> BASKETBALL / U12 Stags net golden upset in Division 2 Ontario Cup Seeded last for the Onta- rio Cup Divisidtn 2 champi- onships, the Stags under- 16 boys weren't expected to do much more than put up a good fight. Guess somebody forgot to tell them that. Throwing a huge mon- "key wrench into the rank- ings in St. Catharines, Mil- ton didn't just hold their own but prevailed at every turn en route to an unbeat- en title run. Reaching the gold-med-+ al showdown with a 3-0 pre- liminary campaign - high- lighted by a 44-42 upset over the top-seeded Vaughan Panthers - the Stags punc tuated their unlikely cham- pionship weekend with a 62-57 victory over the num- ber two. ranked London Ramblers. That was thanks in large part to a 27-point perfor- mance by ace shooter Quinn Athanassoulis. Milton looked poised to deliver a blowout win in the final, leading by 16 midway through the contest, before the Ramblers battled back with an onslaught of three- pointers. Wil Basilio and Matthew Warner's sfrong rebound- ing and key. defensive stops by Tanner Delevante, Jack- son Chisholm and Miles - Stags Sandler allowed the to maintain the upper hand and secure the win. Sandler and Kevin Mar- talog contributed some late buckets in the champion ship triumph. Finishing the regular season at 14-6 in the Canadi an Youth Basketball Asso- ciation, Milton kicked off Ontario Cup Weekend with Milton Stags photo The Milton Stags U12 boys proudly display the Ontario Cup Division 2 championship banner. a 55-54 overtime victory against :the Brantford Hawks antl also downed the Burlington Force 62-46 "The weekend taught "The weekend taught the boys more than just winning. By the championship game I saw 10 young leaders who were supportive of each other on and off the court." PION x dehalton.com cham Inst - Jemar Smith, head coach RECALLS: See what makes this week's list g A { Ft rm WATE ID it y LVN iv BEYOND THE PAGES From breaking news to multimedia features, go beyond the newspaper pages and discover all that the Canadian Champion has to offer online. WWW i : ! . saw 10 young leade the. boys more than just winning," said head coach Jemar Smith, who led the team alongside Gene Basi lio and Scott Chisholm "By the championship game, I rs who were supportive of each other on and off the court." Also part of the champi onship squad were Joshua Winters, Michael Ugwu and Mate Prusina. idernalign.com burlington VIEW OUR eB PRINT = EDITIONS SEES w® CONNECTED TO YOUR COMMUNITY ETOH Tomes * ilte on e oalville LHe Adil We believe the ¢ aré the same skills they learn to be great people ut the ber NP qa] kills kid: learn to be great t pl yer: (3 7) etl PE. {EI pecome great people It MULTIMEDIA dd then SEE OUR MAP OF APRIL IMPAIRED DRIVING ARRESTS Insidehalton.com is tracking Halton impaired driving arrests. Was there an arrest near ybu? Halton | Coyote "Lookout FIND OUT ABOUT THE LATEST COYOTE SIGHTINGS IN HALTCH Report your sightings it.ly/2B130nP Get Halton news delivered twice daily right to your inbox. Sign up at insidehalton.com/newsletter 8102 '61 Iudy 'Aepsiny) | uoidwey) ueipeued uo | & Woo" uo}jeyapisul