The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, JuIy 10, 2001- 19 JAFARGU (concrete CANA NC itmar luvi,« olaofdYsMu mMidi opEm SAIURSAS SEASUNAUI 5AiDESMUST BE PUACES 'N ./Heartbreaking loss does in Jr. Sox at tourney By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion So close, so agonizingly close. Milton's junior baseball team came within a heartbreak of î ~advancing to, the finals of the Brampton Tournament Saturday The Red Sox matched a three-run Iast at-bat that equaled victo- 4w ry over the weekend hosts just a few hours earlier, but their c nch tîme plate pop against the Mississauga North Bengals wasn't quite enough in round-robin closing play - as they could oniy manage to even the score at 6-6 in the top of the seventh. Anything Iess than a win failed to give the local lads a champi- À onship berth - s0 with little motivation to stay focused for the bottom hall of the inning, the Sox surrendered another mun and were edged. Jeff MacLeod, Reese Davies and Taylor Lawton aIl scored in the seventh to make things exciting. Milton's hopes of advancing looked awfully bleak from the onset. Fol lowing a couple of delays due to lightning, starting . . . .....pitcher Jarrett Konkle and first-baseman Andrew Neilson were sidelined with a soit arro and cut linger respectively during the opening frame - during which their team fell behind 3-0. Coe's comneback impressive But long reliever Andrew Coe - back from a three-week hiatus following surgery - kept the Bengals from breaking things open, S allowing only three runs over a tive-and-two-thirds inning stretch. MacLeod's sharp defense in centre field as well as somne aggres- sîve base-running also factored into the comeback. Unfortunately, Milton gave a disjointed offensive effort and were held scoreles until the fifth inning - a little too late as it tumed oui. The Red Sox' other runs were delîvered by Coe, Mike Austen -In high gear and John Melito. Saturday moming the juniors exacted a measure of revenge for Mark Thibault (right) heada into the Ajax Toumnament chainpionship play - rallying to eclipse transfer ares durlng the annual Bramnpton's first entry squad 8-7. Kokaee 4-hurs f ArenlinKonkle provided the heroics in that one, belting out a bloop sin- gle to cash in Davies - who moments earlier knotted things up mounitain biklng event t Kelso with a deep single to brîng home MacLeod and Ian Moszczak. AUl Conservation Area Saturday after- three runs weoe scored with two outs, making the comeback that noon whlle (above) in hlgh spirits much more exhilarating. Moszczak went the distance on the ufter completlng the firet leg of the mound and showed strongly down the stretch. race In the pourlng ramn la Lucy This payback victory followed a tough 13-7 defeat at the hands Osorlo. Meanwhlle (top), a group of of the spirited London team Friday night. A balanced offensive rIdera negotiate the tali grau durlng effort - led by three-hit performances by Davies and MacLeod the eurly stages of competitîon -- was quite enough to overcome Adam Aheamn's shaky start, that which was dampened by Incement resulted in six runs against in the tirst two innings. weather. Hundreda of thietes fromn Melito went 2-for-4 against London while Austen drove in a pair acrosse the province took part In this of runs. year's avent, wth Campbellville'a This past weekend's toumnament was the first of three for the PaychoManlcs tuking third-place hon- juniors in July. They'll head to Barrne and Wallaceburg the last two ours In the femuale team standings. weekends of this month. Before that, they a few league gaines, including Sunday night in Photos by Dundas. Next Monday (July 16) they'll retum home to battle St. Ctarines at Maplehurst. Game ime is 7:30 p.m. GRAHAM PAINE Milton's regular season record stands at 7-5. Miflton4 inor Hockey, Associaton COACHES REQUIxqRàED MiltonMinor2001/2002 Season _______ H ~ The Milton Mim9r Hockey Association needs coaches, assistants, tramnera and convenors for ail house, I T N lague teaws anddivisions for the 2001/02 season. Ccachmng cdîmes and osigoing <evelopment wil 1TON OCiey A ssociadt ion be provided by teasocaton Withotcoaching volunteers, the kîds car't play, so please apply nw We also sili have a few Rep Team vcoachmng positions open as well, APPLY FOR HOUSE LEAGUE TO MIKE WHITE @ 878-5971 APPLY F011 UP TEANS TO TAMY PARCELS @ 875-0807