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SPORTSjoin the ~' Reid goes in first v ~» round to the 67's Shower soaks soccer seniors A Bishop Reding Royals player (above) tries ta negotiate by a Milton District opponent while (at left) three MD players take refuge under an umbrella, wlth the aid of a raincoat, durlng senior girls soccer action at Milton District Hlgh School Monday afternoon. Bishop Reding won the cross-town clash 1-0 and went on to beat KCC 4-0 Wednesday ta improve ta 3-0 on the season. The Rayais have yet ta be scored on this year. Photos by GRAHAM PAINE By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion J ike many major-junior * hockey fans lasi Friday, ElIgin Reid was gudt the television and watched as the Ottawa 67's edged Kitchener 3-2 in game one of the league finals. The series-opening clash certainly held the Campbellville teenager 's interest caught out of position. Those attributes- combined with the experience of playing against 19 and 20- year old in the Jr. B ranks thîs past year should serve the Ottawa bopeful welI in bis quest to reach junior hockey's bighest rung. lI'm really excited. 'm going to have to work really hard, but 1 tbink baving played against tbe older guys in Leamington gives me an advantage," said Reid, wbo official- overlime encounters always do. ciwî uav But bis excitement oser Ottawa's sudden death victory would no doubt hase been inten- sified bad he been able oft predict the immmcdi ate future. That's hecause the very next day inany of those sainle chammpi- on s hi p - con te nd ing 6Ts becamie bis soon- to-be teammates as Reid was Ottawa's first pick and the l9th over- aIl n the 2(X)3 OHL Priority Draft. -I just cau't put into words how happy 1 Elgin Reid am,." saîd the I 6-year- old defencernan, the first Milton-area playere n recent memory to he taken in the first round. er,'Y "To go to a teami like5 Ottawa makes it even better. Some guys were picked higher ihan me. but tbey went to teams that aren't very good Kevin Matt This is arnazing.- Parker Chuchmach Reid was due for some good fortune after a season tbat fias included injury. illness and ibe passing of Parker, a left wir bis grandfather. Remarked the 6', 185 lbs. 100 OHL pîcks as blueliner, "Yeab. if*s been a tougb year.' Persevering witb the Jr. B Leango it to round two o Flyers, Ottawa's top pick posted two goals Cbucbmac, hifro and 16 assists wbile amassing 93 penalty round of the cm minutes -îempering those numbers witb their patb to the 01 a detensise accountahility that obviously B or Tier 2 Jr. A cl impressed tbe 67's. "l'm probablyn In fact tbere's little about Reid's game tbis coming seascr that iso't encouraging. il least accordiiig to Jr. B team lîke1 bis new teanm's initial analysis -wbicb belp." said Chuel- arnong other tbings descrihes bim as a Steve LeBflanc great passing defenceman who's rarely hlatcCa atosear 'a personnelt unng game three in Kitchener Tuesday nigbt. Nleanwbile, Milton's other Ol-L draftees Kevin Parker and Matt Cbucbmacb -were botb taken hy the Osbawa Generals. That follows a seem- îngly-endless trend for tbe local forwards, wbo've played on the same team sînce they were novices- and been linemates for at least baîf of that time. I kind of had a feel- ing somebody'd take us botb," said Cbucbmacb, a centre- man selected in the 11 th round. Added fiftb-round pick Parker, "l'm pret- ty excited. It feels great." Tbhe Milton duo each averaged a point-a- game witb the Halton Hurricanes' minor mîdgets this past sea- son and belped lead themn to the league nger wbo cracked the top is the 97tb, bas also rnade of tbe OMHA Under-17 ean ill-timed injury kept m competing at the firsi p. Botb feel tbat like Reid, HL may mun tbrougb a Jr. club next season. not ready (for tbe Ol-L> on, but booking up witb a Elgin did would really hmacb. ý a be reached at s/e- vc/t&om. THECountry Squ'ires Goarden . - OPEN 7 Days PERoNNtryPLANTireCIÇaISnSa We ekHwy. 401 1 2601 DERR Y RD. , WES T, CA MPBEL L VIL L EUust west of Guelph Line) -ii Derry Rd. Growers of over 5, 000 different winter hardy perennial plants, alpines, dwarf conifers WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT US. and shrubs, hardy ferns, vines, groundcovers and native wldflowers. QEËw. and heres One dollar of "Bloomin' Money' for you! "7E GROW A WIDER RANGE 0F WINTE HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTFS THAN ANY OTHER NURSERY IN THE WORLD" (905) 875-3199 F