The Canadlian Champion, Frnday, July 16, 1999 -17 I - Sweep is marred by a skirmish By STEVE LeBLANO The Champion The Jr. B Mavericks delivered somne of their finest lacrosse in franchise history over a five-day period to sweep the highly aggressive Red Devils 3-0 in opening round playoff action. Photo by GRAHAM PAINE «,Ace in the hole Mlltons Steve Mulholland, 15, proudly dispimys the bail and savon Iran he uaed to maite a hale mn one Monday at Oakvllle Executive Golf Course. Hla teat came whlle taklng part In the junior camp run by Clarke'a Golf. The Milton based program lias had three hoUe In ane golfers In as many years now. «'Peewees take the podium again Two toumnament trips. two titie triumphs. Few Milton basebail teams in recent his- tory - if any - have pulled off consecu- tive championship victories lîke this, but the major peewees found a way this sea- son. Mfter a mini home mun derby led themn to top honours last montis in Mississauga, the local contingent completed their back-to- back mun with a golden performance last weekend at Hamilton's West Mountain said manager Dan Tielemans. Tournament. The Red Sox weren't knocking themn out of the park nearly as much this time around, partly because a number of the diamonda didn't even have fences, but every other aspect of their gamne was at peak proficiency. "Our defense was great ail weekend and we got key pitching when we needed it," David Aggio's six-inning gem, in which lie surrendered just a single earned mun on three hits, led the major peewees to a 5-2 decision over Bloordale in the finals. Milton jumped ahead early and got a tape measure long bail by Liam TennanI -who also enjoyed a three up and threc down final inning on the mound - in thi -ses TWO on page 19 mance was just half of tihe story in this best-of-five series - which was marred by a game two altercation in Wallaceb;urg Sunday between Milton play- ers and a few hometown spec- tators. In the middle of the skirmish was Mavenick goalie Andrew Dowdell, who dlaims that one particular fan had been yelling at skipper iim Leworthy throughout the second period and was about to take a swing at him as thse teamn was heading to thse lobby at intermission. Going outside to keep cool between periods is not uncorn- mon for lacrosse teama - who in certain arenas have to walk by fans to exit the building. Looking to protect his coach as he contends, Dowdell pushed Leworthy aside and wound up embroiled in a mini wrestling match with the fan. Other spectators also became involved, as did fellow visiting playera including Craig Hedley and Darryl Brown. Police had to be called in and while threat- ened to be stopped, the game was completed under proteat by Wallaceburg general man- ager Sheldon Parsons. -What I saw was two Milton players enter the fan area and Jim Leworthy start fighting with our fans." said the Red Devils' GM, whose players and coaching staff were in their own dressing roomn at the time and oniy became aware of the incident after it was over. "That's a no- no. They should have been expelied (from thse series)." Argued Dowdell, "We were just going outside and this guy was about to hit coach Leworthy, so 1 stepped in and ended up on thse floor. You' ve got to be willing to spili blood for each other, even the coachs." Whule who was truly to blame for the incident remains up for debate - and possibly up for review by league offi- ciais - there was no question asee MAVS on page 18 Your decision on ciubs, does n to Ras tough as JuniorS from '89." JAZZ GraphiWts reg 1549 sale 1399 SPECIAIS on timi n edtion Baxter prînts week of the Du rClassic We Turn Bogeys into Birdies 18 omipSo Rd. Uni 7 & 8 (905)878-1818 HOCKEY SEASON IS ALMOST HERE!* 40 - -D*RgP, s - s. f1roN BAUECM AT SH AN'S HTONA 878-7422I boo 18tom lUit#6, M. 87-7411 M