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"They played a disciplined game," he said. "They tightened up when they had to. They allowed us to play with the puck where it didn‘t matter and when we got into goalâ€"scoring areas, they shut us down...Our effort was there â€" they just grinded us down." Appleby will lose eight players to graduation, M.M. Robinson Rams trounced Appleby 6â€"0, Tuesday at J.S. Gairdner Arena, to move into the Halton Secondary Schools Athletic Association final yesterday (Thursday) against Burlington Nelson. John Sharland and Jeff Johnston had two goals each for the winners. Jason Cocklin and Colin Healey also scored while Ron Mays posted the shutout. Appleby coach Dave Jenner said MMR‘s superior size and were the telling factors. For the second straight season, Appleby College‘s firstâ€"place hockey team has been eliminated from postâ€" season play in the semifinals. In the other semifinal, Milton Mustangs, who upset Oakville Trafalgar Red Devils 61â€"55 in the quarterfinals, visitâ€" ed Lester B. Pearson. White Oaks Wildcats will be holding down the local hopes as the Halton high school junior basâ€" ketball playoffs wind down. Wildcats defeated Queen Elizabeth Park 52â€"45 Tuesday and hosted Burlington Nelson in a Halton semiâ€"final game, yesterâ€" day (Thursday) afternoon. ' Matt Maloney scored 15 |_ points and Jamie Duncan added 11 for" ‘Cats. ‘Nevin Campbell collected 17 and Peter Ho 12 for Q.E. Park. Eagles led much of the way but White Oaks "played better and betâ€" ter defence and that took us richt :;ot'into goal-écoring areas, they shut us down...Our Hawks coach Dan Blum said his club started slowly ffort was there â€" they just grinded us down." but came on strong at the end. "The guys played hard Appleby will lose eight players to graduation, and played smart." White Oaks, Aquinas are still alive Hockey season‘s over for Appleby BE ENERGY SMARTI... CHOOSE NATURAL GAS Make the smart choice with a natural gas fireplace. GAS FIREPLACES About 16¢ an hour to operate. Starts up with the flip of a switch. ; No wood to buy, haul, store or chop. No ashes to clean up or flying sparks to worry about. SPEERS RD OAKTOWN PLAZA QEW Call a member Union Gas Fireplace Dealer today! BASKETBAI.L SEMIFINALS (Thursday) > ~~~â€" MDGEL 3 . _Nntrenamealmmon, Si. Thomas Aguinas at L.B. Pearson . yymion . . Milton at L.B. Pearsun > Burlmmon NeJson at Whlte Oaks {Wmner: meel in Halton final, Yuesday af Sheridan allm)' "It‘s a young team and they‘ll be back next year," said coach Henry Vandenburg. OT, which had beaten the Mustangs by 14 points in a regularâ€" season meeting in early February, received 24 points from Andrew Hodd and 14 from Tim Bakker. out of our game," said Q.E. Park coach Wilf Phillips. MIDGET On the strength of Rodney 572 Ker Street OAKTOWN PLAZA (near Canadian Tire) including centre Brian Whalen, the team‘s leading scorer. But with the further development of rookies like Casey Sinclair, Ryan Cater and Neal Carley, Jenner expects Appleby to be there again next season. Whalen‘s score put Appleby ahead 4â€"1 before Loyola closed the gap to 4â€"3 on scores by Peter Busseri (powerâ€"play) and Marc Hamiltonâ€"â€"the latter with 38 seconds remaining. Whalen‘s second goal of the game early in the third period proved to be the winner in Appleby‘s 4â€"3 deciâ€" sion over the Loyola Hawks 4â€"3 in a Volpe Division semiâ€"final match at Gairdner. Goals by Ryan Cater, Whalen and Casey Sinclair had given Appleby a 3â€"0 early in the second period. Busseri got Loyola on the board moments later. YMENTS FOR 120 DAYS! The win sent the Raiders to the Final Four yesterday (Thursday) at mm L.B. Pearson. Rob Frankovic scored 21 points â€" 15 of them in the second halfâ€"for White Oaks. Baptiste‘s 15 points and alternating defences, St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders downed White Oaks 52â€"42 in a Volpe Division midget semiâ€" final contest, Tuesday. Andry Sola with 14 points and Andrew Saulez with 12 points were also in doubleâ€"figâ€" ure scoring for Aquinas. Defensive specialist Peter Ferreira added seven points. Raiders had quarter leads of 11â€"8, 28â€"19 and 36â€"31. Milton hosted Notre Dame in the other match. 2575 Dundas St. W., Miss. Fireplace Clearance Centre EXPERIENCE OUR GREAT SKI CONDITIONS! NIGHT SKIING FOR $16 \\ March Break Camps t\\v‘ Adults $120.00 %@% March 27 28 n 1:3 it 1. L 2 March 7 â€" Family Fun Day/Dummy Race (1 km east of Aikenheads The Price Club) For more information please call (416) 878â€"5011 (present this ad at time of purchase. Valid until March 19) Natural gas is cleaner burning than wood, so it‘s kinder to the environment. Can be installed in almost any room in your house. Ad o March 27 28 Reduced ticket rates Spirits this Spring! + Akerheads + Price Cub Mssc Fome Dasgp cenre hearth Manor+ _