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20~~~~~~~~~~ ... ...aai. hmioFiay coer81 Girls basketball Reding seniors win squeaker Bishop Reding's senior girls basketball teamn sur- vived a late scare at E.C. Drury Tuesday - squeezing out a single basket victory in the first cross-town clash of the new school year. The Royals' 33-31I triumph was rather uneventful, with the excep- tion of the last quarter when their hosts staged an exciting rally and threw some suspense into the after- noon showdown. But Drury efforts came just a littie too late and as a resuit tbey fell to 1- 1. Meanwhile, BR remained unde- feated in regular season play with two wins. Despite a significant size advan- tage, the Spartans had ail sorts of problema penetrating through the opening haïf and couldn't get a han- die on their few offensive rebounds. Taking it up a notch down the stretch, they raised their intensity level and finally began scoring - but not quite enough to overcome an early deficit plus solid defence by opposing Royals Anma Gori and Amy Prisnuak. EC's Patricia Jaecklîn was the top shooter in the gaine with 1l points. She went 5-for-5 at the foui line while collectively, ber squad drained ail six of their free tbrows. Teammate Tara Jukes bad nine points while Laura Adamson - who provided a few key blocks early on to keep things relatively close - sank three baskets. Alicia New and Jacqueline Hunt spearheaded the victors' offensive drive with, nine and eight points. New highlighted her efforts with a field goal juat before haïf time. Lacking any kind of height, the Royals weren't fiashy on the court, although theydid look slightly sharper overaîl and got more pro- duction (romn their supporting cast. Reding closed out the week yes- terday aftemnoon beyond deadline at Burlington's Nelson Higb School. Meanwhile, Drury was at Milton District for their second straight cross-town clash. Next Tbursday, BR and EC hoat Georgetown and Burlington's Lester B. Pearson respectivelly. Both games start at 3:45 p.m. 'Barbecue fundraiser for tykes The Milton Winterbawks' tyke oep hockey teamn will hold a fund- raising barbecue and raffle tomor- row (.Saturday, Oct. 9) at Loblaws. Among the prizes to be won are a portrait of the last gamne at Maple Leaf Gardens - auto- graphed by Toronto' s 1998/99 squad - and a stick signed by this year's club. The event will mun from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. witb proceeda going toward the rink rats' travelling expenses this season. a night with extra attacker Cail 469-0570 and get the warm up on home comfort... -~~' See for yourself how you can beat the winters cd with a properly specified home comfort system. Our professional home comfort consultants wiIl sîze up a systemn to your exact needs so that you'll keep warmn ail winter long. Up to $700 off* ... 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