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ineu 1adiuan Champion, rlay, May 12,2 0-25 MAETO POOL. MODUMf M.P 305B Stfties Ave. E. 876-2211 Florida's heat no match for Barnes Photo by GRAi-AM PAINE Heads up boys Bishop Redlng's Kyle Grant (9) goes up for a header against an Alderahot opponient In senior soccer play at BR Monday. The gamne ended In a 1-1 staiemnate. By STEVE LeBLANO The Champion Harry Barnes doesn't really need to get any faster. At 53, Campbclivilie's high endurance athiete bas a stiff enaugh challenge simpiy maintaining bis impressive efforts in the warid of triathlon campetitian. Sa ta that end, bis recent season debut can certaînly be deemed a success. Failing off st year's mark by s scant one minute, bie tamed the annua St. Anthony Triatblon Meet - contested in St. Petersburg, Florida April 30 - in s sensational 2:11.37. Thrived in the heat Amid sweltering conditions snd a record field of 1,571 participants, the local sgeless wonder bandily won bis men's age cisass and overali piaced among the top fOve per cent af ail racers wbo tackled the grtseling 1.5 kilometre swim, 40) kilometre bike, 10 kilomnetre mun course. Event witb iii-timed pain in bis side thraugb the tsil-end of the mun - wbicb essentislly ended bis bopea of matcbing or bettering iast year' s performance - bie upstaged bis closcot division rivais by a wbopping nine minutes. Hia iantastic finish came an the strengsb of an impraved apening leg swim- wbicb bie campleted in 23:38. "I've cut my awim by about a mninute the past couple ai yesrs," expiained the extremely driven rural resident, wbo for many years now bas flourisbed at bath the provincial and national level. "I use ta, tbink 1 juat wasn't a swimmer and that I'd really bave ta pound the pave- ment (in order to win races), but people eventuaiiy convinced me I needed to ieamn to awim to realiy get Barnes - who's recentiy taken on a major aponsor in Harry Barnea Running Room - said he's curbed bis rigomous training schedule a lit- tic in order ta save more energy for actuai competition. Needs to aave energy Whiie 1999 efforta were far from sub- standard, the local racer believes hie couid have done better if he'd kept a bit more in the tank during the week. "I was the top Canadian at the worid championahips last year, but itjust feit like another race," recaiied Bamnea, who a few months back topped Inside Triathlon'a Ail Amnerican rankings for maie masters age (over 40) competitors. "I didn't feel fresh, like there was natb- ing extra ta give." Next up for the bighiy accompiished ath- lete is this weekend's Kitchener Brick Duathian. On June 4, he' il compete at and beip organize the annuai Milton Subaru Triathlon. He's hoping ta recruit other valunteers for the event, which wiii be heid at Keiso Conservation Ares, and those intereated can contact him at (519) 856-1154. Midget Red Sox outdistanced in season opener By STEVE LeBLANO The Champion If Multon's midget boys basebai tram bopes ta topple the league leaders this season, tbey'll necd ta be more opportunistic. In tesson opening play at Mapleburst Bail Park Monday nigbt, the Red Sox let one too many chances slip swsy - leaving mun- niers on base in nearly every inning and stranding balf-a-daimn in acoring position. This was really the only blatant blemisb in an otberwise solid sbawing, but was enough ta cost the hasts a 7-5 bass ta the tradi- tionaliy strong Burlington Buils. Pitcbing was no doubt the mass encouraging aspect ai the local tesm's oversil performance. Neither starter Kevin Cooper or reliever Michael Volpe adn't dne mucb trowing this spring - 1 Happai Dinnï but bath did a fairiy decent job ai hiding their mustiness. They gave up s combined seven bits - just two ai wbicb were for extra bases - and a bandful of walks while fanning six batters and putting out five mare tbemselves. Needless ta ssy, their efforts kept Milton witbin striking dis- tance the entire evening. Stayed in the bunt Tihe Red Sox - wbo're a littie short on players this year, witb just 13 in the lineup - managed ta crase s pair ai slim delicits in the third and eigbtb innings. Third baseman Mark Black evened thinga up the first time - delivering a two-mun single tisat casbed in centre fielder Scott Connolly and second baseman Ryso Harper. From there, it was leit fielder Chris Dumencu wbo iasbed a bigh happer up the middle ta bring home replacement rigbt fielder Andrew Pepper. Burlington would recliir the lead in its last at-bat, coilecting tbree muns on bsck-to-back bits - including a two-mun triple ta the centre field waming track. 'Me Red Sox got one of those runs back in the battomn ai the nintb, wits Black reacbing first on an error to score Harper and bad the tying mun on first base before being put away. Among other season-opening bigblights were a second-inning leadofi triple by shortstop Rab Angus and catcher Evan Jeans throwing out s munner at second in the third frame. Multon's midgets, led by manager Herlo Hatje, continue their 27-game regular scason achedule Monday at Mapleburst Park versus Clarkson. Gamne time is 7:30 p.m.