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The Canadian Champion, Friday, May 4, 2001-21 -,Another slow start for Ridley Miltonian Shayne Ridley is tlying with the Delmarva Shorebirds this season. Bot these davs lies fot soanine lquitc as hi"h ias he The 23-year-old lias hiad a rather slow stars withi Baltimores Class A team in Salisbury, Maryland. Currently splitting his time between third base. and designated hitter, he's batting .214 and bas yet to record an extra-base hit. Tuesday evenîng, the BaIl State University (BSU) graduate delivered an RBI ground out for Delmarvas lone mun in an 8-I humbling at the hands of' the divi- sion leading Lexington Legends. Three days carlier hie drove in the only mun - on a sacrifice ly - in an identical loss to Lexington. The Shorebirds - delènding league champions sat ive games back in fourth place in the South Atlantic's Northemn Division following Tuesday's lop- sided losa, which dropped them to 13-14. Ridley had a leas than stellar start last season as wel -with the roskie loagute Bluefield Orioles- but numbers through tIhe dog days ol sommer. Meanwhile, twin brother Jeremy bas put basebali aside for the time being in order to pursue an advanced degree at BSU. The school oftered to pay f'or bis masters in sports administration hack in the faîl and the opportonity was si mply too go(td lor the switch-hitting second baseman to pass on. Jeremy remains the property of the Toronto Bloc Jays. Last year he started off'strong with the rookie league Medicine Rat Jays bot saw little playing time follow- ing a promotion t(t the Class A Queens Kings in New York. xAgonizing finish for the Twisters So close - s0 agonizingly close. That was the story for the Halton His' peewee hockey team recently at the Ontario 'B' Championships. The Twisters - aided by Miltonians Lisa Brown and Kira Metslaar - were within strik- ing distance of a quarterfinal victory over Cobourg. But a late reversai of fortune saw them squander a moiti-goal lead and lose 5-4. The gamne winner was notched inside the final two minutes of play. The oss was doubîy disappointing since Cobourg went on to win the titie, something Halton His may welb have done if victorious in the quartertinals. Metselaar buried the biscuit in that game and fin- ished the toumament with two goals and a pair of helpers while Brown drew a helper and provided rock- solid defense the entioe weekend. Meanwhibe, Milton's Victoîja Mule delivered a point Calling al triathietes It's once again time to get in gear for A~rt the 2001 Milton Triathlon. This year'a event will be held Sunday, lune 3 - as always at KelsoORS Conservation Area. The grass-moots competition - part - of the I 0-event Subaru Triathlon- Series - features three separate races. Participants can choose between the- Powerbar Try-A-Tri (375m swim, 10km bike, 2.5km run), a sprint triathlon (1km swim, 30km bike, 7.5km m rn) or a duathion (2km mun, 30km bike, 7.5km m rn).4 To register, e-mail Mitch Fraser at mfraser@skyîinc.net or eal] local coor- dinator Harry Bamnes at (519) 856- 1154.to in ail threc round-robin games for ber Etobicoke Doiphins' peewee squad in the 'AA' division provin- cials. Unfortunately, Etobicoke didn't enjoy much team success - going 0-2-1 for an early exit. The highlight of their weekend was a i-I stalemate with Mississauga. Mulé picked up an assist in that encouniter and fol- lowed that up with another assist and a goal in the ensuing tosses. Campbellville's Hannah Mott also enjoyed some individual success in the "A" peewee Ioop. As one of the goalies for the Burlington Barracudas, she whitewashed Sudbury 2-O in game two of the round robin and then showed strongly in quarterfinal play againat Willowdale. However, her teammates couldn't give her much offensive support in that one and bast 3-I1, with an empty-net goal sealing the deal. Feel You Don't Have Control 0f Vour Investment Portfolio? There ARE Alternatives to Mutual Fund Investing. e You Ready To Learn? Cali: Rob Rubino 876-3466 R13C DOMINION SEC URITIES roh.ruhino@rb)cinvestments.com Be sure to read up onl ail your local sports teams twice a week in The Champion. _MILTON MINOR HOCKEY Annual General Meetiîng Tuer»day. Mamy 8 t 7:00 pm OpUmis Cente NothSide) CoumIèand find out what's be wapning thrpughouf'200012001 season 0 tions will be hl tthis&"ýâ e for-new-Board m'embers f<or 2001/2002 season. .11 IS YOIJR GAMBLING OR SOMMOE ELSE'S A CONCERN? PROILEN GAMBLENG SERVICES ADDIUI'ON TRIAMENT SERVICES ADA.PT Services Are: s hy professional cooinsellors e fully confidiential s free of charge 0 avalable to families & îîsdivduals For information & appointments eal] (905) 693-4250