, contact sghorn@stikeman.com or visit the club at 1415 Third Line, Oakville. Sheridan volleyball sweeps St. Clair to extend win streak Furnace Diagnostic Service only No additional charge for evenings and weekends $ 9 locations to serve you better www.aireone.com A+ RATING 905-849-4998 49 reg. $99 Josh Butler had 12 points to lead the Sheridan College Bruins to a three-game sweep of the St. Clair Saints Saturday. It was the Bruins' third straight sweep as they improved to 8-5 in Ontario Colleges Athletic Association men's volleyball play. Sheridan dominated the opening set, winning 25-13. They took early leads in each of the next two, but allowed St. Clair to climb back before winning both 25-18. "That's just a lack of mental toughness and focus in the match and it's something we've been stressing with our guys all season," said head coach Frank Pento. "When it comes down to the final few games and es- pecially in the playoffs, it's the teams that are mentally tough that are able to pull out the big wins when you need them." Butler had a team-best 10 kills, Jeremy Fantin had nine points and Chris Adams had eight. Oakville's Matt Bandy recorded a team-high 10 digs, the second match in a row he has posted double-digit digs. Burlington's Justin Kong had 29 assists for the Bruins. Patrick Andula had six points and five digs. After a 3-4 start to the season, Sheridan has now won four of its last five. It plays its next three matches on the road, beginning with matches in Sudbury against Cambrian Saturday and Boreal Sunday. 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