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; SPORTS MFC bid for final 4 falis one goal short Edged by Portugal FIC in quatifinais M illtown FC rediscovered its scorîng touch, Jusi not SIquite enougb of it to keep its inau- NIKKI WtESLEY / METROLAND WVEST MEDIA ORQOUE ON THE RUN: Miton Districts Ben Miliar heads Up ftetd during senior football play against Aldershot Frtday. The Mustangs prevailed 30-7. See story on page Ai 5. gural season alivi On the heels to-back shutout - its longest streak of the yca local expansion c a pair of second(-i in 115 inti-Xt q nal clash at] Lamport with our heads held high," said president and co-owner Dino Rossi, whose team went O12-5-7 in the reg- ular season - finishing fourth, and- just three points oui of top spot, in the Canadian Soccer League. Among MFCs key mid-season pick-ups, forward Martin Artale of back- U III defeats MiIIow losingn r - the lub held taîf lcads; îuarterfî- Stadîum Saturday evening. Howcver, Portugal FC managed to even the couni each time - pot- tmng the final equalizer wnth less than 10 minutes to go - and close things oui ini a 2-2 dcadlock. This gave the hosLs narrow advancemreni to the semnifinals. as Ml-C hiad been edged I -0 in the two-gamce, total- goals wmns openrer last Tuecday. "We're obviouslv disappointed to, got oui in the lîrst round, but we foughi bard ionight and went oui Redinçj's b-abail juniors looking like D-1 titie contender By Herb Garbutt METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP Two years ago, the Holy Rosary Hawks ran off 24 straight wins on their way to, the Halton Catholie elemenîary scbool girls basketball title. Now with eight members of that team baving graduated to the Bishop Reding Royals junior squad, the team is again looking to hoist a championship trophy They won'i go undefeated - the Royals dropped a 49-37 decision to Abbey Park îwo weeks ago - but wîîh a 38-26 vîcîory over the Oakvîllc Trafalgar Red Devils lhursday, BR improved to 5-1 and have establîshed îhemselves as a fronîrunner for the Halion Division 1 junior crown. Grade 9s Marina Furik, Danielle Vis and Hayley Sebroder have joined former Holy Rosary teammate Adîna Moodie, who had a game-bigh 1 2 points againsi O1, i the starting lineup. That familiar- ity wiîh one another has helped Bishop * sec CHEMISTRV on page Al15 scored both goals in the do-or-die showdown. -His second of the night il- a blistening 16-yard stnike - came in the 75th mnte, shortsaltcr Portugal 1- C squared things Up. Making Portugal FC'S- 85th-minute equalizer ail the more heartbreaking was that it came on a penalty kick f ollowing a hand-ball infraction. Antale put the v-isitors ahead laie in the first hall- on a rehoîînd header, set up by a [terce header [romn Thierry Mangwa-Batomen thiat Portugal FC keepecr Mike Silva couldnit quite handle. Despite mîssîng mîdfield anchor Marîijn Kuijpers, oui with a tom ltg- ament in bis ankle, MFC conirolled mosi of the game and had numeroîts quality scoring opportunities. Among thcmi xas a low roller by sconing leader Lesly St. Fleur that jusi wenî wtde and a 25-yard sînike off the crossbar by Bnian Alcantara in the dying moments of play Sunday markedjust the fifth trne ibis season that netmindîng captaîn Scott Cliff surrendered more than a goal. lu also saw the first teamn debut of 16-year-old Milton native Sanjar Kairosh, who fared well in a near full-game replacement of Kuijpers. e.,igweCHIROPODIST GIVE DIABETES AN INCH AND IT WILL TAKE A FOOT Dîd You know? 1) Diabetes damages the nerves in your teet. As a resuit, yo may flot Rnow when you have received an injory, 2) Diabetes slows your wound healing SO that your teet heal more slowly or flot at all 3) 50% ot ait leg amputations are a result ot complications retated to diabetes Dan'qt become the next statistic.. . see your chiropodist before complications devolop. We can teach you howtlà look aller your feet! ......Mdîcl Foot SciLutions açff ffl f Ruth Avelino B.Sc. D.Ch & Jonathan Hasiehurst B.A.D.Ch. "Providing Innovation Healing Solutions" Jatha Hal-qus 350 Main Street East, Milton Cail(2 9 878-7334. 'ýÂFITNESS ETC. w d"IlUirA C*i &OD P D V ao. R". WwwIl SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC emnail sieblanc@miltoncanadianchampion.com