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Thse Canadien Champion, Frîday, July 21, 2000 - 21 Lightning, controversy Ca sual Breeze on a rol mar Sox' homecoming By STEVE L.BLANC Tht Champion Milton's rnidgct basebaîl tearn isad isoped to contin- ut its wiaaiag ways duriag a recent isornecorning to Mapleburst Bail Park. But iasttad, tise locals' return was rnarred by late- ianing iseartbrtak ont nigbt and a preeruptive end to cornpttition the next. Tht Red Sox were witisin a single isit of a muajor comeback victory against tise Erindale Cardinals Suaday evening wisen controversy reared its ugly isead. Having rallied in tise final inaiag to tie tise garne 8-8, Jarnes MacDonald lasistd out grounder tisat sent borne a isard-cisarging Kevin Cooper. Wisat followed was a sornewisat questionable double play. Cooper was taggtd out on bis alide to tise plate - wisicb in itself wasa't really debatable - but was tisen derntd to bave rua tise catcher, and delibtrately intemsupted a subatquent tisrow to furst. So MacDonald was called out as wcll and tise set- saw sisowdown fiaisised - witb eaul Duff stranded at tisird base - in a tirne-lirnit stalernate. "ise rule is tisat Cooper sisould be ejecttd but tise runner at first be safe," explaiaed rnanager Herlo Hiatje, wbo, didn't believe tisere was anytbing wroag witb tise slide at borne. Milton isad battled back frorn a two-rua deficit in tiseir final at-bat - witb Aadrew Pepper driving in tise equalizer. MacDonald and Micisael Voipe tacis bad a pair of bits aad two RBI. Splittiag tht pitcbing duties down tise rniddle,. and dividing tise ruas againat equally as well, wtre Duff and MacDonald. Monday nigise thet earn was sbowing strongly and holding its own againot tise second-place Mississauga Norths Tigers. Tisat is, until ligbtning delayed and eventually eaded tise proceedinga juot ont inning sisy of a regulation cornplt garne. Trailing 2-1 aitie intermuission - wisich was fol- lowed up witis a restart by tise urupires and a quick cancellation by Milton Minor Basebaîl past president Mike Joisnston - tise boots were certainly looking good defensively and enjoying a solid performuance froru reliever Chris Durnencu. Starter Ryan Harper worked a tisret-up tisret-down optnîng frarne before giving ssp two ruas in tise sec- ond. Neitiser hurler isad seen rnucis rouad work this sea- son - but were tbrown in after a busy weekend scisedule that left tise Red Sox extrernely tisin in tise pitcising dtpaetrnent. Multon's lune rua in tise nuit and void garne w as scored by Durnencu. Peppers RBI single drove ii in. A tougis sornecorning aside. Hatje is definitely pltased witis tise earn's efforts tisis season. Given siseir youtis and lack of previously provea pitchers, ise said an 11-8-2 regular season record is muore than credible. Tht Red Sox, 5-2-1 over tiseir last eigbt outings, isad just isalf-a-dozen garnes rernaiaiag in league play prior to last nigist's trip to Brampton. At Mapleisurat Monday, tisty'll ist tise Mississauga Majors. Garne tirne, as always, is 7:30 p.rn. Swimmer shines Fax sports reports to Steve LeBlanc at national meet a t 8 78 -494PfA3. Jennifer Porenta persevered tbrougb an ill-tirned fever and powered.iser way 10 a littît junior national succeos last weekend in Etobicoke. Tise Milton Martia Aquatie Club's 15-year-old star, bot off an exceptional provincial caru- paign tariier this rnontb, str.uck silver in tise 5O-metre freestyle Saturday nigist during tise Canadian Junior Long Course Swirn Cbarnpioasisips. Her 27.08 perforrnance was a scant .04 seconds sby of a per- sonal bencbrnark, establisised aittise provincials tise previous weekend in Thsunder Bay. Porenta was tisird after tise prelirninaries and cranked it up a notch for tise finals. Sise was evea more irupres- sive ia tise 100m freestyle. At least frorn a personal stand- point - as sise shed about isaîf- a-second off ber individual record and took sixtis spot overaîl witis a tirne of 58.85. Fellow Martin Kristen Mcllroy muade tise consolation finals in tbe 200rn backstroke - eventually fiaisising 22nd. Porenta will look to continue iser strong season tisis weekend in Montreal as tise Eastern Cup aad tisen wraps tisg up witis a trip to tise senior nationals in Winnipeg, August 3 to 6. Heading for the Clecin up forl Plêase tulc#your exfrcs cq9*ing aiid, househOl'd items tI>Ihe krsllf Goei4will sceclosè-to you. Ask about oi Tax Reci- rga Lira and lie teain aie eaggrfoi rop you 550 Ontaio Street S. GOODWILL- For tise seventis straigbt Urne tisis year three-year-old trotting filly Casual Breeze simply overWbelrned ber peers and captured a $100,000 Glid Final at Toronto's Woodbine Racttrack Monday aight. Ia spite of racing witb sigbt in on)y ont eye and in spite of a stoemi tlsat temn- porauily balted raing and ieft tise treck rated ont second slower tban normal, the King Conch daugister once again cir- cltd tise field ut tise tbree-quater pole to rtacb tbe winosing post one-assd-a-balf lengths in front Aithough. ase bad post ont, trainer-dri- ver Torn Durand took thse filly off tht gate siowly and settled on tht rail in tîgst. At the halfway point ia tht mile Casual Breeze was a d<lIl lessgtbs bhind tht leader, but she closed tise gap to four at tbe thrce-qssarter mark and empioyed a sitappy :27.3 final frarne to secure tt 1:56.4 victory. "Thse break (due to a stonn and dri- ver/traisser vote to continue to race) helptd bersa lot. She seemed to be mucis more relaxeL Maybe l'il use those tac- Durand. 1-Her best racing style la from trip for ber,"' Deerassd's ftber Rois of Port DlQom and brother Jonathans of Bearlîigton share ownership of the filly, who bas now banketi just over $600,000 is ber carter. Tht other elimnatiott wiuseer, Super Pleasure datigiter Welornbacktrotter, msoved from seventh to second down tie sttetcb to take homne one quarter of tie $l100,000 pease on bebsif of owners Ken and Sheryl Ana Farte of Bnidgewood Meadows in Oeton. Casual Breeze wtii ssow have nusse daye to lest and continue thse battit to restore sight tcs ber rigst ey!e, wbicis develope4 flufgl$ kero4tis alter a rela- tively slimly scratede ceo*ta beetmne infecte The sophomore trotting filies will rn*e lteïr tset Otareio Sires Stakes stop at.Windsor Racway Wteday, when tIhe t1illy wil once again peut ber impressive win ste'eak on the fine. GET A FRESH START. 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