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j18 - The Caisadian Champion, Tuesday, July 6, 1999 * SPO<RT~~ Peewees stage rally to extend the streak Milton' peewee lacrosse team extended ita winning atreak to three games in Guelphs Ma Tuesday, using a late rally te triumph 9-8. ise Mavericks scored six times in the final frame te np tiseir isosta and improve to 6-2-2 in league play. Victory carne bchind a fiery perfor- mance by reliable aniper Matt Chucismach, Whso delivered a handful of goals, including tise last two. His ganse winner was notched witis juat over a minute left to play. Brad Edwards, Robbie Hunt, Matt Lenardon and Oliver Wren were tise otiser rnarksmen - eacis regiatering a single tally. Between tise pipes for tise victors was Chria Banks, wiso held tise opposition witisin striking distance tisrough.tise early going. Banta earn Lie Milton's bantam lacrosse team hit tise post as mucis as mesis in Guelpis Wednesday, and as a result had to settle for a 6-6 stalemate. Tis Mavericks led 4-2 and 4-3 after tise firal and second periods. Guelpls's equalizer canse with under 90 seconds rcmaining in tise gamte. Leading for tise visitera wilis two goals apiece weoe Mark Galick and Kyle Goertz. Singles were posted by Malt Decaire and Michael Novak - Who added a pair of assis Robert Lee Beaulicu woslccd tise cage for tise 5-3-1 Mavericks, Who juat came off a solid ahowing at tise Guelphs Tournament, whcre Iisey reached tise finals before losing 13-8 te Six Nations. Novice aipped Close basses continue to plague tise novice lacrosse tearn, Who were edged'by Guelpis 7-5 Wednesday. Miltn-whso now sitat 1-8-1- were tied with tiseir isosts inaide tise final eigist rninutes of tise game when tisey took a checking-from-behind major. Tise ill-tirned penalty led to two goals agalnat and thwarted tiseir hopes for secur- ing win number two on tise scasn. lise Mavericks isad battied back fmom 1 - 0 and 3-2 period deficits to hold a 4-3 edge around tise midway mark of tise tisird. v/H al ofFam r viitsPhoto by GRAHAM PAINE Hall of Fumer Fergie Jenldns, a Canadin bomn rlghthanded pitcer who enjoyed a long and Illuatrlcus cameer On thse blg beagues, was In town Saturday to slgn autographa et Wallae Ponlac. No vcatch to her impressive rides By STEVE LSBLANC Tihe Chamion Ainsley Vincc's Catch 22 equals one pleasant predicament. Currently Mikton's star show jumper - with tnlsty mount Catch 22, a nine-year-old Dutch gelding - is juat one step away from competing at the 1999 Pan Arnerican Games in Winnipeg. iis, following anme astounding qualifying results recently wisich placed them on tise five-member national teamn tisat will head west for tise international event later tisis montis. Vince still needs te impress the selection cornmittee during tise next couple of weeks - in order to be named one of the four ridera who'll not only make the trip to tihe Pan Arn but actually oepresent tiseir country. If she succeeds, it'll be a drearn come truc. If she falis short - well, it's flot as if ase hasn't already sur- passed alI of her expectations for tbis season anyway. "I was just competing to gain anme expenience, flot thinking 1 could possibly qualify. Tisis is such a won- derful surprise. It's a great honour te be in lime to oep- oesent Canada" said an elated Vince, who at 22 is by far tise youngest rider on the qualifying team. "I couldn't have asked for a better start to the season." Thse local pair'a remarkable mun began at Calgary's Spnsce Meadows lune 5 when they enjoyed a perfect performance at the $65,000 Canadian Pacific World Cup Qualifier. Despite having to tackle a very challenging course second overâli - and not having a chance to sec how other horses were responding to the different ele- ments, such as a bicycle jurnp and a dreaded 14-foot water jump - Vince steered Catch 22 through the ring cleanly. She was one of just three Canadians to deliver a fiawless ride during the first of three qualify- ing events for the Pan Arn Garnes. Even after this temrfic atarI she downplayed her shot at earning a spot on the national teste, stating "the chances of me rnaking it are slirn." She alan admitted to being a lîttie nervous about the possibility of actually cornpeting at the summer show- case. "I've neyer represented Canada in international ee SHINES on poge 19 Aineley Vince (A1ý \DIA 11 1 q)