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24-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, May 27, 2003 fiClarke"s Goli Father's Day Special Purchaso any Callaway Shirt and est SirlorIrons o.a 29.95 Ajm dl.99 a Aunmus- Grq og n - 5 Styles to hc s.from On Tour - & More! tt fu y Jr. B Mavericks cough up By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion The Jr. B Mavericks held victory in the palm of their hand in Samia Friday night. Howcver, their grip just wasn't tight enough to secure the win. Milton coughed up a iwo-goal lead inside the final 13 minutes of play and wound up losing 8-7 to the Pacers. The heartbreaking defeat capped a disappointing 2-7-1 firsi half of the season for the Mavericks - whose long-sboî playoff hopes are now dangerously close to extinction. On a nigbî when the hosîs' overly- aggressive play cost their coach a first-period ejection and iheir players a non-stop parade t0 the sin-bin. Milton seemned poised 10 upsel an upper-echeton Ieam and gain some momentum for the second hall. But.iosh Am-ioldl's top-noîch cage \vork and a strong perlomiance hy tar sophoiioi eKyle Goei 55 u>01(1 go Io 55 i,,e, as tIhe s l-tl elas ericks sirnplv ran OUI ln the know sports fans get their news in The Champion every Tuesday and Friday. i M of fuel and were eclipsed. Milton was without the services of a handful of reg- ulars- due to injury and personal commitments including captain Kyle Hagel. Goertz donned the 'C' and stood out with three goals and an assist. Derek Eans, Mark Galick, Paul Pedulla and Brendan Thenhaus al recorded a goal and an assist. whilc contributing three helpers was Morgan Thenhaus. Pacer Brian Quinn scored the last four goals for the hosts and ended the night with five markers. Multon's unproductive finish marked a stark contrast t0 their previ- ous three games -ail of which were highlighted with explosive ihird-period performances. The Mavericks will look 10 snap a three-game losîng skid when they hosi Onondaga Saturday ai 3 p.m. ai John Tonell Sports Centre. They close out the week- end Sunday ai 2 p.m. in Huntsville. SeLeBla/m oit i e <av/ted o s'lm aarn T he search goes on. \'lîhon's, bantami girls basehaîl team m,, su!!l looking lor its irst season s icîory. alter cornlng painlully close to delîvering one is Guelph Saiurday. The Zesta-sponsored squad engineered a huge mid-moming rally to crase a six-mun deficit and take a lead into the hoîtom of' the sixih. Lnlortunately. Guelph managed the lasi tumnaround and squeaked hy with an 11-10 final. Milton- now (-4 -bit double-digits for the first i ie thîs year on the strength of Lynnea Gooch and Stephanie Ervin. who <rose eniihree andl tsso runs respectively. Also figurîng in the thîrd-înning corne- back ssere Leah Brighton, Kelsey Coad, Sarah cFarlane and Natalie Wallace. Saturday's narrow, loss sas the team's linesi shossing 10 date, and marked a major improsement oser a 12-2 humbling ai the hands of Burlington Thursday nighî ai Bronte Meadosss. While Brighton, Stephanie Mayes and Hoytfox sisters Ali and Kouriney offered fairly credihle pitching, ill-timed errors opened the floodgates in boîh the third and lourth innings - during which the visîtors scored six runs apîcce. Mayes and Jennifer Gadd broughî in Zesta's runs. which ssere both posted in the openmng frame. The local ladies will look 10 build on its improsement this Saturday in Birchmont. hefore retumning home to face North York June 5 ai 8:-30 p.m. ai Bronie Meadosss. CM la m fe Ho Saturday, June 7th 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. or cail 905-854-0890 for an appointment A challenging academic program - Small class sizes - Excellent resuits *Established 1991- Easy access from 401 at Guelph Line visit our Website at hitherfieldschool.com BR track team qualifies five for South Regionals Old Bishop Reding records felI and ncw track and field champs rose Io the chal- lenge lasi weck in Hamilton. Five Royals advanced past the Halîon/GHAC championships - and in the process shattered three sehool bench- marks, two of which wcre broken hy jun- ior girls star Jolie lantomo. She set new standards in both the 200 and 400m runs - eclipsing records that had stood for 13 and seven years respec- tively - and highlighted her three-evenî qualifying campaign with a firsi-place fmn- ish in the long jump with a 4.60m effort. Graham Sharp also upstaged a 13-year BR mark- doing s0 in the triple jump ssîîh a leap of 10.52m that beat ail midget boys competitors. Reding's other Halton/GHAC champ ssas junior boys athîcte Mike Rubino, who took top spot in the 200m with a lime of 11.97 seconds. Rounding oui the qualifying bid were senior girls Michelle Doell and Megan Ames. Doell took second in the 800m and fourth in the 1 ,500m, white Ames leapt to third-place honours in the long jump. These Oive Royals now move on to the South Regionals, which will be held îomorrow and Thursday in St. Cathanines. Lacrosse bantams on ire The embarrassment of riches continues. Miltnn's bantam rep lacrosse teamn deliv- ered ils third consecutive blowout ai John Tonell Sports Centre Wednesday evening - dismanîling Minto 14-0. The Mavericks have become more and more dominant with each passing game, but will be bard-pressed to upsiage the annihilation tbey iumed in Wednesday. Joey De'Athe enjoyed the lion's share of the scoring pie with four goals and an assisi, while also standing oui in the bit parade with ihree-goal, one-assisi efforts were Ian Gueriz and Kevin Winter. Michael Currie tallied twice, while Richard Bayley and Josh Marshall con- tributed a goal and an assisi apiece. Brad Mewbinney, largely unîesîed on the nigbî, earned his second shutout. He's been scored on jusi once ibis season. i Ban tam girls offer solid showing in narrow loss