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A22 -The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, August 09, 2005 Photos by GRAHAM PAINE Red Sox shortatop Taylr Lawton laya down a tag on a St. Catarnes basuunner dlurlng gamn on. of a clou- blaheadar at Bilan Beat Park Satwrday. Below frlna Nlck Aalbers bot one out. Tough weekend for Senior Sox BY STEVE fl*LANC The champion Thte Senior Redi Sox out-bit their opposition in ail thre garies titis past weekend - but ltat didn't translate into over- alI suess. Wîtout mnuch timuely plate pop, Milton dropped two of tdre league outings, beginning witit a 2-1 squeaker at the banda of host Etobicoke Friday Conlinuing a mnuch-improved season, aIl-star candidate Adain Ahearn worked another complete gaine and ailowed just four bits and as many walks. Unfortunately hie enjoyed no offensive support after Taylor Lawton drove in Ntck Aalbers in the lifth inning. Promt titere Etobicoke tied ib up anti went abeati in te eîgbtb, partly due to an iafield fumble, titat led to tbe winning rna Aalbers was the only multi-bit contnibutor in the low-sconing loss. A faniliar shorlcoming proved to be lte Red Sox's undoing the foilowing day in gaine one of a double-beader witb St. Catharines at Brian Best Park. Leaving 12 minners on base - not an unlikely seenario titis suninier - Milton iquandered a ratiter healtity nine-hit attack and felI 3-2. "It was lte regular power outage froin tie iitile of the line- up," saiti manager George Moore. A nintb-inning solo borner off reliever Nate Tamni was ie dif- férence. Starter Ian Zettie worked six solit innings on te mounti, giv- ing up half-a-dozen bits anti the otiter two runs. The Redi Sox rallieti froin a 2-0 deficit witb second anti ttirti- inigrus n -got two bits apiece froin Steve MacDonald anti Kurt Mitchell. Refusing to end tite weekend without at lest somne success, Milton fortifieti its efforts to blank St. Catharines 6-0 in tite second gaine. A da m Finkiteiner 's complete-game dmre bitter was complementeti by a balanceti bitting dissplay titat was bigigitet by a two-nmn double ity reli- able slugger Mark Sgrignoli. Also tiuiving in nus were Kevin Coluky Ryan Davison, Connor O'Brien anti Kevin Wilson. The Redi Sox didn't give up any walks in eitber gaine Saturday. Now 12-11-1 in league play wit just titree gaines remnaining, Milton begins ils final week tomtorrow eveniug at Ninth LUne Park againsi Duntias.anti is in DunIs Fritiay before returning to Brian Best to lake on Brasnpton Saturday aî 1 pi. Alto tomnorrow nrigii, tht, Reti Sox find out wbo'il be coin- pefing at Sunday's COBA ail-star gaine in Burlinglon. Ahearn anti Sgtignoli are tihe likely representatives. More regatta success for Kilbourns T'Me Kilbourns continue 10 make waves up nortit. Tite local boating clan have lurneti in some slrong sitosvitgs duning recent regat- ta action. witit 1 3-year-old Tamn putling bis stainna lu lte test wit a grueling holiday weekend on Sîony Lake. There he competeti in 14 different races anti was a model of consisiency ltrougitout - witit a dozen second-place finisites. He was runner-up in aIl seven canoc races on day one, rook ibird in day two's one mile swim anti grabitet iOve seconds anti a titird in a mix of canoc anti kayak competiton on lte closing day. His titird-place finish camne in lte parent anti citilt canoc race wit father Davidi. Kidi sister Bronwyn wasn't nearly as active but was certainly successful on Slony Lake wiîh victories in bot lte 10- anti-under 50-metre swim anti Il -anti- under one-mile swim. At Muskoka's Lake of Bays Saiurday. Tain would prevail in itis Oirsi off-lake reganta - ieaming up witit 1 1-year-old Blake Newton of Vancouver 10 win lte lwo-day 16-anti-under division. They raceti six evenîs in a Laser 2 boat anti upsiageti more titan itree dozen otiter boats. ~Maverick tykes reg up'u at provincials Deliver payback to Fergus in Ont~ario 'D'chamnpionship By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Milton's rep tyke lacrosse team delivered generous servings of revenge and redemption last Tuesday. With their backs to the walI afier a narrow defeat to Stayner the previous atternoon, the Metro Freightliner Mavericks staved off elimination three times te win the dou-D Ontaro 'D championship in Whilby. Coronation cere montes began around- 7 p.m., when the local lads put the finish- ing touches on an Tetk aeik eert hi nai titl nwith 'D' championship win in Whitby. a 6-4 decision over Fergus - the saine teain that had beaten îhem for Zone 8 bragging rights just îwo weeks carlier. If that wasn't sweet enough. the provincial championship capped a season tat began with a itumbling 0-6 start - offering little hope for any kind of hardware. -We definitely got outclassed in a few of those early gaines, but we stuck with the program and the kids kept working hard," said head coach Gerty Sherman. "'Ne certainly weren'î supposed to win il (provincials), but the guys really came together as a teain." Titat was parlicularly true following an 8-7 heartbreaker to Stayner in round three, whicit pushed the Mavericks into must-win lerritory witit haif the tournameni remaitîing. To say the least, Milton thrived under do-or-die pressure -col- lecting titree sîraigit victories by îhree goals or less, starting with an 8-5 decision over lnnisfil. Strong start was key "Ne came oui sirong in tai one and scored on jusi lte second shift, witicit really got us going," recalled Siterman, witose young citarges had 10 gel up ai 5 arn. in lte morning 10 be on lime for thte first of three gaines ltai day. Michael Andîsuer unloaded with fOve goals t0 fuel lte win. witile Bailey Brown siood taîl beiween lte pipes. Titen unlikely itero Connor Kaszycki, wito itadn'i scored ai aIl ai lthe rep level itis season, noîcited lte game winner on a boîtoin lefi corner deposil witit under six minutes lefi 10 nip Peterborougit 7-6. Titar sel up a ctainpionship remaîcit witit Guelpit in witict lte Mavericks itung tougit titrougit a back-and-fortit showdown to prevail 6-4. "Il was neck anti neck lte enlire way - a greai bal, said Sherman. Antilsuer sank lte winning marker. his second of lte gaine. witile Citat Corcoran caine titrougit wiih itis second four-goal effort of lte provincials. Brown punctualed a rock-solid tournarnent witit some key saves 10 itelp secure te gold. "We made a couple of adjusîments for lte finals tat really itelpeti as well, including rnoving Cole Bertasson up front and dropping Dalton Siterman back on defense," Milion's skipper explained. Milton's otiter iwo wins came in an opening-round 16-3 romp of Midland - in witich Andlauer unloadeti witit six goals anti Corcoran anti Austin Redding conîributeti four anti itree-goal efforts respectively - anti a round-two defauli over an absent Fort Erie. Lasi week's provincial viciory came wiihout lte services of William Duggan anti Mac Mazzocato, who were sitielineti witit an injury anti ilîneas. Making up lte resl of lte championship lyke teain were Caleb Dretige, William Hainilton, Connor Little, Austin Roc, Kellan Royds. Hayden Vandenitoscit, Mattitew Witetitarn anti Jacobt Wickware.