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22 - The Canadian Champion, Friday, January 9. 1998 Major atoms Win consolation prize , rom iWIP HOCKEY on page 20 stalemate. Oakville's equalizer came with a mere 23 sec- onds remaining. Dunbar poîted a pair for Halton - whose other marksmcn were Renaud, Reynolds and Clark DeGeer. Geoff Strank collected three assists. Atoms Win consolation round Milton's A major atoms took Erin-Hillsburgh 10 school December 27 providing a defensive clinic at the Dundalk Christmas Toumament. The Action Utility Trailers-sponsored crew won their initial bout with Erin-Hilisburgh 5-1 - again Rep - ockeywith Sanders in the cage. Kyle Scott, Sai Tonîtoson, Seth Ferauson, Laura Lighthall and Matt Masîrangelo blanketed the Devils' attack in two games - including a 4-0 consolation finals match. They ailowed just four shots on goal, ail handled easily by netminder Mike Sanders. Jake Madansky lit the lamp twice while Chris Hill and Steve Ellison contributed singles. Tykes hlow out ('hinguacousy The Milton Winterhawk tykes lexed their scor- ing muscles and laid a 7-0 beating on Chinguacousy January 3. Jeremy Price was flawless between the pipes while Jeffrey Black, Ryan Mitchell and Zach Woolford each tallied twice in the lop-sided home victory. RID5[ SHFRID[ OB[R DONCT DRINK eANDO RIDE tChxplieh rySemfiuars Featuring Discussion by a Lawyer a Accountant 9 Estate Planner *Fund Company Representative Wednesday, January 21s' CAMERON GROUT at 7:30 pin & Wednesday, February il at 7:30 p.m. RSVP Cali now for more détails Sponsored in part by GUARDIAN MUTUAL FUNDS The Best Choîce is Here The Abbey Plaza, Oakviiie (3rd Line & Upper Middle Rd.) Cali us today at 827-8009 Watch for the flyer coming to your door only in Cbaimpion IF fh id n- igs * Hoof 4 Beat Waples caught a lot of smiles No driver on the OJC circuit wore a smile more often than Randy Waples in 1997 and appropriately enough il was Waples who was ahoard for Catch The Smile's victory in the $35,400 final of the Valedictoiy Series on December 26. After Tony Kerwood elected to drive Handsome Hunk, with whom he had steered 10 back-to-back elimination wins, Waplcs, whio closed out the finest year of his surging carcer, got the cati behind the three-year-old son 0f Preejous Bunîiy. I tek lucky 10 pick up this drive since Tony staycd with tlandsomc Hunk," stat- cd Waples, who had thre wins on the Boxing Day programn. Though he hadn't driven hiim before, il didn't take Waplcs long bo learn the strengths hehind Catch The Smile. He set- tled the colt away sixth before pointing him quickly to the lead by the haîf in :56. Then a blistering :27.3 third quarter spelled the end for the rest of the field as Catch The Smile opened five lengîhs at the three-quarter mark. He widened the margin to eight hy the top of the stretch until favoured Grin Reaper made a laie dent. However, it was too ligtte, 100 late as Catch The Smile reached the wire four- and-a-half lcngths in front in 1:54. "I wcnt a fast third-quarter (:27.2) hecause Ibis hiorse shows last quarters no hetter than 30) seconds,' said Waples. 'So 1 wanted 10 gel a lot of open gmound on thc Robinson horses hefore the stretch.- 1 m ilimmomi - - - - - -