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The Canadian Champion , Tuesday, Novemlýer 9, 1999 -2M Mustang lady cagers fail fiat in important game By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Milton District High's senior girls basketball tearn will now have to rely on the kindness of strangers if they hope to make it to the regional championships. This after falling 61-44 to the Nelson Lords Thursday. The losa dropped themn to 6-2 on the year - which means that, barring any major sur- prises in this aftemoon's regular season finale, they will finish third in Halton's Richardson Division. So even if the local ladies manage to survive rounds one and two, they'll still be saddled with the seemingly insurmountable task of beating highly ranked St. Thomas Aquinas in the semiti- nal crossover. That is, unleas M.M. Robinson - who ait tirst in Richardson - are beaten in round two by fourth place Notre Dame. M.M. Robinson recently bast one of their big guns to injury. so the possibility of an upset cer- tainly exista. The Mustangs' momentum took a bit of a pounding in Burlington Thursday. Up by five points at the hall againat Nelson, MD aimply came apart and had nothing left offensively through the remainder of the contest. "We juat started loaing it and 1 couldn't turn themn around," said coach Martha Gleeson. "We had rosybe une basket and a field goal, and then the reat of our pointa ail came froro the foui line." The tearn also had trouble cont 'aining their hosts' top shooter - Milaina Lagzdins - who was held to just a single basket in the first hall but exploded down the stretch and tinished with 31 points. Sharalee Dempster led the way for tbe locals with 15 points white Jessica Simpson had 11. Co-captains Jen McManus and Anne Gleeson - who ran into some foui trouble and saw limited playing time in the second hiaif - didn't shoot particularly well and failed to hit double digits. Said Gleeson. "She (Lagzdins) couldn't miss and we couldn't bit anything." MD wraps up the regular season schedule today st Burlington's Lester B. Pearson. Merchants outclassed by feisty Georgetown etrom UP AND DOWN on page 21 when Ryan Eby delivered what was deemed a check-from-behind on Travia Parent - knock- ing the Raider defenceman senselesa and onto the disabied liat. The hit didn't appear ail that vicious but could atill coal Eby a two-game suspension if referee Wayne Timber's eati stands up to OHA scrutiny this week. Milton gave up two powerpiay goals shortly after this infraction and froro there feli deeper into the hole with horrible passing and a general lack of intensity. Said Wiliiamson, It looked like a shoulder on shouider bit. The oficiating is bad St times, but you've just got to live with it. We didn't get any breaks early on, but we didn't play well either." Miltonian Jeff Seeda tallied twice againat his former tearn white also scoring waa fellow VU V mvÂvrhimii Milton native Adamo Bertoli. For the Merchants, Ian Malcolmo delivered his tearo ieading I 7th goal early in the third period and also lighting the lamp waa Dan DeLong. Joel Cameron was chascd froro the net after giving up four goals in the firat period-and-a- haif. Lue Lamothe worked the balance of the con- test, giving up one goal before hia opponents sealed the deal with a shorthanded empty netter. The lopsided bass spoiled the much anticipated return of top points man Phil Barski. In the firat evening back from suspension, he was reatricted to a single assiat - pushing his season tally to 34. With the exception of a brief letdown in the third period, the local club was impressive againat Hamilton Friday. Lamothe stood tait between the pipes white leading the charge up front with two goals apiece were Eby and newly acquired winger Matt Belanger - a 6'4", 215 pounder who st played with the Moncton Wildcats. Altberg scored on a great individual effort and added three assista on the night. John Nadalin potted hia first of the year white Richard Peverley and Mike Wheelihan were the other marksmen. Merchant notes: Defenceman Mike Clarke has been sent to the Guelph Jr. B's ... Milton is looking to acquire another veteran forward to help stabilize their offensive efforts ... Mark Beisel's shoulder injury is more serious than waa initially thought and couid keee hiro sidelined for another two to three weeks ... The Merchants travel to Mississauga's Iceland Mrena tonight for a 7:30 p.m. start againat the Chargera. Friday they hoat the Brampton Capitais. n M ilton Minor Hockey Association ~îo ATF DIVISION TEAM SCORE TEAM SCORE Nov 6 BEGINNERS GREEN TIMBITS JEFF SHEPARD BLACK TIMBITS CAMLE RJOtJXO KNUCKLES 1 1 MIKE MARSHALL KNUCKLES 2 5 TMER NOUX~N PREJNOVICE LITTLE FIREMEN ALI JACOB LOVE BRUCE HOOD ORAN FERGUSON WHITE TIMBITS ALI IGNTNRED TIMBITS NOV 6 MAJOR ATOM GALLINGER 2 REBEKAH LODGE 5 DIRECT TV 2 MCCUAIG INSURANCE 1 NOV 6 MINOR ATOM GORRUD 0 HOME CINEMA VIDEO 5 LIFESTYLE 3 HUNT CHRYSLER 3 NOV 6 MINOR PEE WEE NU-TECH FIECRUITERS 8 MICHAEL GREED TOWNE DENTAL 3 MATT WOKE ABSOLUTE TRANSPORT 4 GOLD COI4NECTION 5 MICHAEL COODE NOV 6 MAJOR PEE WEE KWIK KOPY 5 CHRIS FULLERTON PRESSE LAW 6 BRENT IMBER BRIANS AUTO 6 SEAN NEELANDS KENTUCKY FRIED 11 STEVEN GROUND NOV 7 MINOR NOVICE GOOD LIFE GREEN 6 MICHAEL HOPKINS GOOD LIFE BLUE 1 GOOD LIFE BLACK WVA GOOD LIFE RED WA NOV 7 BANTAM MARMAC 3 DOGS & DENTS 5 ABSOLUTE TRANS 6 ROBBIE BENNfT DURANTES AUTO 5 MATY STOVER KCK TEAMWEAR 2 MILTON DODGE JEEP 5 CORY CROWDER NOV S SENIOR OLYMPIC STAIN NIA AUSTEN NOBEL INS. 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