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SORTS w z M SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sleblanc@mitoflcaadialchampiofl.com > Milton wins SiIver Tankard~- MICHAEL WILtici / SPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION HOLDING COURT. Sam Sherratt's Sara Blay looks ta get by Natalie Samuels of Bruce Trail during Wednesday's North Halton Tier 2 championships. For full resuîts, see page A33. By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Stese Iclioid cIs btrcls a strtngur ici ite Ontarico Sils'ei iankaid ciitle- baving wcon i ts mce becîte-, as 'l as in tbe icl 90, \v'hen ît scas known as, the Gocverncii (eneials ( up. i cwsethe scasoncd ccîrler harcly bacl a 'been there, clone ibai' reaciion to his latesi prcovincial chamupi- onsbip tricimpb. wbicb caime carlîer ibis mionih ini Ajax. This unes just as sai isi vi ng cir more, loit a ciuicc cii Ic'a- onu cfIlle two skips fiî Mitions winning entry for the Silver lankarc. in vc'hch eacb club b.ts isc ') VE'RE #11 Milton curlu rinks, %vith tîteir ciii lectivc scîîtes Icteriiiiinig w5ho sc ns.iis s'ue didn'i ducidc ici pct a teain iii ctii cîsi a lec, das's bcltîi-c tbe plas clîscns startecl so ici w in It again ssas gieai. Ancd sc bacl ibrue fîrsi tinmers ancd I gcît a loii cil cnios tent h cîm seeing tbemn van. NcViib o'tdlOrcl Icacling sitc ancd broîber Dave, second Mautii lt ancd JuIl I hoinas ancd Ken Armstrcong skipplinig a rink wsith vice C raîg Thomas (Jeffs laibet), second Dace Ellîs and lcad AI fiaringa, Milton put tbe fin- ishing toucbes ci s second prcovincial titie ini four years with a 12-10 decision over Chaiham's Kevin Daniel and Robert Staffcord. Armstrong and Stafford batîîed ici a 6-6 draw, whîie Oldford upsiaged Daniel 6-4 - bigblightting tbe win \vith a ibrue-point fdftb end. "Thai's the cbiîig about the Silver Tankard, you have ici keep things close even if you're dlown because ités abcout the combincd score," said Armstrong, who helpeci lcad Milton to vicîcîry in 2006 as well. $BÏG AVING MjBR$473 AT MILTONS NORTH END NISSAN 2009 NISSAN ROGUE S $2 4OR -or FWD MR C 1i9OMahs. 905-878-41 3 0 0 1 .9*7 NORTH IIÎ.ULW SALES DEPT. HOURS: Financing Up To 36 Mths. No Payments For 90 Days MonFrs. 9:00 - 6:00 pn $f t plst rit c uismodeOi YG9SCiir KOO pin oe 12~ un i stck Fi :0-60 p'e . srg 9M feightof 500 hre 4aPical.scnyMttb ae i cosn _1 y Sat. 9:00 - 50 IEET, MILTON www.nissan.w, e \dded OldIo I tcuitesauili event. 'ton s c gui to bu as'aie of hovss the other tcam-, cloing hecause that cati rcallyr- affect iou o\0U i strategs. C C ase in point vwas the chamnptonship's ses' eîitl endi, wchen Armstrong suflercd lits onl\s major luccup of the- final weckend - giving up ihrc points that put Daniel ahead. Rcalizing bc ncuded a big end of hîs ovii'n to couner this, (ildford set acide caution and mnanaged bis second multi-point rudo 'c the scay tii victor\s 'tou ve goi to know when tii go for it and when to hold bac k bie siid. W int c\actl\s t'ccu- sary for theu sitili- nais, wiih the uvenîci ai champs enj ox ng their only embarrass- *rs celebrate theIr victory meni of riches of the otlbcr\W ise Ibghl\, cotupeýtitisuc Susci- Tankarcl Up againsi inumbul)rs cil be national senior c bampionshtp tc-am hrotu Otta a.Oldforcl bett Brce Delancs bs îcc o points, while Armustr'ong dec inatccl Rtck Bachand 13-O. '-oiuthing liku ibat nus cr happens"- saîd Armistrong, W ho cc-ni cip 2-O right asc ay and scori Cc a clocble-takeout i the scecond end ibai scrvucl as a caialysi for the hlowout. -Once tcy Id1l behind thex starîcd taking higb i isk shois andl nuedless, to say it clidn't \work fi was jusi one of those gamnis whure us'urything was .vorking for us and nothing was woiking for ihemn." Oldford said thai despite baving îhree new members, Milton enjoyed goocl cbem- îsiry throughouî the 16-entry playdowns. -Wc had a great run and beat a pile of good teams,- added Fulis, who's been part of four Silver Tankard teams and was the vice on ihe Bfil Craîg-skipped louai rink that uap- tured the Ontario Colis titie Iast month.