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18 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday November 5, 2002 Sr. 'Stangs win playotffopener No hsome-field advantage. No early Iead. No problemn. Milton District's football seniors won tbree regular season gaines tiis season - two when playing hosts and tise other when tise upper hand was established quickly. Thse Mustangs enjoyed neitiser luxury during tier two quar- terfinal action aginst Oakville Trafalgar Friday afternoon - but prospered just thse saine. Sisaldng off any dl effects fronman initial nine-point deficit, tise visitots amassed foutrjnanswered touchdown drives to sink thse favoured Devils 27-16. or's second major was scored inside tise last two minutes, once thse tisrat of a ally had pretty much been extilguishetd. "This waa tise tiird gaine tisat ont statting defens didn't sllow a touchdown," pointed out head coachs Keilis Pearce, wisose Mustangs closed ont tise regular season witi s staigt sisutout victories before clearing tbeir first playoff hurdle. FResi off a strong set-up rolet 1 ielp dismantie Bisisop Reding, Lee Fnttenbtarg domsed tise spotligist witis two toucidown runs - tise latter followmg a ýkey field goal block by Jainie Johinson. Dan Cordner scooped up tise toose bal and ran it deep int enemy territory. setting tise stage for anotiset end-zone pusis by Frittenbw'g. Todd Arruda scored tise tsid major, wbile tise otiser TD was tise resuit of a big pass-and-run play between Cordner and QB Ryan Page. Defensîvely, MD linebackers Frittenburg, Brandon Anderson, Mark Galick and Dan Gteenland-PerY were tise brigitest spots on a unit tisat overail, was suffocating. MD now moves on to face Burlington Central in tise semi- finials Friday at 2 pin. in Burlingion. Meanwhile, MD's juniors dropped a 25-O decision to TA. Blakelock in flrt-round playoff action October 30, while Bishop Reding's seniors fell 28-8 to top-seated Q.E. Park Friday in opening-round play. Rory Johuston scored BR's lone major on a lengthy pass from Andrew Pepper. MILTON VOUTH BASKETBALL 1MIADD DAWGS" Girls Major Bantam Rep. FINAL TRYOUTS Open to A girls born in 1989 & 1990 Wednesday, Nov 6 8:OOpm - 9:00 Pm Holy Rosary School Thursday, Nov 7 7:OOpm - 8:30 pm Bishop Reding High School Milton Youth Basketbal 420 Main St. E/Suite #558 Milton, ON, L9T 5G3 For more information caii Jili Harper Phone (905) 876-3356 Merchants' win streak snapped 9Jy STEVE to-BiANC The Champion Superman bas kryptonite. The Merchants have tee Sports Mrena. Milton has put together a couple of six- game unheaten streaks sn far this season - and each time the clubs seemingly unstoppable ion bas been halted with a weekend visit to Oakville. Saturday night marked the latest occa- sion in which the local juniors were made to look like mere mortals atIcte Sports. Just 24 boums removed from a near superhuman rally to topple Burlington, Milton had al sorts of trouble around the net and was dumped 4-t1. An -for-9 powerplay donut was the biggest obstacle on the night, although a close second was the sharp cage work of newly acquired Blade Chris Hyk. Rich Meloche's 2th goal of the season put the visitors ahead before the game was five minutes nid - but the rest of the evening consisted of a lack of fortune and fm-ish for the Merchants. Oakville scored with the man-advantage, m [i i lîr'n"i period two, and then scaled the deal with an empty-netter. Meloche's deposit was set up by Vic Oreskovich and Rob Ricci. With the exception of a few glitches dur- ing special-teams play, Milton's defense was quite stifling. Freshman Andrew Bonello offered a particularly gritty effort, as did returning spark-plug Phil Sbrocchi. Saturday's defeat was the local juniors' fist since October 6. In a home-ice tilt for second place against Buîlington Friday, the Merchants looked like they could leap taI buildings in a single bound through the final fratre. After getting shut out in stratght periods by the Cougars, Milton delivered a noth- ing-short-of-spectacular uprising to tri- umph 6-3. Ex-Merchani Shawn Mole scored a potential backbreaker midway through the second, but - like the rest of his new teamnmates - was severely hum- bled down the stretch. Wes Clarke hegan and ended the rally, empty net. MOR lînemnates Melnche. Oreskovich and Ricci ail scored as weli, while credited with the other goal was Mike Nicoletti. A 21-4 shots on goal differentiai was a strong indicator of just how completely the hosts dominated third-period play. Native Miltonian Craig Macdonald gave an impressive two-way showmng agait Burlington Friday and continued to pro- vide spot duty on a blueline that han yet to be injury-free this season. New to the lineup this weekend was Ryan Silveria - a rookie with lasI year's championship Brampton Capitals teain who's been aveîaging a point a game since returng from a season-opening shoulder inuy. He's now centering a line with Macdonald and James Duhamel. The 13-4-1 Merchants, now one point out of second, begin their busient week of the season tonight at Georgetown's Gordon Alcott Memorial Mrena at 8 p.m. Is rivalry headed toward titie clash? By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion North Haltoru Jr. A hockey tilts have always mneant somcsthing special in ternris of fanfare. And in recent years. increascd cuimpeti- ivenless bas heeri adied in the mix --not to metiont a feu. tntniguing fotcîtînes. the nîcîsi tîeitîcrahie of wnhich ss as iîcitneiiissil Merciîant Jeff Seeds't199S ti ade ici G;eirgctcmv -n. 'tes. NilîtollîîGecîrgctoIlî neliîccuiiîters, tias\ c itciidei îit ofii e i \ hing excei of' ctirs;e. a ,priiigI- ieic tsh for tic W esIci i (c)It erec'i ie. But tuiai cou it iýsit',' c iaige Iuiîîs cclii2niig trciî ýiIlleuic i nie fltmor ce tiaîi a cc ace te îiiîci 1eris ai', bctiî,eeciicapabte cii ccfllhcii(lltoii . I ll te tc -ii cii.iîiip cciThet tti c te,îliis cccii -.11 iîti il i tule ciltcrciice andcieciicy the iieceSsiry resi lices îîanitc chtinîl. cntacts andt cash Ioci ntuîîîe huîiîîîe ciii atrt',îcixsiriiig icster,. A WVstent Conterence finiatlietcsecn the îss cicrganisiaticitlseeis niîîcreliîkelytv lîs scascil thani any cîtier in recett tîentiry andici tanoticon is nici cicîîiappealtng ici icîng-tinie juînitor hoîckey enuhusiasis iii north Haliîn. High on that lisi is SptîrtsZcîne Lise's Mike iHammer) Hancock, ssho's heen coveriîîg the local junioîr scene l'or ahbmut a Idecade tios but up utîtil the taie 90ts wasn't privy to ton many close battles. It seems these two tcams have teased us over the past few years with the possibility of meeting in the conference finals."sd the well-known hrnadcaster, "Now with two truly iew regimes. I think we're final- ly goîng tii sec that- making this the ulti- mate hate of nuirth I-aiton. "il thînk if*s going to he sery exciting l'or f'ans shos e iowdthe ris air sosureti Echcuiî tiiose ser)timnerWts sDasvici Derno. NI iic sistaili ciîrec tut cfii îck- ey cperatiîoil (),le ni less\iîoittsr iîn tuie t.n.t eài s ,on,\îîersiîip etiange. thetonîg- tirîle sc chu ie iîîcnhei tias enjox ci Sait Dino. iFor scCl or eiLtsei noiss. i iii îîî(ieilrgeiiss iiii edIo lie ike coiliI is atWiliîtilhe tsaii hein en tuele ariîs. x\nu les et kiiîcn nviai yOLI ss cre sîgoiig -et. Ntîn n ýithO IlUî II diîpariy. ithiîîk ssre gotng Io sec nmire hoickey tiluanin the pasi. -11-tor sorne teastuin'iltocetnt in tise conîerctîce thîs seasiltu. 'ci ant Geoîrgetcwsst ici uit hecause ilîcîr fans hase heen îlîrtugh a uitile more than ours. I 'd tîke îîothiîîg mtore thian to sec a seven- game Mlton-Getîrgetnwn final." Caught in a vicitos cycle nf lutiliiy through mosi cilthe 90s, Geiîrgetovi fn 1ai- upper-nechi elon club wengeaismng- per ac Mon camb enoadeearsaago ed bac on cmag som e muh-eededa anrepars. n om uc-eee Bu finacnsocmng ottudt pBauethe anideshr at lest ntil t Is slauer.thenaites-ainabuinesmen sumr Hyman nPternFreedanbughteste îeaHm anind ete theds nedd o uith huii d innertdtefnsneddI rl bul inne.airashveedtînit Siletn, lrgonias hviîe otolits tise camGeore1utar Cashti-sete s ttn a taiyere a' a r etud e t a eiig or l'iestly eir\e aLree oi netn o Ho'ses lcoi Gece 'ldîsn. G s tile\115e\f. ei-Lstck m, Gii in'i puti- 's uiga\s ici etîen iiese lice But Msionc au it (ieu\, ttat tîis 2t002/t3 Raidters. tîke les ci betoie. ie a Chanmpi- oinship colitenute --aind ihtî îv'sition is aiso part ni thai chte lroîui..ci say they (Merchants) aire one ot the teams to heat.' 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