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The Canadian Champion, Fnday, October 27, 2000 - 25 Strong start for the local juveniles on home ice The local juveniles sampled sweet victory in their home opener October 14. Enjoying the taste so much, they decided to go back for second helping the following night. Moving across town to John Tonelli Sports Centre Sunday, Milton persevered through a rather rough evening clash and eclipsed Bradford 4-3. Kaegan Sherriff provided the heroics, sinking the eventual game winner with under two minutes remaining. His timely tally capped a three-goal outburst by the hometown boys in the final frame. Captain Steve Szafer and Jeff Mitchell assisted on the play. Also lighting the lamp were Jed Cosby, Dave Komack and Matt Ventura. Chris Kovachik backstopped the team to victory. Tough way to end it Milton's AA midgets coughed up a lead with just 20 seconds remaining and had to settle for a 3-3 tie with Georgetown October 16. A third-period letdown allowed their regional rivais to battle back for the draw. Connor Sweeney, Julian Ricci and Kyle Burrell did the scoring for the Primary Electric Winterhawks. One night earlier against hard-skating Brampton, Milton was outshot more than two-to-one and wound up getting pummeled 7- 2. Darryl Tielemans delivered a nifty solo effort for the team's first goal while also denting the twine was Sweeney - who tipped in a blueline blast by Trevor Martin. Locals lead the way Whether it's an edge-of-your-seat thriller or a one-sided cake- walk, a trio of local players are sure to make contributions. At least when it comes to the success of Halton's AAA minor novices. The Milton threesome struck again in recent victories for the Hurricanes. Michael Sgarbossa deposited the initial tally while Brandon Denham helped set-up the game winner in a 2-1 triumph over St. Catharines. Then it was Scott Dermott flexing his scoring muscles with a pair of goals and an assist in Halton's 8-t spanking of Stoney Creek. Denham and Sgarbossa picked up helpers in the blowout. Defense tightens up Milton's AA minor novices have strengthen their defensive efforts as of late and allowed just one goal in the past two games. That lone tally against them came in a 1-1 stalemate with Caledon. The Winterhawks feli behind in the opening frame but Richard Monk evened the count down the stretch, with help from set-up players Jeffrey Clarke and Brandon Haggart. Goaltender Trevor Rae Hunt was sensational between the pipes. Before that, the local lads blanked Burlington 4-0. Spencer Abraham earned the shutout with a splendid perfor- mance while leading offensively with a pair of goals was Monk. Milton's other scorers were Clarke and George Kopas. Jr. 'Stangs win big Milton District's junior football team romped over Oakville's Queen Elizabeth Park 30-10 last week to bring their record to 1-2 in league play and an even 2-2 overall. "The offense came out firing from the get-go," said head coach Richard Grant. "We usually rely on our defense to keep us in the game." Brandon Byers, who had 103 yards rushing on the day, capped the opening drive by Laking the bail into the end-zone for his first of two touchdowns. Quarterback Ryan Page connected with Daryl Meinen for a 22- yard TD pass and Lee Frittenburg rushed for the other Mustang major. Frittenburg also delivered an outstanding defensive perfor- mance, which was highlighted by a 40-yard interception retum to set up his own touchdown. Kicker Todd Ardua was four-for-four on extra points, and the Mustangs also eamed a safety on a bad Q.E. Park snap. Grant praised the whole defensive backfield, and was also pleased with the team's discipline and control. "The key reason for the loss last week was penalties. We had only two this week. We were working on that al week in practice." The previous week the Mustangs dropped a 19-6 contest at St. Thomas Aquinas. Grant was pleased with the team's effort, because, "they're the best team and we matched up against them pretty well." He felt Page responded well to facing the tough Raiders defense, and that he narrowly missed on a couple of touchdown strikes. Neil Lambrick scored Milton's lone touchdown in the fourth quarter, and on defense, Dan Greenland-Perry and James McIntosh were singled out for excellent games. MD closed out its regular season yesterday afternoon at home against Burlington's Lord Elgin Lancers. Rep Hockey Rather rusty start Several scheduling changes delay the A minor peewee's season opener - and subsequently hurt their momentum going in. As a result, they were beat 4-2 by Acton October 16. Three unanswered goals down the stretch essentially ruined the Millweld Enterprise Winterhawks' hopes for kick-starting their year with a victory. Scoring were Michael Bruno and Mike Melo. Netminder Michael Sullivan did a fine job keeping his team within striking distance. Offence falls flat Milton's AA major atoms scored midway through the opening frame but were stoned the rest of the way en route to getting dumped 4-1 by Orangeville October 16. Craig Howse lit the lamp two minutes after Orangeville took its initial lead - but his teammates couldn't capitalize again once they fell behind. Devin Medland was rock solid between the pipes, stopping more than three dozen shots. Robertson fires winner Miltonian Ian Robertson potted the game winner - with help from fellow local Christian Nonis - in the Halton AAA ban- tams' 2- triumph over Stoney Creek recently. The pair are among five Milton players currently toiling with the Hurricanes, who sit atop their division with a record of 7-2-2. 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