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The Canadian Champion, Friday, Augusl 10, 2001- 19 shark -ocal basebali duo MitoW's Jmnnifer Porenta swlms toa vnwpa help HAC win gold By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion The Halton Athletic Club (HAC) Under-18 baseball team tumned back challenges from both sides of the border last weekend duning toumament play in Qakvjîle. And a pair of local repoesentatives were axnong those who fueled the titie drive. During the inaugural Halton Wood Bat Toumnament, Miltonians Hallan King and Liam Tennant delivered exceptional efforts en moute to championship victory. King's contributions came on the mound - where he gave up no earned runs and collected a pair of wins over a dozen innings. His best stuff was reserved for the semnifinals, when hc went the distance to blank the New Jersey Pirates 2-0. The southpaw struck out Il batters and allowed one measly ht in the shutout to eamn some senious consideration for the toumament MVP award. The Pirates were also handcuffed by the local hurler in round-robin play, when they managed just three hits against him in tive innings on the way to being bombed 11-2. King fanned half-a-dozen batters during bis initial cncountcr with New Jersey. Meanwhile, Tennant shone offensive and defensively in the club's champi- onship weekend - which was capped with a 5-1 gold-medal decision over the Ontario Falcons. The gifted shortstop had a pair of bits and a walk in the finals and overaîl was one of the team's top plate perfonners with a handful of bits - including one which cashed in the semiifinal insurance run against the Pirates. In the field, lie committed just one error in 45 innings and made a number of key outs throughout the toumament. The Miltonians' contributions helped their HAC squad win Oive of six round robin games - setting the stage for gold- medal triumph. They'll be looking to prevail again on home turf during this weekend's Franklin Cup at Burlington's Milicroft Park. Franklin Sports will sponsor the event and use it to introduce its new pro wood bat at the amateur level. Among the tearos competing will be the Ontario Select 17's. -Mýidget Mystics qualify for provincial championships By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion The Mystics are grand championship-bound. Delivering three low-scoring victories on home turf last weekend, the local midget girls fastball team slipped into the fourth and final spot for the provincial finals in Fort Erie. Thirty-six teams did battle for qualifying rights at three different double-knockout toumnaments - with the top dozen finishers advancing 10 next weekend's big dance. The Mystics' own passage 10 the main event was officially booked at Lions Sport Park Saturday night - when, in emotionally-charged fashion, they rebounded from a shutout bass and out-dueled league rival Mississauga North 4-3. Milton struck first and enjoyed favourable results at many crucial points in the do-or-die clash - including in the fourth inning when starter Lindsey Harrold worked ber way out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam - en route to victory. Closer Katie MacKrory allowed just one mun through thse final three frames to seal the deal. Carolyn Coates drove in the first mun and scored the winning one herself on a bases-loaded infield fly by Tara Elkie. Also crossing thse plate were Elkie, Lindsey McLaughlin and Sarahi Mooney. Milton wasn't quite s0 prosperous in its bid to secure some qualifying toumnament hardware Sunday. Against Niagara Falls - whom they'd blanked in second-round play - the local ladies failed 10 capitalize on their opportunities and were shaded 5-3. Defensive miscues were the story in this one, as three unearned runs cnushed the hosts' hopes for a medal-winning weckend. The Mystics' 11 - ht campaign kept things close during a stifling- ly-humid moming encounter. Niagara Falls went on 10 take the silver medal, losing in thse finals 10 Fort Erie. The Mystics' first two victonies were almost as dramatic as the one forged againat Mississauga North. Beginnîng the weekend on a higli note, thse midgets rallied from an early deficit 10 edged St. Catharines 2-1 Friday. MacKrory gave a complete-game gemn of a performance on the mound while Mooney drove in the first rmn on a double and then scored her- self on another two-bagger by Alicia Taylor. Saturday moming the toumnament hosts con- tinued their strong defensive efforts on the way 10 whitewashing Niagara Falls 3-O. Harrold went the distance on the hilI this time around while Coates' inside-îhe-park homer highlighted the offensive aide of thinga. From there, the midgeîs were blanked by Fort Erie 7-O Saturday aftemoon before their spirited triumph over Mississauga North. MILTON INTERCHURCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE Teams Standings as of Aug. 8, 2001 Game Wins Losses Ties Pts. 1 South Side ' 2 HoIy Rosary 3 St. Georges 4 New Lite 'A' 5 South Side '2' 6 Milton Bible 7 New Lite 'B' 8 Boston 9 New Lite Deat 10 Knox il St. Pauls 12 Grace Thanks to Terry1 16 15 1 O 30 18 13 5 O 26 17 .11 5 1 23 20 13 6 1 27 18 12 6 O 24 17 il 6 O 22 17 10 7 O 20 18 6 10 2 14 18 5 13 0 10 18 4 14 0 8 18 3 15 0 6 15 0 15 0 O Rowley for sponsoring the league standings. 0.938 0.722 0.676 0.675 0.667 0.647 0.588 0.389 0.278 0.222 0.167 0.000 I Terry Rowley Mechannical Imc. Your Heating, Cooling and Barbeue Headiquarters VISIT OUR SHOWROOM - 925 MAIN ST. E., MILTON, UNIT 3 ---------- 0 L i I 1 W%