The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - A17 P O R TI ,SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC, e-mail slebIanc@haltonsearch.com HH L~Sr. Royals advance I ~ to Halton 'A'final Upstage Milton District Wo reach championship By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Bisbop Redings senior boys basketball teamn bas already secured one title this montb, and now bas a sbot at anotber. Witb momentum from their conso- lation cbampionsbip victory at tbe AIl- Catbolic Classic just five days earlier, the Royals booked passage to tomor- row's Halton AA final witb a 67-56 deci- sion over Milton District Friday after- noon at BR. Tbe semnifinal win capped a tbree- game sweep of tbe Mustangs this sea- son and was arguably tbe most emo- tionally-cbarged encounter between the cross-town rivaIs in recent memory "We played welI at the tournament and that camred over into today'" said Lee Matbe, who contributed 14 points to the win and was one of four host players to bit double digits. "Our rebounding and fouI sbooting were tbe difference." White not quite as protective of tbe baIl as co-coacb Dwigbt Jonker may have liked, the Royals held the edge in just about every aspect of play and were particularly impressive with regard to defensive rebounding. Marcas Gray, Lance Codner and Sean Mathe established an effective balf-court press, white overaîl Reding went 17-for-24 at the fine. AI Alilovic led witb 15 points, white Codner and Sean Mathé added 13 and il respectively. MD drew within half-a-dozen points on four different occasions down tbe stretcb - thanks to some big playmak- ing by Cody Williams and key three- pointers by Jon Jeysman and Dan Von Cube - but just wasn't assertive enough in tbe paint to close tbe gap. Tbe Royals now bave a mountain of cballenge awaiting tbem at Oakville's Sberidan College tomorrow aftemnoon, wben tbey take on tbe Lester B. Pearson Patriots - wbo went 9-1 in a much tougber West Division tbis season and beat BR 57-49 in last year's AA final. Tomorrow's game starts at 2:45 p.m. In otber semifinal action Friday, BR's senior girls volleyball teamn lost two- games-to-none to St. Tbomas Aquinas. Meanwbile, E.C. Drurys senior and junior volleyball teams botb made it to tbe semis as well. Tbe juniors lost 2-1 to Assumption - wbich was especially beartbreaking since they won tbe open- ing game - and tbe seniors were beat- en in two close sets by Pearson. O'Shea re-signs with Argonauts Mike O'Shea spent less than a day on the free-agent market before leamning belIl spend at least one more seasonI witb tbe Double Blue. On Tbursday, eratns F ageed to Miltns CFLee ve terms witb tbe Toronto Argonaurs Mka Se - witb wbomn bes ie'Sa played mine of bis 13 years in tbe league - for one year plus an option for a sec- ond. "For sure itis the ideal situation," said the 35-year-old linebacker, whos won tbree Grey Cups witb the Argos. "It allows me to stay in Milton and work witb both a great group of guys and a superb coaching staff. It also gives us the chance to pick up wbere we left off and o-y to avenge last year's East Conference cbampionship loss." Advontoge Speciaities: >Manuat Therapy > Womran's Hea(th, Inctuding Post Breast Cancer rehabititation, Pre- and Post-Natat Care, Osteoporosis >Running Et Sport Injuries >One Hour Assessments > Thirty Minutes of Hands On Treatment Proven Treatment for: "Post Surgicat Rehabilitation "Tendonitis, Sprains and Stramns " Neck and Back Pain "Repetitive Strain Injuries "Osteoarthritis Et Osteoporosis "Motor Vehicte Et Work Retated Injuries