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Waterioo midgets Warriors came up a good, determined second best in their attempt to defend w Ontario baseball championship. just three piayers back from last year and nine firstâ€"year midgets in their lineup, Warriors made it all the way to the championship game in the tournament in Hamilton, only to lose 12â€"2 to Hamilton Mahoney on Sunday. The path to the championship game was a long one and along the way Warriors scored two crucial comeâ€"fromâ€"behind victories â€" a 65 semiâ€"final winover Windsor in two extra innings and an 11â€"10 win over Welland. Warriors opened the tournament with a 2â€"0 win over Leaside and they edged Etobicoke 3â€"2 in their third game. _ o _ §3 S *‘They showed a lot of character in the Welland game and the semiâ€"final game against Windsor," said Waterloo field manager Serge Hache. *A lot of people didn‘t think we‘d go that far. ‘"It was the first time in this tournament for a lot of guys and I think they performed extremely well for firstâ€"year midgets." In the semiâ€"finals against Windsor, Warriors Waterioo Expos found just one team they couldn‘t beat in the 22â€"team Ontario junior eliminaâ€" tion baseball tournament in St. That one team was the winning entry from Windsor and Expos gave up four runs in the bottom of the sixtH inning to lose 6â€"4 in semiâ€"final action on Sunday. One day earlier, they lost 7â€"3 to Windsor before scoring wins of 5â€"2 over Hamilton Mahoney and 6â€"4 over Niagara Falls. But the fact that they reached the semiâ€" finals speaks well for a team that holds a 3â€"12 record in the Interâ€" County junior loop. Serge Hache has been sharing Expos coaching duties with Dan Young and throughout the weekâ€" end he was driving back and forth between St. Catharines and Hamilton, where the Waterloo midget Warriors; reached the finals in another Ontario chamâ€" pionship tournament. ‘"Expos showed a lot of characâ€" ter and played extremely well," said Hache. ‘"The unfortunate part was we ran out of pitchâ€" In Expos lineup are some graduates from the 1986 Ontario Waterloo Siskins‘ general manager Pete Brill isn‘t too thrilled with the Ontario Hockey Association‘s decision to let Owen Sound back in the league. A plan has been worked out to compensate teams for their added travel expenses, but Brill said he doesn‘t like the idea of travelling the added distance and feels the decision was forced on Midwestern clubs. The Midwestern loop will conâ€" sist of nine teams this season because there is also a new entry from Brantford. Teams will play a 48â€"game schedule. Other teams in the league are from Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph, Stratford, Listowel and Elmira. Brill irked by OHA decision ...and Expos also go far Tournament tales Warriors reach finals... midget champion Waterioo Warâ€" riors and Hache believes they had an influence on the juniors. ‘"*Some of the firstâ€"year juniors know what it takes to win and that sort of spread out on the older guys," said Hache. John East‘s threeâ€"run homer provided the spark in a fourâ€"run fifth inning that put Expos up 4â€"2. But Windsor fought back with four runs in the sixth on two doubles, two singles and an error. Cinnamon buns $2 05 9 IPKG. CVILLAGE SBAKERY Our delicious breads, rolls, muffins, pies, tarts, squares, cookies, donuts etc. contain NO ADDITIVES and are made fresh daily FROM SCRATCHI! 45 KING STREET ST. JACOBS The Stone Crock Food Stores â€" We bring quality to you! 6 6 4 â€" 3 6 1 2 $4.35 OVENâ€"FRESH ASSORTED scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at 5â€"5 and force extra innings. Those runs came on four walks, two errors and one hit. Warriors won that game in the ninth when Jason Rose singled to score Marty Newbigging from secâ€" the first inning and were charged to starting pitcher Matt Zilinskas. Joel Rose took over on the mound in that first inning and allowed just three hits throughout the game. Welland led Warriors 7â€"6 going into the seventh but Ross Ferrier drove in one run with a double and Joel Rose, Jeff Gerber and Marty Paleczny all had runâ€"scoring singles. Welland fell short with three runs in the bottom of the seventh with two out. Paleczny pitched a sevenâ€"hitter to shut out Leaside as Warriors played a good defensive game. Peter Godwin hit a runâ€"scoring triple in the second inning, then came home on a single by Jason Rose. Warriors scored one run on a fielder‘s choice and before Jason Rose hit a winning twoâ€"run single in the fifth. In the third game, both Etobicoke runs came in pitcher of the game and he took the loss. Julien Brandon started the game and Gord Scharf pitched the middle innings. Scharf doubled to start the seventh inning, but he was stranded. Mike Ruppe, Don Oberle and Rich Adair all had singles for Waterloo. Expos are scheduled to travel to Guelph tonight for a game at 8 Ground Turkey Cooked Salamt $2.49 . MEATS {3 CHEESE 47 KING STREET ST. JACOBS 6 6 4 â€" 3 6 1 0 MILLBANK CHEESE $1.69 :: 5 Ib. block $3.79/LB. $3.89 :: STONE CROCK FRESH ~~+250| _ FROM TWIN CITY CAR CARE e Adds beauty, comfort and privacy e Available in 3 colors e Two grades of tint; Window Tinting Custom and Deluxe e Professionally installed FROM 1 4 9 WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MXA Y 8, 1987 â€"â€" PAGE 41 81 Bridgeport Rd. 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