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The Canadian Champion, Tuasday, June 11, 2002 - 21 Butcher breaks OFSAA record in 400m Star runner makes provincial history in last race for Reding Photo by GRAHAM FAINE Bishop Reding's Ian Butcher proudly displays the OFSAA gold miedal he captured in Belleville Friday in the midget bays 400-mnetre. Butcher flot only won the event, but set a new OFSAA record -stopping the dlock at 49.82 seconds. Discount Mufflers & Brkes *SOK 88 Ontario St., Unit #1 North 01 By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Ian Butcher refused to become history at Bishop Reding before first making history at OFSAA. ln bis final 400-metre performance as a Royal Friday aftemoon in Belleville, the 15 year-oîd runner punctuated a golden season hy tuming back aIl midget boys challengers and ecîipsing the provincial high school record to boot. Amidst ideal racing conditions, he upgraded lasi seasons silver medal by exploding over the last 100m to improve on a 1l0-year benchmark (49.99s)- estab- lishing a new record of 49.82 seconds. 'mr very happy about ibis," said Butcher, who'll be transferring to Georgetown's Christ the King in the faîl. -I got out to a good start and really kicked it ai the end. 1 pretty much led most of the race." That last comment basically descnibed bis entire grade I1) season when it comes 10 400fm etmpetition. Building on a ltimni/GHAC s îctîîry , be absîtluiely anni- hilated the South Regional field voth a 4().26s effort thaitrmade Iim the number one seed foir (FSAA. Vhile soime skeptics mnigbt hase belîesed ihat the secitnd-year mtidget bad peakedof ie irace too eat ly. Buis ber ss.s cofideinifie could dcl s et attliuer sîîb 5f i sectitdi f inisîti. I-ls\vas pretty sure I cîmulsf doit again. I went out harder than 1 usually do and everything worked out," he said. Added coach Maureen Morrison, "ht was really an outstanding effort. He just took off over the last 100 metres. If it hadn't been hîs third race of the weekend (follow- ing 400m and 4x 100m relay heat competi- tion) 1 really think he could have gone under 49s." Ftutcher- one ot three provincial track and field champs interviewed hy the Toronto Star's David Grossman on The Fan 590 Sunday moming- handily won his preliminary heat Thursday betore pre- vailing in the finals, besting runner-up Chris Taylor of Clarkson by nearly a full second. BR's departing runner becomes just the second OFSAA champion for the local Catholie sehool. He joins Rob Wands in that elite group. Butcher also helped the midget boys 4x 100m relay team finish sev- enth with a comhined time of 47.02s improving on a preliminary showing of 47.04s that was good enough for sixth. In cach of Friday's races. the local four- somne- which included Darren lzunmi. Mike MeGilI and Mike Rubino- shaded Dunharton by less than a tenth o) a second. Butcher also ran the 800m to a 21 st place Saturday ahiernoon. siopping the dlock in 2: 10.37. %1eanso hile in the f ield l-nday. senior RoylChriis Kait el os as IlIli inthe.jas eliin m11d tied f'or 121h in ihe igh rpsW 4Q.0 lin and I .XSni efforts respectively. v'Drury shows strongly at Ontario tennis finals E.C. Drury's tennis team servcd up some impressive results during last week's provincial championships in Newmarket. Two of the Spartans' three doubles teams reached thse semifinals. Men's partners Josh Caswell and Scott Nemneth scored 8-6 and 8-I match decisions before bowing out to a Toronto-based duo by an 8-4 margin. In ladies doubles play, Megan Bauer and Lori Wollaston were eliminated in If Main St.> ~ ~ Hours: Mon.- Fr1. 8-8, Sat. 8-6, Sun. By Appointi the final four by a London team. Their 8-2 loss followed an 8-7 open- mng-round flebreaker plus 8-5 and 8-4 victories 10 reach thie semis. Meanwhîle, Zak Cosby went 0-2 in men's singles play while do likewise among the mixed doubles loop were Leslie Hicks and James Wellstead - who along with Ron Massey felI one point short of reaching tIhe provincial badminton finals earlier this spning. RUTS Re.$9 9. àaBUY 1 AT REGU LAR PRICEI 1JOINTSiMscrgs c9 ~~ et 1dk~ IE-UPS Ofe p0Pies -Most Ca(oneption. app 1 Jue15/02 I OiExpireslori t110 IRe. S79.99" ~~ Reg. S79.99 xcJun, 152t y o June15/02 nent AS&EGN OPfE DIANTc SERVCE AVALAB