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26 - TwCanadla n Champion, Friday, May 12,2000 E.C. girls softball squad 'a nnihilates Acton E.C. Drury softball players couldn't have caused any more damnage if tbey'd actually bad a wrecking bail and vacant building to destroy. Giving new meaning to tbe word annihilation, the local ladies scored the maximum allotted seven nai in tbree of tive innings on the way to diamantling tbe thorougbly outclasaed Acton Redmen 27-1 Monday. The Spartans' win - the most lopsided in sev- eral yeara - puahed their unbeaten record to 3- 0. Aeton actually held the Iead at one point, before coming to grips with the sheer superlonity of their gueta. Lindsay Harrold and Melissa Park split the pitching duties for Drury. Collectively, they struck out six batters and gave up juat a couple of bita. Offensive contributions came from up and down the lineup, with everyone exploiting the bapleas Redmen. "Winning by that mucb, it's really bard to pick out your stars," quipped coach SaUly Gray. Be tbat as it may, a few tearn members were especially productive in Monday's massacre. Marion Jamieaon bad four bita, a pair of home runa and four RBI while sisber Anne *- arguably the top defensive player on tbe day - rve in tbree runs and was a perfect 4-for-4. Amee May also bad four RBI on four bits - one of wbich was a diniger. Also taking tbeir bosts downtown witb long halls were Park and Tasba Leslie. Drury's biggest test of the year comes Tbursday, May 25 at Thompson Park against the powerhouse Georgetown Rebels, wbo've elimi- nsted tbem in tbe piayoffs tbe lasb two seasons. Before tbat tbey'il face cross-town rivais Bisbop Reding Tuesday at Tbompson. Gaine lime is 3:30 p.m. Streak snapped There's nobbing like tbrowing a big league pitcbing prospect at bbe competition to end a lengslsy iosing skid. TIhe Bisbop Reding boys basebali team did juat that againat Burlington's Lord Elgin Monday. Sbawn Hill - wbo's been tbrowing for major league scouta this spring and basn't been able to aid. the bigb scbool teara mucb tbrougb the first baif of tbe regular season - fanned nine batters and gave up just one bit in bis lirst full iengtb outing for the Royals. His four-inning gem of a performance belped the previously winless club shut out thse Lancers 7-O. Soiid in relief were Mike Grabauskss and Andrew Coe - one of five players wbo bad at least two bits in a balanced offensive attack. Cbnis Dumencu, Taylor Lawton, Conan O'Brien and Niko Zentil were the others. Now 1-4, BR will likely need 10 aplit their final four games in order to earn a playoff bertb. Following Corbett Tournament play Ibis weekend, they'll take on the E.C. Drury Spartans - aiso struggling lately - Monday at Mapieburst Bail Park. Gamne time is 3:30 p.m. High School Sports Round-up Mohawk to host top trotting colts in OSS May 19 North America's top sires stakes program wiii begin next Friday wben Mohawk Raceway wiii welcomne tse tbree-year-old trobting colta for Gold Series Elimination action. Tbis group was impressive last season, setting track records aI botb Mohawk and Woodbine, and Ibis year the incentives for speed are even greater. For Use first lime the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold competitors bave a shot at a season finale and Use purse and Use purse rings in aI $250,000 for eacb of bbe three-year-oid divi- sions, Use richesb eventa ever offered in the Ontario Sires Stakes program. Entry based on points To eam a ticket into tbe lucrstive Super Final tbe colts must taiiy pointa in Gold Series Eliminations and Finals ail season, 50 pointa for a win, 25 points for second, 12 points for Ibird, eigbt points for fourtb and five points for tiftb spot. At tbe end of tbe season the top 10 point carners qualify for tbe November 4 Super Final. 0f tbe tbree colts wbo eamed more tban $100.000 in 0.S.S. action last year, only Botany Bay bas seen competition Usis sea- son - but there are some impressive newcomcrs Ibat look poiscd to secure a bertb in the May 26 Gold Final and stant accumulating Super Final points. Topping tbe liat of early season favourites is Elegant Supreme, wbo set s stakes record winning the Tic Silk Series at Mohawk on April 25. The son of Balanccd Image, wbo made just one atari in the Sires Stakes aI two, stopped the dlock in 1:58 to capture bis second victory in four starta. Jobn Bax trains Elegant Supreme for Psrkbill'Stud Farm of Peterborougb, Brian Parkinson of Sbaron, Aline James of Lindsay and Brian Grant of Wbiîhy. Might have double ahot Bax could bave a couple of entries in Friday's Gold Eliminations if Elegant Supreme's stablemate Armbro Thomas makes the trip 10 Mohawk. Another son of Balanced Image, Armbro Thomas won a ieg of the Tic Silk, missed Use board in tbe final, but rebounded to finisb second iii a May 9 conlest. Parksill Stud and Liberty North of Peterborough own Armnbro Thomas. A Graas Roota regular last season, Deii Ridge Riley may make Use transition to the Gold Series after a 1:58.3 victoty aI Mohawk on April 27. TMe son of King Conch and driver Tom Strsuss went frors eightb at the tbree-quarter pole to first at the wire by virtsse of a snappy :28.3 st quarter. Pete Gillies trains tbc trotter for Homby's John Grant. Next Friday's Gold Elimination wiil be Use firaI of 20 0.S.S. eventa Mohawk will bost Usis season, inciuding the Super Final Nigbt November 4, wben a total of $1.6 million will be up for graba. Tbis season is Use riceet ever, witb $15 million available to the province's top two and tbree-year-olds. Royals on a tear Socoer is generally considered a low scoring sport, but try telling that to Bisbop Reding's junior boys. The Royals - iooking a lot like the teamn wbo captured regionai gold two years ago - bave dented the twine on 19 occasions in four games, wbilc aliowing a measiy one goal against over this stretcb. The only blemish on tbeir record waa a ses- son-opening scoreless stalemate witb Notre Dame. Since then, tbey've delivered victories over Acton (11l-O), Nelson (6-O) and Lord Elgin (2-1). Alan Lorenco bas been sensationai between the pipes whiie leading offensively witb tive goals is David Wynne. Close bebind witb three apiece are Mark Borreili and Jeff Thomas- wbo bad ail of bis goals againat Nelson. BR iooked to extend ita undefeated mun yester- day aflemoon at bome versus M.M. Robinson. Resulta weren't available at press lime. Meanwbiie, Reding's senior boys are 2-0-3 after tying Burlingbon's Aldersbot Lions 1-1 Monday at home. --701