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The Canladian Champion, Friday, February 23, 2007-A15 i SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sIeblanc@haltoflsearch.comn Alilovic's clutch shot puts Reding in finals GRAHAM PAINE/ I ANADIAN CHAMPION NET GAINS: f.C. Drurys Ton McCutcheon (rîght) battles at the net against Maddie Klbourne of Burlington Central during Monday's Halton AA quarterfinal at f.C. The hast Spartanswon 25-15, 25-11. Despitean impres- sive performance at Oakville's St. Thomas Aquinas Wednesdlay, Drury feil 25-22, 25-23 in the semîifinal. Late 3-pointer lifts Royals over "Ridge By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF sTuesday aftemnoons final A buzzer drew near -and witb it the end of bis bîgb scbool basketbali career - AI Alilovics tbougbts crept back to bus grade 8 season at St. Peters. To say tbe least, tbe memo- ry of missing tbe regional cbampionsbip by tbe narrow- est of margins was far from pleasant. Refusing to let deja vu rear its ugly bead, Bîsbop Redings AI A six-foot-six-incb star cager drained a long-range jump sbot wîtb just tbree seconds remaining to give tbe bosts a 49-47 victory over Oakville's Iroquois Ridge Traiîblazers in the Halton AAA semîifinals. Toucbmng off a massive celebration by players and fans alike, Aliiovics defeat-defying tbree-pointer put tbe finisbing toucbes on wbat was arguably tbe most exbilarating win ever at BR - Marlin boys enjoy hefty haul at CRCs Tbe Marlins dominated 14-and- 15-year-oid out witb silver-medal swÜis in tbe 50 and boys competition ai tbe recent Centrai 200m freestyle and a bronze in tbe 400m Regionai Cbampionsbips at Etobicoke i. freestyle. Olympium - collecting a baker's AIex Davis îumned back ail challengers in dozen medals. 1tbe 200m individual medley Leading tbe way was Jobn MU 7su)là M V(IM) to bigblîgbt bis four- Steadman, wbo secured Slf! TM medal campaign, wbicb provincial qualifying times in ail included sîlvers in tbe 100 and 200m five of bis events and was golden in botb tbe backstroke and a 50ma freestyle effort tbat was 100-metre freestyle and backstroke. His over- good enougb for bronze. ail age-class points title victory was rounded Sbowing strongly in 200m, competition, Brent Burke finisbed second in boîb tbe freestyle and IM ai tbat distance. He added tird-place bonours in tbe 400m freestyle and reacbed tbe finals in two otber events. Compieting a Milton sweep in tbe 200m IM witb bronze was Paul Zielinski. Also reacbîng eveni finals for tbe local club were Tlam Kilbourn. Cbnis Leeder and Lanissa Ruiz. Tbe Marlins reîurn to Etobîcoke next weekend for tbe junior provincials. Il witb tbe lead cbanging bands half-a- dozen times in tbe iast quarter and far too many puise-pounding moments te, mention. '1'm feeling realiy good rigbt now. Tbis is probably my best moment ever (on the court)," said tbe jubilant hero, wbose clutcb swisb capped an unchar- acteristicaliy modest i 1-point gamne in wbicb be was beld to just a couple of baskets until tbe final fiye minutes of play 1i didn't want my bigb school career to end tbe same way (as grade 8), Sand the otber graduating guys sure didn't want it to be over Wbile Aliiovic stamped tbe Royals' ticket to the regional finals - a feat ail tbe more impressîve given tbat BR only Iovic made tbe jump to AAA tbis season, after tbree stratgbt trips to tbe AA cbampîonsbip - it was Lee Matbe wbo paved the way for advancement. Reding's 2005/06 Senior Maie Atblete of tbe Year delivered a standout two-way performance tbat included a team-bigb 18 points and numerous rebounds at botb ends. He aiso bit four straigbt free tbrows in tbe second baif, completing a 6-for-6 sbowing ai tbe Ine, and came up witb a buge tip block witb under a minute left to play Heiping bîgbligbt tbe emonionaily- cbarged finisb was il tb grader Stepban Gray, wbose late field goal was tbe first of tbree go-abead sbots for tbe Royals in tbe final 90 seconds. BR led for ail but two minutes of the first balf and got somne solid play fromt Lance Codner, Matt Seweli and Aaron Aiston, wbo finished witb 10 points. Tbe Royals took on the unbeaten Nelson Lords of Burlîngton yesterday afternoon in tbe Halton cbampionsbip ai Oakviile's Sberidan Coilege. Sec Tuesday's Champion for full resuits. LhIESF3 Sunday, March 4th, 2007, 1 Oam-5pm, Counitry Heritage Park in the Gambrel Barn, 8560 Tremaine Rd., Milton Presented By For more information or Vendor inquiries contact www. belliesandbabiesday.com qcLe p"etý+