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Late-season fortune shines on provincial mboun d Jr. Sox The Canadian Champion, Frday, August 8, 2003-25 Under- 18 Magie battie ;Dï LLeBLAN( The Ch ampio The Junior Red Sox enjoyed hoth gond fortune and gond basebal play last week. The combination earned them passage 10 the upcoming Ontario C' championships in Listowel. Milton won the provincial crown last summer, but heading mbt the ast month of this season wasn'ti n a position for a tilie defense since ihere was no \way Io catch league-leacîing Bramptont. Hossever, Brampton w'as felt k' mntybcb a 'B' calihet club due 10 the communitv's suze and the team's stellar showîng ibis year -and ihat reclassification f inally came through last week. This leh the door open for the Red Sox to solidify COBAs Ontario 'C' berth - which is exactly what they did ai Brian Best Park Sunday afiemoon. Seven IceHawks- four veterans and three newcomers- got in some early competition aI last week's annual Chowder Cup in Boston. The Milton players were part of a Provincial Jr. A league team, led by nev lceHawks' skipper George Dupont, that wenî 2-I ai the well-scouted toumament and jusi missed advancing 10 the quarterfi- naIs. The lceHawks contingent helped their club topple Boston's Bay Siate and theti score a 5-3 upset victory iiver the Connecticut Wolves- a highly-siacked adversary wîth 10 active NCAA Division I players. From there îhey were dumped 7-3 by the Boston Jr. Bruins in their thîrd gamne within 24 hours. Both the Provincial Jr. A squad and Connecticut finished with 2-I records, but a goal s-for-and-against tiebreaker format allowed the Wolves to move on. Dupont said be was quite impressed with aIl of is local players -ru parlîcular Andrew Bonello, Multon's only retîîming defencemaru. "Ikeptin îg the guys luit t give up, ihat il (provincial qualifi- cation bld) wasn'i over," said jubi- lant manager Glenn Turner. "Sure enough, my words rang truc." Fueled by the newfound oppor- îuniîy Brampton's ranking change offered. the local lads scored three of four possible points in a double- header againsi the league front- runners Sunday tsi ceet their provincial entry. Dumping Brampton 8-2 in game one highlighîed the Red Sox' regu- lar season campaign. Ian Musiczak siiiod talOn te i. scatcrituo eîghî bits over a compîceegamle seven-înnîng performance, and was sufficiently suppuied in the field- at leasi until the final trame when a couple of errors nixed hîs shutout bid. Offensively, Jordan Jeans feil just a single short of hiîting for the cycle. recording three runs on a Native Miltortian Mîke Nosý join him on the blueline ibis sei among the other toumament pa Jusi prior to the îouîrr lceHawks sîgned three ntorer bringing the number oil new lait The mosi promising member double, triple anîd tomer. Michael Volpe and Nate Perroit contrihuted two hits apiece. A seesaw second game saw Milton score îwîce in the boîîom of the sixth 10 tie il aI 8-8. That's how the contest would end, as the visi- itrs' pitching staff' was simply spent. Perroti ran hoî and cold on0 the mound. whîle elosîng thîngs outi n f ttc fashioti was Mike Grabauskas. Reese Davies highlighîed the Red Sox' plaie perfonmiance ssitb a iso- 11111 dirnger. Miltoin begitîs ilsý league pfaviulfs ini Mi ssissauga totiight aigainsi Georgetown. The four-teani douhle-knockouî playdossns serve as a prelude o> nexî weekend's provincial champi- onships. SeeLeBlanc voit le reaîlied aw sleblanî<a.laluonsearulî(om. Please fax gly alli fyaur team reports n 1 and sparts Astary ideas 'ak -set iii anytime -ason- was ta Steve )articipanis. LeBlanc lament ihe a 95 newcomers, t(0, ces up to six. 878-4943. -ai leasi trom a numbers perspective is I 8-year old centre Mike De.Marchi. Among the GTHL's top scorers last year with the midgeî champion Missîssauga Rebels, the 5'9", 17(0 lbs. forward amassed 48 goals and Il13 total points in 60) games n 2002/03. Joîning hîm with the lceHawks will be Rebels teammate Jeff Caister- a 6'l", 175 lbs. defenceman. The 18-year-old is said to possess a well-rounded game and was among the big reasons Mississauga reigned supreme last season. Meanwhile, 15-year-old Toronto Marlie Ryan Mclnemey- whîî stood taîl aI June's OHA Referee Toumnainent- was also signed to a card last weck. The IceHawks begin training camp AUguIsi 17. Local BMXer wins, again Timi DaSilva's riding rampage cotihnues. The Milton BMXer - who tumced 18 July 28 - has been bUmning up the îrack ail summer. and did so again recently in Norxsaýlk,, Ohio. I here he dorninated the 1 8 10 20-year- old novice competition. with back-to-back S\55 CCps. M d in vet another ch îp1ir îo sshts Correction A sports story in Tuesday's Champion contained incorrect infor- mation. The article siated ihai 16-year-old squash ace Alisha Tomer struck gold at last month's Pan American Cames. when in faci shc helped Team Canadas girls squad ssin ai the Junior Pan American Cames. The Champion regrets ibis error. becit a sinîply setîsatitmnal seasio, lie 'son A threc moiti racs and ifîco scored about a three-bîke leîtgth vtctorv ni te matît event on July 26. July 27 tie matchcd ibose resulîs cxactly -onhc agaîn leading the mains lrom start lI finish. Recalled DaSilva, -I whole-shoî- cd it and preîîy much carried the race." The local teen is wiîhouî question one of' the mosi improved national-level racers on cubher side of the border ibis year, and cred- uts bis remarkable progress b sseekly trail riding. 'li's helped oui a lot," he stressed. The I 8-and-up novice Iront-ruttner will look bo punctuate hîs championshtp-rtch seasoît- wbîch includes five main eveni victories -wîth a sîrong showing at the U.S. Grand Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky over the Labour Day weekend. DaSilva expecîs to at least make it 10 the grand national main eveni. and considers imself a genuine contender 10 win it ail. "I'd say lve (got a chance," he suggested. Mitori'a Under- 10 boys rep soccer squad was severely short-staffed head- ing int Burlington Monday. However, the Steve 's Handyman Service-sponsored club - minus any substitumes and competing with jusî 10 players - more than made up for their depleted ranks with a defensive prowess that wat nothing short of inspiring. As a result, the Magie managed to fin- ish in a scoreless stalemate wiîh Burlington's A team and push their league record 10 2-5-4. 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