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24 -The Canadian Champion, Fniday, June 8, 2001 Partic arypop os start to tour for Thomas May was a par-ticularly prosperous month for local golfer Jef Thomas. M'Iieuu xi km I r fi k ukîo up poumn i-u nir boys division (17 and 18 yezir olds) ai uiheiiist C'. iii mi li'. s.a- son's GoîfScene Tour at Guelph Lakes Golf Club. Then three weeks later at Kitchener's RiverEdge Golf Course, Thomas made il îwo-for-two and did su with an impressive 72- shot performance - holding back Oakville's David Collaton by a single stroke. Multons ace, a newcomer to the Gofecene Tour but certainly nu stranger to the sport, recovered from a triple bogy on bole number une to finish just two over par - wbich represented the fifth best score overaîl, including those of the top adults. An especially effective short game -just 30 putts in total - led the local I 7-year-old to victory during a soggy second toumnamerit. Thoois ,îtso deli\,erced the longest drive on the day. iliic ,, s cic, i illipiS 1-1 k , .hu U in the Adult 'C' flight, tinishing tour sbois bchind Mississaugas James Prosser. Corbin and Marlene McCarthy of Brampton tied for the closest to the pin award. GoîfScene Tour's next event is scheduled for this Sunday ai Brampton's Mayfield Golf Club. Area golf fans will get a chance to see Thomas and Corbin in action laler this summer when the seven-event tour cornes to both Milton's Wyldewood and Trafalgar golf and country clubs. Midgets push winning streak to six Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Milton's Jef Thomas won back-to-back GoltScene Tour events ast month, thanks in part ta a strong short game. By STEVE LeBLANO The Champion Milton's midget basebaîl teain added a few new numbers to their early season it parade at Maplehurst Monday. Soarmng to new heigbts offensively, the hosts extended their winning streak to six gaines by dismantling the Waterloo Tigers 17-7 in a seven-inning mercied massacre. Tbis marked tbe local's second mercied victory of the year and thse fourth time their mun-total bit double digits. "We' ve got a lot more deptb tis season," said manager Jef Harper, whose 6-1 midgets are enjoying tbeir best season start un recent memory. 'Tbe bottom baîf of tbe order is a lot stronger." The Red Sox' plate pop and igbly aggressive base-munning were enougb to pull off tbe win - but the visitors' mistake- prone intield, to say the very least, factored into tbe blowout. Their defensive sbortcomings were evident througb mucb of tbe evening, but particularly se duning a comedy-of-errors fourtis frame when tbey tbrew tbe baIl away tbree times to clear the bases and cmusb any bope of a competitive contesl. Up 9-0 at that point, starter Paul Duf - who still bad a no- bitter going - was yanked un favour of Jaines MacDonald, who was n need of some innings before tis weekend's tour- nament in St. Thomas. Working out a few early-season kinks, he settled down after a shaky start and held the Tigers to two runs on as many bits througb the sixtb and seventb. Overall, Evan Jeans took the spotlight with notable perform- ances at and bebind the plate. He scored four times, stole four bases and bighligbted his offensive campaîgis with a two-rmn homer - the team's fourtb this season - to left field in the sxtb. Defensively, he gunned down a couple of runners and did a fine job protecting the plate wbile MacDonald struggled witb bis control early on. Shottstop Ryan Harper was the other flelding standout, mak- ing seven psiîouts. He made aIl tbree in the opening frame and initiated a double play three innings later. Lead-off itter Scott Connolly bad a couple of bits and reacbed base safely tbree turnes. Overall Milton out-bit Waterloo 15-5 and despite loosening tbeir grip in tbe fiftb inning, were never in any real tbreat of los- îng. T'he Red Sox were averaging more than nise miss a game heading int last nigbt's trip to Kitchener. Milton is back at Maplehurst Monday at 7:30 p.m. to battie Burlington. 'Barnes wins age division at triathion Senio TB Woek of May 7 Optimiat Club 25 vs Kinsmen Club 21 Player of Came: Gabrielle Shaw <Optimiat) Optimisi Club 25 vs Mitam Stone Construction 21 Player of Game: Emma Bradley (Mitam) Rooal aIll Verns Waier il vs Richardson Chev Olds 8 Player of Came: Melysa Oais (Vernal Kahryn Kennaley (Richardson) iMgawllg Body & Soie 12 vs Re/Max <l'ackenbrook) 7 No players were chosen Senior TBaIli Week of May 14 Optimiat Club 24 vs Wallace Poniac 24 Player of Came: ISierra Joseph <Optimiat) - Mitam Stone Construction 22 DaiBello Industriai 21 Player of Game: Brianina Underwood (Miami Brianis Auto Repair 17 vs Miam Construction 15 Piayer of Game: Rachel Marabergen (Miam) RBokle all Richardsonl Chev Olds 15 vs Dairy Oueen 9 Player of Game: Angela Thistie (Richardson) Vern's Water 12 vs Burington #2 4 Player of Game: Jeasica Piva (Verns) SeniorLT-Bil Week of May 28 Optimiat Club 28 vs DalBello Industriai 26 Player o Game: Melissa Pay (Optimisi) Rool all Richardson Chev OIds 9 vs Re/Max 9 Player of Game: Shelby Richardaon (Richardson) Harry Rames is nu stranger 10 victury - su it was no surprise that he delivered another one dîîring Sunday's Subaru Milton Triathlon at Kelso Conservation Area. The 54-year-old Campbellville resident upstaged Rockwood's John Fisher by just under a minute during the muming sbowcase to reclaim bis age class titie in the 800-metre swim, 30-kilometre bike, 8-kilometre mun event - clocking in at an impressive 1:37.34. The performance - wbicb included a somewhal lacklustre opening leg but strong cycling and munning efforts - placcd the rural racer 33rd in the overaîl standings, which included a total 564 triathietes. "It was one ot the tougbest races I've ever had. It was really close," said Rames, who doubled as this year's event co-ordinator and had une of bis stiffest challenges 10, date from bis neighbour- ing rival. "You don't have 10, go around the world for compelilion. Sometimes il's in your own backyard." Meanwhile, Akiko Sekine - a Aichi, Japan native whose cur- rently staying un town and working with local tramner Ken Royds top female finisher and I 8th overaîl with a 1:34.35 showing. This follows ber overaîl triumph at last month's haîf-marathon in Burlington. Miltonian Norm Flemington and Campbellville's Duncan Mactie also cracked the tniathlon's top 100 - finishing 9tb and 99th respectively with imes of 1:44.09 and 1:46.04. Other locals to tame the triathlon in under two bours were Lindsay Simpson, Glenn McLay, John Bannock, Marek Kazmierczak, Colin Cumberbatcb, Trigg Hall, Victor Maratovic and Sonia Boucher. Among duathletes at Kelso, Milton's Brent Page was the top local tinisher - placing 93rd with a 1:48.22 performance over the 2km mun, 30km bike, 8km mun course. First among local femnales with a 138th, 1:56.16 finish was Miltonian Marath Bannock. Meanwhile, Kristen McElhone of Campbellville was the top local in the 375m, 10km, 2.5km Try-A-Tri event. She placed 53rd in a time of 45.29 minutes. UneSign up for sports camp Registrations are 00W beîng accepted tor the 22nd annual Milton Sports. and Fitos School. In cb onJuniction with the Halton Sports and Ftness School, the local program will '.oxi5--~~ once agaîn offer two one-week summer camps - from August 13 lu 17 and August s 20 to 24. The cost is $95 for une child and m0 3 O 3 $85 for each additional child in the same I The camp, held at Milton District Higb, 3 rc LUne is open to boys and girls aged 6 to 13 years. ut0fDrYI For more information, caîl Bri Arsenault at (905) 689-3245 or (905) 847-0595. Miton Minor Basebali Association SCORES