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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 20 Jun 1997, p. 26

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26--Tha Canadian Champion, Fniday, June 20, 1997 John Fletcher gamely bounces back, car is temporarily out of commission Joýh1 lIcetcher Iost C(îîsciousnýless, the use of lits car and the Super Late Model feature - ail in a matter of moments - Saturday night at Flamboro Speedway. The Milton racer was halfway througb the second lap when be collided with pole-sitter Randy Gray, wbo loat control of bis car. In an unsuccesul bid to accelerate past bim, Fletcher was clipped in the rigbt-rear corner by tbe skidding competitor and sent head-on into the front stretch waII1 at more than 100 ki lometres per bour. "I don't know what bappened," said Fletcher, afler the race. "He got loose and 1 tried to go around him, but be clipped me. We had a good car." 'he 30-year-old driver was rendered unconscioua as a result of the crash, but came to within minutes and Ieft the track under bis own power. He suffered no Iasting injuries. His Quaker State/Champion Spark Plugs-sponsored vehicle fared leas well. "You name il, it's broke. There'a major damage to the front suspension and frame," he explained. 1I figured it'Il take about $ 10,000 to completely Melissa Logue tumned in ber own version of the triple crown Saturday at York University. The Sam Sberratt Public Scbool student went tbree- for-three - and established personal recorda in eacb case - at the Royal Canadian Legion District 'B' Track and Field Championships. Showcasing endurance on the track, Melissa won both the 800-metre (in 2:51.6) and 1,500 (in 5:51.3) in the under- 12 girls class. She also tried the higb jump for the first lime and was victorious witb a 1 .20m leap. Her efforts highlighted Athletiques Intemnational's tearo showing. The Oakville-based club raked up 25 li. Ieracer estimnated he would be back on the cir- cuit by June 28. "1 haven't had near enough punish- ment yet." A Iongtime regular on the provincial racing circuit, Fletcher bas won at Cayuga and taken the runner-up spot at Flamboro so far in tbe still young spring-sum- mer season. Todd Forsytb and tbe Milton-based Racer'a Edge team didn't quite enjoy tbe type of success they would bave liked Saturday either. Having just signed with Maple Lodge Farms, tbey were looking to win for tbeir new sponsor but had to settle for second. Contact with the retaining wall ended their charge in tbe second Challenger feature. "TMe car's not bandling right, but we're excited to bave Maple Lodge Farms with us. They're pretty pumped up about racing," Forsyth said. In other action, Milton's Andy Wbeller was victori- ous in the Street Stock division wbile Glenn Colling added to bis pointa lead in the Canadian Vintage Modified Division with another top-tive finish in bis fatber's Eastaide Auto-sponsored car. Fancy footwork Milton soccer coaches took on the Streetsville man's team Sunday morn- ing at Thompson Field. The visitors came out on top in this Father's Day showdown, beating Milton 3-1. Trio earn national medals A trio of Young Cboung Tae Kwon Do black belts captured national medals Saturday at the Canadian Jr. Championahipa in Toronto. Steven Duffield became national cham- pion in featherweigbt division forms, and HURRY, LIMITED ENROLLMENT! CAL NOW!! IKA2oe.A1OM This summer send your kids to a place that wiII improve their confidence and self esteemn as well as get them out of the hous. Not only do our students learn the most, they have the most fun tool Take advantage of our limited time summer offer. 3 moNTHs oNLY1 799' ICLUDING UNIFORM Lmlted Time Offer. 1> .u4Griffi ' Martial Arts 465 Main St., 2nd Floor, (aboya Rogers Video) 878-8941 added a silver medal in spamrng. Shannon Condie won the Canadian spar- ring titie in the bantam weight class. She was also a bronze medalist in fonns. Fellow bantaro division participant Kristen Bonham took bronze in sparring. suMer~X golda, nine silvers and tbree bronze while establishing two dozen personal records. Nine-year-old Aaron Reese of St. Peter's enjoyed the biggest medal haul among Milton participants. He covered the 1 ,500m in 6:48 to capture gold, put the 4- kilogram shot 4.86m for silver and took bronze in the long jump (3.58m) and bigh jump - in wbicb be set a new personal standard of 1. 15m. Brookville's Garrett Lyaîl, 12, made a personal best 1 3.72m bammer fling and grabbed first-place honora *Continued on page 27 TOYOTA SU PERSALE ITHIJRSDAY, FRIDAY, SATIJRDAY JIJNE 19, 20, 21 8..O9pma PE aM omp mmq su t 4 cNapu nsq u pram ,aMLeu W ii raOo wsgm amwTàDuvb MViliton Youth Soccer Club GI1RLS Ul3 SELECT rTYOUTrS VUDND»AY, JUNE 23, 7:45 PVU IE. 0- Dbrury Fftid Cali Loule DI Flma fo»r mo»re> Informatio>n Logue is a triple thlreat in track aces high jump, two other events Z-

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