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2 -The Canaican Champion, Friday, June 1, 2001 Sign up for hockey camp Bertoli's Trenton Titans fall Applications are now being accepted for the annual Cross Border Hockey defenceman's training camp The program offers two one-week camps from August 13 to 17 and August 20 to 24 at Burlington's Appleby Ice Centre. Instructors include former Burlington Cougars Scott Mifsud and Mike Schutte - who're now toiling in the NCAA. Registration fees arc $139 per player per week or $255 for both weeks. Family and group rates are available while goalies pay just $50 per week. To obtain an application form or for more information, call (905) 355-1504. short in championship fnals But ex-Merchant enjoys stellar second season in ECHL By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Scott Bertoli has played on quite a few successful hockey clubs, but never quite managed to win the big one. Unfortunately, that trend continued at the North Charleston Coliseum Sunday night, when his East Coast Hockey League's Trenton Titans were ousted from the Kelly Cup championship finals. South Carolina's 3-2 game five win capped a thor- oughly entertaining series that added another chapter to the close-but-no-cigar career of the former Milton Merchant and Princeton Tiger. "Going out in five games wasn't really indicative of how close the series was," said Bertoli Wednesday moming, from his season residence in Trenton, New Jersey. "All but one of the games were one-goal deci- sions." Sunday's elimination in no way diminishes a fantas- tic 2000/01 campaign by Trenton - who in just their second year finished first overall in the regular season with an incredible 50-18-4 record and beat defending league champion Peoria in seven games for the Northern Conference title. Bertoli was a driving force behind the seventh game triumph, delivering a goal and two assists - including one on the game-winner with less than a minute to go in regulation. While the three-point effort highlighted his season, the talented left winger contributed pretty much every game in the playoffs and ended up tied for second in post-season points with 21. A half-dozen of those came in the league finals, including an assist on goal number two in game three's 4-3 victory. The Ivy League graduate - part of the much publi- cized 'Orange Line' that led Princeton to ECAC cham- pionship honours three years ago but came up short at the NCAA tournament - has beefed up considerably over the past couple of years and, by his own account, developed into a more complete player. "I'm certainly playing a more defensive role than I ever have before," he said about his second year with the Titans. But finding the back of the net has always been his strong suit, and continued to be this season, during which he was second in team scoring with 18 goals and 38 points in 72 games. Those numbers, plus an overall gritty performance, eamed him ail-star status - not to mention serious consideration by a number of American Hockey League (AHL) clubs. Milton Minor Baseball Association SCORES T-Ball May 14-May 17 April 31-May 6 Shoppers Drug 20 vs Gorruds 17 Brians Auto 17 vs Carefree Mini Storage 20 May 7-May 13 Gorruds 20 vs Brians Auto 20 Shoppers Drug 20 vs Carefree Mini Storage 20 May 14-May 20 Carefree Mini Storage 20 vs Gorruds 20 Brians Auto 14 vs Shoppers Drug 20 May 21-May 27 Gorruds vs Shoppers Rained Out Carefree Mini Storage 20 vs Brians Auto 15 Bantam May 7 - Mayl10 BCF Associates 14 vs Acton 3 BCF Associates 8 vs Milton Transmission 13 Creative Memorials 9 vs Milton Transmission 3 Kilbride 1 vs Milton Lions Club I. ' Y.> -I Waterdown 12 vs Creative Memorial 8 Milton Lions 8 vs Milton Transmission 4 May 21-May 24 Milton Lions vs Waterdown Rescheduled to Friday Milton Transmission vs Acton Rained Out Georgetown vs Creative Memorials Rained Out BCF Associates 14 vs Georgetown 3 Milton Transmission 8 vs Carlisle 8 Kilbride 7 vs Creative Memorials 3 Acton 4 vs Milton Lions Club il Kilbride 4 vs BCF Associates 5 Milton Lions Club vs Waterdown Rained Out Youth (16-18 years) May 7-May 21 Milton 8 vs Limehouse 12 Milton 5 vs Campbellville 12 Milton 8 vs Carlisle 4 Milton vs Limehouse Rained Out Milton vs Cardinals Rained Out Juniors' homecoming is spoiled by 13-0 humbling to unbeaten Mississauga By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Talk about an ego-bruising homecoming. Fresh off a sensational tournament per- formance in Ajax, Milton's junior boys baseball team was understaffed but still revenge-minded heading into league action against the undefeated Mississauga North Tigers Monday night at Maplehurst Bail Park. But efforts to avenge a home-opening, extra-innings loss fell far short - as the hosts enjoyed little in the way of plate pop and were hammered 13-0. Staving off the mercy until eighth-inning play was about the only solace the local lads could take from what may well turn out to be their widest margin of defeat this year. Having played five games the previous two days at the COBAToumament, Milton was extremely thin in the pitching depart- ment. However, their offensive capabilities should have at least kept things respectable. But the hot hitting exhibited in tourna- ment play cooled off considerably at home. The Red Sox managed just four hits - al isolated between outs - en route to being whitewashed. Milton did threaten to break the shutout in the seventh, putting runners on second and third with no outs, but back-to-back strikeouts and a routine fly ball to right field crushed the rally. Kurt Mitchell recorded two of the four hits and reached base safely three times, while doing so twice was fellow infielder Taylor Lawton. Shaky start costly Acquired this year from the Erindale Cardinals, southpaw pitcher Ian Moszczak settled down after an horrendous start - giving up just a pair of runs on five hits between innings two and six. Unfortunately, the half-dozen runs allowed in the first frame put the locals in a hole that never seemed surmountable - especially against an impressive pitching squad like Mississauga North. Nate Perrott closed things out on the mound, surrendering the last five runs. The Red Sox - who already have five games to make up this season, including a couple at home where they've yet to taste victory - will look to resume their win- ning ways in Campbellville Sunday when they square off against newly formed Halton County. Game time is 5:30 p.m. Their next home game is scheduled for Sunday, June 10 at Brian Best at 1 p.m. against the Brampton Braves. Milton will once again play host to the annual Kick-It Soccer Camp this sum- mer at Lions Sport Park. The camp runs from July 16 to 20. Open to boys and girls aged 6 to 13 years, Kick-It Soccer Camp features all- day cinics and costs $95 per child for full-day instructions, $70 for morning lessons and $60 for afternoon lessons. Each camper receives a t-shirt and soc- cer ball. To register, or for more information, call 1(905)335-5679 or e-mail camp organizers at hoopcamp@hiome.com. Kick-it soccer camp set to run again in Milton