28 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, May 24, 2005 /Marlins hold steady gtOtri~ éW Slip just one spot in second showing at Division]1 ranks Age class teammiate Rachel Robinson, 17, took fourth n the 20Cmi bresststroke, ses'entb in the 400ni imdi- vidual miedley and eighth in the 800Cm freestyle. while 14 year-old Larissa Ruiz showed srongly iu the 100m Given the circurostances, the Malins' freestyle to round out the local girls' une-place drop at the recent Ontario efforts. Division 1 chsmpionsbips wassbardly The Milton boys added two medals to cause for concern. the bunch. both of the bronze variety. In fact in s season when must of the top lu the traditionally-tough 13 and 14 local swimmers were in the but- year old rauks. first-year competitor tom of their age groups, slipping David Dimitrov finished third in the only une spot froro l3th to l4th grueling 1,500m freestyle. He also was ore ikel tu e co placed fifth in the 200m freestyle sidered s success- and sixth in the especially when the#M ILTON !Mj?ÀUIN 400m treestyle. Malins collected two SWIM TUM 1ourteen-year- more medals than they dîd old Wîll Wuight fared well Iast spring. in the s.sme division only tîve days after Negru stands out baving a csst removed from s broken wrist, delivering s credible fifth-place Enjoying the lion's share ut the hardware shosving in the 100m freestyle. Age- haul was nine-year-old boans Maria Negru. class icammate Alex Davis, 13, took who still bas a year lefi of eligibility ils the sixth sud seventb iin the 20Cm sund 10-and-uuder girls loup but is already 100m breastsîroke respectively. standing out with s bandful of medal- Also reaching the podium sitb third winning performances. in the Il sud 12 year old boys 1 00m She struck gold in the 200 metre freestyle wss Brent Burke, who round- freestyle and secured silver in four differ- ed out bis division csmpaign with s ent events, including the 50 and 100m fourth in the 400m freestyle and 1111h- freestyle sud 100 sud 200m individual place performances in the 200m medley. freestyle and 100 sud 200m breast- Wbile cutting ber meet short due tu final stroke. exaros at U of T. 20-year old Jenuifer Porents beld ber owu in 17-sud-up womnens freestyle competition with a sec- ond iu the 50m,. third in the 400m sud fourtb in the 200m. Persevering through ill-timed sick- ness, fellow preteen swimmer Colm Wbitford raced both the 200m back- stroke and the 400m and 80Cmn freestyle to sixth-place honours. 7ýGood as gold Bishop Reding's nildget boys runner Patryk Bugaj races to victo- ry In the 100m Thursday mornlng et the comblned HaltonlGlIAC lrack and field champlonahlpe in Burllngton. He dellvered a four- event sweep wlth other wlns n the 200m and 4»nm plus a tiret-place finish wlth teemmetes Wayndale Bennett, Maft Kerwln and Vince Marshall ln the 4x1 Dm relay. Redlng qualffled 20 ethietes for this week's Southern Reglonals ln St. Catharines - about twlce as many as lest year. Top-four fînishers there adivance to next week's OFSAA champlonshlps In Windsor. Among OR qualifieasln Burilngton was Mke Sonsogno, who won both the senior boys discus and shot- put and took third ln the javelin. Also advancing to Southern Reglonals are Simon Akiki, Denielle Clarke, Ted! Fair, Julie Gagnon, Jahesi Johnson, Erîn Leclcy, Derek Malone, Bruno Manglola, Sarah Mitchell, Mike Rego, Mîke Rubino, Nlck Tlelemans, Brandon lmothy, Krilta Werd and Undsay Wernham. Brod Hoy le Milton Dlstrlct's only track and field meniber this yeer and quallfied ln both the junior boys 40Dm and 1,500m. Photo by RON KUZVK CARRIERS NEEDED FOR MILTON CHAMPION DELIVERY ~< Commercial Street 7~eadrj 4Martin Street Woodward Avenue Laurier Ave Marcellus Ave White Drive King Street Mary Street Graham Bell Court Cabot Trail Sunnyvale Ave Pieuse cmli Sandy 905-878-5047 Earn Extra Money £bt i aabin cainlon And enjoy the ~tjt anabul (atup o Sping weatherl .,,Spingers pile up the medals in season-ending competition The Milton Springers Gymnastics Club wrapped up 2004/05 competition recently. but nul before enjoying une more hefty hardware grab. A uip to Orangeville gamered 1 1 medals for the pre- competitive teamn, which was led by all-around golden girl Alex Georgiou. The 7C champion's overail tri- umph was fueled by top marks on vault plus a silver on bearo and bronze on bars. Basebali Royals outlast 'Ridge The Royals live on- again. Willing its season to continue for a second time in three days. Bishop Reding's basebail team flexed its scoring muscles in Oakville Wednesday aflemuon to, out-distance Iroquois Ridge 17-16 in first-round playoff action. The high-octane triumph came on the heels of a 4-3 do-or-die squeaker over Georgetown's Christ the King Monday in regular-season ending play - vhich gave BR the sixth and final playoff spot in Haltor*s Volpe Division. Lee Mathé. Marcas Gray and Nick Mazzorato led an explosive sntack Wednesday. The win sets up a cross-tuwn quarterfinal encounter with Milton District this aftemoon at Brian Best Park. Enjoyiug topnotch pitching this spring, the Mustangs finished Oirsi with a 6-t record. Today's showdown- beginning ai 3 pr. offers a pay-back opportunity for both clubs, since MD beat the Royals 6-4 in their regular-sea- son clash and BR èrushed the Mustangs 8-0 in last year's quarterfinals. Springers NYotes Age class teammate Traci Armstrong wasn't far behind - eamning silver on beam and sixth on hoth bars and vault to secure an all-around fourtb-place fin- ish. Division C's eight-year-olds also showed strongly. especially Christina Donovan. She reached the podium in overail competition - taking the bronze- due in large part to silver-medal performances on bars and vault. Two spots back in the all-around standings was Holly Bennet, who placed fourth un bars, fifth on beam and sixth on the fluor. Celena Morgan delivered a silver-lining campaign in the 8B ranks- finishing second overaîl, as well as on the bars and bearo. Complementing those efforts were fourth and sixth-place efforts on vault aud the fluor respectively. Not to be outdone. three members of the Springers' provincial tearo attended an invitational meet in neigh- bouring Georgetown and also came away covered in medals. Mrgo 1 gymnast Lindsay Bright placed second over- al. thanks tu top-hunours on vault sud silvers on bars, bearo and the fluor. Thriving in Tyro 2. Maddy Bannock sîso struck ail- around silver- wiuning on vault and plsciug second on bars and the fluor aloug the way. April Chappeli - sidelined ail season witb a heel injury- compeîed on bars and bearo, matching Bannock on bars and coming fifth on bearo. *