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24-The Canadian Champion, Fniday, May 21, 2004 * S o rtssteblanc@haltonsearch.com Madd Dawgs midgets good as gold at OBAs So much for predictions. Seeded cîghth in their division for last wcckend's OBA championships, thc Madd Dawgs' sccond-entry tnidget team wasn't even expected to reach the medal round -tnuch less win the whole shebang. But that's cxactly what the local cagcrs did effcc- tively distancing thetn- wcivcs lromi a rathcr hum- bltng scason toi daimi proviticial gold. Fout out of fivc ssns did ~ 5 flie trick, with Mtltomn cap- pitg tt% tttle dîrive Sunday- aftfîcoon by toppling the- fourth-ranked Midland w Magic in the finals. The chatnpionship run ssas cspeccally sweet tor ,,ktpper Mark (iough. since tt came in his homne- tossn of Windsor - tin The Madd Dawgs shc front of a host of' famnily onship plaque and frtends. "We actually didn't get our ftrst wtn of the season until the weekend before the OBAs. but il ail came together in Windsor," said the jubiant coach. The Madd Dawgs' title hopes looked rather grim from the onset of the finals, as Midland grabbed a 6-0 lead. But Milton stormned back with an 11-3 second quarter and neyer Iooked back. Shining throughout the finals- and ail weekend for Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Hold on there..., Q..Park Eagle Sharlff Musah tries ta, slow down Bishop Reding's Matt Melo with a handful of sweater during senior boys soccer quartertinal play at BR Monday afternoon. The host Royals were dumped 6-0. Meanwhile, Bishop Reding's senior girls were toppled 7-3 by St. Thomas Aquinas in their own quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon in Oakville, while the E.C. Drury senior girls also took it on the ohmn, losing their own quarterfinal 7-1 to Acton Tuesday. that matter - was tournament MVP Matthew Scott. Also making contributions at both ends of the floor were Paul Borcsok, Zion Markreiter, Matthew Clough, Gerry Giddens and Adam Develter. Milton wa.s every bit as iinpressive in the semifmnals to upstage the Orillia Lakers 60-49. Leading the way with il points apiece were Jeffrey Basso and Nick Ferguson. Before that the Madd Dawgs took two of thre round robin games, includ- ing a preliminary-closing 39-32 decision over the - Pembroke Valley \ Hoopsters. A Brett Neumann recordcd S13 points in this pivotai ~~s~ victory. that gave Milton top spot in its division. m off their OBA champi- Rounding out the cham- pionship squad were Zac Scholtz and Steven Ples. Meanwhule, Milton's ftrst-entry midgets thrived in the premier division - reaching the quarterfmnals before falling to eventuai champion Mississauga 57- 43. This followed back-to-back wins over North Toronto (57-43) and Hamilton (56-53) Saturday. Dalton Olinoski and AI Alilovie stood out in both vie- tories - which gave the furst-entry team its best-ever finish at the provincials. ,Price makes final camp cut Matt Prtce's hockey stock continues to rtse. The 16-ycar-old centre bas reached the inncrmnost saflctttm of Ontanios Under-17 playdowtss - having successful ncgottatcd the OMHAs final camp last weckend at Unisversity ofGtuelph. Arguably Multon*s most highlv skilled player to comce down the pipe since Darren Hlaydar, Price was one of nine forwards ptcked for advartcctent to the last tryout for Teamn Ontario in Toronto August 13 to 15. Matt Price He highlighted last weekend's efforts with a hat-trick, and fmnished with about a dozen points overall. The Ottawa 67s draft pick is the second local player in as many years to reach tis stage of Under- 17 play, following on the heels of lefi winger Kevin Parker. Boasting incredtble speed and playmak- ing ability, Price had 48 goals and 40 assists with Oakvillc's AAA mninor midgets this past season and is already been courted by a number of NCAA Division 1 sehools for 2005/06. tlRUN CLINIC S10 WEEKS STARTING TUES., JUNE 8TH 600 PM CLJNJC INCLUDES: - TRAINING MANUAL - DETAILED SCHEDULE - TECHNICAL RUNNING SHIRT - STORE DISCOUNT STOP IN OR CMLL TO REGIS7 rat Active Footwear & Apparel Store Neyer Run Before? Great Time to Strt. Widtbs from 2A-6E Sizes from 5-20 905-877-3201 49 Main St., Georgetown [LClarke"s Goli met sCaaway. Yhun. May 27'e 4-lpn [ ep"fl Stand Sag tue~ $129.95 C*nSp18'Ii-!tt»opsitRd, 7si &9ýi Eoi~L OTlwkrMacle MRum cair-i Gloves StartMPy 38»11 $24.95 reg. si.19C.5 W e a EBegiinner to 1 O]K