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24-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, January 27, 2004 Are you connected to youra comm un itya Get ail the news from Milton, Oakville, Burlington and surrounding areas quickly and conveniently online and on your schedule. wvww.haltonsearch.com 24(7 Bantam 'Hawks advance By STEVE LeBLANC performances as well. Milton's other win in the senies The Champion came in 6-5 overtime decision lin gamne two. Mike Miuton's AA major bantams advanced past round Hannah provided the heroics. one, although flot with the ease somne had predicted. "Hopefully this (tight series) will he a wake-up cali Havmng swept Brampton 3-0 in the regular season for us," said Nadalin. and gone into the playoffs on an eight-game wmn Havmng finished regular-season play at 20-5-3, the streak, John Nadalin's Winterhawks were heavy AA major bantamns represent one of Milton's hest favourites to knock off the Battalion. chances for an OMIA. championship this spring. But they needed the foul five gamnes to do so, clmnch- They have home-ice advantage for two more rounds, ing the series with Saturday's 4-1 victo- and continue their titie drive agaist ry at Milton Sports Centre. "Yeah, I'd eCaledon. 'he second-round sehedule say there was somne relief," said had yet to he fmnalized at press tisne Nadalin, whose hantamts staved off yesterday. elimination two nights earlier before 'A' bantams sweep disposing of Brampton. The series tuenaround was due in Meanwhile, Milton's A major large part to a fortified forecheck bantamns hrought out the hroomns and which had gone missmng for much ofswept aside Georgetown in first- gamnes one througlt three. Explained round OMHA action. Nadalin, "Wr were giving their The Karmax Winterhawks wrapped defense way too, much titre to clear Use up thc hest-of-five series last Tuesday at puck. lIn gaines four and five we started * John Tonelli Sports Centre, hattling hack pressuring them more and forcing themt to tum it fromn a 2-0 deficit to prevail 4-2. over." The comeback win followed 2-1 and 5-4 decisions Saturday's triumph was also Use result of sharp goal- to put the neighbouring Raiders on the proverbial tending, as Joey De'Athe held Use fort until huis team- chopping block. Kevin Marshall was solid in ail] three mates could shift out of neutral offensîvely. gamnes and rebounded in impressive fashion st That happened in the second period, when the Tuesday after giving up Use two goals. Winterhawks struck three times to essentially end the Craig Howse notched the series-clinching winner, Battalion's hopes for a senies upset. Milton would add while Ryan Bauer, Daryl Brinke and Michael Brown one more in the tisird before the visitors broke the were the other marksmen. shutout wiUs a few minutes remaining. Brown, Howse and Brad Mewhinney each finished Jeif Lynch tallied twice, with singles chipped in by the night with two points. Daniel Keamns and Justin Bayley. Jois Monk offered 'he A major bantams - who've lost just twice in exceptional defense, as he did in Thursday's 4-2 win in Useir last 12 gaines -now move on to round two Brampton. against the Caledon Hawks, who host gamne one Nick Nevins stood tal between Use pipes. while Friday. The best-of-five showdown continues Sunday Lynch and blueliner Cody Murphy offered topnotch at Milton Sports Centre. 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"1: was fatuxthatthe coach slsoWd hlave been inbetterchage (of bis playetuW' explained thse *Ultimaely, it flls on hiso." at a wotie time for tihe Iefawks, who insrecet weers have greaiy insproved their chances for a lessgthy playoff rias but will ssaw be witisout tiseir heat cachi unl gain fur ofe te iti ns I ll borpe iii dopeuser Dupate beieve t cthe oainan lhe a ls sain esstion a Thougis refusing ta namse, -ae, -ope said morei tdmi onie person brought it to tise 1eagse's attenstion. <Locally-trained horses tri >umph By JEFF RENTON Special ta The Champion Tony Aarts-owned horses, ftrained by Miltonian Ben Wallace, made a statemnent in Use $17,000 second leg of Use Mist Vera Bars Series, as they swept Useir respective divisions Thursday night at Woodbine Race Track. Artachebythenumber and Soutine Hanover employed different racing styles, but both were inipressive as Usey duked il out wiUs Useir fellow Usree- year-old filly pacers. At the head of thse stretch il looked like What A Fasstasy and driver Chris Christoforou of Milton had the opening division in thse bag, but Artachebythenumber and Milton reinsman Steve Condren had other ideas. Closing thse deficit wiUs every stride Artaclsebythenumber reeled in Use pace- setter, and triumphed in 1:58. 1. Wsth Electra Dreamer parking out Storm Girl througis' the :29.1 snd :59.2 opening fractions, Christoforou sent What A Fantaay Usree-wide into Use fmnal tons. Clear and ban-eling home, What A Fantasy passed Use three-quarters pole in 1:28.4. Out wide and closing hard, Artachebythenumber fortified her efforts to beat What A Fantasy by one lengUs. An eye-catching stretch battle highlighted the evenissg's second division, as Soutine Hanover and driver Paul MacDonell out-dueled Condren and even- money favourite Shesaporsehe. The gaine gate-to-wire performance was clocked aI 1:56.2. Soutine Hanover looked tough Usrouglsout Use mile, as she was unwilling to succumb to tomne stiff challenges.The fr-actions were :28.2, :58 and 1:26.3 before Use daughter of RutIler Hanover-Southbrook Mstty sealed Use deal wiUs a :29.4 final framne. The winning margin was a narrow neck. Fits 0f Laughter and Milton's Lue Quellette came third. It was the second win in tlsee starts Uhs year for Soutine Hassover.