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The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, July 31, 2001-17 JFARG. COncrit A6CANADA INC. wuiist Mu umi ASO .tVM-àRNA Photos by GRAHAM PAINE '0Dual contribution by local lass Mystics pitcher Katie MacKrory holds opposing batters at bay and (inset) later slides safely into second base during tournament play against Ancaster Sunday morning at Lions Sport Park. See Friday's Champion for full results. Iynch finally makes return from surgery By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special ta The Champion After sitting out more than year and agonizing through lengthy shoulder rehabilitation Miltonian Pat Lynch inally got back in the gaine. The 22-year-oid hurler pitched a perfect inning of relief for the Tri-City Dust Devils in the Northwest League, as part of his reha- bilitation for the Colorado Rockies. A couple days later he was back in action again, aithough flot quite as successfui. He surrendered a home mun, but struck out three batters over two innings of work. The former Milton District High Scbool ace - who helped guide the Mustangs to a Bob Prentice Cup championship in 1996 - missed ail of iast year foilowing spring shouider surgery. Nagging pains deiayed bis retumn this season. Lynch is expected to be brought around siowiy aftcr his injury. Meanwhiie, Miiton's other pro bail player, Shayne Ridiey, recentiy moved from the Baltimore chain to Kansas City. After being reieased by the Orioles from the Delmarva Shorebirds, he had a couple of options, and chose the Royals organization. Hes Lurrently with the Burlington Bees in the Clas A Midwest League. Burlington is in Iowa. Midget Sox'go .500 at tourney The Milton Red Sox midgets put up a good fight in a AAA tournainent in St. Catharines titis pat weekeniL Their first gaine was against Niagara Falls. A slow star saw them trailing 6-1, but they battled back to tie the gaine and force it into extra innings. Using the international die breakin& rule, each teain scored a mun in the eighth inning and a mun in the ninth. Conan O'Brien threw out the would-be winning mun at the plate and the gaine ended in a staiemate. Evan Jeans and Michael Volpe each had two bits. The Red Sox had another slow start against Ottawa in their second gamne. They trailed 7-I at the end of the third inning and went on to lose 11-2. In their final contest, Milton defeated Kitchener 7-4. Scott Connoily and Chris Dumencu each had a pair of safeties, and Ryan Harper wenîtishe distance on the mound, allowing only six bits. The Red Sox midgets, who recently bail an incredible winning streak snapped after 13 straight victories, have a few regular season gaines remaining before preparing for the provincial A chanipionships in Brantford on te Labour Day weekend. C MLONP-TICAL Anniversary Sale *Eye Exams Arranged (next door) SeLob on Premises eCertified Contact, Lens Fitter (Carrnage Square) Martin & Main Streets 905-876-0556 my 5 Pm U=y MILTON: 876-4728 card pur BURLINGTON: (9O5ý 637-5607 GEORGETOWN 0051873 02S4 TI IE, CANADIAN CI IAMPION TU FIS DAY _j L'i 1 Y 3 1, 2001 Fvý"2ncl pair at 1/2 pr ce - (some RX) excludes coctings & speciatty lenses U àm - SALE ENDS AUG. 31/01 1 1 ý -j 1 kçpn,07*..ç