The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, dune 3, 2003-23 Parker reaches Ontarjo Under-17's final camp Local lefi t in er rnake s wil1t vie for one of 18 spots on the prosvinciat squad. ;talernate.I The Champion Kevin Parker bas reached the innermnost sanctum of' Ontario's Under- 17 playdowns. Persevering through stiff competition and an iii imed injury, the Milton left winger recentiy advanced pasi the OMHA's final camp ai the University of Guelph - as one of nine forwards t0 gel the nod in a field of about tour dozen. The Halton Hurricane veteran's standout performance earned him passage to the fast tryouî for Team Ontario ai Kevin Parker York University June 20 t0 24, when roughiy 80 players Like Van Loosen, Parker wasn'l ai 100 per cent os Guelph- having suffered a bruised rib cage just îwo weeks carlier ai the Oshawa Ceocrais' prospects camp. I took a preîîy ierce cross check 10 the ribs," explained the Team Ontario hopeful, a fifth-round seiec- lotn by the Generais in lasi monîh's OHL Prioriiy Draft. I was stili pretîy banged up (in Guelph)." Overcoming tisai obstacle. he amassed a handful of' points over four ganses ai the weekend evaluation încluding ihree goals -îhanks 10 an impressive mix ot gril and piay-making. He btghlighted the camp wiîh a third-perîod equalizer n round îhree that allowed bis team to finish with a 5-5 lie. The 6'li, I70-pound winger also drew an assist in the ssisked a l ith y lirsenates,- saisi Parker, a point a- game conîributor with the Hurricane banîams ibis pasi season wbo îums 16 later Ibis monlh. Feilow Miiîonian Malt Lenardon- a defenceman and long-lime teammate of Parker- also compeîed in Guelph, but didn'î quile make the cul. Elite baniams aI York University wil be idenîified for participation in such events as the World Under- 17 Hockey Challenge and the Canada Winîer Cames. Such notable names that have come ibrougb the pro- gram include Keiîh Primeau. Adam Foote, Ed Jovanowski and Owen Nolan. Stes'e LeBianc tapi he reached at sleblai<Cdhaltoti- seat ch.coni. Marauders score first victory By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special to Thse Champion il was a wet, sloppy. miserable aflemoon, but the sun was sbining on the Milton Marauders as tbey won tbeir first ever football game. 19-7 over the Sudbury Spartans. After lasI seasons 0-9 expansion year, Saîurday's victory in iheir second season opener was ibat mucb sweeîer. The Marauders had more loucbdowns in the firsî baif of tise game iban lbey did in total ail last season. Two toucbdowns on fumble recoveries by Jim Harper, a sensa- lional 45-yard îoucbdown run by Steve Lubin, and mud-in-your-eye defense were ail key factors in the win. Thse game gol underway ai Milton District Higis Scbooi in a driving rainslormn wiîh Sudbury driving lise lengîh of lise field t10 score a loucisdown on their firsi possession. Thats as good as il gol for tisem. Holding onto tbe bail in the mud and slop was like lrying 10 hoid on 10 a greased pig, evidenced by an incredible 18 fumbies. Sudbury isad 12 of lbem, Milton six. The Marauders were on the bail, how- ever, and recovered fine of tise Spartans' 12 fumbles. Jay MacPhail, Mark Dow and Harper eacis had two, witis Will Gearmn, Sheldon McFarlane and Peter Hummel] eacb geling one. Harper, wbo came 10 the îeamn from the junior Burlingîon Braves, was humble about bis îwo loucis- downs on defense, deflecting tbe credit. On the f irst touchdown, "Dave Josepis gol 10 the quarter- back and made bim fumbie. i just picked it up and ran it in." On the second toucbdown, "il was a bad snap ots a puis. Again Dave Joseph caused the f umbie (in the end zone) and i was the first guy on il.- On Lubin's iouchdown run. it appeared he was going nowbere. but he sltpped the firsi tackie. "Dan Jobnson made a greai block, i said 'tbank you"' and away be wenî 10 the outside for 45 yards. Lubin was approaching the 100- yard mark in rusbing betore a pre- vious injury îook ils bul and took bim ouI of the game. "The boles were ibere the whole game." said Lubin, giving credit 10 tise offen- sive lune. He aiso noled ibai in conditions ihat didn'î ailow passing. the detense couid key on the munnîng backs. Normaliy. witb a more bal- anced attack, the running game would be more effective because the defense wouidn'î know wbaî was coming. il would be difficuit t1, be more effective than tbey were. Fuilback Sam Brusb, wbose job is 10 block and gel a couple yards eacb carry, was breaking througb the Sudbury uine like a munaway tank in tise sec- ond baif, wiîb firsî down rampages of 10 and 12 yards. Adam MacPhail, in bis kamikaze style, also picked up good yardage. A loi of players suffered lbrougb the Marauders' opening season. Cameron Anlaya, tbe senior siales- man on the team at 42-years-old, was going to retire last year. but refused to afler the winless season. -II feu great. i wasjusî so happy Ici bc on the field when Milton won ilseir ttrsi gamne." Quarterback Ryan McGili: "Thaî's the monkey off our back Afier a aboie year of' getîing beat up. it ail came togeiher." Cetre Andreis Todd and part owner said. "lits been so mucb bard work, botb on and off tise field. This win makes the 0-9 sea- son wortbwbiie. Milton bas a proud football tradition. We let il down hlast year) but now. iî's back 10 making Milton proud." Mark Dow. wbo had an incredi- bic game on detense, a'as as happy as anyone, ending a personal 22- game losing slreak, but added a bit of perspectve. "The vtctory is greai. but ihere's stili a long way 10 gos.- Head coach Barry Emo said the conditions made il tougb for botb teams. and that the original game plan, which included a passing alîack, bad 10 bc scrapped. "The team that wanîed il mosî, got il. A leam is oniy as good as ils weakest ink, but there was no weakesî ink out there aI al." Coach Emo didn'î wanî 10 point ouI individuals for praise in ibis particular gamne. "In tisese condi- tions il was a total teamn effort." Tbe ratn didn't let up from sîart t0 finish of the gamne. but came tîs a stop n01 long afler ils conclusion. Yes, the ramn had slopped failing on the Marauders. Then joins us for a great day of golf and help support the fight against Parkinsan's' e Round of golf with cart e BBQ lunch e Jimmy D's fabulous dinner - chicken or steak or salmon "N * Chances at some great prizes. $150 PER PERSON Call Ed Fay at 905-855-1231 Granite Ridge Golf Club Hosts 7th Anuual Parkinson's Charity Classic Stan Fay <Fujarczuk) has Parkinson's, loves to golf, and has strong family support. On the second Wednesday of dune for the pasi 6 years, family and busîness associates have gathered at Granite Ridge 10 play some golf, have one of Jimmy O's fantastic dinners and in essence pay tribute 10 Stan. Son Ed, daughter Sue. niece Teresa and nephew Jim form the nucleus of the committee that pulls this tour- nament together. Ed does the thank-you speech because Parkinson's has robbed Stan of mach of bis voice. The event has raised somne $90.000 10 date 10 help in the tight againsi Parkinson's. 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