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22-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday JuIy 6, 2004 *5orts. ç Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Milton Marauders running back Toriîesju Okorodudu is pushed out of bounds by Oakville's Mike Dingsdale after a lengthy run during Saturday's Northern Football Conterence clash at Milton District High School. Milton downed the Longhorns 17-13 to snap Oakville's 32- game regular-season winning streak. Mlarauders hait Oakville streak Milton hands 'Horns first loss in 33 games By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special to the Champion Any questions about progress the Milton Marauders have made during the pasi three sea- sons were answered lasi weekend. The Marauders, who losî 65-O 10 the Northem Football Conference power Oakville Longhoms to open the 2(K)2 season, avenged the loss in a big way Saturday ai Milton District H-1gh Scbool. Playing in front of their largesi-ever home crowd, the Marauders clipped the Longboms 17- 13, snapping Oakville's incredible regular-season ssînntng streak ai 32 games. Who D)oes If... This was no ordinary victory. and ibis was no ordinary game. Every îeamn in the league bas b-en gunning for the Longhoms. wbo bave won 1l straigbt league cbampionsbîps. and tew bave man- aged to even come close. "Wow!" exclaimed ecstatic Milton al-star line- backer Wayne Sliwinski afier the game. "Ilis absolutely fantastie. I can't put il int words. To go from a 2-6 tearu to beating the league champions ..."- Spcaking of absolutely fantastic, thaî's bow Sliwinski played. The former Longbomn recovered îwo fumbles. and those weren't car crashes you beard on Saturday, ibaî's jusi wbaî il sounds like wben Sliwinski bits somebody. Even tbougb. as Sliwinski saîd. many of the' Oakvtlle players aîrc like broibers Io bim.it was a mucb more rewarding vicîory than wiîsning every game s0 easily, as tl often ssas witb bis former ieam. -This is wbai I came bere tor," be said. look- Cuta iz-at ies fre on P o .Girls Ficktïjt- ctivity,1c. LoL-t 51iý mr1ýc AO rU. For more information cait 647-274-9240 or check uo out onhline at wnww.paty-paekagee.corm ing around at the celebratons. The Longboms are an intimidating squad and, as Sliwinski says, tbey didn'î win Il siraigbî champi- onsbips by accident. But it was Milton that was dominant in the first baîf, playing textbook football by marcbing paîiently down the field witb a sirong running attack. A deîermined Steve Lubin would figbt for every inch of grouind. Jon Nedeljkovic was like a fretgbt train, and Toritesju Okorodudu used bts ligblning speed and elusiveness 10 break off good gains. And wben the Marauders needed il, Domenic Camastro would pinpoint a pass to an open receiver. usually Jamie Radway, sloîback ('raig Hudak, or tullback Mike Mallot. And of course, the defense ssas outsîanding once again. led by linebackers Slinski and David Joseph as ssell as detensive end Cobo Millingion, - ee MILTON on page 23 Pe ifSt 'ttn S r r S laHomePet Slting ê ePet Tai Service (Ltcal) * Aalable 7 Dais A Weeit *Iesured and Bunded Gale Bock (905) 876-4304 Sersîng itoan d împbeilsîlle www.ruffnpurr.com sleblanc@ haltonsearch.com Hili defeats Blue Jays for first career win By JON KUIPERIJ The Champion Shawn Hill got bis tirst major league victory, and mosi of Canada had an opporiunity to waîch it. The 23-year old right-bander, a Bishop Reding graduate. pitched inning as the Monireal Expos Toronto Blue Jays 6--4 Sunday in Puerto Rico, a gaieti elesised across Canada o Rogers Sportsnet. Hill, a native of' Mississauga wbo Shawn Hill nows resides in Georgetown, breezed through the open- ing tise innings. allossing onily one run on four hits. H-e began to flag a bit, however, in the sixth inning, allossing Frank Menechino, Orlando Hudson and Reed Johnson to reacb base u, ith nobody out. Hill was then relieved by Claudio Vargas. svho struck out Eric Hinske, induced a Hly-out from Chris Gomez and fanned Alexis Rios to end the frame. leaving aIl three Jays runners stranded. -(Claudio) got me out of that." Hill told reporters afterward, referring to Vargas' relief effort. I migbî owe him. The whole team might owe hlm some- thing for that." Montreal then blew the game open in the bottom of the sixth. scoring four limes to take a 6-I lead. Witb the win, Hill squared his record at 1 - 1 afier a rocky major league debut lasi Tucsday in Philadelphia, when he allowed eight earned runs in less than three innings of work. He did. however, manage to twice strike out Phillies slug- ger Jiru Thome. Called Up to the major leagues lasi month, Hill had a 5-6 record with a 2.87 earned-run average in 14 starts ssitb the Eastemn League's Harrisburg Senators -Montreal's AA affiliate club- this season. WHO DESI THIS $POT COULD BE YOURS FOR Il 9 - 12 CALL 9O5-878-231>fi EXT. 241 à