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The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, Apnil 17, 2001- 23 Locals shoot for provincial peewee gold Milton pair looking to cap successful seasons with Ontario championship tities this coming weekend By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Provincial peewee girls action will have a local flavour this weekend. And with any Iuck, a couple ot'arca play- ers will taste championsbip victory. Multontan Victoria Mulé and Campbcllville's Hannah Mott will each by Vyiflg l'or ptîewC provincial gold - but at différent levels. Victoria's Etobicoke Dolphins hope to triumph at thc 'AA' Ioop whilc Hannah's Burlington Barracudas wililIook to take top honours amîtng thc 'A' ranks. Comipetitîitn in both divisions will lie hield ai Brampton and Mississauga arenas starting Friday. nhe Barracudas should be feelttng pantic- ularly confident these days -alter enmerg- îîtg viciorious among ail *'X clubs in the Norili Metro Girls llockey League. 'l'ey field top spot foilowiiîg regular seasoit play ansd ceîsseied ibernselves ai oseraîl chamtps wîtb a successiui tour-teaut round robint playdowii camipaign carlier itis tuonili. Bonlingtoti koocke o'l fil Barrie, Mississauga aiid Stitu i ville Io ciîcit the league titfe. Otte ot Iwo tiaieîted îietinitders giiarditig flic cage fir the Barracudas. 1 lanîtali back- stopped the teami tii victory agaînsi Mississauga ansd was exceptional ail sea- son loing - despîte playting amntiîg girls twîî years tîlder thiait lier. Six shutouts The Il 1ye.ir-old stoipper - whose kid britiher Parker teîîded ihe twîîse with Miltitn's A tuiinor atîtîts thîs past year secured hall'-a-dozes shutîtuts aitd regis- tered an tîverali goitas-againsi average oif wcll under 2.(X). "Everytine was trying ou( t'or gîtalie about tire years agît and the firsi tinte I played net 1 gîît a shutout"- recalled the local preteen. "'Tve hcen a gisalteîter iver sitice." Aînîng Hlannah's 20M5)111 seasiti high- lîglîts are a 2-1 cbanspîînship vicîory îîver the hîîsts aitihe Londoîn Tournantent and a goose cgg sialemate wiîh Bluewater at the Brantford Walter Gretzky Toumnament - which eamed hier MVP bonours. Her team also siruck silver ai tourna- ments in Burlingîton and Kitchener and tîtok -a iew [vins againsi 'AA' teams as well. But ibose accolades wîîuld ceriainly take a back seat to provincial gold ibis week- end. And if ibis season's resuits are any indicaioin, the Barracudas' tiffe bîipes are as strong as anybtîdy's. Saîd Hannab, "We've be-ai jusi about every ieam ai leasi once, so we've got a good shîsi." Meanwhile, Victîtria's cosntributions iîsward vîctîsry during this weekend's provincial sbowcase wili be ioi the ofifen- sive vaniety. A iasî-skaiing centre wiîh pienty iif puck-bandling ability. the 13-year-îsld averaged a pîoint a game wib Etitbicoke ibis season and led thens to ibird-place in- ishes in both reguiar seasîon and playîsii action. lier juîtp up iii 'AA' competition ibis year seensed fii gît as sîîsîsîthiy as the one suie ntade last seasîtî nuisn botys hîsuse teagîîe play iii tihe 'A' Haitîtî his Twisters ginls teatît. 'AA' much faster "lsa foi laster ai the 'AN' iesei. but ibat basîsi bîîtbered ste tîto mult," said Vicittria, wisîse lisard si îrk antd talent eartsed lier a umne-tîlîe eaul-up tii Etitbiciike's bantaiti teatîs titis seascîn. Much like Hannals, Victoria bas liad a kitack l'or sbiîsing iii bîg'game situatioîns -iîscludîng tbe 'inals iii tlie Chatbam '1ournameitt, wben she scîsred a key gotaI ii ignite a laie cîsnîeback and eventuai 3-2 [vin over arcbrival Loîndon. Unfîtunaiely. sbe and bier i'ellîsw snipers cîsuldu't engîneer a sinsilar rally agaînsi Mississauga in a crucial playîsliencîsunter recenîly and were trimmed 3- t. Hitwever, Etîthictîke bas beeis red bot since Cbrnias -wîth a near perfect recotrd, încluding severai tigbtiy'cîîntesied victoies -and base a wînnîîîg recoird agaînsi mitre iban bailtise teanss vying l'o proîvincial gold ibis weekend. "Abotut tbe îîîly ieam ve've really got to witrry abosut is London," suggesied Victoria. "Mlien again ibere's se, many close games ai ibis level tbat anyîbing can bappen.- Photos by STEVE LeBLANO Campbellville's Hannah Mott and (irisat) Miltonian Victoria Mulé wiII each be Iooking ta secure provincial peawee championship gold this weekend - with the Burlington Barracudas and Etobicoke Doiphins respectively. Victoria hopes tai pravail in the 'AN' girls ioop white Hannah irill look ta shine amnong the 'A'teamas. Get lots for less, during Toyota's Red Tag Days. GORO%.LLA Pu-'F 1 .5/atý1Cv 6014 Sph R- Sa [va lai, .Lst.iia'a,. adi 5i[v Mada- itM ,[fOa/ . aooSPI-ha ~.o . M *l 1.97~ Retl Financlng for up to 36 months or àý ý- hau for *36-- p., ,noMh foir «monIa 905-875-1700 wjww..nIkontoyoI..c.u (next to Gorrud's Auto Group * SPORTS maya