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22- The Ctanad1an champonTu.sday, Auguat 3 1999 mstmea Q Jntam Ci 1 \,\ broomsý photo by GRAHIAM PAINE Milton Lawn Bowling'. Ken Armstrong, Chris StadnyK, Mark Sandford end Ryan St.dnyk (1-r> recmntly captured the. Ontario 4'o champi- onatip, the. first .vr tor the. local club. dVlMilton rallies to win provincial titie By STEVE L.BLANC The Champin Simply put, they bowled over thse competitios. Tic Milton Lawn Bowling Club captured ils; first ever Ontario 4's crown recently - turning back challenges of six straight teams en route to championship gold. The fearsome includefi local representative Ken Armstrong (second), Toronto's Mark Sandford (vice) and Chris and Ryan Stadnyk (skip and lead respectively) frorn Niagara Falls. They punctuated their unblernisied title mun witi a huge exclama- tion mark in the weekend finale. Down by five at crunch urne, they pulled off a remarkable rally to edge St. Catharines' Dave Houtby 13-12 in 18 ends. Chris Stadnyk was outstanding to keep tiem in it while Armstrong nailed an ahsolutely perfect last shot to cap thse comeback and send bis teamn to thPîir firzt national siowcase - whici cornes August 16 to 21 in Toronto. "Oh it feit great, ali right," sasd a still elated Armstrong, who hooked up with bis current tearn- mates just this past spring. "It was definitely the highlight of my (lawn bowling) career." They were one of the youngest teams at the provincials, and certainly one of the least seasoned units, having only competed together for the previ- Oua two months. Yet thse HJM Insurance s ponsored crew worked wonders under pressure with sensational corne- back efforts in both thse quarterfinals andi semifi- nals as well. Wien it came down to the final four, they out- lastefi a teamn that included 1998 Canadian Pairs Champion Brad Fleming 22-9. A victory over highly touted Ian Jones of Etobicoke in the quarterfinals was just as imprea- -We gellefi pretty quick as a tearn," explainefi Sanfiford, who will compete with the national teai at next spring's World Bowl in South Afica. 1~ neyer really had much success at thc provincials befooe. It was nice to finally win itL" Chris andi Ryan - age 24 and 21 respectively - are the youngest members of tie team, but are far frorn rookies when il cornes to lawn bowling. They've each been playing for more than a -decade while their father and granfifather both clairned provincial tities during their heyday in the sport. Said Chris, 1I guess we've got it in our blood, We knew we hafi the teamn to take provincials and it wss great to actually win it." Milton's stiffest competition at nationals will likely corne frorn Alberta, British Columbia anc Saskatchewan - tearna who'll hopefully fll oui tic lineup at the local club's annual triples touna. ment August 13 andi 14. blow away Brantford Milton'a bantamn lacroase teamn brought out the brooms and brought down the Brantford Posse. The Mavericks capped a hest-of-three series sweep at John Tonelli Sports centre Wednesday, outgunning their rivais 11-4 to capture Zone 8'a Division B champi- onship. Unlike in gamne one - when they need- ed a timéely rally and overtirne heroica ho eke out a 5-4 triumph - the local boys clincied the tidle in cornmanding fashion. The Maya ataked themselves to 3-1 and 7-3 period leads before enjoying a fierce finish, with four unanswered goals during tic last 10 minutes of play. Overaîl, Milton demonstrated a great deal more passing proficiency andi creativ- ity with their abois. Matt Decaire and Lane Moodie - wbo notched the sudden death winner ho corn- plete the club's comeback in the series opener - led offensively in game two with thre goals and two assista each. fliey also combined for some suffocat- ing defense in support of goaltender Robert Lee Beaulieu, who was sure and ateady tirougiout thse evening clash. Chipping in singles were Mark Galick, Brett Lewis, James Mclntosh, Michael Novak and Jonathan Ram. he Maya' series opening win was higi- lighted with tdre-point efforts by Moodie and Kyle Goertz. Peewees pounded Depleted ranka once agaln did in the peewee Mavericks. Milton was without a handful of players for their playoff tilt with the Brantford Posse Wednesday. As a result, they loat 8- 2 and dropped ho 0-2 in postseason play. Among those missing was starting net- minder Chris Banks, which lefI teammate Harrison Hristopoulos with the duties between the pipes. He came up with some solid stretches but juat coutdn't hold off a well-balanced attack forever. Mati Chuchmach - who showed up a little late - sank the firat goal for the locals while Connor Ferguson recorded the otier. Chris Pedulla picked up two assista, with single helpers from Doug Emblehon and Robbie Hunt. SPORi