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The Canadman Champion, Fniday, April 5. 2002-25 5'AA' atoms edged out of Tri County championship 'Hawks battie back, but lose heartbreaker in OT By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion What a finish! Milton's AA major atoms couldn't quite clinch championship gold at John Tonell Sports Centre Tuesday evening - but few teams this season, if any, have looked as; impressive in defeat. The Wallace Pontiac Buick Winterhawks over- came an unproductive start and erased two sepa- rate deficits - the latter withi just a couple of , Correction A sports story in Tuesday's Champton contained incorrect information. The article reported that Nutech heat Brian's Auto 4-3 in the hantamn finals of the annual House League Championship Day. [n actual fact, it was Brian's Auto who defeated Nutech hy that score. The sheet was inadvertently fillcd out wrong, so goal scorers for each side were incorrect as well. As well, it was reported that in the minor pecwee game Kevin Marshall won the goaltender's dual in Home Cinema's 3-1 victory ovcr Canadian Tire when in fact Hunier Tate was the winnîng goalie. The Champion regrets these errors as well as any inconvenience it may have. caused. SPLUSI Extenaa thie 1 t/t of Yottr Etyuipnieu1 à Frhmiorli Malftalfsi miule Wili " Reduce fuel consumption up ta 30% " Protect your investment e Raduce omnissions up ta, 50%/ "Your Power Source" HALTON POUER EQUIPMENT parta à Repoa/a ForA Il Smai Efn/ns 20 Main St. W. Mlton 905-875-3285 www.bigýgsandstýrttOfl.COm L ilnutes Icit in the Ibti d period --belore hcing vanquished 5-4 in overtime hy Caledon during the fifth and deciding game of the Tri County finals. The hosts gave up îwo shorthanded goals in thc opening haîf but were otherwise sturdy in their own end, and scored three times on Uic powerplay to, force sudden death. 1I actually Uiought we were the henter teamn tonight. We had lots of chances but just couldn't hury it in overtime," said head coach Gary Abraham. "However, l'm retal proud otf Uiese guys.MTey showed a lot of character in hattling hack. It was a great series." ('aleston's winning iteposit caine witii about two minutes lefi in overtime, followîng hall-a- dozen saves hy homnetown puck-stopper Taylor Prestidge. He'was finally heat with a hackhand rehound ai close range. Overali, Prestidge was challenged 20 times in Uic season-ending tilt. His Caledon couniterpart faced two more shots. Brayden Abraham led offensively with a hat- trick while also delivering a fierce finish to, the year hy assisting on aIl tlsree of Uiose goals was Scott Stover - who through most of the playoff run had heen the marksrnan raUier than the play- maker. Mati Elliot also, dented Uic twine while single lhelpers wc e i egi.tered 13Y caprin \iatt Je".\up. Kris DeINin and Jeremy Price. Price and fellow defenceman Brian Hunier offered strong positional play aIl night and tumned hack opposing snipers at [tant half-a- dozen times apiece. Milton erased a 3-I deticit hy scoring on hoth halves of a two-man advantage late in the second and then capitalized on their final powerplay to, push the deciding gamne to, an extra session. While the score would indicate otherwise, the evening showdown was defensively tight much ol Uic way -with lets than a dozen shots on net until the tail-end of the second period. STABTINO APIIL let San MONIAT TO TIRSSlE if M4awa FSIMYT-1,SMM >EMTEITAINMENT WIîi A SPIN 4