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20-The Canadian Champion, Tueaday, February 5, 2002 Be sure to fax ail of your teari reports, and sports storv ideas to Steve LeBlanc at 878-4943, or drop them off at 191 Main St E. Join the Mohawk Inn and Conference Centre As We Laugh It Up With Yuk Yuk's Comedy Show SI The Mohawk AII-U-Can-Eat Buffet Buffet Inîludes: Five Assorted Salado, Chickes Esîrne, Beef Estret, Passa Special, Vegetarian Entree, Mini Roast Potato, Mixed Vegetables, Roîts/Butter, Taris, Squares, Freot Pies & Cakes, Fresh Fruit, Coff ee/Tea Saiurday, February 16 Dinner 7:00 pm Comedy Show 9:00 pmn DJ Dance 10:30 Pm - Close Ail ihis for $35.00 tax & grats inCi For Reservations, CaIl 905-854-2277 'AA' midgets net second straighfft sweep in OMHA playofiî actioni By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special ta The Champion The Milton AA midget Wsnterhawks were oddt-on favouritet to wmn Use Usird gaine of Useir series againse Oakville on Super Bowl Sunday, and Usat's exactly what Usey did. The 4-0 victory gave Usein a sweep and put Useno into Use OMHA quarter-finals againat Use winner of Use Brampton and Georgetowns series. A 2-1 winin Oalcviileon Friday night on goals by captain Connor Sweeney and Scott McLaugblin in front of netininder Kyle Goertz, set Use stage for Use Super Bowl day sweep. After Use opening kick-off, or face-off, Use two teuint took tuma feeling each oUser out, meuning Usat nothing much happened until midway shrough Use peniod. That't when Milton sturted turning it on in Use red zone. The line of Julian Ricci between McLaughlin and Paul Szafer, blitzed Use Oakville net over andi over. ificci had three good chances on one shift, while Szafer seemed to have several chances every time on Use ice. lIn fact, in Use last hall of Use first period, Usey only needed one side of Use ice. Szafer finally popped one in on a power play after Ricci kept Use puck in as Use point and passed it in Use comer co James Maclntosh. He spied Szafer waiting calmly alone by Use side of Use net and sent hlm a perfect spiral. The unofficial scoring chances at Use end of Use periôd were Milton 12 and Oakville 0. The shots were 17-2 for Milton. Deluxe raCKag8 Vour Wedding Dinner in our cozy banquet hall. (inctuding fuit linen set-up and service staff) 3 course dinner including a Chef Salad Enirse: ~ ( Choice of one of the foltowing; Prime Rib of Beef, \ N New York Sirloin, Breast of Chicken ( Des;ert Choice of one of the following; New York Cheesecake, Apple Cranberry Pie 2 r Vfipred rdmetemieprtable (coie f ed or white)tat Dinnercho e for ou sof7 banue menucat odti Champagn Tosastag F Outn nr, az axmue m 3four fo r yptourge Late dingt ffie sevice witd seet tale 2Colimrentar c omatin o r tbe & groom on tei r whe)n night-cheese and fruit plate with a hotie of Caadian Champagne PrPersan SAyaouable for groupsof 0100 or more. Taxes and gratuities included - Milton goaltender Jason Strong may have been watching Use Super Bowl in a small television hiriden in hie glove, because hie didn't need so watch Use hock- ey gaine. The hustie and second effort by Milton madIe it appear as if Usey were playing a taxe place teain, alUsough Oakvilie finithed only two points behind Milton in Use regu- lur seaton standings. Milton wa 19-7-2, while Oakville was 18-8-2. They buzzed Use Rangera' defensemen and took Use puck off Usein wiUs regulrty. Whenever Oakville even Usreatened to come close to Use Winterhawks; net, Use Milton defense built up an invisible wall to keep Usein out. Close early on The only worritome part was Usat Milton only had a 1 -0 lead as Use end of Use first period when Usey could have been up 7-0. At Usis point, Use odds were 2-5 Usas Milton would score more goals, 3-1thUas Ssrong woutd fail asleep in net, 10-1 againos Oakville scoring, antI 3-1 Usas a hustling Chris Coates would score a goal. Cottes was Use Winterhawks version of Charlie Hustle, alUsough unlike Pete Rose, Cottes presumabty wasn't betting on Use gaine. Oakvilie did turn it on tome in Use sec- ond period, antI during one flunry, Use unof- ficial scoring chances jumped froin 15-0 to 15-4, forcing Strong to etin his shutout. Ricci put an end to Usas when he broke Usrough tome tacklers and went in alone, tucking a backhand upstairs. Late in Use peniod, Cottes, Kyle Burreli and Adain Rutz broke up the ice after a Milton penalty ended, and while Oakville put up a valiant goal-tine stand, they kept banging away until Rutz tinally put it in. The score at the end of the second period was 3-0, the saine score at the rime that St. Louis was leaeling New England in the Super Bowl. Milton led in shota 32-8 and miostly cruised the rest of the way in a defensive sheil. They scored their otiser goal when Rutz madie a perfect pass to Burreli on a two-on-one. The bookiet were set to pay off on thse Coates odda when he fowsd himacilf aorte in front of the net, deked thse goalie out of the way, but then plastered a backhand between tse uprights, over Use net. No pointa were awarded. An observer might have given Use gaine pucks to Szafer, Ricci, and Coates, but coach, Amie Parcets would have given it to Use entire teain, especiaily in Use series. "We otstworked Usein one-on-one in ail Usree gaines." That was Use gamneplan: "Outwork Use other teai every shift and win Use little battles. EveryUsing cite takes cure of itself." The sight discipline of Use Winterhawks was alto a factor, which is non-negotiable, according to Parcels. "Thbat's Use note if Usey want to play on Usis teain. It's Use dif- ference between winning and losing. Discipline is domng Use right Using." That might have been exactly what Use New Englund Patriots were saying after Useir surprise Super Bowl victory. By STEVE LBLANO The Champion Josh Casweli has played boUs Use star and heo Uhit season for Use additional entry midges Wsnterhawks. Sasurday night lie combined Use two and flourished in Use dual mIle - scoring Usree goals including one inside Use final minute of regulation to eclipse the visising Georgetown Raiders 4-3. With 47 seconds left, hie buried a rebound wrister to cap Use seain's most important - and arguably most exciting - comeback Usis season. It even upstaged Itot Monday's 3-2 rally and put Use local lads ahead swo gaines 50 one in Useir bet-of-five opening round series. "I was jut hoping Use goals would even- tually come," Caowell said, referring to his squad's vast misfortune on close-range opportunities carlier in Use niglis. "It was one of my heot gaines of the year." Casweil alto credited his teoins overall perseverance - which was rewarded wiUs Usree goals in Use Usird period, including two with lessthUan five minutes remaining. Added head coadch Jim Kosmatski,"TiUs juos shows how big Usese guys' hearto real- ty are. They neyer gave Up." Caoweil initiated Use third-period ratly wiUs an impressive blueline takeaway antI weil-placed wrister to tIraw wiUsin a goal of Use revitalized Raiders. Moments laser lie lit Use left post on a wide-open net situation, antI many in atten- dance probably wondered if Usis near-mios would come back to haunt Milton. 1I was hoping Usas it wouldn't," recailedl Casweli. The equalizer would come four minutes later on an upsairs backhand from Andrew McMaster. Tim Anderson and Dustin SmiUs assisted on Use play, while setoing up Use winning marker were Thomas Patrick and Barry Kosmalski - who provided Use game-two heroico in Georgetown. Fierce finish by 'Hawks A 13-2 shots on goal edge during Usird- period play was perhaps Use strongest indi- cation of Use hosto' detennination to raily. Meanwhile, hometown puckstopper Tim Johnston saw a lot more rubber earlier in Use nighs. After giving up two goals in Use firot four minutes, hie tumed back 16 shots including a dozen straight in Use second period to help suin Use tide. Caswell sank his team's initial goal on a short rebound and won a number of crucial face-offo that resulted in key scoring chances. He also offered tome inspired penalty killing, as ditI defencemen Kosmaloki antI Tyler Hainill. TMe Winterhawks went into last night's gaine-four tilt looking 50 dispose of Useir regional rivais as Georgetown's Gordon Alcots Arena. If necessury, gaine five will he played as Memorial Arena Saturday as 8 pr. REGISTRATION DNE& 7HUR.,bW Son 9W M 120Sp.wsmod OkPMI PLACE MOR Jt' O *NCLD EGJEO()3213 C O VSlTTWE.Y $i89.00 doea1 Caswell fuels comeback victory for 'A' midgets Caps rally with last-minute deposit for the win Hwy. 401 & Guelph Une, -HISTORIC Milton/Campbellville 90%5-854-22717 Fax: 905-854-2373 more than a great overnite stay Email: alex@mohawkinn.com www.mohawkinn.com