The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, Mareh 30, 1999 -21 Midgets corne up short lIts ail over for thse Milton Spectrum Airways AA midget Winterhawks after losing gaine four in their heat-of-five OMHA final series 5-2 to the Oshawa Generals. Milton carne out of the dressing roomn at the start of the gaine to moaring music, Uic loudeat air horn you've ever heard, a large approv- ing crowd, and a amoke machine. When Uic sinoke cleared, howev- er, Uiey were Iosing 3-0. Despite marching sîl over thse Generals in Uic firat 10 miinutes of the gaine, it was thc saine story as throughout most of Uic series. They just couldn't capitalize on their chances, and Oshawa could. &tW aph ., C a,, Pod,...t d - ...,W fOmUIEg T ucn p. - te mad, b - ,th 15 aT, d A i,19 _mb, -bd dh p.,Tbp Pt ffer Cali for a free in-home estimate, (905) 469-0570 or 1-888-687-6871 Rep Hock Milton didn't give up, h( After the three-goal defi Winterhawks dominated t! ond period and got right bac They finally got on thse when Goeg Moore fired a su callup Evan Jeans went hart net for tIse rebound. The y of Uic Jeans broUicrs easily] heat gaine of the series ai rewarded wiUi extra ice Urne Jordan Jeans notched Uic goal to bring Milton to wiUi Unfortunately, Uic older Jear We have the skills, experience and guarantee to take the wonry out of tax time. Relax and let our professionals ensure you get the maximum deductions and fax credits. Expecting a refund? We can make sure you get the money you're entitled to. Faster. 5OOLaurIerAve.Ungt#17 876-4654 had pl.îyed so well throughotit the Yseries, suffered an injury and was e bat to the teain for the rest of the MIÉgaine. In the third period, an attempt by îwever. Paul Pento that just missed by cit, the about two inches resulted in a le sec- tbree-on-one by Oshawa the other k ini il way. It appeared Trevor Saliba had badthse puck, and the whistle blew, but lot, and hrue to Milton's Iuck, it dribbled in to the behind and the goal was counted ounger after initially being waved off. had lus Milton had their chances as the id was dlock ticked down, but with the * goalie pulled, an Oshawa player second broke down the ice alone and hor- in One. dogged the puck into the empty net s, wbo e se MIDGETS on page 27 Merchants on again ton ight afrorn SEMI-FINAL on page 20 Initiating the play with a thunderous check waa Bian Moniz. Sunday at Collingwood's Eddie Bush Memorial Arena the Merchants would rediscover their powerplay potency but flot their finishing power. They scored three times with the man- advantage but once again camne spart in the third and were forced into sudden death - which this turne went in thse Blues' favour when Tom Buhalo potted a top shelf wire with 47 seconds left to go in period four. Collingwood fired seven overtime shots on Daniel Jacques before finally denting the twine and preventing the wild card holders froin placing a 3-0 stranglehold on tie seies. A couple of shorthanded goals againat were as much a part of Milton' s gaine three deinise and their late defensive lapse. This conteat featured a number of gaine misconducts - mostly to tie Blues - as Iel as the return of spark plug Nathan Gillies, who'd been out with phenomena. Regulation trne goals for the winners were provided by Gille Boudresu, Mike Bnto, Lee Cousineau, Alain Laplante and Greg Patton. Chris Bahen, Ryan Carrigan, Kevin O'Flaherty, Ryan Robichaud and Geoif Schomogyi were the Merchants' marks- men. The series continues tonight in Collingwood ai 8 p.m. with gaine six - if necessary - slated for tomorrow evening in Milton. If needed, a seventh andl decid- ing clashs would go Friday ini Collingwood. i See our ad in Inmore than a great overnite stay LOOK for our "Easy Does R11 Decorating Advice in today's... &Çkk 878-2629 MADCLI $ 1 VIERJ $ a %0 q6 0'ýW 0 0 Ap p IL.% ýr 1 'To t&OS't C & 1 %G%4't -t C gug Lîmited Time Offer "CALL AND BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAYV' 715 Main Street E. Milton 876-3148 Buy E4RAuLY ___and £4VE Big!