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rThe Canadian Chmpion, Tuesday. Apeil 10, 2001- 21 ,Milton bantams -deliver lone titie win during 2001 Optimist tourney I Utily Trailer 'Hawks prevent championship whitewash for hosts Photo by GRAHAM PAINE MIltonImna (from loft) Scott Dermott, Brandon Denhan and Michael Sgarboaa dlsplay the OMHA champlooahp plaqua and modèla they won racently wlth the. Halton Hunricane AAA mînor novices. ,/Milton trio guides Hurricanes to OMHA championship gold 5v STEVE LeBLANO The Champion flic Halton AAA mlnor novices punctuated dr stellar sesan wlth a huge exclamation mark - capturing QMHA cbampionsbip hanours in Richmsond Hill April I. And as diey did throughout die yea,a local thutesomne offezed kcy contuibutions ioward die ftle victory. Milioniasis Brandon Denham, Seott Dermatt and Michael Sgarbossa al avcraged a point a game Ibis ts- son - aid malched that output dwring the four-team weekcnd shiowcase. fiait collective effots heîped Uic Hurucanes rebound from s ahuky atari and finaiîy clinch tic gold by blanking York-Simmo 4-0 Thic championship whiiewaah served as paybaclc for an 8-4 second round lass ta Yaulc-Simcac. Sgasttoss dented Uic twine in Uic win while Denhas aid Dennoi dellvered robusi performances ai bodi ends of the las. flic tournameint finale capped a dransauic reversa of fortuic for die Hurncanes - who drapped ilicir firsi uwa pines and lien. with Uic pressure on and Uicir bacica ta lie wall, railied ta take three straight. fice fluai two Cam in downsight daminating fashian. Halton needed ta win game three hy ai leas seven goals in order ta remain in chsmpianship contention - and did exactly liai by spanking hast Richmond III 9-1. flien Miltan's tria fiexed their provestlia scoring mus- cles - combining for ai eight-paint outbursi - aid le tic 'Canes ta an identical score againsi Markiam, plus a trip ta Uie tute gane. Denhaus aid Sgatbossa had tirce points apiece wiile Dennait chipped in with two. Overali, Sgartosss was a co-winner of Uic teaan points race witb aix goals aid four assista while Denhaus aid Dermatt finisied fifUi and eighdi respectively with six and four point efforts. llic Humeianes' OMHA win fIullowed a South Central league vtiay over Brampton an vieil an a number of toumnament triumphs ibis past tesson. Haltan la now Iooking for ai arena in which ta iang uts OMMA banner. Anyone wio knowa wbere Uiey cai do Mui is asked ta cal Loti Denham ai 876-4394. By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special ta The Champion It's a good thing we have the bantam single A Winterhawks to defend Milton's honour. Tbey came to the rescue in tbe Milon Optimist Tournament, not only as tbe only Milton tearu t win the championship, but as the only one 10 make il t0 the finals. Il didn't look good for the Action Utility Trailer îeam early in the cbampionship game against Flamborough as they feil hind quickly 2-0 and appeared out- matched in the first period. Once the second period started, however, tbey looked to be a differ- ent team. Ian Komack, in pacticular played as if he'd substituted his Winterhawks jersey for a Superman costume. He scored tbre goals and set up Dcrck Blanchard for another one. But, with the score lied 4-4 laie in the third period, Wayne Benson con- tributed somte hernies of his own when he broke through the defense and went in alone t0 score the win- ning goal. Both Milton goaltenders, Aaron Clarke and Corey Clarkson, made some key saves îhroughout the con- test. Kornack's most spectacular goal involved taking 'the puck himself near centre ice, going around every available Flamborough player, and then deking the goalie out of bis chanspionship trophy. Komack had at leasI one goal in each of thc round robin games; two of thcm in an 8-0 win over Est Gwillimbury, in which Robèrt Morrow. Blanchard and Samu Tomlinson also had a pair; two more a 7-3 victory oser Hamilton. with Tomlinson contributing a goal and three assists; a 6-3 defeat of Ancaster thal featured two goals by Blanchard, as well as one each from Cory Whyte, Chris Whiting and Jesse CabraI; and a 5-3 loss Io Flamborough, in which Cabrai and Craig Siover joined Komnack on the scoresheel. Novices The Winterbawks saved their best game for last, winning the consola- tion final 4-I over Woodstock. JoeI Bouwman, Ryan Burgess, Scott Goulding and Jim Sheppard each scored in the victory. They lost ai three of their round robin encouniters, 7-0 t0 Guelph, 5-i 10 Flamborough and 5-3 10 Woodstock. Round robin goal scor- crs were Greg Mountain, Michael Richardson, Andrew Scarîfe and Burgess. Flamborough went onto 10 s the championship with a 3-1 victory over Guelph. Atom The atom A Winterhawks failed 10 win a game - losing 3-2 10, Stoney Creek, 5-2 10 Flamborough, 5-I to East Gwillimbuiy and 5-1 10 Stoney Creek in the Consolation final. Mike Vipond had three goals for Milton in the toumnament, wiih Stephen Jackson, Brent TrulI and Patrick Martin getting the other markers. Jackson had four assiss, Vipond two, and Tnill, Scott Campbell and Scott Gooding each bad one. Flamborough took the champi- onship trophy wilii a 2-1 squeaker against East Gwillimbury. -se. TOUGII on page 22 ~D TOYOTA GOt léot, ifor le.m, dur-iag 400 STrEELEs AVE. 4 M 1 L- ON TOYOA VVwww. mi Itorito>yota. -,> 905-875-1700 (n.ait torx -.d A&%Zto aGrmzp> a 333301