The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

22-Tse Canadien Champion, Fridav, October 5. 200i -Sr. "St"c-Iugs W.pl Pearson By STEVE LeBLANC Pearson would manage an interception in the The Champion qnd-zone and draw witisin tisree on a long boîrsi Tise Milton Distict senior football team made a sisortly before isalf-ttme. But MD's 10-point cusis strong case for tise defense en route 10 squaring ils ion was restored ia tise third quarter, wisen an on- season record ai Burlington's Lester B. Pearsons lasI side punI was scooped up and taken tise distance by 'i, i Fil Mark Pereira. MD managed thee interceptions and kept tiseir hosts' ground game in check on thse way 10 prevail- ing 17-7. "We really controlled the gamte. The score could have been higiser," said coach Keith Pearce. Unlike durissg week one's overtimne defeat, the Division 2 Mustangs wastcd hlte lime getting on tise scoreboard. Brad Finkbeiner's 80-yard retum on the opening kick-off was quickly converted into a field goal by Justin Preece. Quarterback Mark Grimwood then padded the lead with a lengtisy touchdown pass - Uhe second in as many gamnes -10 reliable receiver Lewis Deiprats. Linebacker Lee Frittenburg picked off tihe opposing pivot a few moments earlier te, set up tise major. Preece made good on boîh extra-point attempts 10 bring his record in that departmnent to, 3-for-3. Tise balance of thc aftemnoon clashs was tairly uneventful. wiîh tise exception of a couple of pick- offs by Ryan Page - who was nsaking his debut as a defensive end following a year spent quarter- backing tise junior 'Stangs. Tise win came without the services of standout musier Grcg Van Es, who's sîjîl sidelined with a koce injury. MD had home-field advantage for arguably ils stiffest challenge of tise season yesterday attemnoon against Oakville's Iroquois Ridge Trailislazers, wiso iseading mbt wcck thrcc isad yet 10 surrender a point in two lopsided victories. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE XGAoalmouth scramble E.C. Drury goaltender Jan Wollaston keeps an oye on the bail whiie team- mates Ashise Watson (6) and Carly Jukes (12) look t0 cisar the zone during senior girls field hockey play against St. Thomas Aquinas Monday. The Spartans loat the game 4-0. Their junior counterparts, meanwhiie, romain undefeated at 4-0-1. Fax ail your tieam reports and spnorts stoiy ideas to Steve LeBIarnc at 878-4943, or drop them off anytime at 191 Main St. E If office is closed, side reports throught the mailsiot. vWalker wins demolition derby Jeif Walkcr bas defmnitcly donc Ilis sisare of dam- age in two decades worts of demolition derbies. But Campbellville's smasis'em, crasis'cm veteran fmally delivered tise knockout blow during the main event of this year's Milton FalI Fair. la front of anoUser capacity crowd attse local fair grounds September 22, Walker îumcd back aIl challengers t0 Win tise cigist-cylinder feature. Be clinched the tille when fcllow Miltonian Mike Stokes' veisicle stalled duc t0 an overhcuted engine. "I'd come second tisrce years in a row, so Usis was kind of an over the top ycar for me," said Walker, who beat ouI roughly a dozen feature fmnalists bciid the wisecl of a 1971 Pontiac Catalina. "I really need ta thank my son Ryaa and oUser pit crcw mnembers Bobby Beaulicu and Fraser Guitard. Tisey did a great job." Tise Saturday nigist main event was tise ftrst of two runncr-up placings Stokes would enjoy ibis year. Be took second in Use following aflemoon's feature as wcll. A number of oUser locals made an impact -no pua intended - in Use derbies. Stefan Bain and Steve Rupert advanced 10 the Saturday nigisî fea- turc and Gary Slama did likewise Sunday afler- n000. Meanwisilc in tise Friday tsigist four-cylinder divi- sion, Milton's Steve Laughton took second in iscat competition and matciscd tisat finish in the main event. Paul Gocncz, Guy Marshsall, George Nesisitt, Chrit Sytsima, Danryl Timbers and Bnian Trail aIl made il 10 the compact class finals as wcll. * dOOJI COt4IEST * BEAUTIUL BlABY CONTEST t.Mnners announoed Sun. 3 prn Judgedon Sun. 1:30 p.m. *PUMPKN CARVING * RACES (Begin ai il arn. Sot./Sun.) Winnersoannounoed Sat./Sun. 2:30 prn e Egg &Spaan elThreetegged Race e Sa&dRace *BEST PIE CONTEEST * CHILDREN'S GAMES Winners annaunced Sun. 2 p.r Simon Says, Red light/Goeen Iight, Msical Chairs, *BEST DRESSED PU ~ Freeze Dance, Ring Tons- begin 3 p.m. Judged Sa./Sun 1p.m ., *K9GRANPRIX . 5244 - # 1 Sjderoad, Millon 905-827-2234 Caoed exdusivly by TJ.'s Restaurants.