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24 - The Canadian Champion, Fniday, February 9, 2001 Jr. A playoffs should be most intriguing in recent memory Pflat by GRANAM PAINE E.C. Drurys Jeff Morgan (bottom) ls on the losing end of tbis match-up a*ainot Manposa wratler Davis Toffn Sunday nmn. Howvr, ovarai "h tesm went on to nmdl. ,,/Tough Drury, Dynamo wrestler.s show strong at Sunday's. tourney The B.C. Drury High School and Junior Dynamo woesters had a strong showlng at the Guelph Age Group Toumament Swtdsy. UC Dnîry co-hosled tdm event along with the Guelph Wmsding Club. Dtrfy won the High Sohool Open Division, while the Dynamo Clul plaeed Ihirdin fte Bantara-Cadot Division Milton siso earned two medals in the Kkbd divisio witb dmeirony Mo enties. Six different categories Inthek Open division DIcy won soyen medals, dm oofthem onl Cha mpions were Andy Wadeson', Ad=n Bauter MWd lkwy MeDonel Mat -Baxter and Kovn Mo= ecarSd silvmt in all-Duy finals, losing to Wadoson end McDonell, rospectlvely. Alto claitming uilver-was Cils Ota=d W"eting strongly to «an bnze was, Ryan Foto In the Bantam-Cadet division, the Dynamo wrestesamed thoegod wo divot and one boezc Gold modali win- nets mee Jess lonan in Cadet as weil as Osryý Ferrier andi Kyle Chairmet in BanWL Silve medali" were A"u Sn-itls and Teny Poazzpa, while bronze went to CollaBunaznsaKvin Tyler. In lte Kids division, Nick Rnm won it firs cameer goM, while Aaron Stone catued lver. Slalom race at Glen Eden Ski Area The Milton Heights Racing Club will host ils Sixth Annual Invitational slalom race at Glen Eden Sunday. Up to 130 racers fmom around southemn Ontario will compele in six different cale- gories for girls and boys: 12/13 years old, 10/Il1 years old and 9and under. There are awards for fastesi single time and best two comhined times in each cale- gory. Spectators are welcome to attend the action. On any given night anyone can beat anyonc. That's one of sports' most common clichés - one that coaches love t0 trot out and one that reporters (at least those hoping for fresh quotes) dread to hear. But that old adage seems to hold particular relevance when looking at this year's Ontario Provincial Jr. A Western Conference playoffs - which could be among the most intriguing in oecent memory. Depending on which area you choose to focus on - reg- ular season standings, head-to- head records or late-season momentum - just about every team in the division appears to be a legitimate contender for this season's titte. So without further ado, here's a quick look at first round match-ups - with pre- dictions and a bit of insight on each series. Milton vs. Bramalea Recent line shuffling bas cre- ated more recognizable roles and subsequently met with favourable results for the Merchants. Combine this with home-ice advantage and the division's regular season champs should advance witbout too much trouble - assuming tbey don't run into penalty problems, wbich have been a minor hin- drance as of late. Bramalea goalkeeper David Digironimo can steal a win aIl by himself every now and again, but overaîl the Blues don't have enough impact players to pull off an upset. However, they could prolong the series if the Merchants don't find a way sround their often effective neutral zone trap. Gritty forwards James Coleman and Dan DeLong will be called on to get their noses dinty and belp combat ibis. Milton's slightly improved powerplay plus the continued on-ice. off-ice leadership of captain John Nadalin should be key factors in a first-round series win. MILTON IN FIVE Georgetown vs. Hamilton Don't let Monday's 8-1 Georgetown romp fool you - ibis bas the makings for a high- ly competitive amries. A number of Raider forwards are currently nursing minor injuries. Among tbemn are lead- ing scorer Stace Page and workborse assistant captain Mike Knoepfli. Againat an extremely sturdy and pbysically confrontalional club like Hamilton, these ail- ments could become a major factor and swing things in the steel-town team's favour. Georgetown bas won the last four meetings between these two teams - but three of those were witb a much bealthier lineup. HAMILTON IN SEVEN Brampton vs. Streetsville Will late-season turmoil spoil the defending league champs title defense? Tbat's the big question sur- rounding the Western Conference playoff picture and s. *»T WILL BE on page 25 BOB FLEMING'S .SPECIAL VALENTINE'S HOURSL>' (iii£~Tl (iI fAII On display at Kalena's Flowers 136 Main St. E. (JVLDJ BY THE AMV Today 9am -8pm J EW EL L ERY OU T LE T Sat. 9am - pm GOLD * SLVER - DIAMONDS - GEMSTONE - PEAWL REPM &CUSMM RINGSMo.Tus 9a-6p FAIR PMICSFPMEADVCE FULLY GUARANTEED, OR cail my office anytime 878-4572.