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Royals struggle in first game in junior football By MURRAVY TOWNSEND Speciat ta The Champion Junior football is back at Bishop Reding after a seven-year absence, but tl could be a while hefore il's back witb a vengeance. The junior Royais went down to defeat 30-6 at home to Oakviiie's St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders Wednesday afternoon in season-opening play. There were ail the mistakes you'd expect from a team playing its first gaine, with plenty of evidence of first-gamne jinters. Most of tbe scores against tbem were set up by turnovers - and there were a lot of those. As players gain more confidence and their skili and knowledge of tbe gaine increases, tbose fumbles sbould be drastically reduced. And defensively, opposing trams won't be able to pull off ai many breaktbrougb plays. Ail tbings considered. coacht Joe Juins tbougbt it was a good effort for tbeir first gaine. "Tbey need to leain everylhing," explained Juins. wbo also couches the senior Royals. "Tbey're learning ai we go. We'll get better, i guarantre it." Tbe Raiders only used a couple plays in their playbook. They attempted a pass only once, cboosing instead to band tbe bail to, two exceptional running backs who piled up te yardage and were able to get outside for big gains. Tbat's one tbing tbe Royals need to work on, Juins explained, containent being crucial in junior football. The major benefit of a junior football prograin is tu make sure tbe senior prograin stays strong as the players move up in the sys- tem. If that was tbe goal tbere was pienty of cause for optmism, especiaiiy witb these players certain to improve. The defense made severai big piays. Elliont Siade looked ail-pro on one occasion witb tbe Raiders tbreatening to score. On second down, be stopped the bail carrier in bis tracks for no gain, and on third down be did the saine thing, forcing St. Thomas Aquinai to seule for a field goal. Other big defensive puays caine fromt Kevin Winler. James Dorgo, Kevin Gonsaives and Daniel Santos. Offensiveiy. the Royals bad difficulty punting drives together, but quarterback Craig Howse received somte good protection froin the offensive uine for bis paising attempts and sbowed consider- able composure tbrowing out of tbe pocket. The ieft-bander also demnonstraîrd be could tbrow builets wben be kept tbe bail in tbe middle of the field. He booked up witb rangy wide receiver AI Alilovic, wbo won the jump bail for a 35-yard reception near tbe end of the second quarter - making tbe score a respectable 13-6 at baif time. Being respectable is ai accomplishouent for a teain titis young. The wins wiil come later. "hbst aconirs imfu iuneto the zieessjtty for eycw i g Woone or tater finds îtsël immunet 4ObrnES' www miftonwrnlerhawks.com LAST CALL for Senior House Leagus Registration Muse hkmv yur lem ad pausea id hy (I. 4àh MMHA is also taking application for Select Coaches for the 2004/05 season. Please download an application form from our web- site and drop it off at the MMHA office at the Sports Centre by Oct 4th. x-Lýocal teen set to take sofibali skills to the international stage Picked to national team for upcoming Cup 2005 Sy STEVE L*BLANC The Champion The weather tnay be cooling down, but Sarahu Fredricks' fast- pitrit training is jusi beating up. The E.C. Drury 1 Itit grutier is currently trymng out for next year's Mbù' Nosl 'Tigr&s But tii fail's camp ses a dutal. function - nuça only deciding her fate for oexl swnaner but keeping loierln pe;* faril -for IuMiooal coptlnin January. Thltat' when iithetaeed tee - who pellobl the ud*ld cor- niers, usVala tb and occauixWuly at Oirst - isavels tu tir Netitrlate pwteft nt Cup 2005. SlallU do so with tdm Northt Amueslcas Select Teom's AUI-Canadial aquad. Ansong thosue idenieti for pomablie iinclusI weil over a year ago, Fredmck wus choaes for lier standesat performc at a masir of Unilw States tommatts SIte was paticudady impreasav in back-to-bc trips to- Toledo, ant i ta ang 10 Ontario players who'il cmpie te nad"na $"M. "Ibe dloser it gel, Onemore excileti I gel," aiknittetitOn 16- year-old, wito as a so9~i, badointon, basiketbl anti volley- bail player was Dl ury's 2003A)4 Juntior Pemale Atitete of te Yeat "1t was grea t lbe narnet theO teans Pluying up a year wit One mitigets titis sommrer. Fretiricks more tdam hlid ber own witb thse older consipetilion - enjoying a .386 batting average anti ranking among the RBI leaders. Her tiefensve efforts were alto weil above pan- "l'm kinti of a power bitter andi ny fielding's pretty good as well, o to braig or anytiting," site saiti. Fredicks and ber globetrotting collornis witvye for Cup 2005 gold against sncb tesas as France, Swiizerland, Germany, tbe Unitedi Kingdom -andi Japai. 'Titey'll als face One Dotrit Olyntpmmn during One touirnartieoL Mie NortitArneriran Select 1ban (NAST) programi wiil send about five squada overses anti bas-a lot to live up t0, havmng won six of One las ite cbamrpionsitips. NAST participants wilfvisit Autertian for a day dtinig down ltte fron World 2005, anti once competition concludes will immedmIsey board One world's faatest train anti zip on over to Paris for four tisys and tluree nigta of sigbtseemng. "Il shoulti la an amazing experience," tait Fredricka. ~'REP TRYOUTS FOR THE 2005 SUMMER SEASON will be held on the following dates: Saturdav. 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