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18-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday August 13, 2002 Hoy's Excelsiors falter Lacrosse player's team gh'es disappointing effort at championship By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Brnd Hoy will eveîîtually remein er the 2002 Iacrosse season as an overall success. But right novw. the Canmpbellville 12- year-old is probably 'tilt reeling troin tbe way i ended- quite hruîally, to s.iy tbe I-is Brampton Excesiors' peewee teamn was atnong the l'asourites to inedal- or even win it al -aittis past weekend's Ontario*A* chaînpionsbips in Kitchener. Howver. sub-par goalteîiding and dlneput those bocpes in the deep lreeze. Bramptoni swon jusi one of li s e round-robin garnes lor ai early exitl tthie -six-teamii File photo by GRAHAM PAINE prvicai sho\s case. Campbellville's Brad Hoy had an An Ontario ail-star this seasoni and top overail successful season in stiper witb the Excelsiors. Brad ssas instru- lacrosse, but his Brampton team was mental in their loue viciory with a pair oti rather Iacklustre at this past week- goals and two assisis to sink Niagara-on- end's provincial championships. the-Lake 7-3 Saturday. LRURAHe and bis front-lhue cotinterparts stere STRii early .as productive ibrîtugîithte tther tr it tact Brad wis beld scîîreless in baek- eKý to-back losses to Six Nations (7-5) and The Laura Slammr Inernaftioal Power Skating (iagile9-> stibtgbawa Syslem oi desîgned for piayers of ail age and abiîîfy piactically unbeard rît'ibis year. levels. Stoce 1970 Laura and her feam of cerfified He drew assisis in roiunds one and Iwoî. nsfruclors have improved the SKATING TECHNIQUES but îî wasn*t enîîugb as Bramnptonî tell tii of thousands of hockey players arouod the world. tîeavily laviiured Wbitby b6-3 and Halito Her sysfemn has heen chosen hy. the LA Kiogs, 1-itls 9-7. NY Rangers, NY Islanders, EHC Biel (Swifzerland) n a weekend tiI upsets. long sbîîht & the German and Swedish National leamts Orangeville \vent oto capture tp btiniurs Now Reglsteilng for CIInIcs while Six Nattons totik silser and Wbîîby In AuUsiadS e br Whoî badnt losî a single gaine beadtng m - 1 in to th e p ro v i c ia l-, s ete d lo i t e Cl! brone. go te a disappctintg Imiish Brad v as 905-3%,31 7774 quite impressis e ibis seasont as a tv. o- 1-800-580-4! WR piî-e-aeptewbBanînH Custom progranî avallable for provincial al-stars just a few days bel-Iore PrIvatle a Semi Pdi"ase*Tam e Ceactes the tournent. '"ï'I'v7e 71 c nSr et .Mitn 7 -3 4 -,,Milton Jr. A hockey club By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Milton's Jr. A hockey club witl officialty hegin rebuilding for the new season this weekend - but thrce promising forwards have already been entist- ed to help with construction. Att three recruits are coming off productive sea- sons - and three différent levels - and look to boosi the îeam'scoffensive punch. One ot the standouts rt the ranual OHA Refere Toumnament, James Duhamel amassed 40) goals and 77 total points in 57 gaines las[ year wiih Mississauga's Mount Carmel, one of the top high sehool squads in Ontario. The 19-year-old is expected to be an impressive presence up the middle, as is t 8-year-old Jr. C Shamrock graduate Rob Ricci- who finished sev- enîh in 2(X1012 league scoring with 26 goaîls and 23 assisîs in 35 games. Meanwhile, t 8-year-old Michigan native Lee Swallow brings both size anid scoring Io Milton. In 56 midgeî gaines lasi year, the 5'l ", 186 lbs. right winger crllected Iwo dolen goals, 48 total points and 79 penalty minutes. Among Milton's eligible retumnees, only captaîn Dan Bognar and Dan Carcillo are flot expected hack as of right now. Bognar recently accepted a schotarship to New York State's Canisius College - joining David Ovcjak and former teammate Rob Mar-tin for 2(002/03 play - white Carcillo wilt bc moving on 10 the OHL's Sarnia Sting., Thie local juniors - who this pasi spring acquired the services of head coach Marin Cicebilo and gen- eral manager David Brown from the defendmng league Bramptoîn Capitals - witt begin their train- ing camp Sunday. They begin exhibition play August 23 at home against the Collingwood Blues. Milton has changed ils altemate home game days from Tuesday nights 10 Sunday aftemnoons at 3 p.m. this scason in an effort to make things more accessible to both local families and youngsters. The team's fit-st Sunday game will also double as its 2M(2/03 home opener against the Bramalea Blues September 15. Miltoîn bas also moved its Friday night home gaines a hlaf-hour carlier. froin 8 to 7:30 p.m. Northern Harmony reclaims two-year-old pacing filly titie Nonthein Hannutny reclaime thite tv.o-year nId pac- îng illy criîv.i vitb a stuiinig track andl Ontarioî Sires Stakes recrird-breaktng perfuormnance ai Flatnbtirt Duîwîs Friday tîîgbî. T'he Run Tîhe Table daugbier andl regular driver Raitdy Waples I ired oftiI te v. îgs I onu poist 'ise and skirnisbed bieifîy ai tbe lItont ss îîb Tbe Patritt elore droppitig ottthie rail niihe tit Idspot.The duo watcbed pattetitly as Ketib Oliver rîîlled The P:îîrioî ibrîtugîsbrîsk ftactiotns tof'27..:56.4 :andcl1:25.2 v.îtb Ple:îse Me Please pressingg lie picc t'rothte uside. As the e lles tunied loi-lutine, llie Pairiuut\va:s stll onî toîp by-,îone lengîli. but Waples v.:s re:îcbing ftor the turboît brîîî. Stoiiiiing ctîovm the streiclu. Notnler Harmony reelecl i The Pitrint and danled under the \vire Iwvo tengîbs abeacl in .a mcv. track and LSS besi cil 1:54.4- takimg ttîree-l iflîns il'a secound ioff the greai Odies F:tme's 1998 tma:rk. The win was the seccond Gold Final victory t'or Northern I-anony. wlît's îîwned by Gerrie Tîteker of' Montreal. Sampson Street Stables tif'f)ld Forge. Peniîsylvania. Don Bray of' Newcastle and Angelo Dinardo of Etobîctîke. Hagersville resideni Bill Roîbinson trains the gifted filly. who bas oisly been bested rince since ber June 25 racing debut. bn seveto stanls, she bas posted six wins and banked a total of $225.3 I1I. The Patriot- owned by Caniphelîvilte's Glengate Hoof Beat wtSA Ds- s - Fartîtsind SIvi-ettal Stables ol Toronto- stayed gaine tor second atnd Trîbute To t-terocs was anoiber tbree lengtbs, back l'or third. Nortbeni Harnnony and The Patriot also sit n fîrst and second position tn the Super Final standings svîth 2511 and 212 points respectively, atnd base so domitîated the twtî-year-old pacîng filIly division that ttîeir nexî closesi competitor- Tow.n Jifty- is 129 points bebtnd them. Tbe Ireshinan fillies wonît inake their nexi Ontario Stres Stakes start untit Sepiember 2(0 ai Woodbine Racetrack. Hov.ever. inany of thei will compete in a sertes of lucrative stakes evenîs ai Woodbine and Mohawk Racetrack over tbe coming weeks, including the $200.,000 Robert Stew\art. the $750,000 She*s A Great Lady, the $272.000 Champlain and the $315,000 I-arvest. With the impressive resumes they've assein- bled in OSS action, the province's top filties will be a force to be reckoned with against any Amierican-breds brave enougb to make the trip north. will be seeing new patients as of August 1, 2002 Plecose ccli 905-878-6793 oc book an appoontment Miltowne Medical 350 Main St. E. 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