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26-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Victory eludes juniors twiC-e By STEVE LSBLANC The Champion There was no joy a Brian Best Park Suinday aflemnoon. At least there wasn't for the bost Junior Red Sox, who were denied vicîory in both balves of their Father's Day double- header. A 4-4 stalemnate with the Mississauga Tigers li gaine two offered somne solace - but not much, considering Milton took a 3-1 lead into the eighth mnning but couldn't quite solidify their third win of thse season. A handful of enrors - mncluding catch- er Evan Jeans' beartbreaking overtronw 10, third in thse top of dise 101h - were the biggest slumbling block to viclony. Liain Tennant wooiced tise tail-end of the lie afler acredible 13 1-pitcb perfortn- ance by Kevin Cooper, who gave top just Who D)oes If... one non and scattered eight bits over seven-and-a-tbird innings. Matt Lilie provided two nifty bunts, the second cashing in Mike Volpe in the fourth 10 make il 3-I. Milton's first two runs were diven li by Jeans and Ryaoo Harper. Tennant erased Mississauga's extra- mnnings lead with an RBI single that scored Andrew Pepper. Chois Whiting bad a chance 10 play hero witis a lUth inning bases-loaded situation and appeared to be walked belore popping out 10 end the gaine - wbich was called because of the tiree-hour limit. There was littie excitement down the stretch in gaine one, as tise Red Sox were uoiable 10 gel mUch gomng offensively and were mercied 11-1 by tise Stoney Creek 1812s. Toim Sogan was a one-moan wreck- ing crew for the days initial visitor, Professionai bog Grooming 6 905-875-Tuil(82-45) a 438 Kngsleigh crt.Milton gomng 5-for-5 witis three two-roon bomers. Stater Pete NicoWachuIk took thc bs for Mfilton, wbile Harper worked the last three frames. The Red Sox weren'î severely oui-bit in the blowout, but just eouldn't mount mucb initise way of rallies 10 keep pace with Stoney Creek. A bases loaded sacri- fice tly by Tennant initise fow-tis scored Scott Connolly for the ]one non. A littie more sound at second base on Ibis parlicular day, Jeans belped mmr two double piays. Overail bowever, bis teamn committed four errors and madie a few bad decisions on the bases that styrnieti tfomentoom. Now 2-7-1, the Redi Sox wilI look for pay-back tonigbt when tbey Iravel 10 Mississauga 10 take on the Ttgers. From there they'll compete at Ibis weekend's Byron Toumnament. Another lead surren dered by Marauders By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special ta The Champion For the second lime in as many gaines tbc Milton Marauders let a fisb get off the book. Last week il was a 107-yard toucbdown retum with eigbt sec- onds remaining tbat spelled disaster, and tbis past Satsrday lhey lost 36-29 in Sudbuoy despite baving a 22-10 lead in the second balf. Unlike prcvious seasons wben îbey were bappy enougb 10 say tbey could bave won, these are conlests they can say lbey sbould bave won. "We're flot finisbing gamnes rigbt now," said fnostraîed bead coacb Barry Emno. "We sbould be 3-0 inslead of 1-2." Tbe Marauders took an early 1 -0 leati on a rouge frono a missed foild goal. After a Sudbury toucbdown, quarterback Domenie Camnastro found Crispon Barries on thc end zone laeeini the second quarter and the visilors went 10 the locker room witb an 8-7 lead. TMe Marauders got off 10 a poor start in the second baif wben tbey fumbled on tbeir first possçession deep in their own zone. TMe defense bcld, bowever, and the bost Spartans bad to setule for a field goal. Milton came back bard witb tbree straigbo oucbdowns - one on a Kirby Ginn interception, one on a Jamnie Radway reception, and anoîber on a Tony Okorodudu 25-yard dasb. Okorodudu bad 90 yards on 10 carnies andi is averagittg an ncredible 1<) yards a carry on the season. Tbe Nigerian Nigbîmarc bati neyer playeti football prior 10 Ibis season, but bad waîcbed il on television and wanted 10 give it a loy. Emno bad becomne an ocquaootance ai tbe gym., and offeredto - ~ive bion an opportuoîity. Tbelitgbtnong fast 19-yeao-old still bas a lot 10 learri about the gaine, but according t0 Emno be keeps getoong better andi bas tbe potenojal 10 bx- tbe best running back in the league. Meanwbilc. Sudbury bas tbeir oWOS secret weapon. Hall of Famne quanlerback Paul Gauthier came oui of retiremrent. and not coinci- dentally tbe Spantans are undeteateti. He was the quarterback on the last league Oam bt defeat tbe Oak-ville Longboms. TMe Spantans casbed on ont a turnover off an interception. scoreti anoîber toucbdown and oben kicked a field goal 10 give tbern a seveot-poont cati witb 42 seconds remnaining. That lefi pleosty of lime for a Marauder comceback, but tbe Sudbury kiekoif bit a Milton player in the belmel and tbe Spantans recovered. Tben tbey just ran out tbe cdock 10 end the gamne. "Sudbur-y os a Oam Ibhat beal a group of lalentcd individuals," sai Emno witb empbasis on the leamn. 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