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The Canadien Champion, Frday January 30, 1998 -21 * +- SB ,, C eT l Long shot atoms prove to be the comeback kids '3y STEVE LOBLANC Special ta The Champion The Denver Broncos weren't he only ones who silenced their zritics Iast weekend. Milton's AA miner atomns were written ff as long shots for the International Silver Stick Hockey Tournamnent - by everyone including thcir bench boss, Martin Larkin. "We had bast to a couple of weaker teamns headîng up to the toumnament, and 1 honestly didn't think we had a prayer," the local skipper admitted. The Docs and Dents-sponsored crew didn't quite cover the whole nine yards like John Elway and company, but they did pull off a heck of a Cinderella story before bowing out to Sudbury in the chamn- pionship finals. Their biggest win - and sweetest tee - camie in the semnis Saturday evening when they laid a 4-0 pasting dn host Newmarket. The final four victory was payback for iMilton, who had fallen 3-0 to their eastemn neighbours just a few hours earlier in round-robin play. Retumning from a brief battle with the flu that sîdelined him for the first Newmarket bate, blueline anchor Elgin Reid tallied twice and led a supercharged defensive unit that afforded their hosts very few quality scoring chances. And what they couldn't stop, cager Carl Chan confidently tumned aside. Also scoring were Matt Chuchmach and spark plug Kyle Heams. The following morning Milton grabbed "lWe had lost to a couple of weaker teams heading up to the tournament and 1 honestly didn't think we had a prayer." MAM LARK an early lead on Sudbury but eventually ran out of gas and fel 14-I1. 'heir opponients scored two in the final frame including a Iast-minute empty netter. Goalie Michael Binnington kept his 'Hawks within striking distance while Scott Collard registered their lone goal. "It speaks volumes when parents and coaches of the opposing team talk about how disciplined your players were and how well they played," said Larkin, recaîl- ing post-championship conversations. "They really came to play." Milton pulled off back-to-back shockers during the opening day of the toumnament, including a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Clarington. David Brush took a perfectly placed drop pass from Reid and unloaded the game-winning goal late in the second. Reid and Chuis Pedulla were the other marksmen. Chan posted his first goose cgg of the tournament against heavily favoured Barre, in a 4-0 victory. Air crew delivers big win Spectrum Airways put an exclamation mark at the end of a strong 1997-98 regu- lar season Monday at Memorial, with a 10- 0Oshellacking of Orangeville. The AA major bantams registered as many goals on the night as the Crushers did shots on net - all cf which were thwarted by cager Josh Amnold. Derek Mewhinney tallied twice and added two helpers while Jordan Jeans amassed four assista te complement bis lone score. Mike Austen and Jacob Vanderbreggen posted two goals and one assiat a piece. Also denting twine were Matt Craig, Matt deRee and Bren Silk. Ryan Harper drew a pair cf assista. Milton finished with an impressive 19-8- 5 record for second-place in Tri-County play. Phot by GRAHAM FAINE Anna Dymînaki, 12 gests m a tuck as sh. nears the finish line In Saturday's glant slalom race at Glen Eden. 5h. races wlth the Milton Helghts club. Quick silver team gets win Caroline MacCullum and Daniel May provided an unbeatable one-twe punch on the Glen Eden ski slopes iast weekend and paced their Milton Heights Mackenzie Silver team to victory. They posted the fastest maie and female runs- 30.58 and 34.24 seconds respectively - and scored first-place honours to guide tbeir team past London 107-88. Lauren Ogilvie took second in the girls division while Spencer Greil placed third for the boys. Craig Hodgson and Marianne Leeson both fin- ished flftb. Milton Heigbts was well represented on the road as weili ast weekend, tbanks to the efforts of the Mackenzie Gold crew who beat Collingwood's Jozo Weider and Kimberly teams. May Yee Lim and Greg Cole led the way with two top three piacings at both Blue Mountain and Snow Valley. Lim was the fastest down the hilI at Snow Valley and teok third at Blue Mountain. She aiso had the best single runs over both days. Cole meanwhile, piaced second and third oespec- tiveiy at Snow Valley and Blue Mountain. His best run of the weekend - 41.33 at Snow Valley - beat Lim's fastest mark by less than two seconds. Mark Curtis had the best maie run at Blue Mogntain, 33.92, and took second-place honours. Also piacing top five were Meagan Behse and Wiiiie Cripps while Kenri Leeson finished sixth. In other recent action, Campbellvîlle's Colin Martin used his home slopes of Glen Eden to post *aes SKI on page 23 MM EW ADIDAS JUNIOR WILSON STAFF SHIRTS