/' Drury expected to contend again for OFSAA gold Quality oiver quantity. That's the motto for E.C. Drury's wrestling team which, with a slightly smaller contingent ihis year. wiil look to secure its sixth straight OFSAA title next week in Brampton. Aithough not quite favoured to do so this time around, the Spartans remain a legitimate con-- tender after quaiifying 10 "The bat grapplers at home during top five -s Friday's Golden Horseshoe Athietic be the n Conference (GHAC) open race championships. ....... Wîile that's three iess MY~ c than [ast season, when EC JRO ciaimed an unprecedented fifth consecutive provin- cial crown. six of those quatîfiers are OFSAA relumees -offèring genuine hope f'or either top-six finishes, or perhaps even medais. On the strengîhi of seven gotd medals Friday. Drury upstaged Hamilton's Bishop Ryan [39-10)2 for its isiarlh sîraiglh G HAC titie -prevailing hy t. slimmer miargin titan last year chie to deciining enrollinient. Amiong EC*'s goid medalisîs. Peter Learnan and Gary Feririer dorninaîed their 72 and 64-kilogrami divisions as ti 4-0) camipaigns -s'ith Learnan pinning each otlhs opponents andi Ferrier scoring l'oi technical superioriîy wins. Also going andefeaîed were telloas OFSAA veterans Kevin lwasa-Madge (51 t' p kg.> and Cari Chan (61 kg.). as well as firsi- lime qualifier Kyle Shermet, who went 3-0 with two pins to reach Ontario high school wrestling's innermost sanctum. In a move designed t0 maximize their qualîfying chances. the Spartans moved Alan Moffat up a weighi class t0 the 57.5 kg. ranks -aliowing Chois Flannigan (54 kg.> a e for the better shot at advancîng. ots could The decision proved truitful. as Flannîgan )st ivide delîvered an incredible vic- uà years."1 tory over Bishop Ryan's AuMYv and reach OFSAA. hl Nie k Ronan and Moffat tumned in a one-two finish in the hîgher division with Ronan squeaking by 5-4 in the finals. Steven Adams went uncontested for gold in the 38 kg. ranks. whiie rounding out the qualîfying contingent with sîlver was 41- kiiogram cîîmpeîitor Ranbir Hans. Mac Filiman. Bryan Morgan and Jared Rîîbb ail captured bronze. whîie Drury's other top-four finisheis inciuded Matheas Gornpai. Brandon McDoniald, Matt Mantin and i.D. Wallace. llie 2(005 OFSAA chanmpionships run March 2 to 4. as tii Lamrbitîn CVI. Essex andi a lev, othei schools enjoying legiti- mate mecial hopes. "The battie tor the tcop tise spots cîîuld be the mosi wide open race ni years,- sug- gesteci Dniry coach L-arry iaroslawski. Bishop Reding's Ryan Blake drives the nase of hie opponent, E.C. Drury stu- dent Johnny McMahon, into the mat during Friday's Golden Horseahoe wrestllng champlonahipa ln Milton. Drury quallfled 10 wrestlers for the upcoiing provincial champlonshipa ln Brampton. Photo by BARRIE ERSKINE --Corrections Friday's article coi Jennîfer Porenta's OUA swimming championship perfon- ance iailed to mention the resulîs of ieilow Miltonian Krîstin Mcllroy. The LI ofl T ireshiani was also a mufti- \vinner at the unîversiîy provincials in St. Catharines -siriking gold in bîîth the 51)- metre backstrokse and as part of' tue 4xl1O0m ireesîvie reiay tearti. She rounded ont the sveekend svitii siiser medai winnîng efforts iii the 50im freestyle and 2(X)m backstroke. Mcllroy added a fourth-piace showing in the 100fm back- stroke. Aiso in Frîday's edition of' The Championi. a photo cutiine erroneously reierred ii the Milton Soccer Academy as the Milton Sports Academy. The Chanmpion regrets the omission and the error. The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, February 22, 2005-23 Mustangs poised toi, ciuoss-wowii hoops showdown By STEVE LeBLANÇ The Champiort Steve Oliver heads into tonioTosa's, Halîiîi AA seiiiiai show- dowiin îîth what n<iuid best be characterized as cautions optîimisni. While Friday's 81-47 disposai ofi Burlingîoi s Aidershîîî Lions was a soiid tune-Up lor the upcomîng clasht at Bîshop Rediiig. Miltoîn District's seniorî basketbali coach knîîns iii take sourme- îhîîîg a lîttie more bo kiîock off the host Royals - who, along wîth iavtiig iîîîîe-court ads antage. won both regula season encouniters wiih MD . "We've got to tîghteîî a lew thîngs up. lîke our shot seiciion and defense ofi the îhree-bail. We let 100 many shots go uncontested today:- said Oliver iollonving the lopsided openîng-round victory. Nevertheiess. the Mustangs' skipper was encouraged by much of' what lie saw Friday -încludîng what continues tIi be a taîrly weii-baianced aitack. Added Oliver. -We ran ail our defensive sets and executed sacli overali." Wîtiî the exception of a iack oi'pressure on the Lions' three-point shocîlers, MD lbeid the edge iii every aspect of the AA playofi cîpener . anid cleariy inîinaîcd bcîîh rebounding and transition play. ion ieysiman led wîti 19. points. whiie also standing ouI with i14 apiece were Aaron Aiston and Amhrîsi Patel -who each deliv- ered an eighî-pciinî quarter before internission Ici heip squash Aidershot's bîd for an upset. Any liîîgeriîîg hope ofi that was doused wiîh a 25-i13 third quar- ter. Andrew McKay, Ciayîon Hoiman. Dan Von Cube and Cody Williams rounded out a sîrong front-line atîack that saw the Mustangs bit the 80-point plateau for the finIt lime in ceague play. "We did it once before aI the Braccbridgc toumament but lost. so Ibis was a little nicer," said Oliver. The winncr of tomorrow aftemoon's MD-BR game advances 10 Friday afiemoon's AA Halton finals at Sheridan Coilege. Bishop Reding had a first-round bye and beat lte Mustangs 74- 61 and 77-69 during the regular season.