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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 31 Jul 2007, p. 18

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A18 The Canadien Champion, Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Jr. Red Sox topple Iowly Royals \RebuiIding 'Hawks The junior Red Sox extended their rather modest plate performance after with a 3-for-5 night. Matt Sikorski a c ifLi i. o o roL ssonnr trrak te fourtI 1 ýak <'m-sr3r ii' '-- .i.r,,, h-.. , ,r I 1~ . 1i n eAIT I IW IJI'Ç kI sure wasnt pretty. Clearly playimg down to its compe- tition, Milton relied almost entirely on an eight-run outburst in the third inning to pull out a 10-6 decision over the lowly Brampton Royals, who despite being severely short-staffed did a lot more than just avoid the expect- cd mercy That was due in part to a lew defen- sivc glitches down the stretch and a two-run double by Trevor Hall. Milton had eight bits overaîl and enjoyed a three-up, three-down ninth innîrsg from Scott McTrach to squash any lingering hope of a Brampton comeback. The Red Sox began the week with a 9-7 vicîory over the host Dundas Chiefs Wednesday Sean Mathe worked eighît nnings on the mound and drove in tbrec runs Now 13-7 and battltng for a top- four finish, Milton makes its final road trip tonight, squaring off against the Brampton Braves. A tentative make-up game with the Oakvillc As is slated foîr Sunday ati1 p.m. ai Brian Flcst. From there the Red Sox hcad itîtîs the GOBA playdowns nexi weck i Mississauga before making their dehut at the OBA 'B' championshtps August 17 to l9Oin Chatham. Sr. Sox ousted in tournament semis Thc Senior Red Sox wiII have payhack on their minds Ibis coming weekend after being ousted by one oîf Iheir league rivaIs at tbe London Tournament Sunday afternoon. Despite a soîîd outing by Adam Finkbeiner and tbree bits from al-star Matt Tales, Milton feIl 5-2 to the Burlington Brants in the semifinals of tbe double-knockout sbowcase. Going 2-2 overaîl in London, the Red Sox enjoyed top- notch pitcbing in their two vtctonies - particularîy Sunday morning's 1-0 wbîtcwash of Lakestde in which Ian Zettle tosscd a compîec-gaîne three bitter and struck oui ntne batters along the way The winning run was scored on an error in the top of the seventb inning. Adam Abearn also showed strongly on tbe bilI in an opening-round 6-2 decision over Exeter. Taylor Lawton led witb tbree bits. Now 11-10-2 tn league play and battli.ng for second place tn GOBAs Andrews Dtvision, Milton bosL-s Burlinwgton Saturday ai Brian Best Park, starting at 1:30 p.m. Residents invited to give lawn bowling a try The Milton Lawn Bowling Club ts gtvtng residents a chance to îry out thc sport at an upcotntng special cvcnt. Dcstgned to belp commcmoratc Milton's lStb anniversary, the com- munity cvent wsll takc place this crm- tng Monday The day begtns at 9:30 a.m. witb a meet and greet and relresb- mcnîs, as wcll as photos oil the club- started in 191 3 - on dtsplay' IThe offtctal opcning will take place at 10 a.m., witt an addrcss and demonstratton by club member L)avc Anderson, who ]usî returned from playing in thc Atlantic Gatnes in Scotland. At 10:30 a.m., a fun gamce wiIl take place, followed by lunch and aftemnoon club play Anyone wanting to lawn bowl in thc event is asked to wear flat sbocs. Prior instruction will take placc rbursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. To participate or for more informa- tton, caîl (905) 878-6802. The lceHawks have suffered their hirst season injury a whole lot earlier than usual. Less than two weeks ago, Oakville's Michael Ide - a grad- uate of the neighbouring AAA Rangers - sustained a broken leg in a car accident. Thbis came just days altcr Milton signed the I 7-year- old dt'lenceman, who's expecîed tri bc a pivtai part oil the 20(07/08 blue- fine.1 "Mi haekI' a guy who ( an quarerbackW thte piwerplay îesg«r a big ,hoit and secs the' ire really well," satd head i lai h l<ridy '«y'oak now three weeks away Irrotht' star; iof bis rtain s iiairi r amp. IlIE-11be une cif our core delenît(-mn. Nîw spuîrttrîg a nid in his lcg Idf- shoiuld hi- ieaned 10 skate arîîund thet lmi the regular ,caÀ)îrj gi-inder'%,ayý and ts expecled lii be baek in action sometîme in Or rober. Meanwhtlc, the lceliawk-s have added three miore I 7-vear- tilds to their forward ranks - tncludtng two of Ides Oakvtlîe midget teammates. Patrick Marshb bnngs botb si.ze and soft bands to the club, while Novak descnibcs Tyler Stothers - a nepbew of Mike Stothers, who was just recently named head coach of the American Hockey Leagues Grand Rapids Gnifftrts - as an unseîfisb player wbo's strong on the puck. Joining tbe Rangers duo is Stoney Creek native Michael Paunessa, who spent last season w-itb the Jr. C Grimsby Peach Kings and sbouîd heîp ignite Multons offence with his exceptional speed. Wbiîc expecîîng to be one of the younger Western Conference clubs agatn this season, Novak stressed that his IccHawks won't take a backseat wben it comes to condition- ing. "We've got an extra night of practice this year and we won't be getting outworked," said Multons bench boss. "The West is in transition period right now, and this year as mucb as any you're going to have to be ready to go every night." ERINKINC6 WAi SOURCE FPRTCfIN CnRvb A Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Committee Noice The Clean Water Act, 2005, ensures that communities are able to protect their drinking water supplies through the development of collaborative, locally dniven, science-based source protection plans for watersheds across the province. The process will be achieved through the Source Protection Committee. The rote of the committee is to guide the development of the source protection plan and to ensure that ail relevant information is being laken into account when protecting our sources of drinking water. The Source Protection Comimittee will bc responsible for developing three pieces of documentation that will complete the source protection planning process: 1l)a terms of reference, 2) an Assesament Report and 3) a Source Protection Plan. The Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Committee will be comprised of 15 members, plus the Chair. To ensure representation from a variety of groupa, the committee will consist of one-third municipalities (self-selected), one-third sectoral and one-third general public. The proposed breakdown for the Haton-Hamnilton Source Protection Committee is as follows: *5 memrbers represening the municipalities for Halton, Peel, Puslinch and Hamilton, which are self-selected by the counicil of municipalisies; *2 members representing the agricultural sectors; 1 memnber represenîing the aggregate industry; 1 member representing the home builder industry; 1 member represenîing the commercial industry in recreation or other interests; *2 members represenîing the environmental non-govemmental urganizations, and *3 members representing the public interest aI large. To be eligible for membership on the Halton-Hamnilton Source Protection Committee you must: reside in, own or rent property with the source protection region; or be employed or operate a business wiîhin the source protection region; or be employed by a municipality that is in the source protection region; and not be a member or employee of a conservation authority partially or wholly within the source protection region. Please visit www.prosectingwater.ca for further information on the Source Protection Committee application process. The deadline to subnîit applications is October 3, 2007. The Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region is inviting the public to comment on the proposed composition of the Source Protection Committee. Commenta may be submitted tu sourceprotection@hrca.on.ca. The deadline to submit comments is September 3, 2007. For more information on Iis program and on the Source Protection Commiîîee, please contact Rebecca HuIt, SWP Communications Specialist at rhuIll@hrca.on.ca or 905-854-9229 x22 1.

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