A14 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - Vbalerscreate quite a Storm ties can be attrnbuted to spending some lime Uip ai tie 16- and-under level ihis season, with soiid showings ai two tournamenîs and a silver-medai performance at the 16U provincials last month in Barrie. Noted Veidman, "That was the whole pur-pose, 10, gel The Milton Storm blew their way 10 an awfully mem- The Storms 15-and-under provincial championship was T orable spring. punctuated with a 20-25, 25-14, 15-9 win over the Niagara Following up on a provincial titie triumph at the Spiash. Miltonian Meg Rector led tise way with topnotch University of Waterloo hitting and biocking late last month, theUptemdl - local i 5-and-under whîch earned her girls vollcybali team ý - which includes five whiie hier teammates Milton-area players - delivered fundamen- finished tied for third taliy-sound play to recently at the Eastern bring title hopes to Canadian champi- fruition. onships in Moncton, "sThey pulled New Brunswick. together afier drop- It took the tourna- 944. pîng the fîrsi set and menî's eventual gold -.just knew they could medalists to finally do it," said Veidmnan. oust the Storm, Who En route to the were downed in finals, the Storm straight 25-16 sets by GRHMPIECNDA HMINturned back chai- the soon-to-be cham- Fo et e etr ati ml GEAhAMt Ran Ian cNAtiAN -HAMONg lenges from the pion Etobicoke Titans. trom Mift Mego eSto rm a -i Emly hto andtana oltmed-among Toronto Lightning and Milton won four thof tnmmeso h tr dslyterOtragl eas Aurora Storm in the its six round-robin matches - including a 25-7, 25-14 quarters and semis respectively decision over the Nova Scotia provincial champs - and Captain Emily Johnston provided effective setting then had tcs rally from a 25-9 game-one set back 10 throughout the provincials, while she and fellow Miltonian Quebecs Mistral in the quarterfinal 10 prevail with scores of Jenna Bray took home the Ontario Volleyhall Association 25-19 and 15-9. Award of Excellence for their leadership on the court. But comebacks were nothing new for the Storm, who Making up the rest of this years i 5-and-under Storm dropped the first set of every single match at the provin- were fellow Mîlton-area players Dayna Noltie and Sarah cials before turning the tide on their opposition. Tosh and Halton His teammates jennîfer L)avids, Jessica *'They gave parents a lot of gray hairs, alright," recalled Mîck, Vicky Strachan and Cassidy Veidman. ana umanu ae Tell your graduate how proud you are of them! Our special G'uusutios Seffiilex wiIl run Tuesday, lune 20, 2006 $59.00 + GST (picture inci.) Deadline is Friday lune, l6th at 4pm. "No mlore than 40 words please" Phone. 905-878-2341 Fax: 905-876-2364 Email. classîifed@ miltoncanadianchampion.comn Cb&îiüIo BANNER DAY FOR MAVERICKS: Members of last years tyke Maverick team proudly display their recently-received provin- cial champîonship banner before being honoured at a Jr B Mavericks game. They're the only local lacrosse team ta ever win an Ontario tille. Softballer saying thanks through charity tourney Neil Teague is looking 10 give back t0 McMaster Childrens Hospital via an awfully familiar venue - namely, the playing field. The accomplished local softballer - who bas enjoyed success on both the national and international stage - had a- close caîl back in February when iust- born second son Aidan suffered a senies of unexplained seizures. The newborn was taken to MeMaster Children's Hospital and spent three days on a respîrator in the neo-nataî intensive Neil Teague care unit belore being given the green light to return home. Seeîng the topnotch care provided to, his young son - and countless other babies, many requiring much longer stays - Teague had decided to offer his thanks through an upcomîng slo-piîch/softhall toumament at area diamonds. 1I was thinking what could we do to show our apprecia- tion, and thisjust seemed like the answer," he said. Its shap- îng up to be a great tournament. We've got teams coming from as far as Windsor." The four-division event is slated 10 run lune 16 to 18 at Thompson, Lions Sports, Omagh and Drumquin parks - with co-ed competition, as weil as mens A, intermediate and recreational loops. About four dozen teams are expected to participate, with weekend entertaînment expected to be pro- vided by accomplished musician John Regan - whos per- formed with Triumphs Rick Emmitt, among others. AIl proceeds from the tournament will go te, the neo-natal intensive care unit at McMaster Childrens Hospital, and those interested in getting a team involved are asked to eaul Teague at (905) 864-6086. web>-Sit viww.cbe.4C-mai: info@&bvc.ca. trIchpf .905-512 1453 provincial championship win By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF