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24-;The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, May 15, 2001 = ISr. Royals finish regular season with decisive win kI % Lý, , 2i a . I squad firially lexed their scoring muscles and bombed Georgeown 6-0 Thursday in regular season-ending play. Allen Lorenco eamned the shutout - his second of the week and il th in the past two years - while leading offensively with a hat-trick was Onel Martîno. Kyle Grant, who's dented the twine nine times in the past seven games, tallied twice. The blowout victory followed a scoreless stalernate against Oakvile's Loyola Hawks anmd gave the Royals a 3-2-1 record - good enough for fourth place and homne-tield advantage l'or loday's opening round clash with Milton District. Meanwhile, BR's junior boys also wrapped up the regular season in dominat- ing fashion - only they did su against Acton, toppling them 6-1 Thursday. Mario Sabatini had a pair of goals while chipping in singles were Mike Adcock, Rory Johniston, Kyle Thomas and Dave Wynne. The win followed the juniors' rst loss in High School Wrap two years iast Tuesday. Minus suspended stars Sabatini and Wynne, Reding was whitewashed by Loyola 4-0. The spiit gave themn a 3-1-2 season record, piacing them second in Haton's Voipe Division. The juniors, defending regional champs, host St. Thomas Aquinas in first round pay Thursday. Mustangs on a rol Milton Districts basebali team extended its unbeaten streak to three games by hum- biing TA. Biakeiock 14-3 We dnesday. John Melito was credited with the win whiie Nate Perrott was rock-soiid in relief, ciosing out the week with three shutout innings. He aiso contributed oflcnsiveiy with one of three homers. Aiso taking the hosi pitching staff downtown were Melito and Jarrett Konkie whiie standout out at shortstop was rookie Mike Fratarcangeli. Two days eariier the Mustangs outshone White Oaks 7-3. Konkie and Perrott com- bined on the mound whiie their teammates struck early and often for the win. The winning week further distanced MD from a oughi 6-5 season-opening defeat at the hands of Bishop Reding and has ail but ensured them a piayolT spot. Sitarz top 15 at OFSAA Bishop Reding's Eva and Joanna Sitarz took top 15 honours recently ai the OFSAA Badminton Championships in Thunder Bay. The Royals' sisier aci - who captured gold at the regional finals and seeured sul- ver at the Golden Horseshoe Athletic Conlerence (CRAC> championships - toppled North Western Ontarios Michipicoten 15-9, 15-10 in round onc belère a hearthreaking 8-15, 15-1l, 7-15 deleat at the hands of Toronto*s St. Joseph's Park. From ihere they dropped down to 'B' light and were swept hy a school trom Durham County. The Sitars were BR's first badminton players 10 ever rcach the provincial cham- pionships. 7 5 oi Src'tE.Mi n s76314 Mohawk plays host to first OSS event of year Thursday By SANDRA SNYDER Special to The Champion Mohawk Racetrack will play host to ils first Ontario Sires Stakes event of the 2001 season Thursday. T'he lucrative program is worth more than $1 7.5 million this year and fans at the Campbeliville oval will watch the province's top trotters and pac- ers compete for more than $3.1 million in 14 Gold Series events and eight Super Finals. Leading off the action-packed sehedule are an impressive grnup of three-year-old troting colts, including lasI year's Super Final champion Banker Hall. Afler wintering in Florida with tramner Harold Lunde, the winner of $601,412 was slated bo quali- fy earlier this week at Mohawk in preparation for next week's Gold Eliminations. In addition to capturing the Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final, Banker Hall bested the cream of the North American trotting colt crop in the Breeders Ctnwn and earned himself year-end honours on both sides of the border. In nine starts last season Oie Balanced Image youngster, owned by Tommy Andersson of Sweden, appeared in the Mohawk winner's circle six times. The 055 season opener wsil be the tirst stop on an action-packed schedule for Banker Hall, who has the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Yankee Paco, another son of Balanced Image who domidnaI- ed the Ontario Sires Stakes last spring before head- ing for the United States and eîching his place in hamness racing histomy by capturing the $1 million Hambletonian. Also prepping for Thursday's contest are ail three colts that eamned more Ontario Sires Stakes dollars than Banker Hall - Coldspot, Son of Grace and Bionic Ballard. The top 10 finishers in the elimination round retum 10o Mohawk May 25 for the first $100,000 Gold Final event on their lucrative sehedule. The colts wîll also vye for points toward their $250,000 Super Final at the end of the season. Points are up for grabs in each Gold Elîmination and Final, with the top 10 point esmners securing a berth in the rich season finale. Not a whole loIta people were hacking Whole Lotta Class in last Fridays $71.500 Mohawk Pacing Series- Final at Mohawk Racetrack. fie At post time, Whole Louta Class closed as the Se longest shot on the hoard - at 89-i - but miracu- th lously was the irst horse to cross the finish line in a 5 three-horse photo. o Owned by The Merks Stake, headed by Charles Merker of Scarsdale, New York and trained by Joe ge Pereira, Whole Lotta Class had a fourth-place finish in b the opening leg of the series, and in last week's second rý leg was ninth aller going off stride in the eariy stages. U Paul MacKenzie, who drove the son of Bilateral dur- ing his two-year-old season was reunited with thc colt wV f'or this race. -1 wanted tu make sure he stayed pacing tonight and le if possible get a covered up trip behind the lavourite M Southview Senalor,' said MacKenzie, who had driven Tc at Flamboro in the atemoon, then went to drive in the first race at London, and back 10 Mohawk. -1 drove$ him last year when he won in 1:54.3 at Sarnia, so 1IS( knew he had the speed." eÈ luKE OR HEATH Sundlay, My 27th, 20C 8:45 AM.- 11:15 AM 1811LINE from Derry Road to Britannia Roa Whole Lotta Class - a North America Cup eligible - and MacKenzic got away fifth in the nine-horse eld as Famous War lead past the quarter in :27.1. econd choice DL Lyndie atîacked aggressively at the ree-eighths pole and took the field past the hait in i5.3 and îhree-quarters in 1:23.3, with pressure most )f the way trom first over Gien Mark Lucky. At three-quarters Whole Lotta Class was sixth and etting mbt gear from the back field. At the wire, he eat Southview Senator by a head. White Star Jo Jo was a neck back for third. The :53.2 was a new lifetime mark l'or Whole Lotta Class, /ho earned his first win in four starts on the year. The field was separated by fou r-and-three-quarter lngths at the finish. Famous War, Gien Mark Lucky, tlcintower, DL Lyndie, Presidential Lies and The Tourist also started. Marcath was scratched. Whole Lotta Class retumed $181.30, $23.40 and $8.50 across the board, combing with Southview Senator for a $515.60 exactor. White Star J0 Jo round- d out the hefty $2,250.90 tinactor. OiFax your teamn loi reports and 01i sports story Iideas to Steve LeBO.lanc at 878-4943, or drop themn off anytime at 191 ad Main St. E. If office is closed, please slide reports through mailsiot Long-shot Whole Lotta Class plays the spoiler at Mohawk Milton Community Resource Centre It takee a communty t0 roi"e a famlly Milton Community Resource Centre Construction Campaign. Please Iend your support. For further information cal (905) 876-1244 ext. 16 www.mCrc.on.Ca