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2- The Canaden Champion Tuesday July il 2000 1 r s o r u a d a l w n e Mystics mun the gamut«Crsfroadalwne Milton's midget girls softbail team rau tise gamut tItis past weekend witis a wiu, loas and tie during touruameut play in Niagara Falls. Unfortuuately, tisis wasu't quite enougs Io put tise locals int tise playoff round, as tisey placed second in tiseir division sud ouly tise wiuners advanced. Tise Mystica' loue victory came in round two when tisey blauked Aucaster 2-0. Startiug pitcher Katie MacKrory and relhever Lindsey Harrold combined for tise sisutout - holding opposîng bittera 10 juat four isits sud a single walk tisrougis six inujuga. Bots Milton rnn were scored lu tise fiftis frame. Leading offeuaively wîtis a double suide single was Tasisa Leslie. From tisere, tise midgeta battled to a 1-1 stalemate witis Thorold. Tara Elkie scored tise only run aud irecorded a pair of singles. Harrold sud MscKrory offered exceptional pitcising. A weekeud of close contesta began rigist frorn tise onset, as tise test sisowed strongly in tise openîng round but were saded by Chsathsam 4-3. Milton rallied 10 die tisings up lu tise sixtis belore a defensive lapse allowed tiseir opponeuta to record tise winuiug run. Impressive in Ibis one as well, Harrold sud MacKrory gave up only one extra base bit. By CHEVENNE BITWARE Speciai ta Thse Champion Milton's Chris Christoforou'captured two Gold Eliminations aI Flamboro Downs Suuday, teaming the fastest three-year-old pacing colt and the one tisat scored tihe biggest upset victory. Although it was jus( bis lirst Ontario Sires Stakes start, Miracle Fame went into the elimination round off a couple of impressive wins at Woodbine, the quickest on June 29 in 1:53.2, meriting serious consid- eration frorn the Flamboro fans. And in spite of a track rated one second slower than normal lthe Apaches Fame colt and Christoforou led tise field tbrougis tractions of :26.4, :56.2 sud 1:25 en route Io tbe 1:54.2 victory, just four-fiftbs of a second slower tissu tise current record. Josephs Leonardis of Norths York bred and owns Miracle Fame, wiso bas a record of four wins aud one FUN WEEKEND Red Sox split weeknight games 1 Mlo' ndget boys basbail us irissweutahidtostay is Lii sevu rinMcosbpo ided tar ou b- list icn lo Yeso"eRal Glass Take Your Best Shot J 6621 3rd Une 6300 (3rd LUne South .of Derry) 6 3 O O teain fell victini îo tise payback gaine ta Oakvilie Ttsursday. Tise Red Sox bad reigised supreme iii ail tbree prevtous out- ings wiib tiseir regissual rivais, but iîeaded into tiseir latest battie a Ittde uderstailed suad perbaps a bit overconfident. Tise combinstion proved costly, as tise beavily favoured visitors wure downed 8-4. ~II wss preiiy surprising, seeiug as we'd beaten îisem tisree limes and mercied tbemn twiee,- said manager Herlo Hatje. "However, a few of our big sticks wereu't tisere." Milton bsîîled bsck to tie tise game iii tise fis iuuing before seveit solid nlufs onu tise mound wisile closiitg titgs (out was Jaitses MacDonald. Coutinuing a sensational streicis l'or tise Red Sos, Michael Volpe delivered s pair of bits sud tise teaus s only higbligist - a tbree- run double lu tise fourtis. Tiss brougisi bis RBI total over tisree games to 10. Meanwisile, s steadily tînproviug Rois Hstje coutributed two bits as well sud made s big deteusive play ai first base. Red Sox runs were posted by Volpe, McComis, Scott Conuolly sud Rysu Harper. Que nigisi carlier tise local midgets prevaited iu an offensive Ssvîugiug tise hig bat once agaîts witb ibrec bits was Volpe, whio 515(5 scored tisree us and coilected tbree RBI tor a perieci- bat-Iick. Rois Angus stood tait as wett witis tbree bits, ibree RBI and ftour ruas scored. Scoriug twice eacis were Harper, Chris Dumneucu sud Andrew Pepper. Splittiug lise pitcising duties were MacDonald sud Voipe, bots of wisom eujoyed excellent delènsive support in tise iirst game at newiy opened Clarkson Park. Tise 9-8-1t Red Sox isosted Martingrove last uigbt sud com- plete a tisree-gsmes-iu-tsree-iigsts mun touigisiin Mississauga. Canada's Iargest Financial Planning Company has immediate openings in aur Milton office. 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Cambaran clocked the opeuing quarter in :27.2 before yielding to Village Hercules. Sitting hot on Village Hercules' heels for the rest of the mile, Cambaran slipped by him in the stretch to score tise 1:56.2 victory. The win was the Csmluck colt's fourth tisis season for owner Kevin Isaac ofI Bridgenorth and tramner Rick Fife - and returaed $3 1.20 to bis backers.