Stags dlaim OBA D-3 titie Adversity couldn 't tried changing things have corne at a worse Up every few plays to time, or been met try and confuse their with a better out- ~-(Oakville) offence. c M idwa th o g Overal, we had a bet- Mihe a n tarjo u so ter team effort." the ntaio iviionWith the big trios 3 championship final of Waleed Siddiqui, à in Mississauga, the 9jfJTucker Johnson and 2 LJnder-13 Milton David Bishai forming Stags found them- WE'RE #1: The Stags celebrate their victory. a o1cieyfec ;elves dowsi a dozen points to their arch- presence under the basket, Miltons defence ivai Oakville Vytis. kept the Vytis in check for mucb of the sec- Despite having fallen 47-36 to the Stags ond haîf. Tyrique Moe also helped stymie n opening-round. play, the Vytis bit four Oakville with a block and two key steals. hree-pointers early in the championship Offensively, captain Jordan Brathwaite -ematch and looked poised to reclaim the led with 15 points. Also hitting double dig- ýdge tbey'd held over their neighbouring its - with il and 10 points respectively - oes through the regular season. were Ai-vin Fljo and Christian David. Milton, however, had other ideas. Ranked sixth out of eight teams in Battling back with stifling defence and Mississauga, Milton refused to be bound byj ne of their rnost fundamentally-sound per- the rnodest expectations; that ranking held onnances of the year, the Stags wiped out -jumping out of the gate with a 47-36 Win heir sizable deficit by haîf timne and kept over the Vytis. he pressure up en rouie to a 63-56 title vic- Buoyed by that'decîsive victory - pay- Dry back for a pair of losses to Oakville earlier The comeback capped an undefeated in the year - the Stags went on to complete ieekend for the Under-13 boys, who juat a round-robin sweep with wins over Bros. ,vo years ago weren't even in the D-6 cham- Basketball (49-36) and Niagara Falls Red ionship picture. Raiders (49-38). From there, they stamped. "The difference (at provincials) was sim- their ticket to the championship with a 38- ly that we played more complete games, 33 triumph over the Guelph CYO Ail-Stars. nd our defensive intensity was much bet- Rounding out the squad were Nick ýr," said head coach Ramon Oliveros, Beaulieu, Tyler Oliveros, Mathushan 'hose team enjoyed their second-highest Siikannathasan, Bohby Zhang and Dami -oring output aIl season in the finals. "We Abdul. GAAPANICANADIAN CHAMPION EYE ON THE BIRDIE: Bishop Reding's Natalie Plociennik competes in girls singles play at Wednesdlay's GHAC badminton championships at E.C. Drury High School. She placed fifth. Also repre- senting Milton, Christine Peral and Wanzsu Qiu of Milton District finished eighth in girls doubles. Sprinj j,~,, ~ Are ou paynmqiu Whether yau want ta renovate, pay off your aid bis, yaur martgage is renewing or you have purchased a home, Evuaal WE GET THE BANKS TO COMPEE FOR YOUR Give usa hali BUSINESS, AT NO COST TO YOU!! ASK US HOW TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN TODAY!! 2e« #ailice 'e"f ae Goodî gWCalke.rý 905-875-2333 M ORT GAGE S 1011Fre: 1-866-903-Z333 w. make mortgages ..make sens W .mc ________________ N ikon MaIIl-65 Ontarlo Si. S., Nikton OMAC . ,gi.wd , -, ,.A Os,,,MotgageA crn,,, W d.HO 34 Wod,46,,, ----- --- Gi & G2 Road Test Preparation AOO driving. sahool Servlng our customors for 20~~ ~ Hr lnCas nsrcto - Early Booking & Vehicle Provlded for Road Test - Special Package Rates & Paymnent overia10 ydaDisPlantvial