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24-rh. baiadan ChnloIrk4à, Miy 21,- 1 99Ô meIr ea D Q0 JY1ora jumps on wobbly Mavs late FflOIODy UNMAM rOtINr A Bishop Reding player (left) races pait ber T.A. Biakelock shadow In senior girls soccer piayoft action Monday. BR lest ffh. openIng round gains 3-2. Boys move on, girls don't Bishop Reding's senior soccer teamns came up on either end of one-goal deci- sions during opening round playoff action earlier this week. l'be boys trimmed Oakville Trafalgar 2-1 Tuesday 10 move on to yesterday's quarterfinals againsi St. Tbomas Aquinas. Joel Peikoif provided tbe beroics with boib goals - eacb of wbicb were delivered in tbe first baîf. He buried a rebound sbat for tbe initial lally and deposited a beader, on a corner kick by Steve Szafer, for thme gaine winner. Backstopping tbe Royals 10 victory was Ken Dalglisb, wbo stood talI down tbe stretcb 10 preserve the lead. Solid defence was put forth by Mike Borrelli, Stefan Linder, Jason Mots and Rufus Williams. Controversy surrounded the girls gaine Monday, wben BR felI 3-2 to Oakville's T.A. Blakelock. Katby Irvine appeared te bave scored a tying goal wiibin tbe final two minutes of play - as the bail looked to bave gone tbrougb a bole in tbe netting - but the rnarker was not counted and thme visiling Tigers went on 10 win. eses ROYALS on page 25 By STEVE LeBLANO The Champion The Jr. B Mavericks came close to banking their biggest win of the season in Elora Sunday, but were penalized for early with- drawal. Recently Milton bas had a tendency to let up over the latter stages of play. Prematurely packing in tbeir 'A' gamne finally proved costly. as the unbeaten Mohawks rallied for an 11-9 victory - tbeir second straigbt againat the 1999 Founder's Cup hosts. "They did il again," said GM Dave Decaire, of bis team's late lapse, whicb bas become dangerously familiar. "Hopefully tbey'll leam tbeir lesson now." Milton, wbo bas yet to lose to anyone but Elora tbis season and sat at 5-2 before last nigbt's visit to Owen Sound, came out flning on ail cylinders in tbe first but failed to matcb ibis initial intensity in tbe ensu- ing peniods. Tbey took a 6-1 lead well int tbe mid- die stanza, wben tbeir downfall began to materialize. Over tbe final frame - wbicb overall bais been tbeir poooest - tbe Mavs were outgunned 4-1 and conceded defeat on consecutîve goals by assistant captain Kasey Beirnes in tbe final six and a balf minutes of play. Tbe Mobawks' bero, and cbief nemesis in botb games against Milton ibis spring, tallied tbree turnes wbile captain Brian Rooney picked up four assisis to belp bigbligbt Elora's weli-rounded attack. Botb teains were assessed 22 penalty minutes on tbe nigbt and eacb scored tboee goals wiib tbe extra attacker. Powerplay goals for Milton came from Jimmy Lewortby Jr. and Cory Leigb, wbo tallied twice in the opening period to boosi bis scoring total to 16. Andoew Hartboît potted numbers 18 and 19 on the year wbile otber singles were added by Grabam Darling, Craig Hedley, Kaegan Sbenriff and Paul Wade. uory u.amgn Maverick notes: Milton bas been outscored during tbinl period play in four of seven gaines ibis season ... Paul Wade bas scored four limes in bis lasi tbree games ... Milton will be looking for revenge tomigbt ai bome wben ibey once again battie Elora. Gaine lime is 8 p.m. Lawn bowling club open The Milton Lawn Bowling/ Darbyville Croquet Club is open for anotber season. Tbe Commercial Street facility offers special events for corporate functions, social groupa and community gatberings. Registrations and bowling clinica are being beldti Iis coming Monday and Tbursday, ai 7:15 p.m. eacb nigbt. For information, CalI Roger Mee ai 878- 8156 or Ken Armstrong ai 876-4607.