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SORTS SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mnail sIebIanc@miItoflcafadi3flchampiofl.com Prommsing start to Beaver for Winterhawks Hosts win six of eight gaines on tourneyýfirst day Hopes for a hosi team champi- onship - or îwo - looked fairly promîsîng after day one of the AA Beaver Tournament. The Winterhawks won a collective six of their eight games ai Milton Sports Centre (MSC) Sunday, wiîh the minor atoms and tykes each going 2-0. The tykes closed out the day in convinc- ing fashion, toppling the Flamborough Sabres 5-2 tc lift their perfect season record to 19-0. Three third-period goals sealed the deal for the Winterbawxk-,. Owecn Sclistzzi îallîcd îx tc, xxvhtlc Rx an O'Donneil, Dayton Price and jason Robînson alI contrnbîted a goal and an assisi. Zachary Tari delivered a solidfoo-p to bis flawless performance in round tore, in which bis teammates killcd a laie penalty' to edge Allistons TNT Tornados 1-O. J osh Struthers was the lone marksman, with assisis going to Taylor Lemaire and Chase Strychaluk. Milton's minor atoms won boîh day-one games by the narrowest of margins, begin- ning with their own 1-O whitewash of their neighbouring rivaIs, the Georgetown Raiders. Mitchell Hewitson scored less than a minute into the contesi - set up by Andrew Christie and Ben Smith - and Kyle Droge sîood tatI in net to preserve the lead. The Winîerhawks would need some rock- solid cage work [rom Brayden Wesseling and a laie goal hy Camdin Kingsbury to, eke oui a 2-1 decision over Flamhorough a couple of hours later. Also denîing the îwine was Michael Scarfone, while assisting on boîh goals was Nicholas Bergin. Two of the other îhree hosi teams kicked off their toumnament mun on the righî note. A îwo-goal, one-assisi effort from jack Price powered the six-year-old mites to, a 4-O victory over the Brampton Battalion. Sharing the spothight with a strong show- ing between the pipes was'Scott Coulson. Also standing out with a goal and an assist was Lucas Tucker, while Brett Cowen put Milton on the scoreboard midway through the second period with a nifty breakaway deposit. Mition's mînor peewees had trouble main- taining a lead against the Caledon Hawks, but persevered to eventually prevail 4-2. J onathan Vaca and Jacob Wickware scored in the third perîod to put Caledon away while also lightîng the lamp \vcre Baile" ato nd Nichiolas lorzt. ( h lii o.tt'i p id d~ ,tr(iig iicut idling n the harcl-foughi xs n. .Meanwhîle, the novice Winterhawks hatl a tough start, losing 6-2 o (Centre Wellmngton anîd 3-2 to the Pickering Panthers. Dylan L abelle scored in bot gaines, wvhile Michael Markac and lordyn Mughal addccd the other markers. The' tournanieni continu -d vcsterday, with championship play slated for ibis afier- 001)0. Ail gaines arc ai MS(. - ~- - ------------ BUSY BEAVERS: At rtght, Winterhawk Jason Robinson (left) battles with Ben Mitchell of Alliston for possession in tyke play Sunday Above, Miltons Nathan Bradshaw left) clears the puck from in front of goalie Zac Tarr. MICHAEL IVANIN / SPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION CzOT A NEED SERVICE? CALL - 1-888-247-7001 i1 Ontario St. N.L, Milton KIA? ;sizwmv.m.KIA OTORS brijk ?M 1ePýt0SuMfp(5 NEERD SERVICE? CALL Ai!! d JJ~j ~905-878-7700 65 Ontario lit. North, Milton CD W