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The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, August 3, 2004-19 /Milton duo advances with Northmen At le% f Mmli DeCaire looka ta make a pessaMille feliow Mitonlan end Orangevllle Northmsn Rick Gallinger (24) handies the bail whlie being watclied by a Brampton apparient durlng game four of flrst-round Jr. A playoft action between Orangevili. and Brampton. Orangevilie lbat the gante, as well as the next two before flnaily knockdng off Brampton 9-7 ln game seven Wednesday night OrangeviNe wvIi now do battis, wlth Six Nations. MeanwMilie, fellow Mltonlans Kyl. Goertz end Jon Ram had their Jr. 8Bplayoff run rec.ntly ended, Mien ther Spartan Watmos were swept ln three strmlght by the Elora Mohawkss ln the Western Conference finals. Huge win for Under lu: iVlagic. MitIon's Under-lO0 rep boys soccer squad ftred on ail cytinders Juty 26, tbumping Catedon 5-0. The lopsided victory - corng on tIse heets of rnany solid but unsuccessful ouI- ings earlier in the month - was largely the doing of striker Matthew HunIer. He dornated witb a season-high three goals, tIse most styiish of which was a beautifully-executed header deposit tIsaI was set up by Liarn Robinson and MacKenzie Robertson. Robinson and Cameron Stockait added single makers, each breaking tbrough Caledon's defense before denîing thse twine. Milton cager Mitchell Adarnson stood taIt betwcen the pipes and enjoyed topnoîch support from filî-in sweeper Eric Sebroder. The decisive win fotlowed a credibte performance aI the Ajax Tournament, where thse Magie were severely short- staffed yeî rnanaged 10 keep things respectable. Kevin Enîmaa and Ross Morgan each scored and provided sound defense, as did swecper Adam Blay. The local lads ssere hoping 10 build on Ibis solid streîeh lasî nigbî againsî I here s plenty of unsung heros on our sports scene Ernity O'Gormnan btows her whistle îhree limes and walks off the field. There are no cheers, no praise from a coach, no pats on the back from a teammate. A coach does remark that she did a good job, but she doesn't hear il and doesn'î expeetto1. "Me t4-year-old soccer referee is one of rnany invotved in sports who can't win, and to0 whorn glory is onty something they can watch someone else achieve. Yeî, shes also one of many invotved in sports we can't do without. There are sorne rewards, including $12 a garne, flot bad for a summer job for sorneone ber age. "Some of rny friends were doing il," explains Ernity of how she got started. "'Tbey said il was fun, s0 1 thought 'd give il a t-. And is it fun? "It's fun being in controt of the garnie. 1 don'ît ike when players or parents disagree witii sometbing, but 1 just tell tbcm I cati what 1 see." Emily's benefits may be far greater than $12 a game in tenrns of ife experience, but it's stili a thanldess task. Other referees, coaches, scorekeepers, trainers, teague officiais and even parents fit int the sainie category - doing whaîtbey do for the benefit of others, witb ite expectation of personat rewards. Glenn Turner is a perfect exampte of that. He's just wrapped up practice with the Milton Red Sox junior basebaît tearn aI Brian Best Park. He's retuctant 10 even tatk about il, suggesîing be doesn't need any recognitioni for whaî he does. Maybe be doesn't need il, but he deserves il. Turner bas coached off and on since he was t6-years-otd, inctuding the tast dozen years straight - which inctudes a tengîby stint wiîh tbe Mitton Senior Red Sox. He does grounds keeping, bas umpired, and bas been the con- vener of the COBA senior teague for the tast seven or eighî years. If il bas 10 do witb basebati in Milton, he knows about il. 4 Out in' leftfield y-,- in volunîeering their ime. tt's the sheer tove of the gamne." exptaîns Turner, about wbaî keeps birn going. That's even more apparent in bis case because he doesn't bave anv kids of his own in' the sport, wbicb is bow many peopte gel invotved il's also about being successful as a teani. Turner's favourite memoiy is winning the Ontario 'C' cbampionship in 1991. And every year it's about getting another one. "When you've got 20 guys witb that sanie interest, il can be absoluîety spectacular. lt's the will 10 win. When 1 lose tbat, 1 won't corne back." And one more factor to do wiîb the sport ilseif. "There's a buge history of baseball in Milton, daîing back to about 1880. 1 do my ite part lu try and keep il ail going, especially wiîh the help of my wife, Lonere." Over ai Bisbop Reding Secondary Sebool, Craig Laciok is tying on tIse sidelines geîîing bis foot iced down while the Milton Marauders practice. If there was ever a position in any sport that received less glory, it's the offensive lineman in football. At 6'2" and 3(X) pounds, Laciok played for Carleton University and bad an opportunity wiîh the Hamilton Tiger-Caîs. 'There are no staîs lfor the position," notes Laciok. 'There's noîhing 10 say Ibat you did a good job." The rewards are mosîly self satisfaction when yoîi help tIse team, hie explains: -You feel good when a running back gels good yardage, and when you give the quarerback ime 10 throw.- Why wouid anybody ehoose bo play on the offensive line'? You ,Calendar signing slated for August 21 and gel ajump on ail the calendars that will food the market before Christmnas. In total, 20 îearns andI 350 individuals are inetuded in the catendar, wbich wiîh black and white photos has a kind of ottI-tirne hockey look 10 it. Adorning the cover is a 1920s picture of the Miii Pond and snapshots of three local arenas- including the old Brown Street barn- whieh further enhances ils historie appearance. Remarked Dilîs, "Sports is a significant aspect of our cornmuiiity. We knew ihere'd be enough appeal for hockey. andt iis is a way to summarize and acknowledge ait of the aeîiviîy here." Dates of historical importance - in the world of' hockey as wett as on a national andI local level - are peppered ilhroughouî thc catendar, wtiich is avaîtable ai such lôcat stores as Hlarris Stationary and Spice O'Life Card and GifI. Il seits for $12. A special aultograph signing, open b al those feaîured in the catendar, wilt be hetd ai the Farmers' Maket Augusî 21 from 10:30) 10 11:30 ar. start off by getting tbrown mb t te position and then you grow 10 respect il. A line can win or tose you a cbarnpionsbip." There are a tot of inticacies tIsaI go witb the position, whicb he points out, along witb the facîtIshaI only experienced footbatt p'eo- pie are ever going 10 recognize or understand themn. Linemen know their work wont be appreciated by the average fan. "Stereotypicaity,"* jokes Laciok, "we're the last one tIse girts corne 10. and the firsî one the waitress cornes to." It's flot tIsaI he doesn't fanlasize about the gtory reserved for tIse other positions. -Every fat man wants 10 score a touchdown . ..a garne-winning touchdown,"' says Laciok. Maybe that won't ever happen, but otbers will score tIsaI game- winning touchdown, and il rnay very weIl be because of an offen- sive lineman who'IJ gel no credit whatsoever. There are a lot of people involved in sports in Milton on any given nighî who won't ever rnake tIse sports headlines, but none of the people wbo do make tIse hcadlines could do il without thern. A remninder that ail cheques for registration will be cashed August lst for those that registered between March 27th and JuIy 3Oth. Milton Minor Hockey will be accepting out of town registrations for House League starting in Augusi. Registration is filling Up fast, please cal 905-878-8340 to register. If you have used goaltender equipment and you would like to seli, please contact the MMHA office at 905-818-8340. "The business that considers itself immune to the necessity for advertising sooner or later finds itseif immune to business."' Derby Broum