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The Canadien Chwnp3Ion. Frlday, Octe 26, 1999 -21 SPo RTS MIiton fires blanks and falis to Derbys By STEVE IABLANC The. Champion * The Merchants should have taken their guests to school e~ -. Memorial Arena Friday. But instead, tbey were the ones who got Tudor-ed. Streetsville's>Jimmy Tudor deposited three goas and capped his hit parade by sconing with just a couple of seconds left in overtime ta lif't the visiting club past i Milton 4-3. This was the division leaders' third straight sudden deatb defeat of thse year and droppedl them ta 11-00-3. (One point opened the door to a comeback for > sawaided for each overtime loas.) Streetsville, Mfilton's undoing.could hardly As of st night they sat juat tbree points b lmdo n îgeato ahead of tise Georgetown Raiders - who eba donnesglaci. narrowed tie gap with two home victonies The Merchants bad ample opportumty ta over the weekend and wiîî lbe îooking ta put their inferior opponents away but pull even dloser when tie two teams 1egin exhibited no flmishing touch around tise net their season series tbis Friday. and were further stifled by a punchless Êà. VWhile a double minor for higb sticking powerplay. g -by debuting defenceman Cis Kerr - see MERCHANTS on page 23 Mustang hooptr add Photo by GR.AHAM PAINE Mt o n Qrsc ih c o e nirt W wfeek, ~ v'C 1o se cal1 vitoieu las week to remial the yio afenoIu*kintwnTws Milton Winterhewk Krlsta Dermott gets denied on ibis chat againat Guelph's goalia In single Rida flê Dvision. ungrghdp A novice action Seturday. The Sandatone Transport sponsor.d team were beaten 3-1. Both inscrn ntera. 'Siblings shine bight in N. Y eretwRb Milton's Track 2000 enjoyed somte sibling success finisbed third in bier next two mains in tise Empire apee -ogguprigtls un o33 recently in Rotterdam, New York. Nationals. Tise best day of ber young career came on fo weto h ,AantPRdn a BMXers Alex and Natasisa Brancier cacis showed the Saturday. Fo hrtýeÎçJbôgra, l&ite tobedpn strongly throughout the weekend and distinguisbed Natsh tokatrsonnw scnsinmta tieseacves among the top riders in tiseir respective before taking dic bronze in Uic finals. Rdnn-mâfait ht 92,ypiUo age groupa. Her beat single showing of thse event camne in tihe last Th blwut ge ht wha Day one of tise event featured tise U.S. Open day's main - in wbich aise again toak thini and ended proa ih2 pitpr«aSb h il eesml Cisampionssipe. up just a couple of bike lengtiss behind the grand Mcans by meo hebmtmt Alex, 14, ran rougisshod over tise competition with champion. Nla'blSehai e n h Richàdsoi Dision. Coute three cansecutive motto victories. From there, ise Meanwbile, Alex also placed third averaîl on the Adk ihrsnbt aeeceto-troesadspr shig h slipped apedal early in the mainanidbad to play catchs final day -a fantastic feat siicesix ofthelderswere ai tf-Uudrtebors iioscMie o=htel up - wisich bie did in fine fashion en route ta placing ranked top 10. Tim previous day hie took fifils in tise MDlt loe "9 or gis ersbdfrasldsoig flftls ovehall. main. He di *splayed a great deal of consistency thn infu iw -x oeto ay Hn a hl--o onts, whl Sister Natasha's entry ta tise finals wasn't as domià- throughout tise weekend - placing no worse tban tati ii op e oot eý opeeys ec nating, but every bit as impressive. Tise 12-year-old thîrd in aIl bis mottas and top five in every single Mwvr hy1 aet.aetp ,TÙgwnfe uhuetdy took fourtis in thc mottos and Uien raced ta sixth spot race.Tise Branciers' next challenge comtes in. obi re oke wi i qi asthy »jgteyave4 toMMRpisn in the main. Columbus, Ohio aitie President's Cup Chistmas hest cul f tp-seded quas 1umdy hey'H hot Lordt E$ln Sise gained momentum as thc weekend wore on and Classic. r0IR0l, L '2,0 me tu *per muth feW 48 ~$239 $2400. down