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The Canadian Champion, Tueaday, January 11, 2000 -19 vMerchants well represented, as always Phots by GRAHAM PAINE Merchants Jool Cameron <ieft) and Ian Malcolm wiiI represent their team at tomorrow nlght'a Ontario Provincial Jr. A League Ail-Star Game In North York. Aiso plcked for the NorthlWeat team, but absent from the photo, la Phil Barski. Reding rips apart rival Georgetown Absolute annibilaion. Thai s about the only way 10 descrnbe the Bisbop Reding senior boys baskeiball îeam's triumpb over tbe lowly Ceorgetown Rebelsjusi belore tbe bolidays. The North Haion confrontaion was a mismat.b fromn tbe word go - and ended wmlb the local cagers desiroymng ibeir guesis 61- 14. A blalani imbalance in terms of botb talent sud effort led to tbe lopsided final lalIy. Offensively, BR was led by Ivan Bosnjak and Onel Marlino - wbo eacb neited a dozen points. Bosnjak also pulled down Il rebounds wbîle standing oui wiîb four siesîs was fellow spark plug Kyle Crant.J C Georgelown's sc.onng woes but a peak in tbe tibrd quarter wben lbey wenl wibout even a single basket. Rebels Mail Rodgers and Nick Tons bad four pons apiece n te vîsutors losung cause.AY Madd Dawgs start ITRM training this weekRFETV Milîon's Madd Dawgs bouse-league baskeiball program begins ils season ibis week ai Bisbop Reding Secondary Scbool. flue lirai training session was bMd lasi nigbl. witb lihe sec- ond slated for iomorrmw evening ai 7:30 p.m. Regular ses- son gamea will slit nexi Monday, Jsnusry 19. Tskimg over tbe progrsmn fromn Mariha and Pat Gleeson are Rob Jeysman snd Janet Davidson. Their inaugurai fail programn jusl recntly wrspped up laie *lasi monib. Tbe following are award winners from ltse skll challenge competition nigbi: Girls 10Oand under -Brok Harper Girls 14 and under - Melody Anderson M ks Boys 10 sud 1l - Lance Codner- Boys 12 and 13 -Craig Hrng Boys 14 and 15 -Josua Singb For more delails, caîl Davidson ai 878-7252, ext. 188. By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Phil Barski, Ian Malcolm and Joel Cameron were brought in to be the building blocks of this year's Milton Merchants. So perbaps il's only titting that they now be recruiied to represent ibeir club ai iomorrow night's Ontario Provincial Jr. A Ho'ckey League Ail-Star Came ai North York Ceniennial Arena. Togeiher wiîh skipper Marty Williamson - who'll make his second coaching stini in ibree seasons ai the league sbowcase - the trio will help comprise the Nortb/West ieam, who will baflle their South/East counterparis stariing ai 7:30 p.m. This wilI be Malcolm's aecond siraighi trip 10 tbe aIl-star game. He went las( year for the Markham Waxers and scored a goal in the Norib/Wesi's 5-2 losing cause. "Going iwo years in a row is a good accomplishmeni for me," he said. "Making il wiih Milton is even more graiifying. The compeiiion here is much stiffer." Wbile Malcolm isn'i like 10 equal lasi year's goal couni of 47 - wiih 29 10 date and jusi a dozen games remaining - he's alill quile pleased witb bis overail perfor- mance this season. Remsrked Mion's gniy centre, "I ibink my defensive efforts and playmaking have been belier ibis year." Barski was equally bonoured t0 be picked for ibis year's game, calling thc Merchanîs "an aIl-star ieamn in ils own righi". He leads the ieam in points (61) and plus/minus (33). The tilnied lefi Winger bad similar numbers lasi year in Stouffville, but was cdged oui of alI-siar contention by the Spirii's only oiber big gun, Kevin Edgar. -I would bave ibougbi 1 bad a belier chance of' going (10 ail-star game) wiib Stouffville iban wilb Milton ibis year," admiîted Barski. Leading aIl West Conference cagers in goals-againsi average ibis season, Cameron is the ibird goalie in four years t0 represenl Milton beiween the pipes ai the ail-star game. The I 9-year-old tender - wbo sports a 3.14 GAA and 16-7-1 record - hasn'i stolen 100 many wins for the Merchanis ibis season, but bas enjoyed more consis- iency iban mosi goalies in the division. "It was a bit of a surprise. 1 didn't even know ibey were baving an sîl-siar game ibis year," said Cameron, wbo lasi season led tbe Pickering Panibers 10 tbe league semnifinals. "lits nice io be picked, but it's noibing 100 big. It's more important ibai I jusi do well for Milton." Meanwhile, Milionian Jeff Seeds - wbo suts second in West Conférence seor- ing - will represeni tbe Raiders iomorrow nigbl in North York. Williamson and Newmarkel's Wes Jarvis wilI act as co-coaches for the North/West teamn. Ready.for aistar game