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~1 SPORTS TH AAIANCAPO * e I.JNE 5200 ,Butcher 's OFSAA On the medal hopes corne move to fruition Friday Bre bto)Wn By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Ian Butcher would be hard- pressed to argue the old adage that every cloud has a silver ining. Amid a heavy downpour and bone-chili- ing temperatures at Etobicoke Centennial Stadum Fniday, Bishop Reding's midget boys 400 metre ace put the finshing touch- es on a fabulous freshman season by securing slver at OFSAA. Persevering through an iii 1W timed cold and adverse weather conditions, the 14 year old won-1 der clocked in at 52.77 seconds to bcalmeda thesce 1996 - wherovn bcomedaithesehool s99rst-provî Shawnda Marques took bronze in the junior girls long jump. lnB I was really happy to medal (at IaB OFSAA)," remarked Butcher, who still has aniother year of midget eligi- bility ahead of him. "It was a great way to start my high school career." His OFSAA medal hopes looked a bit bleak during preliminary competition the Sign up for soccer camp Milton Youth Soccer wîil once again be hosting its Kick-It Soccer Camp this summer at Lions Sport Park The camp runs from July 16 to 20. Open to boys and girls aged 6 to 13 years, Kick-lt Soccer Camp costs $95 per child for llîll-day instructions, $70 for momning lessons and $60 for after- noon lessons. To register, cal 1(905)335-5679. àJ previous aftemoon, when he managed just a 53.78s finish that was seventh best over- ail. But Butcher's confidence neyer waned. "I was still feeling pretty sick and was just happy to make the finals," he explained. Back to niear health the next moming, he delivered both a strong start and his finest finish of the year during the ramn- soaked main event - that kept him and other top runners from posting personal records. " It was drizzling, misty and freezing - just brutal out there," BR's silver medalist said. "You could see your breath it was so Battling the elements, hie fin- itcher ished less than haîf a second behind St. Christopher's Mike Mott - whose lead narrowed significantly over the final 100m. "Ten more metres and 'd have won it," suggested Butcher. His 52.77 effort was just shy of a per- sonal best mark establisbed one week car- lier during the South Regional Championships at Hamilton's McMaster University, where he won in 52.5 seconds. Meanwhile, Michelle Docîl had a tough go in the junior girls' 800m Saturday. She taded down the stretch during momning heat competition and finished in a disap- pointing 2.31- which kept her out of the finals. 'mr not sure just why, but 1 had no power over the last leg," said Doeîl, fol- lowing ber second trip 10 OFSAA in three years. "And it wasn't the weather, which was about as good as it got ail weekend. It was just an off day (for me)." Equaling ber 2.24.9 South Regional per- formance would have put Doell in the finals, but would still have been far short of a medal. Durîng the month of June we MER àa-a 1- w iII De ceieDratin g, Watch for great deals,, festîvîties and prîzes to be won. TOYOTA 400 Steeles Avenue ,~ TOOTA) 905-875-1700 rVisit our website: wwwmiltontoyota.com (next to Gorrud's Auto Group) t CýeV~1 1' 1aflParsons mscservices *Wedding Services *Stag &Doe *Special/Sport Events *Award Presentations *Outdoor runctions Vour Event Awats... (905) 875-0486] 11-2 1