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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 6 Jul 2001, p. 26

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26-The canadian Champion, Fniday, JuIy 6, 2001 -oBantam girls deliver back-to-back rallies to take toumney titie Mltan's bantami girls played the raIe of comneback kids ta critical acclairo last weekend fin Burlington. Offering fans a double dose of excite- ment at cruncb urne, the local basebali squad staged seventh-inning rallies in bath the semnifinals and cbampionsbip sbowdown ta win its tirsi toumnament of thse season. Laura Wellstead's timely triple ta deep rigbt field cemented the itle vicia- ry for Milton. Her beroics - wbicb belped thse teain edge Mississauga 10-9 Sunday afternoon amidst wicked winds - were complimentecl by a three-bii performance by Jais Wollaston. Scoring Milion's tying andI winning nussrespectively were Janet Adamansd Brin Baker. Thse tourniament champions beld a couple of three-run cushions before falling bebind in the sixtb andI then eventssally battling back ta prevail. The semnifinal clash was equally tIra- matic - with the bantams scoring twice in their final at-bat ta, eclipse Montreal 4-3. RBI singles by Baker andI Alexis Stoffels plus four innings of shutout bail by closing pitcher Nicole Gooding fueled the comeback campaign. Also affering credible efforts on the mound were starter Wollaston and middle reliever Wellstead. Milton's semnifinal, triumph Was the second of twa versus Montreal. The first came during round-robin ending play - when, faced with a do-or-die situation, the girls fortified their efforts ta win 8-3, Catcher Haley MacDonald amassed tbree bita andI scored tbree times wbile tbrowing out four apposing base-run- ners. Driving in two ruins andI scaring four berseif was Alana Petrie. Before that, the bantains spit ihoir first two gaies - losing ta North Yoilc 8-5 before dismantîing normally com- petitive Ajax 16-2. A 14-hit explosion was delivered un tise blowout win - ihat due ta inclement wealher only last- ecl four ininga. Justine Wlliams stand oui with thrce singles andI a handful of RBI wbile Katie Wollaston pitched especially well for the victary. Ail eight runs un thse round aine defeat came in thse first inning, when a fielding breakdown opened the floadgaies and created a bale ibat proved just toa big ta avercome. Stephanie Mayes' rock soî,d pitching from the tbîrd-inning onward belped stop the bleeding. Milton will look ta shine ai home next weekend, during their annual toumna- ment at Rotary Park. Midget Red Sox' pitching staff offer another rock-solid outing Arncd and dan-crous. The Milton midget basebaîl team's pitching statf has been exactly that in recent league play - stymieing opposing batters, both on home turf and hostile ground. In Buringion Monday night, the Red Sox surren- dered just six bits on the way to, toppling their hosts 6- 1I. Kevin Cooper struck out eight batters over seven strong innings in the convincing win - which served as pay back for a loss three weeks earlier - while James MacDonald and Conan O'Brien offered some late relief work to help push the local lads' regular sea- son record ta 11[-3. Continuing to provide reliable hitting in the lead-off Mavs win wild o> Short on bodies, long on offense. That was pretty much the story for Milton's inte lacrosse teamn in Elora Tuesday. Just 13 nînners made the trip, but that was bardly a si block as the local lads exploited the hametown cager e often en route ta, winning 17-11. Paul Pedulla's eight-goal explosion higbligbted the nig also standing out witb four goals - including a natural in the firsi period - was Steve Chuchmach. Netminder Josb Arnold wasn't exactly in stellar form, t contain the hasts ta just a single goal over a 29-minute allow his tearmmates ta mounit a corofortable lead that wi lenged was neyer seriously tbreatened. Milton's other marksmen were Kevin Barby, Derek BI Trevor Ford, Jordan Gunter and Mike Rovere. .Tuesday's shoot-oui not only lacked any kind ofc prowess but pbysicality as well - with just half-a-doz( penalties assessed ail nigbt, and none during the opening The Mavericks now sport a league record of 5-I1 - 1. Th, the double-digit mark in three of their five victories. position, Scott Connolly collccfcd tour singles and scored twice - the tirst time on an opening-frame bit by Reggie Taylor. Also dniving him in was Andrew Pepper - wbose 350-foot, two-run diniger over the left field fence in the fiftb inning put the visitars over the top. The Red Sox came close ta blanking Burlington, but back-to-back doubles in the eightb spoiled their shutout bid. Steve Spiers rabbed the hasts of two runs in their first at-bat when be tracked down a bal in deep left field. Manday's victary extended the midZets' winning streak to four games - during wbicb they've allowed just 10 bits and twa measly runs. qe Fax ail your crmdite -tearepréorts tumbling and sports story ,ht whle deéas to Steve b at-tnick LBlanc at but be did stretcb ta, 878-4943, or bile chaI- lanchard, drop them off defnsve anytime at 191 enminor ManS.E haIt an tE ey've but If the office is MILTON INTERCHURCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE Standings as of June 13, 2001 Teams Game Wins Losses Ties Pis. W% 1 South Side '1' 2 South Side '2' 3 St. Georges 4 New Lite 'B' 5 New Lite 'A' 6 Holy Rosary 7 Milton Bible 8 St. Pauls 9 New Lite Deaf 10 Knox il Boston 12 Grace 0.889 0.875 0.800 0.727 0.650 0.571 0.444 0.333 0.222 0.200 0.167 0.000 Thankyou to Terry Rowley for sponsoring the league standings. Terry Rowley Mechanical Inc. Your Heating, Cooling and Barbecue Headquarters 905,878-1979 VISIT OUR SHOWROOM- S - 925 MAIN ST. 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Please send your resumne ta Val Woolnough, Associate Regional Director or Chuck Eaiey, Regmonai Director 0 1 City Centre Drive, Suite 1020, Missîssauga, Ontario L5B 1 M2 teisphone (905) 306-0031 ext. 211 or fax (905) 306.0039 or email valerie.woolnough@investoragroup.com 4 Thes NoUa ef Compltlmo f Euroeunnta Siudy Repon for UMe OakIle Land Asambly thai appeared in the June 29, 2001 edition of this paper indcated the Onfario Realty Corporation websife as www.orc.gov.on.ca. The correct websits is ww.orc.on.ca. We apologize for any inconvenience this may hase cauaed. Inzvestor Gmoup

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