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20 - The Canadian Chamnpion, Tuesday, August 4,1998 Red Sox contend at prestiiu touna en By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion t 'Mhe Mlton Red Sox have stntck a blow t 'or Canadïan baseball in the brthplacc of America' s national pastime.i Led by skipper Dan Tielemans, the pre- teen minor peewees posted an impressive 6-3 record and 1I th place finish out of 47 teams at one of 10 Cooperstown Little Majors Classic toumaments. This marks the best ever showing for a Canadian teamn at the wildly popular event, which runs a fu two months each som- mer and includes roughly 50 teams every week. Close battle with Milwaukee While their recent campaign included haîf a dozen victories, one of the high- lights of the toumament had to be a tight- ly-contested battle with the Milwaukee Angels that ended in a 7-3 loss. With a homer from Josh Wagmann and strong overaîl fielding, the Red Sox were able to hang tough against the team that ranked second nationally last year and went on to win the whole toumnament. "They were an amazing team. One of their pitchers was throwing in the high 70s, and ' m not talking kilometres (per hour) here," quipped team member David Tielemans. Added his manager-father, "After we were put out by a Delaware teain (6-4) in the second round of the playoffs, the Milwaukee manager told me he was happy about not having to face us again." Red Sox strong as an ox Throughout the week-long competition Milton sbowed strongly against al corn- ers, particularly the state champion Virginia Blasters, whom they pummeled 13-5. Tim Warmels launched a long baIl in this one while Lians Tennant was the chief manufacturer of runs, going 3-for-3. Nick Mazzorato chipped in a pair of base hits. Following other convincing round-robin wins over teams from Ohio, New York and Maryland, the Red Sox added a lttle drama in the first round of the playoffs. They scored twice in their last at-bat to edged the Virginia Warriors 4-2. Under the watchful eye of ex-Yankee Clete Boyer (one of the game's spectators), David Aggio stole home for the winning mun. "That was certainly a thrill," said Milton' s baserunning hero. e@st n a nge student! Host Francesca from Italy or another foreign student. Welcome a high school student as part of your family for a school year and mae an overseas friend for life. AFS bas a ful suprt progralsi th counselors and group iyactivites throughoslt the year. Your famiy an meet students from al over the world and expenience more than one culture. Feru Mre ..fouiOm cail Mcarione at 336-7114 or d»e NadmionlOffice at 1 .&00.36 1 -7248 Tielemans Jr. shone on the mound, scat- tering four hits over five innings in a mas- teril ptching performance, The other thrce Canadian teams compet- ing at that particular week' s toumnament - Oakville, Dundas and Samia - aIl fin- ished with below .500 records, as have most teams crossing the border to take on America's best. Explained Milton's manager, "A lot of teams stack their rosters before coming to this toumament 50 it's very competitive. "We came in with the idea of simply flot getting blown away by anyone, so to do ibis well against 50 many top US. teains was pretty terntjec. "The boys came away with a lot of pride in knowing they wcre such tough competi- tion." Little time for sight-seeing With a hectic toumnament schedule the local peewees had precious little time to actually see Baseball's Hall of Famne, the main reason most people visit Cooperstown, New York. They squeezed in an earîy momning tour near the end of their trip. Though some- what rushed, the visit was a memorable one. Recalled Corey Mastrangelo, "My favourite part was seeing Abbott and Castello's old Who's on First routine, that and visiting Doubleday Field." 13-3 record Making up the rest of the touring pee- wees - who currently sit atop their Central Ontario Basebaîl Association (COBA) league with a 13-3 record - are Tim Colling, Justin Deshaw, Hallan King, Matt Mastrangelo, Troy Squance and coaches Albert Aggio, Bob Colling and John Mastrangelo. Local umpire Steve Wagmann also made the trip. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE The Milton Red Sox minor peewees showed strongly at the Cooperstowfl Little Majors Classic recently. Contributing to their success were (tram Ieft) Matt Mastrangelo, Corey Mastrangelo, David Aggio and David TlelemanS. Caylanne sets discus record Caylanne Lyaîl has tumed discus dominance into provincial prominence. The 13-year-old put hier name in the Ontario record books with a 22.05-metre effort at the Bramalea Throws Triathlon. It was tIhe fuirthest ever toss in bier age group at a minor track and field association comn- petition. She also placed first in the shot-put, baIl toss and javelin - with personal bests in each event - to win bier division for thse second consecutive year. Bantam class teammnate Jessica Reese finished sev- enth overail in bier throws triathlon debut, setting new individual benchmarks in every event. Evoey a ninutas sisotho, Cenan ' - Ilag.m- Wnt iebts ATTENTION BALL PLAYRS!! 3rd Annual Mrxed 3 Pitch Tournament at Drumquin Park on August l5th & l6th. organized by Milton Ladies Fastball League. if interested in playing please oeil 8762314 or 8784720 3 rd Annual Ladies Drive for Cancer Golf Tourment JuIy 9/98 A beartfelt "Tbank you " to ail tbe sponsors, donations received, golfers & local merchants whose support was overwbelming. This tournament was a buge success & could flot bave been possible witbout people like you! as well with an eighth-place showing among atom cîass boys. He also recorded impressive times in the 100m (15.63s) and 400m (1:21.15). Four spots back in the same age group was lO-year- old Andrew Lyall, who as the youngest entry sur- prised onlookers by finishing ahead of a handful of competitors at least one year bis senior. This foursome and several of their Athletiques International Track and Field Club mates will next compete at the Buffalo Belles and Brawn Classic August 8and 9..