Sr. Red Sox's bid for tourney champmionship* washed awayî The Canadian Champion, Friday, JuIy 28, 2006 - Al 9 Milton Community Resource Centre Is thrilled to annoiince By Herb Garbutt CANADIAN CHAMPION STAI The weather proved to be il Senior Red Sox's scariest opp, nent. Milton finished second ai last weekend's Niagara0000 Falls Tourniament,' after the weather wiped out their m cbampionship. The Red Sox won four of their five games and were set to mnee Flamborough in the final However, the weather wouldr co-operate and witb lit r chance of getîing a gai-ne I Sunday nighî, the teams mliu ally agreed to give Flamboroug - which ai 5-0 had the îournL ment's best record - the title. "There was really no way i solve it and we thougbt that wi the fairest way to do it,' sai manager George Moore. Because it was a doubi knockout tournament, Milto would have had to win tw games while Flamboroug would have only needed or victory The weather had already cn ated havoc with the scbedule. -F Milton did not stant its third game on Saturday until 10 p.m., le 14 hours after they opened the o-tournament Mth a 1-0 victoty over Corunna. In the Red Sox's final game, ldark clouds rolled in as a wid tudrtr approached. Milton had a 6-3 lead but Niagara Falls had the bases loaded against starter Mat * Dickson. 1 was afraid lo go out and pull bim," Moore said. I tdîdn'i want lu be standing oui le there. 1 think I saw Toto llying .n by" 1- Moore made the inove b. tbough and Mike Grabauskas ..came on.to gel tbe lasî out and earn Milton a spot in the final. o The Red Sox had built a 5-0 îs lead in the game with timely hit- d ting. Kevin Wilson and Ryan Davison delivered RBI singles [e and Mark Sgnignoli drove in a n pair. Meanwhile, Dickson 10 checked bis opponents on five h bits and two earned rtms in five- Le and-two-third innings. Earlier in the day, the Sox edged the Aurora Blue Jays in Setle for second after finals rained out ' Visit Our showroom £9O87W 97 925 Mainl St. E., 24 Hoîur 1j7 958 81 7 Unit #3, Milton Service VcA, ~Ianao fflda M Pl%. Salîia, lu amn - 2Pm MILTON INTERCHURCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE Chimld Care Centre eight innings when Liam Tennant singled home Kevin Cooper in the first extra inning. Adam Ahearn pitched a shutout through six innings before Aurora tied the gamne with two runs in the seventh. Nate Tami earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of relief work. Taylor t.awton helped the Sox build the lead with a single, a double and an RBI. Saturday the Sox beat Corunna 1-0 behind a comn- plete-game three-hitter from Ian Zuttle. Colin Andrews scored the game's only run on a Corunna throwing error. The Sox suffered their only loss, 10-6 to Glanhrook, in iheir second gamne. Sgrignoli and Andrcws cach had two bits while Mike Winter, Steve McDonald and Curt Davies had RBI singles. Milton bounced back to pound Clarkson 14-2 Saturday night. Steve Spiers went the dis- tance, allowing only five bits and striking oui seven. Wilson drove in four runs and Cooper had three bits and two RBIs to pace the offence. Kurt Mitchell belted a two-run double and Winter chased home a pair with a base bit. Car Heaven Ian Morton Clean Air Foundation car Hedellè Much has been written about General Motors lately, but buried beneath the headlines is a story of environmental leadership. For the past year, GM Canada has helped the Clean Air Foundation retire more than 13,000 older, higher-polluting vehicles through a program called Car Heaven. Why? Because today's new vehicles produce over 20 times fewer smog-causing emissions than most ten-year-old vehicles. So if you're stili driving a clunker that's il years old or more, The Clean Air Foundation and GM will give you $ 1,000 off the purchase or lease of a new GM Vehicle. After that, your choices are many, because GM Canada offers more fuel efficient vehicles with 7 litres/lOOkms (40 mp/g) or better highway mileage than any other manufac- turer. To find out more visit: www.carheavan.ca then click over to www.gmcanada.com and pick out your new, clean-driv- ing GM Vehicle. Kindergarten Program Available Full Day 9am - 3pm, Extended Care Available 4-5 Years Old Report Cards e Child Centered Projects 1 Teacher to 10 Children Ratio * Lunch Provided Locate.d at the Oronte Corporate Contre 410 Oronte Street South Feaudui One-of-a-kind Outdoor Playscape Parent Resource Library Dining Roomn for Lunches Parent Resource Coordinator FamiIy Atmosphere & Events! www.nicrc.on. e - 90 .7-24 x.2 TEAMS G W L T PTS 1 ST. GEORGES 13 10 2 1 21 2 MILTON BIBLE 13 10 3 0 20- 3 NEW LIFE"B"31 13 7 5 1 15 4 SOUTH SIDE 13 7 5 i 15 5 NEW LIFE "A" 10 7 3 0 14 6 KNOX il 7 4 0 14 7 HOLY ROSARY ý13 5 18 0 10 8 HILLCREST 13 4 9 0 8 9 BOSTON 12 3 8 1 T 10 ST. PAULS 13 O 13 O O L_ - -