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March 5, 2006

IN THE NEWS...

MacKay fences to another World Cup gold

CBC Sports

Canadian Sherraine MacKay continued her streak on the World Cup fencing circuit Sunday, winning her third straight gold medal.

MacKay, a native of Brooks, Alta., defeated world No. 2 Imke Duplitzer of Germany 15-10 in the women's epee final at the World Cup in Tauberbischosheim, Germany.

"People have been coming up and saying how amazing it is to have won so many World Cups in a row like this and all I can say is that it is an unbelievable feeling," said MacKay, currently ranked No. 1 in world.

France's Marysa Baradji-Duchene and Laura Flessel-Colovic took home the bronze medals.

MacKay posted wins over Germany's Angelika Kappen, Melanie Soiron of France, Diana Romagnoli Takouka of Switzerland before edging Sonja Tol of the Netherlands 15-12 in the quarter-finals and No. 3-ranked Flessel-Colovic of France 15-13 in the semis.

MacKay, who trains in Budapest, Hungary had some fans on hand for her victory. Her sister, who lives in a neighbouring town, came to cheer her o

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