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20-Tha Canadian Champion, Tuesday, March 25, 2003 1 . mai a hi.i-I nah. fichaielVpnd anid AP Witdo d'i ~ s1sisirng tflemselves Mc(ijus.Other call-ups in the clinh- OsPMMwiit a 3->i GW I Mdtnsored bS uetmes inthecopen.. Dma lKeariand bhW lBrown - and hunig toueghse rt of thse way. Nick Nevin deniedgthe visiter at just about evcSy tur, wbileaUMMtwem t pipesw and wai spoate witmmoal a4ndwa ipn.ounding outwentheua were Lucas Reid, Brent Truil, Cote Madausky and Jeffoaxnson. By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Ile AAjuveniles brought out the proverbial brooms and swept their way to a league championship Saturday. Within the fiendly confines of Memorial Arena, Milton whitewashed St. Catharines "- in a late-night showdown which punctuated a convincing mun to the Niagara District titde. The Pinnacle Wmnterhawks took thse series in three straight to give Milton Minor Hockey its second juve- nie league title in three years - and the flrst since a short-lived hiatus last season. For about a third of the teain, it was also a fltsing fol- low-up to last spning's OMHA victory with Amie Parcels' AA midgets. "The guys really wanted to salvage something after gettimg bounced from the OMHAs," said head coach Jim Kosmalski, who led the club alongside assistants Dave Burreli and Bill Wilson. "They pîsycd their gaine and thse cail-ups really helped fUi the gap wîth nur injuries and suspensions. I'm proud of these guys. For our first year back this isn't bad." St. Catharines held the advantage over their local opponents durmng regular-season play, but was upstagcd throughout thse entire league finals - and particularly during the series dlincher. The Winterhawks mounted a 2-0 lead before Saturtsys gaine was four minutes old - on short- range deposits by Kyle Burreli and AP Chris Coates - and cruised to victory the rest of the way. Burreil and Coates would each strike again, while Wes McDougall mounded out thse scoring midway through the final frame with a powerplay marker. Fax ail af your team reports and sparts story ideas ta Steve LeB/anc at (905) 878-4943. IGi WeldingE .arllqulds.com Satu rday, 8:3Oam-4:3Opm@ Thompson Arena *A copy of a btrth certificate is required for ail new registrants.Ali players must sign registratton form LACROSSE "THE FASTESI GAME ON Two FEET" For Registration Information Please cali 905-876-0463 Photo by STEVE LeBLANC Mlton's juvenilea celebrate their league titie win aftt., blanking St. Cathrinea 5" Saturday. 5AA'juveniles clinch league crown wth sweepn of Ste Kilts "Teguys really wanted to salvage sonmething after getting booaced fron, the OMHAs."1 Julian Ricci and Conor Sweeney contributed to the series-dinching wmn with two assista apiece. Mark Rosselle offered sharp cage work, weathering a couple of mini storins early on and then turning back the occasional shot over the last two periods to cai the shutout. Along with Coates, David Telemans and Brett Turner were called up to plug tihe bolet left by four missmng regulars - who were out with either an injury, suspension or personal commitinent. In St. Catharines Thursday, Milton pus its champi- onship rivaIs on the verge of elaTunation with a 5-2 decision - thanks largely to a two-goal effort froin Paul Szafer. Jon Sweetland was steady in net, while chipping in with singles were Coates, Scott McLaughlin and AF Mark Galick. Making up thse rest of the championship squad were captain Rick Nadalin, Rob Day, Matt Funneil, Thomas Patrick, Matt Stockton, Chris Strank, Travis Van Loosen, Mats Ventura, Michael Wtniarz and Chris Wulfers. Steve LeBlanc con be reached at sleblanc@halton- Hurricane peewees dlaim bronze at OMHA finals Milton players factor into medal victory Haltons AAA peewees sure know how to cap a season in style. Willing themscîves a medal-winning fin- ish at thc recent OMIHA championships in Markham, thc Hurricanes scoreti with s mere 13 seconds to go tn regulation turne and again at the seven-minute mark of sud- den deatti to eclipse Peterborough 2-1 for the bronze. A couple of Milton players factored heavily into thse comeback win. Ryan Wlliamts backstopped Uie tearn - doing soin exceptional fashion to take MVP hon- ours - while Scott Stover assisted on Uic last-minute equalizer. This was Uic second of two nail-biting victories for Uic Hurricanes, who in round two battled back in Uic last two minutes to shade Uic powerhouse hosts 4-3. Stover lit Uic lamp in Uiat one, while fel- low Miltonians Ryan Mitchell and Mathew Clark combined for Uiree assists. TIse raffy put Halton at 2-0 and set hopes high for reaching Uic gold-medlal tilt. Unfortunately, Uic Hurricanes dropped Uieir next two outings to Richmond Hill (4- 2) and Burlingson (5-2). Haltons weekend-opening triumph came in a 3-2 decision over Peterboroughs. Williamns was between Uic pipes for two of the Uree OMHA wins whilc bis local teammates had a collective nine points at Uic championship showcase - figuring in more Uian half. of Uic team's overail pro- duction. Waldlng proaductu 1