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--., M 0The Canadien Champion, Frlday July 18, 1997 - 17 Milton tyke brings home the silver in shot-put Hurting the sh(it-pr-it 7,30 mctres Lisi Sattîrda ts York- t n ..r rt~ \tnt rnt leese *,trk n rth iretke boyxs class ai the 1 Oth annual Hanriet Tubman Games. The nine-year-old Athletiques International Track and Field Club member also placed ninth in the long jump and IOth in the 400rit t'lan 1stiri ti , set a persîrs il recrd in suît put 'aith ii irriî 18[ St (tl nio uif pi e r, itltrhrirrr (r. 7l1 ît ettrirt. Itris gave lier a fifr iplace liish arnirng bautain age Ac irrss thIe prov ince ni W inidsor las( wcekemd, C trui1 girls. She came eighth in the 400m - completing the mun in a Robertson picked up the silver medal in the 15-and-under girls personal best 1. 18.40. javelin as part of the District 'B' Team in the Ontario Legion Continuing to shed time off her 1,500m, 12-year-old Melissa Championships. Maveriocks Posse buekies under pressure By STEVE LeBLANC Special ta The Champion The Brantford Posse would have made lousy enforcers in the old west. And with little authority in their Jr. B lacrosse game, they're proving t0 be even less of a first-round chal- lenge for the Milton Mavericks. This year's West Division basement dwellers were ripe for a best-of-seven series sweep last night (Thursday) at home, after falling 18-12 Tuesday at Tonelli Arena. Should they have fought off elimination, game f'ive will revert back to Milton tonight (Friday) ai 8 p.m. While part of Brantford's trouble has been the absence of scoring leader Sentt Stewart - who quit the team just prior to the playoffs - their intensity and discipline bas run bot and cold during each game while their goal- tending bas been sub-par throughout. Milton meanwhile, is enjoy- ing a well-balanced offense - particularly with the retumn of Jeff Currie and the acquisi tion of former Maverick Jamie D'Otiveira. "The scoring is starting to blend around a bit, wbich is nice to see. With two strong lines now, we've got the other guys wondering who they should focus on," said Mavericks general manager Dave Decaire. For the second lime in three nights, the Poste jumped out to an early lead Tuesday but quickly buckled under pres- sure. They surrendered a three-goal lead in the last eight minutes nf the first peri- od and from there were bamn- mered for eight goals in the middle frame. Event without the help of line- mate Mark Beisel - who's serving out a three-game sus- pension for Sunday's penalty- box altercation in Brantford - Currie managed another fOve-goal sbowcase and added two assists for gond measure. Unsung hemo Graham Darling proved to be the other offen- sive standout on the night. The first-line defensive spe- cialiat tagged four goals with- in the final 21 minutes of play. He also set up both of Jimmy * see MAVERICKS page 19 Hoop dreams ..aund summer drilis Over 100 baiketall enthualasts were part of this wsek's Monarch camp at Bishop Redlng. Instructor Teresa Charron (top) led a group of campera through sme bail handiing drills, while two of the program's younger players (above> equaref off In competîtion. Senior player Jen McManus (right> worked on her bail handling technques.Photos by Graham Paine I A A [ 111:11111t.akild mmtfb